#retroarcade — Public Fediverse posts

14 more flyers of Japanese eremeka games 1979-2013 including some impressively big-ass games
https://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2026/09/scans-14-japanese-eremeka-flyers-1979.html
#retroarcade #eremeka #japan #medalgames #pachinko #irritatingstick

14 more flyers of Japanese eremeka games 1979-2013 including some impressively big-ass games
https://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2026/09/scans-14-japanese-eremeka-flyers-1979.html
#retroarcade #eremeka #japan #medalgames #pachinko #irritatingstick

14 more flyers of Japanese eremeka games 1979-2013 including some impressively big-ass games
https://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2026/09/scans-14-japanese-eremeka-flyers-1979.html
#retroarcade #eremeka #japan #medalgames #pachinko #irritatingstick

14 more flyers of Japanese eremeka games 1979-2013 including some impressively big-ass games
https://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2026/09/scans-14-japanese-eremeka-flyers-1979.html
#retroarcade #eremeka #japan #medalgames #pachinko #irritatingstick

time for more obscure Sega flyers, this time we have their brief flirtation with importing UK fruit machines (fancy game slot machines, with bonus evil UK flair) in 1997 & 1998
https://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2026/09/scans-sega-fruit-machine-japanese-flyer.html
#retroarcade #japan #fruitmachines #slotmachines #sega

time for more obscure Sega flyers, this time we have their brief flirtation with importing UK fruit machines (fancy game slot machines, with bonus evil UK flair) in 1997 & 1998
https://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2026/09/scans-sega-fruit-machine-japanese-flyer.html
#retroarcade #japan #fruitmachines #slotmachines #sega

time for more obscure Sega flyers, this time we have their brief flirtation with importing UK fruit machines (fancy game slot machines, with bonus evil UK flair) in 1997 & 1998
https://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2026/09/scans-sega-fruit-machine-japanese-flyer.html
#retroarcade #japan #fruitmachines #slotmachines #sega

time for more obscure Sega flyers, this time we have their brief flirtation with importing UK fruit machines (fancy game slot machines, with bonus evil UK flair) in 1997 & 1998
https://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2026/09/scans-sega-fruit-machine-japanese-flyer.html
#retroarcade #japan #fruitmachines #slotmachines #sega

7 more scans of The Billboard are now up! This concludes the large box of incredibly rare (though crumbling) Billboard magazines I was given at Ontario Pinfest.
1935-1946 represented, huge range
https://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2025/11/scans-billboard-1935-04-13-1936-10-31.html
#pinball #retroarcade #scans #slotmachines #skeeball

bunch of scanned flyers and magazines from Japan
https://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2025/11/scans-flyers-and-magazines-from-japan.html
#retroarcade #japan #scans #slotmachines #eremeka #arcade #jukebox

2 high res scans of The Billboard: 1935-02-23, 1936-02-29
https://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2025/08/scans-billboard-1935-02-23-1936-02-29.html
#retroarcade #pinball #raygun #coinop #prewar #slotmachines #popmusic

scan of The Billboard 1931-12-19
come see what was happening as pinball was JUST emerging as a cultural phenom
https://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2025/08/scan-billboard-1931-12-19.html
#retroarcade #pinball #slotmachines #tradestimulator #arcade #billboardokay I'll come take care them

4 notes on interesting bagatelles
https://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2025/03/4-notes-on-interesting-bagatelles.html
#pinball #pinballancestry #bagatelle #history #retroarcade

scan: M. Redgrave letter 1900-02-06
https://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2025/01/scan-m-redgrave-letter-1900-02-06.html
#retroarcade #pinballancestry #pinball #bagatelle

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

#retroarcade #worldsfair #rockola #arcade

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

come learn about 2 of my new arrivals: Rollygame & Japanese rolldown
https://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2023/12/new-arrivals-rollygame-japanese-rolldown.html

[I forgot the link last time]
#retroarcade #tamakorogashi #japan #japaneserolldown #corinthian #bagatelle #pinballancestry

A great example of a company following the letter of the law but not the spirit of it.
No alt text but here's the gist: 50s Maryland passed laws saying each casino must annually reduce their machine count.
Ramsdell produced single machines that could accomodate 2 players, and soon after, 10 players.
#retroarcade #slotmachines

With Expo 2025 on the horizon it is my hope that projects like these will help me get a foot in the door with someone at the Japanese Embassy in pursuit of my ultimate goal: full access to the history of Type Approval Number (型式認可番号) records.
https://earlyarcadesjapan.blogspot.com/2022/04/research-materials-wanted.html
#retroarcade #expo70 #japan #eremeka

I've compiled all of my research about Expo 70, one of he most significant events in Japan arcade history.
http://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2023/05/expo-70-exploring-iconic-gameland.html
This #retroarcade project has been a long time coming. I can't express the sheer depth of research and interpersonal connections that were required to even BEGIN to assemble this. Almost none of these photos or machines (their names even, forget photos or companies) were available online 1.5 years ago when this project started.
#japan #showa #expo #expo70 #expo2025

At some point I need to do a #retroarcade 'iceberg of obscurity' graphic. Willing to field suggestions from #arcade nerds.
Here are the books I had out on my desk... The Spanish pinball, coin machine history, and the British arcades ones are all new arrivals
#pinball #slotmachines #tamakorogash8 #history #coinop

wouldst though like to live... bagatelly?

#bagatelle #barbilliards #pinball #tamakorogashi #corinthian #cockamaroo #retroarcade #veryretroarcade #antiquearcade

Yesterday I posted up a significant collection of centuries old articles to help track the development of early gamering and the language around #bagatelle
(Seriously, some of these are 200 years old)
http://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2022/08/some-more-bagatelle-notes.html
#retroarcade #nostalgia

#bagatelle #retroarcade #pinball

Niche Collection 005: Caitlyn's purely mechanical and upright games
http://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2020/05/niche-collections-caitlyns-purely.html
#NicheCollections #retroarcade #bagatelle #pachinko #pinball #smartball #pajatso #allwin