1980 · Playmatic
Zira
Known for Seven-target upper bank, Four-target lower bank, Central multiplier targets and Captive-ball lane. Deep blue sky with black radiating speed-lines, towering orange and yellow flames, tan and brown rocky cliff on the right and forest floor with grass and mushrooms at the bottom.
- Year
- 1980
- Maker
- Playmatic
- Type
- Solid state
- Display
- Alphanumeric
- Players
- 4
Known for
- Drop target
Seven-target upper bank
- Drop target
Four-target lower bank
- Target
Central multiplier targets
- Lane
Captive-ball lane
On the playfield
Hole 1
- Kickout hole
Bumper 1
- Red and blue bumpers
Drop targets 2
- Seven-target upper bank
- Four-target lower bank
Targets 2
- Central multiplier targets
- Central red targets
Lanes 3
- Captive-ball lane
- Lower-right 100,000 lane
- ABCDEF
On the backglass
Who and what
- woman Large bust portrait on the left, long wavy bright red hair, bare breasts, pale skin, blue eye shadow, red lips, looking straight ahead, ornate gold headdress with two long curved horns and a central sun-face medallion, gold sun pendant, white starburst earrings
- creature Yellow-green scaled serpent with red eye and open fanged jaws rearing up behind the woman's head, its body coiling left
- creature Second green dragon head with horns and open mouth further back in the blue sky, upper centre
- man Muscular green-skinned male warrior, long dark hair streaming back, bare chest, white boots and white armbands, leaping leftwards with a sword in his right hand and left arm outstretched
- other Small teal mushroom-shaped posts or lamps and a grassy bank along the bottom centre below the flames
Setting
- Deep blue sky with black radiating speed-lines
- Towering orange and yellow flames
- Tan and brown rocky cliff on the right
- Forest floor with grass and mushrooms at the bottom
Text on it
- playmatic
- MADE IN SPAIN
- ZIRA
- 700 000
- TILT
- CREDIT
- 20 04
- EXTRA BALL
- BALL IN PLAY
- SELECT MODE
- ALTERNATE PLAY
- CONTINUOUS PLAY
Reference
Linked terms
- Seven-target upper bank also called upper drop bank
- Four-target lower bank also called lower drop bank
- Central multiplier targets also called central targets
- Lower-right 100,000 lane also called lower-right lane
- ABCDEF also called ABCDEF lane award
Backglass vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Backglass
- orange
- blue
- green
- red
Fingerprint: "ZIRA": enormous red-haired woman with gold horned headdress and sun-face medallion, yellow-green scaled dragon rearing behind her head, green-skinned warrior with sword lunging left, orange-yellow flames
The single most memorable element is the enormous red-haired woman's face, filling the left half of the glass, crowned with a huge gold horned headdress bearing a sun-face medallion, with a yellow-green dragon serpent rearing directly behind her head. Four identical red score windows, each stamped '700 000' inside a jagged white starburst, march down the right side. A green-skinned bare-chested warrior lunges leftwards out of the flames with a sword. The whole right half is wallowed in orange and yellow flame against a deep blue sky.
Setting
- Deep blue sky with black radiating speed-lines
- Towering orange and yellow flames
- Tan and brown rocky cliff on the right
- Forest floor with grass and mushrooms at the bottom
Symbols
- Sun-face medallion on the headdress
- Gold sun pendant
- Curved horns
- White starburst sparkle highlights
- Flame tongues
- Scales
- Jagged starburst display frames
- Spinning-top logo in the corner label
Lettering
- Chunky teal-green sans-serif capitals with thick black outline and pale inner highlight, arranged on a slight curve at the top right; instruction text in small plain red capitals on coloured rectangles
Themes
- Fantasy
- Swords and sorcery
- Dragon
- Warrior
- Fire
- Mythology
Title on it
- Zira
Text on it
- playmatic
- MADE IN SPAIN
- ZIRA
- 700 000
- TILT
- CREDIT
- 20 04
- EXTRA BALL
- BALL IN PLAY
- SELECT MODE
- ALTERNATE PLAY
- CONTINUOUS PLAY
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Woman | Large bust portrait on the left, long wavy bright red hair, bare breasts, pale skin, blue eye shadow, red lips, looking straight ahead, ornate gold headdress with two long curved horns and a central sun-face medallion, gold sun pendant, white starburst earrings |
| Creature | Yellow-green scaled serpent with red eye and open fanged jaws rearing up behind the woman's head, its body coiling left |
| Creature | Second green dragon head with horns and open mouth further back in the blue sky, upper centre |
| Man | Muscular green-skinned male warrior, long dark hair streaming back, bare chest, white boots and white armbands, leaping leftwards with a sword in his right hand and left arm outstretched |
| Other | Small teal mushroom-shaped posts or lamps and a grassy bank along the bottom centre below the flames |
A fantasy/adventure backglass with a huge four-letter title at the top right in chunky teal-green block capitals with a heavy black outline and pale inner highlight, the first letter curling like a wave. The top-left corner carries a small yellow rectangular label with a black spinning-top logo and the word 'playmatic' with 'MADE IN SPAIN' beneath it. The left half is dominated by a large bust of a red-haired woman facing the viewer, bare-breasted, wearing an ornate gold horned headdress with a sun face medallion, a gold sun pendant on her chest, star-shaped earrings, and blue eye shadow. Behind her a yellow-green scaled serpent with a red eye and gaping jaws rears up, and further back a second green dragon head. On the right, a muscular green-skinned male warrior with long dark hair, white boots and armbands leaps forward holding a sword, framed by orange-yellow flames and a tan rocky outcrop. Four red 7-segment score windows are stacked vertically down the right, each in a jagged white-and-yellow starburst frame reading 700 000, with a fifth empty white panel below. Bottom left: 'TILT' and 'CREDIT' in red-on-red and red-on-yellow blocks, a red display reading '20 04', 'EXTRA BALL' and 'BALL IN PLAY' in teal and pink boxes, plus 'SELECT MODE', 'ALTERNATE PLAY' and 'CONTINUOUS PLAY'. Dominant colours are orange flame, blue sky, green serpent and warrior flesh, and red hair.