1 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/mata-hari_9862.jpg]] |
2 | [[caption-width-right:350:"The secret map, Baron."]] |
3 | ->Glamorous eye appeal! Sizzling action! |
4 | -->--''Advertising flyer'' |
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6 | ''Mata Hari'' is a PhysicalPinballTable designed by Creator/JimPatla with artwork by Creator/DaveChristensen. it was released by Creator/{{Bally}} in 1978, just as the company was switching over from electro-mechanical pinballs to solid state. |
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8 | Inspired by the RealLife UsefulNotes/MataHari, the game depicts the exotic dancer and spy performing her duties. The pinball backglass shows her lounging in her chambers, handing a small folded map to a gentleman identified only as The Baron. On the playfield, Mata Hari is passing off documents stamped Top Secret, and is featured stepping out from behind a gigantic knife while framed by oversized feathers and snakes. The sides of the cabinet eschew all subtlety, with Hari pointing at a silhouette of the skull and crossbones while preparing to strike with her dagger. |
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11 | !!The ''Mata Hari'' pinball demonstrates the following tropes: |
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13 | * ArtisticLicenseHistory: The RealLife Mata Hari was executed in UsefulNotes/WorldWarI, so there's no reason for her to have a dagger with an SS inscription. She is also [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking nowhere near as buxom]] as the illustration suggests. |
14 | * CharacterTitle: ''Mata Hari'' focuses on the German spy Mata Hari. |
15 | * DiamondsInTheBuff: Mata Hari's primary outfit is a gold-plated ChainmailBikini covered with rubies. |
16 | %%* EvilRedhead |
17 | %%* FemmeFataleSpy: Mata Hari has a small dagger discretely clutched in her right hand on the backglass, and is shown holding it on the cabinet sides. |
18 | %%* FluffyFashionFeathers |
19 | %%* HoneyTrap |
20 | %%* NoPlotNoProblem |
21 | %%* PublicDomainCharacter |
22 | %%* TheThemeParkVersion: Compared to the real-life figure. |
23 | %%* TuxedoAndMartini: The Baron on the backglass. |
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