Black Dragon

Black Dragon, released by J. H. Keeney and Company in November 1960, is unusual among IPDB listings: despite sometimes being identified as a pinball machine, it is actually an electronic upright game, not a true pinball. It is included in pinball references for informational purposes rather than as a genuine pinball title. The earliest known references to it are a manufacturer advertisement in The Billboard on November 21, 1960, and an announcement in the December 3, 1960 issue of Cash Box.

Black Dragon carries a medieval theme and supports up to three players, but because it is not a conventional pinball, it should not be assumed to include the flippers, bumpers, or drop-target layouts typical of Keeney's actual EM pinball machines from the same period.

Details on Black Dragon's specific mechanics, artwork, and gameplay are scarce, and its exact nature as an electronic upright rather than a pinball adds to the ambiguity collectors sometimes encounter when researching it. It stands as a curious footnote in Keeney's catalog and a reminder that not every machine referenced in pinball archives is actually a pinball.