The Happy Musketeers

The Happy Musketeers, manufactured by Renov' Automatic - Jolux (trading as J. Martina) of Marcoussis and Paris, France in 1970, is an electro-mechanical (EM) pinball machine with artwork by Jean Amiot. Rather than an original design, it is a European conversion of Gottlieb's 1967 games 'Hi-Score' and 'Super Score,' reflecting a common practice among French manufacturers of the era who reworked American playfields with new art and themes for their home market.

Gameplay features on The Happy Musketeers include two flippers, five pop bumpers, two slingshots, three standup targets, two kick-out holes, and a captive ball spinner (made flush with the playfield in this conversion). These elements combine for an engaging four-player experience, with decagon score units providing a distinctive visual touch. The maximum displayed score is 9,999 points per player, with a replay wheel capacity of 15.

The Happy Musketeers' adventure theme, built around fictional swashbuckling characters, reflects the fantastical subjects common to pinball of the period. Its backglasses are notable for being printed on paper sandwiched between glass sheets rather than silkscreened directly, a hallmark of this manufacturer's production. As a European reskin of an American Gottlieb design, The Happy Musketeers offers an interesting look at how U.S. pinball games found new life abroad in the early 1970s.