Tuesday, August 25, 2026

scans: eremeka flyers from Taito

Some rare Taito flyers courtesy Mike Minchew. I love the 1960s machines!  Those 2 basketball flyers are probably not from 1967, but that is when those games first appeared. They were built and exported for a number of years, especially the 902 model.  The Taito Stagecoach flyer is interesting, as it is a Kasco product. Taito was probably handling the exporting.

Mike Minchew is a prolific collector of Pinball and Arcade/Video Flyers with over 12,000 spare flyers available for sale/trade.  He is always looking to buy flyers for his collection - from a single flyer to entire collections. Mike can be reached at mike.minchew@verizon.net 


1967 Crown Basketball - バスケットボール 901 (Basketball 901) by 太東貿易 (Taito Trading — Crown)

1967 Crown Basketball - バスケットボール 902 (Basketball 902) by 太東貿易 (Taito Trading — Crown)

1970 Cinescope 8 by 太東貿易 (Taito Trading)

1970 Super Road 7 - スーパーロードセブン by 太東貿易 (Taito Trading)

1976 Base Ball - パチンコベースボール アーケードゲーム (pachinko baseball arcade game) by タイトー (Taito) & パシフィック工業 (Pacific Industries)

1978 Stagecoach - ステージ・コーチ [光線銃射的場 2型 (Ray Gun Shooting Range Type 2)] by 関西精機 (Kansai Seiki — Kasco)

1985 Long Hitter - ロングヒッター by タイトー (Taito)



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Sunday, August 23, 2026

Videos part 22

Prior video posts: 123, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, and entry 5 onward has a link to one of these ZIP files of movie clips. Most files edited by tweakbod. 

Some screenshots... 






 

In this batch we have...

1937 - A Star is Born pinball scene
1941 - Out Of The Fog pinball scene
1944 - Hi Beautiful arcade scene
1948 - Highway 13 pinball scenes
1953 - The Colgate Comedy Hour E18 penny arcade scene
1959 - Les quatre cents coups (aka The 400 Blows) pinball scene
1963 - Billy Liar photo booth scene
1964 - The Andy Griffith Show S04E32 Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. pinball scene
1965 - The Addams Family S02E03 Morticia's Romance (part 2) pinball scene
1968 - Baisers volés (aka Stolen Kisses) pinball scene
1970 - Every Home Should Have One coin-op scenes
1971 - The Persuaders! S01E08 Anyone Can Play coin-op scenes
1973 - Electra Glide in Blue coin-op scenes
1973 - Hawaii Five-O S05E22 Engaged To Be Buried coin-op scenes
1978 - High-Ballin' pinball scene
1978 - Il figlio dello sceicco (aka The Son of the Sheik) pinball scene
1980 - Stir Crazy pinball scenes
1980 - Used Cars pinball scenes
1981 - Honky Tonk Freeway arcade scene
1982 - Laberinto de pasiones arcade scenes
1982 - Zapped! pinball scene
1983 - Si elle dit oui... je ne dis pas non coin-op scenes
1983 - Tchao Pantin (aka So Long, Stooge) arcade scenes
1983 - Zappa photo booth scene
1984 - Falling in Love arcade scene
1984 - Gregorio arcade scene
1984 - The Last Starfighter arcade scenes
1986 - Nightmare Weekend arcade scene
1987 - The Lost Boys pinball scenes
1987 - Wings Of Desire pinball scene
1989 - Sex, Lies and Videotape bar scene
1993 - What's Eating Gilbert Grape pinball scene
2025 - F1 The Movie pinball scene

Download the ZIP file (3.8 GB)


some youtube...

WWE wrestler Asuka's home arcade!

 

From Germany, check this gambling pin Derby





Clay goes deep into 1993 Broker's Tip by Gottlieb


 And Bally's 1957 Circus, which has a similar multiball to Balls-A-Poppin'


and then some 1971 Stunt Pilot by Midway


 

 

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This blog stands in solidarity with all of the youth who are being terrorized by a fascist president that has declared them to be threats that must be eliminated.

The USA is disappearing random brown people off the streets via unidentified masked gestapo and shipping them off to concentration camps and notorious foreign prisons, all with no due process. The world witnessed ICE execute a mother and a nurse and then lie about what we saw. Solidarity for all who are in the gaze of this American Nazism terror campaign against its own people. 



Wednesday, August 19, 2026

Pinball 101 & Pinball 102 flyer

I've spent a lot of time in pinball venues over the years: From hobbyist conventions to dedicated pinball meccas, to barcades and arcades and pinball co-ops. If you've spent a few hours at a Free Play arcade, you've probably seen this as well: people come in never having seen or played pinball before and they struggle with starting the game and sometimes have to be told where the flippers are. This often ends up with a few games in a row that have 4-player games and someone walked away during player 3 ball 1.

There must be a better way to entreat these people into the world of pinball, so I decided to write a Pinball 101 info card in the hopes of conveying the basics to pinball neophytes of the world. Annie Socoria teamed up with me and handled the design side, and shout out to all of the people I consulted with my early draft(s).

Not only will the flyer give the basics, but it gives people something to take home. Maybe they'll see it and remember the fun then had and it will act as a reminder to go back. There are helpful links on the back to help encourage new players, and hopefully help inspire future pinball fans.

We designed 101+102 to fit an 8.5x11 page so it could easily be printed at home. You can print + fold, or print 2 copies (with duplex on the short edge) and cut in the middle and you can have Pinball 101 on one side and Pinball 102 on the back. Feel free to print them flush to cut cardstock for your own arcade! 

These are free to use for pinball arcades everywhere. 

Click on the text beneath each image to get the PDF at The Internet Archive.

Pinball 101 & Pinball 102 - full colour Ottawa version

At the same link you can also find a copy without the colour background for better greyscale printing.

Pinball 101 & Pinball 102 - greyscale Ottawa version

Links included on the flyers:



 

The version above has links relevant to Ottawa, but we also produced a delocalized version with the Ottawa-specific links removed. The rest is the same. These can be used in any arcade location!

Pinball 101 & Pinball 102 - full colour delocalized version
 
Pinball 101 & Pinball 102 - greyscale delocalized version

Links included on this version:


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This blog stands in solidarity with all of the youth who are being terrorized by a fascist president that has declared them to be threats that must be eliminated.

The USA is disappearing random brown people off the streets via unidentified masked gestapo and shipping them off to concentration camps and notorious foreign prisons, all with no due process. The world witnessed ICE execute a mother and a nurse and then lie about what we saw. Solidarity for all who are in the gaze of this American Nazism terror campaign against its own people. 


Tuesday, August 18, 2026

scans: Karateco videogame flyers 1979-1983

Some extremely rare flyers from the company Karateco, scanned by Mike Minchew. Even some French ones aimed at the France market.

Mike Minchew is a prolific collector of Pinball and Arcade/Video Flyers with over 12,000 spare flyers available for sale/trade.  He is always looking to buy flyers for his collection - from a single flyer to entire collections. Mike can be reached at mike.minchew@verizon.net

 

flyer: Karateco Billiard Americain 

flyer: Karateco Crush Roller 1981

flyer: Karateco Donkey Kong 1981

flyer: Karateco Hopper 1981

flyer: Karateco Kamakazi 1979

flyer: Karateco Moon Cresta 1980

flyer: Karateco Pac Pac 1980

flyer: Karateco Rally Z 1980

flyer: Karateco Scramble 1981

flyer: Karateco Super Double 1982

flyer: Karateco Taskete 1980 (2 versions)

flyer: Karateco Van Van Car 1983

 

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This blog stands in solidarity with all of the youth who are being terrorized by a fascist president that has declared them to be threats that must be eliminated.

The USA is disappearing random brown people off the streets via unidentified masked gestapo and shipping them off to concentration camps and notorious foreign prisons, all with no due process. The world witnessed ICE execute a mother and a nurse and then lie about what we saw. Solidarity for all who are in the gaze of this American Nazism terror campaign against its own people. 



Saturday, August 15, 2026

Videos part 21

Prior video posts: 123, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, and entry 5 onward has a link to one of these ZIP files of movie clips. Most files edited by tweakbod. This batch has a bunch of TV footage from the Wolfson Archives and if you ever want to filter those out at least they're easy to search for amongst the files.

I'm going to also start adding a screenshot or two from the clips to these posts for the sake of better thumbnails.


 
 

 

In this batch we have...

1943 - Kid Dynamite aka The East Side Kids pinball scenes
1956 - Alfred Hitchcock Presents S02E07 Alibi Me pinball business scene
1958 - The Hunters pinball scene
1959 - Alfred Hitchcock Presents S04E32 Human Interest Story pinball scenes
1959 - Alfred Hitchcock Presents S05E03 Appointment at Eleven coin-op Scenes
1959 - Wolfson Archives; 1959-09-18 Tom Kelly, Dade Metro sheriff - street shot, kids playing pinball games 1 arcade footage
1959 - Wolfson Archives; 1959-09-18 Tom Kelly, Dade Metro sheriff - street shot, kids playing pinball games 2 arcade footage
1961 - West Side Story pinball scene
1965 - Wolfson Archives; 1965-07-09 slot car racing at North Miami slot car footage
1974 - バーディー大作戦 第01話 (Birdie's Great Operation Episode 01) arcade scenes
1975 - Il Giustiziere Sfida la Citta (aka Syndicate Sadists) pinball scenes
1976 - Wolfson Archives; 1976-11-05 Darryle Pollack report on video games at machine shop, Coral Gables arcade footage
1977 - Wolfson Archives; 1977-09-16 pinball machines main feature convention Florida Amusement Merchandising Association; Joe Gilbert, convention chairman arcade footage
1978 - Going to the mall in 1978 [1CTTopmxK14] arcade footage
1979 - Wolfson Archives; 1979-08 - runaways and transients along Fort Lauderdale strip - games people play pinball game room manager David Harris arcade footage
1981 - Wolfson Archives; 1981-07-20 Rodriguez Report - Coral Gables seeks to ban video games in city; the machine shop arcade footage
1981 - Wolfson Archives; 1981-07-20to23 Coral Gables wants to outlaw video games arcade footage
1981 - Wolfson Archives; 1981-08-25 video games - banned by Coral Gables city commission arcade footage
1982 - Wolfson Archives; 1982-05-21 video game arcade footage
1982 - Wolfson Archives; 1982-06-02 hollywood video games (game room) b-roll arcade footage
1982 - Wolfson Archives; 1982-06-02 video games - reported by Steve Bousquet arcade footage
1982 - Wolfson Archives; 1982-07-05 Dania video games arcade footage
1982 - Wolfson Archives; 1982-08-09 Pac Man shoot out (Pac Man competition report - interview with a winner) arcade footage
1982 - Wolfson Archives; 1982-11-09 Bogert - regarding report surgeon general office regarding video games violence arcade footage
1982 - Wolfson Archives; 1982-11-17 Bogert - video power house opening arcade footage
1983 - Variety coin-op scenes
1983 - Wolfson Archives; 1983-02-03 Cohen video games tax arcade footage
1983 - Wolfson Archives; 1983-06-01 video game b-roll arcade footage
1983 - Wolfson Archives; 1983-06-02 Mainella - legislative passes pac tax (video games) - debate house representatives arcade footage
1984 - Boy Meets Girl pinball scenes
1984 - Footloose arcade Scenes
1984 - Wolfson Archives; 1984-05-08 Minton - Sweetwater residents vote to continue video games ban arcade footage
1986 - Hollywood Zap arcade scenes
1986 - Wolfson Archives; 1986-03-19 Wednesday’s Child - in a video game arcade arcade footage
1987 - Wolfson Archives; 1987-07-21 Contra game arcade footage
1988 - Wolfson Archives; 1988-01-26 Hialeah video games arcade footage
1988 - Wolfson Archives; 1988-01-26 polo games (arcade games) arcade footage
1988 - Wolfson Archives; 1988-01-26 video game Dawson arcade footage
1988 - Wolfson Archives; 1988-05-11 video games b-roll arcade footage
1989 - Wolfson Archives; 1989-08-01 video games arcade footage
1993 - Wolfson Archives; 1993-11-10 video rental store - boys playing Mortal Kombat II arcade footage
1995 - Wolfson Archives; 1995-04-10 footage of people playing video games - Jeff Weinsier interviews Maxime Scheinert and Stan Nusim on their reactions to the game room for grown ups arcade foota
2001 - Waking Life pinball scene
2009 - Paul Blart Mall Cop arcade scene
2009 - Whip It pinball scene

Download the ZIP file (3.3 GB)



And from youtube...

Some more interesting machines from Clay, like 1974 The Safe by MCI

 

1935 High-Low by Chicago Coin


 

Randy dives deep into an original Penny Falls


 

Some gameplay of 1971 Drag Races by Allied Leisure


 

 


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This blog stands in protest against the USA's horrific attempts to eliminate trans people from society. Trans 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 includes making their healthcare illegal, censoring books and school curriculum from university level down to elementary school, banning trans people from bathrooms, and declaring trans existence to be child abuse.

This blog stands in solidarity with all of the youth who are being terrorized by a fascist president that has declared them to be threats that must be eliminated.

The USA is disappearing random brown people off the streets via unidentified masked gestapo and shipping them off to concentration camps and notorious foreign prisons, all with no due process. The world witnessed ICE execute a mother and a nurse and then lie about what we saw. Solidarity for all who are in the gaze of this American Nazism terror campaign against its own people. 

Please read: Connecticut Children’s Medical Center caves to Trump DOJ on gender-affirming care by Jacob Ogles


Friday, August 7, 2026

Videos part 20

Prior video posts: 123, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, and entry 5 onward has a link to one of these ZIP files of movie clips. Most files edited by tweakbod.

In this batch we have...

1953 - Street of Shadows arcade scenes
1960 - The Little Shop Of Horrors scale scene
1961 - モスラ (Mothra) penny arcade scene
1962 - Experiment In Terror pinball scene
1962 - Experiment In Terror shooting gallery scene
1966 - Ski Fever pinball scenes
1968 - El Turismo es un gran invento pinball scene
1969 - Akran pinball scene
1969 - Oh! What a Lovely War coin-op scene
1972 - The Mechanic pinball scene
1972 - 人造人間キカイダー (Android Kikaider) S01E03; Orange Ant - Challenge to the Death arcade scene
1972 - 人造人間キカイダー (Android Kikaider) S01E31; Gold Octopus - Prelude to Jiro`s Demise arcade scene
1973 - ジャンボーグA (Jumborg A) ep 8 arcade scene
1974 - Alice In The Cities coin-op scenes
1974 - Bank Shot arcade scene
1974 - Les valseuses coin-op scene
1974 - Sistemo l'America e torno coin-op scenes
1981 - Car Crash arcade scene
1981 - Le Professionnel pinball scene
1981 - So Fine pinball scene
1982 - La Balance arcade scenes
1983 - Cane e Gatto bar scene
1983 - Le Marginal arcade scenes
1983 - Prénom Carmen slot machine scene
1984 - One Day at a Time S02E22 Another Man's Shoes coin-op scenes
1985 - Desperately Seeking Susan pinball scene
1985 - テラ戦士ΨBOY (Tera senshi sai boy) arcade scene
1987 - Project X arcade scene
1991 - Crooked Hearts pinball scenes
2000 - An Interview With Don Hooker Game Designer for Bally Manufacturing Company [via pindude152]
2016 - Quarry S01E07 Carnival of Souls pinball scenes
2016 - Quarry S01E08 Nuoc Chay Da Mon pinball scene

Download the ZIP file (3.3 GB)


and youtube videos...

 

 

A recreation of Nintendo's 1974 Wild Gunman!!


 

cool Mechanical Salesman automaton


 

 

Clay with a number of machines, like 

1966 Magic Baseball by Sheldon Dickson & Steven 


1960 Official Baseball by Williams


 1932 Double Shuffle by Hercules Novelty Co


 

This peak inside the Kitahara Collection gives us a glimpse of a ferris wheel caramel dispensing game. 
~1940s 浅草名物観覧車 (Asakusa Famous Ferris Wheel)


 

Randy gets into a Circus Side Show flasher slot machine


 

Saving a bingo machine


 

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This blog stands in protest against the USA's horrific attempts to eliminate trans people from society. Trans 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 includes making their healthcare illegal, censoring books and school curriculum from university level down to elementary school, banning trans people from bathrooms, and declaring trans existence to be child abuse.

This blog stands in solidarity with all of the youth who are being terrorized by a fascist president that has declared them to be threats that must be eliminated.

The USA is disappearing random brown people off the streets via unidentified masked gestapo and shipping them off to concentration camps and notorious foreign prisons, all with no due process. The world witnessed ICE execute a mother and a nurse and then lie about what we saw. Solidarity for all who are in the gaze of this American Nazism terror campaign against its own people. 

Please read: Trans Couple Brutalized At Louisiana Park Bathroom, Then Charged By Police by s. baum

Please read: Great Britain now bars trans people from many public bathrooms and changing rooms by Dawn Ennis


Wednesday, August 5, 2026

scans: The Mills Bell Slot Machine Owner's Pictorial Guide & 1976 Wiko Canada parts catalogue

I bought the slot machine guide a while back, and I think I was gifted the 1976 Wiko Canada catalogue, probably from pindude152, who also gave me the 1964 Wico parts catalog. Thank you for those, and now they are online for everyone to enjoy.  Both scans done by Hubz of Gaming Alexandria.

Owner's Pictorial Guide - For The Care And Understanding Of The Mills Bell Slot Machine - Third Printing (600DPI)

Owner's Pictorial Guide - For The Care And Understanding Of The Mills Bell Slot Machine - Third Printing (600DPI)



back cover



Wiko Canada Catalogue 1976 (600DPI)

Wiko Canada Catalogue 1976 (600DPI)

Some pages.... 

a lil something for those "tv games" nerds

Williams

Midway
 
Gottlieb

Chicago Coin

 
Bally
 
Wurlitzer

Seeburg

Rock-Ola

 
AMI

 

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This blog stands in protest against the USA's horrific attempts to eliminate trans people from society. Trans 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 includes making their healthcare illegal, censoring books and school curriculum from university level down to elementary school, banning trans people from bathrooms, and declaring trans existence to be child abuse.

This blog stands in solidarity with all of the youth who are being terrorized by a fascist president that has declared them to be threats that must be eliminated.

The USA is disappearing random brown people off the streets via unidentified masked gestapo and shipping them off to concentration camps and notorious foreign prisons, all with no due process. The world witnessed ICE execute a mother and a nurse and then lie about what we saw. Solidarity for all who are in the gaze of this American Nazism terror campaign against its own people. 

Please read: New study finds Canadian trans youth rarely detransition by Mel Woods

Please read: Amnesty International UK Caves To JK Rowling, Issues Apology For Calling Anti-Trans Groups "Anti-Rights" by Erin Reed

Please read: JK Rowling says to photograph women in toilets just in case they’re transgender by Daniel Villarreal

Please read: The American Transgender Refugee Crisis by Silvaria Lysandra Zemaitis