Gottlieb’s Jungle Princess, released in 1977, swings into a lush fantasy-adventure theme on a clean, slingshot-free playfield built around drop targets. It’s one of a pair of closely related Gottlieb tables from that year — the sister game to Jungle Queen — a common practice of the era, where the company would release the same design under different names and configurations to suit operators. This edition delivers brisk, satisfying electromechanical play across a four-flipper layout with twin five-bank drop targets.
The scoring is direct and rewarding. Hitting the drops builds your bonus, and completing a full bank lights the lane behind it for a juicy 5,000 points. The smart plunge is for the “B” target, since A and C are readily available from the inlanes but B is tough to reach on purpose — and collecting A-B-C grants double bonus. The two saucers are reliable friends, always paying 5,000 points apiece, and in a generous touch, double bonus lights automatically on your last ball to send you out on a high note.
Tidy, fast, and approachable, Jungle Princess is a likeable mid-70s Gottlieb that rewards clean drop-target shooting. For collectors who enjoy the era’s elegant, no-frills design — and a touch of exotic adventure — it’s an enjoyable and well-balanced classic.