Black Hole

Black Hole is a widebody pinball machine by Gottlieb, originally conceived by Joe Cicak and designed by John Buras and Adolf Seitz Jr. It was released in October 1981 and is also listed with a release date of December 31, 1980.

Key Features

• A standard upper playfield and a reversed lower playfield called the “Black Hole,” visible through a transparent opening in the table.
• Speech in Attract Mode, including the line “Do you dare to enter the Black Hole?”
• An eye-catching mirrored backglass featuring a rotating black hole.
• The speech and rotating-backglass features were removed from the export version.
• The game cost 50 cents per play, a price promoted in its marketing around earning potential.

Related Platforms

Black Hole is listed for Commodore VIC-20, Pinball Arcade, and Texas Instruments TI 99-4A. Listed developers and publishers include D. Gottlieb, Tom Griner, and Creative Software.