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cpi Feb 27, 2025

So happy we bought this catalogue! These are time capsules of the Japanese arcade industry and very rare.
download the 1987 Amusement Machine Yearbook 遊戯機械総合年鑑
https://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2025/02/scan-1987-amusement-machine-yearbook.html
#eremeka #retroarcade #japan #scans

scan: 1987 Amusement Machine Yearbook 遊戯機械総合年鑑

I am ecstatic to be able to share this new catalogue with you all. This is the 1987 coin machine directory that I purchased recently with th...

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cpi Mar 9, 2025

Arts & Decoration 1932-12 bagatelle article.
In which Rosamond relates how she found the game of pinball as an excellent way to distract from the discussing the depressing state of the world she's living in with dull men.
https://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2025/03/arts-decoration-1932-12-bagatelle.html
#retroarcade #bagtelle #pinball

Arts & Decoration 1932-12 bagatelle article

In which Rosamond relates how she found the game of pinball as an excellent way to distract from the discussing the depressing state of the ...

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cpi Mar 16, 2025

4 notes on interesting bagatelles
https://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2025/03/4-notes-on-interesting-bagatelles.html
#pinball #pinballancestry #bagatelle #history #retroarcade

4 notes on interesting bagatelles

Let's chat about parlor bagatelle toys again. 1) One Man's Toys, Games and Tools Collection There is an incredible auction of bagatelles ...

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cpi Mar 21, 2025

Coin Machine Review -- 9 issues from 1939
https://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2025/03/scans-coin-machine-review-9-issues-from.html
#retroarcade #coinmachinereview #pinball #jukebox #pinup #tradestimulator

scans: Coin Machine Review -- 9 issues from 1939

9 more fabulous issues of Coin Machine Review: 1939-01 1939-02 1939-03 1939-04 1939-06 1939-07 1939-08 1939-09 1939-10 Coin Machine Review...

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cpi Mar 23, 2025

exploring the arcade in Six By Sondheim (2013) and the Sondheim game collection
https://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2025/03/exploring-arcade-in-six-by-sondheim.html

#retroarcade #prewar #bagatelle #bajazzo

exploring the arcade in Six By Sondheim (2013) and the Sondheim game collection

We were all watching Six by Sondheim and then I had to hit pause when it showed off parts of his game collection. Six By Sondheim (2013) T...

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cpi Mar 26, 2025

Coin Machine Review -- 7 issues from 1940
https://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2025/03/scans-coin-machine-review-7-issues-from.html
#retroarcade #pinball #jukebox #arcade

scans: Coin Machine Review -- 7 issues from 1940

7 Coin Machine Review issues from 1940. If you have access to any of the other issues please get in touch! [email protected] Same goes...

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cpi Mar 26, 2025

Pacific Coin Machine Review 7 issues from 1934, 1935
https://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2025/03/scans-pacific-coin-machine-review-7.html
#retroarcade #pinball #jukebox #arcade

scans: Pacific Coin Machine Review 7 issues from 1934, 1935

It has come to my attention that I forgot to make a post about some of the earliest Coin Machine Review scans I uploaded, so let's rectify t...

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cpi Mar 29, 2025

10 more Play Meter issues are available, 1986-1990
https://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2025/03/scans-10-more-play-meter-issues.html
#retroarcade #scans #playmeter #pinball #arcade #videogame

scans: 10 more Play Meter issues

These scans were done by Hubz at Gaming Alexandria . I was just one of a number of people who have contributed Play Meters for scanning. Pl...

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cpi Apr 2, 2025

exploring the arcade in 下町の太陽 (1963) aka Shitamachi no taiyô (The Sun of Shitamachi)
https://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2025/04/exploring-arcade-in-1963-aka-shitamachi.html
#retroarcade #eremeka #japan #arcade

exploring the arcade in 下町の太陽 (1963) aka Shitamachi no taiyô (The Sun of Shitamachi)

This movie was pointed out by TOO_yoshikawa , who somehow is always able to take clearer screenshots than me. 下町の太陽 (1963) There is a short ...

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cpi Apr 2, 2025

scans of 10 more Amusement Journals!
from 2002-2008
https://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2025/04/scans-10-more-amusement-journals.html
#retroarcade #japan #scans #amusementjournal #arcade

scans: 10 more Amusement Journals

Over the past few months we were able to pool our resources and buy a few stacks of Amusement Journal and Coin Journal issues, mostly from t...

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cpi Apr 5, 2025

even more! 15 issue of Play Meter (1986 to 1989)
https://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2025/04/scans-15-issue-of-play-meter-1986-to.html
#retroarcade #playmeter #scans #arcade #videogames

scans: 15 issue of Play Meter (1986 to 1989)

Hubz has been on a Play Meter spree! Let's check in on the latest issues: Play Meter 1986-03-01 Play Meter 1986-06-15 Play Meter 1986-11 Pl...

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cpi Apr 6, 2025

scans: Coin Machine Review 1941, complete
https://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2025/04/scans-all-of-coin-machine-review-from.html
#retroarcade #pinball #slotmachine #arcade #scans #coinmachinereview

scans: all of Coin Machine Review from 1941

This is all 12 issues of Coin Machine Review from 1941. Coin Machine Review 1941-01 Coin Machine Review 1941-02 Coin Machine Review 1941-03 ...

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cpi Apr 14, 2025

scans: all of Coin Machine Review from 1942
https://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2025/04/scans-all-of-coin-machine-review-from_13.html
#retroarcade #scans #ww2 #pinball

scans: all of Coin Machine Review from 1942

All 12 issues of Coin Machine Review from 1942. Coin Machine Review 1942-01 Coin Machine Review 1942-02 Coin Machine Review 1942-03 Coin Mac...

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cpi Apr 16, 2025

7 more issues of Coin Journal have been scanned!
https://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2025/04/scans-coin-journal-1993-08-1995-08-1995.html
#retroarcade #japan #coinjournal #arcade #videogame

scans: Coin Journal 1993-08 1995-08 1995-10 1995-12 1996-02 1996-04 1996-10

7 more juicy issues of Coin Journal have been scanned and shared by Detchibe. Thanks to everyone who might have joined us in buying these. ...

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cpi Apr 20, 2025

HUGE RELEASE: the 81遊戯機械総合年鑑 (1981 Amusement Machine Yearbook) has been scanned!
This is an extremely rare catalogue covering the arcade and amusement machine industry in Japan in 1981
https://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2025/04/scan-81-1981-amusement-machine-yearbook.html
please enjoy
#retroarcade #japan #eremeka #videogame #pinball

scan: 81遊戯機械総合年鑑 (1981 Amusement Machine Yearbook)

Wow, another incredible amusement machine general yearbook! These are quite rare and valuable and I am excited to be able to share this wit...

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cpi Apr 23, 2025

What's that? Oh nothing just 14 more issues of Play Meter up on The Internet Archive thanks to Hubz
https://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2025/04/scans-14-issue-of-play-meter-1988-to.html
#retroarcade #playmeter #scans #arcade #videogames

scans: 14 issue of Play Meter (1988 to 1989)

Remember like 18 days ago when we brought you 15 issues of Play Meter ? Yeah well Hubz has been working with a ferocity and now here's 14 mo...

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cpi May 5, 2025

2 arcade explorations, each showcasing the same style of shooting gallery
いい湯だな全員集合!! (1969) aka Ii yu dana zenin shûgô!! (What a nice bath, everyone gather round!!)
https://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2025/05/exploring-arcade-1969-aka-ii-yu-dana.html
関東テキヤ一家喧嘩火祭り(1971) aka Kantô Tekiya ikka: Goromen himatsuri (Kanto Tekiya Family Fighting Fire Festival)
https://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2025/05/exploring-arcade-in-1971-aka-kanto.html
#retroarcade #japan #arcadeexploration #shootinggallery

exploring the arcade いい湯だな全員集合!! (1969) aka Ii yu dana zenin shûgô!! (What a nice bath, everyone gather round!!)

This appears to be the same style of shooting gallery as in our last arcade exploration ( exploring the arcade in 関東テキヤ一家喧嘩火祭り(1971) aka Ka...

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cpi May 8, 2025

extremely cool & rare 1970 arcade photograph from Japan!
Let's see what machines are there.
https://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2025/05/exploring-arcade-in-this-1970.html
#retroarcade #arcadeexploration #japan

exploring the arcade in this 1970 photograph from Japan

This slide was posted on Ebay ( archive ), and I was alerted to it on Pachitalk . It appears to indicate it had been developed September 19...

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cpi May 14, 2025

scans: Coin Machine Review 1943
yup, still doing pinup covers. And yup, USA still had a wartime manufacturing ban
https://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2025/05/scans-coin-machine-review-1943.html
#retroarcade #usa #scans #jukebox #coinop

scans: Coin Machine Review 1943

9 issues of Coin Machine Review from 1943: Coin Machine Review 1943-02 Coin Machine Review 1943-03 Coin Machine Review 1943-04 Coin Machine ...

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cpi May 14, 2025

scans: Coin Machine Review 1944
things are slowly picking up... 4 issues to check out
https://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2025/05/scans-coin-machine-review-1944.html
#retroarcade #usa #scans #jukebox #coinop #pinball

scans: Coin Machine Review 1944

Four issues from 1944. Still the lean years, but things are picking up. Coin Machine Review 1944-03 Coin Machine Review 1944-04 Coin Machin...

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cpi May 24, 2025

12 issues of Play Meter from 1997 have now been scanned and shared!
https://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2025/05/scans-play-meter-1997.html
#retroarcade #pinball #videogames

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cpi May 25, 2025

and 12 issues of Play Meter from 1998 have been scanned and shared!
https://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2025/05/scans-play-meter-1998.html
#retroarcade #pinball #videogames #arcade #scans

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cpi Jun 2, 2025

scans: some incredibly rare flyers from Japan
https://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2025/06/scans-flyers-from-japan.html
#retroarcade #eremeka #japan #arcade #pinball

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cpi Jun 19, 2025

scans: Coin Machine Review magazines from 1945
https://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2025/06/scans-coin-machine-review-1945.html

#retroarcade #pinball #jukebox #slotmachine #ww2 #pinup

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cpi Jun 19, 2025

it's 1948 and Shizuko Kasagi is now the Queen of Boogie Woogie. Check out the のど自慢テストスタヂオ (Nodo Jiman Test Studio) pachinko

https://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2025/06/nodo-jiman-test-studio-pachinko.html

#pachinko #retroarcade #japan #boogiewoogie #nhk #radiohistory #nodojiman

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cpi Jun 23, 2025

another 3 GB zip file of clips of pinball and arcades games seen in movies & TV shows! This is the 3rd collection so far, with more to come. Download away.
plus a roundup of wonderful new EM & prewar arcade videos of many types
https://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2025/06/videos-part-7.html
#pinball #retroarcade #arcade

Videos part 7

You can find the six prior video posts here: 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 . You can find other large ZIP files of movie and TV clips to downloa...

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cpi Jun 25, 2025

Coin Machine Review 1946: 10 issues now posted!
https://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2025/06/scans-coin-machine-review-1946.html
#pinball #arcade #coinmachinejournal #retroarcade #scans #jukebox #pinup

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cpi Jul 3, 2025

exploring the arcade in 一条さゆり濡れた欲情 (1972) aka Ichijô Sayuri: Nureta yokujô aka Ichijo's Wet Lust

https://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2025/07/exploring-arcade-in-1972-aka-ichijo.html
#retroarcade #japan #pinball #arcadeexploration

exploring the arcade in 一条さゆり濡れた欲情 (1972) aka Ichijô Sayuri: Nureta yokujô aka Ichijo's Wet Lust

1972 - 一条さゆり濡れた欲情 / Ichijô Sayuri: Nureta yokujô (Ichijo's Wet Lust) Not much to see here beyond one scene where two people are having se...

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cpi Jul 7, 2025

Videos part 8!
Another 3 GB file full of pinball & arcade clips from movies + TV is included, the 4th of these clip collections.
https://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2025/07/videos-part-8.html
#retroarcade #pinball #arcade #gambling

Videos part 8

It hasn't been long since the last one, but I have another 3 GB pack of video clips ready to go. And don't worry, there is still a lot more...

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cpi Jul 8, 2025

fresh scans: 3 museum catalogues from Japan covering the history of Gambling, Dice, and Mahjong
https://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2025/07/scans-japan-museum-catalogues-for.html
Thanks to Detchibe for scanning them for me!
#retroarcade #japan #scans #gambling #mahjongg

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cpi Jul 9, 2025

exploring the arcade in 野良犬 (1949) aka Nora inu (Stray Dog)
wherein I propose that Akira Kurosawa rigged a pachinko machine on set to add subtle emphasis to a scene.
https://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2025/07/exploring-arcade-in-1949-aka-nora-inu.html
#retroarcade #japan #pinball #shootinggallery #pachinko #kurosawa #akirakurosawa

exploring the arcade in 野良犬 (1949) aka Nora inu (Stray Dog)

I had posted screen shots from this movie in the post exploring pachinko in Japanese cinema... part 1 but I feel it is such an important sc...

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cpi Jul 14, 2025

new VIDEOS post: another 3 GB zip file of pinball and arcade clips from movies and TV. That's the fifth ZIP file so far, and more to come.
https://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2025/07/videos-part-9.html
#retroarcade #pinball #videogame #pennyarcade

Videos part 9

I have so many video clips to share, there will be a few more of these posts in rapid succession. Prior video posts: 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 ,...

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cpi Jul 23, 2025

a 10th Video post full of wonderful arcade and pinball clips in a 3 GB downloadable file
https://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2025/07/videos-part-10.html
#retroarcade #pennyarcade #videogame #pinball

Videos part 10

52 more video clips to share. Prior video posts: 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , and entry 5 onward has a link to one of these ZIP f...

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cpi Jul 23, 2025

scans of recent purchases! lots o vintage arcade goodness here
https://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2025/07/scans-of-new-purchases-canadian-coin.html
Canadian Coin Box 1983-07
Marketplace 1974-06-30
1988 game center manga
Amusement Japan 2007-01
ty @thestacks.ca & @ftb1979.bsky.social for scanning
#retroarcade #pinball #pachinko #japan #manga #arcade #videogame

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cpi Jul 27, 2025

exploring the arcade in ウルフガイ燃えろ狼男 (1975) aka Urufu gai: Moero okami-otoko aka Wolf Guy
https://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2025/07/exploring-arcade-in-1975-aka-urufu-gai.html
#retroarcade #filmsky #japan #eremeka #pinball

exploring the arcade in ウルフガイ燃えろ狼男 (1975) aka Urufu gai: Moero okami-otoko aka Wolf Guy

It's time for Wolf Guy! 1975 - ウルフガイ燃えろ狼男 / Urufu gai: Moero okami-otoko aka Wolf Guy PLAY NOW GUTS backdrop appears to be a Vegas photo? i...

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cpi Jul 29, 2025

Videos part 11: another 3.2 GB collection of movie/tv clips with pinball and arcade. We have movies from Japan, Germany, France, UK, USA, etc. A whole bunch of old timey shooting galleries, too!
https://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2025/07/videos-part-11.html
#retroarcade #pinball #allwin #germany #japan

Videos part 11

We are back with another pack of movie and TV clips with pinball and arcade machines. Prior video posts: 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , ...

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cpi Jul 30, 2025

Pachinko vinyl records! Come and get yr pachinko vinyls!
https://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2025/07/pachinkol-vinyl.html
#pachinko #japan #vinyl #retroarcade #nationalpachinkoday

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cpi Aug 4, 2025

scan of The Billboard 1931-12-19
come see what was happening as pinball was JUST emerging as a cultural phenom
https://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2025/08/scan-billboard-1931-12-19.html
#retroarcade #pinball #slotmachines #tradestimulator #arcade #billboardokay I'll come take care them

Scan: The Billboard 1931-12-19

At Ontario Pinfest I was gifted a box of old billboard magazines, from Mike Hanley of Church of the silver ball. They were fairly brittle an...

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cpi Aug 5, 2025

Video post part 12
3.3 GB file with clips of pinball and arcade scenes from movies and TV shows
https://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2025/08/videos-part-12.html
#pinball #arcade #videogames #retroarcade #shootinggallery

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cpi Aug 7, 2025

Coin Machine Review 1947: 8 scans now posted!
Did anything happen in coinop in 1947? MAYBE! Come find out!
https://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2025/08/scans-coin-machine-review-1947.html
#pinball #slotmachine #retroarcade #jukebox #coinop

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scans: Coin Machine Review 1948, 1949, 1950, 1953
And with this post I am finished uploading all of the Coin Machine Review scans I have.
14 issues of post-war coinop goodness
https://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2025/08/scans-coin-machine-review-1948-1949.html
#retroarcade #pinball #slotmachine #shuffleborad #jukebox #cranes #billiards

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cpi Aug 19, 2025

Videos part 13
another 3 GB zip file with scenes from movies/TV that have pinball/arcade games.
https://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2025/08/videos-part-13.html
#retroarcade #arcade #pennyarcade #pinball

Videos part 13

Another huge collection of pinball / arcade videos. Prior video posts: 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , and entry 5 onw...

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cpi Aug 20, 2025

huge batch of Play Meter scans!
https://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2025/08/scans-huge-play-meter-update.html
#retroarcade #pinball #videogames #arcade

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cpi Aug 27, 2025

scans: Play Graph magazine issues spanning 1971-1984
https://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2025/08/scans-play-graphs.html
#pachinko #retroarcade #japan #scans

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cpi Aug 28, 2025

2 high res scans of The Billboard: 1935-02-23, 1936-02-29
https://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2025/08/scans-billboard-1935-02-23-1936-02-29.html
#retroarcade #pinball #raygun #coinop #prewar #slotmachines #popmusic

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cpi Aug 28, 2025

check the details on this 1935 shelf of merchandise illustration

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cpi Aug 29, 2025

even more scans: 10 more Monthly Coin Journals from 1996-2000 are now up!
aka 月刊コインジャーナル
https://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2025/08/scans-10-more-coin-journals-1996-2000.html
#retroarcade #coinjournal #japan #arcade

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cpi Aug 31, 2025

hot new scans: 1975 Sega's Jukeboxes and Amusement Machines
& Sammy サミー February 1995 Lineup Catalog

This Sega catalogue is rare and amazing, do not miss out.

https://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2025/08/scans-1975-segas-jukeboxes-and.html
#retroarcade #sega #videogame #medalgame #electromechanical #arcade #pinball

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cpi Sep 3, 2025

it's time for Videos part 14!
a 3.3 GB zip file of arcade/pinball scenes from movies and TV shows. This is the TENTH such archive shared. + some great new YT vids.
https://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2025/09/videos-part-14.html
#retroarcade #arcade #pennyarcade #pinball #shootinggallery #slotmachine

Videos part 14

Oh we are NOT done yet! Prior video posts: 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , and entry 5 onward has a link to one ...

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cpi Sep 8, 2025

new pre-war scans! Automatic World 1930-04, 1931-05, 1932-02
https://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2025/09/scans-automatic-world-1930-04-1931-05.html
#retroarcade #pinball #slotmachine #shootinggallery

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cpi Sep 8, 2025

exploring the arcade in 皮ジャン反抗族 (1978) aka Kawa Jan hankō-zoku (The Young Animals)
https://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2025/09/exploring-arcade-in-1978-aka-kawa-jan.html
#retroarcade #japan #eremeka #pinball #videogames

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cpi Sep 9, 2025

arcade flyer scan: BioRhythm by For-Play & セガ (Sega)
both North American and Japanese flyers!
1974 + 1975
https://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2025/09/scans-biorhythm-by-for-play-sega.html
#retroarcade #eremeka #scans #arcade

scans: BioRhythm by For-Play & セガ (Sega)

Bio・Rhythm Bio Rhythm BioRhythm The ZX-1040 Bio-Computer バイオリズム Thank you to Mike Minchew for the North American flyer scan! And thank you t...

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cpi Sep 9, 2025

Videos part 15 is released with another 3 GB file ZIP of pinball and arcade appearances in movies & TV!
We also linked 6 full-length PACHINKO CAPER movies from the 1990s.
https://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2025/09/videos-part-15.html
#retroarcade #pachinko #eremeka #japan #mrbelvedere #arcade