Internet Pinball Machine Database: Bally Midway 'Blackwater 100'

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Blackwater 100 / IPD No. 319 / March, 1988 / 4 Players

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Manufacturer:

Bally Midway Manufacturing Company (1983-1988) [Trade Name: Bally]

Date Of Manufacture:

March, 1988

Model Number:

0H07

Common Abbreviations:

BW 100, BW100

MPU:

Bally MPU A084-91786-AH06 (6803)

Type:

Solid State Electronic (SS)

Production:

3,000 units (confirmed)

Serial Number Database:

View at The Internet Pinball Serial Number Database (IPSND.net) (External site)

Theme:

Sports - Motorcycles/Motocross

Notable Features:

Flippers (5), 5-bank drop targets (1), Kick-out holes (2). No pop bumpers. Multi-level playfield includes the area located behind and above the lower flippers, where the traditional card holder would be. Each play begins with 3-ball multi-ball.

Instead of the typical pinball game which gives one ball until it drains three times, Blackwater 100 gives three "Heats" of at least three balls each. For each Heat, three balls must be loaded to the Starting Gate, at which point the Starting Countdown begins. An extra credit can buy in anywhere from one to three extra Heats, depending on operator setting. The player has 15 seconds after Heat 3 to press the start button to continue. Pressing either green button cancels the Buy-In.

Design by:

Dennis Nordman

Art by:

Tony Ramunni

Sound by:

Neil Falconer, Greg Freres, Dennis Nordman

Software by:

Gary Oglesby

Notes:

This game uses the 68000-based "Sounds Deluxe" sound board.

The first pinball machine to have the Buy-In feature of solid state games.

The last game introduced by Bally before it was purchased by WMS Industries Inc.

Dennis Nordman said 'Blackwater 100' was inspired by Bally Midway's 1988 'Escape from the Lost World' and that its name is licensed. He and Greg Freres went on location to record many of the sounds used on this game.

Marketing Slogans:

"Don't get left behind!"
"Bally puts you out in front with.BLACKWATER 100"
"Mud, sweat and tears!"
"Add BLACKWATER 100 to your collection and watch your earnings accelerate! The non-stop action makes BLACKWATER 100 a high-intensity game from start to finish."

Photos in:

The Complete Pinball Book External Link

, page 237
Pinball (Chartwell)
Mike Pacak's Pinball Flyer Reference Book A-F
Arcade Treasures External Link

, page 129

Rule Sheets:

Blackwater 100 Guide (Jan/26/1996), by Wei-Hwa

ROMs:

66 KB

ZIP

Game ROMs (1 ball)

222 KB

ZIP

Roms

Documentation:

3 MB

PDF

Operating & Parts Manual

[Bally Midway Mfg. Co.]

Images:
(click to zoom)

Flyer, Front 887x1150	Flyer, Back 887x1153	Full View 314x419	Middle Playfield 640x480	Playfield 276x176
Upper Playfield 624x377	Backglass 488x464	Playfield 450x600	Cabinet - Left 640x480	Cabinet - Right 640x480
Front 640x480	Playfield - Detail 1024x1365 [Stefan Haberl]	Playfield - Detail 1024x1365 [Stefan Haberl]	Playfield - Detail 1024x768 [Stefan Haberl]	Playfield - Detail 1024x768 [Stefan Haberl]
Illuminated Ball View - Left 1024x768 [Stefan Haberl]	Elevated Upper Playfield 1200x900 [Oliver Paust]	Elevated Upper Playfield 1200x900 [Oliver Paust]	Elevated Upper Playfield - Left 1200x900 [Oliver Paust]	Elevated Upper Playfield - Left 1200x900 [Oliver Paust]
Elevated Upper Playfield - Middle 1200x900 [Oliver Paust]	Elevated Upper Playfield - Right 1200x900 [Oliver Paust]	Elevated Upper Playfield - Right 1200x900 [Oliver Paust]	Middle Playfield 1200x900 [Oliver Paust]	Hill Climb Ramp 1200x900 [Oliver Paust]
HWY 93 Ramp 1200x900 [Oliver Paust]	Ball View - Left 1200x900 [Oliver Paust]	Ball View - Right 1200x900 [Oliver Paust]	Inside Backbox* 1200x900 [Oliver Paust]	Start Lights 798x1200 [Jasper Verheggen]
Playfield - Detail 1200x798 [Jasper Verheggen]	Elevated Lower Playfield 1200x798 [Jasper Verheggen]	Original Backglass Artwork* 519x400 [Bill Kurtz]	Backglass - Artist Signature 1200x900 [Marco Rossignoli]

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