Mark, don't ever stop doing this. You're a legend and an inspiration to many by now (including myself), I'm sure. You're my favorite UA-camr and easily the best reviewer I know of. I highly respect that you go out of your way to review not only console titles, but the actual consoles themselves, cabinets, machines, accessories, packaging, etc! CGR4EVER! From a long-time fan, Chris
I have one of these machines too! I put blue LEDs in mine which make it look more like it's in the far reaches of space. I recently installed the pascal circuit board and now it's even better with options like chance ball added.
I've been waiting for what feels like an eternity for this review. Now that it's finally out I can see it was definitely worth the wait. Mark you never disappoint.
Thanks for the review. Farsight's Pinball Arcade knocked long-standing Attack From Mars out of its position as my favorite pinball ever in favor of Black Hole and I wanted to know if it's equally as awesome in real life as it is on the computer. I did track down a Black Hole on eBay for only a thousand bucks, which is a nice catch for a pinball table, and I've promised myself that if I ever get rich enough instead of buying a fancy car I'll be sticking one of these in my house. Maybe in the foyer so I can lure people on the way in.
I just played this game at the Michigan Pinball Expo last weekend and it was one of my favorites there! I also have the game in Pinball Arcade on iPad and its recreation is pretty much spot-on! I'm from Michigan, so I'll have to check out The Game Room Guys someday!
My boss, a guy named Jim Capp actually invented this machine. He sold it to gottleib decades ago and used it to start his own unix open source company. So long story short, this pinball machine is the reason I have a job XD
Dear cabo wabo, I saw the machine at my local pinball repair store! It was being fixed, but hey! this game and haunted house are Quiet neat, i own Black Jack.
I just noticed mark keeps his Black Hole machine next to a Frenzy cab, which both have that old robotic voice synthesis :D It would be neat to have mark put up a video where both of them just talk it out :)
I've played this table in the Gottlieb collection for my PS2, its one of my favorites from that collection but it does get difficult when playing the upside down portion, but its pretty fun for a simpler pinball table from a simpler time.
Hey Mark, just outside of Las Vegas is a "Pinball Hall Of Fame". Basically, its a building with row after row of machines dating from modern times (such as Tron Legacy) to tables from the 60's. You should check it out. And bring a huge bag of quarters.
There are still pinball machines being made (only by one company though.) The problem is that no one buys them anymore, and usually store owners/operators don't take care of them anyway.
Just picked this up for XBLA (i know not even close to the real thing). Pinball arcade on XBLA comes with Arabian Nights®, Ripley's Believe It or Not®, Theatre of Magic®, and Black Hole™. Over the next few years, downloadable classics like Monster Bash®, Medieval Madness®, Creature from the Black Lagoon®, Funhouse®, Attack from Mars®, Black Knight®, Space Shuttle®, Pin•Bot®, Circus Voltaire®, Big Shot®, (and many others!)
Hey man, great review! To be honest, I like all of your videos. Not just because I love games (pinball especially), but also because of your highly original sense of humor. That makes your videos really enjoyable, no matter what the subject is. TX tx tx ... tx tx TX! Hilarious. I even bought a TX-Sector after watching that video. Keep it up! For those of you that are in doubt about buying a Black Hole pin: do it! If you're not convinced yet after watching this video, check out my gameplay video of Black Hole as well! You can find it on my UA-cam page.
You should definitely check out Gottlieb's Haunted House, which was released a year later and is the spiritual successor to Black Hole with a lower playing field and an elevated playing field on the top-right corner (no cool robotic voice though :( .)
It's also a one-baller which is a bit of a let-down too, but that game had 3 playfields rather the 2 in black hole, so it's reasonable for HH to be without multiball.
I don't like how the flippers sound...its like they don't have enough..substance top them. I know im being picky but i love clicky noises on things especially late 80's/ early 90's keyboards.
great now everyone is going to become an astronaut just so they can go into a black hole and get a vectrex, only to never be heard from again. thanks a lot mark.
There should NOT be a mini post between the flippers on the lower playfield! ANND the bottom playfield flippers should only operate when the ball is shot down to the lower playfield.
Probably wouldn't pay more than a thousand. They made a LOT of copies of this machine so it's not rare like some pinball tables. If it were really immaculate condition, though, then maybe more than a thousand? It costs a lot to repair, I hear.
The sounds. The old synthesized voice. My childhood. My allowance!! DAMN YOU!
Mark, don't ever stop doing this. You're a legend and an inspiration to many by now (including myself), I'm sure. You're my favorite UA-camr and easily the best reviewer I know of. I highly respect that you go out of your way to review not only console titles, but the actual consoles themselves, cabinets, machines, accessories, packaging, etc! CGR4EVER!
From a long-time fan,
Chris
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Your reviews are getting better with time. Kudos from Caracas.
I have one of these machines too! I put blue LEDs in mine which make it look more like it's in the far reaches of space. I recently installed the pascal circuit board and now it's even better with options like chance ball added.
My favorite pinball machine! Multiball is amazing on this. Great review, and nice camera work, as well.
I've been waiting for what feels like an eternity for this review. Now that it's finally out I can see it was definitely worth the wait. Mark you never disappoint.
Thanks for the review. Farsight's Pinball Arcade knocked long-standing Attack From Mars out of its position as my favorite pinball ever in favor of Black Hole and I wanted to know if it's equally as awesome in real life as it is on the computer. I did track down a Black Hole on eBay for only a thousand bucks, which is a nice catch for a pinball table, and I've promised myself that if I ever get rich enough instead of buying a fancy car I'll be sticking one of these in my house. Maybe in the foyer so I can lure people on the way in.
Neither of those machines are available on Pinball Arcade any longer.
"But a Vectrex can" should be a meme lol
Ah, man... I only just found this review. I DO love a nicely made pinball table, and this looks REALLY Inventive!
I like it, it's double decker.
Still My favorite pinball machine of all time.
I just played this game at the Michigan Pinball Expo last weekend and it was one of my favorites there! I also have the game in Pinball Arcade on iPad and its recreation is pretty much spot-on!
I'm from Michigan, so I'll have to check out The Game Room Guys someday!
This game was so mesmerizing back in the day...
Finally!! Thank you!! Awesome review!! Right now I play it on my iPhone and ps3 courtesy of pinball arcade!
My favorite pinball machine is STNG. Thank you, Mr. Data!!
pretty cool machine. there is so much to look at.
Never saw the Black Hole Disney movie this was based on.
My boss, a guy named Jim Capp actually invented this machine. He sold it to gottleib decades ago and used it to start his own unix open source company. So long story short, this pinball machine is the reason I have a job XD
My brother had this machine...and yeah, upkeep/maintenance on it was a pain! But still, one of the best pinball games I've *EVER* played.
love the sounds of these pinball machines.
I've been waiting for this review mark , I love black hole pinball and always see it in the background!
Dear cabo wabo, I saw the machine at my local pinball repair store! It was being fixed, but hey! this game and haunted house are Quiet neat, i own Black Jack.
I got this for my Android phone and tablet. (One of the Pinball Arcade tables I bought).
One of my favorites.
I just noticed mark keeps his Black Hole machine next to a Frenzy cab, which both have that old robotic voice synthesis :D
It would be neat to have mark put up a video where both of them just talk it out :)
I always loves the multi-level play field tables.
Mark, since you pretty much own that Pinball machine now, do you still put quarters in to play?
Maximilian approves of this video. Great job as always, Mark!
best machine ever! :D thanx for doing a review on this!
Just bought a PS3 download with pinball games. This is one of the tables and it is great.
I've played this table in the Gottlieb collection for my PS2, its one of my favorites from that collection but it does get difficult when playing the upside down portion, but its pretty fun for a simpler pinball table from a simpler time.
That is one of the most novel tables i've seen, awesome idea.
The question is, at what arcade can I find one of these machines ? After watching this review, I'd love to play some pinball of one of these.
Hey Mark, just outside of Las Vegas is a "Pinball Hall Of Fame". Basically, its a building with row after row of machines dating from modern times (such as Tron Legacy) to tables from the 60's. You should check it out. And bring a huge bag of quarters.
Hey Mark, can you compare the machine to the emulated one in The Pinball Arcade in a future review? Thanks!
We love you Mark!!
Wicked review, wicked table!
Who would have thought our future robot overload would be so awesome?
Black Hole is no longer available on Farsight's Pinball Arcade. =(
he finally made a review!
Is this the passage to the Disco Pinball Dimension where you find TX Sector and an awesome clone of your self?
Nice Shatner impression
I wonder if Mark will review the "virtual" version of this that just came out on the Pinball Arcade DLC. :-)
@InecomCompany please can you tell me about your t-shirt? where i can get one..what its of?
the reverse tables looks hard as hell!
There are still pinball machines being made (only by one company though.) The problem is that no one buys them anymore, and usually store owners/operators don't take care of them anyway.
I remember playing this in a pinball collection on my psp :)
when is the next shuttle to the intergalactic space arcade?
Not my favourite table, but one of the best looking and still a blast.
Just picked this up for XBLA (i know not even close to the real thing). Pinball arcade on XBLA comes with Arabian Nights®, Ripley's Believe It or Not®, Theatre of Magic®, and Black Hole™. Over the next few years, downloadable classics like Monster Bash®, Medieval Madness®, Creature from the Black Lagoon®, Funhouse®, Attack from Mars®, Black Knight®, Space Shuttle®, Pin•Bot®, Circus Voltaire®, Big Shot®, (and many others!)
30 year old machine! how expensive is that? and probably twice as expensive to maintain!
it's crazy, how do you play an upside down field??
Hey man, great review!
To be honest, I like all of your videos. Not just because I love games (pinball especially), but also because of your highly original sense of humor. That makes your videos really enjoyable, no matter what the subject is. TX tx tx ... tx tx TX! Hilarious. I even bought a TX-Sector after watching that video. Keep it up!
For those of you that are in doubt about buying a Black Hole pin: do it! If you're not convinced yet after watching this video, check out my gameplay video of Black Hole as well! You can find it on my UA-cam page.
I agree completely. That machine looks f*cking awesome!
A similar voice module would be used for Q*bert.
Texas Instruments if I'm not mistaken.
You should definitely check out Gottlieb's Haunted House, which was released a year later and is the spiritual successor to Black Hole with a lower playing field and an elevated playing field on the top-right corner (no cool robotic voice though :( .)
Posted the link to this review on Pinball Arcade's Facebok page...
Oh yeah, I remember playing this on Pinball Hall of Fame. :3
a center post in the lower??? must have been a add on
large volume? 360 has 4 including the one you mentioned. xP
I have a Gottlieb pinball videogame on PS2 and it has black hole, tee'd off, genie, etc...
nice vid champ
My uncle, Terry Doerzaph, did the artwork for this machine.
HELLO I HAVE THE PINBALL Silverball MANIA IS A FANTASTIC MACHINE, CONGRATULATION , LUIS CERDA FROM CHILE CITY CONCEPCION SAN PETER
Is it just me or does this remind you of that pinball game on the Windows comp?
What about Jersey Jack Pinball?! :D
It's also a one-baller which is a bit of a let-down too, but that game had 3 playfields rather the 2 in black hole, so it's reasonable for HH to be without multiball.
How expensive is your electricity bill?
The Vectrex statements are funny. :D
Mark, can you do a review of the The Twilight Zone pinball machine?
Just googled it. Their Wizard of Oz table looks really cool.
That is an incredibly cool game! :D
now I feel the urge to watch that old disney movie "The Black Hole".
Please review the first lost planet
Classic game room black hole pinball machine review
Do a vid on Silver Ball Mania.. please?
how old are you mark? :)
"If you own a black hole, just be prepared to do maintenance on it"
thats what she said :3
That's the sexiest pinball machine I have ever seen,I must get one.
i have one now I love it I need to add haunted house to it
Two of my fav machines along with Centaur and Flight 2000
And now I'm off the the bowling alley to play their machines..
this machine is sick!
Wow, a Flamethrower that eats Pastrami Mozzarella and drinks beer is quite rare.
Um yeah I dont know where you got they are going to be free. But I promise you they will charge just like on every other platform.
Now Mark can enjoy a slice of PAPA in space!...while playing in space, in space. Space.
a day in the life of classic game room video please
isnt there a machine called black hole in toy story?
I don't like how the flippers sound...its like they don't have enough..substance top them. I know im being picky but i love clicky noises on things especially late 80's/ early 90's keyboards.
It's a skill he's acquired playing so many video games.
I have the Gottlieb Pinball Hall of Fame video game for the PS2
great now everyone is going to become an astronaut just so they can go into a black hole and get a vectrex, only to never be heard from again. thanks a lot mark.
i want a pinball machine!
clever design...
There should NOT be a mini post between the flippers on the lower playfield! ANND the bottom playfield flippers should only operate when the ball is shot down to the lower playfield.
Why did it take him so long to review this?
There's one in the pinball arcade I go to, but they won't fix it! It's just sitting there... dark and alone....
his eyes stare into your soul!!
if you like Black Hole, try Haunted House...its even better. It has an upper third floor
he blinked at 1:03............its a miracle
I can't get my eyes off WIND SQUID !!
Probably wouldn't pay more than a thousand. They made a LOT of copies of this machine so it's not rare like some pinball tables. If it were really immaculate condition, though, then maybe more than a thousand? It costs a lot to repair, I hear.
1:02 HALF A BLINK! OMG!
man, this is cool.
you know there is a new pinball game on xbl with black hole and 3 other classic machines