I am ecstatic to be able to share this new catalogue with you all. This is the 1987 coin machine directory that I purchased recently with the help of Detchibe and others at Gaming Alexandria. this scan was done by Detchibe.
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A huge pack of schematics from Japanese monitors. The GMM-8 and GMM-20 also had copies labeled Taito, so I assume they were used in Taito games. Thank you to John at Flippers.com for the scans.
To my readers in the USA: This blog stands in protest against the horrific eliminationist policies being enacted by your administration to remove trans people from society. Trans people have always existed, in every society, but this administration has declared a war against reality and says that trans people can no longer be allowed to exist. Trump's executive orders say that trans children should be constantly terrorized at school, in their home, in public, and at hospitals. Trump's orders are a decree to destroy all traces of trans existence from society, and that all trans people are subhuman threats and liars who should not be allowed to exist publicly. He is attacking children, he is attacking families, and he is delighting in his sadism.
This blog stands in solidarity with all of the youth who are terrified by a president who has declared them to be threats, a danger to themselves and others that must be eliminated.
I re-watched the pinball reels supercut and was reminded that I should probably do another video post.
First up, here is that 8.5 minute reels-only supercut of what was an over 16 hours long pinball-only supercut that was/is shown on loop at the North Star pinball bar. it can't be embedded, so be sure to click through and watch it on Vimeo. Video created by James over at pinballspotting.
oh and I should add you can find the prior videos posts here: 1, 2, 3, 4.
And next we have a collection of arcade scenes assembled by @tweakbod. Some incredible footage in this batch, for fans of pinball, videogames, and old electromechanical arcades.
1932 - Scarface arcade scene 1961 - The Man in the Back Seat pinball scene 1962 - These Are The Damned arcade scene 1964 - The Strangler arcade scenes 1974 - Stone pinball scene 1974 - Three Tough Guys arcade scenes 1976 - Bad News Bears arcade scene 1976 - Futureworld scene 1976 - L'alpagueur arcade scene 1978 - Dawn of the Dead arcade scene 1978 - Skateboard Kings arcade scene 1979 - That Summer! arcade scene 1981 - Puberty Blues arcade scene 1981 - The Best of Times 1982 - Ladies and Gentlemen, the Fabulous Stains arcade scene 1982 - Square Pegs arcade scene 1982 - The Toy arcade 1983 - High School USA arcade scene 1983 - Private School arcade scene 1983 - Terms of Endearment arcade scene 1983 - TJ Hooker arcade scene 1983 - WarGames arcade scene 1983 - Wizards and Warlocks 1984 - Hot Moves arcade scenes 1984 - Magnum PI arcade scene 1984 - Starman casino scene 1984 - Voyage of the Rock Aliens 1987 - Death Wish 4 arcade scenes 1990 - Robocop 2 arcade scene 5 center local TV commercial Milano il gioco dei flippers - Archivio storico Istituto Luce-03 Tokyo Disneyland - ヘニーアーケート Penny Arcade promo
And finally, a selection of youtube videos:
John Osbourne showing off a brilliant collection of games. This is the kind of eclectic collection that really inspires my own arcade. See also pindude152.
A similarly brilliant video, Larry Zartarian showcases 4 Keeney pinball tables
Great overview of Gottlieb's Flying Trapeze, the electric sister machine to their purely mechanical Merry-Go-Round
Some amazing Italian videos that I don't have better context on:
Mike Hasanov gives an excellent overview of the Evans' Ten Strike
Hasanov with the astonishing Roll-ette console
Clay Harrel of pinrepair fame is posting excellent videos giving an overview of EM machines that he is fixed and modified, with a bit of gameplay in there as well.
1959 Jet Pilot by Genco
1961 Sharpshooter by Bally:
1970 Bonanza by Williams
1971 Twin Rifle by Chicago Coin
1972 Commando Machine Gun by Chicago Coin
1974 World Series Deluxe by Chicago Coin
Randy Senna takes us inside his Football by Chester-Pollard
Another important video from Randy, where he might have found the oldest Fascination setup
A great lineup of 3 arrangeball machines:
Cool automaton
Old video, but I appreciate the gameplay of Pussy Shooter by Jon Torrence
Another old video, a UK arcade video circa 1968
Short video showing the galloping of a Grand National horse racing game
Road Test by Myers pops up on Antique Road Show
A deep-dive restoration of a 1933 World's Series by Rock-Ola
2 videos from Deutsches Automatenmuseum...
1939 ErBü Kontakt by Fliegern
1932 Bally Hoo by Bally
Restoration of a Vest Pocket slot machine by Mills
Restoration of a 1965 Bullfight by Bally pinball machine
And let's leave it off with some bingo pinball gameplay from pindude152, of a 1951 Coney Island by Bally
To my readers in the USA: This blog stands in protest against the moral panic directed at trans
people, and the horrific eliminationist policies being enacted to remove
trans people from society.
It is critical to note that the USA is now entirely unsafe for travel for any trans, nonbinary, or gender nonconforming people. The USA government has gone full nazi, confiscating passports, denying healthcare, and telling LGBTQ people that they are to be actively targeted.
Another great schematic from John at Flippers.com, and this time he had 2 different copies of this schematic and BOTH versions are included. I don't know if there are any significant differences between the two copies, but we have included both.
Louis Koziarz has been sharing a lot of pinball industry history on Mastodon.
Roger Sharpe - the man, the myth, the legend. His job at WMS was to scour the entertainment business and sniff out potential licenses and report back to engineering when he found something interesting. He would put out reports every so often like this one to describe upcoming titles, sometimes with a critic's eye to what might be usable. It's fascinating to read in hindsight.
John over at Flippers.com has graced us with another batch of extremely rare scans. He has provided ample documentation to the classic arcade videogame Western Gun by Taito in 1975.
Space Invaders survey time! This article looks at the impact of Space Invaders in 1979.
This article first appeared in Game Machine No. 128 – Oct. 01, 1979 (pages 18-21). It has been transcribed and translated by tweakbod (at Gaming Alexandria).
Since last year, TV game machines that emit strange electronic "kyūn-kyūn" sounds, the so-called "invaders," have exploded in popularity among young people and invaded Japan in the blink of an eye. However, this extraordinary boom has led to the emergence of various forms of misconduct, such as theft and extortion for game money by boys who are hooked on the game, and also to the emergence of those operating in a way that stimulates the gambling spirit, such as offering prizes for the results of games, which has become a major social problem.
as an example, here is a Star Trek cabinet wiring diagram
another example: check out this lovely Zaxxon joystick diagram
I purchased these 3 Japanese arcade flyers and to share them with the world. The pics embedded open to high res, but also there are links to the PDFs on the Internet Archive.
A friend and I went together and purchased a stack of Amusement Sangyo magazines (and I think there's a Coin Journal in there,) and as he scans them I'll be sharing them here. Here's the first one!
A different friend had the 1978 machine directory and scanned it for me. I am elated that I get to share this with you all. This is an extremely rare document of Japanese arcade history.
