There are a few places in Japan that still have these, usually museums or retro arcades/barcades. They were usually licensed to operate in the parlors for one year, by which time they tended to be replaced by newer/different machines. A lot of them were simply broken up, but the vast majority were sold on and exported by the thousands. In the 70's it was common to see them in department stores like K-Mart and Sears, largely why you still see them on ebay and the like today.
How long are the modern pachinko machines licensed for before they get replaced? And why don't they mass purchase them in the US today like they did in the 70s? @@Shipwright1918
I remember seeing some here in Little Tokyo (L.A.). I sort of miss those days.
This video was published in 2015 but the game's depicted were built in the mid-70s. No longer used today in Japan.
Wait a sec...are you trying to tell me that video wasn't from 2015?!
The machines are now all digital
There are a few places in Japan that still have these, usually museums or retro arcades/barcades.
They were usually licensed to operate in the parlors for one year, by which time they tended to be replaced by newer/different machines. A lot of them were simply broken up, but the vast majority were sold on and exported by the thousands.
In the 70's it was common to see them in department stores like K-Mart and Sears, largely why you still see them on ebay and the like today.
How long are the modern pachinko machines licensed for before they get replaced? And why don't they mass purchase them in the US today like they did in the 70s? @@Shipwright1918
I remember has a kid my mom had 2 of these games
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wish here in america should have fun to playing with pachinko machines
Oh wow this is a old footage
In the past, there was an old man called Sakura who was there to attract customers, and only that person would have a large amount of balls.
Steel Ball Run
Now pachinko like slot machine
I think your thinking of pachislots.
Kaiji
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