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exploring the arcade in 団地妻しのび逢い (1972) aka Danchizuma shinobiai aka Apartment Wife: Secret Rendezvous
http://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2023/02/exploring-arcade-in-1972-aka-danchizuma.html

exploring the arcade in ワンパク番外地 / Wanpaku Bangaichi (1971)
http://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2022/12/exploring-arcade-in-wanpaku-bangaichi.html

We also do old TV shows!

exploring the arcade in La belle équipe (1936)
http://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2022/12/exploring-arcade-in-la-belle-equipe-1936.html

Sometimes we also do media from outside of Japan :)

exploring the arcade in 女獣 / Mejû / Woman Beast (1960)
http://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2022/10/exploring-arcade-in-meju-woman-beast.html

exploring the arcade in 本日休診 / Honjitsu kyûshin / Doctor's Day Off (1952)
http://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2022/10/exploring-arcade-in-honjitsu-kyushin.html

exploring the arcade in this 1955 Japanese video on candy...
http://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2022/10/exploring-arcade-in-this-1955-japanese.html

exploring the arcade in ハイティーンやくざ / Hai tiin yakuza / Teenage Yakuza (1962)

exploring the arcades in a few Japanese TV shows
http://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2022/07/exploring-arcades-in-few-japanese-tv.html

this one is a grab-bag of multiple sources

exploring the arcade in the Yaffle - Reconnect music video
http://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2022/04/exploring-arcade-in-yaffle-reconnect.html

for the #pokemon fans

exploring the arcade in the 1976 music video Cools - Mr.ハーレー・ダビットソン (Mr. Harley Davidson)
http://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2022/04/exploring-arcade-in-1976-music-video.html

exploring the arcade of Gメン'75 第24話「二人組警官ギャング」
http://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2022/03/exploring-arcade-of-g75-24.html

exploring the arcade in 愛欲の罠 / Aiyoku no wana aka Trapped in Lust (1973)
http://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2022/02/exploring-arcade-in-aiyoku-no-wana-aka.html

this is by far the most important and impressive arcade I have documented.

Kuujjuaq Arcade 1982
http://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2020/08/kuujjuaq-arcade-1982.html

this and the next are two arcades up in Northern Canada!

Qikiqtarjuaq pinball
http://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2022/01/qikiqtarjuaq-pinball.html

exploring the arcade in 黒い賭博師 悪魔の左手 aka Kuroi Tobakushi: Akuma no Hidarite aka Black Gambler: Devil's Left Hand (1966)
http://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2021/11/exploring-arcade-in-aka-kuroi-tobakushi.html

exploring the 1973 Japanese arcades in this tweet...
http://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2021/01/exploring-japanese-arcades-in-this-tweet.html

exploring the arcade in 東京流れ者 aka Tōkyō nagaremono aka Tokyo Drifter (1966)
http://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2021/01/exploring-arcade-in-aka-tokyo.html

exploring the arcade in Android Kaikader (1972)
http://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2021/01/exploring-arcade-in-android-kaikader.html

exploring the arcade in ずべ公番長 ざんげの値打もない (1971) aka Delinquent Girl Boss: Worthless to Confess aka Delinquent Girl Boss: Unworthy of Penance
http://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2021/01/exploring-arcade-in-1971-aka-delinquent.html

exploring the arcade in The Women In His Life (1933)
http://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2021/01/exploring-arcade-in-women-in-his-life.html

exploring the arcade in Supaidaman (ep 13) (1978)
http://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2020/05/exploring-arcade-in-supaidaman-ep-13.html

#retroarcade #arcadeexploration #showa #japan #arcade #eremeka #pinball #bingo #bingopinball
#slotmachine

and last but definitely not least, my very first arcade exploration... (oh and Fred Astaire is so dreamy!)
exploring the penny arcade of The Band Wagon (1953)

http://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2020/01/exploring-penny-arcade-of-band-wagon.html

but wait! There's more! I also have 2 posts that are somewhat related.
I have been documenting the appearance of #pachinko in Japanese movies. Currently there are 31 movies included. You know what? I'm going to post a whole series of my favourite screenshots of movies with pachinko to go along with this

exploring pachinko in Japanese cinema...
http://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2021/02/exploring-pachinko-in-japanese-cinema.html

#retroarcade #arcadeexploration #showa #japan #pachinko

(I also have a page of pachinko in foreign cinema incoming)

exploring pachinko in Japanese cinema...
http://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2021/02/exploring-pachinko-in-japanese-cinema.html

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exploring pachinko in Japanese cinema...
http://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2021/02/exploring-pachinko-in-japanese-cinema.html

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exploring pachinko in Japanese cinema...
http://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2021/02/exploring-pachinko-in-japanese-cinema.html

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these 4 pictures are all from the 1975 movie 濡れた欲情　ひらけ！チューリップ (Wet Lust: Opening the Tulip)

exploring pachinko in Japanese cinema...
http://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2021/02/exploring-pachinko-in-japanese-cinema.html

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exploring pachinko in Japanese cinema...
http://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2021/02/exploring-pachinko-in-japanese-cinema.html

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these 4 images are all from the 2004 movie 下妻物語 / Shimotsuma monogatari (Kamikaze Girls)

exploring pachinko in Japanese cinema...
http://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2021/02/exploring-pachinko-in-japanese-cinema.html

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ok final one of this chain...

did I ever mention I made a super-edit of a #pachinko themed porn?
There is actually a bunch of porn in this whole thread, but all the others are "roman porno" or what we used to call "blue movies".

Here are the best parts of Pachinko Queen Explosion, edited down to just under 7 minutes of hardcore action
http://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2020/12/pachinko-queen-implosion.html
#pachinko #japan #retroarcade

close down the bit of Japanese #pachinko culture with who else? Boogie Man with his smash hit (?) Pachinco Man!
http://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2021/01/japanese-reggae-boogie-man-doing.html
#pachinko #japan #fakepatois

do not miss the jungle remix of this!!!
King Of The Pachinco Man
https://soundcloud.com/dove6/king-of-the-pachinco-man
#pachinko #japan #fakepatois #raggajungle #mashup #dnb

now let's look at foreign depictions of pachinko.

exploring pachinko in foreign cinema...
http://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2021/02/exploring-pachinko-in-foreign-cinema.html

exploring pachinko in foreign cinema...
http://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2021/02/exploring-pachinko-in-foreign-cinema.html

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we need more Jackie Chan in this thread! Time for 霹靂火 (Thunderbolt) from 1995

exploring pachinko in foreign cinema...
http://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2021/02/exploring-pachinko-in-foreign-cinema.html

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last one!

new movie added to the "exploring pachinko in Japanese cinema..." post:
1961 - 豚と軍艦 / Buta To Gunkan (Pigs and Battleships)

http://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2021/02/exploring-pachinko-in-japanese-cinema.html
#pachinko #japan #showa

new arcade exploration post up, featuring an (allegedly) 1971 arcade in Japan.
(Anyone able to figure out where the clip is from? I need to verify the year.)
http://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2023/05/exploring-this-japanese-arcade-from.html
#retroarcade #japan #showa #arcade #pinball

2 very important pachinko scans are now online.
遊技通信でみるパチンコ業界の60年 (60 Years of the Pachinko Industry)
and
パチンコ博物館 (Pachinko Museum)

http://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2023/05/2-incredible-pachinko-scans.html
#pachinko #retroarcade #japan #scans #gamingalexandria

exploring the arcade in 未成年 / Miseinen / Minor (1955)
a look at smartball
https://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2023/10/exploring-arcade-in-miseinen-minor-1955.html
#retroarcade #smartball #japan #showa

new movie added to "exploring pachinko in Japanese cinema..."
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)
https://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2021/02/exploring-pachinko-in-japanese-cinema.html

scan: ヨーロッパに生まれ日本で育ったパチンコ百年史 [A Centennial History of Pachinko Born in Europe and Raised in Japan] (2002)
https://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2023/10/scan-centennial-history-of-pachinko.html

I purchased this VHS Japanese documentary on pachinko and coordinated to have it digitized and translated. Please enjoy:
映像が語る パチンコの歴史 (The history of pachinko through video) [with English subtitles]
https://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2023/12/history-of-pachinko-through-video-with.html
#pachinko #japan #retroarcade

exploring the arcade in 私刑（リンチ） (1949) aka Rinchi
https://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2024/04/exploring-arcade-in-1949-aka-rinchi.html
#retroarcade #pachinko #japan

Exploring the arcade in 大当りパチンコ娘 (1952) aka Oatari Pachinko Musume aka Jackpot Pachinko Girl

https://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2024/04/exploring-arcade-in-1952-aka-oatari.html
#retroarcade #pachinko #japan

Cash Box Amusement Machines 1955-1983

I took all of the annual "Amusement Machine" summaries from Cash Box and combined them into one file. 1955-1983
https://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2024/04/cash-box-amusement-machines-1955-1983.html

I have compiled all of my research on SEGA in the 1960s into a single post.
1) Sega's corporate history summary
2) the lineages of Sega's early games
3) documenting the machines offered in the 1966 price list
4) tracking Sega through trade publications articles
http://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2024/05/sega-in-1960s.html
#pinball #arcade #sega #retroarcade #japan

Coin Journal scans:
月刊コインジャーナル [Monthly Coin Journal] 1994-10 & 1997-10
https://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2024/04/scans-monthly-coin-journal-1994-10-1997.html

月刊コインジャーナル [Monthly Coin Journal] 1992-09 & 1993-07
https://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2024/04/scans-monthly-coin-journal-1992-09-1993.html

scan: Parts Catalog & Schematics for 1967 Rifleman - ライフルマン by セガ (Sega)
https://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2024/03/scan-parts-catalog-schematics-for-1967.html

schematics and instructions for 1968 Periscope [single] - ペリスコープ by セガ (Sega)
https://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2024/03/scans-schematics-and-instructions-for.html

J. A. Jost, Jost & Cie: 19th century gamemaker extraordinaire

https://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2024/05/j-jost-jost-cie-gamemaker-extraordinaire.html

massive infodump post for those interested in woodworking, French pinball ancestry, and table games

someone has been ripping the music from the Data East pinball machines and sharing it on Archive dot org
https://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2024/03/data-east-pinball-music.html

I bought a bunch of rare coinop (& related) auction catalogues and detchibe scanned them.

11 are linked in this one post: https://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2024/06/scans-auction-catalogues.html

#slotmachines #tradestimulators #pinball #orchestrions #allwins #strengthtesters etc
#retroarcade cade

The Fort (1870s) tabletop game from Guelph / Toronto, Ontario
https://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2024/03/the-fort-1870s-tabletop-game-from.html
#retroarcade #antique #antiquetoys

Play Meter 1983 has been fully scanned
https://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2024/03/scans-play-meter-1983-has-been-fully.html

and Play Meter 1984 has been fully scanned
https://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2024/03/scans-play-meter-1984-has-been-fully.html

Rock-Ola's Jigsaw from 1933 is one of the most iconic #pinball machines ever.
two articles... the first is the story of my own machine
https://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2024/03/1933-worlds-fair-jigsaw-by-rock-ola.html
and then a comparison of the early-run and main-run versions
https://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2024/03/jigsaw-differences.html

scan: Coin Slot Review - 1967 Spring

https://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2024/07/scan-coin-slot-review-1967-spring.html

6 more Coin Journal [月刊コインジャーナル] issues have been scanned:
1992-08
1993-12
1996-01
1996-03
1997-05
1997-11
https://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2024/07/scans-6-more-coin-journals.html

my writeup on the Central Ontario Arcade & Pinball Fest, including my Pinball Ancestry signs, the pinball history booth layout, and far too many photographs of pinball machines.
https://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2024/07/coapf-writeup.html

we digitized 5 different pinball VHS tapes from 1996-1998

https://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2024/07/videos-digitized-pinball-vhs-tapes-and.html

I bought this brochure for a Japanese onsen (~1970) and my friend scanned it at 1200 DPI. Let's check out what games they have!

https://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2024/08/exploring-arcade-in-this-shinshu-togura.html

exploring the arcade in the トラック野郎 / Torakku yarô aka Truck Guy movies (1975-1979)

https://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2024/08/exploring-arcade-in-torakku-yaro-aka.html

@Chancerubbage @OurLostArcade see also
https://earlyarcadesjapan.blogspot.com/2022/08/1966-periscope-by-sega.html

@cpi @OurLostArcade

I think I saw a single unit version. Battleship explosion on the back screen was well done, perhaps just timed lights as well. By Next year there were others using the concept, I think a speargun towards towards a shark, that writhed similarly to the battle ship explosion.

This bit was cool.