Wild Fyre, Stern, 1978. Just your typical chariot race in a coliseum in the mountains where a man is about to be trampled to death and everything is on fire. Nothing to see here.
The Who’s Tommy: Pinball Wizard
Tommy, aka The Who’s Tommy Pinball Wizard, Data East, 1994.
Has the soundtrack you expect.
The musical has generated 10,000 snide comments about pinball players that we could honestly live without. No, I am not a pinball Wizard thank you.
The backglass is pretty much all characters in the musical. Lots of UK flags. Not much to say here.
Viking
Viking, Bally, 1979. Beefcake. We’re in a Viking longhouse and two are battling.
The one closest to us has thrust his fur-covered hip toward us. The fur is… shorts? Plus fur boots to the top of the calf, a wide belt, and heavens know what the top is because it’s blocked by his incredibly muscular arms. Oh, and a horned helmet which we all know is not historic.
The other fighter is in calf-high boots, chain mail boy shorts, and a chain mail wife beater that looks ridiculous because his pecs are so large the straps are covering his nipples and the shirt is covering not much more than his midriff.
If I were the fighter closer to the camera, I’d whack the other guy in the pec or the shoulder so that he can’t use his sword arm anymore.
An overly breasted blonde woman stands behind the fighters looking distressed, probably because there’s no way that bodice is supporting that rack or they wouldn’t be so round (I speak from experience).
The rest of the crowd sitting at the tables looking on are fur-covered Vikings that are more likely to be comfortable in their outfits.
Twilight Zone
Twilight Zone. 1993 Bally with sound from the show as well as a ton of imagery. If it was a theme of an episode it’s likely represented here.
First time I heard it quote Talking Tina I like to have a heart attack. She’ll never not be terrifying.
Toy Story 4
Toy Story 4 Limited Edition, Jersey Jack, 2022.
OK first an admission: I haven’t seen Toy Story 4. I know, I know…
The top third of the backglass is a promotional-still style image of Woody tipping his had, Bo Peep looking pensive, and Buzz saluting. Bo Peep has what to me looks like a Weeble (weebles wobble but they don’t fall down!) on her shoulder, but I can’t be 100% sure, having not seen the film.
The majority of the backglass space is a large screen that displays all kinds of animation, explanations on how to start the game, etc. etc. In this picture it’s showing the high scores and allowing Player 1 to enter their initials on a speak-and-spell.
Below the screen, at the bottom edge of the head, Sporky pokes out. Because of course he does.