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1980–1985 · Playmatic

Black Fever / Rock 2500

Black outer starfield, white and gold eight-point starbursts, radiating fan of red, magenta and olive rays, cyan-blue wireframe globe at right centre and red-orange rectangular panels behind the score reels at left.

Years
1980–1985
Maker
Playmatic
Type
Solid state
Display
Alphanumeric
Players
4

2 games under this title

Made by

Art
Blas Gallego

Vision analysis

On the playfield

Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.

Black Fever / Rock 2500 playfield

Playfield Black Fever

  • orange
  • green
  • purple
  • red

Fingerprint: Single monumental warrior with feather headdress legs splayed harpoon raised across body dominating centre, three pop bumper caps at top under pink-and-white 1000 POINTS shield, bright yellow-orange block title letters across arch over diamond-lattice ground, severed red head in bowl mid-left

Distinctive

The single enormous feather-headdress warrior dominating the centre, legs splayed and harpoon raised across his own body, is the unforgettable element. Close behind it in identifying power: three pop bumper caps set shoulder to shoulder at the top under a pink-and-white 1000 POINTS shield, and the bright yellow-orange block title letters running across the top arch over a diamond-lattice ground. A severed red head sitting in a bowl on the mid-left and a red-and-blue blossom medallion on the upper right are the two other memorable painted set-pieces.

Setting

  • Radiating sunburst wedge pattern
  • Diamond-lattice grid across the top arch
  • Painted spear and harpoon shafts crossing diagonally
  • Sea-green scroll and wave motifs
  • Purple and teal apron with green filigree

Symbols

  • Playing-card suits
  • White and red starbursts
  • Red flower blossom medallion on blue
  • Green spiral scrolls
  • Harpoons and spears
  • Stylised flower with numbered petals
  • Sunburst rays
  • Diamond lattice

Notable shapes

  • A large painted stylised flower at bottom centre whose petals carry the numerals 1-7 and letters a-j, two long white flipper bats, a tall curved tiki-mask-shaped apron piece running down the far right edge, and a red shrunken-head bowl on the left

Art motifs

  • Tiki mask faces on the side aprons
  • Tropical flowers
  • Feather headdresses
  • Ocean waves
  • Sun rays
  • Harpoon spears

Themes

  • Tiki
  • Polynesian warrior
  • Adventure
  • Hunting
  • Sea
  • Tribal mask

Title on it

  • Paylaza

Text on it

  • 1000 POINTS
  • ADD ONE
  • EXQUISITE BONUS
  • PREPARE SPECIAL
  • EXTRA BALL
  • X5
  • COLLECT BONUS
  • SPECIAL
  • playmatic
  • MADE IN SPAIN
  • PAYLAZA
  • 1 BALL FOR PANTOS
  • 9000
  • 15000
  • 20000
  • 3000
  • 5000
  • 6000
  • 30000
  • 50000
  • 60000
  • A
  • B
  • C
  • D
  • E
  • F
  • G
  • J
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • 9
Pop bumpers
Three pop bumper caps in a row at top centre, brown-red with cream bodies, lit by three vertical metal posts
Spinners
One small round spinner with an arrow motif on the mid-left lane, marked by a second smaller spinner below it
Ramps
A raised metal wire ramp looping over the upper right quadrant past the red blossom medallion, with a second short wire guide at upper left
Slingshots
Two triangular slingshots flanking the central lower area, painted in orange and teal
Upper playfield
Three-bumper cluster under the title arch, a 1000 points shield, green spiral scroll, a blue-and-red blossom medallion on the right and a red-orange starburst lane on the left
Apron and lower playfield
Deep purple lower apron with jade-green scrollwork and starbursts, a white playmatic script logo on a dark green banner, made in spain beneath, a blank white card at bottom left and a white instruction card headed paylaza with a 1 ball for pantos line at bottom right
Who and what
Kind Description
Man Central dominant figure: bare-chested, heavily muscled, brown/tan skin, wearing a shaggy green feather headdress and a short green leaf loincloth, feet planted wide apart, mouth open in a war cry, gripping a long harpoon that runs diagonally from his lower right up across his chest
Man Top left corner: seated green-skinned bare-chested man with black hair and a green leafy headdress, arms folded across his knees, drawn in profile facing right
Other Mid left: a severed red-painted head with dark hair lying in a shallow tan bowl, mouth open, positioned beside a spinner
Woman Faintly painted partial female figure in a yellow-green scene at the upper left, below the seated green man, mostly obscured by the arch and bumpers
Full description

A full pinball playfield seen from above, framed by bright silver-grey metal side rails on both edges. The whole surface is airbrushed in a hot palette of amber-orange, jade and dark teal green, plum purple and scarlet red, over a background of radiating sunburst wedges and criss-crossed harpoon/spear shafts. Down the exact centre stands a single monumental figure: a bare-chested, muscular brown-skinned Polynesian-style warrior wearing a shaggy green feather headdress and a green leaf loincloth, legs braced wide, mouth open in a shout, gripping a long harpoon diagonally across his body. Top left sits a second, smaller green-skinned bare-chested man with a green leafy headdress and tattoo-like markings. Mid left a severed red head rests in a shallow bowl. Across the top arch, large yellow-orange block capitals outlined in black spell the title over a diamond-lattice background. Three pop bumper caps cluster top centre beside a pink-white shield reading 1000 POINTS, and a green spiral scroll curls right. Down both flanks are large painted medallions, stars, a red blossom emblem and score numerals. The lower apron is deep purple with green scrollwork, a playmatic script logo, and a white instruction card at bottom right.

Black Fever / Rock 2500 playfield

Playfield Rock 2500

  • red
  • navy blue
  • purple
  • orange

Fingerprint: Huge serpent blue tube coiling around bound tribal woman green feathered headdress center, standing crescent moon, brilliant orange pop bumper above head like fireball, jagged blue mountain peaks framing, dozens colorful eight-pointed starbursts scattered whole surface, playing-card suits dice pips comet motifs, COLLECT BONUS lower apron, EXTRA BALL BURN right mid, white instruction cards red headings, dark navy-purple starry background.

Distinctive

The single most memorable element is a huge serpent or rope-like blue tube coiling around a bound tribal woman in a green feathered headdress, who stands centre-playfield inside a pale crescent moon. A brilliant glowing orange pop bumper sits directly above her head like a sun or fireball, framed by jagged blue mountain peaks. Dozens of brightly coloured eight-pointed starbursts scatter across the whole surface in a distinctly 1970s sparkle motif. Two white instruction cards with red headings are printed straight onto the silver lower apron, and a yellow-and-black striped lane guard runs down the upper left.

Setting

  • Outer space starfield
  • Stylised mountain range
  • Pale blue wave patterns at the foot

Symbols

  • Eight-pointed starbursts
  • Playing-card suits
  • Dice pips
  • Comets
  • Card diamonds
  • Crescent moon
  • Blue mountains

Notable shapes

  • Coiled blue tube meandering down the centre
  • Yellow-and-black striped lane on the upper left
  • Pale crescent moon disc
  • Large starburst cutouts

Art motifs

  • Airbrushed gradients
  • Sparkle stars
  • Psychedelic colour banding
  • Wood-grain side rails

Themes

  • Fantasy adventure
  • Space
  • Tribal figure
  • Comic sparkle

Text on it

  • COLLECT BONUS
  • EXTRA BALL
  • BURN
  • 2 BONUS
  • SPECIAL
  • WHEN LIT
  • CIRCUIT
  • BONUS
  • PREMIUM
  • POINTS
  • MATCH
  • 1000
  • 2000
  • RULES
  • LEGEND
  • SOLO CUENTAS
  • AJUSTADO
Drop targets
Several round drop targets in the mid-lower playfield
Ramps
A blue ramp descending the right side and a second ramp or wireform guide in the upper centre
Slingshots
Triangular slingshots flanking the lower playfield
Apron and lower playfield
Silver metal apron with two white instruction cards, green circuit starburst, and two flippers
Who and what
Kind Description
Woman Large central figure, tan skin, adult, black hair with bright green feathered headdress, striped orange-and-yellow bikini top and matching striped skirt, arms raised and bound, wrapped in thick coiling blue tube or rope, standing on one leg before a pale crescent moon
Monster Large green skeletal dragon or dinosaur-like head in the upper right, teeth bared, jaws open
Alien Small yellow-headed character in a red cap on the right ramp area
Woman Small tan female figure with dark hair at the far upper left above the striped lane
Full description

A vividly painted modern playfield with a dark navy-to-purple starry background and a hot red upper half. The centre is dominated by a large hand-bound woman figure with tan skin, a green feathered headdress, striped orange-and-yellow bikini top, and a yellow-orange striped skirt, her arms and torso wrapped in thick blue coiled tubing or rope. Above her a large pale crescent moon disc sits behind a glowing orange pop bumper, flanked by jagged blue-mountain shapes and a plunging blue ramp with a yellow-and-black striped lane on the left. Scattered all over are dozens of eight-pointed starbursts in red, orange, green, blue and white, plus playing-card suits, dice pips, and comet motifs. Text plaques read COLLECT BONUS at the bottom apron and EXTRA BALL BURN on the right mid-playfield. Two white instruction cards with red headings sit on the metal apron, flanked by a green starburst reading CIRCUIT. Two yellowed cream flippers and a blue plastic ramp occupy the lower playfield over pale blue wave-like graphics.

On the backglass

Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.

Black Fever / Rock 2500 backglass

Backglass Black Fever

  • orange-red
  • gold
  • cyan
  • black

Fingerprint: Black Fever title in red-orange script, three bikini-clad space-adventurer women with lime-green-haired central figure holding diagonal spear, grinning brunette aiming rifle with fanned-out hair, seated woman with crimson afro in white fur hat, starred background with radiating red and magenta rays, gold filigree scrollwork frame

Distinctive

Three bikini-clad space adventurer women across the glass, headed by a towering figure with enormous lime-green hair and a skull emblem on her hip, striding forward with a long spear held diagonally. Behind them a sky-blue wireframe globe. A grinning brunette at left aims a rifle upward with her hair fanned out like a halo. Red seven-segment score reels in stacked black windows on the left. Filigree gold scrollwork border framing a black starburst background.

Setting

  • Black outer starfield
  • White and gold eight-point starbursts
  • Radiating fan of red, magenta and olive rays
  • Cyan-blue wireframe globe at right centre
  • Red-orange rectangular panels behind the score reels at left

Symbols

  • Eight-pointed starbursts
  • Wireframe planet
  • Skull emblem
  • Rifle
  • Spear
  • Gold scrollwork filigree
  • White numerals on magenta and teal rays

Lettering

  • Large slanted forward-leaning script, red-orange fill with yellow inner highlights, on a cyan teardrop banner

Themes

  • Space opera
  • Adventure heroines
  • Pinball backglass

Title on it

  • Black fever

Text on it

  • playmatic
  • MADE IN SPAIN
  • Black Fever
  • 970
  • CREDIT
  • 04
  • EXTRA BALL
  • BANK
  • SELECT MODE
  • ALTERNATE PLAY
  • CONTINUOUS PLAY
Who and what
Kind Description
Woman Left figure, brunette with dark hair fanned out in a halo, open-mouthed grin, leopard-print bikini top, black briefs, black heeled sandals, crouching and holding a rifle vertically in both hands
Woman Central figure, tall, wild lime-green hair, heavy red lipstick, small white-and-black striped cap, green-and-white bikini with a white skull emblem at the hip, large blue earrings, striding toward the viewer holding a long spear diagonally in her right hand, blue platform sandals
Woman Right figure, seated with knees drawn up, huge crimson afro, white fur hat with dark visor and sunglasses, red halter top, green leggings, red knee-high boots, open mouth laughing
Full description

A varnished backglass framed by a wide pale-gold wooden bezel and elaborate gold filigree scrollwork in the corners. A cyan-blue teardrop swoosh across the upper right carries the title in huge slanted red-orange script with yellow highlights, reading Black Fever. The background is a black starfield of white and gold eight-pointed starbursts over a fan of red, magenta and olive rays radiating from the centre. Left of centre are four stacked rectangular score reels with red seven-segment digits on black windows, and a separate two-digit reel reading 970 with a 4 to its left. Three women in sci-fi adventure poses dominate the centre and right: a brunette in a leopard-print bikini top and black briefs crouching with an upright rifle and loose black hair fanned out; a tall central figure with wild lime-green hair, red lips, a tiny striped cap, and a bikini in green-and-white with a small skull emblem on the hip, striding forward holding a long spear diagonally and wearing blue platform sandals; and a seated woman with a huge crimson afro, white fur hat and sunglasses, red top and green leggings with red boots, leaning back laughing. Bottom centre holds small instruction cards in cream and red.

Black Fever / Rock 2500 backglass

Backglass Rock 2500

  • yellow
  • maroon
  • blue
  • purple

Fingerprint: Freak-show stage scene framed by maroon theatre curtains, retro ROCK 25TH script logo on spinning vinyl record, bare-chested clown with white-green face paint and spectacles beside red-haired woman in red swimsuit and fanged aviator-goggled man, green crocodile head and red lobster claw at knee height, purple rock mound with palm trees

Distinctive

A freak-show stage scene framed by maroon theatre curtains, with a retro 'Rock 25th' script logo superimposed on a spinning vinyl record. The centrepiece is a bare-chested painted clown with white-and-green face paint and tiny spectacles standing shoulder to shoulder with a red-haired woman in a red swimsuit and a fanged, aviator-goggled man in blue overalls. A green crocodile head and a red lobster claw lurk at knee height, all standing on a purple rock mound flanked by palm trees.

Setting

  • Yellow-green sunburst of white radiating rays
  • Maroon theatre curtains with gold rope tiebacks left and right
  • Purple rock mound with ferns and palm trees along the bottom
  • Dark reddish-brown wooden backbox frame
  • Grey vinyl record graphic behind the logo

Symbols

  • Vinyl record with tonearm
  • White radiating sunburst rays
  • Gold rope curtain tiebacks with tassels
  • Palm trees
  • Red seven-segment led score windows
  • Two-digit red led counter on a rock-shaped panel

Lettering

  • Large retro 1950s-style rockabilly script, blue letters with white and dark-blue outline and drop shadow, slanted, with a swashed underline flourish; small condensed sans-serif white lettering on the bottom panel

Themes

  • Rock music anniversary
  • Circus freak show
  • Theatre stage
  • Wrestling
  • Vinyl record
  • Cabaret

Title on it

  • Rock 25th

Text on it

  • Rock 25th
  • 5396
  • GAME OVER
  • CREDIT
  • TILT
  • EXTRA BALL
  • MATCH FEATURE
  • ball in play
Who and what
Kind Description
Man Fat bare-chested clown, white and green face paint, small round spectacles, orange cap, holding a large fish or creature against his belly, standing left of centre
Man Bearded man in dark round goggles behind the clown, raising a knobbly wooden club, only head and shoulders visible
Woman Tall red-haired woman centre stage in a red one-piece swimsuit with white collar and white cuffs, bare arms and legs, arms at her sides
Man Lanky grey-white skinned man right of centre in a white aviator cap and goggles, mouth open showing fangs, wearing bright blue overalls
Creature Small furry white and brown creature with a round eye standing in front of the woman, between the figures' legs
Animal Green crocodile or alligator head with yellow eye looming over the woman's right shoulder
Animal Red lobster or crab claw at lower left beside the clown's leg
Full description

A square backglass in a dark reddish-brown wooden frame, painted as a stage scene. Heavy maroon theatre curtains with gold rope tassel tiebacks hang down both edges, opening onto a yellow-green background of white sunburst rays. Across the upper centre a retro script logo reads 'Rock 25th' in blue-and-white outlined letters, backed by a grey vinyl record with a pale tonearm. Red seven-segment LED windows fill the dark upper band. Five figures stand centre stage on a purple rock mound ringed with ferns and palm trees: a fat bare-chested clown with white and green face paint, small round spectacles and an orange cap; behind him a bearded man in dark goggles raising a knobbly club; a tall red-haired woman in a red one-piece swimsuit with white collar; a lanky grey-skinned man in a white aviator cap and goggles, mouth open showing fangs, in blue overalls; and a small furry creature at their feet. A green crocodile head and a red lobster claw appear among them. A purple rock panel below carries two red LED digits.

Black Fever / Rock 2500 backglass

Backglass Black Fever

  • red
  • orange
  • green
  • blue

Fingerprint: Black Fever arced in hot red-and-pink script, two indigenous figures in huge feathered headdresses at center, bare-chested man in green feathered mask holding long spear slanting diagonally across glass, woman in shaggy pale-green feather headdress wearing patterned skirt, all-over sunburst ray pattern filling background

Distinctive

Two indigenous figures in huge feathered headdresses dominate the centre: a woman in a shaggy pale-green feather headdress and a bare-chested man in a green feathered mask holding a long spear that slants diagonally across the glass. The title 'Black Fever' arcs across the upper right in hot red-and-pink script over a pale burst. Five long maroon score-reel windows stack down the entire left side, framed in cream, against an all-over sunburst ray pattern. The bottom edge is crowded with tiny coloured instruction boxes and a crimson drum.

Setting

  • Radiating sunburst rays
  • Abstract painted gradient wash
  • Feather and fur textures

Symbols

  • Radiating sunburst rays
  • Long spear
  • Feather headdresses
  • Barrel drum or shield
  • White filigree scrollwork
  • Five rectangular score windows

Lettering

  • Large curved script, red-orange gradient with blue and cream drop shadow, pink-red second word with purple halo

Themes

  • Tribal warrior
  • Feathered headdress
  • Spear
  • Sunburst
  • Jungle expedition

Title on it

  • Black fever

Text on it

  • Black Fever
Who and what
Kind Description
Woman Dark-skinned, bare-breasted, large shaggy pale-green/white feathered headdress covering the head and shoulders, patterned red-and-orange wrap skirt, arms raised holding a long shaft, standing left of centre
Man Dark-skinned muscular bare torso, green feathered mask/headdress with a fierce face, bright green loincloth, legs braced wide, gripping a long spear that runs diagonally from lower centre to upper right, mouth open in a shout
Other Large round drum or shield at right, crimson-to-brown shaded, beside the male figure
Full description

Rectangular painted backglass in a cream/white outer frame, laid out asymmetrically. Upper right carries the main title in large curved script: 'Black', in red-to-orange gradient letters with pale blue and cream drop shadow outlines, followed by 'Fever' in brighter pink-red with a purple halo, set against a pale yellow-white burst. Upper left is a small white rectangular maker/credit box with two lines of tiny text. Down the left third runs a stack of five long narrow dark-red/maroon score windows with cream frames, the topmost glazed pale grey-white, laid over a fan of radiating cream and coloured sunburst rays that fill the whole background. Centre-right are two painted tribal/Amazonian figures: a woman with a huge shaggy pale-green feathered headdress and patterned skirt, and beside her a muscular bare-chested man in a green feathered mask/headdress and green loincloth, gripping a long spear that slants from lower centre to upper right. A round barrel-drum or shield shape sits at right. Bottom left carries two small coloured instruction boxes, one crimson and one teal-green. White filigree scrollwork curls along the left and bottom edges. Airbrushed, glossy, with surface crazing and reflections.