War is over, factory lines are being retooled, and things are about to start popping. Some highlights:
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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 download in parts 5 & 6.
Here is another collection of clips prepared by tweakbod. 3.3 GB
1916 - Musty Suffer in Out Of Order coin-op scene 1927 - Casey At The Bat coin-op scene 1933 - The Women in His Life pinball scene 1941 - The Devil and Miss Jones pinball scene 1947 - It Always Rains on Sunday arcade scene 1961 - Eve and the Handyman bingo pinball scene 1961 - Mad Dog Coll coin-op scale scene 1969 - Joe Caligula Du suif chez les dabes pinball scene 1970 - Beyond the Valley of the Dolls pinball scene 1973 - Badlands coin-op scene 1973 - Holiday on the Buses arcade scene 1973 - Naakt over de schutting arcade scenes 1973 - The Final Programme pinball scene 1973 - The Laughing Policeman pinball scenes 1974 - Hot Summer in Barefoot County pinball scenes 1974 - Julia arcade scene 1975 - Good Times S2.E15 pinball scene 1975 - Mahogany arcade scene 1976 - Bobbie Jo and the Outlaw pinball scene 1976 - The Streets of San Francisco S4.E20 Clown of Death arcade scene 1977 - Summer School arcade scene 1979 - Charlies Angels S4.E9 Angels on Skates pinball scenes 1979 - Hardcore arcade scene 1979 - The Man Who Stole the Sun arcade scenes 1979 - The Man Who Stole the Sun heist scene space invaders 1979 - The Warriors pinball scene 1979 - Vegas SE01 EP16 Best Friends arcade scene 1981 - Arthur arcade scene 1981 - Bustin Loose arcade scene 1981 - CHiPs S4.E19 Vigilante arcade scenes 1981 - The Loveless coin-op scene 1982 - Fast Times at Ridgemont High arcade scenes 1982 - Tron arcade scene 1983 - CHiPs S6.E13 High Times arcade scenes 1983 - Getting It On arcade scene 1983 - Never Say Never Again arcade scene 1983 - Nightmares arcade scenes 1984 - Police Academy pinball scene 1984 - Streetwise arcade scene 1984 - The Brother from Another Planet arcade scenes 1984 - The Karate Kid arcade scenes 1988 - Sorority Babes in the Slimeball Bowl-O-Rama arcade scene 1989 - Next of Kin arcade scene 2010 - Tron Legacy arcade scene
Bill Heatherly shares a restoration of a Super 8 by Stoner
Gameplay of a World Series II wall game
Mike Hasanov takes us through an extremely rare and early Play Penny Polo that he has in for restoration
Restoration off a late 1940s/early 1950s pachinko machine with some great slow-motion video of the mechanisms!
Two videos of 1970s smart ball gameplay
1963 Arizona by Bergmann, this German gun game requires you to insert the BBs
The Hat Trick is one of the more interesting allwins since it allows the operator to swap the coloured cups to determine what the playfield will be like, and tightly control the possible odds.
Great little video on a huge penny scales collection
Pop-Up Criss Cross review I really like this auction preview, where he walks through everything for sale and gives them a try. Gameplay footage of a number of great obscure machines in here. The fascinating Moorman's Par Golf circa 1936 1932 Keen-Ball A great news piece from 1976: Clay takes us deep into Sea Hunt by Allied Leisure circa 1972
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people have always existed, in every society, but the administration
has embraced a moral panic, declared a war against reality, and says
that trans
people can no longer be allowed to exist.
This blog stands in solidarity with all
of the youth who are being terrorized by a fascist president who has
declared them to be threats that must be eliminated.
I am told the metal pocket graphics would have been lithographed on a poor quality zinc plate, but most of it is now worn off. It is very hard to see, but there are still faded lines from the illustrations:
This appears to be an illustration of Shizuko Kasagi, based on a photograph of her at the contest. I assume that this picture was printed in any newspapers at the time.
第1回NHKのど自慢全国コンクールで歌う笠置シヅ子さん＝共立講堂で1948年3月21日、桜井敬哉撮影 Shizuko Kasagi singing at the first NHK National Singing Contest, March 21, 1948, at Kyoritsu Auditorium. Photo by Takaya Sakurai.
I am very grateful for their efforts in helping to digitally restore the old image. It involved taking a number of photos from different angles and different lighting conditions to try and find all of the line remnants. The NHK letters were even hard to notice until you cross your eyes a bit, but there they are. :)
The 1948 original illustration had the NHK logo on a slant, which is curious because the NHK logo was officially firmly upright until 1962.
The above image traces just what can be seen on the plate. Here is an early pass, including more embellishment of what might have been there:
This playfield pocket cover has two bells:
is that an accordion above the bells?
this one appears to have 3 bells at the bottom, a piano in the center, and a music staff with notes along the top background.
Two NHKのど自慢 photos from 1948... (thank you @michelentongs) These come from Radio Yearbook Shôwa 23 Edition from NHK Publishing.
1948-02-29 Sendai (JOHK is the NHK network sign for Sendai NHK) I am told this competition was for the Sendai district
Nido Jiman was all about ringing the bells! The better you did, the more bells they rang. Novel at the time, this machine had an extra bell at the back so every shot rang the single bell on the left.
Winning balls would collide with the lower bell on their way to the payout tray. Having a bell here appears to be normal for 1948.
full shot of the back of the machine
The payout mechanism is intact and moves fine. I think this machine could easily be made functional again.
full shot of the front of the machine, as it sits now.
If you try and focus on the nails, you'll notice that the nails themselves also form a bell!
It might be slightly easier to see from an angle:
the nails form an image of a bell
The NPM shooter plate:
Other hardware, all cleaned up
Check out an original 78 RPM pressing: 東京ブギウギ - 笠置シヅ子（1948) Tokyo Boogie Woogie - Shizuko Kasagi (1948)
And then a modern video, I believe released for the NHK TV show:
I am not a scholar of Japanese culture, but I wonder if this machine still has some cultural significance? If there is a place for it, I would like to donate it to a museum or cultural center. It is not in very good condition though, so I doubt it would be of much interest. It is interesting for the image that is uncovered and the story that it allows us tell about the rise of popular culture in post-war Japan. If you have questions or know of a good home for it, please comment below or send me an email.
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horrific policies to try and eliminate trans people from society. Trans
people have always existed, in every society, but the administration has declared a war against reality, embraced a moral panic, and says that trans
people can no longer be allowed to exist.
This blog stands in solidarity with all
of the youth who are being terrorized by a fascist president who has
declared them to be threats that must be eliminated.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------- This blog stands in protest against the USA's
horrific policies to try and eliminate trans people from society. Trans
people have always existed, in every society, but this fascist
administration has declared a war against reality and says that trans
people can no longer be allowed to exist. Trump's executive orders say
that trans children cannot be safe at school, in their home, in public,
or at hospitals. Trump officially declared transness existing as a
primary source of CHILD ABUSE. Trump's orders are a decree to destroy
all traces of trans existence from society, to punish every trans person
and those that love them, and declares that all trans people are
subhuman threats and liars who should not be allowed to exist publicly.
He is attacking children, he is attacking families, and he is
delighting in his sadism.
This blog stands in solidarity with all
of the youth who are being terrorized by a fascist president who has
declared them to be threats that must be eliminated.
