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cpi Apr 14, 2023

thread of my #arcadeexploration posts, starting with my latest:
exploring the arcade in the 1978 movie 鬼畜 / Kichiku (The Demon)

each blog entry features an arcade in a movie (mostly from #japan) and tries to identify all of the machines.
This is an exceptionally difficult task because:
1) I'm focused on #showa movies from the 1930s-1970s
2) Japanese arcade machines were not well documented until I got fed up and started my eremeka site

http://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2023/04/exploring-arcade-in-1978-movie-kichiku.html

exploring the arcade in the 1978 movie 鬼畜 / Kichiku (The Demon)

Can't say I would recommend this movie given the dark subject matter, but hey let's check out the arcade games in it anyways! This is anot...

cpi Apr 14, 2023

exploring the arcade in 団地妻しのび逢い (1972) aka Danchizuma shinobiai aka Apartment Wife: Secret Rendezvous
http://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2023/02/exploring-arcade-in-1972-aka-danchizuma.html

#retroarcade #arcadeexploration #showa #japan #arcade #videogame #pinball

exploring the arcade in 団地妻しのび逢い (1972) aka Danchizuma shinobiai aka Apartment Wife: Secret Rendezvous

Oh I found a good one! It's the arcade in the background of one scene in this "blue movie". 団地妻しのび逢い (1972) It is a very short clip, but yie...

cpi Apr 14, 2023

exploring the arcade in ワンパク番外地 / Wanpaku Bangaichi (1971)
http://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2022/12/exploring-arcade-in-wanpaku-bangaichi.html

We also do old TV shows!

#retroarcade #arcadeexploration #showa #japan #arcade #videogame #pinball #eremeka

exploring the arcade in ワンパク番外地 / Wanpaku Bangaichi (1971)

TOO-san has given us another wonderful arcade thread ! ( archive ) This is from the TV show ワンパク番外地　第1話「ワンパク勢揃いの巻」(1971年4月8日放送) ( Wanpaku B...

cpi Apr 14, 2023

exploring the arcade in La belle équipe (1936)
http://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2022/12/exploring-arcade-in-la-belle-equipe-1936.html

Sometimes we also do media from outside of Japan :)

#retroarcade #arcadeexploration #france #arcade #cranegame #eremeka

exploring the arcade in La belle équipe (1936)

La belle équipe is a movie from France circa 1936. Not much to see here except for this one gorgeous crane game. With the bartender dist...

cpi Apr 14, 2023

exploring the arcade in 女獣 / Mejû / Woman Beast (1960)
http://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2022/10/exploring-arcade-in-meju-woman-beast.html

#retroarcade #arcadeexploration #showa #japan #arcade #videogame #eremeka #smartball #pachinko

exploring the arcade in 女獣 / Mejû / Woman Beast (1960)

Like the previous posts, I found this movie through a tweet by TOO_yoshikawa . I have also included this in my "exploring pachinko in Japan...

cpi Apr 14, 2023

exploring the arcade in 本日休診 / Honjitsu kyûshin / Doctor's Day Off (1952)
http://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2022/10/exploring-arcade-in-honjitsu-kyushin.html

#retroarcade #arcadeexploration #showa #japan #arcade #eremeka #pachinko

exploring the arcade in 本日休診 / Honjitsu kyûshin / Doctor's Day Off (1952)

Another movie I discovered via a tweet by TOO_yoshikawa , this movie shows us a handful of older pachinko machines. The famous "masamura ga...

cpi Apr 14, 2023

exploring the arcade in this 1955 Japanese video on candy...
http://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2022/10/exploring-arcade-in-this-1955-japanese.html

#retroarcade #arcadeexploration #showa #japan #arcade #eremeka #pachinko

exploring the arcade in this 1955 Japanese video on candy...

This video is assumed to be from 1955: I found it via this tweet from TOO_yoshikawa . It is a great little video, but there are some pachi...

cpi Apr 14, 2023

exploring the arcade in ハイティーンやくざ / Hai tiin yakuza / Teenage Yakuza (1962)

#retroarcade #arcadeexploration #showa #japan #arcade #videogame #eremeka #smartball #pachinko

cpi Apr 14, 2023

exploring the arcades in a few Japanese TV shows
http://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2022/07/exploring-arcades-in-few-japanese-tv.html

this one is a grab-bag of multiple sources

#retroarcade #arcadeexploration #showa #japan #arcade #videogame #eremeka #pinball

exploring the arcades in a few Japanese TV shows

Friend-of-the-blog tweakbod sent a pile of great tweets with screenshots from Japanese shows! Here is what we have under the cut: ウルトラマン (Ul...

exploring the arcade in the Yaffle - Reconnect music video
http://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2022/04/exploring-arcade-in-yaffle-reconnect.html

for the #pokemon fans

#retroarcade #arcadeexploration #showa #japan #arcade #videogame #eremeka #pinball #candystore

exploring the arcade in the Yaffle - Reconnect music video

My daughter wanted to see some of the Pokemon 25 music videos and hey it has some candystore games! To borrow my favourite Pokemon catch ph...

cpi Apr 14, 2023

exploring the arcade in the 1976 music video Cools - Mr.ハーレー・ダビットソン (Mr. Harley Davidson)
http://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2022/04/exploring-arcade-in-1976-music-video.html

#retroarcade #arcadeexploration #showa #japan #arcade #videogame #eremeka #pinball #candystore

exploring the arcade in the 1976 music video Cools - Mr.ハーレー・ダビットソン (Mr. Harley Davidson)

let's check out this music video by Cools from their 1976 album Rock'n' Roll Angels ... Cools - Rock'n' Roll Angels (1976) 1976 Rodeo by Se...

cpi Apr 14, 2023

exploring the arcade of Gメン'75 第24話「二人組警官ギャング」
http://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2022/03/exploring-arcade-of-g75-24.html

#retroarcade #arcadeexploration #showa #japan #arcade #videogame #eremeka #pinball #medalgame

exploring the arcade of Gメン'75 第24話「二人組警官ギャング」

Twitter account JGL_JP posted these lovely screencaps from the G-Men '75 TV series, episode 24 "Duo Policeman Gang" and the presence of a ...

cpi Apr 14, 2023

exploring the arcade in 愛欲の罠 / Aiyoku no wana aka Trapped in Lust (1973)
http://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2022/02/exploring-arcade-in-aiyoku-no-wana-aka.html

this is by far the most important and impressive arcade I have documented.

#retroarcade #arcadeexploration #showa #japan #arcade #videogame #eremeka #pinball #shootinggallery

exploring the arcade in 愛欲の罠 / Aiyoku no wana aka Trapped in Lust (1973)

Let's go visit another arcade! This time we're looking at 1973's 愛欲の罠 aka Trapped In Lust 愛欲の罠 / Aiyoku no wana aka Trapped in Lust (1973) ...

cpi Apr 14, 2023

Kuujjuaq Arcade 1982
http://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2020/08/kuujjuaq-arcade-1982.html

this and the next are two arcades up in Northern Canada!

#retroarcade #arcadeexploration #inuit #canada #arcade #videogame #pinball

Kuujjuaq Arcade 1982

Here are some excerpts from Taqralik , "The Magazine of Northern Quebec", circa October 1982. I was sent this amazing magazine by my frien...

cpi Apr 14, 2023

Qikiqtarjuaq pinball
http://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2022/01/qikiqtarjuaq-pinball.html

#retroarcade #arcadeexploration #inuit #canada #arcade #pinball

Qikiqtarjuaq pinball

At 67 degrees North, are these some of the most Northern arcade games ever? A tiny line-up inside a snack shop on Qikiqtarjuaq (used to ...

cpi Apr 14, 2023

exploring the arcade in 黒い賭博師悪魔の左手 aka Kuroi Tobakushi: Akuma no Hidarite aka Black Gambler: Devil's Left Hand (1966)
http://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2021/11/exploring-arcade-in-aka-kuroi-tobakushi.html

#retroarcade #arcadeexploration #showa #japan #arcade #eremeka #pinball #shootinggallery #jukebox

exploring the arcade in 黒い賭博師悪魔の左手 aka Kuroi Tobakushi: Akuma no Hidarite aka Black Gambler: Devil's Left Hand (1966)

I finally found a high quality transfer of this gem! 1966 - 黒い賭博師悪魔の左手 / Kuroi Tobakushi: Akuma no Hidarite (The Black Gambler - Devil's Le...

cpi Apr 14, 2023

exploring the 1973 Japanese arcades in this tweet...
http://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2021/01/exploring-japanese-arcades-in-this-tweet.html

#retroarcade #arcadeexploration #showa #japan #arcade #videogame #eremeka #pinball #pachinko

exploring the 1973 Japanese arcades in this tweet...

I saw this tweet that features two old photos of Japanese arcades that had been colourized via AI. https://twitter.com/onionsoftware/status/...

cpi Apr 14, 2023

exploring the arcade in 東京流れ者 aka Tōkyō nagaremono aka Tokyo Drifter (1966)
http://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2021/01/exploring-arcade-in-aka-tokyo.html

#retroarcade #arcadeexploration #showa #japan #arcade #videogame #eremeka #pinball #pachinko

exploring the arcade in 東京流れ者 aka Tōkyō nagaremono aka Tokyo Drifter (1966)

OK, a quick one... 3 different promo posters/covers for 東京流れ者 / Tokyo Drifter (1966) shall we enter?

cpi Apr 14, 2023

exploring the arcade in Android Kaikader (1972)
http://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2021/01/exploring-arcade-in-android-kaikader.html

#retroarcade #arcadeexploration #showa #japan #arcade #videogame #eremeka #pinball

exploring the arcade in Android Kaikader (1972)

It's Kaikader time! Another clip passed my way by James at Pinballspotting . Jump to 6:54 in the clip for the arcade. This episode came...

cpi Apr 15, 2023

exploring the arcade in ずべ公番長ざんげの値打もない (1971) aka Delinquent Girl Boss: Worthless to Confess aka Delinquent Girl Boss: Unworthy of Penance
http://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2021/01/exploring-arcade-in-1971-aka-delinquent.html

#retroarcade #arcadeexploration #showa #japan #arcade #eremeka #pinball

exploring the arcade in ずべ公番長ざんげの値打もない (1971) aka Delinquent Girl Boss: Worthless to Confess aka Delinquent Girl Boss: Unworthy of Penance

I was sent this one along by James at Pinballspotting . I had some ideas of the machines, but had to send my query to the incredible nazox...

cpi Apr 15, 2023

exploring the arcade in The Women In His Life (1933)
http://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2021/01/exploring-arcade-in-women-in-his-life.html

#retroarcade #arcadeexploration #prewar #pinball

exploring the arcade in The Women In His Life (1933)

Lots of people have seen this clip from The Women In His Life (1933) bounce around, as it's heralded as the first movie appearance of a pi...

cpi Apr 15, 2023

exploring the arcade in Supaidaman (ep 13) (1978)
http://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2020/05/exploring-arcade-in-supaidaman-ep-13.html

#retroarcade #arcadeexploration #showa #japan #arcade #eremeka #pinball #bingo #bingopinball
#slotmachine

exploring the arcade in Supaidaman (ep 13) (1978)

My friend Jean-Francois passed me this little clip (via pinballspotting ) from Supaidaman Episode 13 EDIT 2021/01/04 : you can see thi...

cpi Apr 15, 2023

and last but definitely not least, my very first arcade exploration... (oh and Fred Astaire is so dreamy!)
exploring the penny arcade of The Band Wagon (1953)

http://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2020/01/exploring-penny-arcade-of-band-wagon.html

#retroarcade #arcadeexploration #arcade #eremeka #pokerino #fredastaire

exploring the penny arcade of The Band Wagon (1953)

I love the big MGM Musicals, and The Band Wagon from 1953 is up there. It's no Singing In The Rain, but it's silly and irreverent and fille...

cpi Apr 15, 2023

but wait! There's more! I also have 2 posts that are somewhat related.
I have been documenting the appearance of #pachinko in Japanese movies. Currently there are 31 movies included. You know what? I'm going to post a whole series of my favourite screenshots of movies with pachinko to go along with this

exploring pachinko in Japanese cinema...
http://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2021/02/exploring-pachinko-in-japanese-cinema.html

#retroarcade #arcadeexploration #showa #japan #pachinko

(I also have a page of pachinko in foreign cinema incoming)

exploring pachinko in Japanese cinema...

We do a lot of "pin spotting" and finding which movies show which pinball machines, but I went and searched for movies that had "pachinko" m...

cpi Apr 15, 2023

exploring pachinko in Japanese cinema...
http://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2021/02/exploring-pachinko-in-japanese-cinema.html

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#retroarcade #arcadeexploration #showa #japan #pachinko

exploring pachinko in Japanese cinema...

We do a lot of "pin spotting" and finding which movies show which pinball machines, but I went and searched for movies that had "pachinko" m...

cpi Apr 15, 2023

exploring pachinko in Japanese cinema...
http://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2021/02/exploring-pachinko-in-japanese-cinema.html

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#retroarcade #arcadeexploration #showa #japan #pachinko

exploring pachinko in Japanese cinema...

We do a lot of "pin spotting" and finding which movies show which pinball machines, but I went and searched for movies that had "pachinko" m...

cpi Apr 15, 2023

exploring pachinko in Japanese cinema...
http://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2021/02/exploring-pachinko-in-japanese-cinema.html

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these 4 pictures are all from the 1975 movie 濡れた欲情　ひらけ！チューリップ (Wet Lust: Opening the Tulip)

#retroarcade #arcadeexploration #showa #japan #pachinko

exploring pachinko in Japanese cinema...

We do a lot of "pin spotting" and finding which movies show which pinball machines, but I went and searched for movies that had "pachinko" m...

cpi Apr 15, 2023

exploring pachinko in Japanese cinema...
http://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2021/02/exploring-pachinko-in-japanese-cinema.html

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#retroarcade #arcadeexploration #showa #japan #pachinko

exploring pachinko in Japanese cinema...

We do a lot of "pin spotting" and finding which movies show which pinball machines, but I went and searched for movies that had "pachinko" m...

cpi Apr 15, 2023

exploring pachinko in Japanese cinema...
http://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2021/02/exploring-pachinko-in-japanese-cinema.html

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these 4 images are all from the 2004 movie 下妻物語 / Shimotsuma monogatari (Kamikaze Girls)

#retroarcade #arcadeexploration #japan #pachinko

exploring pachinko in Japanese cinema...

We do a lot of "pin spotting" and finding which movies show which pinball machines, but I went and searched for movies that had "pachinko" m...

cpi Apr 15, 2023

exploring pachinko in Japanese cinema...
http://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2021/02/exploring-pachinko-in-japanese-cinema.html

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ok final one of this chain...

#retroarcade #arcadeexploration #japan #pachinko

exploring pachinko in Japanese cinema...

We do a lot of "pin spotting" and finding which movies show which pinball machines, but I went and searched for movies that had "pachinko" m...

Chris Ainsworth Apr 14, 2023

@cpi wow, this whole series of posts is amazing!

cpi Apr 15, 2023

@driph thanks, I'll try and finish up the thread later tonight but the meat of it all is in the blog posts themselves where we actually get to play detective and iinerize the machines

Eli the Bearded Apr 16, 2023

@cpi I'm looking at that first picture and imagining a multi player pinball system. I know that's not one, but now I'm thinking of one. Maybe there's a co-operative element. I'm imagining a portal to shoot balls into another play field and then get a percentage of that player's multiball score while you get a new ball and keep playing.

I'm no pinball expert, but I've never heard of any multiple simultaneous player systems.

@ifixcoinops : how about you?

cpi Apr 16, 2023

@elithebearded @ifixcoinops homebrew triple Jungle Lord
https://youtu.be/RVhoVuwMl1E

how the game works

YouTube

cpi Apr 16, 2023

@elithebearded @ifixcoinops there are a number of 2 player pins
https://mastodon.social/@cpi/109995589296642213

Eli the Bearded Apr 16, 2023

@cpi @ifixcoinops That's very cool. I imagine homebrew glass top for that odd shape remains a challenge