@ourlostarcade.bsky.social is a bsky account run by @playhistory.bsky.social (of Gaming Alexandria and youtube and History Of How We Play fame) that has posted many threads on coinop history. Highly recommended.
Consider this a snapshot of some of their most useful threads up to this point. Even if you are not a Bluesky user you should be able to read these posts. They are filled with amazing vintage photos and are all well-referenced.
If you're a coinop nerd like me, these threads are addictive little morsels.
- Long Threads
- Jukebox etymology
- Dale Guns
- Ray-O-Lite
- Target Skill
- Hercules Novelty
- Film and Coin-op
- Liberty Bell Myth (reddit)
- Indy 500/Speedway
- Fairest Wheel/Trade Stimulators
- Cointronics
- All-Wins
- Pitch-and-Bat Baseball
- Penny Arcade Origins
- Sportland Arcades - and a followup on Sportland Arcades
- Aladdin’s Castle
- Telequiz
- Spotlight Golf - part 2: first computer game?
- Projection Golf
- Gabel Automatic Entertainer
- First Jukebox
- Computer Quiz/I.Q. Computer
- Mills Novelty Company
- Short Posts
- General
- Harry Williams tilt
- Sega 1967 games
- Automatic Target Machine Co
- Pinball Repair
- 1950s Movie Theater Arcade
- Photobooths
- Bally W Belmont Ave
- Change Machines
- Cigarette Vending Machines
- Coin Drop
- Early D. Gottlieb Machines
- Coin-Op Massage
- 1973 Arcade
- Phonograph Parlors
- WWII Submarine Games
- Sega 1969 Showroom
- Weird Pinball Form Factors
- Phone booths
- Model Car Games
- Penny Pusher
- Advance Automatic
- Sega Pre-Karaoke
- Electric Shock Machines
- 1950s Space Age games
- 1930s Pinball Parlor
- A.M. Amusement Co
- Coin-Op TV
- 1930s Exhibit Supply Diggers
- WWII Coin-Op Ads
- Pre-US WWII Light Gun Games
- Stan Jarocki
- Coin-Op Shipping by Railcar
- National Amusement Co
- Clawson Company Catalog
- 1937 Rock-Ola ads
- 1939 World’s Fair Bally
- 1937 Bally Profile
- Coin-op Hot Food
- Kaichi Endo
- Roger Sharpe
- Chicago Pinball Ban
- Specific Machines
- Seeburg Hockey - and video
- Bingo Novelty/Baffle Ball - and video
- Warner Automatic Voice Studio
- In-the-Barrel
- Pin-Pool
- Knock Out
- Dime-A-Awake
- Basketball Champ
- Pilot Maker
- Sceniscope
- Spit Fire
- Fast Draw
- Play Golf
- International Derby
- Play Football
- Booz-Barometer
- Lucky Penny Sweepstakes
- Hoss-Shoes
- Hi-Lo
- Space Laser
- Kicker Catcher
- Gun Patrol
- Squoits
- Symphonola
- Hole in One
- Soccer 8
- Mad Cap
- Defender
- Tom Tom
- Victory Derby
- PX Cigarette Vendor
- Barnyard Golf
- Wee Gee
- Dewey
- Army & Navy
- Kings Horses
- Bag-A-Bunny
- Stable Mate
- Ace Bomber
- Roll in the Barrel
- Oomph!
- Panzer Attack
- Obake no Q-Taro Kiddie Ride
- Tilt Test
- Set-Shot Basketball
- Winter Book
- Sky Fighter
- Ski n Skore
- Flying Circus
- Spook Gun
- Sea Rescue
- L'Éclair
- Rocket Shuffle
- Perfume Lady
- 1937 World Series
- Tally-Bowl
- Wallboxes
- Home Run
- Par Golf
- Minneapolis Photo Machine
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