Also known as PZ
1991 · Bally
The Party Zone
Known for Supersonic Robotic Comic, Cosmic Cottage, Left Rock-It ramp and Way Out Of Control targets. Purple and navy starfield, green and orange laser streaks, clouds of white puffballs and big yellow circle behind the pilot.
- Year
- 1991
- Maker
- Bally
- Type
- Solid state
- Display
- Dot matrix
- Players
- 4
Known for
- saucer
Supersonic Robotic Comic
- hut
Cosmic Cottage
- Ramp
Left Rock-It ramp
- Target
Way Out Of Control targets
- Lane
Payoff Lane
- Multiball
Happy Hour
- Goal
Big Bang
On the playfield
Ramp 1
- Left Rock-It ramp
Holes 3
- Supersonic Robotic Comic saucer
- Cosmic Cottage hut
- Captain Bizarre saucer saucer
Targets 5
- Way Out Of Control targets
- Ha-Ha-Ha targets
- Request Time
- End Zone target
- Eat, Drink and B. Merry targets
Lanes 4
- Payoff Lane
- Back-2-Bop
- BOP top lanes
- Door Prize
On the backglass
Who and what
- man Enormous grinning pilot, red cracked-brain dome helmet, black aviator goggles, boom microphone, black leather jacket, huge white gloves, one hand raised
- woman Upper right, blonde, red one-piece swimsuit, silver space boots and gloves, arms raised waving, hovering
- woman Upper left corner, dark-haired, red outfit with silver boots, one arm raised
- other Jester in red-and-yellow fool's cap at lower left, grinning
- man Vampire count in black cape with high red-lined collar, pale face, centre
- creature Mummy with bandaged head beside the vampire
Setting
- Purple and navy starfield
- Green and orange laser streaks
- Clouds of white puffballs
- Big yellow circle behind the pilot
Text on it
- THE
- PARTY
- ZONE
- YOU ARE ABOUT TO ENTER ANOTHER DIMENSION
- CAPTAIN
- 1-4 PLAYERS GAME OVER
- COSMIC OTTAGE
- VIP PASS
- Party Dunes
- ARCADE
How it plays
-
Modes 2
- Dance Contest
- Laff Attack
-
Multiballs 1
- Happy Hour
-
Goals 6
- Big Bang
- Big Bang Jackpot
- Rocket Fuel
- Party passes
- End Zone Bonus
- Eat, Drink, and B. Merry
-
Awards 4
- Surprise
- Party Saver
- Song Request
- Ozone Bonus
Made by
- Design
- Dennis Nordman
- Art
- Greg Freres
- Art
- Jerry Pinsler
- Mechanics
- Win Schilling
- Mechanics
- Zofia Bil
- Software
- Jim Strompolis
- Software
- Mike Boon
- Sound & Music
- Dan Forden
- Display animation
- Jim Gentile
Reference
Linked terms
- Supersonic Robotic Comic also called Comic also called Comic saucer
- Cosmic Cottage also called Cottage
- Left Rock-It ramp also called Rock-It also called rocket ramp
- Way Out Of Control targets also called Way Out of Control
- Payoff Lane also called Payoff
- BOP top lanes also called Bop
- Request Time also called Request targets also called Request saucer
- Eat, Drink and B. Merry targets also called EDBM
- Happy Hour also called Party Dudez also called Party Dudes
- Big Bang also called Big Bang Chance
- Rocket Fuel also called Rock-It Bonus
- Party passes also called Party Animals also called Party Monsters
- Eat, Drink, and B. Merry also called Eat also called Drink also called Merry
Playfield vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Playfield
- orange
- brown
- yellow
- black
Fingerprint: Enormous painted portrait of dark-bearded man in white-and-gold turban and orange robe covering nearly half lower-right playfield, face rendered in grey-green tones with sketched hand reaching above, pink-red title sinbad letters, two white circular bumpers stamped 100 above title like eyes, horseshoe-shaped lit ramp and curving wireform return across top
The most memorable feature is the dense painted desert-creature collage across the upper playfield, dominated by a huge brown armoured insectoid head with a domed helmet at top right. Immediately below the title is a vertical yellow ladder of round red-and-white targets, with the word MILLION repeated down the left side. Two sweeping clear plastic ramps, lit teal and hot pink from beneath, form a large open V across the lower playfield. The apron is a row of white instruction cards sandwiched between two identical grinning clown heads, with a red script logo on each side of the cabinet.
Setting
- Sandy desert wasteland painted in orange and tan
- Sun-bleached dunes and rock formations
- Rust-coloured industrial machinery and pipes
- Dark brown void at the edges of the upper playfield
Symbols
- Yellow starburst bursts behind the super song bonus portals text
- Red circular 21 overplay badge
- Vertical yellow ladder holding five round red-and-white targets
- A black-outlined eye motif beside the attack the eye panels
- White-outlined trapezoid caption boxes with black lettering
- Red arrows and chevrons on the right-hand side
- Droplet or oil-spot shapes near the top
Notable shapes
- Large open v formed by the two clear plastic ramps
- A big circular cutout or saucer-like opening on the right mid-playfield
- An arched tunnel mouth in the upper right beneath the monster artwork
- A long curved wireform lane arcing across the upper playfield
- Black cabinet side rails framing both edges
Art motifs
- Airbrushed monster-movie poster painting with heavy black keylines
- Orange desert haze and radial sunburst rays
- Layered mechanical panels and riveted plating
- Speech-bubble style white callout boxes
- Glowing lamp inserts and arrows in pink, teal and amber
Themes
- Desert
- Science fiction
- Monsters
- Giant worm
- Singing and music
- Post-apocalyptic wasteland
Title on it
- Dune
Text on it
- DUNE
- SUPER SONG BONUS PORTALS
- PRODUCED BY
- ADVANCE DANCE COUNTER
- PREMIUM POINTS
- PLAYER 1
- SPELLING
- SPACE PORTALS
- ATTACK THE EYE
- WANTED DEAD
- GOLDEN RULE
- ROCK THE SANDWORM
- SANDWORM
- NEW & IMPROVED
- 8X
- BABY SPACE PROGRAM FOREVER
- MILLION
- ONE TOKEN
- TO BE FREE PLAY
- 21
- OVERPLAY
- PARTY ZONE
- PARTY ZONE INSTRUCTION & FUN FACTS
- REQUEST TIME!
- LEFT FLIPPER BUTTON SELECTS SONG!
- RIGHT FLIPPER BUTTON PAYS 50+1
- FOR AMUSEMENT ONLY
- 1 Play
- 2 Plays
- 3 Plays
- 3 Balls Per Play
- SEE BACKGLASS DISPLAY FOR REPLAY SCORE
- 16-9511
- 1 TO 4 PASSENGERS CAN RIDE
- SENTRY
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Alien | Top left, a greenish-yellow reptilian or insectoid head with a heavy brow and dark eye sockets, painted in profile facing right, emerging from orange sand |
| Monster | Top right, a very large brown armoured creature head and shoulders with a domed helmet-like carapace, segmented red-brown plates and dark shadowed eye sockets, facing down and left |
| Creature | Just below the top edge, centre, a hooded or capped figure with a round pale face and wide staring eyes, wearing brown desert robes |
| Other | Mid-upper left, a painted human face in shadow beneath a headwrap, dark brown and olive tones, partially covered by the clear plastic ramps |
| Creature | Upper right, a long sinuous brown segmented body coiling across the orange ground, like a giant worm or reptile tail |
| Other | Lower apron, two identical grinning clown heads with white face paint, red bulbous noses, orange curly hair and yellow ruffled collars, one at each far corner facing inward |
Full-length photograph of an electro-mechanical-style pinball playfield, shot from above at a slight angle so the playfield is a tall trapezoid narrowing towards the top. The colour scheme is desert orange, sandy tan, brown and yellow, with black outlines and hot pink and teal plastic ramps in the lower third. The printed title sits across the very top in chunky stone-coloured block capitals with a toothy maw graphic underneath, flanked by small white-outlined caption boxes and a yellow starburst. The upper half is a busy collage of painted faces: a greenish reptilian or insectoid head at top left, a large brown armoured creature with a domed helmet and red-brown plates at top right, and a hooded wide-eyed figure just below the top edge. The middle of the playfield is packed with insert targets, starburst panels and a vertical stack of round red-and-white targets in a yellow ladder. Two clear plastic ramps curve up the left and right lower sides, flanked by chrome wireform guides and a pair of black slingshots. The lower apron carries two grinning clown faces flanking a red script logo, three white instruction cards and a price panel. The glass reflects overhead lights and a photographer in a pink shirt.
Backglass vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Backglass
- red
- yellow
- blue
- purple
Fingerprint: THE PARTY ZONE in multicoloured bubble letters with white starburst replacing O, huge grinning pilot with red cracked-brain helmet and black goggles dominating left half, jester in red-yellow hat, vampire count in black cape with high red collar, mummy and werewolf, space adventurers and comic monsters throughout, yellow VIP PASS tickets at corners, dark starry background, space-circus carnival theme.
A huge grinning pilot with a red brain-cracked dome helmet, black goggles and a headset microphone dominates the left half. The title 'THE PARTY ZONE' is rendered in enormous multicoloured bubble letters with a white starburst substituting for the O of ZONE. A jester in a red-and-yellow hat and a vampire count in a black cape with a high red collar flank a mummy and a werewolf at the bottom. Two yellow comic tickets reading 'COSMIC OTTAGE VIP PASS' are tucked at the lower corners, one with 'Party Dunes' added.
Setting
- Purple and navy starfield
- Green and orange laser streaks
- Clouds of white puffballs
- Big yellow circle behind the pilot
Symbols
- Stars
- Red and yellow shooting stars
- Small ringed planet top right
- White starburst inside the o of zone
- Yellow vip ticket stubs
- Green led bar
- Pointed rocket fins flanking the score window
Lettering
- Fat rounded comic bubble letters with cream outlines and drop shadows; the in a small tilted banner, party solid red, zone orange-to-yellow with green shading
Themes
- Space
- Circus party
- Comic book monsters
- Arcade
Title on it
- The party zone
Text on it
- THE
- PARTY
- ZONE
- YOU ARE ABOUT TO ENTER ANOTHER DIMENSION
- CAPTAIN
- 1-4 PLAYERS GAME OVER
- COSMIC OTTAGE
- VIP PASS
- Party Dunes
- ARCADE
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Man | Enormous grinning pilot, red cracked-brain dome helmet, black aviator goggles, boom microphone, black leather jacket, huge white gloves, one hand raised |
| Woman | Upper right, blonde, red one-piece swimsuit, silver space boots and gloves, arms raised waving, hovering |
| Woman | Upper left corner, dark-haired, red outfit with silver boots, one arm raised |
| Other | Jester in red-and-yellow fool's cap at lower left, grinning |
| Man | Vampire count in black cape with high red-lined collar, pale face, centre |
| Creature | Mummy with bandaged head beside the vampire |
| Creature | Wolf-man with grey fur and fangs to the right of the mummy |
| Other | Robot with antennae and a rectangular torso at left of centre |
| Animal | Smiling cat face near the left crowd |
| Other | Pig at the lower right edge |
| Other | Creature playing a red-and-white striped drum on the right |
| Vehicle | Red flying saucer/rocket with green lightning bolts, centre right, with a small goggled pilot aboard |
| Other | Row of small heads and creatures along the bottom border |
A wide, brightly coloured cartoon-style backglass crowded with comic-book space adventurers around a dark score window in the lower centre. The title 'THE PARTY ZONE' fills the upper right in enormous fat bubble letters: THE in a small tilted yellow-on-red box, PARTY in red letters with a cream outline on a purple starry ground, and ZONE below in orange-to-yellow gradient letters with green shading, its O a white starburst ringed by red stars. Left of centre is a huge grinning pilot with a bulbous red brain-cracked helmet, black aviator goggles, a microphone boom at his mouth, a black leather jacket and big white gloves, one hand raised. Around him: a jester-hatted figure at lower left, a blonde woman in a red swimsuit and silver space boots at upper right waving beside a small planet, a rocket-shaped flying craft with green lightning bolts, a vampire-like count in a black cape with a high red collar, a mummy, a wolf-man, a grinning cat, a drummer with a red-and-white drum, a pig, a robot, and a crowd of small heads along the bottom edge. A green LED bar labelled '1-4 PLAYERS GAME OVER' sits above the display; two yellow VIP ticket graphics read 'COSMIC OTTAGE VIP PASS'.