Black Knight 2000 Pinball Original 1989 Cyber Monday Special Price
1989 Black Knight 2000 Pinball machine in working condition. Keys to open cabinet are included for both the display and the coin slot. Here is information from Internet Pinball Machines. Williams Electronics Games, Incorporated, a subsidiary of WMS Ind. Solid State Electronic (SS)? 5,703 units (approximate). View at The Internet Pinball Serial Number Database (IPSND. Net) (External site). Flippers (3), Pop bumpers (3), Slingshots (2), Ramps (2), 3-bank drop-targets (2), 3-target dropping bank (1), Vertical Up-kicker (1), Kick-out hole (1), Horseshoe lane (1), Split-level playfield, Magna-save, Kickback. Hitting the three targets on the drawbridge lowers the drawbridge, providing access to the skyway ramp. There are 16 flash lamps in the backbox insert behind the backglass. Each pair of two flashers in the backbox flash in sync with flashers on the playfield to “animate” the Black Knight and the lightning bolt he is holding. Three multiball modes: “Double Knight’s Challenge” (2-ball), regular multiball (3-ball), and “King’s Ransom” multiball (3-ball timed wizard mode). Actual measured weight: 260 lbs (includes legs). Dan Forden, Brian Schmidt, Steve Ritchie. Dan Forden, Brian Schmidt. Game has two different plastic artwork versions for the upper playfield: “futuristic” style” and “stone castle style. These differing plastics appear around the lock assembly, near the “W. A. R” lanes, as the upper ramp cover, and as the “magna-save ready” sign. Reportedly, the “futuristic” artwork may be the earlier design. Steve Ritchie confirmed his voice (and not Rich Karstens) is the voice of the Black Knight in this game. Stephanie Rogers and Glo Van Vlack are the voices of the Choir of Angels. We asked Steve about an image in this listing showing a sticker affixed to the upper playfield back wall advertising the sale of BK T-shirts. The sticker is authentic. It was printed and attached to later games on the back panel, but most were removed by owners and operators. The same message is basically presented in the dmd at different times during the attract mode, but someone in marketing said What if the game is turned off? ” and, “It is good to point out the free T-shirt feature to operators and players. The sticker had low intensity adhesive and was easily peeled off without leaving marks. Production Run Records for Black Knight 2000. Production Start Date: Apr-28-1989. Production End Date: Jul-25-1989. Production Run Quantity: 5703. Born to Run and Built to Last. Chicago Tribune December 31, 1989, pp. Mike Pacak’s Pinball Flyer Reference Book A-F. Pinball Trader, Vol 3 No. 4, July 1989, page 6. Pinball PerspectivesExternal Link, page 211. The Pinball Compendium 1982 to PresentExternal Link, page 108. Black Knight 2000 Rulesheet (May/26/1993), by Mark Phaedrus. The item “Black Knight 2000 Pinball Original 1989 Cyber Monday Special Price” is in sale since Saturday, November 27, 2021. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Arcade, Jukeboxes & Pinball\Pinball\Machines”. The seller is “remix.mkt.chicago.nw” and is located in Elgin, Illinois. This item can’t be shipped, the buyer must pick up the item.
- Brand: Williams
- Year: 1989
- Original/Reproduction: Original
- Modified Item: No