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Navigating through these dark, mysterious, and twisted realms, players will uncover foes, demons, riches, and secrets in their quest against the Black Knight. The iconic pinball character, the Black Knight, returns to entertain a new generation of pinball players with the third game in the Black KnightTM franchise, Black Knight: Sword of RageTM.įor the first time ever, players will explore, discover, and unlock the secrets of the Black Knight universe. Stern Pinball Announces New Black Knight: Sword of Rage Pinball Machines!ĬHICAGO, IL – Ma– Stern Pinball, Inc., a global lifestyle brand based on the iconic and outrageously fun modern American game of pinball, proudly announced today the availability of a new line of pinball machines 40 years in the making. UPDATE: Stern Press release on Black Knight: By all of these details, what do you think about the return of the Black Knight? If that changes I’ll update it here otherwise I guess we’ll just have to wait and see.Īgain, IGN has more details and a nice interview with Ritchie that provides more info. I’ve asked about this coming to Amusement Expo in Las Vegas tomorrow, but as of this writing, have not received a response on that yet. In addition to it’s unique artwork, this has side-blades (which do look pretty cool). IGN doesn’t show a Premium overhead view, but the layout and features are the same as the LE, which is right here: Limited Edition Selling at an MSRP of $7,599, you’ll get a little more with this model, particularly the upper playfield with extra flipper and targets for some extra fun & depth. Click on either of these images for a larger view: Premium Model One of the ramps also goes behind the playfield backwall. 600 LE’s are planned.Įven though the Pro doesn’t have that upper playfield, it still does keep the pop bumpers in a kind of sectioned off spot. The Pro model does not feature the transparent upper playfield, so you’ll have to spring for the Premium or LE for that.

He also contains two “independently controlled” LED’s for eyes.Īll models have the Black Night toy, color changing LED’s, drop targets, an LCD screen and the Magna Save player-activated magnet skill feature. The Black Knight has two mechanisms – an impressive looking spinner flail weapon and a shield. This is the first time time that players will battle “the Black Knight and his minions,” with an interactive 3D toy setup in the middle of the playfield. Kevin O’Connor created the artwork, who has an impressive resume of pinball machine art starting with Galaxy Ranger in 1978.Īs you can see, the playfield art and some of the layout does hearken back to Sword of Rages predecessors (LE playfield shown) Ed Robertson of the band Bare Naked Ladies also contributes his voice to the game. Scott Ian of Anthrax composed and performed the music, although for fans of the original BK2K music, there is a “special retro mode” where you can hear that in all of it’s 80’s glory. To sum it up: this new game does hearken back to the originals, while adding modern tech and features to elevate for today’s audience. You can read the full article here with an action video, full pics of the 3 models, and an interview with Steve Ritchie at that link. If you aren’t familiar with the original, here’s gameplay of the ’80 model here’s BK2K.Īs they have done several times in the past, Stern has revealed the game through gaming news site IGN. The first was in 1980, the second 1989, this one coming in 30 years later. Let’s get to it.Īs mentioned in yesterday’s post, Black Knight: Sword of Rage is the third in a series of pinball machines that have been created by Steve Ritchie. Yesterday was the teaser on Stern’s new Black Knight game, which means that today is the full course. You can also download a PDF file of the full features matrix here. UPDATE: Stern has posted a press release, which I’ve added at the end of the post.

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