Tuesday, April 22, 2025

scans: 14 issue of Play Meter (1988 to 1989)

Remember like 18 days ago when we brought you 15 issues of Play Meter? Yeah well Hubz has been working with a ferocity and now here's 14 more!

Play Meter 1988-03
Play Meter 1988-04/05
Play Meter 1988-06
Play Meter 1988-07
Play Meter 1988-08
Play Meter 1988-09
Play Meter 1988-10
Play Meter 1988-11
Play Meter 1989-01 1989 Directory
Play Meter 1989-01
Play Meter 1989-02
Play Meter 1989-07
Play Meter 1989-08
Play Meter 1989-09

Play Meter 1988-03

Play Meter 1988-04/05

Play Meter 1988-06

Play Meter 1988-07

Play Meter 1988-08

Play Meter 1988-09

Play Meter 1988-10

Play Meter 1988-11

Play Meter 1989-01 1989 Directory

Play Meter 1989-01

Play Meter 1989-02

Play Meter 1989-07

Play Meter 1989-08

Play Meter 1989-09


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This blog stands in opposition to USA's attempted cultural genocide of trans people.  Everyone needs to check their principles and find their red line where fascism can no longer be tolerated.  If this war against trans people does not cross your line, you are supporting nazism and are not welcome. 

This blog stands in protest against the USA's horrific policies to try and eliminate trans people from society.  Trans people have always existed, in every society, but this fascist 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 abused at school, in their home, in public, and at hospitals.  Trump officially equates transness with CHILD ABUSE.  Trump's orders are a decree to destroy all traces of trans existence from society, to punish every trans person and those that love them, and declares 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 being terrorized by a president who has declared them to be threats that must be eliminated.  


Please Read: Trans people have spent a decade being attacked in a moral panic by Séamas O'Reilly

Sunday, April 20, 2025

scan: 81遊戯機械総合年鑑 (1981 Amusement Machine Yearbook)

Wow, another incredible amusement machine general yearbook!  These are quite rare and valuable and I am excited to be able to share this with the world.

download 81遊戯機械総合年鑑

Some of the contents:

 

 

 




Download from Archive.org


Plus it features this great little Taito advertisement:


pinball makes me happy.


 

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This blog stands in opposition to USA's attempted cultural genocide of trans people.  Everyone needs to check their principles and find their red line where fascism can no longer be tolerated.  If this war against trans people does not cross your line, you are supporting nazism and are not welcome. 

This blog stands in protest against the USA's horrific policies to try and eliminate trans people from society.  Trans people have always existed, in every society, but this fascist 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 abused at school, in their home, in public, and at hospitals.  Trump officially equates transness with CHILD ABUSE.  Trump's orders are a decree to destroy all traces of trans existence from society, to punish every trans person and those that love them, and declares 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 being terrorized by a president who has declared them to be threats that must be eliminated.  




Wednesday, April 16, 2025

scans: Coin Journal 1993-08 1995-08 1995-10 1995-12 1996-02 1996-04 1996-10

7 more juicy issues of Coin Journal have been scanned and shared by Detchibe.  Thanks to everyone who might have joined us in buying these.  If you want to contribute to future purchases, please get in touch!  We have our eye on a stack of issues from 2000.

Coin Journals:
1993-08
1995-08
1995-10
1995-12
1996-02
1996-04
1996-10

月刊コインジャーナル [Monthly Coin Journal] Vol. 18 No. 8 (August 1993) (600DPI)

月刊コインジャーナル [Monthly Coin Journal] Vol. 20 No. 8 (August 1995) (600DPI)

月刊コインジャーナル [Monthly Coin Journal] Vol. 20 No. 10 (October 1995) (600DPI)

月刊コインジャーナル [Monthly Coin Journal] Vol. 20 No. 12 (December 1995) (600DPI)

月刊コインジャーナル [Monthly Coin Journal] Vol. 21 No. 2 (February 1996) (600DPI)

月刊コインジャーナル [Monthly Coin Journal] Vol. 21 No. 4 (April 1996) (600DPI)

月刊コインジャーナル [Monthly Coin Journal] Vol. 21 No. 12 (December 1996) (600DPI)


 

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This blog stands in protest against the USA's horrific policies to try and eliminate trans people from society.  Trans people have always existed, in every society, but this fascist 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 abused at school, in their home, in public, and at hospitals.  Trump officially equates transness with CHILD ABUSE.  Trump's orders are a decree to destroy all traces of trans existence from society, to punish every trans person and those that love them, and declares 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 being terrorized by a president who has declared them to be threats that must be eliminated. 


Sunday, April 13, 2025

scans: all of Coin Machine Review from 1942

All 12 issues of Coin Machine Review from 1942.


Coin Machine Review 1942-01

Coin Machine Review 1942-02

Coin Machine Review 1942-03

Coin Machine Review 1942-04

Coin Machine Review 1942-05

Coin Machine Review 1942-07

Coin Machine Review 1942-08

Coin Machine Review 1942-09

Coin Machine Review 1942-10

Coin Machine Review 1942-11

Coin Machine Review 1942-12

 

These were the war years, so not a lot of advertisements.  Many obscure wartime conversions.  Some highlights:

 







 

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This blog stands in protest against the USA's horrific policies to try and eliminate trans people from society.  Trans people have always existed, in every society, but this fascist 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 abused at school, in their home, in public, and at hospitals.  Trump officially equates transness with CHILD ABUSE.  Trump's orders are a decree to destroy all traces of trans existence from society, to punish every trans person and those that love them, and declares 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 being terrorized by a president who has declared them to be threats that must be eliminated. 

Please read: The rise of end times fascism by Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor

Please read: Florida teacher loses job for calling student by preferred name (archive) 

Please read: “Improper Ideology”—Trump Demands Women’s History Museum Remove Trans People or Lose Funding

 


Wednesday, April 9, 2025

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