1971 · Bally
Time Tunnel
Known for Top center collect lane, Start tunnel saucers, Left collect chute and Center collect standup. Abstract concentric spiral vortex in magenta, pink, white and red, pale sky-blue field, jagged star-shard explosion shapes in white, cyan, blue and yellow and black reel-window bands.
- Year
- 1971
- Maker
- Bally
- Type
- Electro-mechanical
- Display
- Score reels
- Players
- 4
Known for
- Lane
Top center collect lane
- saucers
Start tunnel saucers
- chute
Left collect chute
- Target
Center collect standup
On the playfield
Ramp 1
- Left collect chute chute
Hole 1
- Start tunnel saucers saucers
Bumper 1
- Top bumpers
Targets 2
- Center collect standup
- Start tunnel standups
Lane 1
- Top center collect lane
Post or gate 1
- Gates gates
Lights 1
- Tunnel lamps lamps
On the backglass
Who and what
- woman Top left: head and shoulders of a woman with bright magenta/pink shoulder-length hair, arched brows, red lips, pale skin, looking down towards the centre; two yellow-gloved hands with splayed fingers reach in from the left edge beside her.
- woman Top centre: a slim woman with long pale blonde/white hair and a greenish-pale face, small features, one arm extended upward and outward with fingers spread; she stands in front of the pink spiral.
- woman Centre left: a small head with orange/copper hair and heavy-lidded eyes peeking up from behind a blue star shard, mouth slightly open.
- woman Bottom right: a large reclining woman leaning back on one arm, head tilted, with long wavy hair in alternating cyan-blue and magenta-pink streaks, thick red lips, a beauty mark, and a red-and-yellow horizontally striped swimsuit; her body is cropped by the right and bottom edges.
Setting
- Abstract concentric spiral vortex in magenta, pink, white and red
- Pale sky-blue field
- Jagged star-shard explosion shapes in white, cyan, blue and yellow
- Black reel-window bands
Text on it
- Bally
- TIME
- TUNNEL
- 1 UP
- 4 UP
- 2 UP
- 3 UP
- 1 TO 4 CAN PLAY
- BALL IN PLAY
- 20
Made by
- Design
- Jim Patla
- Art
- Christian Marche
Reference
Linked terms
- Top center collect lane also called Collect tunnel lane
- Start tunnel saucers also called Start tunnel
- Left collect chute also called Collect tunnel chute also called left collect-and-return chute
- Center collect standup also called Collect tunnel also called center target
- Tunnel lamps also called Tunnel
Backglass vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Backglass
- pink
- light blue
- black
- yellow
Fingerprint: Bally TIME TUNNEL title in stacked cream block capitals with black shadow, enormous magenta-and-pink concentric spiral vortex at center with jagged white cyan blue yellow pink starburst shards radiating outward, four female faces scattered around composition including magenta-haired woman top left and large reclining woman with blue-magenta streaked hair bottom right in red-yellow striped swimsuit
The huge magenta-and-pink concentric spiral tunnel vortex at the centre, shot through with jagged multi-coloured star-shards like a starburst explosion. A large reclining blue-and-pink-haired woman in a red-and-yellow striped swimsuit filling the bottom right corner. Four separate women's faces scattered around the swirl rather than one central figure. Three black reel windows stacked across the glass, with the top bank split into two reels either side of the '1 UP' label. Slanted cream block lettering for the title over a red cursive signature word.
Setting
- Abstract concentric spiral vortex in magenta, pink, white and red
- Pale sky-blue field
- Jagged star-shard explosion shapes in white, cyan, blue and yellow
- Black reel-window bands
Symbols
- Concentric spiral target
- Jagged multi-pointed star shards
- Scattered four-pointed white stars
- Player's eye motif
- Small white square badge marked 20
- Row of numbered circles 1-4 at lower left
- Digit reel number wheels
Lettering
- Large slanted cream/white block capitals with heavy black outline and drop shadow, stacked diagonally over a red cursive script company signature; player labels in small white sans-serif capitals on black; bottom instructions in plain black sans-serif capitals.
Themes
- Time tunnel
- Spiral vortex
- Hypnotic swirl
- Space explosion
- Starburst
- Women pin-ups
- Psychedelic
Title on it
- Time tunnel
Text on it
- Bally
- TIME
- TUNNEL
- 1 UP
- 4 UP
- 2 UP
- 3 UP
- 1 TO 4 CAN PLAY
- BALL IN PLAY
- 20
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Woman | Top left: head and shoulders of a woman with bright magenta/pink shoulder-length hair, arched brows, red lips, pale skin, looking down towards the centre; two yellow-gloved hands with splayed fingers reach in from the left edge beside her. |
| Woman | Top centre: a slim woman with long pale blonde/white hair and a greenish-pale face, small features, one arm extended upward and outward with fingers spread; she stands in front of the pink spiral. |
| Woman | Centre left: a small head with orange/copper hair and heavy-lidded eyes peeking up from behind a blue star shard, mouth slightly open. |
| Woman | Bottom right: a large reclining woman leaning back on one arm, head tilted, with long wavy hair in alternating cyan-blue and magenta-pink streaks, thick red lips, a beauty mark, and a red-and-yellow horizontally striped swimsuit; her body is cropped by the right and bottom edges. |
A rectangular backglass set in a dark wooden cabinet frame, with a pale sky-blue and white background dominated by a huge magenta-and-pink concentric swirl (a hypnotic spiral vortex) filling the centre. Jagged star-burst shards in white, cyan, royal blue, yellow and pink radiate outward from the middle, giving an explosion-into-space effect. Three black score-reel windows are stacked across the width, each with a row of white digit reels and white 'UP' labels; the top row is split into two banks either side of a '1 UP' marker and also carries a '4 UP' label. Four female figures appear: a magenta-haired woman with yellow-gloved hands at the top left, a pale woman with long blonde hair and a green-tinted face reaching up at top centre, a small head with orange hair peeking out near the middle left, and a large reclining woman at the bottom right with blue-and-pink streaked hair, red lips, and a red-and-yellow striped swimsuit. The title is stacked diagonally across the lower centre in large cream-white block capitals with heavy black shadow, over a red cursive company word. Black text at the bottom reads '1 TO 4 CAN PLAY' and 'BALL IN PLAY', with a row of small numbered circles at the lower left.