Niche Mechanisms 005: booze barometers

Simple, effective, iconic.

2 bars.
1 circuit.
MAY THEIR PATHS NEVER CROSS!!!

Let's travel around the world and look at booz barometers.  I swear to god this is not a joke! Stop laughing!  For all you know, I lost a bet.

USA

Booz-Barometer

1950s Skin the wire game on West 15th Street at the Bowery

Alky Meter

Drinker-Tinker Test Of Skill

Love Meter

Punt-Return

The Challenger

Guzzler's Gauge

Teeter Meter

Europe

1963 Der Kilometerfresser by Max Tiarks

Beat-The-Bell

Ding-A-Bell

Ding-A-Bell

Ring-A-Bell

Steadihand

The Tremble Tester

Japan

1967 Control Test - コントロールテスト by セガ (Sega)

1967 Tokaido Drive - 東海道ドライブ by セガ (Sega)

Boozometer by Sega

1968 Crown Space Man - タッチアンド・ゴ (Touch & Go) by 太東 (Taito)

Boozometer by 太東貿易 (Taito Trading)
owner of this was in Australia, and this might be an export-only model
I am assuming it was released around 1968 as well.

1960s Time Tunnel - タイム トンネル by サニー東京 (Sunny Tokyo)

World Ring

Japan then gave us the ultimate version... in game show form!

2 images of 1996 Ultra Denryu Ipaira Bou -  ウルトラ電流イライラ棒 (Ultra Current Frustrated Stick) by SNK

I really like the idea of making these modular:

1997 ファイナル 電流イライラ棒 (final electric current irritation stick) by エス・エヌ・ケイ (SNK) & タカラ (Takara)

1997 電流イライラ棒 リターンズ (Current Irritated Stick Returns) by エス・エヌ・ケイ (SNK) & タカラ (Takara)

4 different versions of 1997 電撃イライラ棒 チャンス (Dengeki frustrated stick chance) by NMK 

Show us how a pro does it, Mr. Bean:

Added 2023-10-26:

Shaky Jake Tester

Added 2023-11-13:

Voltiges électriques by François Goudaert of jeuxdautrefois.free.fr
this is a hand-made game

Added 2023-11-24:

this is a Dutch wire dexterity game.  It is a modern machine made for fairs and not coin-operated.

Added 2024-05-03:

Hot Rod

Alcohol Meter

Booze-O-Meter

Avengers TV cap