1989 · Bally
Transporter the Rescue
Known for Transporter scoop, upper-right flipper, Transporter bridge and Transporter cup. Yellow honeycomb bubble field behind the title, blue starburst rays radiating from the upper centre, black outer space starfield with white star sparkles, blue and white multi-ringed planet at upper left, green banded planet behind the man's helmet, sleek blue and white rocket with swept fins, yellow and orange flame-like rocky forms at the left and right edges and dark reflective glass across the lower third.
- Year
- 1989
- Maker
- Bally
- Type
- Solid state
- Display
- Alphanumeric
- Players
- 4
Known for
- scoop
Transporter scoop
- extra flipper
upper-right flipper
- Ramp
Transporter bridge
- Toy
Transporter cup
- Ramp
U.N. Orion ramp
- Target
red X target
- Goal
Transport Value
- Goal
RESCUE
On the playfield
- yellow
- red
- brown
- black
- 2 flippers
- 2 pop bumpers
- 2 ramps
- 1 spinner
- 1 target bank
- 2 slingshots
Toy 1
- Transporter cup
Ramps 2
- Transporter bridge
- U.N. Orion ramp
Hole 1
- Transporter scoop scoop
Targets 3
- red X target
- RES drop targets
- CUE drop targets
Lanes 2
- spinner lane
- SOS lanes
Flipper 1
- upper-right flipper extra flipper
On the backglass
Who and what
- creature A single enormous orange-brown monster occupying the centre; pebbled wrinkled skin, three eyes in a horizontal row with yellow irises and green rims, a broad fluted snout, mouth full of long pointed yellow fangs, thin green tendrils between the teeth, a spiky fan-shaped crest of curled orange tufts on top of the head, and multiple long segmented tentacles curling out across the bottom and sides of the glass.
- man Dark-haired adult male shown in right-facing profile on the right side, bare face inside a clear spherical helmet helmet ringed with bolts; he wears a white suit with a rectangular 'u.n. orion' name patch, a union jack and a circular black-and-white orbital emblem, and a black and yellow striped armband on his upper arm. he grips or braces against a large curved gold ring or hoop.
- woman A woman's face with light skin and dark hair visible through the round porthole of a gold pressure escape capsule standing inside the orange spire on the left; the capsule has yellow shoulder plates, a dark skirt-like lower section and a small 'x' emblem on its belt.
- other A small figure in a white and yellow spacesuit floating upward inside the glowing yellow beam of the orange spire, arms out, above the capsule.
- vehicle A streamlined blue and white rocket with swept-back fins flying leftward across the upper middle, trailing a thin line.
Setting
- Yellow honeycomb bubble field behind the title
- Blue starburst rays radiating from the upper centre
- Black outer space starfield with white star sparkles
- Blue and white multi-ringed planet at upper left
- Green banded planet behind the man's helmet
- Sleek blue and white rocket with swept fins
- Yellow and orange flame-like rocky forms at the left and right edges
- Dark reflective glass across the lower third
Text on it
- Bally
- TRANSPORTER
- THE RESCUE
- JACKPOT
- 4 MILLION
- 3½ MILLION
- 3 MILLION
- 2½ MILLION
- 2 MILLION
- 1½ MILLION
- 1 MILLION
- ½ MILLION
- U.N. ORION
- E
- PLAY
How it plays
-
Modes 1
- Xcelerator Millions
-
Multiballs 1
- Three-Ball Multiball 3-ball
-
Goals 3
- Transport Value
- RESCUE
- Xcelerator Value
-
Awards 1
- Playfield X multiplier
Made by
- Design
- Greg Kmiec
- Design
- Tony Kraemer
- Art
- Tim Elliott
- Mechanics
- John Krutsch
- Software
- Dan Lee
- Sound & Music
- Jon Hey
- Music
- Robin Seaver
The cast
- Beam me up, Bally
Reference
Linked terms
- Transporter scoop also called Transporter
- Transporter cup also called whirlpool
- U.N. Orion ramp also called U.N. Orion lock also called left ramp
- red X target also called X target also called Transport Value target
- RES drop targets also called RES drop bank
- CUE drop targets also called CUE drop bank
- SOS lanes also called SOS top lanes
- Transport Value also called Transport
Playfield vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Playfield
- yellow
- red
- brown
- black
Fingerprint: Transporter, snarling wide-mouthed monster with black-white striped quill ruff and yellow clawed arms under circular red arch, purple snake head peering behind clear ramp, three orange round inserts reading 2X 3X 4X across beast chest, black TRANSPORTER arrow plaque and grey riveted LOCKO-MATION panel
A snarling wide-mouthed monster with a huge ruff of black-and-white striped quills and two yellow clawed arms, filling the lower centre under a circular red 'TO CHANGE FOR TARGET SCORE' arch. A purple snake head with bulging eyes peers out from behind a clear ramp above it. Three orange round inserts reading 2X, 3X and 4X sit in a row across the beast's chest. A black 'TRANSPORTER' arrow plaque and a grey riveted 'LOCKO-MATION' panel split the upper playfield left and right.
Setting
- Abstract fantasy/sci-fi landscape in gold and olive
- Stone wall blocks along the left lane
- Green rolling hills behind the upper mid-playfield
- Black silhouette bushes and trees
- Grey star-bursts and spark shapes scattered over the lower field
Symbols
- 2x, 3x, 4x round multiplier inserts
- 50ft and 25ft round distance markers
- Two red playing cards marked b
- Yellow star
- Green star
- Blue star bursts
- Orange winged emblem on each apron corner
- Red mushroom-topped bumper
- Three red post drop-targets
- Arched rainbow-like lane guides
Notable shapes
- Large circular red arch framing the monster's head
- Raised upper deck platform
- Cutout saucer at upper left
- Long curved wireform ball guide sweeping up the right side
- Blue-tinted plastic ramp across mid-playfield
Art motifs
- Airbrushed fantasy monster illustration
- Striped fang and quill patterns
- Aged yellowed varnish with visible wear and scuffing
Themes
- Space
- Monster
- Labyrinth
- Pinball targets
Title on it
- Transporter
Text on it
- TRANSPORTER
- LOCKO-MATION
- TO SCORE THE BALL
- TO SCORE SPECIAL
- 6TH BALL
- LOCK THE BALL
- SPECIAL WHEN LIT
- JACK RACE GAME
- LANE CHANGE
- TO CHANGE FOR TARGET SCORE
- SPELLING LETTER
- TO FINISH OPEN
- TO WIN RACE
- WITH LIGHTS FLASHING
- BALL RETURN LANE
- 50ft
- 25ft
- 2X
- 3X
- 4X
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Monster | Central lower playfield: squat wide-headed beast, gaping mouth ringed with black-and-white striped fangs, black-and-white striped quill ruff fanning behind head, two yellow clawed arms reaching forward, brown and red mottled body, tail curling across the bottom |
| Creature | Purple-magenta snake head with bulging eyes and two white fangs, mouth open, rising behind the clear ramp above the beast |
| Other | Row of small grey skull-like or pod-like shapes along the mid-left clear ramp edge |
Full-length playfield under glass, shot at a slight angle from the plunger end, on a yellowed cream and gold background with a red and brown monstrous creature dominating the lower centre. The creature is a squat wide-headed beast with a broad snout, black and white striped fangs around a gaping mouth, a mane of black and white striped quills fanning out behind its head like a ruff, and two clawed yellow arms reaching forward; its body sits inside a circular red arched track labelled 'TO CHANGE FOR TARGET SCORE'. Directly in front of it are three round insert lamps marked '2X', '3X' and '4X' in orange on red, plus a blue-glowing rectangular window and two grey metal-gated lanes reading 'SPELLING LETTER'. Above the beast a giant purple-pink snake head with wide eyes and fangs rises behind a clear plastic ramp, and a red rectangular plunger/flipper-looking graphic sits just under the upper arch. Upper playfield: a black-on-yellow 'TRANSPORTER' arrow plaque at top left, a clear round saucer/cap there, a big grey riveted panel at top right with yellow 'LOCKO-MATION' lettering, a yellow star-burst target, three red post drop-targets, four clear-lens posts in a row, and a red mushroom-topped bumper. Left side shows two red 'B' cards stacked on a yellow rail, a green star, and red 'SPECIAL WHEN LIT' inserts; right side has a yellow plate reading 'LOCK THE BALL TO SCORE SPECIAL 6TH BALL' and blue star-burst inserts. Lower apron is dark brown with gold 'LANE CHANGE' text either side and orange wing emblems.
Backglass vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Backglass
- orange
- yellow
- red
- blue
Fingerprint: transporter, orange three-eyed tentacled monster with fanged mouth and tufted crest filling center, segmented tentacles curling to edges, dark-haired man in bubble helmet bearing U.N. ORION patch and Union Jack sealed beside, orange tapering spire left marked 1 MILLION containing woman's face in gold escape capsule, red block title with yellow outline
A three-eyed, tentacled orange monster with a huge fanged mouth and a tufted crest fills the whole centre of the glass, its segmented tentacles curling out to both edges. Beside it, a dark-haired man's face in profile is sealed inside a bubble helmet bearing a 'U.N. ORION' patch and Union Jack. An orange tapering spire on the left, labelled '1 MILLION', contains a gold escape capsule with a woman's face in its round porthole.
Setting
- Yellow honeycomb bubble field behind the title
- Blue starburst rays radiating from the upper centre
- Black outer space starfield with white star sparkles
- Blue and white multi-ringed planet at upper left
- Green banded planet behind the man's helmet
- Sleek blue and white rocket with swept fins
- Yellow and orange flame-like rocky forms at the left and right edges
- Dark reflective glass across the lower third
Symbols
- Three-eyed monster head
- Segmented tentacles
- Round bubble helmet
- Union jack
- U.n. orion chest patch
- Circular orbital emblem
- Yellow honeycomb bubble field
- Starburst rays
- Banded planets
- Rocket
- Jackpot value ladder
- Diving/pressure suit capsule
- Flames at the side edges
Lettering
- Main title in very large arched red slab-serif block capitals with black drop shading and a thin yellow keyline on a yellow glow; subtitle in small condensed red capitals; manufacturer mark in a flowing yellow cursive script; value labels in small black capitals on yellow illuminated windows; chest patch in black capitals on a white strip.
Themes
- Space rescue
- Alien monster
- Interplanetary spacecraft
- Escape capsule
- Astronaut
- Planet and starfield
Title on it
- Transporter
Text on it
- Bally
- TRANSPORTER
- THE RESCUE
- JACKPOT
- 4 MILLION
- 3½ MILLION
- 3 MILLION
- 2½ MILLION
- 2 MILLION
- 1½ MILLION
- 1 MILLION
- ½ MILLION
- U.N. ORION
- E
- PLAY
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Creature | A single enormous orange-brown monster occupying the centre; pebbled wrinkled skin, three eyes in a horizontal row with yellow irises and green rims, a broad fluted snout, mouth full of long pointed yellow fangs, thin green tendrils between the teeth, a spiky fan-shaped crest of curled orange tufts on top of the head, and multiple long segmented tentacles curling out across the bottom and sides of the glass. |
| Man | Dark-haired adult male shown in right-facing profile on the right side, bare face inside a clear spherical helmet helmet ringed with bolts; he wears a white suit with a rectangular 'u.n. orion' name patch, a union jack and a circular black-and-white orbital emblem, and a black and yellow striped armband on his upper arm. he grips or braces against a large curved gold ring or hoop. |
| Woman | A woman's face with light skin and dark hair visible through the round porthole of a gold pressure escape capsule standing inside the orange spire on the left; the capsule has yellow shoulder plates, a dark skirt-like lower section and a small 'x' emblem on its belt. |
| Other | A small figure in a white and yellow spacesuit floating upward inside the glowing yellow beam of the orange spire, arms out, above the capsule. |
| Vehicle | A streamlined blue and white rocket with swept-back fins flying leftward across the upper middle, trailing a thin line. |
Painted backglass headed by a large arched 'TRANSPORTER' in heavy red block capitals with black shading and a yellow outline, sitting on a glowing yellow honeycomb/bubble field, with the small subtitle 'THE RESCUE' beneath and a flowing yellow script 'Bally' logo at the upper left. Dominating the centre is a huge orange-brown tentacled monster: three green-rimmed eyes clustered on its brow, a wrinkled snout, a mouth bristling with long yellow fangs, a tufted crest on top and curling segmented tentacles radiating outwards to both sides. On the right a dark-haired man in profile, bare-faced inside a clear round helmet, wears a white suit whose chest bears a 'U.N. ORION' name patch over a Union Jack and a black-and-white orbital emblem. Behind him are a green banded planet, a sleek blue-and-white rocket and a black starfield, and a yellow 'JACKPOT' ladder panel lists descending values. On the left an orange tapering spire marked '1 MILLION' contains a gold diving suit with a woman's face in its round helmet. Blue starburst rays radiate from behind the title; the lower half carries strong cabinet glass reflections and glare.