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 3 months ago

AMS

AMSNL

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Amsterdam

<1y 18,150 440 22

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

#3 3 months ago

CPI

cait001

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7y 100K 3,711 36 1

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

#4 3 months ago

DAC

dhard

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Imlay City, MI

6y 37,800 1,128 7

Christmas in July awesome finding something on the wish list congrats

#5 3 months ago

EDE

Ericpinballfan

Mod Magic!

6y 145K 9,138 7 1 4

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

#6 3 months ago

S L

Staffan

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Norrahammar

3y 26,700 894 9 96

Congrats on a cool machine and a really cool ship

#7 3 months ago

SunnRAT

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7y 100K 1,477

Magnificent find.

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

Love the "Powerage" font of the title.

#8 3 months ago

LTG

Jersey Jack Pinball

Hopkins, MN

10y 150K 44,149 21 7

Nice addition to your collection Neo ! Congratulations !

LTG : )

#9 3 months ago

ROB

RCA1

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St Joseph, MI

9y 106K 6,655 27 11

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

#10 3 months ago

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kevmad

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Madison, AL

9y 45,800 692

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 3 months ago

SunnRAT

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7y 100K 1,477

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 3 months ago

CAE

play_pinball

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4y 71,800 741 23 28

Absolutely incredible score. Congrats!

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

#13 3 months ago

PBB

Pinball_Basement

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Unknown

1y 47,900 357 2

Now onto the gameplay video.

#14 3 months ago

ACE

pinzrfun

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Belleville, MI

8y 70,300 2,313 23

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 3 months ago

LED

Slugmeister

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Gig Harbor, WA

8y 70,050 1,303 6 1

Awesome find.Love the "ship" as well.

#16 3 months 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 3 months ago

LXL

Isochronic_Frost

Saratoga Silverball

4y 144K 4,283 52

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 3 months ago

LXL

Isochronic_Frost

Saratoga Silverball

4y 144K 4,283 52

Quoted from Pinball_Basement:
Now onto the gameplay video.

#19 3 months ago

RIK

Rick432

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Joliet, IL

9y 57,650 1,431 14

Niiiiiiiiiiiice!

Congrats on the find!!!!!!

#20 3 months ago

DNH

Knxwledge

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Ramona, CA

2y 30,650 832 3 8

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

#21 3 months ago

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phil-lee

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5y 76,300 3,401

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 3 months ago

NEO

CaptainNeo

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

#23 3 months ago

LSK

Insane

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Baroda, MI

7y 72,300 1,828 6 9

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

#24 3 months 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 3 months ago

GIC

goingincirclez

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7y 93,300 2,391 13 27

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 3 months 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 3 months ago

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trueno92

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Toronto, ON

4y 30,300 970 3 2

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.

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

#28 3 months ago

SunnRAT

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7y 100K 1,477

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 3 months 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 61 days 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 61 days ago

ZUL

Caucasian2Step

Evil McBooty

Westminster, CO

10y 147K 1,394 49 923 1

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 61 days ago

Aeolus7

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9y 52,050 802

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 61 days 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 61 days ago

FPG

luvthatapex2

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North Wales, PA

9y 79,550 4,714 6

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 61 days ago

NEO

CaptainNeo

sounds more like beethovens 5th when starting multiball.

#36 61 days ago

KAM

kvan99

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9y 91,550 5,439 9

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

#37 61 days ago

LXL

Isochronic_Frost

Saratoga Silverball

4y 144K 4,283 52

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 61 days ago

NEO

CaptainNeo