''Black Rose'' is a
pinball
Pinball games are a family of games in which a ball is propelled into a specially designed table where it bounces off various obstacles, scoring points either en route or when it comes to rest. Historically the board was studded with nails call ...
machine designed by John Trudeau and
Brian Eddy
Brian R. Eddy is an American game designer and programmer, best known for designing '' Attack From Mars'' pinball for Midway and programming ''FunHouse'' and, with Larry DeMar, '' The Machine: Bride of Pin*Bot''. While at Williams Electronics / M ...
and produced by
Midway (released under the ''
Bally
Bally may refer to:
Places
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'' name). The game features a
pirate
Piracy is an act of robbery or criminal violence by ship or boat-borne attackers upon another ship or a coastal area, typically with the goal of stealing cargo and other valuable goods. Those who conduct acts of piracy are called pirates, v ...
theme and was advertised with the slogan ''"This game is loaded!".'' ''Bally'' abandoned the idea to use black pinballs for the machine.
Gameplay
The basic goal of the game is to sink ships. The game features a rotating cannon situated underneath the playfield used to aim the ball at targets to award letters in the word "SINK SHIP". During multiball you also get letters for shooting flashing ramps. Once SINK SHIP is spelled, you load the
cannon
A cannon is a large- caliber gun classified as a type of artillery, which usually launches a projectile using explosive chemical propellant. Gunpowder ("black powder") was the primary propellant before the invention of smokeless powder ...
to light the center shot (the "Broadside") to get big points.
Legacy
''Black Rose'' was available as a licensed table for ''
The Pinball Arcade
''The Pinball Arcade'' is a pinball video game developed by FarSight Studios. The game is a simulated collection of real pinball tables licensed by Gottlieb, Alvin G. and Company, and Stern Pinball, a company which also owns the rights of machines ...
'' on several platforms until June 30th, 2018, is included as a part of ''Williams Pinball: Volume 2'' for ''
Pinball FX 3
Pinball games are a family of games in which a ball is propelled into a specially designed table where it bounces off various obstacles, scoring points either en route or when it comes to rest. Historically the board was studded with nails call ...
'', and is also included in ''Williams Pinball Classics'' (2001) by
Encore
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for Microsoft Windows.
See also
*
''Pirates of the Caribbean'' (pinball)
References
External links
Internet Pinball Database entry for ''Black Rose''
1992 pinball machines
Bally pinball machines
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