Also known as BR
1992 · Bally
Black Rose
Known for Cannon, Broadside hole, Pirate's Cove and Whirlpool ramp. Ship's deck of a sailing galleon with masts, rigging and pale sails, blue sky and sea behind, wooden deck planking and capstan and crowd of sailors in the mid-ground.
- Year
- 1992
- Maker
- Bally
- Type
- Solid state
- Display
- Dot matrix
- Players
- 4
Known for
- Toy
Cannon
- Hole
Broadside hole
- Lock
Pirate's Cove
- Ramp
Whirlpool ramp
- Hole
Davy Jones' Locker
- extra flipper
Upper flipper
- Goal
Sink Ship
- Mode
Double Broadside
On the playfield
- blue
- red
- gold
- teal
- 2 flippers
- 3 pop bumpers
- 1 spinner
- 2 slingshots
Toys 2
- Cannon
- Parrot
Ramps 2
- Whirlpool ramp
- Side ramp
Orbit 1
- Upper loop loop
Holes 2
- Broadside hole
- Davy Jones' Locker
Lock 1
- Pirate's Cove
Targets 2
- Doubloon
- Standup banks
Lane 1
- LOCK lanes
Flipper 1
- Upper flipper extra flipper
Control 1
- Fire button button
On the backglass
Who and what
- woman Left foreground, scarlet corseted bodice with laced front and bare midriff, black cape, black elbow-length boots, black tricorn hat with a small white skull, long dark curly hair, cutlass raised in her right hand, confident grinning expression
- man Centre, full red coat and tricorn hat, black beard, mouth open shouting, right fist thrust upward
- man Upper right, bare-armed in open brown shirt with white sash and tan trousers, gripping rigging with one hand and swinging a curved sword overhead with the other
- man Lower right, black wide-brim hat, grey shirt and blue sash, crouched and firing a long musket to the left, white muzzle flash
- man Lower centre, broad tan hat with red band, tan coat, dark beard, face turned towards the viewer
- man Mid-ground left of centre, white shirt, aiming a long musket or ramrod horizontally
Setting
- Ship's deck of a sailing galleon with masts, rigging and pale sails
- Blue sky and sea behind
- Wooden deck planking and capstan
- Crowd of sailors in the mid-ground
Text on it
- Black
- Rose
- Bally
- TM
- Black Rose
- McMAHON
How it plays
-
Modes 6
- Double Broadside
- Hidden Treasure
- Swing from the Riggings
- Walk the Plank
- Knife Throw
- Polly Says
-
Goals 6
- Sink Ship
- Broadside ship
- Jet Bumpers at Max
- 3-Bank Rebound
- Instant Reload
- Sneak Attack
Made by
- Design
- John Trudeau
- Design & Software
- Brian Eddy
- Art
- Pat McMahon
- Mechanics
- John Krutsch
- Mechanics
- Ernie Pizarro
- Sound & Music
- Paul Heitsch
- Display animation
- Scott Slomiany
Reference
Linked terms
- Broadside hole also called Broadside
- Pirate's Cove also called Cove
- Whirlpool ramp also called Whirlpool also called right ramp
- Davy Jones' Locker also called Locker
- LOCK lanes also called Spell Lock
- Parrot also called Polly
- Hidden Treasure also called Hidden Treasure Bonus
- 3-Bank Rebound also called Bank Rebound
Playfield vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Playfield
- blue
- red
- gold
- teal
Fingerprint: Sink Ship pirate adventure with central gold ladder of letter inserts spelling SINK SHIP, two bare-shouldered pirate women raising swords and flanking ladder, huge navy-blue five-spoke ship's wheel with skull spokes in tan sunburst, two skull stickers in white hoods and sunglasses
The single most memorable feature is the central gold ladder of letter inserts spelling out SINK SHIP word by word straight down the middle of the playfield, crowned by a skull-and-crossbones. Second is the pair of bare-shouldered pirate women in red headscarves, both raising a sword overhead and flanking the ladder like a matched pair of bookends. Third, a huge navy-blue five-spoke ship's wheel with skull-and-bone spokes dominating the lower centre inside a tan sunburst, under a cream banner also reading SINK SHIP. Fourth, two identical skull stickers wearing white hoods and dark sunglasses on red scrollwork in the lower left and lower right corners.
Setting
- Stormy blue sea with white spray
- Painted wooden ship deck planking
- Dark night sky with storm clouds
- Misty green horizon with rocky cliffs
Symbols
- Skull and crossbones
- Ship's wheel
- Cutlasses crossed
- Ship rigging and masts
- Compass rose
- Cannon
- Anchor-style hardware
Notable shapes
- Central gold ladder of letter inserts forming a narrow vertical spine
- Large five-spoke ship's wheel art with skull spokes
- Wide cream sink ship banner arching over the wheel
- Red scroll arrow reading shoot again at the base of the ladder
- Clear plastic ramps crossing diagonally over the printed art
- Steel side rails and chrome lockdown bar framing the glass
Art motifs
- Painted wooden deck planks
- Cartoon line art with drop shadows
- Sunburst rays
- Red scroll banners
- Gold ladder of letter inserts
Themes
- Pirates
- Sinking ship
- Skulls
- Cutlasses
- Ship's wheel
- Sea battle
Title on it
- Sink ship
Text on it
- SINK SHIP
- SHOOT AGAIN
- Fire!
- BLACK ROSE
- BALLS BALL & BONUS MULTIPLIER
- LEADING LANES
- BONUS LAMP
- FOR AMUSEMENT ONLY
- 50c - 1 PLAY
- $2.00 - 6 PLAYS
- 3 BALLS PER GAME
- HOLD FLIPPERS FOR INSTANT INFO
- SEE DISPLAY FOR REPLAY VALUE
- MAXIMUM CREDITS - 30
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Woman | Left-centre painted pirate, bare shoulders, dark hair, red headscarf, gripping a raised cutlass, mouth open, tan skin |
| Woman | Right-centre painted pirate, bare shoulders, dark hair, red headscarf, gripping a raised cutlass, mouth open, tan skin - mirror image of the left figure |
| Man | Lower left, crouching bearded pirate in green coat and cap, holding a cutlass, painted in outline cartoon style |
| Man | Lower right, crouching bearded pirate in tan and red with blue cap, holding a cutlass - mirror of the left one |
| Skeleton | Skull and crossbones painted mid-playfield directly under the sink ship ladder |
| Skeleton | Two large printed skull stickers, one in each lower corner, each wearing a white hood and dark sunglasses on red scrollwork |
| Other | Upper left, painted figure with a flaming torch or masthead lamp, and a small green-skinned figure in a boat or well of blue water |
| Other | Small painted bird/parrot figures perched among the rigging and crates in the upper playfield |
A full-body photograph of a coin-operated pinball machine with the glass raised and the backbox visible above, the view dominated by a wild, brightly painted nautical-pirate playfield. Down the centre line runs a printed gold ladder/track with rectangular letter inserts spelling SINK SHIP, ending mid-playfield in a printed skull and crossbones emblem with an arrow banner reading SHOOT AGAIN. Either side of the ladder stand two large painted female pirates with bare shoulders, dark hair, red headscarves and swords raised overhead. Below them a big dark-blue ship's wheel with a bone-and-skull spoke motif sits inside a tan sunburst disc, with a wide cream banner arcing over the wheel spelling SINK SHIP in black capitals. The lower corners carry matching skull-in-white-hood-and-sunglasses stickers on red scrolls. The apron shows a yellow Fire! logo between crossed cutlasses, flanked by two white instruction cards (BLACK ROSE / FOR AMUSEMENT ONLY, 50c - 1 PLAY, $2.00 - 6 PLAYS, 3 BALLS PER GAME). Blue, red, teal, orange and gold dominate. Hardware: two clear ramps, blue pop bumpers, spinner, drop-target bank.
Backglass vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Backglass
- red
- black
- cream
- blue
Fingerprint: Black rose: scarlet-corseted woman pirate in tricorn hat with cutlass raised, skull-and-crossbones in black diamond crest flanked by parchment scrolls, bearded man in red coat raising fist, musket and cannon firing with smoke, dot-matrix rose at bottom, ship-deck battle scene.
A scarlet-corseted woman pirate in a black tricorn hat with a skull, cutlass raised, striding across the left half of the artwork. A grinning skull-and-crossbones in a black diamond crest at top centre, flanked by the split gothic title on parchment scrolls. A broad-brimmed hat-topped pirate firing a musket at lower right, the barrel's white muzzle flash level with a bronze cannon barrel jutting out of the deck. The dot-matrix score panel along the bottom showing a dot-matrix rose beside the words 'Black Rose'.
Setting
- Ship's deck of a sailing galleon with masts, rigging and pale sails
- Blue sky and sea behind
- Wooden deck planking and capstan
- Crowd of sailors in the mid-ground
Symbols
- Skull and crossbones
- Sword blade
- Musket
- Cannon
- Tricorn hats
- Cutlass
- Dot-matrix rose
Lettering
- Gothic blackletter capitals in red with black shading and white drop shadow, split across two parchment scrolls; red script signature top right; small white sans-serif capitals for the artist signature
Themes
- Pirates
- Boarding action
- Cutlasses and muskets
- Cannon
- Galleon
- Skull and crossbones
Title on it
- Black rose
Text on it
- Black
- Rose
- Bally
- TM
- Black Rose
- McMAHON
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Woman | Left foreground, scarlet corseted bodice with laced front and bare midriff, black cape, black elbow-length boots, black tricorn hat with a small white skull, long dark curly hair, cutlass raised in her right hand, confident grinning expression |
| Man | Centre, full red coat and tricorn hat, black beard, mouth open shouting, right fist thrust upward |
| Man | Upper right, bare-armed in open brown shirt with white sash and tan trousers, gripping rigging with one hand and swinging a curved sword overhead with the other |
| Man | Lower right, black wide-brim hat, grey shirt and blue sash, crouched and firing a long musket to the left, white muzzle flash |
| Man | Lower centre, broad tan hat with red band, tan coat, dark beard, face turned towards the viewer |
| Man | Mid-ground left of centre, white shirt, aiming a long musket or ramrod horizontally |
| Other | Crowd of about eight further sailors in tricorn hats and bandanas packed between the cannon and the rigging |
| Other | Bronze cannon barrel projecting from the deck at bottom centre with a thick white smoke cloud around its muzzle |
Painted pirate-nautical backglass. Across the top, the title is split either side of a central crest: the word 'Black' on a cream parchment scroll at upper left and 'Rose' on a matching scroll at upper right, both in heavy gothic blackletter capitals, deep red fill with black shading and a white drop shadow, with a sword blade tucked behind the 'Rose' scroll. The crest is a black diamond shield containing a grinning skull and crossbones, ringed with red scrolled filigree. 'Bally' appears in red script at the very top right and a small TM beside the title. The scene is a ship-deck battle: a woman pirate at left in a scarlet corseted bodice with laced front, bare thigh, black boots, black cape and a black tricorn hat bearing a skull, arm raised holding a cutlass. Centre, a bearded man in a red coat and tricorn, mouth open, fist aloft. Upper right a bare-armed man in a brown shirt and white sash climbs the rigging swinging a sword. Mid-ground is a crowd of sailors in tricorns; at right a man in a grey shirt and black hat fires a musket, a white muzzle flash at the barrel. A bronze cannon barrel points out of the deck at bottom centre with a thick white puff of smoke. Blue sky, sea, masts and rigging fill the background. A dark red-framed dot-matrix display across the lower centre shows a dot-matrix rose and the words 'Black Rose'. Bottom right, 'McMAHON' in small white block capitals.