Saturday, May 9, 2020

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 this episode of Supaidaman over on Archive.org!  episode 13: The Skull Group vs The Devilish Hearse.  The arcade scene starts at 4:44 in the video.

Supaidaman came out in 1978 in Japan.  But who cares?  Let's take a look at that arcade!

EDIT:  POST UPDATED!  my friend nazox2016 did some research and has found documentation for the most incredibly obscure machines in this episode! 

 The first glimpse is an easy one if you're like me and browse Japanese eletromechanical machines from the 1970s in your spare time,
Big Together (1976, Sega)



Bally slot machine, I'm not sure of the model

EDIT: nazox2016 found this one!


unknown horse racing game
Japanese arcades have a long-standing affection for horse racing games.  I'll have to figure out which this one is and update later...  I think it's a major console game though because most single-player racetrack games would have 6 horses and this appears to have 8.

EDIT:  LOOK WHAT WE FOUND!
October 1974 issue of Amusement Sangyo (アミューズメント産業

Quarter Horse has 9 coin chutes and a maximum 900 coin payout.  nazox2016 says :
The company "MAX" is but a distributor, not game machine maker.  Their main business was distributes products and parts of the Bally Manufacturing.
There is no information about who made "QUARTER HOSE" in this ad, and how to play is not written in detail.
This ad said, "Hopper pay is all payout (ホッパーペイはオールペイアウトです)"
That's all.
However, I have understood that this machine seems to be paid for tokens by the hopper.
Japanese makers at that time didn't have hopper technology, so I consider "QUARTER HORSE" was imported machine, but it is seems not a Bally product.
In any case, "QUARTER HORSE" did not became popular.
There appears to be a bit of a graphic in the upper right corner of the screen shot, and that art reminds me of 60s Bally games like Hayburners, but I think that might just be a different machine.

but the next is my favourite because I AM SEARCHING FOR A BALLY BINGO CONTINENTAL SLOT MACHINE!
please please please?

Bally "Bingo" Continental slot machine circa 1972 or so
a Bally Bingo Continental, picture via here


Next up is the Bingo row!  It's super blurry but we can make it out.  from left to right:


Roller Derby, picture via IPDB

Laguna Beach, picture via Joop
Can-Can, picture via Joop


lots of Bally slots to see here.  Guy in the center frame is playing the Big Together pinball machine

OK now here is where I really need help...  What is that large console racing game in the back, behind the lovely orange coin machine?
Is it the same 8-track horse racing game we saw earlier?  I'm reminded of these large horse racing consoles...



EDIT:  GAME ON!  Check this out:
International Dreifach - インターナショナル・ドライファッハ by フジ (Fuji)
May 1975 issue of "Amusement Sangyo" (アミューズメント産業)

Here is what nazox2016 said about it:
This is the "International Dreifach" developed by "Fuji enterprise corporation".
Around 1970, H.C. Evans' "Winterbook" was booming for some reason in Japan.  Those were operated as illegal gambling machines in most cases.
After that, many of Japan's small scaled game machine makers made copy of the "Winterbook".
Those were modified to downsized, or countertop model, or for multi players. "International Dreifach" is one of them.
This game doesn't have mechanical horses, and this machine was also not popular.
EDIT 2020-11-02: 
nazox2016 made a post with a 1977 Universal catalogue and in it we can see what I think is that orange change machine
Universal General Catalog 77 - released October 1977 - page 7



And the last shot inside the arcade features 3 (THREE) Bally Continental Bingo machines!!!! gah
Just look at them, all sittin' there...

GIVE ME A BINGO SLOT PLS

2 comments:

  1. That 3 reel 5 line Bally Slot machine could also be a variant of the model 873

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  2. Well, orange change machine might be a Sega's product.
    I have sent an email to you.
    An image comparing the three models is attached.

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