1987 · Gottlieb
Victory
Known for Back center kicker, FINISH targets, Upper playfield and Fuel targets. Dark blurred grandstands, crowd with scattered coloured lights and night race scene.
- Year
- 1987
- Maker
- Gottlieb
- Type
- Solid state
- Display
- Alphanumeric
- Players
- 4
Known for
- kicker
Back center kicker
- Target
FINISH targets
- upper playfield
Upper playfield
- Drop target
Fuel targets
- Goal
Checkpoints
On the playfield
Extra level 1
- Upper playfield upper playfield
Ramp 1
- Upper playfield ramp
Orbit 1
- Upper right orbit
Hole 1
- Back center kicker kicker
Drop target 1
- Fuel targets
Targets 2
- FINISH targets
- Lower standup targets
Lanes 3
- Rollunder lane
- Left in lane
- Right in lane
Flipper 1
- Upper flippers extra flipper
On the backglass
Who and what
- other Helmeted driver in the central yellow car, silver full-face helmet with red simpson lettering and dark visor, shoulders just visible in the cockpit; centre
- other Helmeted driver in the upper-right yellow car, dark helmet, seen from above and behind; upper right
- other Helmeted driver in the red-and-white car at upper left, pale helmet, gloved hands on the wheel; upper left
Setting
- Dark blurred grandstands
- Crowd with scattered coloured lights
- Night race scene
Text on it
- VICTORY
- TM
- SIMPSON
- 44
- 13
How it plays
-
Modes 1
- Checkpoint hurry-up timed mode
-
Goals 2
- Checkpoints
- Races
-
Awards 1
- Race Bonus
Made by
- Design
- John Trudeau
- Art
- Constantino Mitchell
- Art
- Jeanine Mitchell
- Software
- John Buras
- Sound
- Dave Zabriskie
Reference
Linked terms
- Back center kicker also called right-spinner back kicker
- FINISH targets also called Finish 6-bank also called FINISH standups
- Upper flippers also called upper right flipper
- Fuel targets also called Fuel
- Rollunder lane also called middle-left rollunder
- Right in lane also called right inlane
- Checkpoints also called Checkpoint 1 also called Checkpoint 2 also called Checkpoint 4
Playfield vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Playfield
- red
- yellow
- magenta
- brown
Fingerprint: Huge flat-painted yellow-gold aircraft or mecha sprawling across centre, ringed by orange circular outlines against brown-cream battle illustration; whole playfield under smoke-grey plastic cover with bright magenta-pink inner cabinet rail framing it; large orange-black circular emblem on lower apron next to printed rules card with QR-style label; flat comic-book style with saturated reds, yellows, magentas and browns
A huge flat-painted yellow-gold aircraft or mecha form sprawling across the centre of the playfield, ringed by orange circular outlines and set against a brown-and-cream battle illustration. The whole playfield is under a smoke-grey plastic cover with a bright magenta-pink inner cabinet rail framing it. A large orange-and-black circular emblem sits on the lower apron next to a printed rules card with a QR-style label.
Setting
- Painted wartime battle scene with buildings, machinery and smoke in browns, creams and orange
- Industrial mechanical backdrop of pipes, gears and engine blocks behind the central vehicle
- Magenta-pink cabinet inner rails framing the playfield on both sides
- Smoke-grey transparent plastic cover over the whole playfield
Symbols
- Orange circular outline rings around the central vehicle
- Blue and orange rectangular insert windows in the upper playfield
- Triangular sling triangles with printed captions
- Orange-and-black circular emblem on the apron
- Qr-style square label on the rules card
Notable shapes
- Tall tapering wedge playfield
- Large curved chrome ball guide sweeping across the upper left
- Giant flat yellow vehicle silhouette dominating the centre
- Orange circular outline rings encircling the centre
- Black lockdown bar spanning the front
Art motifs
- Exploded mechanical detail
- Smoke and fire clouds
- Sunburst rays
- Stencil military lettering
- Heavy black keylines
Themes
- War
- Aviation
- Mecha
- Battle
- Heroic combat
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Vehicle | One very large yellow-gold aircraft or mecha painted flat across the centre of the playfield: swept wing or body panels, a domed cockpit canopy in pale blue and white at its centre, dark grey engine blocks, magenta and red trim highlights, small stencil markings, surrounded by a ring of orange circular outlines |
| Creature | Several small white and pink stencil-style humanoid figures drawn in the surrounding battle illustration, plus scattered small vehicle shapes |
A tall, wedge-shaped electro-mechanical pinball playfield seen in situ inside a cabinet with a transparent smoke-tinted plastic cover and a magenta-pink inner side rail. The layout runs top to bottom: an upper playfield crowded with clear plastics, chrome ball-guide rails, a curved wire return and a bank of small rectangular blue-and-orange insert windows; a broad centre dominated by one large yellow-gold vehicle or aircraft-shaped mecha painted flat on the wood, with a domed cockpit/canopy, dark engine blocks, magenta and red trim, a ring of orange circular outlines around it and scattered white stencil lettering; and a lower half of painted comic-style illustration showing a battle scene in browns, oranges, creams and hot pink. Two red rubber-faced flippers sit at the bottom centre, flanked by two triangular sling triangles with printed captions. Two white plastics lie below the flippers. The apron carries a large orange-and-black circular emblem, a printed rules card with a heading and dense black body text, a small square QR-style label, a black lockdown bar, and a plastic-covered instruction panel on the right. The cabinet front is red with yellow lightning-bolt graphics and a chrome plunger. Art style is flat comic-book illustration with saturated reds, yellows, magentas and browns.
Backglass vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Backglass
- yellow
- black
- red
- grey
Fingerprint: Enormous chrome-gradient word VICTORY arched very top bright yellow open-wheel sprint car head-on towering chrome supercharger scoop, flanked silver spike-shaped wings, driver silver helmet red SIMPSON lettering black number 44 yellow nose, second yellow car red sponsor name overlapping upper right, red-white car numbered 13 upper left
The enormous chrome-gradient word VICTORY arched across the very top, taking up a quarter of the glass. Directly beneath it, a bright yellow open-wheel sprint car head-on with a towering chrome supercharger scoop, flanked by silver spike-shaped wings. The driver's silver helmet with red SIMPSON lettering, and the black number 44 on the yellow nose. A second yellow car with the same red sponsor name on its wing panel overlapping at the upper right, and a red-and-white car numbered 13 at the upper left.
Setting
- Dark blurred grandstands
- Crowd with scattered coloured lights
- Night race scene
Symbols
- Helmeted drivers
- Open-wheel racing cars
- Chrome supercharger scoop
- Exhaust stacks
- Silver spike wings
- Roll hoop
- Car number plates
Lettering
- Giant arched block capitals with chrome-to-orange gradient fill, orange-red outline and black drop shadow; sponsor name in red lowercase sans-serif; helmet branding in red capitals
Themes
- Motorsport
- Sprint cars
- Open-wheel racing
- Sponsored race cars
Title on it
- Victory
Text on it
- VICTORY
- TM
- SIMPSON
- 44
- 13
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Other | Helmeted driver in the central yellow car, silver full-face helmet with red simpson lettering and dark visor, shoulders just visible in the cockpit; centre |
| Other | Helmeted driver in the upper-right yellow car, dark helmet, seen from above and behind; upper right |
| Other | Helmeted driver in the red-and-white car at upper left, pale helmet, gloved hands on the wheel; upper left |
A backglass painted in glossy airbrushed photorealism, showing a sprint-car / open-wheel motorsport scene. The top quarter is dominated by the word VICTORY in huge block capitals, a metallic silver-to-chrome gradient with an orange-red outline and black drop shadow, with a small TM at the right. Below it three open-wheel racing cars charge towards the viewer. The nearest car, centred, is bright yellow with a tall chrome supercharger scoop and exposed exhaust stacks; its driver wears a silver full-face helmet with red SIMPSON lettering and a dark visor, and the yellow nose carries the large black number 44, with a red sponsor name printed on the bodywork just above it. A second yellow car sits behind at the upper right, its yellow wing panel carrying the same red sponsor name. On the upper left a red-and-white car marked with the number 13 is driven by a helmeted figure. Silver spike-like wings flank the central car's cockpit. Dark blurred grandstands with scattered coloured lights fill the left and right background. Heavy room reflections run across the glass, and the black cabinet border shows at the edges.