Made by
- Design
- Tommy Walker
- Design
- Paul Daniel
- Art
- Solfè
- Art
- Adriano Nardi
- Software
- Peter Stano
- Sound
- Jeff Douglas
Vision analysis
On the playfield
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Playfield
- blue
- grey
- red
- yellow
Fingerprint: U-Boat 65: Submarine conning tower rendered pale riveted grey panels with large glowing blue round lens, white-faced pressure gauges and red-bordered oval labels above slingshots, centre spanned by chunky block-letter title in orange red yellow, lower playfield widens into two huge grey riveted hull-plate graphics with score tables, submarine-deck aesthetic, cream circular plastics, cool blue steel-grey palette
A submarine conning tower rendered in pale riveted grey panels with a large glowing blue round lens as its 'window', flanked by two white-faced pressure gauges and two small red-bordered oval labels just above the slingshots. The centre of the field is spanned by a large chunky block-letter title in orange, red and yellow, lit from within by a bank of coloured lamps. The lower playfield widens dramatically into two huge flat grey riveted hull-plate graphics printed with score tables, giving the field a distinctly wide, squat, submarine-deck look rather than the usual tall narrow triangle. A curved translucent plastic cover arcs over a raised cluster of round pop-bumper caps at the very top.
Setting
- Painted riveted submarine conning-tower interior
- Pale grey steel hull plating with rows of rivets
- Pipework, ladders, valves and instrument dials
- Raised plastic ramp assembly at the top of the field
- Dark cabinet interior with wood-grain side rails
Symbols
- Round pop-bumper caps with blue rings
- Four small green-rimmed round lamps in a vertical column
- Three red rectangular lamps
- White-faced circular pressure gauges
- Blue-glowing circular lens
- Wire-form ball guides and chrome posts
- Red-bordered oval labels
- Plastic ramp/cover hood
- Yellow flipper rubber
- Printed score tables
- Rivet-head motifs
Notable shapes
- Wide squat field that flares dramatically outward at the lower playfield
- Two oversized flat riveted hull-plate cutouts with printed score tables
- Raised hooded ramp assembly across the top
- Vertical blue-glowing centre lens
- Three-barrel pipe window above the flippers
Art motifs
- Riveted steel plating
- Pipe runs and conduit
- Portholes
- Red-and-yellow block lettering
- Sonar/sweep imagery
- Warning-striped metal guards
Themes
- Submarine
- Naval patrol boat
- Military commendation
- Electronic score game
Title on it
- U-boat 65
Text on it
- U-BOAT 65
- BALLY
- AN OBJECTIVE GAME FOR 1 OR MORE PLAYERS
- FOR EACH SCORE OF 3
- FOR EACH SCORE OF 1
- POINTS
- BALLS PER GAME
- MATCH AND SCORE FEATURES AVAILABILITY SUBJECT TO APPROVAL
- CIRCUIT BOARD ACCESS FOR SERVICE USE ONLY
- UNDER AUTHORITY OF THE UNITED STATES NAVY BE PATROL BOAT
- FOR EXCELLENCE IN SEAFARING AND DIPLOMACY THE NAVY DEEMS
- IT HONORARY TO AWARD YOU THE DIPLOMATIC
- CENTER FOR MERITORIOUS SERVICE FOR CITIZENSHIP THIS PRIME AT A
- CENTER FOR DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AND THIS NAVY
- PRESENT YOU WITH A COMMENDATION FOR MERITORIOUS
- ACHIEVEMENT FOR OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE AS
- CAPTAIN OF THE PRIVATE PATROL BOAT U-BOAT 65
- FOR EXCELLENCE AS MASTER OF THE PATROL BOAT, U-BOAT 65
- BY WITNESS OF MERITORIOUS PATROL BOAT DUTY DURING WHICH
- U-BOAT 65 UNDERTAKES TO WARD AGAINST SUBMARINE, ENEMY
- YOU SHALL RECEIVE THE PATROL BOAT, STEADFAST VIGILANCE
- TO SAFEGUARD YOUR COUNTRY, FREEDOM, PEACE AND HONOUR
- OF THE GERMAN REPUBLIC AND BEARING ACCREDITED MOTTOS,
- STAND READY
A wide-body electro-mechanical playfield shot from above, lit with coloured lamps, dominated by a cool blue and steel-grey submarine-interior palette with red, orange and yellow accents. At the top is a raised plastic-housed assembly with a curved translucent ramp or cover over a cluster of round pop-bumper caps with blue and white rings, flanked by wire-form rails and chrome posts. Down the centre runs a large block-letter title in orange, red and yellow with a white border, over a painted conning-tower scene of pale grey riveted panels, pipework, ladders, portholes and dials. A big round blue-glowing lens or spinner sits below the title, flanked by two white-faced circular gauges, and beneath that a three-barrel window showing three vertical pipe/rod segments. Two red-bordered oval labels sit just above the lower playfield. At mid-right a pair of white-faced circular targets; at mid-left a vertical bank of four small round green-rimmed lamps and three red rectangular lamps. The lower playfield flares out into two large pale-grey riveted metal hull-plate graphics with printed score tables, plus two plain cream circular plastics. Two long flippers with pale yellow rubber angle down and inward in a V. The bottom apron carries two cream instruction cards, an orange model name in plain sans-serif, and a dense rules panel. Glass reflections and lamp glare wash the left and right edges; the wooden cabinet rails frame the wood-grain edges and metal legs.
On the backglass
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Backglass
- blue
- grey
- maroon
- orange
Fingerprint: "U-BOAT 65" in orange-gold 3D block letters; massive grey battleship charging head-on through gunsight reticle overlay; soldier in camouflage raising shoulder-fired launcher; four corner roundels with burning warship, silver jet trailing pink flares, helicopter, explosion glow; deep maroon field, grey-cyan console panel with blue alphanumeric window
An enormous battleship bow charging straight at the viewer inside a large gunsight reticle circle, with the title U-BOAT 65 in chunky orange-gold 3D block letters across the very top. A soldier in camouflage fatigues and green helmet stands upright on the right, aiming a shoulder-fired launcher skyward. Three other roundels carry a burning grey warship, a silver jet with red wing roundels trailing pink flares, and a grey helicopter. The lower panel is a grey-and-cyan console with a glowing blue alphanumeric window reading RECORD A 2800000.
Setting
- Central circular warship-at-sea scene
- Corners filled by four smaller circular roundels
- Deep maroon/crimson field behind the circles
- Grey and cyan-blue lower control panel
Symbols
- Gunsight crosshair and reticle overlay
- Small range digits inside the reticle
- Aircraft roundels
- Explosion flashes
- Porthole-style round lens
- Moulded vent slots
- Circular roundel insets
Lettering
- Large extruded 3d block sans-serif capitals, orange-to-gold vertical gradient with dark red drop shadow; blue dot-matrix alphanumeric text on the lower display window
Themes
- Naval warfare
- Submarine
- Battleship
- Military aviation
- Gunsight viewfinder
- Combat
Title on it
- U-boat 65
Text on it
- U-BOAT 65
- RECORD A 2800000
- 5R
- 383
- 213
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Vehicle | Large grey battleship viewed from the bow, moving towards the viewer through choppy blue-white sea, tall lattice mast with radar and gun directors, pale grey superstructure |
| Vehicle | Top-left roundel: grey warship heeled over and burning, orange flames and thick black smoke plume |
| Vehicle | Top-right roundel: silver jet aircraft banking, orange-red roundels on wings and fuselage, marked 5r, trailing pink-red flares through dark storm cloud |
| Vehicle | Bottom-left roundel: grey twin-rotor helicopter flying low over the sea, marked 383, with a red roundel on the fuselage side |
| Man | Bottom-right roundel: soldier in mottled camouflage fatigues, green helmet and face covering, standing upright and aiming a shoulder-fired launcher upwards, backlit by an orange explosion glow |
A framed naval-combat backglass lit from behind, with a huge central circle showing a grey battleship head-on, its bow ploughing through blue-white sea, superstructure and tall lattice mast with radar and guns, all seen through a gunsight-style overlay of thin crosshair lines and small range digits. The field outside the circles is deep maroon/crimson. Four smaller roundels sit at the corners: top left a grey warship burning and listing with black smoke against yellow fire; top right a silver jet with orange wing roundels banking through dark storm cloud trailing pink-red flares; bottom left a grey helicopter flying low over the sea; bottom right a soldier in mottled camouflage fatigues, green helmet and face cover, raising a shoulder-fired launcher to the sky against an orange burst. Across the top, heavy extruded block lettering in an orange-to-gold gradient with a dark red drop shadow reads U-BOAT 65. Below the art is a grey and cyan-blue lower panel with a black rectangular window glowing with blue alphanumeric text reading RECORD A 2800000, flanked by moulded vent slots, and a small round orange-rimmed porthole-style lens at right showing a tiny ship image.
Backglass
- purple
- blue
- grey
- yellow
Fingerprint: 'U-BOAT 65' title, grey diesel-electric submarine head-on in central porthole circle, four surrounding portholes with second submarine in dark sea, swept-wing grey jet with roundel, white helicopter with red cross, saluting soldier in green camouflage against red-yellow sunburst, military illustration.
A large grey submarine rendered head-on in the middle of a big porthole-like circle, with the title U-BOAT 65 arcing above it in chunky orange-yellow capitals. Four satellite portholes surround it: a second submarine in rough dark sea top-left, a grey swept-wing jet with a roundel top-right, a white rescue helicopter with a red cross bottom-left, and a lone saluting soldier in green camouflage against a red-and-yellow sunburst bottom-right. The lower panel is a separate pale grey and turquoise band with a navy digital readout box and a circular black submarine silhouette emblem.
Setting
- Open sea with a surfaced submarine
- Clouded sky with a low sun
- Red and yellow radial sunburst behind the soldier
Symbols
- Red cross emblem on the helicopter
- Roundel on the jet fuselage
- Circular porthole motif
- Circular emblem with black submarine silhouette and horizontal waterline
- Horizontal louvred ventilation slots
Lettering
- Large uppercase sans-serif block capitals, u-boat 65, in a yellow-to-orange vertical gradient with a dark outline and slight drop shadow, arcing across the top edge
Themes
- Naval warfare
- Submarine
- Military
- Aviation
- Patrol
Title on it
- U-boat 65
Text on it
- U-BOAT 65
- pinside.com
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Vehicle | Large grey and white diesel-electric submarine seen from the front quarter, surfaced and moving through calm blue water, conning tower and mast with a pale round radar reflector, deck gun and railing visible, white spray and wake along the hull |
| Vehicle | Second grey submarine in the top-left porthole, riding in dark choppy sea under an overcast sky with a bank of fog or ice behind it |
| Vehicle | Grey swept-wing jet aircraft with a red-and-white roundel on the fuselage, banking through cloud in the top-right porthole |
| Vehicle | White helicopter with a red cross emblem on its side, flying over pale water in the bottom-left porthole |
| Man | One adult soldier in green camouflage fatigues and helmet, standing full length, facing left with his right arm raised in a salute, silhouetted against a red-to-yellow radial burst |
A rectangular backglass dominated by a deep magenta-purple background, laid out as one large central circle with four smaller circles tucked into the corners. The central circle shows a grey and white diesel-electric submarine surfaced in a calm blue sea, seen from ahead and slightly to port, with its conning tower and mast, deck gun and railing visible; a pale sun glows low on the horizon behind it under a streaky blue sky. The top-left small circle contains a second submarine at sea in dark, choppy water with an ice or fog bank; the top-right circle shows a swept-wing grey jet aircraft banking over cloud, marked with a roundel; the bottom-left circle shows a white helicopter with a red cross emblem flying over pale water; the bottom-right circle has a red-to-yellow radial burst background in which a single soldier in green camouflage fatigues and helmet stands facing left with one arm raised in a salute. Below the artwork is a separate pale grey and turquoise-blue lower panel containing a dark navy rectangular window with two rows of unreadable white digits, a circular emblem showing a black submarine silhouette with a horizontal waterline and a short mast, and three sets of horizontal black louvred slots left and right. Across the top, large block capitals read U-BOAT 65 in a yellow-to-orange gradient with dark outline.