Wild Life

Wild Life, designed by Ed Krynski with art by Gordon Morison, was manufactured by Gottlieb in 1972 during the EM era, with 3,875 confirmed units produced. The two-player game carries a Jungle/Wildlife animal theme, and its four-player counterpart is Gottlieb's 1972 title 'Jungle,' which shares the same basic design.

Wild Life's playfield includes two flippers, a single pop bumper, dual slingshots, ten star rollovers, two standup targets, a spinning target, and an 'action ring' - identified on the manufacturer's flyer as a semi-enclosed pop bumper. A left outlane kickback and right outlane ball return gate add further strategic elements, along with an end-of-ball bonus.

The Wild Life theme is depicted through jungle animal artwork typical of Gottlieb's output in this period. As an early-1970s EM machine bridging Gottlieb's classic era with the coming solid-state transition, Wild Life offers an interesting look at the company's design approach just before the shift to electronic pinball.