new movie added to "exploring pachinko in Japanese cinema..."
1957 - 警視庁物語 上野発五時三五分 / Keishichō monogatari Ueno-hatsu 5:35am (Metropolitan Police Department Story: 5:35am from Ueno)
https://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2021/02/exploring-pachinko-in-japanese-cinema.html

#retroarcade #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...

exploring the arcade in 1992-01 TVムック故郷は欧州 意外なパチンコ進化論 / TV Mook Mystery Journey: Surprising theory of pachinko evolution
https://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2023/10/exploring-arcade-in-1992-01-tv-tv-mook.html

This was an incredible amount of work. When someone says "prewar game", we have to specify WW2, WW1, Russo-Japanese war... because some of these machines go into the 19th century.
The translated documentary is also linked.

#japan #pachinko #allwin #germany #uk #usa #arcade #retroarcade

exploring the arcade in 1992-01 TVムック故郷は欧州 意外なパチンコ進化論 / TV Mook Mystery Journey: Surprising theory of pachinko evolution

I just recently was able to share  1992-01 TVムック故郷は欧州 意外なパチンコ進化論 / TV Mook Mystery Journey: Surprising theory of pachinko evolution in ano...

scan: ヨーロッパに生まれ日本で育ったパチンコ百年史 [A Centennial History of Pachinko Born in Europe and Raised in Japan] (2002)
https://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2023/10/scan-centennial-history-of-pachinko.html

#retroarcade #japan #pachinko #allwin #arcade #scans #gamingalexandria

scan: ヨーロッパに生まれ日本で育ったパチンコ百年史 [A Centennial History of Pachinko Born in Europe and Raised in Japan] (2002)

A perfect companion to the episode TVムック故郷は欧州 意外なパチンコ進化論 (TV Mook Mystery Journey: Surprising theory of pachinko evolution) that I posted ,...

I purchased this VHS Japanese documentary on pachinko and coordinated to have it digitized and translated. Please enjoy:
映像が語る パチンコの歴史 (The history of pachinko through video) [with English subtitles]
https://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2023/12/history-of-pachinko-through-video-with.html
#pachinko #japan #retroarcade
映像が語る パチンコの歴史 (The history of pachinko through video) [with English subtitles]

I am very happy to present another pachinko documentary!     映像が語る パチンコの歴史 (The history of pachinko through video) [with English subtitles]...

exploring the arcade in 私刑(リンチ) (1949) aka Rinchi

After years of searching I finally acquired a copy of Rinchi from 1949!  It is remarkable to have any footage of a Japanese arcade in the 19...

Exploring the arcade in 大当りパチンコ娘 (1952) aka Oatari Pachinko Musume aka Jackpot Pachinko Girl

https://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2024/04/exploring-arcade-in-1952-aka-oatari.html
#retroarcade #pachinko #japan

Exploring the arcade in 大当りパチンコ娘 (1952) aka Oatari Pachinko Musume aka Jackpot Pachinko Girl

This is a movie I have been trying to find for a long time.  It is a comedy filled with small sketches and songs centering around a pachinko...

Cash Box Amusement Machines 1955-1983

I took all of the annual "Amusement Machine" summaries from Cash Box and combined them into one file. 1955-1983
https://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2024/04/cash-box-amusement-machines-1955-1983.html

#retroarcade #pinball #videogames #arcade

Cash Box Amusement Machines 1955-1983

I have compiled the annual "Amusement Machines" summaries from Cash Box magazine .  Thank you  David E. F. Gleason for your wonderful site ...

I have compiled all of my research on SEGA in the 1960s into a single post.
1) Sega's corporate history summary
2) the lineages of Sega's early games
3) documenting the machines offered in the 1966 price list
4) tracking Sega through trade publications articles
http://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2024/05/sega-in-1960s.html
#pinball #arcade #sega #retroarcade #japan
Sega in the 1960s

This is a post to summarize all of my findings about Sega in the 1960s.   There are four sections: Sega's corporate history in the 1960s Seg...

Coin Journal scans:
月刊コインジャーナル [Monthly Coin Journal] 1994-10 & 1997-10
https://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2024/04/scans-monthly-coin-journal-1994-10-1997.html

月刊コインジャーナル [Monthly Coin Journal] 1992-09 & 1993-07
https://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2024/04/scans-monthly-coin-journal-1992-09-1993.html

#retroarcade #japan #coinjournal

scans: 月刊コインジャーナル [Monthly Coin Journal] 1994-10 & 1997-10

2 more glorious Coin Journal scans!  (previously: 1992-09 and 1993-07 ) If you would like to contribute money towards helping us acquire and...

scan: Parts Catalog & Schematics for 1967 Rifleman - ライフルマン by セガ (Sega)
https://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2024/03/scan-parts-catalog-schematics-for-1967.html

schematics and instructions for 1968 Periscope [single] - ペリスコープ by セガ (Sega)
https://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2024/03/scans-schematics-and-instructions-for.html

#retroarcade #japan #eremeka #electromechanical #arcade

scan: Parts Catalog & Schematics for 1967 Rifleman - ライフルマン by セガ (Sega)

Another scan we are grateful to Tilt.it for, and we're delighted to share with you.  This time, we're looking at Sega's Rifleman. learn more...

J. A. Jost, Jost & Cie: 19th century gamemaker extraordinaire

https://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2024/05/j-jost-jost-cie-gamemaker-extraordinaire.html

massive infodump post for those interested in woodworking, French pinball ancestry, and table games

#pinballancestry #retroarcade #france #jajost #jost #jostetcie

J. A. Jost, Jost & Cie: gamemaker extraordinaire

I have found the Jean Anatole Jost (1860-1926) catalogues very useful for my pinball ancestry research.  According to  Association Wellouëj ...

someone has been ripping the music from the Data East pinball machines and sharing it on Archive dot org
https://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2024/03/data-east-pinball-music.html

#retroarcade #pinball #soundtracks

Data East Pinball music

Archive user  Titan91 has begun ripping the music from Data East pinball machine ROMs and uploading them to archive.org. ( pinside thread )...

I bought a bunch of rare coinop (& related) auction catalogues and detchibe scanned them.

11 are linked in this one post: https://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2024/06/scans-auction-catalogues.html

#slotmachines #tradestimulators #pinball #orchestrions #allwins #strengthtesters etc
#retroarcade cade

scans: auction catalogues

With the Costa-Haskell (1997) catalogue already posted, here are 11 more auction catalogues.  A few more coming eventually, too.  Click on e...

The Fort (1870s) tabletop game from Guelph / Toronto, Ontario

I was able to purchase a box of new toys.  This is really pinball related, but it is tangential and relevant enough to my current thrust of ...

scans: Play Meter 1983 has been fully scanned

The entire run of Play Meter from 1983 has been scanned and uploaded to The Internet Archive by legendary archivist Hubz of Gaming Alexandr...

Rock-Ola's Jigsaw from 1933 is one of the most iconic #pinball machines ever.
two articles... the first is the story of my own machine
https://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2024/03/1933-worlds-fair-jigsaw-by-rock-ola.html
and then a comparison of the early-run and main-run versions
https://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2024/03/jigsaw-differences.html

#retroarcade #worldsfair #rockola #arcade

1933 World's Fair Jigsaw by Rock-Ola

New in the lineup, it's JIGSAW!  One of the most iconic of the prewar games, this machine will eventually sit next to my Rock-ola World's Se...

scan: Coin Slot Review - 1967 Spring

Thank you Mr. Bieza for gifting me this lovely magazine. Download the PDF at Archive.org .  The CBZ file is also there.  You can rename that...

6 more Coin Journal [月刊コインジャーナル] issues have been scanned:
1992-08
1993-12
1996-01
1996-03
1997-05
1997-11
https://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2024/07/scans-6-more-coin-journals.html

#retroarcade #coinjournal #japan #magazines #arcade

scans: 6 more Coin Journals! 月刊コインジャーナル

Who wants more Coin Journals?  Me and a few other people pitched in to buy these, and Detchibe did a great job scanning them. Click on the ...

my writeup on the Central Ontario Arcade & Pinball Fest, including my Pinball Ancestry signs, the pinball history booth layout, and far too many photographs of pinball machines.
https://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2024/07/coapf-writeup.html

#retroarcade #pinball #pinballancestry #pinballhistory #arcade

COAPF writeup

Let's talk COAPF !  I had been meaning to write something shortly after the event, but recently found some of the photos again, so it's late...

3 more issues of Canadian Coin Box are now online
1977-11. 1977-12, 1978-01

https://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2024/08/scans-canadian-coin-box-1977-11-1977-12.html

#retroarcade #pinball #arcade

scans: Canadian Coin Box 1977-11. 1977-12, 1978-01

3 more issues of Canadian Coin Box have been scanned by @hubz.   Canadian Coin Box Magazine - November 1977 Canadian Coin Box Magazine - De...

I bought this brochure for a Japanese onsen (~1970) and my friend scanned it at 1200 DPI. Let's check out what games they have!

https://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2024/08/exploring-arcade-in-this-shinshu-togura.html

#retroarcade #pinball #arcade

exploring the arcade in this Shinshu Togura Kamiyamada Onsen Hotel Seifuen Brochure

Inspired by the lovely blog 昭和~平成前期のホテルや旅館などのパンフレット , we purchased and scanned this hotel brochure.  In one photograph it features a game ro...

exploring the arcade in the トラック野郎 / Torakku yarô aka Truck Guy movies (1975-1979)

https://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2024/08/exploring-arcade-in-torakku-yaro-aka.html

#retroarcade #japan #pachinko

exploring the arcade in the トラック野郎 / Torakku yarô aka Truck Guy movies (1975-1979)

Truck Guys was a series of 10 films released in 5 years!  The wikipedia description will suffice here: All ten films in the series were dir...

bonus stills from the police chase scene in 1979 - トラック野郎 熱風5000キロ / Torakku yarô: Neppû 5000 kiro (Trucker Yaro IX: A 5000 Km Run)

6 scanned issues of プレイグラフ Play Graph pachinko operator magazine from 1978. The purchase of these magazines courtesy the global pachinko fan community and Gaming Alexandria members.

https://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2024/09/scans-play-graph-1978-010203050608.html

#retroarcade #pachinko

scans: プレイグラフ Play Graph 1978 01/02/03/05/06/08

Play Graph (プレイグラフ) was a pachinko operator magazine.  Thank you to the members of the global pachinko community that contributed funds to h...

3 more issues of Play Graph are now up for all your showa pachinko / dog in kimono needs

https://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2024/09/scans-play-graph-1980-01-1982-01-1983-09.html

#retroarcade #pachinko #japan

scans: プレイグラフ Play Graph 1980-01 / 1982-01 / 1983-09

3 more Play Graph scans are now up: プレイグラフ [Play Graph] Vol. 16 No. 1 (January 1980) (600DPI) プレイグラフ [Play Graph] Vol. 18 No. 1 (January 198...

scans: 5 more issues of プレイグラフ Play Graph from 1978: 05, 09, 10, 11, 12

5 more issues of Play Graph.  Combined with the 6 others from 1978 we posted, the only issue we don't have from that year is 07 (July). I re...

80 issues of Mechanical Memories Magazine have been scanned and uploaded to The Internet Archive

https://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2024/09/scans-mechanical-memories-magazines.html

#retroarcade #britain

scans: Mechanical Memories Magazines

The Internet Archive has been blessed by user @allwin_archivist uploading 80 issues of Mechanical Memories Magazine ! Beginning with issue 1...

scans: Pacific Coin Machine Review first half of 1936

6 issues of the wonderful Pacific Coin Machine Review!  I would post more covers but really they all have the same design, and only 2 issues...

2 amazing scans from Japan:
アミューズメン産業 (Amusement Industry) 1975-05
Computopia・コンピュートピア 1968-01

https://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2024/11/scans-amusement-sangyo-1975-05.html

#retroarcade #japan #computing

scans: Amusement Sangyo 1975-05 & Computopia 1968-01

Two very cool magazines out of Japan.  The first is an extremely rare issue of Amusement Sangyo that I bought along with 2 others at Gaming ...

scans: many more rare Japanese eremeka flyers!

I am happy to present an incredible selection of rare Japanese arcade flyers. This first stack of flyers are ones I purchased with others at...

scans: Coin Journal 1989-07 1992-07 1992-08 1996-02supplement 1996-08 1996-09 1997-03, Amusement Sangyo 1992-07 1992-08 1992-09 1992-10 1992-12 1993-01

Another huge haul!  These are magazines that were funded by myself and others at Gaming Alexandria , and scanned mostly by Detchibe and some...

exploring the arcade in 波止場の賭博師 (1963) aka Hatoba no tobakushi (The Wharf Gambler)
https://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2025/01/exploring-arcade-in-1963-aka-hatoba-no.html
#eremeka #retroarcade #arcade #electromechanical #japan #guncorner
exploring the arcade in 波止場の賭博師 (1963) aka Hatoba no tobakushi (The Wharf Gambler)

This is the 3rd of 3 arcade explorations I will be doing based on a series of tweets from Sugiyama-san . ( archive ). They have been increas...

scans: Canadian Coin Box 1986-02 1986-06 1986-08 1986-09 1990-04/05 1992-07/08

6 more of my Canadian Coin Box issues have been scanned by Detchibe! Happy new year y'all! :) Canadian Coin Box Magazine 1986-02 Canadian Co...

scans: various magazines from Japan

Cleaning up a few scans that have been in the queue to post...  Scanning done by Detchibe. 月刊コインジャーナル [Monthly Coin Journal] Vol. 20 No. 11 ...

scans: 2 Japanese flyers

2 more scans of flyers I helped purchase, scanned by Detchibe.  1970s Shure Dicer - シュアダイサー Shure Dicer [シュアダイサー] Flyer (600DPI) 1980 黒豹 (Bl...

3 issues of Amusement Journal [月刊アミューズメント・ ジャーナル] 2012-01 2012-02 2013-01
https://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2025/01/scans-amusement-journal-2012-01-2012-02.html
#retroarcade #japan #arcade
scans: Amusement Journal 2012-01 2012-02 2013-01 月刊アミューズメント・ ジャーナル

3 more Amusement Journal [月刊アミューズメント・ ジャーナル] scans.  Scans by Detchib. I helped buy these with others from Gaming Alexandria.     Amusement ...

3 issues of Monthly Coin Journal [月刊コインジャーナル] now posted
https://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2025/01/scans-monthyl-coin-journal-1995-07-1995.html
#eremeka #retroarcade #japan #arcade
scans: Monthyl Coin Journal 1995-07 1995-09 1998-01

3 more Coin Journal issues courtesy of me and a few others at Gaming Alexandria, and scanned by Detchibe.   月刊コインジャーナル [Monthly Coin Journal...

exploring the arcade in ひとりぼっちの二人だが (1962) aka Hitoribotchi no futari daga (Two people alone)
https://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2025/02/exploring-arcade-in-1962-aka.html
#eremeka #retroarcade #japan
exploring the arcade in ひとりぼっちの二人だが (1962) aka Hitoribotchi no futari daga (Two people alone)

Another movie that I found via Sugiyama-san .  This 1962 movie gives us a glimpse of a famous amusement park, but in the background we can g...

scans: 2 flyers of こまや (Komaya) games being sold by 中村製作所 (Nakamura Seisakusho) [aka Namco]
https://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2025/02/scans-2-flyers-of-komaya-games-being.html
#retroarcade #eremeka #japan #arcade
scans: 2 flyers of こまや (Komaya) games being sold by 中村製作所 (Nakamura Seisakusho)

中村製作所 (Nakamura Seisakusho) would later become Namco, and for a period they distributed games made by こまや (Komaya).  These two flyers appear...

@cpi how much ?