1969 · Williams
Suspense
Known for Mini-flippers, Center flippers, Roulette wheel and Side saucers.
- Year
- 1969
- Maker
- Williams
- Type
- Electro-mechanical
- Display
- Score reels
- Players
- 2
Known for
- extra flippers
Mini-flippers
- Flipper
Center flippers
- Toy
Roulette wheel
- saucers
Side saucers
- Target
A and B targets
On the playfield
Toy 1
- Roulette wheel
Hole 1
- Side saucers saucers
Bumpers 3
- Red pop bumpers
- Yellow pop bumpers
- Green bumper
Targets 2
- Advance Bonus
- A and B targets
Lane 1
- Far out lanes
Flippers 2
- Mini-flippers extra flippers
- Center flippers
On the backglass
Who and what
- woman Large figure on the left: tall swept-back crimson hair, very pale face with heavy black winged eyeliner and dark lips, deep violet dress with jagged orange-red flame shapes, hand raised with splayed fingers, shown from the thighs up, facing forward
- woman Small doll-like woman in a short green dress at the centre, arms raised upwards toward the red question-mark panel
- man Dark-haired man's face, tan/ochre skin tones, contained inside a red panel on the right-hand cluster, looking left
- woman Green-tinted woman's face with dark hair inside a green panel in the right-hand cluster
- man Red-haired man's face in orange and red tones on a white oval at the right, facing left
Text on it
- 1 UP
- 2 UP
- 1ST PLAYER
- 2ND PLAYER
- ?
- 1 5 9 6
- 0 0 0 0
- SUSPENSE
- 1 OR 2 CAN PLAY
- BALL IN PLAY
How it plays
-
Awards 1
- Double Bonus
Made by
- Design
- Norm Clark
- Art
- Christian Marche
Reference
Linked terms
- Roulette wheel also called Spin
- Side saucers also called Spin holes
Backglass vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Backglass
- yellow
- red
- violet
- green
Fingerprint: SUSPENSE in script logo, huge white question mark tall red panel center, small doll-like woman green dress reaching upward, large crimson-haired woman violet dress heavy winged eyeliner occupying whole left side, four disembodied heads floating overlapping red green blue purple geometric panels right, pop-art circle targets striped discs blue-green bullseye corners, 1960s pop-art hard-edged flat-color composition
The most memorable element is a large crimson-haired woman in a violet dress with heavy winged eyeliner occupying the whole left side, her splayed hand reaching inwards. Second, a cluster of four disembodied heads floating in overlapping red, green, blue and purple geometric panels on the right, one of them a red-haired man in orange on a white oval. Third, a huge white question mark on a tall red panel dead centre, with a tiny green-dressed woman figure reaching up towards it. Fourth, the retro pop-art circle targets in the corners - striped discs and a blue/green bullseye. Finally the mid-century 'mystery thriller' flavour reinforced by the script 'SUSPENSE' logo and the cocktail glass at bottom right.
Symbols
- Question mark
- Concentric circle targets
- Red-and-white striped disc
- Green striped disc
- Blue and green bullseye rings
- Cocktail glass
- Pink lipprint / kiss mark
- Playing-card-like overlapping panels
Lettering
- Large angular sans-serif block capitals in pale green with a heavy black outline and a thin cream keyline, slightly arched; score and instruction text in smaller red or black condensed capitals
Themes
- Mystery thriller
- Suspense
- Faces
- Pop art
- 1960s fashion illustration
Title on it
- Suspense
Text on it
- 1 UP
- 2 UP
- 1ST PLAYER
- 2ND PLAYER
- ?
- 1 5 9 6
- 0 0 0 0
- SUSPENSE
- 1 OR 2 CAN PLAY
- BALL IN PLAY
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Woman | Large figure on the left: tall swept-back crimson hair, very pale face with heavy black winged eyeliner and dark lips, deep violet dress with jagged orange-red flame shapes, hand raised with splayed fingers, shown from the thighs up, facing forward |
| Woman | Small doll-like woman in a short green dress at the centre, arms raised upwards toward the red question-mark panel |
| Man | Dark-haired man's face, tan/ochre skin tones, contained inside a red panel on the right-hand cluster, looking left |
| Woman | Green-tinted woman's face with dark hair inside a green panel in the right-hand cluster |
| Man | Red-haired man's face in orange and red tones on a white oval at the right, facing left |
A square-ish painted backglass in a 1960s pop-art, hard-edged flat-colour style, dominated by a pale cream-yellow background. Left third: a large stylised woman with tall swept-back crimson hair, a pale mask-like face with heavy black winged eyeliner, wearing a deep violet dress with jagged orange-red flame highlights; her hand is raised, fingers splayed. Right third: four overlapping coloured geometric panels (red, green, blue, purple) each containing a floating disembodied head - a tan-faced dark-haired man, a green-tinted woman's face, a red-haired man's face in orange on a white oval, plus a small pink kiss/lipprint. Centre: a small doll-like woman in a green dress reaching up towards a tall red panel bearing a huge white question mark. Corners hold concentric circle targets: red-and-white striped disc top centre-left, green striped disc top right, a blue/green/white ringed target bottom left, and a green-and-blue striped disc bottom right beside a blue-stemmed cocktail glass. Score windows run across the upper area in white rectangles showing black numerals.