#61 Black Knight 2000 - The Classic Pinball Podcast
In this episode the guys start with “ the sheet”, which has 7 items for discussion. A review of Black Knight 2000 rounds out the episode. Bonus feature: a call to purchase a 1989 Black Knight 2000 t shirt and the full background song from the game.
Kineticist’s take
BK2K deep dive with industry updates on pricing drama, new products, and operator/collector market tensions.
Synopsis
George and Dave from The The Classic Pinball Podcast review Black Knight 2000, a 1989 Williams System 11B game by Steve Ritchie. The episode includes industry gossip (Medusa pricing discrepancies, Thunder Turds/Spinal Tap announcement, Fathom sourcing issues), discussion of LED replacement products (Yopsicles) and playfield reproductions (Merco), and extensive gameplay commentary on BK2K's two-level playfield, multiball modes, Magna Save, and sound design. Dave has restored a Cambridge apartment machine and discusses his restoration philosophy and service business demands.
Entities
- Jersey Jack Pinball· company
- Merco· company
- Stern Pinball· company
- Williams· company
- Black Knight 2000· game
- Fathom· game
- High Speed· game
- Original Black Knight· game
- Quicksilver· game
- Roller Coaster Tycoon· game
- Spinal Tap· game
- Bill Davis· person
- Brian Schmidt· person
- Bruce Nightingale· person
- Dan Ford· person
- Dave· person
- David Yop· person
- Doug Watson· person
- George· person
- Grant· person
- Joe Juice Jr.· person
- Ryan McQuaid· person
- Steve Ritchie· person