Also known as BLPY
1984 · Bally & I.D.I.
Black Pyramid
Underground egyptian tomb chamber, deep blue night sky with scattered pink and white gem sparkles, carved stone wall friezes of egyptian figures and hieroglyphs, wooden scaffolding with ladder and pulley rope, yellow tent canopy and tiled tomb floor scattered with skull, mummified head, cards and coins.
- Year
- 1984
- Maker
- Bally & I.D.I.
- Type
- Solid state
- Display
- Alphanumeric
- Players
- 4
2 games under this title
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Standard 1984 - Movie Masters 1984
Made by
- Design
- George Christian
- Art
- Greg Freres
- Software
- Rehman Merchant
Vision analysis
On the playfield
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Playfield Standard
- orange
- gold
- black
- red
Fingerprint: Indy Jones title, moustached explorer in tan pith helmet arms folded inside golden sunburst medallion with chest badge, pyramid values spelled by triangular alphabet grid A through R, flanking 5X and 3X multiplier lamps, symmetrical wireform ramps descending both sides, red-orange spiky arch at top, warm adventure-archaeology tones of orange, gold, brown, black
The centre of the playfield is dominated by a moustached adventurer in a tan pith helmet with arms folded, rendered inside a golden sunburst medallion with his name on a chest badge. A large triangular alphabet grid of letter inserts (A through R) sits directly above him, labelled PYRAMID VALUES, flanked by 5X and 3X multiplier lamps. Two triangular wireform ramps run symmetrically down the left and right edges, and a spiky red-orange sunburst arch crowns the top of the playfield.
Setting
- Stone temple interior
- Archeological excavation
- Desert cave with treasure
Symbols
- Playing-card suits
- Triangular alphabet grid
- Lightning bolts
- Upward chevrons
- Sunburst
- Red-orange triangular spike arch
- Multiplier badges 5x and 3x
- Playing-card pips on the mid-band
Notable shapes
- Triangular wireform ramps, triangular target banks, a large inverted-triangle outline framing the central figure, and a curved arch of red-orange spikes across the top
Art motifs
- Sunburst rays
- Stone masonry blocks
- Aged parchment labels
- Radiating gold halo
Themes
- Archaeology
- Temple ruin
- Pyramid
- Treasure hunt
- Adventure
- Pith helmet explorer
Title on it
- Indy jones
Text on it
- PYRAMID VALUES
- OUTHOLE SCORES 5000
- FOR EACH LIT LETTER
- 5X
- 3X
- Bally MIDWAY
- For Amusement Only
- INSTRUCTIONS
- BLACK PYRAMID
- ALL LIT SPECIALS SCORE 50,000 PO
- ALL LIT EXTRA BALL SCORE 25,000
- 5 BALLS PER GAME
- FOR AMUSEMENT ONLY
- INDY JONES
- PINBALL
- 20,000
- 50,000
- 320,000
- ROUTE
- OUTHOLE
- SPOTS
- SPELL
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Man | Centre, moustached adult man in a tan pith helmet, open-collared khaki shirt and braces, arms folded, smiling, framed by a golden sunburst; a badge on his chest reads indy jones |
| Man | Upper left, adult man in a wide-brimmed hat and tan shirt leaning over a stone slab |
| Man | Upper right, adult man in a wide-brimmed hat and tan shirt crouching beside a stone block and treasure |
| Skeleton | Left lane artwork, a reclining skeleton or mummy in grey-brown tones near the left wireform ramp |
| Other | Painted stone guardian/statue figure on the right of the upper playfield |
A photographed playfield seen through glass in dim light, lit by its own coloured lamps. The artwork is an adventure-archaeology scene in warm orange, gold, brown and black. At the top a dark arch carries a crown of red-orange triangular spikes; beneath it two pop bumpers with ribbed brown skirts flank a painted panel. Left and right, painted scenes show two men in wide-brimmed hats and tan shirts crouching over a stone slab and a treasure chest. A wide red-and-gold band crosses the mid-field with round orange target inserts, small playing-card pips and a large upward chevron, flanked by white lightning-bolt shapes. Below it the mid-playfield reads PYRAMID VALUES, with a triangular alphabet grid of A, B, C, D, E, F, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, R set in black circles, 5X and 3X multiplier inserts, and OUTHOLE SCORES 5000 FOR EACH LIT LETTER. Two triangular wireform ramps run down either side. At the centre a moustached man in a tan pith helmet and open shirt stands arms folded inside a golden sunburst medallion reading INDY JONES on his chest, with two pink-white rubber flippers below.
On the backglass
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Backglass Standard
- deep blue
- orange
- gold
- black
Fingerprint: Torch-holding explorer in pith helmet recoiling from bandaged mummy in open golden sarcophagus, huge red-and-orange gradient slab-serif BLACK PYRAMID title with TM, yellow tent canopy on wooden scaffolding with ladder and pulley rope, four orange seven-segment score windows, deep blue Egyptian-frieze walls background
A torch-holding explorer in a pith helmet recoiling from a bandaged mummy sitting upright in an open golden sarcophagus, skull face bared and one clawed hand raised. A huge red-and-yellow gradient slab-serif title reading BLACK PYRAMID stacked in the upper left. A yellow tent canopy on wooden scaffolding with a ladder and pulley rope in the upper right, against deep blue Egyptian-frieze walls. Four orange seven-segment score windows glow directly through the artwork, with a small blue MATCH arrow indicator between them.
Setting
- Underground egyptian tomb chamber
- Deep blue night sky with scattered pink and white gem sparkles
- Carved stone wall friezes of egyptian figures and hieroglyphs
- Wooden scaffolding with ladder and pulley rope
- Yellow tent canopy
- Tiled tomb floor scattered with skull, mummified head, cards and coins
Symbols
- Hieroglyphic friezes
- Curved egyptian sickle-sword at far left
- Tall ceremonial staff at right
- Open gilded sarcophagus
- Burning torch
- Rope and pulley with hanging hook
- Wooden ladder
- Playing-card pips scattered on floor
- Red gem coins and scattered jewels
- Small blue upward arrow match indicator
- Seven-segment score displays
- Tm trademark symbol
Lettering
- Title in very large chunky western slab-serif capitals with a red-to-orange vertical gradient fill, thick golden-yellow outline and dark drop shadow, stacked on two lines at the upper left; match and game over in small white sans-serif capitals; a cursive script signature logo upper right.
Themes
- Egyptian tomb
- Mummy
- Expedition
- Curse
- Archaeology
- Horror adventure
Title on it
- Black pyramid
Text on it
- BLACK
- PYRAMID
- TM
- MATCH
- GAME OVER
- Another
- BGR
- Restoration
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Man | Adult moustached explorer, tan skin, wearing a pith helmet with chin strap and a brown safari jacket over a pale shirt. kneels on one knee at right of centre, head turned up and left in alarm, mouth open. right hand grips a wooden torch with a large yellow-orange flame; left arm thrown out with open palm toward the sarcophagus. |
| Skeleton | Mummy with exposed skull face, hollow dark eye sockets and bared teeth, upright inside the open sarcophagus. body wrapped in tattered orange-brown bandages, one bony clawed hand raised. gold beads and a chain drape over its shoulders and the coffin lid. |
| Skeleton | Loose human skull lying on the tomb floor in the lower centre foreground, three-quarter view, teeth visible. |
| Creature | Mummified human head and wrapped torso lying on its side on the floor at lower centre-right, face visible, beside scattered coins and cards. |
| Animal | Large dark bird, possibly a vulture or falcon, perched on the tent pole upper right with wings folded; a second bird silhouette appears near the ladder at mid right. |
A backlit, airbrushed adventure-horror backglass. Upper left carries a large two-line title in chunky slab-serif capitals, BLACK above PYRAMID, letters filled with a red-to-orange gradient with a heavy yellow outline and dark shadow, plus a small TM at the lower right of PYRAMID. Top right has a cursive script signature logo over the blue night sky. The centre shows a tomb-raiding scene in warm torchlight: a moustached man in a pith helmet and brown safari jacket kneels at an open gilded Egyptian sarcophagus, gripping a burning torch in his right hand and thrusting his left hand out in alarm toward a mummy. The mummy sits upright inside the sarcophagus, wrapped in orange-brown bandages, skull face exposed with dark eye sockets and bared teeth, one claw-like bony hand raised. A curved Egyptian sickle-sword stands at far left and a tall ceremonial staff at right. A yellow tent canopy on wooden scaffolding sits upper right with a ladder, pulley rope and a perched bird. On the tomb floor lie a human skull, a mummified head, scattered playing-card pips and red gem coins. Background is deep blue night with stone wall friezes of Egyptian figures and hieroglyphs. Four rectangular orange seven-segment score windows are inset across the glass.