Updates

The massive arcade exploration post exploring the arcade in 1992-01 TVムック故郷は欧州　意外なパチンコ進化論 / TV Mook Mystery Journey: Surprising theory of pachinko evolution has been updated:

• Singer bagatelle with patent date of 1890-02-13 added
• The Rambler added
• down to only 7 games unidentified, from 9.

The toupie hollandaise article has been updated with information from a restorer who gave further details in the comments. The Pinball Expo 2024 article was also updated with amendments to my Pinball Ancestry presentation to reflect this information.  Also added another example.

I mentioned this in the carombolette tables! billiards meets pin bagatelle post, but I have gone back to my original carombolette post and edited and expanded it.

1948 Pachinko Photographs: an excerpt from a 1948 newspaper was added at the bottom

Added to exploring pachinko in Japanese cinema:

• 1962 - 恋と太陽とギャング / Koi to Taiyo to Gang (Love, Sunshine and Gangsters)
• 1963 - 暗黒街の顔役 十一人のギャング / Ankokugai no kaoyaku: juichinin no gyangu (The eleven gangsters who ruled the underworld)
• 1963 -  競輪上人行状記 / Keirin shônin gyôjyôki (The Gambling Monk)
• 1964 - 黒いダイスが俺を呼ぶ / Kuroi daisu ga ore o yobu (The black dice are calling me)
  
• 1969 - 関東テキヤ一家 / Kantô Tekiya ikka (Kanto Street Peddlers)
• 1970 - ずべ公番長 夢は夜ひらく / Zubekô banchô: yume wa yoru hiraku (Delinquent Girl Boss: Blossoming Night Dreams)
• 1976 - トラック野郎 天下御免 / Torakku yarô: tenka gomen (Trucker Yaro IV: Fully Licensed)
• 1977 - トラック野郎 度胸一番星 / Torakku yarô: Dokyô ichiban hoshi (Trucker Yaro V: The courageous star)

Added to exploring pachinko in foreign cinema...

• 1978 - The Bad News Bears Go to Japan [USA]

Niche Mechanisms 007: basketball ball-popping: 

• added 玉入れゲーム (ball bowl game) by 日本自動販売機 (Japan Vending Machine — Game Mate)  & カトウ (Kato)
• added 1967 Super Basketball by Passmatic

Updates

Sega in the 1960s: added the Rosen AAMA video, and many of the photographs from it. (added to the bottom)

Data East Pinball music: Tales From The Crypt pinball soundtrack link added

exploring the arcade in 1992-01 TVムック故郷は欧州　意外なパチンコ進化論 / TV Mook Mystery Journey: Surprising theory of pachinko evolution:  Numerous machines located and updated thanks to the 1997 Costa-Haskell auction catalogue, amongst other sources. (Mistigri, Le Bachelet, many more)

exploring pachinko in Japanese cinema... has been broken up in to two parts: Before 1970, and 1970+.  I also added these movies:

• 1949 - 私刑（リンチ） (Rinchi)
• 1952 - 大当りパチンコ娘 / Oatari pachinko musume (Jackpot Pachinko Girl)
• 1961 - 警視庁物語１２人の刑事 / Keishichô monogatari: jûni-nin no keiji (Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department Story: 12 Detectives)
• 1963 - 若い東京の屋根の下 / Wakai Tokyo no yane no shita (Under the roofs of young Tokyo)
• 1969 - 現代やくざ 与太者仁義  Gendai Yakuza Yotamono Jingi (A Modern Yakuza The Code of The Lawless)
• 1974 - ㊙色情めす市場  (Maruhi) shikijô mesu ichiba (Secret Chronicle - She Beast Market)

Tamakorogashi - Japanese Roll Ball - 玉ころがし: added Mills' Japanese Booth

Niche Mechanisms 005: booze barometers - added Hot Rod, Alcohol Meter, Booze-O-Meter

Updates

exploring the arcade in 1992-01 TVムック故郷は欧州　意外なパチンコ進化論 / TV Mook Mystery Journey: Surprising theory of pachinko evolution: Le Bachelet photo added

exploring the arcade in 愛欲の罠 / Aiyoku no wana aka Trapped in Lust (1973): able to identify Prehistoric Hunter - カイジュウX (Kaiju X)

Louis Koziarz pinball files: No Good Gofers: 2 more photos added

Niche Mechanisms 001: the drop shelf: 4 machines added at the bottom

Niche Mechanisms 002: catchers: 7 machines added at the bottom

Niche Mechanisms 003: skill flicks: 6 machines added at the bottom

Niche Mechanisms 005: booze barometers: 3 machines added at the bottom

Tamakorogashi - Japanese Roll Ball - 玉ころがし: Added a Paris Review article and Jost & Cie catalogue entry to the France section, an image to the Japanese Rolldown section, and a segment from ヨーロッパに生まれ日本で育ったパチンコ百年史.

exploring pachinko in Japanese cinema...: added 1957 - 警視庁物語 上野発五時三五分 / Keishichō monogatari Ueno-hatsu 5:35am (Metropolitan Police Department Story: 5:35am from Ueno)

identified ロケットクレミー (Rocket Clemmy) in exploring the arcade in the 1978 movie 鬼畜 / Kichiku (The Demon)

Updates

Niche Mechanisms 002: catchers:  2 new entries added 
Niche Mechanisms 004: rotation: 1 new entry
Niche Mechanisms 005: booze barometers: 2 new machines by タカラ (Takara) added

exploring pachinko in Japanese cinema... - new movies added:

1961 - 豚と軍艦 / Buta To Gunkan (Pigs and Battleships)
1964 - 夜の片鱗 / Yoru no Henrin (The Shape of Night)
1968 - 喜劇初詣列車 / Kigeki hatsumoude resha (Comedy Hatsumode Train)
1976 - やさぐれ刑事 / Yasagure Keiji (Outlaw Cop)
1976 - 君よ憤怒の河を渉れ / Kimi yo Fundo no Kawa o Watare (Manhunt)
1979 - 復讐するは我にあり / Fukushū Suru wa Ware ni Ari (Vengeance Is Mine)

6 more items add to the tamakorogashi post: 1908, 1910, 1927, etc...

exploring the 1973 Japanese arcades in this tweet... - was able to identify Big Bowl and hockey game

the mysterious オリエンタル興業 (Oriental Kogyo): the original source of the Invasion game was found

updates

exploring the arcade in 愛欲の罠 / Aiyoku no wana aka Trapped in Lust (1973): identified the missing pinball machine!!  (search for "Update 2022-10-27" in the post)  Also previously add Sun Trial!

bagatelle notes: Trou Madam, Mississippi, Pigeon Hole - significant update as I declare Trou Madam to be the true spiritual birthplace of pinball.

Japanese Rolling Ball: 2 photos added to the very bottom, from Salons Vénitiens.  Plus a new postcard added to 1908.

Niche Mechanisms 004: rotation - added Xenon, Automatic Obstacle Race, Steer Crazy II

Niche Mechanisms 001: the drop shelf - added Funky Circus, Dream Rail, Dream Rail Lovely, はっぴーぴえろ Dream Rail 2

Niche Mechanisms 002: catchers - added ダイナマイトキーパー, 電動ホーマー (Electric homer), Catch The Ball

updates

Who doesn't love reviewing updated posts with me?

• Final huge update to the Tamakorogashi post.  Over 20 new articles and photos added, lots cleaned up, a simple index outlining the sections, and a whole Japanese Roll-Down section was put in.  I am pretty much done!!  There might be some things I find for it in the future, but Sugiyama's book is off to the editor and I've moved on to another big project.
• Added to exploring pachinko in Japanese cinema...
  1968 - (秘)トルコ風呂 / Maruhi toruko buro (Secret Turkish Bath)
  1976 - やくざの墓場　くちなしの花 / Yakuza no Hakaba: Kuchinashi no Hana (Yakuza Graveyard)
  1987 - マルサの女 / Marusa no onna (A Taxing Woman)
• Many photo descriptions add to arcade photographs from the collection of James R. Smith.
• More photos added to exploring the arcade in 愛欲の罠 / Aiyoku no wana aka Trapped in Lust (1973): found Jumbo, Derby, Desert Fox, Rich-Ball, better shots of the mystery gun game, more analysis on the unknown pinball machine...

updates

in the tamakorogashi post: the Japanese Ball Game box art was redone and can now been seen in it's full (approximate) original splendor.  Search for the text "Japanese Ball Game - box art redrawn".  
A bunch of new clippings were also added.

New translation in pachinko museum supplemental material: picture 39

9 new additions to Niche Mechanisms 002: Catchers

added 2 new variants to the Mini Match post, which has almost become a Niche Mechanism post unto itself...

1 new photo in Niche Mechanisms 001: the Drop Shelf

some updates

new flyer for Marry Computer added to exploring the arcade in Android Kaikader

Lots of new information and pics added to the Tamakorogashi post, basically triple it's initial size now.

transitional electric pachinko machines: check for the entry "Unknown LCD game seen in promo video" and 1977 Sankyo 'Invader'

Added Cambrinus game to the carombolette article.

Expanded the "pin bagatelle" page to include Klondike Pool specifically

Updated on naming the bagatelles to include Klondike Pool.

some updates to older posts

I now own the 1-2-3 from Coin Craft Canada!  A friend of mine is going to be working on it.

check 1929 in the Tamakorogashi - Japanese Roll Ball - 玉ころがし post for a new entry.

New movie added to the exploring pachinko in Japanese cinema... post: 1975 - 濡れた欲情　ひらけ！チューリップ (Wet Lust: Opening the Tulip)

a few posts updated

some edits to prior posts you might have missed:

Added 2 more machines to  http://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2021/01/exploring-japanese-arcades-in-this-tweet.html

Added new Home Run Game info and photos to http://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2021/01/exploring-arcade-in-1971-aka-delinquent.html

Added a link to watch the Supaidaman episode from http://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2020/05/exploring-arcade-in-supaidaman-ep-13.html

New photos and data added to http://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2021/01/transitional-electric-pachinko-machines.html

New machines added to http://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2020/12/niche-mechanisms-001-drop-shelf.html