These photographs were posted at kanaloco.jp and I wish I had archived the page back when it wasn't locked.
I did save a screenshot of the web page:
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| kanaloco.jp screenshot |
These are wonderful photographs, and I wish we had many more from this era. Let's see how many of these machines can be identified! Begin by looking at these two pictures and ask yourself how many games you can recognize.
We will proceed from the right (near us) to the left (further away), and utilizing details from both pictures.
To the right of the counter we can see a portion of one machine:
The first gun game has a very distinctive cabinet pattern.
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| Jungle Gun - ジャングルガン by 日本娯楽物産 (Nihon Goraku Bussan) & 日本機械製造 (Nihon Kikai Seizo — Sega) |
There are actually two copies of Jungle Gun in this lineup, the next one a few games down.
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| OK Corral by unknown |
NOTE: We have no other references to OK Corral if you know anything about this game please get in touch. The curvature remind me of Cranie, and makes me wonder if there is a connection.
The next two are fairly straightforward.
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| 1957 Ten Pins by Williams |
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| 1961 Rifle Gallery by Midway |
The next machine has an extra-tall backglass and we can see a tiny potion of it:
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1955 Polar Hunt by Williams
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| those side horizontal stripes are quite unique, especially with the key hole placement. |
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| Space Ace - スペースエース by 日本娯楽物産 (Nihon Goraku Bussan) & 日本機械製造 (Nihon Kikai Seizo — Sega) |
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I believe this next cabinet has either been repainted, or has a variation where the horizontal stipes were extended to the front of the cabinet. I have seen repainted gun cabs a few times in this era.
But I am actually identifying this game primarily through the backglass details. |
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| 1956 Pirate Gun by United |
The next game has a plain base, only notable for being slightly taller than all of the others. It appears to be about as tall as Polar Hunt. There are only a handful of games that fit this profile, most from 55-56 an by Genco. Probably a 1956 State-Fair by Genco, 1957 Circus Rifle Gallery by Genco, 1955 Criss Cross Wild West Gallery by Genco, etc. Probably Criss Cross Wild West Gallery, too hard to say.
The next game has a base we've seen before.
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| not just the frequency of the lines, but note the start of the wavy pattern along the bottom. |
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| Jungle Gun - ジャングルガン by 日本娯楽物産 (Nihon Goraku Bussan) & 日本機械製造 (Nihon Kikai Seizo — Sega) |
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A key thing to note is the white striping at the side, top. 7 white vertical lines.
Plus those hoof-looking feet are an immediate giveaway. |
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| 1954 Big Top Rifle Gallery by Genco |
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