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IPDB.org page for [http://www.ipdb.org/machine.cgi?id=310 Black Knight]
 
IPDB.org page for [http://www.ipdb.org/machine.cgi?id=310 Black Knight]
  
Notable Features: Sound (Type 2) and Speech / First System 7 game, early models still used the System 6 transformer in the backbox / First Williams two-level (or two-tiered) game / 4 x Timed Drop target 3-banks  
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Notable Features: Sound (Type 2) and Speech / First System 7 game, early models still used the System 6 transformer in the backbox / First Williams two-level (or two-tiered) game / 4 x Timed Drop target 3-banks / Bonus Ball with unlimited ball saver / Introduced Magna-Save
  
Other Special Features:
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* 'Bonus Ball' was awarded to the highest scoring player at the end of multi-player games, usually 30 seconds with an unlimited 'shoot again' during that time.
* A 'Bonus Ball' was awarded to the highest scoring player at the end of multi-player games, usually 30 seconds with unlimited 'shoot again' during that time.
 
  
* Introduced 'Magna-Save',  a player controlled electromagnet that could capture the ball and prevent it from going down the outlanes.  Extra buttons and relays controlled the Magna-Saves, once used they needed to be earned .  
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* 'Magna-Save',  a player controlled electromagnet that could capture the ball and prevent it from going down the outlanes.  Extra buttons and relays controlled the Magna-Saves, once used they needed to be earned .  
  
 
[[Black Knight Playing Tips and Rule Sheet]]
 
[[Black Knight Playing Tips and Rule Sheet]]

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Manufacturer System Year Model Produced
Williams System 7 Feb 1980 500 13,075

IPDB.org page for Black Knight

Notable Features: Sound (Type 2) and Speech / First System 7 game, early models still used the System 6 transformer in the backbox / First Williams two-level (or two-tiered) game / 4 x Timed Drop target 3-banks / Bonus Ball with unlimited ball saver / Introduced Magna-Save

  • 'Bonus Ball' was awarded to the highest scoring player at the end of multi-player games, usually 30 seconds with an unlimited 'shoot again' during that time.
  • 'Magna-Save', a player controlled electromagnet that could capture the ball and prevent it from going down the outlanes. Extra buttons and relays controlled the Magna-Saves, once used they needed to be earned .

Black Knight Playing Tips and Rule Sheet

Check out Hans' excellent Black Knight page

Black Knight Shop Guide

1 System 4-6 Specific Issues

See Williams_System_3_-_7#Problems_and_Fixes

2 Game-Specific Issues

Click on the links to learn about the more complex problems that this era of games faces.




Return to Williams_System_3_-_7#Games page.