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1986 · Zaccaria

Zankor

Known for Moving Ramp, Special target, Drop-target bank and Rotating target. Jagged ice cliffs, blue mountain peaks, shattered glass shards and tropical green fronds.

Year
1986
Maker
Zaccaria
Type
Solid state
Display
Alphanumeric
Players
4

Known for

  • moving ramp

    Moving Ramp

  • Target

    Special target

  • Drop target

    Drop-target bank

  • Target

    Rotating target

  • Goal

    Red Special

  • Goal

    Orange Special

  • Mode

    Super Score Flash

On the playfield

  • yellow
  • blue
  • purple
  • green
Zankor playfield
Spotted in this photo
  • 2 flippers
  • 2 slingshots

Full vision analysis

Ramps 2

  • Upper ramp
  • Moving Ramp moving ramp

Drop target 1

  • Drop-target bank

Targets 5

  • Upper target groups
  • Special target
  • Rotating target
  • Lateral targets
  • Upper-level target line

Lights 1

  • Time Super Score lamps lamps

On the backglass

  • blue
  • purple
  • red
  • yellow
Zankor backglass

Full vision analysis

Who and what

  • man Bare-chested muscular tanned man, centre-left, white headband, brown leather shoulder harness and studded wrist gauntlets, brown belt, dark trousers; right fist raised gripping a length of chain, left hand holding a clear faceted block of ice; mouth open in a shout, facing the viewer
  • monster Enormous bald blue-skinned male head at left with glowing pink eyes, dark brows and bared teeth in a wide grin, rendered in cold blue tones
  • creature Green and yellow insectoid monster head at lower left with three red-ringed eyes on stalks, red lips, and a tuft of orange spikes
  • woman Red-skinned masked woman at right in a scanty yellow two-piece costume with white cuffs and boots, lunging down-left with one arm outstretched, dark hair
  • animal Green reptilian/dragon head with open mouth in the upper left corner, and a red-orange clawed dragon head with yellow eyes in the upper right corner

Setting

  • Jagged ice cliffs
  • Blue mountain peaks
  • Shattered glass shards
  • Tropical green fronds

Text on it

  • FIREWOOD
  • Time Bonus
  • HIGH SCORE TO DATE
  • TILT
  • 0
  • 0750
  • U.S.A.

How it plays

  1. Modes 1

    • Super Score Flash
  2. Goals 2

    • Red Special
    • Orange Special

Reference

Linked terms
  • Upper target groups also called Upper fixed-target groups
  • Moving Ramp also called Red Special moving ramp
Playfield vision analysis

Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.

Zankor playfield

Playfield

  • yellow
  • blue
  • purple
  • green

Fingerprint: Tanned adventurer in yellow shirt and red trousers balancing on rickety rope-and-plank bridge zig-zagging over crashing surf, bridge planks carrying numbered 1-10 round target medallions, two blonde mermaids with green tails on upright purple surfboards beside grinning crocodile

Distinctive

The single most memorable feature is the tanned adventurer in a yellow shirt and red trousers striding across a broken rope bridge made of numbered 1-to-10 planks that runs straight down the middle of the playfield over crashing surf. Beside him stand two blonde mermaids with green tails on upright purple surfboards, and a big grinning crocodile and a striped snake fill the right-hand jungle. Lower down, a blue-and-yellow curved plate reads BONUS MULTIPLIER above the flippers. The whole thing is framed by a shimmering golden lower deck with black spiderweb paint in both bottom corners.

Setting

  • Tropical island with palm trees and jungle foliage
  • Open sea with breaking white surf
  • Dark rocky cliffs
  • Golden metal lower deck with spiderweb paint

Symbols

  • Numbered plank bridge medallions 1-10
  • Concentric target rings
  • Compass rose medallion on the lower deck
  • Spiderweb paint in both lower corners
  • Playing-card-suit-like diamond and triangle lamps on the left ramp
  • Sailboat with palm-tree dots on the left ramp
  • Buoys and posts
  • Rows of small square value lamps across the upper arch

Notable shapes

  • Zig-zag numbered plank rope bridge running down the centreline
  • Two tall upright purple surfboards acting as side geometry
  • Large triangular purple cliff face on the left
  • Triangular sail-and-palm motif on the left ramp
  • Wide golden funnel-shaped apron

Art motifs

  • Hand-painted cartoon linework with heavy black outlines
  • Crashing white-and-blue wave patterns
  • Jungle palm and fern foliage
  • Rope and wood textures

Themes

  • Surfing
  • Island adventure
  • Mermaids
  • Jungle
  • Treasure hunt
  • Rope bridge

Text on it

  • BONUS MULTIPLIER
  • 3 BALLS PER GAME
  • FREE PLAY
  • TO EXPLAIN
  • ROUND HUMP TO SPECIAL
  • DESIGN TEAM
  • 10
  • 10x10
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • 8
  • 9
Pop bumpers
Two large circular bumpers painted as grinning faces near the top centre, each ringed with red-and-white concentric circles, plus a smaller bumper further down on the right
Drop targets
A bank of small drop targets on the left ramp face marked with black suit and diamond shapes
Ramps
A blue-purple covered chute and a purple ramp on the left of centre, plus a yellow-green elevated ramp at the upper right
Slingshots
Two triangular slings above the flippers flanking the bonus multiplier plate
Upper playfield
Elevated, crowded with the twin face bumpers, lettered lamp rows across the arch, a lit blue stepped pyramid of inserts at top centre, and a sloped habitrail at the upper right
Apron and lower playfield
Golden yellow lower deck with black spiderwebs in both corners, a compass-rose medallion centred below the flippers, a blue fan of inserts and lettering reading bonus multiplier; below that, two white instruction cards including one reading 3 balls per game and free play, plus a signature block reading design team at the lower right
Who and what
Kind Description
Man Central cartoon adventurer: tanned skin, bare chest, short yellow shirt, bright red trousers, bare feet, striding pose with one arm outstretched holding a small green parrot, standing mid-way across the numbered plank bridge
Creature Grinning green crocodile head with open orange-toothed jaw poking in from the right side of the bridge
Creature Yellow-and-black banded snake coiled among the jungle leaves at mid-right
Other Two blonde mermaids with green scaly tails, reclining on tall upright purple surfboards at right, one with arms raised
Other Two surfing/windsurfing figures at left on yellow-and-pink boards beside the cliff, one in a pink-red top
Other Small green parrot perched on the central figure's hand
Other Grinning face motifs painted on the two upper circular bumpers, each a round smiling face inside concentric red and white rings
Full description

A steeply raked, brightly lit pinball playfield with a jungle-island surfing/adventure theme. At centre a tanned, bare-chested cartoon man in a yellow shirt and red trousers balances on a rickety rope-and-plank bridge that zig-zags down over blue-white surf; he holds a small green parrot on his raised hand. The bridge planks carry round target medallions numbered 1 through 10, with white circular inserts marked 10 and 10x10 set into the water either side. Right of centre, two purple surfboards stand upright, each bearing a blonde mermaid with a green-scaled tail, beside a grinning green crocodile head with orange teeth and a striped yellow-and-black snake. Left of centre a further pair of yellow-and-pink surfboards and riders stand beside a dark purple cliff. The upper playfield holds two large circular pop bumpers painted as grinning tiki/target faces with concentric red-white rings, flanked by lettered value rows of small square lamps, a blue-purple chute and a light-blue pyramid of illuminated steps. The lower deck is golden yellow with black spider-web corners, two cream flippers, a fan of coloured inserts and a compass-rose medallion. Instruction cards sit on the lower wooden apron.

Zankor playfield

Playfield

  • gold
  • blue
  • purple
  • green

Fingerprint: Shirtless muscular man in bright red trousers standing on wooden raft with raised harpoon, two purple ramp lanes bearing painted crocodile heads yellow snouts pink-rimmed eyes, large green reptilian head with red eyes and yellow teeth on right, blue hexagonal cliff blocks diagonal center

Distinctive

The most memorable element is the shirtless man in vivid red trousers standing on a wooden raft at centre-right, arm cocked back with a long harpoon raised over his head, set against gold sand and blue-white rapids. Second, two purple ramp lanes at lower left each carry a painted crocodile head with a bright yellow snout and staring pink-rimmed eye. Third, the bottom apron carries a gold horseshoe-ring target reading SHOOT AGAIN in heavy black capitals, flanked by a yellow BONUS MULTIPLIER banner. Fourth, a huge green reptile head with red eyes and a yellow toothed jaw bursts out of the ferns on the right. Fifth, a stepped field of dark blue hexagonal cliff blocks with maroon caps runs diagonally down the middle of the playfield.

Setting

  • Tropical river rapids
  • Jungle bank with palm trees
  • Rocky cliff terrace
  • Open sky above the upper arch

Symbols

  • Gold horseshoe ring
  • Numbered round drop-target discs 2 to 9
  • Green arrow posts
  • Blue arrow
  • Diamonds on the cliff posts
  • Three coloured standup targets
  • Round white insert rings
  • Playing-card-like rectangles on the upper left card
  • Orange segmented led score displays

Notable shapes

  • Stepped dark blue hexagonal cliff terraces with maroon caps
  • Gold horseshoe-shaped shoot again ring
  • Crocodile-head ramp entrances
  • Curved chrome ball guides flanking both lanes
  • Wire ramp arch at upper right
  • Orange segmented led display bars across the top

Art motifs

  • Swirling whitewater rapids
  • Fern and palm fronds
  • Wooden raft planks
  • Carved tribal arrows
  • Stone terraces
  • Rope and rigging lines
  • Palm trees

Themes

  • Jungle
  • Adventure
  • Explorer
  • River
  • Raft
  • Harpoon
  • Reptiles
  • Tribal

Title on it

  • Zankor

Text on it

  • ZANKOR
  • BONUS MULTIPLIER
  • SHOOT AGAIN
  • 3 BALLS PER GAME
  • FREE PLAY
  • IMPORTANT
  • MOVING RAMP
  • RED SPECIAL
  • ADVANCE TO SPECIAL
  • TO SPECIAL
  • AGV LEFT
  • LOCK
  • SUPER SCORE
  • SUPER VALUE
  • HOLD 3X
  • 10,000
  • 10
  • ADVANCE
  • COLLECT
  • EXTRA
Pop bumpers
Three pop bumper caps visible across the upper centre, painted as grinning faces
Drop targets
A central descending row of round dark targets numbered 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 down the centre line
Ramps
A wire ramp crosses the upper right and there is a moving ramp in the upper left; two short purple-painted ramp or habitrail lanes with crocodile heads run down the lower left and lower right
Slingshots
Two roughly triangular slings above the flippers
Upper playfield
A raised upper deck behind a metal arch with three clear plastic posts and green-tinted plastics, flanked by two orange segmented score displays
Apron and lower playfield
A gold-painted apron with a black-and-gold shoot again horseshoe ring and a yellow bonus multiplier plaque; two cream instruction cards sit on the lower deck, one headed important and one reading 3 balls per game / free play
Who and what
Kind Description
Man Shirtless, muscular, tanned skin, bright red trousers with yellow side stripe, orange boots and leg wraps, seen from behind in a wide stance, right arm raised holding a long harpoon or spear
Creature Small grey-brown monkey or ape standing upright on the gold bank beside a dark cooking pot
Monster Large green reptilian head with red eyes, yellow jaw, sharp white teeth and dark green scaly skin, emerging from ferns on the right
Animal Yellow and blue crocodile or lizard head painted on the left purple ramp, bulging pink-ringed eye and open jaw
Animal Second painted crocodile head on the adjacent purple ramp lane, same yellow snout, with a small yellow animal figure beneath it
Other Two pop bumper caps painted as grinning orange faces with wide mouths and staring eyes on cream and red rings, upper centre
Monster Purple and magenta snarling demon or dragon face with orange flame mane on the backbox translite at top left
Other Furry monkey or ape limbs and tail visible in the top-left corner under the glass
Other Painted face in a red hat on the small rectangular card graphic at upper left
Full description

Full-length top-down view of an electro-mechanical playfield with the backbox translite visible at the top, shot from the front. The art is a jungle-river adventure scene: a shirtless muscular man in bright red trousers and orange boots stands on a wooden raft/log walkway at centre, arm raised holding a long harpoon or spear, with a small monkey figure and a palm tree behind him on a gold-and-ochre sandy bank. Blue-green swirling water with white foam fills the left and centre, drawn in broad brush strokes. A bank of dark-blue hexagonal raised posts with maroon tops forms a stepped cliff down the middle-left. Lower-left, two purple ramp lanes carry painted crocodile or lizard heads with yellow snouts and bulging pink-ringed eyes. On the right, a large green reptilian monster head with red eyes, a yellow jaw and sharp white teeth emerges from ferns. Two pop bumper caps at upper centre are painted as grinning clown or ape faces in orange on cream rings. A gold ring at bottom centre reads SHOOT AGAIN in black, below a yellow BONUS MULTIPLIER plaque. Two yellow plastic flippers sit at the bottom, above cream instruction cards.

Backglass vision analysis

Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.

Zankor backglass

Backglass

  • blue
  • purple
  • red
  • yellow

Fingerprint: Yellow 'FIREWOOD' diagonal across ice-shattered blue glass; bare-chested muscular man gripping chain and ice block faces enormous blue-skinned bald giant with glowing pink eyes, masked crimson woman crouches right, green-eyed insectoid creature lower left, airbrushed fantasy style, ice-blue purple crimson palette.

Distinctive

A colossal yellow diagonal word reading FIREWOOD, splattered with red, cutting across the glass over shattered ice. Beside it a bare-chested man raising a length of chain in one fist and clutching a clear ice block in the other, towering over everything. A grinning blue-skinned bald giant head with hot-pink glowing eyes looms behind him on the left. A masked red-skinned woman in a tiny yellow costume crouches and lunges at the right edge. Four orange seven-segment score windows are physically mounted in the artwork, the lower centre reading 0750.

Setting

  • Jagged ice cliffs
  • Blue mountain peaks
  • Shattered glass shards
  • Tropical green fronds

Symbols

  • Chain
  • Faceted ice block
  • Seven-segment score windows
  • Red diamond pips on the title
  • Clawed reptilian heads

Lettering

  • Huge slanted hand-painted capitals, bright yellow fill with orange and red 3d drop shadow and red splatter marks, running diagonally across the panel

Themes

  • Fantasy adventure
  • Monsters
  • Jungle
  • Ice
  • Captive woman
  • Chains
  • Comic art

Title on it

  • Firewood

Text on it

  • FIREWOOD
  • Time Bonus
  • HIGH SCORE TO DATE
  • TILT
  • 0
  • 0750
  • U.S.A.
Who and what
Kind Description
Man Bare-chested muscular tanned man, centre-left, white headband, brown leather shoulder harness and studded wrist gauntlets, brown belt, dark trousers; right fist raised gripping a length of chain, left hand holding a clear faceted block of ice; mouth open in a shout, facing the viewer
Monster Enormous bald blue-skinned male head at left with glowing pink eyes, dark brows and bared teeth in a wide grin, rendered in cold blue tones
Creature Green and yellow insectoid monster head at lower left with three red-ringed eyes on stalks, red lips, and a tuft of orange spikes
Woman Red-skinned masked woman at right in a scanty yellow two-piece costume with white cuffs and boots, lunging down-left with one arm outstretched, dark hair
Animal Green reptilian/dragon head with open mouth in the upper left corner, and a red-orange clawed dragon head with yellow eyes in the upper right corner
Full description

A painted, airbrushed backglass in an ice-blue, purple and crimson palette, framed by a black cabinet bezel. Centre-left stands a bare-chested muscular man with tanned skin, a white headband, brown leather harness and studded gauntlets, one fist raised gripping a length of chain and the other holding a clear faceted ice block; he wears dark trousers with a wide brown belt. Behind him a huge blue-skinned bald man with glowing pink eyes and bared teeth grins from the left. Lower left a green-and-yellow multi-eyed insectoid creature with red lips. Upper left and upper right corners are crowded with green and red reptilian heads. To the right a crouching red-skinned masked woman in a scanty yellow costume lunges downward. A huge diagonal yellow word with red shadowing and blood-red splashes runs upper-left to lower-right across the panel, reading FIREWOOD, over jagged shattered-ice and blue-mountain shapes. Four rectangular windows with orange seven-segment digit displays are mounted across the glass, all showing zeros except the lower centre one showing 0750.