Black Fever

Black Fever, manufactured by Playmatic in December 1980, is a four-player solid-state pinball from the Spanish manufacturer. By 1980 Playmatic had already been producing solid-state machines for several years, so Black Fever represents a mature rather than pioneering point in that transition.

The game boasts an impressive array of features, including three flippers - the bottom two asymmetrical - a pop bumper, four standup targets, six star rollovers, a 5-bank and a 4-bank of drop targets, a kick-out hole, and left dual inlanes. Electronic sounds and a CPU-controlled 8-track tape cartridge player add speech and disco music to the game, while behind the backglass, ten light bulbs illuminate a rotating light-reflective disc.

Black Fever's design leans into a vibrant, dance-inspired aesthetic matching its 'Dancing - Music - Women' theme. Maximum credits displayed is 99, with a maximum coined-credit limit of 39. Specific art and design credits are not well documented, but Black Fever remains a distinctive example of Playmatic's flashy, music-driven solid-state output from the early 1980s.