1969 · Gottlieb
Wild Wild West / Lariat
Known for Vary-targets, Lower saucers and Jackrabbits. Crimson red sky, dark red mesas and buttes on the horizon, flat orange desert ground, cacti and barrel cactus, small white false-fronted building with orange shingled roof and porch and blank white instruction card panel on the right.
- Year
- 1969
- Maker
- Gottlieb
- Type
- Electro-mechanical
- Display
- Score reels
- Players
- 2
Known for
- Target
Vary-targets
- saucer
Lower saucers
- backglass toy
Jackrabbits
2 games under this title
On the playfield
Hole 1
- Lower saucers saucer
Target 1
- Vary-targets
Lane 1
- Side lanes
Backbox 1
- Jackrabbits backglass toy
On the backglass
Who and what
- animal White bucking horse with brown saddle, rearing over a red-brown barrel with its front legs in the air
- animal Herd of five or six small white goats scattering and running across the orange sand
- man Grinning cartoon man in a red shirt and blue jeans, thrown backwards with arms flailing over the bonnet of the car
- other Green-skinned figure sprawled face-down across the car body
- creature Small green reptile or lizard figure beside the building wall
- other Small white rabbit-like figure standing on the roof edge of the building
Setting
- Crimson red sky
- Dark red mesas and buttes on the horizon
- Flat orange desert ground
- Cacti and barrel cactus
- Small white false-fronted building with orange shingled roof and porch
- Blank white instruction card panel on the right
Text on it
- Gottlieb's
- 2 PLAYER
- 1
- 2
- 0.0 0 0 0
- A GAME OF SKILL
- SHOOT AGAIN
- PLAYERS 1 OR 2
- SAME PLAYER SAME TIME
- MFD. BY D. GOTTLIEB & CO
- CHICAGO, ILL. 60657
- SUPER
- SKILL GAME
Made by
- Design
- Ed Krynski
- Art
- Art Stenholm
The cast
- Lariat
- Western
Reference
Backglass vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Backglass Lariat
- red
- orange
- blue
- white
Fingerprint: Giant white cowboy boot with red trim planted on roof of small white false-fronted building, rearing white bucking horse and scattered herd of small white goats at left, grinning cartoon man in red shirt flung backwards over bonnet of light blue open-top hot rod with whitewall tires, two white cowboy hats numbered one and two perched on black score windows, wild west desert setting
A giant white cowboy boot with red trim planted on the roof of a small white false-fronted building, with a rearing white bucking horse and a scattered herd of small white goats on the left. A grinning cartoon man in a red shirt is being flung backwards over the bonnet of a light blue open-top hot rod. Two white cowboy hats numbered 1 and 2 perch on black score windows under a bold navy 2 PLAYER. A green four-leaf-clover PLAYERS 1 OR 2 plaque and a rainbow-ringed SAME PLAYER SAME TIME medallion anchor the lower right corner.
Setting
- Crimson red sky
- Dark red mesas and buttes on the horizon
- Flat orange desert ground
- Cacti and barrel cactus
- Small white false-fronted building with orange shingled roof and porch
- Blank white instruction card panel on the right
Symbols
- Oversized white cowboy boot with red trim
- Two white cowboy hats numbered 1 and 2
- Ten mechanical score reels
- Barrel
- Cactus
- Porch and window of a false-fronted wooden building
- Hot rod with exposed exhaust pipes, whitewall tyres and yellow number plate
- Four-leaf clover badge
- Rainbow-ringed medallion
Lettering
- Red cursive script signature at top centre; heavy condensed navy sans-serif capitals for 2 player; bold red-and-white outlined capitals on angled banners at the right; black condensed capitals on a red rounded strip along the bottom edge
Themes
- Wild west
- Cowboy
- Rodeo
- Desert
- Buckle-up car ride attraction
Text on it
- Gottlieb's
- 2 PLAYER
- 1
- 2
- 0.0 0 0 0
- A GAME OF SKILL
- SHOOT AGAIN
- PLAYERS 1 OR 2
- SAME PLAYER SAME TIME
- MFD. BY D. GOTTLIEB & CO
- CHICAGO, ILL. 60657
- SUPER
- SKILL GAME
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Animal | White bucking horse with brown saddle, rearing over a red-brown barrel with its front legs in the air |
| Animal | Herd of five or six small white goats scattering and running across the orange sand |
| Man | Grinning cartoon man in a red shirt and blue jeans, thrown backwards with arms flailing over the bonnet of the car |
| Other | Green-skinned figure sprawled face-down across the car body |
| Creature | Small green reptile or lizard figure beside the building wall |
| Other | Small white rabbit-like figure standing on the roof edge of the building |
A bright, cartoon-painted Wild West desert backglass. Two black rectangular score windows sit at the top, each holding five cream mechanical digit reels showing 0.0 0 0 0, and a white cowboy hat marked 1 (left) and 2 (right) sits on the outer corner of each window. Between them a huge white cowboy boot with red trim stands on the roof of a small white false-fronted building, with a red script Gottlieb's signature and a bold navy 2 PLAYER at top centre. The ground is orange desert with cactus, a barrel and dark red mesas against a crimson sky. A white bucking horse with a brown saddle rears over a barrel at left, with small white goats scattering below. At centre-right a grinning cartoon man in a red shirt and blue jeans is thrown back over the bonnet of a light blue open-top hot rod with whitewall tyres, exposed exhaust pipes, a red patterned seat and a yellow licence plate; a green figure lies sprawled on the car body. A blank white instruction card sits at right beneath SHOOT AGAIN, above a green PLAYERS 1 OR 2 four-leaf-clover plaque and a rainbow-ringed SAME PLAYER SAME TIME medallion. Flat comic-book colouring in red, orange, blue and white.
Backglass Wild Wild West
- red
- pink
- blue
- white
Fingerprint: wild wild west, bright blue open-top hot rod with driver in yellow shirt and red scarf, man in red shirt and orange hat tumbles head-first over windscreen with legs kicked high, rider in red shirt falling backward off rearing white horse, green-hatted figure positioned inside tall green cactus marked with player number, title stacked three-deep in red on torn white parchment, western adventure style
The most memorable element is the crash tableau: a bright blue open-top hot rod with a driver in a yellow shirt and red scarf while a man in a red shirt and orange hat is thrown head-first over the screen, legs in the air. Behind them a rider in a red shirt is being bucked off a rearing white horse. A green-hatted cowboy figure sits oddly inside a tall cactus marked with a player number. The title is stacked three-deep in red lettering on a torn white parchment shape rather than in a single line.
Setting
- Red-orange desert plain
- Purple and blue mesas
- White picket fence
- False-front wooden saloon building
- Pink sandy ground
Symbols
- Cowboy hat above each score window
- Cacti
- Wooden signpost
- Picket fence
- Sunburst behind the title
- Saloon door with a small window
- Chase-horse silhouette on the lower instruction bar
Lettering
- Tall red slab-serif title letters with white and black drop shadows, stacked in three overlapping lines on a ragged white parchment panel; smaller white-outlined red script and block lettering on the instruction bar and signage; green hand-lettered text on the cactus player panel
Themes
- Wild west
- Cowboys
- Desert
- Car chase
- Horse riding
- Saloon
- Cacti
Title on it
- Wild wild west
Text on it
- youth's
- Wild Wild West
- 2 PLAYER
- 5,576
- 0,000
- A GAME OF SKILL
- WELCOME DRY GULCH
- IT'S HIGH TIME TO COMPETE
- PLAYER
- OR
- 2
- GAME TIME
- 1546
- CHASE THE
- THE BALL
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Animal | White bucking horse rearing on its hind legs, rider in a red shirt and blue jeans falling backwards over its rump |
| Man | Driver of the blue hot rod, yellow shirt, red neckerchief, dark hair, gripping the wheel, looking sideways |
| Man | Man in a red shirt and orange hat tumbling head-first over the windscreen, legs kicked up in the air |
| Man | Figure with a wide green hat and red-and-white spotted neckerchief positioned inside/behind a tall green cactus at right |
| Animal | Small white dog running to the right across the pink ground at lower left |
| Animal | Small white rabbit sitting near the fence left of centre |
| Vehicle | Large bright blue open-top hot rod with whitewall tyres, chrome grille, red patterned seat upholstery and number plate 1546 |
A western-themed backglass in flat, saturated cartoon colour. Background is a red-orange desert plain with purple and blue mesas, a white picket fence and a low false-front wooden building behind centre. The stacked main title sits on a ragged white parchment panel in the upper centre, in tall red serif letters with white and black drop shadows, with a small sunburst behind it. Two black score windows with white panels sit at the top corners, each with a cowboy hat graphic above. Centre-left a white bucking horse rears with a rider in a red shirt falling backwards. Centre, a large blue open-top hot rod with white-wall tyres and a red-patterned seat carries a driver in a yellow shirt and red scarf; a man in a red shirt and orange hat tumbles head-first over the windscreen, legs in the air. A green-hatted man sits in a cactus. A white dog runs across the pink ground at lower left, and a small white rabbit is near the fence. Right side has a wooden signpost, a stack of green cacti, and a saloon door panel.