1993 · Gottlieb
Tee'd Off
Known for Volcano, Mean Hole Green, Captive ball and Gopher Wheel. Sunset sky with a rainbow, red sandstone mesa with a silhouetted tractor on top, green fairway turf with mown stripes, palms at the left edge, dark conifer trees at the right and sea horizon and stone jetty at the left.
- Year
- 1993
- Maker
- Gottlieb
- Type
- Solid state
- Display
- Dot matrix
- Players
- 4
Known for
- popper
Volcano
- saucer
Mean Hole Green
- Captive ball
Captive ball
- wheel
Gopher Wheel
- Goal
Holes
- Multiball
Lightning Storm Multiball
- Multiball
Anything Goes Multiball
On the playfield
Toy 1
- Gopher Wheel wheel
Holes 4
- Volcano popper
- Mean Hole Green saucer
- Lower right saucer saucer
- Center popper popper
Captive ball 1
- Captive ball
Targets 3
- Hook
- Slice
- Big Score target
Lane 1
- Rollover lane
Lights 1
- Golf ball lights
On the backglass
Who and what
- man Central golfer: young, cartoon, exaggerated buck teeth and wide anxious eyes, orange bobble cap, yellow sleeveless sweater over red-and-yellow striped shirt, red-yellow diamond plus-fours, white gloves, red-and-white saddle shoes, mid-swing with a club held up behind his shoulder, standing on the fairway facing the viewer
- woman Left of centre: young blonde woman, white top with blue sailor collar, tight blue shorts, dark blue saddle shoes, golf goggles on forehead, holding a club upright, smiling, hand near her chin
- man Right of centre: grinning caddie in a blue flat cap, red-and-white horizontally striped shirt, pale blue trousers, holding a white golf ball in an outstretched palm
- woman Beside the caddie: woman in a pink cap and a tight sleeveless pink dress, one fist raised in celebration, open-mouthed smile
- man Far right: man in a white shirt and dark trousers, both arms thrown up, one leg kicked back, appearing to leap or stumble beside the golf trolley
- woman Far right: woman in a white top and yellow plaid trousers, leaning backwards laughing, arms flung out
Setting
- Sunset sky with a rainbow
- Red sandstone mesa with a silhouetted tractor on top
- Green fairway turf with mown stripes
- Palms at the left edge
- Dark conifer trees at the right
- Sea horizon and stone jetty at the left
Text on it
- Gottlieb
- Tee'd Off
- WINNERS DON'T USE DRUGS
- © 1983 Premier Technology. All Rights Reserved.
How it plays
-
Modes 6
- Skins
- Tee'd Off
- Find the Gopher
- Hurry-up 50 Million
- Hurry-up 20 Mil
- Hurry-up Extra Ball
-
Multiballs 3
- Lightning Storm Multiball
- Anything Goes Multiball
- Go-Fore Par-Tee
-
Goals 3
- Holes
- Rounds
- Gopher
-
Awards 6
- Hole in One
- Quick Pick
- Recover Score
- Dogleg
- Cheat Shot
- One Shot
Made by
- Design
- Ray Tanzer
- Design
- Jon Norris
- Art
- Constantino Mitchell
- Art
- David Moore
- Art
- Jeanine Mitchell
- Software & Display animation
- Rand Paulin
The cast
- Tee
Reference
Linked terms
- Volcano also called Volcano popper
- Mean Hole Green also called Mean Hole
- Hook also called Hook target
- Slice also called Slice target
- Lightning Storm Multiball also called Raining Cats 'n Dogs also called Raining Cats and Dogs
- Anything Goes Multiball also called Anything Goes
- Skins also called Spell Skins
- Hurry-up 50 Million also called Hurry-up 50 Mil
Playfield vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Playfield
- green
- black
- red
- yellow
Fingerprint: Large circular blue-lit disc centre striped-wetsuit diver long yellow breathing hose swimming across, cartoon pair yellow panel bottom grinning man brown hat blonde woman holding rope, fan red arrows bursting outward behind, four round targets diamond arrangement, yellow ROUNDS sign four white lenses top, chrome-railed yellow metal ramp
The single most memorable element is the large circular blue-lit disc in the middle of the playfield with a striped-wetsuit diver and a long yellow breathing hose swimming across it. Second is the cartoon pair painted on a yellow panel at the bottom of the playfield - a grinning man in a brown wide-brimmed hat and a blonde woman holding a rope - with a fan of red arrows bursting outwards behind them and four round targets arranged in a diamond. Third is the yellow ROUNDS sign under a bank of four round white lenses at the very top, paired with a green four-window score display. Fourth is the chrome-railed yellow metal ramp bolted diagonally across the right side of the playfield. Fifth is the cartoon octopus whose pink tentacles and eye stalks curl out of the diver's tank area on the right.
Setting
- Underwater tropical reef with coral, seaweed and palm fronds
- Stylised sky-blue water background
- Painted cartoon reef creatures and fish scattered around the field
Symbols
- Card suit motifs - hearts and diamonds printed on the round lower targets
- Orange triangles and arrowheads printed as lane guides
- Round white bulb lenses in a bank of four at the top
- Yellow directional arrow signs
- Green starburst insert shapes
- Red arrow fan behind the cartoon couple
- Blue star inserts
- Green five-pointed stars on the cabinet front
- Cream star shapes on the cabinet front panel
- Air hoses and snorkel tubes
- Number roundels with digits on the lower circular targets
Notable shapes
- Large central circular disc with a raised red ring bezel
- Yellow metal ramp with high side rails
- Fan of red arrows behind the bottom cartoon couple
- Diamond arrangement of four round printed targets at the bottom
- Arched green cabinet sidewalls with printed arrow motifs
Art motifs
- Cartoon comic-book outlines with flat saturated fills
- Chrome wireform ramps and ball guides
- Round plastic lane and target inserts
- Hand-painted reef scenery
- Diamond-shaped and oval award plaques
Themes
- Underwater scuba diving
- Tropical reef
- Adventure
- Cartoon
- Swimming competition
Text on it
- SKINS!
- TIED OFF
- GOPHER
- ROUNDS
- LOCK
- BALL IN PLAY
- CREDIT
- Premier Technology - Gottlieb
- Game: Tied Off
- Chicago, Illinois
- Gottlieb
- START
- BONUS
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Man | Painted cartoon figure in the bottom-centre yellow panel: adult male with a broad toothy grin, dark stubble, brown wide-brimmed hat with a curled brim, tan skin, wearing a red or orange shirt, leaning in from the left of the panel |
| Woman | Painted cartoon figure beside the man in the same bottom-centre yellow panel: adult female with long blonde hair, pale skin, smiling, wearing a green sleeveless top, holding a coiled rope or line in her hand |
| Other | Two illustrated diver figures flanking the bottom yellow panel, one at each side, each with an arm raised and snorkel or breathing gear, drawn in flat comic outline with yellow and black |
| Other | Swimmer in a black-and-yellow striped wetsuit with a long yellow air hose trailing from a tank, painted across the centre of the playfield, facing a second diver |
| Creature | Pink cartoon octopus with curling tentacles and bulging eye stalks on the right side of the playfield near the diver art |
| Creature | Painted tropical fish, coral, seaweed and palm-frond reef scenery distributed across the green field |
Full-length view of an electro-mechanical solid-state playfield in a green-and-silver metal cabinet, seen from above at a slight angle so the front apron and cabinet front edge are also visible. Dominant colour is a sea-green playfield with black, red, cream-yellow and chrome wire ramps crossing it. The centre of the lower-middle holds a large circular disc assembly lit blue from inside, ringed by a red circle, with a diver in a black-and-yellow striped wetsuit and a long yellow air hose swimming across it, facing a second diver. At the top sits a yellow rectangular sign reading ROUNDS, backed by a bank of four round white lenses and a green multi-window score display in a blue bezel. Numerous round plastic drop-target or lane inserts ring the mid and lower playfield, plus triangle and arrow markings printed in orange on the green field. At the bottom, just above the apron, two cartoon characters are painted on a yellow background with a fan of red arrows radiating outwards: on the left a grinning man in a brown wide-brimmed hat, on the right a smiling woman with long blonde hair holding a rope. Flanking them are two more illustrated figures with raised arms and snorkel gear. The apron carries a white instruction card reading SKINS! with TIED OFF beneath it, and a chrome rail-mounted yellow sign reading GOPHER. The cabinet front below is green with cream star shapes and a large white-and-red script company name, flanked by cream lettering reading START and BONUS, and two red LED ball-in-play displays showing 0 and 0. Numerous coloured inserts are lit in this photograph: green arrows and starbursts on the left, blue rectangles and stars in the centre, and pink and red lamps along both right-hand lanes.
Backglass vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Backglass
- green
- red
- yellow
- blue
Fingerprint: Full-height cartoon golfer in tartan plus-fours and yellow sleeveless sweater mid-swing with terrified buck-toothed grimace dominating centre, rolling green fairway landscape with sand bunkers and obstacles, pin flag on distant green, Tee'd Off title prominently displayed, bright blue sky, cartoon airbrush illustration
A full-height cartoon golfer in tartan plus-fours and a yellow sleeveless sweater, mid-swing with a terrified buck-toothed grimace, dominating the centre. A grinning brown teddy bear with glowing blue eyes holding a dimpled golf ball aloft in the bottom right foreground. The title built as a golf hole: a white flagstick forms part of the lettering and a dimpled golf ball sits mid-title. A red sandstone mesa in the sunset background with a silhouetted tractor perched on top. A caddie in a striped shirt openly holding a golf ball while a woman in a pink dress cheers beside him.
Setting
- Sunset sky with a rainbow
- Red sandstone mesa with a silhouetted tractor on top
- Green fairway turf with mown stripes
- Palms at the left edge
- Dark conifer trees at the right
- Sea horizon and stone jetty at the left
Symbols
- Dimpled golf balls
- Golf clubs and shafts
- Golf flagstick and white flag
- Golf trolley and push-cart
- Rainbow
- Palm trees
- Silhouetted tractor
Lettering
- Very large, rounded, slanted script title in bright yellow with a red drop shadow and dark outline, angled upward across the upper right; the white sans-serif manufacturer wordmark with a red circle sits top centre-left, and small white capital lettering on a single line in the lower right corner
Themes
- Golf
- Sport
- Comedy
- Country club
Title on it
- Tee'd off
Text on it
- Gottlieb
- Tee'd Off
- WINNERS DON'T USE DRUGS
- © 1983 Premier Technology. All Rights Reserved.
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Man | Central golfer: young, cartoon, exaggerated buck teeth and wide anxious eyes, orange bobble cap, yellow sleeveless sweater over red-and-yellow striped shirt, red-yellow diamond plus-fours, white gloves, red-and-white saddle shoes, mid-swing with a club held up behind his shoulder, standing on the fairway facing the viewer |
| Woman | Left of centre: young blonde woman, white top with blue sailor collar, tight blue shorts, dark blue saddle shoes, golf goggles on forehead, holding a club upright, smiling, hand near her chin |
| Man | Right of centre: grinning caddie in a blue flat cap, red-and-white horizontally striped shirt, pale blue trousers, holding a white golf ball in an outstretched palm |
| Woman | Beside the caddie: woman in a pink cap and a tight sleeveless pink dress, one fist raised in celebration, open-mouthed smile |
| Man | Far right: man in a white shirt and dark trousers, both arms thrown up, one leg kicked back, appearing to leap or stumble beside the golf trolley |
| Woman | Far right: woman in a white top and yellow plaid trousers, leaning backwards laughing, arms flung out |
| Animal | Bottom right foreground: brown teddy bear with bright blue eyes and two prominent front teeth, grinning, holding a dimpled white golf ball up in one paw |
| Vehicle | Far right: blue two-wheeled golf trolley loaded with several clubs, and a red push-cart on four wheels with a red bag and a small sticker panel on the left foreground |
Illustrated comic-style golf backglass. A tall striped flanell figure with a buck-toothed, wildly worried grin stands centre foreground on bright green fairway turf, wearing a yellow sleeveless sweater over a red-and-yellow striped shirt, tartan plus-fours, white gauntlet gloves, red-and-white saddle shoes, and an orange bobble cap pushed back on his head, gripping a golf club raised behind his shoulder. Left of him a blonde woman in a white sailor-collar top, blue shorts and dark blue saddle shoes, with golf goggles pushed up on her head, smiles while holding a club upright. Right, a grinning male caddie in a blue cap, red-and-white striped shirt and pale blue trousers holds a golf ball, beside a woman in a pink cap and tight pink dress raising a clenched fist. Far right a second pair: a man in a white shirt and dark trousers leaping with arms up beside a blue golf trolley loaded with clubs, and a woman in a white top and yellow plaid trousers leaning back laughing. Foreground right a grinning brown teddy bear with bright blue eyes holds a dimpled white golf ball aloft. Background: sunset sky with a rainbow, a red sandstone mesa with a silhouetted tractor on top, palms at the left edge, dark pines at the right, a sea horizon and a stone jetty. Colours: green turf and sky-blue, red and yellow striped clothing, and the oversized red-yellow title. White wordmark top centre-left; huge red-and-yellow script title with a golf flagstick on the right.