Nov 05, 2019 There was an unlucky interruption to the Dallas Cowboys-New York Giants game Monday night when a black cat darted onto the field and stopped the game, according to The Washington Post. The cat ran onto the field at MetLife Stadium during the game’s second quarter, according to CNN. The game was paused while state troopers attempted to catch the cat, who ran back and forth across the. Noble Knight specializes in providing new and out-of-print role playing games, board games, war games, miniatures, and dungeons and dragons products. Noble Knight Games - RPGs, D&D.
| Manufacturer | Williams |
|---|---|
| Release date | November 1980 |
| System | Williams System 7 |
| Design | Steve Ritchie |
| Programming | Larry DeMar |
| Artwork | Tony Ramunni |
| Voices | Steve Ritchie (Black Knight) |
| Production run | 13,075 |
Black Knight is a 1980 pinball game designed by Steve Ritchie (who also provides the Knight's voice) and released by Williams Electronics.[1] Ritchie designed two sequels: Black Knight 2000, released by Williams in 1989, and Black Knight: Sword of Rage, released by Stern Pinball in 2019. [2]
Description[edit]
This game is known for its two-level playfield (a first for a pinball game), and introduced the patented 'Magna-Save', in which a player-controlled magnet is used to prevent outlane drains. This was first of a series of four games that were both two-level and featured magna-save. The later games (Jungle Lord, Pharaoh, Solar Fire, Grand Lizard) feature a variable type magna-save in that the magnet is energized as long as the player likes (up to the time they have earned); on Black Knight the machine controls the magnet time (adjustable by the operator from three to ten seconds). Magna-save was activated by pressing one of two buttons placed on each side of the cabinet, just above the flipper buttons. The sequel to Black Knight abandoned the variable magna-save which had become standard at that point and reverted to a fixed time. Balls drained down the outlane in spite of using magna-save caused the machine to laugh at the player, reinforcing the theme of the game as an evil knight vs. the player.
Black Knight was not the first game to have electromagnets installed - an earlier example is Williams' Electronics Gorgar (the first 'talking' pinball game), which features an area of the playfield that when hit, holds the ball on an electromagnet for a second or two while a speech call plays.
Other notable features of Black Knight are a loud riding bell instead of the old familiar knock when a special (free game) was won, three ball multi-ball that did not require any previous targets to be hit before allowing balls to lock, and random score targets.
Digital versions[edit]
Black Knight was formerly available as a licensed table in any version of The Pinball Arcade until June 30, 2018 - due to WMS license expiration. The table is also included in the Pinball Hall of Fame: The Williams Collection. Black Knight is ROM-emulated only in PC version, but in the rest of platforms this table is scripted, like in Pinball Hall Of Fame The Williams Collection (each platform). Unlicensed recreations of the game are available for Visual Pinball.
Black Knight 2000 was also released as a licensed table on The Pinball Arcade. This table features ROM emulation.
Both Black Knight (1980) and Black Knight 2000 had to be taken down just before June 30, 2018 - WMS license expiration date.
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^http://www.ipdb.org/machine.cgi?id=310
- ^https://sternpinball.com/game/black-knight/
External links[edit]
Black cat halts Giants-Cowboys Monday Night Football game, leaving viewers transfixed
A black cat halts the Giants-Cowboys Football game in the middle of the second quarter, ensuing a Twitter frenzy.
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No one wanted any part of a black cat that strolled onto the field at MetLife Stadium during Monday's game between the New York Giants and Dallas Cowboys.
The cat was spotted on the 50-yard line near the end of the second quarter in between plays.
Play stopped for two minutes as the feline ran toward the endzone using its speed and lateral movement before stopping and crossing the goal line to cheer thousands in attendance.
It eventually left through a tunnel near the end zone.
Twitter, of course, chimed in on what was happening.
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'Jerry Jones looking at the score at the half,' one user wrote about the Cowboys owner.
Others commented on the cat's running game: 'Completely untouched into the end zone,' tweeted another user.
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Another thought the feline showed promise of a potential NFL career.
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'Quick burst off the line with the acceleration and top end speed it takes to succeed in the NFL. Unbelievable lateral movement. Black cat is expected to go #1 overall in 2020.'
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Some used the moment to take shots at the MetLife Stadium's other NFL franchise, the New York Jets.