1980–1982 · Bally & Taito & LTD do Brasil
Xenon
Known for Top saucer, Tube ramp and Left saucer. Red and black radiating sunburst behind the central head, dark starless field, gold concentric arcs framing the composition and blue printed circuit panels on the giant figure's torso.
- Years
- 1980–1982
- Maker
- Bally & Taito & LTD do Brasil
- Type
- Solid state
- Display
- Alphanumeric
- Players
- 4
Known for
- saucer
Top saucer
- Ramp
Tube ramp
- saucer
Left saucer
3 games under this title
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Standard 1980 - Zarza 1982
- Zephy 1982
On the playfield
Ramp 1
- Tube ramp
Holes 2
- Top saucer saucer
- Left saucer saucer
Targets 2
- Right drop targets
- Yellow standups
Lane 1
- Top rollover buttons rollovers
Lights 2
- X symbols
- Bonus letters
On the backglass
Who and what
- woman Giant cyborg female head and upper torso, chrome blue skin with pink flesh tones, huge red eyes with black winged liner, red lips, gold circlet with red x on the forehead, ribbed metallic collar with a round gold medallion at the throat, facing directly forward, blue circuit-board panels across the shoulders
- woman Smaller back-view female at lower centre, bare back, long auburn hair, green briefs, skull-and-crossbones painted on her back, arms outstretched to either side with palms facing forward
- robot Mirrored armoured cyborg figures crouched at the lower left and lower right edges, green and bronze with helmeted heads and ribbed limbs
- creature Small red-brown clawed creature with a long tail clinging to the left gold arc, and a green clawed hand reaching in from the right arc
Setting
- Red and black radiating sunburst behind the central head
- Dark starless field
- Gold concentric arcs framing the composition
- Blue printed circuit panels on the giant figure's torso
Text on it
- XENON
- Bally
- BALL IN PLAY
- 1,200,000
- 00
- CREDIT
- 0
- GAME OVER
How it plays
-
Goals 1
- Lock
Made by
- Design
- Greg Kmiec
- Art
- Paul Faris
- Software & Sound
- Rehman Merchant
- Sound & Music
- Suzanne Ciani
- Sound
- Chris Granner
Reference
Linked terms
- Top rollover buttons also called upper rollovers
- Tube ramp also called Right ramp tube shot
- Right drop targets also called drop target bank
- Yellow standups also called yellow arrows
- Lock also called Ball lock
Playfield vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Playfield Standard
- blue
- red
- yellow
- black
Fingerprint: Xenon: large woman's face exact center wearing blue-gold jeweled crown with crescent top, head inside red fan backdrop framed by triangular wire-ramp legs. Big circular RELAX / ANNOY target ring studded with round number windows. Five pop-bumper caps electric blue forming arc across upper playfield. Royal-blue apron carries PINBALL in outlined capitals between cream cards.
The most memorable feature is the large woman's face at the exact centre of the playfield, wearing a blue-and-gold jeweled crown with a crescent on top, her head set inside a red fan backdrop and framed by two triangular wire-ramp legs. Directly below her is the big circular RELAX / ANNOY target ring studded with round number windows. Five pop-bumper caps blazing electric blue form an arc across the upper playfield. At the bottom, the royal-blue apron carries the word PINBALL in huge outlined capitals between a cream INSTRUCTIONS card and a cream XENON card.
Setting
- Ornate mechanical and geometric print pattern covering the whole playfield, fans, arcs, stripes and concentric rings
- Cream and white base stock with red, blue, yellow and orange line art
- Chrome wire ramps and ball guides crossing the upper playfield
- Royal-blue lower apron with cream information cards
- Grey brushed-metal cabinet front with coin door
Symbols
- Five circular pop-bumper caps with starburst centres
- Large circular target wheel with concentric rings
- Triangular wire ball guides
- Curved metal ball guides
- Round number windows set into the target ring
- Red fan shape behind the central portrait
- Printed arrows and chevrons
- Star and crescent ornament on the crown
- Slot-machine reels printed on the right ramp area
- Yellow rectangular value panels along the lower-left and lower-right lanes
Notable shapes
- Large central circular target ring dominating mid playfield
- V-shaped pair of raised chrome wire ramps
- Five circular starburst-lit bumper caps in an arc
- Triangular wedge frames flanking the central portrait
- Blue arrow-marked lane guides at the right edge
Art motifs
- Concentric circles and radiating spokes
- Art-deco fan and scallop shapes
- Zigzag lightning-bolt borders
- Geometric lattice and mesh textures
- Printed dice and card-suit motifs
- Triangular symmetry about the vertical centre line
Themes
- Electronic arcade
- Abstract sci-fi
- Score multiplier
- Oriental headdress
Title on it
- Xenon
Text on it
- Bally
- It's Amusement Only
- PROFESSIONAL ARCADE
- INSTRUCTIONS
- XENON
- PINBALL
- 3 BALLS PER GAME
- 1 PLAY AT THIS SCORE OF 300,000 POINTS
- 1 PLAY AT THIS SCORE OF 1,000,000 POINTS
- 1 PLAYER QUARTER
- 2 PLAYS QUARTER
- RELAX
- ANNOY
- SHOOT AGAIN
- MULTI BALL
- LOCK
- 5X
- 4X
- 3X
- 2X
- 1X
- 10
- 20
- 30
- 40
- 50
- 60
- 70
- 80
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Woman | Large central portrait: pale-skinned adult woman facing forward, symmetrical face, dark arched eyebrows, red lips, dark eyes, black hair beneath an elaborate blue-and-gold jeweled crown or headdress with a crescent-shaped ornament at top centre; her head and shoulders sit inside a red fan-shaped backdrop at the exact centre of the playfield |
| Woman | Smaller portrait on the lower playfield just above the flippers: a woman in a teal-green garment with bare arms raised, standing front-facing beneath the circular target ring |
| Other | Small standing figure at the top-centre of the upper playfield, printed in yellow and brown tones, seen full-length above the pop bumpers |
An electro-mechanical pinball cabinet photographed with the glass off, showing the full wooden playfield and the coin door. The playfield is densely printed in red, blue, yellow, orange and black on a cream base, with chrome wire ramps crossing the upper half. Five round pop-bumper caps glow electric blue with starburst centres, arcing across the upper left and centre. At the exact centre is a large printed portrait of a woman in an ornate Eastern-style headdress: pale face, arched brows, red lips, black hair under a blue-and-gold jeweled crown with a crescent ornament, her head set inside a red fan shape. Below her sits a circular target ringed with RELAX and ANNOY in orange block capitals, with round number windows (10 to 80) around it. A printed figure in a teal-green tunic with raised arms stands beneath the wheel. Two red-and-white rubber flippers sit at the lower centre. The royal-blue apron carries an INSTRUCTIONS card left, a XENON scoring card right, and PINBALL in outlined capitals across the middle. Below is a grey brushed-metal front with three lit coin slots.
Backglass vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Backglass Standard
- chrome blue
- red
- silver
- black
Fingerprint: Colossal chrome-blue female machine head with red X stamped on forehead circlet filling most glass above tiny back-view woman in green, huge riveted silver X of metal beams crossing diagonally behind figures framed by red-and-black radiating sunburst, oversized angular red-and-chrome XENON logo with extended X, four amber windows showing 1,200,000
The colossal chrome-blue female machine head with a red X stamped on her forehead circlet, filling most of the glass above a tiny back-view woman in green. A huge riveted silver X of metal beams crosses diagonally behind both figures, framed by a red-and-black radiating sunburst. The oversized angular red-and-chrome XENON logo, its X extended into long horizontal points, sits beside a red cursive script word at the top. Four amber windows all read 1,200,000, and a green GAME OVER glows at the bottom.
Setting
- Red and black radiating sunburst behind the central head
- Dark starless field
- Gold concentric arcs framing the composition
- Blue printed circuit panels on the giant figure's torso
Symbols
- Letter x in the title logo
- Skull and crossbones on the smaller figure's back
- Gold medallion at the cyborg's throat
- Red and black radiating sunburst wedges
- Riveted chrome metal beams crossing diagonally
- Printed circuit panels and keypad grids
- Seven-segment amber numerals
- Plain black circles at the four corners
- Thin gold concentric arc bands
Lettering
- Xenon in oversized angular chrome-and-cobalt block capitals with red inner faces and a heavy red-orange outline, the x extended into long horizontal points; a red cursive maker's script with white outline beside it; ball in play in cyan capitals on a blue illuminated box; game over in green capitals
Themes
- Space
- Cyborg
- Robot
- Futuristic
- Woman
- Skull and crossbones
- Sunburst
- Riveted machinery
Title on it
- Xenon
Text on it
- XENON
- Bally
- BALL IN PLAY
- 1,200,000
- 00
- CREDIT
- 0
- GAME OVER
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Woman | Giant cyborg female head and upper torso, chrome blue skin with pink flesh tones, huge red eyes with black winged liner, red lips, gold circlet with red x on the forehead, ribbed metallic collar with a round gold medallion at the throat, facing directly forward, blue circuit-board panels across the shoulders |
| Woman | Smaller back-view female at lower centre, bare back, long auburn hair, green briefs, skull-and-crossbones painted on her back, arms outstretched to either side with palms facing forward |
| Robot | Mirrored armoured cyborg figures crouched at the lower left and lower right edges, green and bronze with helmeted heads and ribbed limbs |
| Creature | Small red-brown clawed creature with a long tail clinging to the left gold arc, and a green clawed hand reaching in from the right arc |
A square painted backglass dominated by a colossal female cyborg head and upper torso rendered in cold chrome blue and pink flesh tones, staring straight ahead with wide red-rimmed eyes, heavy black winged eyeliner, red lips and a gold circlet bearing a red X on her forehead. She wears a ribbed metallic neck collar with a large round gold medallion at the throat. Behind her head a red-and-black sunburst of radiating wedges spreads across a dark field, ringed by gold arcs. Lower centre, a second female figure is seen from behind: bare-backed with long auburn hair, wearing green briefs and a skull-and-crossbones motif on her back, arms outstretched with palms forward, dwarfed by the giant machine woman behind. A massive chrome X of riveted metal beams crosses diagonally behind both, with mirrored armoured cyborg figures crouched at the left and right edges. Four rectangular windows show 1,200,000 in amber seven-segment digits. A blue illuminated box at the right reads BALL IN PLAY. The title at the top is XENON in huge angular chrome-and-cobalt block capitals with red inner faces and a red-orange outline, the X oversized and extended, beside a red cursive maker's script. Green GAME OVER text glows at the bottom centre. Four plain black circles occupy the corners.