1993 · Gottlieb
Wipe Out
Known for Ski Lift, Slalom, Rip the Crud and Snow Board ramp. Pale blue-grey snowy sky with falling snowflakes, jagged snow-capped mountain range and tiny alpine chalet in the lower right corner.
- Year
- 1993
- Maker
- Gottlieb
- Type
- Solid state
- Display
- Dot matrix
- Players
- 4
Known for
- lift
Ski Lift
- tilting board
Slalom
- Ramp
Rip the Crud
- Ramp
Snow Board ramp
- saucer
Lower right saucer
- Multiball
Avalanche Multiball
- Mode
Hot Doggin'
- Wizard mode
Triple Diamond Run
On the playfield
Toys 2
- Ski Lift lift
- Slalom tilting board
Ramps 2
- Rip the Crud
- Snow Board ramp
Hole 1
- Lower right saucer saucer
Drop target 1
- Left drop targets
Targets 5
- Standup targets behind the drops
- U target
- Panic Button
- BOWL targets
- Mogul targets
Lights 1
- Diamonds
On the backglass
Who and what
- woman Adult, tanned skin, long dark flowing hair, white headband and red ski goggles; wears a tight red one-piece bodysuit with yellow horizontal tiger stripes; leans forward in a racing crouch with her left leg kicked up high behind her and one arm raised holding a yellow ski pole; upper centre-left, in front of the ski tip
- man Adult man in a red ski suit with a white upper chest panel bearing a small emblem, black gloves, red helmet with amber-tinted goggles, a red and white ski on his boot; tumbling head-first diagonally, face strained and turned towards the viewer; lower centre-right
- vehicle Small red and white helicopter with rotor blades, upper right of centre, flying left to right
- vehicle Red and magenta ski-lift gondola cabin hanging from cables, cropped at the left edge
Setting
- Pale blue-grey snowy sky with falling snowflakes
- Jagged snow-capped mountain range
- Tiny alpine chalet in the lower right corner
Text on it
- Gottlieb
- WIPEOUT
- TM
- © 1978
- All Rights Reserved
How it plays
-
Modes 4
- Hot Doggin'
- Snow Boarding
- Mogul
- Slalom mini-game
-
Multiballs 1
- Avalanche Multiball
-
Goals 3
- Rounds
- SKIERS
- Release Slalom
-
Awards 4
- Hurry-up Extra Ball
- Pump Shot
- Dog Bonus
- Hold Bonus
-
Wizard modes 2
- Triple Diamond Run
- Skiers Run
Made by
- Design
- Ray Tanzer
- Art
- David Moore
- Art
- Constantino Mitchell
- Art
- Jeanine Mitchell
- Sound
- Craig Beierwaltes
- Music
- Duane Decker
- Display animation
- Rand Paulin
Reference
Linked terms
- Ski Lift also called Lift
- Slalom also called Winter Slalom board
- Rip the Crud also called Rip the Crud ramp
- Snow Board ramp also called Snow Board
- Lower right saucer also called Start Round scoop also called mode start saucer
- Left drop targets also called Ski Lift drop bank
- U target also called Light Slalom
- Avalanche Multiball also called Avalanche
- SKIERS also called Advance Skiers
- Slalom mini-game also called Winter Slalom
Playfield vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Playfield
- blue
- yellow
- orange
- white
Fingerprint: Blue-and-yellow shield reading Psycho SKI CLUB with grinning cartoon face. Tall vertical lane of round holes down entire left edge icy blue snowfield. Steep ski-jump ramp upper right, blue-yellow SKIERS banner diagonal lower right. Mountain imagery, cold blue and white palette throughout.
A blue-and-yellow shield reading 'Psycho SKI CLUB' with a grinning cartoon face inside it, set in a riot of orange and yellow paint. A tall vertical lane of round holes running down the entire left edge of the icy blue snowfield. A steep ski-jump ramp and wire guides crowded into the upper-right quadrant behind a 'STARTING GATE' sign. A big diagonal 'SKIERS' banner in blue letters on a yellow stripe lying across the lower right. A cream instruction card with a mass of tiny black text on the lower left.
Setting
- Snowy alpine mountain slope with pine trees
- Printed ski-jump structure and gondola/lift machinery
- Rainbow gradient apron of orange, red, yellow and purple at the foot of the slope
Symbols
- Playing-card suits (diamonds and spades) printed on small white diamond inserts in the mid playfield
- Yellow starburst badge
- Black arrow pointing down a lane
- Pine trees
- Snow-capped peaks
- Numbered round targets
- Red round lamps in a vertical row
Notable shapes
- A long vertical line of round holes down the entire left edge of the ice field
- The shield-shaped 'psycho ski club' logo
- A large yellow starburst disc in the upper centre
- A tall steep ramp on the right side forming a near-vertical wall
Art motifs
- Diagonal speed lines and lightning-bolt shapes
- Checker and cross-hatch snow shading
- Hand-lettered comic-style block capitals
Themes
- Skiing
- Alpine
- Slalom
- Winter sport
- Ski jump
Title on it
- Wipe out
Text on it
- ANGEL STRIKE NOVELTY
- TO SKI LIFT
- STARTING GATE
- Psycho SKI CLUB
- WIPE OUT
- SKIERS
- MODEL 4 PLAYFIELD
- OBJECT
- COMPLETE ALL 5 ROUNDS TO ENTER TRIPLE DIAMOND RUN, COMPLETE ALL 5 SHOTS IN TRIPLE DIAMOND RUN TO WIN SPECIAL
- SPECIAL
- COMPLETE B-O-W-K TO ADD A LETTER TO S-K-I-E-R-S
- COMPLETING S-K-I-E-R-S STARTS SKIERS RUN. COMPLETE ALL 5 SHOTS IN SKIERS RUN TO AWARD SPECIAL
- EXTRA BALL
- HIT THE PANIC BUTTON TARGET 4 TIMES WITHIN A TIME PERIOD TO AWARD AN EXTRA BALL
- MULTIBALL
- SHOOT SKI LEFT WHEN FLASHING TO CAPTURE BALL, COMPLETE DROP TARGETS TO OPEN SKI LEFT, LOCK 2 BALLS IN SKI LEFT, THEN SHOOT AGAINMODE TO ENTER MULTIBALL
- SKI SCREENS
- DEPRESS AND HOLD RIGHT FLIPPER BUTTON DURING GAME OVER, WHILE CONTINUING TO HOLD RIGHT FLIPPER BUTTON, USE LEFT FLIPPER TO TURN PAGES
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| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Other | Printed cartoon ski racers and falling skiers scattered in the upper left and upper centre, small and stylised |
| Other | A grinning cartoon face printed inside the blue-and-yellow 'psycho ski club' shield at upper centre |
Illuminated ski-slalom pinball playfield, dominated by a cold blue and icy white background with yellow, orange and red accents. The upper third shows a snowy mountain range and ski-jump structure printed in blue and white across the top edge, with the instruction line 'TO SKI LIFT' above a blue-and-yellow 'STARTING GATE' plaque at upper right. Down the left side runs a straight lane of round holes in the blue ice, with printed pine trees, a yellow disc and small printed figures of falling skiers beside it. The centre-right area is crowded with metal ball guides and ramp wirework over a warm orange, red and yellow painted section containing a large blue and yellow 'Psycho SKI CLUB' shield, a yellow starburst badge, and a black arrow pointing through a lane. The lower half is a rainbow-gradient apron area of orange, red, yellow and purple with a diagonal blue-and-yellow 'SKIERS' banner across the lower right. A cream rectangular instruction card with dense black small print occupies the lower left, and a black-and-yellow card with a row of red round lamps sits lower right. No human figures are physically present; all people are printed ski-racing illustrations.
Backglass vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Backglass
- red
- orange
- white
- blue
Fingerprint: WIPEOUT green block-capitals slanted diagonal ski, enormous orange-red flame tiger-striped ski running full glass-center, female skier tight red bodysuit yellow tiger-stripes white-headband red-goggles leaning racing-crouch, male tumbler red-suit head-first below, snowy peaks jagged white, red-white helicopter hovering, skiing adventure speed-action 1970s sport artwork
A giant orange-and-yellow flame and tiger-striped ski slashing diagonally across the whole backglass with the green title WIPEOUT lettered along its length. A striped red-suited woman skier is thrown backwards over the ski tip while a man in a red suit and helmet tumbles head-first below her. A red and white helicopter hovers in the snowy sky above jagged white peaks.
Setting
- Pale blue-grey snowy sky with falling snowflakes
- Jagged snow-capped mountain range
- Tiny alpine chalet in the lower right corner
Symbols
- Huge flame-striped ski blade
- Ski poles
- Ski-lift gondola cable
- Helicopter
- Red starburst inside the initial letter of the wordmark
- Flame motifs on the ski
Lettering
- Large slanted italicised green sans-serif block capitals with dark green outline and yellow flame highlight, following the diagonal of the ski; separate small black wordmark at the top with a red starburst in its initial letter
Themes
- Alpine skiing
- Winter sports
- Avalanche
- Expedition
- Speed
- Mountains
- 1970s sport
Title on it
- Wipeout
Text on it
- Gottlieb
- WIPEOUT
- TM
- © 1978
- All Rights Reserved
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Woman | Adult, tanned skin, long dark flowing hair, white headband and red ski goggles; wears a tight red one-piece bodysuit with yellow horizontal tiger stripes; leans forward in a racing crouch with her left leg kicked up high behind her and one arm raised holding a yellow ski pole; upper centre-left, in front of the ski tip |
| Man | Adult man in a red ski suit with a white upper chest panel bearing a small emblem, black gloves, red helmet with amber-tinted goggles, a red and white ski on his boot; tumbling head-first diagonally, face strained and turned towards the viewer; lower centre-right |
| Vehicle | Small red and white helicopter with rotor blades, upper right of centre, flying left to right |
| Vehicle | Red and magenta ski-lift gondola cabin hanging from cables, cropped at the left edge |
Painted alpine-skiing backglass. A huge orange-and-red flame-and-tiger-striped ski runs diagonally from lower left to upper right across the entire centre, and the word WIPEOUT is lettered along it in slanted green block capitals with dark outlines and yellow flame edging, with a small TM at the upper right tip. A second skier, a tanned woman with long dark hair, a white headband and red goggles, wearing a close-fitting red bodysuit with yellow tiger stripes, leans forward with one leg thrown up behind her, one arm raised holding a ski pole. Below and right, a man in a red suit, black gloves, a red helmet with amber goggles and a white chest panel tumbles head-first, a red and white ski strapped to his boot. Behind them a pale blue-grey sky with falling white snowflakes, a red and white helicopter, a magenta and red ski-lift gondola cropped at the left edge, and a range of jagged snow-covered peaks. Bottom right a tiny brown chalet with a red roof, bare yellow reeds and a magenta ski pole. Top centre-left a black wordmark with a red starburst in its initial letter, and a tiny copyright line at bottom left.