Gulfstream

I played the add-a-ball version of this, Tropic Fun, a lot in college. Since I was in a snowy climate, the tropical artwork was welcome. There are two themes to this game, completing the lettered lanes and the center target. The center target scores one of the 1-9 targets, whichever is lit on the playfield below it at the time. Hundred point switches change the lit number.

The key here is to get either three numbers in a row or all four corner numbers. Doing so lights the center target and the two side saucers for 5000, plus extra balls or specials when enabled. Finishing the S-P-E-C-I-A-L letters lights the return lanes for 5000. These are the only big points available on the game; the rest of the time, these are 500, as are the lanes at all times.

If the center target is on a number you already have, shoot the ball up the A or L lane instead.

Artwork note: while human figures in pinball art are not always properly scaled, the ones on the playfield here are exceptionally bad: the arms and legs are way too long compared to the rest of the bodies. Watch out for those sharp knees\!