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Best EM playfield art of all time.

By Rat_Tomago

10 years ago


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#1 10 years ago
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Rat_Tomago

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I figured I would start a best EM pinball artwork thread in response to best back glass artwork thread. It doesn't matter how good or bad the game plays. This is simply about the artwork.

1. 1963 Gottlieb Slick Chick
2. 1967 Gottlieb King of Diamonds
3. 1954 Gottlieb Dragonette
4. 1950 Gottlieb Knock Out
5. 1958 Gottlieb Sittin' Pretty
6. 1975 Gottlieb Atlantis
7. 1966 Gottlieb Hurdy Gurdy (better artwork and color combination than Central Park)
8. 1963 Gottlieb Gigi
9. 1966 Gottlieb Crosstown
10. 1964 Gottlieb Majorettes

Honorable mentions...1975 Gottlieb Abra-Ca-Dabra and 1965 Gottlieb Sky Line

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#2 10 years ago
 
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Shapeshifter

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Without really thinking Sky Line is right up there.

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#3 10 years ago
 
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Captive_Ball

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I...like many would put C37.

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#4 10 years ago
 
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jrpinball

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Love "KOD" and "Sky-Line" too. Some of the '60's Ballys are very nice as well. "Harvest"/ "Hay-Ride" is gorgeous.
Really love Bally "Moon Shot" too! Can't pin down (no pun intended) my very favorite one right now, but I'll give it some thought.

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#5 10 years ago
 
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jasonsmith

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My favorite is dragon.

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#6 10 years ago
 
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I consider Slick Chicks to have very bad Artwork - pure bad taste. But most won't share my views. Just to say that "best of all time" is subjective...

Besides C37 and Skyline - which I love -, I would add
- Dancing Lady
- Fireball. (Well, for Fireball, it's the backglass which is gorgeous, and you are talking about PF only, right?)

and... Whoa Nelly !!

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#7 10 years ago
 
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TheShameGovernor

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My pick is any Gordon Morison table from the mid 70s on. Dude was on fire during that time.

Also love Sky-Line, Cross Town, and Sing Along/ Melody.

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#8 10 years ago
 
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Quoted from jlm33:

and... Whoa Nelly !!

Too many favorites for me but I will say that Whoa Nelly's Playfield art is great as well and has a nice family theme too!

Ken

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#9 10 years ago
 
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Pin-it

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Some good ones.
Sea Wolf http://www.ipdb.org/showpic.pl?id=2088&picno=7498&zoom=1

Jokers Wild http://www.ipdb.org/showpic.pl?id=3182&picno=50936&zoom=1

Quoted from EM-PINMAN:

Whoa Nelly's Playfield art

Ditto^^
Them melons sure are ripe for the pickin`

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#10 10 years ago
 
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Quoted from TheShameGovernor:

My pick is any Gordon Morison table from the mid 70s on. Dude was on fire during that time.

Preach!

Ryan Claytor
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#11 10 years ago
 
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HELLODEADCITY

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Always dug Gtb. 'NOW'

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#12 10 years ago
 
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My favorites are Moon Flight and Abra Ca Dabra
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#13 10 years ago
 
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Abra 4 the win!

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jrpinball

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I recall seeing this game at a show several years ago. Very nice art on this one. Zaccaria "Ski-Jump".
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#15 10 years ago
 
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Quoted from jrpinball:

I recall seeing this game at a show several years ago. Very nice art on this one. Zaccaria "Ski-Jump".

Wow. Thanks for linking to this PF. Some of those Zaccaria machines were just KILLING it on the art package. Beautiful.

Quoted from sanctumwear:

My favorites are Moon Flight...

Another gorgeous Zac. *more drooling*

Thanks, jrpinball and sanctumwear!
-Ryan Claytor
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#16 10 years ago
 
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RyanClaytor

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P.S. I always thought that Gottlieb's Sinbad was pretty cool:

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#18 10 years ago
 
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I'm partial to Williams Big Daddy, although Joker Poker isn't half bad either.
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#19 10 years ago
 
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PhilGreg

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Not a big fan of the cabinet, and the backglass is good IMO but not up there among the very best, but as far as the playfield goes I think C-37 is awesome.

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#20 10 years ago
 
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Quoted from o-din:

I'm partial to Williams Big Daddy, although Joker Poker isn't half bad either.

"Big Daddy"- nice!

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#21 10 years ago
 
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Yeah, I prefer playing Atlantis but C37 is definitely a looker.

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#22 10 years ago
 
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stashyboy

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Quoted from RyanClaytor:

P.S. I always thought that Gottlieb's Sinbad was pretty cool:

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We'll let that one go, since it's just got more multipliers than Eye of the Tiger!

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#23 10 years ago
 
OTO

OTTOgd

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Quoted from stashyboy:

We'll let that one go, since it's just got more multipliers than Eye of the Tiger!

Yeah, the EM versions of Sinbad don't have bonus multipliers.

Gordon Morison's art is great.

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#24 10 years ago
 
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RyanClaytor

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I was afraid there was gonna be some minor differences I wasn't privy to, but the EM versions didn't have a good shot of the whole playfield. Sentiment remains the same, though.

Thanks for the education,
Ryan Claytor
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#25 10 years ago
 
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Neptune / Hit The Deck

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stashyboy

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Quoted from kovalski3:

Neptune / Hit The Deck

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She's got quite the tan huh?!

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The Minstrel Man!
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#28 10 years ago
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Rat_Tomago

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Odin's next quest? It looks like a '50 Knock Out without the ring. I like the roll overs. Looks like a fun game.

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#29 10 years ago
 
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Quoted from sanctumwear:

My favorites are Moon Flight and Abra Ca Dabra

Yup, partial to my Moon Flight as well...
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#30 10 years ago
 
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WMS Oh Boy

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#31 10 years ago
 
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Quoted from stashyboy:

She's got quite the tan huh?!

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adam got the jamaican edition of neptune

hit the deck/neptune is a great art package
north star is great also

but as early ss goes
i really liked roller disco and genie both have great art

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Quoted from sanctumwear:

My favorites are Moon Flight and Abra Ca Dabra

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i have always want to play moon flight, pretty rare in the states though. Zaccaria had a great art dept.

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#33 10 years ago
 
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My two votes:

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#34 10 years ago
 
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Quoted from HELLODEADCITY:

Always dug Gtb. 'NOW'

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Nice looker. Mediocre at absolute best player. I almost made the mistake of buying one at one time.

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#35 10 years ago
 
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boilerman

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star jet is game i always wanted but could never find, they made over 1000 of them but never come up for sale
wonder why
the jetsons was a get show and this is as close to the future as you can get. way cool

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#36 10 years ago
 
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I always like the brilliant colors of Big Indian/Brave.

4 Million BC is pretty cool too. Always like the Burlap Plastics:

http://www.ipdb.org/showpic.pl?id=935&picno=52453

Anyone here afraid of Clowns?

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#37 10 years ago
 
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Lightning Ball from 1959 is up there because the artwork is almost psychedelic, certainly way ahead of its time.

http://www.pinrepair.com/gtb/lightningball2.jpg

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#38 10 years ago
 
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The_Director

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I've never seen Moon Flight before, that is a beautiful playfield. Might have to put that on my EM wish list...

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#39 10 years ago
 
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Quoted from The_Director:

I've never seen Moon Flight before, that is a beautiful playfield. Might have to put that on my EM wish list...

Yeah, but the backglass shows a guy with boobies and lipstick. At least that's what it looks like to me.

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