''Black Rose'' is a

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machine designed by John Trudeau and Brian Eddy and produced by Midway (released under the '' Bally'' name). The game features a

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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

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to light the center shot (the "Broadside") to get big points.

Legacy

''Black Rose'' was available as a licensed table for ''

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'' on several platforms until June 30th, 2018, is included as a part of ''Williams Pinball: Volume 2'' for ''

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'', and is also included in ''Williams Pinball Classics'' (2001) by

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for Microsoft Windows.

References

External links

Internet Pinball Database entry for ''Black Rose''
1992 pinball machines Bally pinball machines {{pinball-stub

Gameplay

Legacy

See also

References

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