1971 · Bally
Vampire
Known for Center post, Green center standup target, Red center standup targets and Upper right saucer. Blood-red night sky with dark blue clouds, graveyard with leaning tombstones and crosses and green grass foreground.
- Year
- 1971
- Maker
- Bally
- Type
- Electro-mechanical
- Display
- Score reels
- Players
- 2
Known for
- post
Center post
- Target
Green center standup target
- Target
Red center standup targets
- saucer
Upper right saucer
- Goal
Target value
On the playfield
Toy 1
- Bonus ladder ladder
Holes 2
- Upper right saucer saucer
- Top saucer saucer
Bumpers 2
- Top pop bumpers
- Center bumper
Targets 4
- Green center standup target
- Red center standup targets
- Middle standup targets
- Upper left standup target
Kickback 1
- Left out lane kickback
Lanes 4
- Opens Gate rollover buttons
- Down Post rollover buttons
- Top rollover button rollover button
- Wall switch switch
Post or gate 1
- Center post post
On the backglass
Who and what
- monster Huge green-skinned vampire, black hair with pointed widow's peak, red-rimmed staring eyes, flared nose, open fanged mouth, dark cloak, both clawed hands extended with long red nails
- man Limp human figure lying at lower left in a white shirt, head a blank featureless oval, shirt printed 1 or 2 can play
- creature Furry orange-brown bat-bodied monster with snarling face and huge spread black membrane wings, positioned above the title
- animal Dark cat with arched back standing on the tombstone, tail raised
- skeleton Loose ribcage and spine lying on the grass at lower centre-right
- skeleton White human skull with glowing red eye sockets at bottom right
Setting
- Blood-red night sky with dark blue clouds
- Graveyard with leaning tombstones and crosses
- Green grass foreground
Text on it
- 90
- 1ST PLAYER
- 2ND PLAYER
- 1
- 8
- 4
- 3
- 0
- Bally
- VAMPIRE
- 1 OR 2
- CAN PLAY
- BALL IN PLAY
- GAME OVER
How it plays
-
Goals 1
- Target value
Made by
- Design
- Ted Zale
- Art
- Dick White
Reference
Linked terms
- Upper right saucer also called bonus collect saucer
Backglass vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Backglass
- red
- black
- green
- blue
Fingerprint: Vampire title dripping blood-red block letters black shading; colossal lime-green vampire black widow's-peak hair bloodshot red-rimmed eyes long red fingernails; crouching over blank-faced human figure white shirt labeled 1 or 2 can play; furry bat above title snarling face spread wings; grinning cat, ribcage skeleton, glowing-eyed skull, giant rat lower right; ornate vine scroll border
A colossal lime-green vampire with a black widow's-peak hairline, bloodshot red-rimmed eyes and long red fingernails, looming over a limp faceless figure whose shirt is printed 1 OR 2 CAN PLAY. The title VAMPIRE is rendered as dripping, veined blood-red letters with heavy black outlines against a blood-red sky. A furry, bat-bodied creature with wide leathery wings hangs directly above the logo, and the bottom right is packed with a grinning cat, a loose ribcage skeleton, a red-eyed skull and a giant rat. An ornate wrought-iron style scroll border of red vines runs around the whole inside edge.
Setting
- Blood-red night sky with dark blue clouds
- Graveyard with leaning tombstones and crosses
- Green grass foreground
Symbols
- Black bats in flight
- Grave crosses
- Tombstone
- Skull
- Ribcage
- Green arrow beside ball in play
Lettering
- Large dripping blood-red slab-serif capitals with heavy black outline and white highlight for the title; bright green cursive script logo above it; yellow-and-green outlined serif capitals on the score panels; small pink-red condensed capitals on the bottom banner
Themes
- Vampire
- Horror
- Graveyard
- Bats
- Undead
Title on it
- Vampire
Text on it
- 90
- 1ST PLAYER
- 2ND PLAYER
- 1
- 8
- 4
- 3
- 0
- Bally
- VAMPIRE
- 1 OR 2
- CAN PLAY
- BALL IN PLAY
- GAME OVER
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Monster | Huge green-skinned vampire, black hair with pointed widow's peak, red-rimmed staring eyes, flared nose, open fanged mouth, dark cloak, both clawed hands extended with long red nails |
| Man | Limp human figure lying at lower left in a white shirt, head a blank featureless oval, shirt printed 1 or 2 can play |
| Creature | Furry orange-brown bat-bodied monster with snarling face and huge spread black membrane wings, positioned above the title |
| Animal | Dark cat with arched back standing on the tombstone, tail raised |
| Skeleton | Loose ribcage and spine lying on the grass at lower centre-right |
| Skeleton | White human skull with glowing red eye sockets at bottom right |
| Animal | Large rat with long tail and red eye at bottom centre-right |
Illuminated backglass in a red-and-black ornate horror-comic style, framed by a dark red border of curling vine scrollwork. A huge green-skinned vampire dominates the left half: black slicked-back hair, red-rimmed staring eyes, flared nostrils, open mouth with pointed fangs and red tongue, clawed hands with long red nails. He crouches over a small human figure in a white shirt whose head is a blank featureless oval, labelled 1 OR 2 CAN PLAY. The title VAMPIRE is in huge dripping blood-red block letters with black shading on a blue night sky streaked with clouds, and green cursive Bally sits above it. A ragged bat with a snarling orange-brown furry face and spread black wings hangs over the title. Numerous small black bats scatter across the sky; grave crosses and a leaning grey tombstone fill the lower right, where a cat, a ribcage skeleton, a white skull with glowing red eyes, and a rat sit on green grass. Top blue panels read 1ST PLAYER (18430) and 2ND PLAYER (00000) in yellow-outlined type on green reels, with a small orange 90 above. Bottom red banner reads BALL IN PLAY with a green arrow and GAME OVER in pink-red. Dominant colours red, black, green, blue.
Backglass
- red
- black
- pale blue
- green
Fingerprint: Bright-green-skinned vampire with wrinkled snarling face, glowing red-rimmed eyes, bared white fangs, blue-purple high-collared cloak holding pale oval hand mirror, VAMPIRE rendered as dripping red blood letters with Bally in green script, huge black bat with wings spread over four-pointed star, graveyard vignette with gothic fence posts, pale blue night sky, deep red border
The single most memorable element is a lurid bright-green-skinned vampire with a wrinkled snarling face, glowing red eyes, bared fangs and a blue-purple cloak, holding up a pale oval hand mirror. Close behind that in memorability is the title VAMPIRE rendered as dripping red blood letters with the word Bally above in green script. A large black bat flying head-on with wings spread across the top of the sky, directly above a shooting star, frames the whole upper half. The pale oval mirror the vampire holds carries its own small printed instruction, making it double as a rules panel. The whole piece is ringed by a thick glossy red border carrying the only bottom text, BALL IN PLAY with an arrow.
Setting
- Pale blue night sky filled with bats
- Graveyard with gothic iron fence posts and railings
- Stone building or mausoleum at right
- Dark blue-black horizon band
Symbols
- Four-pointed star / shooting star
- Bats
- Iron fence posts and railings
- Hand mirror
- Cart wheel
- Stone building
Lettering
- The word bally is a small slanted green script with black outline; vampire is set in very large block capitals, red with heavy black drop shadow, the strokes drawn as ragged dripping blood. player headings are yellow-orange serif capitals on blue banners; ball in play is small yellow serif capitals on the red border.
Themes
- Vampire
- Graveyard
- Bats
- Gothic horror
- Mechanical score reels
- Hand mirror
Title on it
- Vampire
Text on it
- 1ST PLAYER
- 2ND PLAYER
- 08270
- 14747
- Bally
- VAMPIRE
- 1 = 2 CAN PLAY
- BALL IN PLAY
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Monster | Waist-up vampire at centre-left with vivid green skin, deeply wrinkled and furrowed brow, pointed ears, red-rimmed glowing eyes, black widow's-peak hair, open mouth showing white fangs, wearing a blue-purple high-collared cloak; holds a pale oval hand mirror raised in front of his chest |
| Creature | One large black bat flying head-on with wings fully spread across the top centre, silhouetted against a small four-pointed star |
| Creature | Roughly two dozen smaller black bats in varying sizes and wing positions scattered across the pale blue sky |
| Other | A prone pale figure lying among rubble and broken timber at lower centre-right, near a collapsed cart wheel and leaning fence posts |
A portrait-format painted backglass dominated by a deep red border surrounding a pale blue night-sky panel. Across the top, a black bat with wings fully spread flies head-on over a small four-pointed star, with dozens of smaller black bats scattered across the sky behind it. Two horizontal score panels sit at upper left and upper right on blue banners with heavy black frames, headed by yellow-orange lettering reading 1ST PLAYER and 2ND PLAYER, each above five white mechanical score reels with black digits. The title occupies the centre-right: VAMPIRE in very large red letters with black shading, drawn as if the paint is dripping, with the smaller word Bally above it in slanted green script with a black outline. The main figure is a waist-up vampire at left: a bright green face with a deeply wrinkled furrowed brow, pointed ears, glowing red-rimmed eyes, a black widow's peak of hair, bared white fangs, and a blue-purple high-collared cloak. He holds up a pale oval hand mirror. The lower half shows a graveyard scene of leaning gothic fence posts, iron railings, a stone building, a broken cart wheel, and a prone figure. Yellow lettering along the bottom reads BALL IN PLAY with a right-pointing arrow.