Asteroid Annie and the Aliens

Asteroid Annie and the Aliens is a 1980 Gottlieb arcade pinball game designed by John Buras and illustrated by Gordon Morison. The game is as straightforward as the name — token human Annie is playing poker against her alien companions, and she needs your help to assemble a winning hand. Use the rollovers to select a suit, then hit the various drop targets to collect tens, Jacks, Queens, Kings, and Aces. Collect extra balls along the way so Annie can keep taking her martian marks to the cleaners.

It is notable in arcade history for being Gottlieb's final single-player pinball machine before the industry shifted entirely to multiplayer configurations. Compared to other pinball games of the time, Asteroid Annie is a low-budget throwback — it is a one-player game, with a single level, no multiball, no bonus multipliers, and no jackpots. The game was created strictly as an economical way for Gottlieb to use up various legacy parts and controllers, and only 211 tables were made.