1981 · Gottlieb
Volcano
Known for Craters, Volcano Shaft, Lava Level and Fire Pit. Erupting black volcano cone with a glowing white-hot crater at the centre, molten lava river and glowing lava pool filling the lower half, dark red smoke clouds and an orange sunset sky, black jagged mountain range silhouette on the horizon and rocky stalactite and bone-like cave formations framing the left and right borders.
- Year
- 1981
- Maker
- Gottlieb
- Type
- Solid state
- Display
- Alphanumeric
- Players
- 4
Known for
- saucers
Craters
- ball path
Volcano Shaft
- indicator
Lava Level
- Lane
Fire Pit
- Multiball
Three-ball Multiball
On the playfield
Shot 1
- Volcano Shaft ball path
Holes 2
- Craters saucers
- Top center saucer saucer
Target 1
- Kicking standup target
Kickback 1
- Left out lane kickback
Lane 1
- Fire Pit
Post or gate 1
- Right out lane gate gate
Control 1
- Second flipper buttons button
Lights 1
- Lava Level indicator
On the backglass
Who and what
- man Small caveman in a ragged loincloth at mid-left on a rocky ledge, arms thrown up, mouth open in a scream, running left
- man Caveman in a loincloth at lower left on a ledge, one arm raised holding a club, mid-stride
- man Small crouched figure at the lower left near the rocks, bent over in flight
- creature Four bats with fanned membraned wings; one large bat low centre-right, one medium bat above it, two smaller bats silhouetted in the smoky sky at upper left and upper right
- woman At right, a woman in a ragged sleeveless tunic clutching a long spear upright, long dark hair, looking alarmed
- man At the far bottom right, a large bare-chested man in a loincloth with long dark hair, mouth open in a full-throated scream, both arms raised; the most prominent human figure
Setting
- Erupting black volcano cone with a glowing white-hot crater at the centre
- Molten lava river and glowing lava pool filling the lower half
- Dark red smoke clouds and an orange sunset sky
- Black jagged mountain range silhouette on the horizon
- Rocky stalactite and bone-like cave formations framing the left and right borders
Text on it
- Gottlieb
- VOLCANO
- GAME OVER
- MATCH
- CREDITS
- Made in U.S.A.
- Rights Reserved.
How it plays
-
Multiballs 1
- Three-ball Multiball 3-ball
-
Goals 1
- Seismic Multiplier
Made by
- Design
- John Osborne
- Art
- David Moore
- Art
- Terry Doerzaph
Reference
Linked terms
- Craters also called Crater 1 also called Crater 2 also called Crater 3 also called Crater 4
- Top center saucer also called Top hole also called top collect hole
- Second flipper buttons also called green button also called action buttons
- Left out lane kickback also called ball save also called left-button ball save
- Three-ball Multiball also called Volcano Multiball
Playfield vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Playfield
- red
- orange
- yellow
- black
Fingerprint: Volcano, erupting volcano with black cone and glowing orange crater at upper left labelled VOLCANO SHAFT, lane of four round standup lamps running up flank, four-bank red crater drop targets numbered CRATER 1 to 4 behind clear window at top right, colossal caveman filling lower centre
The single most memorable element is the erupting volcano with a black cone and glowing orange crater at the upper left, labelled 'VOLCANO SHAFT', with a lane of four round standup lamps running up its flank. Second, a four-bank of red crater drop targets numbered CRATER 1 to CRATER 4 sits behind a clear plastic window at the top right. Third, the colossal caveman hero with matted black hair and outstretched arm filling the lower centre. Fourth, the apron dominated by a giant yellow-and-black V-shaped chevron with a yellow ball medallion.
Setting
- Erupting volcanic landscape
- Red-orange lava field with black-outlined rock crags
- Green jungle foliage and palm fronds at the lower edges
- Yellow and tan cave-wall rock faces at the left and right edges
Symbols
- Yellow ball medallion on the apron
- Five-pointed stars on the apron and right side rail
- Red circular crater targets
- Black-and-white arrow lane
- Giant v-shaped chevron
- Playfield-level volcano crater
- Dinosaur claw and skeleton motifs
Notable shapes
- Clear plastic window over the four-crater drop target bank
- Round orange volcano crater at top left
- Diagonal arc of four standup target lamps
- Giant v chevron on the apron
- Triangular cluster of three pop bumpers
Art motifs
- Erupting volcano and lava flow
- Dinosaurs and pterodactyls
- Cavemen in loincloths
- Rocky cave terrain
- Comic-book block lettering with white drop shadows
- Jungle palms
Themes
- Prehistoric
- Dinosaurs
- Cavemen
- Volcano
- Lava
- Disaster
- Adventure
Title on it
- Volcano
Text on it
- VOLCANO SHAFT
- 5000 WHEN LIT
- SPECIAL WHEEL
- COLLECT LETHAL VALUE WHEN LIT
- FREEZE CRATER LIGHTS WITH GREEN BUTTON ON RIGHT
- CRATER 4
- CRATER 3
- CRATER 2
- CRATER 1
- CRATER LIGHTS
- 3 CRATER LAVA FLOW
- LIT CRATER 2 CAPTURE BALL
- TARGET LOCK
- 10,000 WHEN LIT
- SPECIAL
- 1000 BONUS
- SUPER JACKPOT WHEN LIT
- BALL-SAVE WHEN LIT
- ROOT BEAR
- QUAKE
- LAVA
- RE-MARK BONUS VALUE ON THOUSANDS
- SHOOT AGAIN
- GAME OVER
- GREEN BUTTON TRIGGERS "BALL-SAVE" WHEN LIT
- GREEN BUTTON STOPS SHOOTER GUIDE AND VOLCANO LIGHTS
- How to play VOLCANO
- 1 REPLAY FOR EACH SCORE OF 350,000 POINTS
- 1 REPLAY FOR EACH SCORE OF 60,000 POINTS
- 3 REPLAYS FOR BEATING HIGH SCORE TO DATE
- © 1980
- Gottlieb
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Man | Huge bare-chested caveman, tan skin, long black matted hair with headband, brown loincloth, right arm outstretched forward, wide-eyed open-mouthed anxious expression, dominating the lower centre |
| Man | Rearing yellow-green tyrannosaurus-type dinosaur with open jaws and sharp teeth at the top-left corner, over a red volcano cone |
| Animal | Long-necked yellow sauropod dinosaur standing along the left rock wall |
| Animal | Spined yellow stegosaurus-type dinosaur on the upper right above the crater drop targets |
| Animal | Small brown bear cub labelled 'root bear' near the middle |
| Animal | Numerous small yellow pterodactyls and crawling reptiles scattered across the mid-field |
| Man | Several smaller cavemen in hide skirts and women in grass skirts scattered in the mid and lower field |
| Woman | Grass-skirted female figures on the lower right and left flanks among palm fronds |
A tall, wedge-shaped electro-mechanical playfield printed as a erupting volcano landscape in hot reds, oranges and yellows. The entire surface is a red-orange lava field with black-outlined rock crags, a black volcano cone with an orange crater at top left, and dozens of yellow dinosaur figures: a rearing Tyrannosaurus at the top-left corner, a long-necked sauropod, a spined dinosaur on the upper right, and many small pterodactyls and crawling reptiles scattered across the mid-field. A large bare-chested caveman with long black hair, a headband and a brown loincloth dominates the lower centre, reaching one arm forward, with a worried open-mouthed expression. Around him stand smaller cavemen in hide skirts and women in grass skirts, plus a small bear cub. Lettering is blocky yellow-on-red arcade style with white drop shadows: 'VOLCANO SHAFT', '5000 WHEN LIT', 'TARGET LOCK', '10,000 WHEN LIT', 'SPECIAL WHEEL', 'LAVA', 'BALL-SAVE WHEN LIT', 'SUPER JACKPOT WHEN LIT', 'RE-MARK BONUS VALUE ON THOUSANDS'. A four-bank of red crater drop targets sits behind a clear plastic window at top right, three round pop bumpers with red caps cluster in the centre, and the red apron carries a huge yellow-and-black V chevron, a black 'SHOOT AGAIN' button, a yellow ball-symbol medallion and a star.
Playfield
- red
- orange
- yellow
- black
Fingerprint: Volcanic close-up showing crouching bare-chested man lunging across glowing orange lava, vertical yellow lettering reading 5000 WHEN LIT, bank of four red drop targets, dark-brown rubber post, mustard-yellow scattered boulders with black stippled outlines, airbrushed lava landscape
A crouching bare-chested man lunging forward across a glowing orange lava field, rendered in flat screen-printed yellow highlights over black line work. Beside him, bold vertical yellow-on-black lettering reading '5000 WHEN LIT' runs down the playfield. A row of four red drop targets in a clear plastic bank stands immediately left of that text. The upper-left corner carries a stacked multi-colour rule card in green, red and orange text on a cream splattered panel.
Setting
- Volcanic lava field
- Red-black rock ridges
- Scattered boulders
- Cream splattered instruction panel
Symbols
- Four red drop targets
- Yellow arrow inserts
- Large dark-brown rubber post
- Stylised volcano cone with orange lava veins at left
Notable shapes
- A tall dark-brown tapered post above the drop targets
- A clear plastic drop-target window with four red panels
- A diagonal steel ball-guide rail hugging the right playfield edge
- Volcano cone silhouette with branching orange lava veins on the left
Art motifs
- Lava flow
- Volcanic craters
- Scree and boulders
- Cavern rock silhouettes
- Speckled cream-splatter instruction panel
Themes
- Volcano
- Lava
- Geology
- Explorer
- Prehistoric man
Text on it
- ATER 1
- CRATERS INCREASE
- LAVA FLOW
- LIT CRATERS
- CAPTURE BAL
- 5000 WHEN LIT
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Man | Bare-chested adult male with short dark hair, yellow-screen-printed skin highlights, dark shorts, crouched mid-stride and leaning forward with the right arm reaching out to the left, mouth open; stands on orange lava ground in front of a black-outlined red rock ridge |
| Other | Group of mustard-yellow angular boulders scattered across the lower right orange ground, drawn with heavy black stippled outlines |
A tight close-up crop of the lower-right quadrant of a volcanic-themed pinball playfield, photographed from the right side with the silver ball-guide rail and red cabinet edge visible down the right margin. The art is a heavily screen-printed, airbrushed lava landscape in scarlet, orange, mustard yellow and black. A bare-chested, dark-haired man in yellow-highlighted flesh tones crouches mid-stride at upper centre-right, leaning forward with one arm outstretched toward the left, mouth open, wearing only dark shorts. Black-outlined red rock ridges run behind him; scattered mustard-yellow boulders sit on the orange ground. Left of centre stands a tall dark-brown rubber/plastic post and a bank of four red rectangular drop targets with a clear plastic face, beside vertical yellow lettering. Yellow arrow-shaped inserts point up the left edge. At the bottom a chrome flipper bat and its steel bracket are visible.
Playfield
- red
- orange
- yellow
- black
Fingerprint: Large translucent red pop-bumper cap black skeletal Tyrannosaur jaw open spine toothed, three cavemen animal-hide loincloths painted orange rock wedge centre, bare-chested crouching man bearded spear-man spear-holding woman, enormous cream-black dinosaur skeletons left-top background, green palm fronds cream rock slabs
A big translucent red pop-bumper cap printed with a black skeletal Tyrannosaur, jaw open and spine toothed, sits over a lava-red field. Three cavemen in animal-hide loincloths are painted in a wedge of orange rock at centre: a crouching bare-chested man, a bearded spear-man, and a spear-holding woman with a black bob. Enormous cream-and-black dinosaur skeletons, including a long arcing neck and tail and a toothed jaw, fill the left and top background. Dark green palm fronds and cream rock slabs close off the lower right.
Setting
- Mottled brick-red lava or canyon rock field
- Prehistoric wilderness with giant dinosaur skeletons
- Cream rock slabs and dark green palm fronds
Symbols
- Black dinosaur skeleton silhouette on pop bumper cap
- Spears
- Animal-hide loincloths
- Fern shoots
- Palm fronds
Notable shapes
- Large red circular pop-bumper cap dominating the upper centre
- Steep triangular orange ramp wedge filling the centre
- Long curved dinosaur neck and tail sweeping as a graphic arc across the top
- Chrome wire ball guide arcing across the lower right
Art motifs
- Heavy black stippling and dry-brush texture
- Limited red-orange-yellow-black palette
- Speckled lava-rock background
- Action poses in comic style
Themes
- Prehistoric
- Dinosaurs
- Cavemen
- Primeval
- Adventure
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Man | Bare-chested tan-skinned caveman with shaggy black hair and beard, standing in profile facing left, wearing a spotted animal-hide loincloth, holding a long wooden spear angled up to the right |
| Man | Bare-chested tan-skinned caveman with short black hair, crouching on one knee facing left, arms folded across his chest, wearing a dark spotted hide loincloth |
| Woman | Tan-skinned caveman woman with a black bob haircut, standing upright facing left, bare-chested with dark hair, holding a long spear diagonally across her body, wearing a black spotted hide miniskirt |
| Creature | Large painted dinosaur skeleton in cream and black: long arcing neck and tapering tail sweeping across the top, a ribcage and vertebral column down the left side, and a toothed jaw at the far left edge |
| Creature | Smaller black skeletal dinosaur silhouette printed on the red plastic pop-bumper cap, jaws open, spine toothed, legs extended |
| Creature | Tiny green fern-like prehistoric plants sprouting from the lower orange ramp surface |
A cropped mid-playfield section of a prehistoric adventure-themed table, painted in a rough comic-book/airbrush style with heavy black stippling. The background is mottled brick-red and orange rock, like a lava field or canyon wall, with scratchy black dry-brush texture throughout. Dominating the upper centre is a large translucent red plastic pop-bumper cap printed with a black skeletal Tyrannosaur silhouette, its jaw open and tail arched, with a black toothed ridge along the spine. Behind and around it, huge cream-and-black dinosaur skeletons are painted edge-on: a long curved neck and tail sweep across the top left, a big ribcage and vertebral column run down the left side, and a toothed jaw with individual teeth is visible at the left edge. Three tan-skinned, black-haired cavemen in ragged loincloths of spotted animal hide are painted on the orange wedge-shaped ramp surface in the centre: one crouching bare-chested man facing left, one bearded man standing with a spear angled up to the right, and one standing woman with a black bob haircut holding a long spear diagonally across her body. Small green fern shoots sprout from the lower orange ramp, and dark green palm fronds fill the lower right corner against pale cream rock slabs. Chrome ball-guide rails and wire ramps cross the lower right; no lettering is visible anywhere in this crop.
Playfield
- red
- yellow
- black
- green
Fingerprint: Huge bright yellow frill-backed dinosaur rearing over black volcano cone pouring red lava river, lime-green curved ball guides sweeping across blood-red ash-speckled field, green lettering reading VOLCANO SHAFT and 5000 WHEN LIT, four round yellow bumper caps firing orange sunburst rays, pterodactyls gliding overhead
A huge bright yellow frill-backed dinosaur rearing over a black volcano cone that pours a thick red lava river down the left side of the playfield. Lime-green curved ball guides sweep across a vast blood-red ash-speckled field, carrying green lettering that reads VOLCANO SHAFT and 5000 WHEN LIT. A row of four round yellow bumper caps fires orange sunburst rays across the right-hand side, with pterodactyls gliding over the red ground.
Setting
- Erupting volcano
- Lava flow
- Yellow rocky crags
- Black ash sky with red glowing fissures
- Prehistoric primeval world
Symbols
- Four yellow circular bumper caps
- Orange sunburst rays
- Lime-green curved rails
- Volcano crater
- Pterodactyls
- Yellow rock crags
Notable shapes
- Two large sweeping lime-green curved rails crossing the field
- Four round yellow bumper caps in a diagonal line
- Tall black cone with a red lava river spilling down one side
- Irregular jagged yellow crag border along the left
Art motifs
- Airbrushed stippled shading
- Heavy black speckle texture over red
- Bold green-on-black score legends
- Sunburst rays
Themes
- Prehistoric
- Dinosaurs
- Volcano
- Lava
- Dinosaurs again
Text on it
- VOLCANO SHAFT
- 5000 WHEN LIT
- SP
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Animal | Large yellow carnivorous dinosaur with a spined sail/frill along its back, textured scale pattern, wide open mouth showing rows of white teeth, dark eye socket, standing on hind legs on a rock ledge at upper left, one clawed hand reaching down |
| Creature | Winged pterodactyl with orange-brown leathery wings and a pointed beak, flying leftwards over the red field at mid right |
| Creature | Second smaller pterodactyl with orange wings, flying low over the red field near bottom centre |
| Monster | Black volcanic cone with a crater erupting yellow and orange lava streaks and lava spray, at top centre |
A cropped, close-up view of the left-centre section of a prehistoric-volcano themed playfield. The left third is dominated by a bright yellow, spined, frill-backed dinosaur (T-rex like) with an open, tooth-filled mouth and a small horned brow, crouching on jagged yellow-and-black rock and clawing at a rock ledge. Below it a red lava flow spills down a black volcanic cone edged with mottled yellow crags, casting a broad red glow. The centre and right are a huge blood-red field speckled with black ash, framed by two sweeping lime-green curved rails that arc from lower left to upper right, one of them a ball guide rail. Along the right, four white-rimmed round yellow bumper caps sit in a diagonal row, each throwing out an orange-and-yellow sunburst ray. Two leathery winged pterodactyls fly over the red field, one mid-right and one lower centre. Lettering is in chunky green capitals on black banners: VOLCANO SHAFT at left centre and 5000 WHEN LIT along the rail. Chrome hardware, a slanted metal ramp guide and a flipper assembly intrude at the bottom.
Playfield
- red
- black
- orange
- yellow
Fingerprint: Huge illustrated portrait of shocked wide-eyed caveman with mouth open filling lower centre, enormous four-position CRATER 1-4 button bank under clear plastic at upper right, whole playfield single continuous prehistoric-disaster collage with erupting volcanoes lava craters and bombs, hexagonal SEISMIC MULTIPLIER ring with round lights
The most memorable element is the huge illustrated portrait of a shocked, wide-eyed caveman with his mouth open, filling the lower centre of the playfield and looking straight out at the player. Second is the enormous four-position CRATER 1-4 button bank under a clear plastic cover in the upper right, with its red angled panels. Third, the whole playfield is a single continuous prehistoric-disaster collage - erupting volcanoes, lava, craters and bombs in a hot red-orange field with almost no empty space. Fourth, the hexagonal SEISMIC MULTIPLIER / LAVA LEVEL target cluster ringed with round lights in the middle of the field. Fifth, a diagonal yellow-striped ramp marked 500 VALUE in the upper left.
Setting
- Erupting volcano with a huge orange lava plume
- Prehistoric jungle of ferns, palm trees and vines
- Night sky filled with falling bombs and missiles
- Grey smoke clouds and rock fields
- Pale bone-coloured boulders and skull shapes
Symbols
- Round crater targets
- Four crater buttons in a sloped bank
- Black dinosaur-head silhouettes inside red pop-bumper caps
- Volcano cones with yellow-and-black hazard striping
- Falling bombs and missiles
- Dinosaur skeletons and skulls
- Pine trees and ferns
- Small round post lights in cream and amber
- Yellow-and-black striped arrow motif on the apron
Notable shapes
- The tall clear-covered rectangular crater-button bank with four stepped red panels, the hexagonal ring of six round drop targets in the middle, the diagonal hazard-striped ramp cutting across the upper left, a long narrow vertical drop of cream post lights curving down the centre of the playfield, and an oval cutout in the lower left with a green striped surround
Art motifs
- Lava bursts and erupting cones
- Black ink linework with stippled airbrushed shading
- Speech-bubble cream labels for bonus values
- Hand-lettered yellow block capitals
- Bold condensed white sans-serif lettering
Themes
- Volcano
- Prehistoric
- Dinosaurs
- Lava
- Cavemen
- Disaster
- Space-flight
- Bombing
Title on it
- Volcano safely 3
Text on it
- SPECIAL WHEN LIT
- COLLECT SERIACT 4BALL WHEN 10BALL IS LIT
- VOLCANO
- 3 SAFELY
- 500 VALUE
- 1000 HIGH LIT
- EXTRA BALL WHEN LIT
- FREEZE CRATER LIGHTS WITH GREEN BUTTON ON RIGHT
- CRATER 4
- CRATER 3
- CRATER 2
- CRATER 1
- CRATER INCREASE LAVA LEVEL HIT CRATER CAPTURE BALL
- SEISMIC MULTIPLIER
- LAVA LEVEL
- SEISMIC
- BALL SAVE WHEN LIT
- GREEN GLOW TRIGGER LIGHTS WILL RAPID FIRE
- BUTTON STOPS SHOOTER GUSES AND VOLCANO LIGHTS
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Man | Large central portrait, dark shaggy shoulder-length hair, wide staring eyes, open mouth showing teeth, tan skin, wearing a necklace of large pale beads or bones, bare shoulders, facing the viewer and framed by ferns and rocks at the lower playfield |
| Man | Standing bare-chested caveman in a black skin-fur loincloth, arm raised, near the lower left of the pop-bumper cluster |
| Woman | Long-haired cavewoman in a short fur dress, seen from behind with one arm raised, standing amid foliage on the left mid-playfield |
| Woman | Cavewoman in a fur bikini holding a small dark object, standing just left of centre below the seismic multiplier hexagon |
| Man | Caveman in loincloth with arms raised, upper left area near the extra ball when lit speech bubble |
| Man | Caveman in loincloth lunging or crouching beside a skull on the left edge |
| Creature | Two yellow dinosaurs with black striping, one rearing upright at the top left corner with jaws open, one walking on four legs on the right mid-playfield |
| Other | Large horned prehistoric beast head in profile, tan, roaring, to the right of the seismic multiplier hexagon |
| Vehicle | Several grey and black military-style bombs and missiles with fins, falling diagonally across the red sky, some trailing smoke |
A long, vertically shot electro-mechanical playfield dominated by a red, orange and black volcanic palette, with yellow and cream accents. The whole surface is a busy illustrated collage of erupting volcanoes, lava flows, falling bombs and prehistoric cavemen and cavewomen in skin-fur loincloths. Near the bottom centre a large head-and-shoulders portrait of a wide-eyed, open-mouthed dark-haired man in a bone or fur necklace stares upward, framed by ferns and pale boulders. Above him, mid-field, a hexagonal cluster of round targets encloses the words SEISMIC MULTIPLIER and LAVA LEVEL. Four round pop-bumper caps with black dinosaur-head silhouettes on red sit at upper-centre, centre, lower-left and lower-right. The left upper quadrant carries a bank of seven round crater targets beside a diagonal yellow-and-red striped ramp marked 500 VALUE, with the word VOLCANO arcing above them. The right upper quadrant is taken up by a large clear plastic covered rectangle holding four crater buttons labelled CRATER 1 to CRATER 4 in descending order, with white instruction text above. Cream speech-bubble labels give bonus values and lit-feature awards. The lower apron is plain metal with a red-and-black zigzag V motif and printed instruction panels.
Playfield
- red
- orange
- cream
- black
Fingerprint: Freeze Crater Lights: Rectangular crater panel under clear cover, four horizontal bands labelled CRATER 1 through 4, each with concentric ring crater and red trapezoidal glow-like insert, muscular figure reaching arm across lava flow lower right, legend stacked reading volcano theme, yellow-orange block capitals, cream tan border with black stripes, geological sci-fi aesthetic
A four-row numbered crater target bank, CRATER 1 through CRATER 4, each row pairing a ringed circular crater with a red trapezoidal insert glowing like lava. Overarching that is the instruction FREEZE CRATER LIGHTS WITH GREEN BUTTON ON RIGHT. A muscular man in yellow highlights reaches one bare arm out across a red lava flow in the lower right corner.
Setting
- Volcanic rock
- Lava flow
- Red crater field
- Mottled cream ash
Symbols
- Four concentric-ring crater circles
- Four red trapezoidal lit inserts
- Plain black circular gate hole
- Yellow disc post cap with metal pin
- Yellow starburst spikes
Notable shapes
- A tall brown tapered fluted post or cone shape standing on the lower deck, centre-right
- A large black circular hole beneath the open gate text
- A yellow disc with a central metal pin at the left edge
- A red circular piece with radiating yellow spikes at the left edge
Art motifs
- Speckled lava-crackle texture
- Stencilled block capitals with black drop outline
- Yellow rim-lighting on figures
- Flame striations in lit inserts
Themes
- Volcano
- Lava
- Craters
- Geology
- Eruption
Title on it
- Freeze crater lights with green button on right
Text on it
- FREEZE CRATER LIGHTS WITH GREEN BUTTON ON RIGHT
- CRATER 4
- CRATER 3
- CRATER 2
- CRATER 1
- CRATERS INCREASE
- LAVA FLOW
- LIT CRATERS
- CAPTURE BALL
- OPEN GATE
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Man | One male figure at the lower right. short dark hair, face in profile turned left, bare muscular arm extended horizontally to the left with the hand open and fingers spread. wearing a short-sleeved shirt in yellow and orange with dense dark speckled shading. he appears to be bracing or pushing against something on the left. drawn with heavy black comic outlines and yellow rim-lighting. |
Overhead view of a volcano-themed pinball playfield, cropped to the upper and middle deck. The upper two thirds is a large rectangular red crater panel beneath a clear plastic cover secured by silver screws and chrome posts, framed by a cream-tan border with two thin black stripes along the top edge. Four horizontal bands run down it, labelled CRATER 1 at the bottom through CRATER 4 at the top in chunky yellow-orange capitals with heavy black outlines, each label slanted and set left of a circular crater of concentric rings (outer tan, then dark, then solid red with a small metal pin); right of each sits a red trapezoidal insert glowing with orange flame striations. Yellow-orange text across the top reads FREEZE CRATER LIGHTS WITH GREEN BUTTON ON RIGHT. Below, the surface becomes mottled cream, orange and black volcanic rock carrying a stacked legend: CRATERS INCREASE LAVA FLOW in green, LIT CRATERS in orange, CAPTURE BALL in red-orange. Lower left, OPEN GATE in green sits above a plain black circular hole; lower right a male figure in yellow and orange reaches one bare arm leftward across a red lava flow.
Playfield
- red
- orange
- yellow
- black
Fingerprint: Huge translucent red disc with black coiled dragon emblem sitting in middle of bright red-orange caveman playfield, cavemen in fur loincloths and yellow spotted leopard in coarse black-outlined yellow-ochre halftone art, large yellow boulder face on left and green palm fronds
A huge translucent red disc with a black coiled dragon emblem sits in the middle of an otherwise bright red-orange caveman playfield. Around it, cavemen in fur loincloths and a yellow spotted leopard are printed in coarse black-outlined yellow-ochre halftone art. A large yellow boulder face on the left and green palm fronds at the bottom left anchor the prehistoric setting, and the cropped diagonal text at the bottom left is printed in red block capitals with heavy black shadowing.
Setting
- Prehistoric cave-and-jungle setting
- Scattered boulders and rocky ground
- Palm fronds
Symbols
- Coiled dragon emblem
- Playing-card suits
Notable shapes
- Large translucent red circular disc with black dragon logo
- Large angular yellow rock face on the left
- Black rectangular rubber-tipped insert at upper left
Art motifs
- Black-outlined flat cartoon halftone
- Spear tip
- Stone boulders
Themes
- Caveman
- Prehistoric
- Prehistoric man
- Dinosaurs
- Jungle
Text on it
- WHEN LI
- BALL-SALV
- ACTIVE WHEN HE
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Man | Central caveman seen from behind, long black hair, bare muscular back, both arms raised and flexed, shaggy dark fur loincloth, yellow-ochre skin in halftone |
| Man | Caveman at the right edge in profile, bare chest, dark fur garment and headband, one arm extended toward the centre |
| Animal | Yellow leopard or jaguar with black rosettes and a toothy open mouth, positioned to the right of the red disc |
| Animal | Yellow creature with black spots and a spiny ridge at the top of the playfield, seen from above |
| Creature | Crocodile or lizard head with a long snout at the right edge, jaws open |
Tight close-up of a bright red-orange playfield in a prehistoric caveman theme. Dominating the centre is a large translucent red circular plastic disc bearing a black emblem of a coiled dragon or lizard with an open toothed jaw, spiny back, clawed feet and a curling tail. Printed art in flat black outlines and yellow-ochre halftone shows two cavemen: a central one seen from behind, long black hair, bare back, arms raised and flexing, wearing a shaggy dark fur loincloth, and a second at the right edge in profile wearing a fur garment and a dark headband. Elsewhere are a yellow leopard or jaguar with black rosettes, a spotted dinosaur-like reptile at the top, a crocodile head and a spear tip, plus scattered boulders, a large faceted yellow rock face at the left, and green palm fronds at the lower left. Two red pop-bumper caps sit at the top, a black rectangular rubber-tipped insert lies at upper left, and polished metal posts and wire guides cross the lower left. Diagonal red-and-yellow block lettering at the bottom left is partly cut off.
Backglass vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Backglass
- orange
- red
- black
- cyan
Fingerprint: Symmetrical black volcano cone erupting at exact centre with blinding white-hot blast, dripping orange lava-like lettering reading VOLCANO appearing to melt down from explosion, four glowing blue 000 000 score windows in mirrored pairs flanking eruption, four large bats with fanned wings flying across burning lava field, tiny prehistoric cavemen fleeing on rocky ledges
The dominant feature is a symmetrical black volcano cone erupting in the exact centre with a blinding white-hot blast, and the word VOLCANO spelled out in dripping, lava-like orange letters that look as though they are melting down out of the explosion. Four glowing blue 000 000 score windows sit in two mirrored pairs flanking the eruption. Four large bats with fanned membraned wings fly out across the middle of the burning lava field, the biggest one low and centre-right. Tiny prehistoric humans in loincloths flee and gesture from rocky ledges on both the left and right borders.
Setting
- Erupting black volcano cone with a glowing white-hot crater at the centre
- Molten lava river and glowing lava pool filling the lower half
- Dark red smoke clouds and an orange sunset sky
- Black jagged mountain range silhouette on the horizon
- Rocky stalactite and bone-like cave formations framing the left and right borders
Symbols
- Erupting volcano cone
- Flowing lava river and lava pool
- Four flying bats
- Glowing orbs of molten rock falling like embers
- Match window
- Credits 0 seven-segment display
- Four score windows
Lettering
- The maker's name at the top centre is a rounded, fat bubble-style sans-serif wordmark in glowing white with a soft halo. the title volcano is tall, jagged, dripping display lettering in molten orange-yellow with a heavy black outline, shaped so the letters read as flowing lava lit from behind by the eruption. game over is tiny white uppercase text at the upper left. match is white uppercase in a small lit window; credits is white uppercase beneath the blue digit box. the copyright block at bottom centre-right is tiny dark sans-serif print.
Themes
- Volcano eruption
- Lava catastrophe
- Prehistoric cavemen fleeing
- Apocalyptic
- Bats
- Dinosaurs-era humans in loincloths
Title on it
- Volcano
Text on it
- Gottlieb
- VOLCANO
- GAME OVER
- MATCH
- CREDITS
- Made in U.S.A.
- Rights Reserved.
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Man | Small caveman in a ragged loincloth at mid-left on a rocky ledge, arms thrown up, mouth open in a scream, running left |
| Man | Caveman in a loincloth at lower left on a ledge, one arm raised holding a club, mid-stride |
| Man | Small crouched figure at the lower left near the rocks, bent over in flight |
| Creature | Four bats with fanned membraned wings; one large bat low centre-right, one medium bat above it, two smaller bats silhouetted in the smoky sky at upper left and upper right |
| Woman | At right, a woman in a ragged sleeveless tunic clutching a long spear upright, long dark hair, looking alarmed |
| Man | At the far bottom right, a large bare-chested man in a loincloth with long dark hair, mouth open in a full-throated scream, both arms raised; the most prominent human figure |
| Man | Small figure at the right edge mid-height, arms raised, standing on a dark rock ledge beside a lava splash |
A tall backglass with a volcanic apocalypse painted in hot oranges, reds and black. A huge black cone volcano sits dead centre, its crater blowing a bright white-yellow burst of flame that backlights jagged, dripping molten-lettering reading VOLCANO across the top. Four cyan-blue seven-segment score windows in black bezels are arranged in two mirrored pairs, upper left and upper right, each reading 000 000. Below the mountain is a lit MATCH window and a blue 0 digit box with CREDITS 0 beneath it. Four blue-black bats with spread membraned wings fly across the middle, the largest low centre-right. Around the edges, small painted caveman-like humans in ragged loincloths gesture and flee: two on a rocky ledge at left, a woman clutching a spear at right, and a large screaming bare-chested man at bottom right. Screaming faces, stalactite and bone-like rock formations frame the borders, with white-hot lava splashes at the top corners and a glowing lava pool at bottom centre.