Legendary Rare....Mr.Black enters my ship

After 10 years of looking. Finally obtained another off my list. Ultra legendary rare game Mr. Black. Taito games are rare in the US in general, because they are were only made and operated in south america. Mr. Black was the last of them made. Not many were made, and it was shunned upon, due to it's subject matter. So it's ultra rare.

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#2 1 year ago

AMS

AMSNL

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2y 76,550 1,019

Wow that’s awsome and in superb condition!! Congrats on the find

#3 1 year ago

CPI

cait001

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9y 112K 4,428 36

OMG congrats!!! Should I got add this to your post on my blog? What a score!!

#4 1 year ago

DAC

dhard

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Imlay City, MI

7y 59,800 1,542 7

Christmas in July awesome finding something on the wish list congrats

#5 1 year ago

EDE

Ericpinballfan

Mod Magic!

7y 165K 10,094 7

WOW!
Amazing Find, congrats on a rare machine.
Not going lie, this machine looks scary.

#6 1 year ago

S L

Staffan

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4y 98,200 1,478

Congrats on a cool machine and a really cool ship

#7 1 year ago

444

sunnRAT

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8y 116K 1,867

Magnificent find.

The target bank text says "guardians of the evil force."

Love the "Powerage" font of the title.

#8 1 year ago

LTG

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Hopkins, MN

11y 172K 49,900 22 7

Nice addition to your collection Neo ! Congratulations !

LTG : )

#9 1 year ago

ROB

RCA1

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St Joseph, MI

10y 121K 7,538 26 11

That's cool!
What's the deal with the giant round playfield insert thing?

#10 1 year ago

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kevmad

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Madison, AL

10y 50,050 815 2

Cool. I had no idea Taito made pinball machines. I wonder what kind of mechs and electronics they used. Could you please post some pics of under the playfield and inside the backbox?

#11 1 year ago

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sunnRAT

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8y 116K 1,867

Quoted from RCA1:
That's cool!
What's the deal with the giant round playfield insert thing?

Looks like a large insert that lights up, similar to Defender.

#12 1 year ago

CAE

play_pinball

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5y 107K 1,325 29 31 1

Absolutely incredible score. Congrats!

Are the rules basically the same as Defender, minus the single drops?

#13 1 year ago

PBB

Pinball_Basement

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2y 468

Now onto the gameplay video.

#14 1 year ago

ACE

pinzrfun

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Belleville, MI

9y 84,800 3,151 24

Never even heard of it, that's sinister looking, right up my alley!

I like the games on an angle, I had mine like that at my other house too. Classes the joint up a bit.

#15 1 year ago

LED

Slugmeister

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Gig Harbor, WA

10y 93,300 1,636 6

Awesome find.Love the "ship" as well.

#16 1 year ago

NEO

CaptainNeo

Quoted from play_pinball:
Absolutely incredible score. Congrats!
Are the rules basically the same as Defender, minus the single drops?

No. The rules are completely different than defender. Taitos copied layouts but never rules.

#17 1 year ago

LXL

Isochronic_Frost

Saratoga Silverball

6y 211K 7,110 83 2 1

OP
Quoted from CaptainNeo:
After 10 years of looking. Finally obtained another off my list. Ultra legendary rare game Mr. Black. Taito games are rare in the US in general, because they are were only made and operated in south america. Mr. Black was the last of them made. Not many were made, and it was shunned upon, due to it's subject matter. So it's ultra rare.
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DON’T SPOIL MY FUN, NEO!!!

I’ve been working on one of these for 5 years and it’s finally coming in soon... it is legendary. What a stellar game. The grim reaper theme is awesome!

I didn’t realize Mr. Black was the last of them. Taito de Brazil made some awesome themes. Opa-Opa is hilarious.

#18 1 year ago

LXL

Isochronic_Frost

Saratoga Silverball

6y 211K 7,110 83 2 1

Quoted from Pinball_Basement:
Now onto the gameplay video.

#19 1 year ago

RIK

Rick432

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Joliet, IL

10y 61,300 1,481 15

Niiiiiiiiiiiice!

Congrats on the find!!!!!!

#20 1 year ago

DNH

Knxwledge

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Ramona, CA

4y 64,300 1,416 4 8 1

That looks so fucking sick. I love metal and horror B-movies, and that art fits right into that aesthetic. NICE!!!!!!

#21 1 year ago

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phil-lee

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7y 85,300 3,799

Wins a prize for Dark. If that huge light-thing lower playfield was a Fireball-Type spinner gameplay would be awesome.
Unfortunately couldn't live with that backglass Ghoul or the field skull.
Glad you got it.

#22 1 year ago

NEO

CaptainNeo

it's like a witch or mage. Reminds me of the poe's from Zelda.

#23 1 year ago

LSK

Insane

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Baroda, MI

8y 76,300 1,944 6 9

Very cool looking. Also didn't know Taito made pins. Congrats on your pickup.

#24 1 year ago

NEO

CaptainNeo

it's because taito pins were never distributed or sold. They were made in South america and used in arcades owned by taito in S.A.

#25 1 year ago

GIC

goingincirclez

GIC Pinball

8y 113K 2,674 27 1

OP
Quoted from CaptainNeo:
No. The rules are completely different than defender. Taitos copied layouts but never rules.

Looks like they "cloned" the "Bally Man" too, lol. So you have a Bally-ish logo on a Williams layout using a Gottlieb cabinet (and boardset?)... seems to fit the theme well!

I LOVE the look of this game and its art. And the sounds in that video make me think it was secretly running on an Intellivision, which makes me love it even more. The music execution is awesome for the era; it may be slow but that somehow makes it more sinister and regardless, you can tell they were pushing the limits of what they had. What a fantastic score - congrats!

#26 1 year ago

NEO

CaptainNeo

Slow my ass. This game is fast as shit. Flippers are so damn strong I had to gap the EOS wider to cut some of the power. Mine is brutally fast.

#27 1 year ago

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trueno92

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Toronto, ON

5y 47,800 1,223 3

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Quoted from CaptainNeo:
Slow my ass. This game is fast as shit. Flippers are so damn strong I had to gap the EOS wider to cut some of the power. Mine is brutally fast.

I think he meant the slow and sinister music? The music is great for that theme!!!

#28 1 year ago

444

sunnRAT

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OP
Quoted from CaptainNeo:
Slow my ass. This game is fast as shit. Flippers are so damn strong I had to gap the EOS wider to cut some of the power. Mine is brutally fast.

You should now start a Mr. Black Club thread so that you can share strategy and settings with all the other owners.

#29 1 year ago

NEO

CaptainNeo

Quoted from sunnRAT:
You should now start a Mr. Black Club thread so that you can share strategy and settings with all the other owners.

all 2 of us? We are already all in this thread.

1 month later

#30 1 year ago

NEO

CaptainNeo

Quoted from goingincirclez:
Looks like they "cloned" the "Bally Man" too, lol. So you have a Bally-ish logo on a Williams layout using a Gottlieb cabinet (and boardset?)... seems to fit the theme well!
I LOVE the look of this game and its art. And the sounds in that video make me think it was secretly running on an Intellivision, which makes me love it even more. The music execution is awesome for the era; it may be slow but that somehow makes it more sinister and regardless, you can tell they were pushing the limits of what they had. What a fantastic score - congrats!

Taito used their own board set. Which someone has made a better newer board for taito games.

#31 1 year ago

ZUL

Caucasian2Step

Evil McBooty

11y 155K 1,441 49 976 4

Are you planning to do more to this game as a restoration? Looks like a blast. Like Defender, but with more drops and multiball(s)!

Thank you for sharing.

c2s

#32 1 year ago

Aeolus7

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10y 68,300 837

Wow, kudos on the find. The theme is awesome, like Dante's Inferno meets The Ritual (great film on Netflix if you haven't seen it).

Taito is an interesting company, not sure how closely related the pinball & video game divisions were, but I had a Taito Trimline Cabaret Space Invaders a few years ago. It had a gel overlay on a B&W monitor to simulate color graphics. Not sure if they were the first to do that, but the effect is cool. Also a big fan of Lunar Rescue.

Any speech on Mr Black?

#33 1 year ago

NEO

CaptainNeo

no speech. Just great 80's sound effects and music. Great version of Beethovens 5th in 80's midi file sounds

#34 1 year ago

FPG

luvthatapex2

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North Wales, PA

10y 116K 5,287 7 82

Not Beethoven, but Bach - Toccata and Fugue in D Minor

OP
Quoted from CaptainNeo:
no speech. Just great 80's sound effects and music. Great version of Beethovens 5th in 80's midi file sounds

#35 1 year ago

NEO

CaptainNeo

sounds more like beethovens 5th when starting multiball.

#36 1 year ago

KAM

kvan99

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11y 97,050 5,795 10 1

Nice, could use some color in the GI....

#37 1 year ago

LXL

Isochronic_Frost

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6y 211K 7,110 83 2 1

OP
Quoted from CaptainNeo:
all 2 of us? We are already all in this thread.

People would make a club thread for Lock Ness Monster just for shits and giggles.

OP
Quoted from CaptainNeo:
Taito used their own board set. Which someone has made a better newer board for taito games.

I was not aware of this! Who’s making boards?

#38 1 year ago

NEO

CaptainNeo