Tag: 70s aesthetic

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Meteor

Pinball

Photo of the Meteor backglass as described in the post

Meteor, 1979, Stern. A “hit drops, bash spinner” game, and one of the pinball machines I learned first. Probably not the inspiration for the movie Armageddon but you wouldn’t know it from the backGlass, where some shiny chrome has been painted over so that every word has a chrome outline. Admittedly the backglass does show a sizable meteor and its friends do appear to be punching holes in Earth’s surface in the background. No clue where the chrome missiles aimed at the meteor are coming from though.

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Mata Hari

Pinball

Photo of the Mata Hari backglass as described in the post.

Mata Hari, Bally, 1977. Your eye probably get s drawn to the woman in the jewel bikini handing a map to a man in a top hat and tails. Which, I mean, Mata Hari was a German spy in World War I, soooo….

Mine goes to the bend at the waist which is either anatomically accurate and I just don’t pay attention to half naked women’s waists, or has way more folds than a human should have.

And then there’s the sheer volume of snakes in the room. It’s concerning.

But the big thing is the expression on the tiger’s head. Y’all? I don’t think that tiger is dead. I think it’s stoned, and happy about it.

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Mars Trek

Pinball

Photo of the Mars Trek backglass as described in the post.

Mars Trek. 1977 made by Sonic. I can roll with the noseless rocket and the dozen planetessimals, but is that a young Yzma from Emporer’s New Groove playing the role of a black hole on the right?

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Joker Poker (Solid State)

Pinball

Photo of the Joker Poker backglass as described in the post

Joker Poker. Gottleib. 1978. Three busty ladies with tiny waists dressed in body suits that are supposed to be joker costumes magic an unending trail of cards to dance around the backglass while purple and red clouds billow in a yellow sky. Trippy. There is no way those outfits are supportive enough for those DDD cups though and your body suit should fold under your breasts.