1983–1984 · Williams & LTD do Brasil
Time Fantasy
Known for TIME alley, 1-2-3-4-5 lanes, FANTASY targets and Mushroom Jump. Black star field with white four-pointed sparkle stars, sky blue circular disc with gold rim, white and cream cloud swirls at the base of the disc, wooden cabinet frame and mirrored metal apron.
- Years
- 1983–1984
- Maker
- Williams & LTD do Brasil
- Type
- Solid state
- Display
- Alphanumeric
- Players
- 4
Known for
- alley
TIME alley
- Lane
1-2-3-4-5 lanes
- Target
FANTASY targets
- horseshoe lane
Mushroom Jump
- Mode
Snail Time
2 games under this title
On the playfield
Orbits 2
- TIME alley alley
- Mushroom Jump horseshoe lane
Target 1
- FANTASY targets
Lanes 2
- 1-2-3-4-5 lanes
- Return lanes
Post or gate 1
- Center peg peg
On the backglass
Who and what
- alien Single lanky green-skinned humanoid monster centred in the blue disc, wearing small round wire-rimmed spectacles low on the forehead, with a bulging pink cheek, wide toothy grin, an enormous ribbed purple-and-pink spiral dome for a head, and very long thin arms with spindly fingers
- animal Small green lizard or gecko held in the creature's raised hand near the lower left of the disc
Setting
- Black star field with white four-pointed sparkle stars
- Sky blue circular disc with gold rim
- White and cream cloud swirls at the base of the disc
- Wooden cabinet frame
- Mirrored metal apron
Text on it
- Williams
- FIREBALL
- GAME OVER
- TILT
- KEEP SHOOTING
- 12
- 00
How it plays
-
Modes 1
- Snail Time
Made by
- Design
- Barry Oursler
- Art
- Seamus McLaughlin
- Software & Sound
- Ed Suchocki
Reference
Linked terms
- TIME alley also called Time Lane
- 1-2-3-4-5 lanes also called Top lanes
- Mushroom Jump also called Mushroom also called horseshoe
- Snail Time also called Fantasy Time
Playfield vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Playfield Standard
- gold
- blue
- red
- green
Fingerprint: Spectacled wild-haired older man in green tunic with enormous blue-purple peacock-feather fan, two identical gold-blue rockets with bell nozzles flanking him, purple translucent ramp over starburst medallion, four gold coin discs marked multipliers, saturated gold-blue-red-green palette
The centrepiece is a spectacled, wild-haired older man in a green tunic with a bright pink ruffled collar, fanning himself with an enormous blue-and-purple peacock-feather fan that hides his torso. Flanking him symmetrically are two identical gold-and-blue rockets with bell-shaped nozzles pointed up the playfield. A purple translucent ramp sits over a glowing purple starburst medallion above his head, and the bottom-centre apron carries a round SPACE FANTASY medallion with a small figure inside. Four gold coin discs marked 2x 3x 5x 10x in a row above BONUS MULTIPLIER are an unusual identifying detail.
Setting
- Outer space with starfield
- Painted clouds and light beams
- Ornate gold scrollwork and vine borders
- Dark wood cabinet rails at playfield edges
Symbols
- Playing-card suits (spade, heart, diamond, club) in a vertical column on the left and scattered
- Gold coin discs marked as multipliers
- Purple starburst medallion
- Bell-shaped rocket nozzles
- Spiral vine and scroll ornaments
- Stylised orange and yellow exhaust flames
- Gold bell / lamp housings
- Left and right arrows
- Curved arrow near the lane change caption
Notable shapes
- Large symmetrical arrow-like rockets with bell nozzles
- Purple translucent shield over a starburst
- Curved metal ball guide rail across the top of the playfield
- Triangular blue aprons
- Round medallion logos on the apron and mid-field
- Four evenly spaced gold multiplier discs
Art motifs
- Flame bursts radiating behind the bumpers
- Concentric rainbow arc bands below the flippers
- Gold filigree scrollwork framing the upper playfield
- Glossy airbrushed gradients and specular highlights
- Outlined comic-style lettering
Themes
- Space
- Fantasy
- Rockets
- Billiard/science-friction hybrid
- Card suits
- Bonus multiplier
Title on it
- Space fantasy
Text on it
- Williams
- SPACE FANTASY
- LANE CHANGE
- RIGHT FLIPPER
- ADVANCES LANES
- BONUS MULTIPLIER
- 2x
- 3x
- 5x
- 10x
- KEEP SHOOTING
- SUPER
- SHOOT AGAIN
- INSTRUCTIONS
- FOR AMUSEMENT ONLY
- TIME PANTASY
- 1 IN 4 CAN PLAY
- 1 PLAY
- 25c
- 3 BALLS
- PER GAME
- 1 MORE BONUS SCORES 1 CREDIT
- 3 MORE SCORES 1 CREDIT
- TILT
- WILLIAMS ELECTRONICS
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Man | Older man, half length, centre of playfield: bald crown with spiky white hair at the sides, round wire spectacles, wide startled eyes, prominent nose, pink ruffled collar, green military-style tunic with a chest strap, holding an enormous open fan of dark blue and purple peacock feathers in front of his chest and to his right |
| Vehicle | Two identical gold-and-blue rockets or spaceships, one left and one right of centre, angled upward toward the top of the playfield, each with a wide gold bell-shaped nozzle and blue body panels |
| Creature | Painted peacock-feather fan held by the central man, feathers radiating in dark blue, purple and cream |
| Other | Small portrait figure inside the circular space fantasy medallion at the bottom centre of the playfield |
Full view of a wooden-cabinet pinball playfield photographed from above at a slight angle, black void surrounding the machine and the dark wooden side rails visible left and right. Artwork is a busy fantasy/space collage in saturated gold, blue, red and green. At the centre sits a painted half-length figure: an older wild-eyed man with round spectacles, a bald head ringed with spiky white hair, a bright pink ruffled collar and green military-style tunic, holding open a huge dark blue-and-purple peacock-feather fan that covers much of his body. Behind and around him stand two large gold-and-blue rocket/spaceship motifs angled upward on the left and right, each capped with a gold bell-shaped nozzle. The upper third is crowded with three round yellow-gold pop-bumper caps in a triangle, a fan of orange and yellow exhaust flames behind them, a cluster of green and yellow spiral vine scrolls, and painted playing-card suits in a vertical row on the left. A translucent purple plastic ramp or shield covers a purple starburst medallion in the middle. Across the blue lower area: four gold coin-like circles reading 2x 3x 5x 10x under the words BONUS MULTIPLIER, a curved white KEEP SHOOTING label over a purple gem, two yellow-gold inlane rails and two flippers. The blue triangular aprons at the bottom carry a white script logo at lower left, big white LANE CHANGE lettering with an arrow and a RIGHT FLIPPER ADVANCES LANES caption at lower right, a round SPACE FANTASY medallion in the bottom centre, and two cream instruction/placard cards.
Backglass vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Backglass Standard
- black
- blue
- orange
- green
Fingerprint: Lanky green alien with enormous ribbed purple-pink spiral dome head, small wire-rimmed spectacles and grin, holding tiny green lizard, FIREBALL title arched in orange-red with yellow glow inside sky-blue circle, black star field background, heavily worn electromechanical translite with glossy varnish and chipping
The centrepiece is a grotesque lanky green humanoid with a gigantic ribbed purple-and-pink spiral dome head, tiny round spectacles and a grin, holding a small green lizard or gecko in one hand. Behind it the title FIREBALL arches in enormous orange-red block capitals with a yellow inner glow across a sky-blue circular disc. The four orange seven-segment score windows sit two above and two below the disc, and the whole heavily chipped, varnish-glossy black star field makes it look like a preserved 1970s piece. The mirrored metal apron with a large central oval grille and four radiating trapezoid speaker panels is also distinctive.
Setting
- Black star field with white four-pointed sparkle stars
- Sky blue circular disc with gold rim
- White and cream cloud swirls at the base of the disc
- Wooden cabinet frame
- Mirrored metal apron
Symbols
- Red circle containing a white letter w
- Four-pointed white sparkle stars
- White cloud puffs
- Four rectangular score windows with orange seven-segment digits
- Mirrored metal speaker panels with rivets
Lettering
- Huge arched sans-serif block capitals, orange-red fill with a yellow inner glow and thin black outline, for the title; a bright green cursive script wordmark beside a red circular monogram; small condensed blue sans-serif instruction text at the lower left
Themes
- Outer space
- Stars
- Monster
- Fire
- Electromechanical
- Score windows
Title on it
- Fireball
Text on it
- Williams
- FIREBALL
- GAME OVER
- TILT
- KEEP SHOOTING
- 12
- 00
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Alien | Single lanky green-skinned humanoid monster centred in the blue disc, wearing small round wire-rimmed spectacles low on the forehead, with a bulging pink cheek, wide toothy grin, an enormous ribbed purple-and-pink spiral dome for a head, and very long thin arms with spindly fingers |
| Animal | Small green lizard or gecko held in the creature's raised hand near the lower left of the disc |
A square electro-mechanical backglass photographed in its wooden cabinet with the metal apron below. The playfield head is a black star-field scattered with white four-pointed sparkle stars, overlaid at the centre by a large gold-rimmed circle of sky blue containing the title in huge arched block capitals, orange-red with a yellow inner glow and a black outline, reading FIREBALL. Inside the circle a single grotesque creature: a lanky green-skinned humanoid alien with an enormous ribbed purple-and-pink spiral dome for a head, small round wire-rimmed spectacles pushed on the low forehead, bulging pink cheek, wide grin, and thin long-fingered green arms. Its left hand grips a small green lizard or gecko, and the other long hand reaches down to a white cloud-like splash shape at the lower right of the circle. Pale white and cream cloud swirls sit at the bottom of the blue disc. Left of the circle, at top left, a red circle logo containing a white letter W, followed by the word Williams in bright green cursive script. Four rectangular score windows with orange seven-segment digits are set into the backglass, two upper and two lower, flanking the central disc. Along the lower left, small blue text reads GAME OVER, TILT, and KEEP SHOOTING. The painted surface is heavily worn and chipped, with gloss varnish, scratches and hazy reflections. The apron below is mirrored, showing chrome-grey trapezoid speaker panels radiating from a large central oval grille.