Also known as TZ
1993 · Bally
Twilight Zone
Known for Door, Piano, Slot Machine and Clock. Outdoor small-town main street at night, one corner shopfront on the left, receding pavement and kerb into a dark blue sky filled with small white four-pointed stars; a large white spotlight glow bleeds in from the upper right.
- Year
- 1993
- Maker
- Bally
- Type
- Solid state
- Display
- Dot matrix
- Players
- 4
Known for
- Toy
Door
- Shot
Piano
- scoop
Slot Machine
- Toy
Clock
- Shot
Camera
- Toy
Gumball Machine
- Toy
Powerball
- upper playfield
Powerfield
On the playfield
- black
- blue
- silver
- red
- 2 flippers
- 4 pop bumpers
- 1 spinner
- 1 target bank
- 2 slingshots
Toys 4
- Door
- Clock
- Gumball Machine
- Powerball
Extra level 1
- Powerfield upper playfield
Orbit 1
- Spiral
Shots 2
- Piano
- Camera
Holes 3
- Slot Machine scoop
- Rocket kickout
- Town Square saucer saucer
Lock 1
- Lock Lane
Targets 2
- Clock target
- 5 Million targets
Lane 1
- Hitchhiker lane
Lights 1
- Robots inserts
On the backglass
Who and what
- other One small white toy rocket with a pointed nose cone and side fins, standing vertically nose-up; no human or animal figures are discernible, though the far right contains dark silhouetted shapes against the lit clock
Setting
- Outdoor small-town main street at night, one corner shopfront on the left, receding pavement and kerb into a dark blue sky filled with small white four-pointed stars; a large white spotlight glow bleeds in from the upper right
Text on it
- TWILIGHT
- ZONE
- MAPLE STREET
- 300
- CUT
- CHOP
How it plays
-
Modes 12
- Powerball Loop
- Town Square Madness
- Super Slot
- Clock Millions
- Battle the Power
- 10 Million
- Greed
- Hitch-hiker
- Clock Chaos
- Super Skill Shot
- Lite Gumball
- Light Extra Ball
-
Multiballs 2
- Powerball Mania
- Fast Lock
-
Goals 2
- Dead End
- Gum and Ball
-
Awards 4
- Odd Change
- Powerfield Jackpot
- Powerball Payoff
- Triple Pickup
-
Wizard modes 1
- Lost in the Zone
Made by
- Design
- Pat Lawlor
- Design & Software
- Larry DeMar
- Design & Software
- Ted Estes
- Art
- John Youssi
- Mechanics
- John Krutsch
- Sound & Music
- Chris Granner
- Sound
- Rich Karstens
- Display animation
- Scott Slomiany
- Display animation
- Eugene Geer
Reference
Linked terms
- Door also called Door Panels also called Door Panel
- Slot Machine also called Slot
- Gumball Machine also called Gumball
- Lock Lane also called lock shot
- Hitchhiker lane also called Hitchhikers also called Hitchhiker
- Town Square saucer also called Town Square
- Powerball Mania also called Mania Jackpot
- Clock Millions also called Clock 10 Millions
- Battle the Power also called The Power also called Power
- Lite Gumball also called Load Gumball
Playfield vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Playfield
- black
- blue
- silver
- red
Fingerprint: Twilight Zone, swirling black-and-white concentric vortex dead centre with black hole above gap between flippers, large grey four-window drop-target bank positioned above vortex, inverted white logo at top arch, glowing blue apron logo, four pop bumpers clustered on left
The dominant feature is a swirling black-and-white concentric vortex dead centre of the playfield, with the black circular hole and a round domed aperture sitting directly above the gap between the flippers. A large grey four-window drop-target bank is mounted above it, reading as a control panel or doorway in the middle of the starfield. The inverted white TWILIGHT ZONE logo at the top arch and the glowing blue TWILIGHT ZONE apron logo bookend the layout. Four pop bumpers are clustered on the left in two pairs, and a blue wireform ramp runs down the whole right-hand side to the inlane.
Setting
- Black starfield with white radiating light rays
- Deep blue cloudy nebula
- Concentric black-and-white vortex or black-hole spiral at centre
- Painted lunar or cratered horizon on the lower left
Symbols
- Round roman-numeral clock face
- Concentric spiral vortex
- Row of playing-card suit-like chevron shapes
- Yellow arrow decals beside the lower lanes
- Round dead end sign
- Starburst rays
- Lettered lane-divider strips
Notable shapes
- Concentric-ring black-hole vortex at centre
- Large rectangular four-window drop-target panel
- Arched tunnel under the upper deck
- Curved wire rail running the full height of the right side
- Row of four rectangular drop targets in a shallow v above the flippers
Art motifs
- Radiating light beams
- Starfield speckle
- Black hole / event horizon rings
- Painted nebula clouds
Themes
- Television supernatural anthology theme
- Clock and time motif
- Outer space and flying saucers
- Alternate dimensions
Title on it
- Twilight zone
Text on it
- TWILIGHT ZONE
- ZONE
- TWILIGHT
- DEFEAT THE POWER OF SYNCHRONIC TIME OR ATTRACT MODE
- MAGNA-FLIP HELPS WHEN BALL IS NEAR OUTLANE
- You unlock the code
- every day of time and space
- SPIRAL AWARD
- 10
- LITE EXTRA BALL
- DEAD END
- DESIGNED AND BUILT BY THE PEOPLE OF PINBALL PEOPLE IN THE WORLD
- HOLD FLIPPER BUTTON FOR STATUS REPORT
- THE TWILIGHT ZONE
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Other | Small painted human figure in a pale blue and white outfit standing at centre-left beside the ramp and drop-target panel, facing right |
| Other | Dark silhouetted humanoid figure near the right-hand ramp, standing on a rock or crater ridge |
| Vehicle | Painted silver rocket with red tail fin and glowing exhaust climbing at centre-left |
| Vehicle | Two painted bronze/orange flying saucers, one upper-right of centre and one to the right of the drop-target panel |
| Other | Small painted red-roofed house or tower on the cratered landscape at lower left |
A solid-state-era pinball playfield with a black starfield background shot through with radiating white light rays and a swirling blue-and-white vortex motif around the centre. At the top, under the arch of wire ramps and plastics, an inverted white-outlined logo reads TWILIGHT ZONE. The left half carries four pop bumpers (two clear-topped bumpers lit teal-green near the top, two red-capped bumpers lower down) with a yellow instruction card on each pair. A large grey rectangular drop-target bank with four dark target windows sits in the centre, flanked by painted scenes of a rocket and flying saucer on the left and a saucer and lightning beam on the right. Below it a red sunburst carries a row of four drop targets with SPIRAL AWARD and a green 10 award window between them, flanked by a yellow LITE EXTRA BALL panel. Two large yellow-bordered flippers sit either side of a central black circular vortex and a round domed aperture. The lower playfield is bright blue with streaks of light and two slogan blocks, and the blue apron carries a glowing TWILIGHT ZONE logo flanked by two dense white instruction cards.
Backglass vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Backglass
- deep navy blue
- cream white
- yellow
- orange
Fingerprint: twilight zone, solid golden-yellow pyramid with single painted eye center-mid, small white toy rocket nose-up beside it, night street scene blue-cream-yellow palette, white serif TWILIGHT and ZONE glowing letters blue halos top black starfield, pale MAPLE STREET sign number 300, clock gumball cabinet lower right
A solid golden-yellow pyramid with a single painted eye in its face stands mid-backglass like a monument, with a small white toy rocket posed nose-up beside it. Large orange serif shopfront lettering painted in reverse on the left-hand building reads CUT and CHOP, as though the fascia were seen from behind. The title ZONE is stacked under TWILIGHT in glowing white serif capitals, each letter ringed with a blue halo, set into a black starfield strip across the very top. A pale street sign reading MAPLE STREET with the number 300 beneath it hangs high on the left against the starry sky.
Setting
- Outdoor small-town main street at night, one corner shopfront on the left, receding pavement and kerb into a dark blue sky filled with small white four-pointed stars; a large white spotlight glow bleeds in from the upper right
Symbols
- Single painted eye in the face of the golden pyramid
- Four-pointed white star shapes scattered across the blue sky and top band
- Wall clock with black numerals
- Gumball or cigarette dispenser cabinet with a globe top
- Streetlamp glow
- Hanging shop sign bracket and pipework on the left building
Lettering
- Glowing white roman serif capitals with heavy serifs and a blue halo for the title; large orange roman serif capitals painted in mirror reverse on the shop fascia; a small pale street sign in plain block caps reading maple street over 300
Themes
- Night street scene
- Village shopfront
- Rocket
- Golden pyramid
- Starry sky
- Antique car
- Shop signage
Title on it
- Twilight zone
Text on it
- TWILIGHT
- ZONE
- MAPLE STREET
- 300
- CUT
- CHOP
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Other | One small white toy rocket with a pointed nose cone and side fins, standing vertically nose-up; no human or animal figures are discernible, though the far right contains dark silhouetted shapes against the lit clock |
Painted pinball backglass showing a night-time small-town main street receding diagonally. Across the top, a black starfield band carries a glowing white serif word TWILIGHT over a slightly larger ZONE, each letter haloed in blue. Below and left, a two-storey shopfront painted in blues and creams carries large orange serif lettering on its fascia, seen from the reverse side so the letters read as CUT and CHOP, with a chrome-and-white streamliner car nose cropped in the foreground. A pale street sign high left reads MAPLE STREET with 300 below it. Mid-field a small white toy rocket stands nose-up beside a solid golden-yellow pyramid bearing a single painted eye, backed by a dark blue night sky scattered with white four-pointed stars. Right of centre a gumball/dispenser cabinet and a wall clock with black numerals 10, 9, 6 and 7 occupy the lower right. The overall palette is deep navy blue, cream white, golden yellow and burnt orange, with airbrushed highlights.