2003 · Chicago Coin
Vacation America
Known for Super Loop, DRIVE lane, VACATION targets and Lock Ball. Deep blue sky with sun rays, snow-capped mountain range, pine forest, rocky river bank foreground and printed map of the continental usa across the lower third.
- Year
- 2003
- Maker
- Chicago Coin
- Type
- Solid state
- Display
- Alphanumeric
- Players
- 1
Known for
- loop
Super Loop
- Lane
DRIVE lane
- Target
VACATION targets
- Lock
Lock Ball
- Goal
Routes
On the playfield
Orbit 1
- Super Loop loop
Lock 1
- Lock Ball
Target 1
- VACATION targets
Lanes 2
- DRIVE lane
- MAP lanes
On the backglass
Who and what
- woman Driver-side, fair hair, blue short-sleeved t-shirt, leaning out of the open window, arm on the door frame
- man Dark hair and moustache, at the steering wheel area, partially hidden by the windscreen frame
- woman Blonde, seen through the side window glass, seated in the middle of the cab
- child Small head visible between the adults inside the cab
- woman Sunglasses, blue denim shorts, striped top, sitting cross-legged on the truck roof with knees drawn up
- woman Lying on her stomach on a red inflatable mattress behind the truck, dark hair
Setting
- Deep blue sky with sun rays
- Snow-capped mountain range
- Pine forest
- Rocky river bank foreground
- Printed map of the continental usa across the lower third
Text on it
- VACATION
- AMERICA
- ROAD CLOSED
- 19
- GAME OVER
- LITE
- 1000
How it plays
-
Goals 2
- Routes
- Locations
Made by
- Design
- John Trudeau
- Design
- Steve Kordek
- Art
- Paul Faris
- Software
- Ken Krone
- Sound & Music
- Jeff Powell
Reference
Linked terms
- Super Loop also called center Super Loop
- DRIVE lane also called DRIVE
- VACATION targets also called VACATION
- Lock Ball also called Route Multiball locks
- MAP lanes also called MAP
Backglass vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Backglass
- blue
- red
- green
- white
Fingerprint: VACATION — whole-crowd road trip: five holidaymakers packed on-around red truck with barrier pole across grille, lower third is full-colour USA map studded with white bumpers serving as game board, black German shepherd at right front fender, couple on red inflatable mattress with parasol, ROAD CLOSED sign, snowy mountains, red dot-matrix GAME OVER window
The most memorable feature is the whole-crowd 4x4 road trip: five holidaymakers packed onto and around a red off-road truck with a red-and-white striped barrier pole lying diagonally across its chrome grille. Underneath, the entire lower third of the glass is a full-colour road map of the USA studded with round white bumpers, turning the backglass into a game board rather than just artwork. Other strong hooks: the black German shepherd standing at the right front fender, the couple reclining on a red inflatable mattress behind the truck, and the ROAD CLOSED diamond sign with a small '19' plate in the lower left.
Setting
- Deep blue sky with sun rays
- Snow-capped mountain range
- Pine forest
- Rocky river bank foreground
- Printed map of the continental usa across the lower third
Symbols
- Red-and-white striped barrier pole lying diagonally
- Red-and-white striped parasol
- Red inflatable mattress
- White diamond road closed road sign
- Picnic basket
- Red hat
- Snow-capped mountains
- Pine trees
- Small jet aircraft silhouette
- Map of the continental usa with round white bumpers
- Red dot-matrix display window
- Red lobster and crawfish
- Circular emblem in the top left corner containing a small figure
Lettering
- Large block capitals, tall and slightly arched, red fill with gold inner highlight and thick white outline with dark drop shadow, sitting directly above the truck roof; a small boxed script word at the right of the title. supporting text is plain black capitals on white sign panels.
Themes
- American road trip
- Family holiday
- Camping and beach
- Cross-country map game
- Summer vacation
Title on it
- Vacation
Text on it
- VACATION
- AMERICA
- ROAD CLOSED
- 19
- GAME OVER
- LITE
- 1000
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Woman | Driver-side, fair hair, blue short-sleeved t-shirt, leaning out of the open window, arm on the door frame |
| Man | Dark hair and moustache, at the steering wheel area, partially hidden by the windscreen frame |
| Woman | Blonde, seen through the side window glass, seated in the middle of the cab |
| Child | Small head visible between the adults inside the cab |
| Woman | Sunglasses, blue denim shorts, striped top, sitting cross-legged on the truck roof with knees drawn up |
| Woman | Lying on her stomach on a red inflatable mattress behind the truck, dark hair |
| Man | Reclining on the red inflatable mattress behind the truck, wearing a hat |
| Animal | Black german shepherd standing at the right front fender, facing right |
| Vehicle | Red four-wheel-drive off-road truck with white roof, chrome grille and bull bar |
| Creature | Red lobster and a crawfish on the rocks in the bottom right foreground |
A painted, airbrushed backglass illustration built around a road-trip tableau. Upper half: a huge red 4x4 off-road truck with a white roof, chrome grille and bumper, angled three-quarters toward the viewer, driving toward the lower left over rocky ground. On and around it are five people: a fair-haired woman leaning out of the driver's window in a blue T-shirt; a man with dark hair and a moustache at the wheel; a blonde woman and a child visible through the side glass; and a woman in sunglasses, blue denim shorts and a striped top sitting cross-legged on the roof with knees up. Behind them a couple lie on a red inflatable mattress, with a red-and-white striped parasol, a red hat and a picnic basket. A black German shepherd stands at the right fender. Lower left a white diamond sign reads ROAD CLOSED with a small '19' plate above it; a red-and-white striped barrier pole lies diagonally across the grille. Background is a deep blue sky with white snow-capped mountains, pine forest and a small jet aircraft silhouette at the right. A red lobster and a crawfish lie on the rocks bottom-right. The bottom third is a separate pale green and yellow map of the continental USA covered in small round bumpers and labelled sites, flanked by narrow legend panels. A red dot-matrix window at lower left reads GAME OVER above a row of digits.