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cpi<p>Pachinko vinyl records! Come and get yr pachinko vinyls!<br><a href="https://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2025/07/pachinkol-vinyl.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">pinballnovice.blogspot.com/202</span><span class="invisible">5/07/pachinkol-vinyl.html</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/pachinko" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pachinko</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>japan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/vinyl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vinyl</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/retroarcade" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retroarcade</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nationalpachinkoday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nationalpachinkoday</span></a></p>
cpi<p>Videos part 11: another 3.2 GB collection of movie/tv clips with pinball and arcade. We have movies from Japan, Germany, France, UK, USA, etc. A whole bunch of old timey shooting galleries, too!<br><a href="https://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2025/07/videos-part-11.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">pinballnovice.blogspot.com/202</span><span class="invisible">5/07/videos-part-11.html</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/retroarcade" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retroarcade</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/pinball" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pinball</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/allwin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>allwin</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/germany" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>germany</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>japan</span></a></p>
cpi<p>exploring the arcade in ウルフガイ 燃えろ狼男 (1975) aka Urufu gai: Moero okami-otoko aka Wolf Guy <br><a href="https://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2025/07/exploring-arcade-in-1975-aka-urufu-gai.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">pinballnovice.blogspot.com/202</span><span class="invisible">5/07/exploring-arcade-in-1975-aka-urufu-gai.html</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/retroarcade" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retroarcade</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/filmsky" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>filmsky</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>japan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/eremeka" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>eremeka</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/pinball" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pinball</span></a></p>
cpi<p>scans of recent purchases! lots o vintage arcade goodness here<br><a href="https://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2025/07/scans-of-new-purchases-canadian-coin.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">pinballnovice.blogspot.com/202</span><span class="invisible">5/07/scans-of-new-purchases-canadian-coin.html</span></a><br>Canadian Coin Box 1983-07<br>Marketplace 1974-06-30<br>1988 game center manga<br>Amusement Japan 2007-01<br>ty @thestacks.ca &amp; @ftb1979.bsky.social for scanning<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/retroarcade" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retroarcade</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/pinball" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pinball</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/pachinko" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pachinko</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>japan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/manga" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>manga</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/arcade" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>arcade</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/videogame" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>videogame</span></a></p>
cpi<p>a 10th Video post full of wonderful arcade and pinball clips in a 3 GB downloadable file <br><a href="https://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2025/07/videos-part-10.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">pinballnovice.blogspot.com/202</span><span class="invisible">5/07/videos-part-10.html</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/retroarcade" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retroarcade</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/pennyarcade" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pennyarcade</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/videogame" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>videogame</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/pinball" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pinball</span></a></p>
cpi<p>new VIDEOS post: another 3 GB zip file of pinball and arcade clips from movies and TV. That's the fifth ZIP file so far, and more to come.<br><a href="https://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2025/07/videos-part-9.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">pinballnovice.blogspot.com/202</span><span class="invisible">5/07/videos-part-9.html</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/retroarcade" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retroarcade</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/pinball" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pinball</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/videogame" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>videogame</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/pennyarcade" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pennyarcade</span></a></p>
cpi<p>exploring the arcade in 野良犬 (1949) aka Nora inu (Stray Dog) <br>wherein I propose that Akira Kurosawa rigged a pachinko machine on set to add subtle emphasis to a scene. <br><a href="https://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2025/07/exploring-arcade-in-1949-aka-nora-inu.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">pinballnovice.blogspot.com/202</span><span class="invisible">5/07/exploring-arcade-in-1949-aka-nora-inu.html</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/retroarcade" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retroarcade</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>japan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/pinball" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pinball</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/shootinggallery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>shootinggallery</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/pachinko" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pachinko</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/kurosawa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>kurosawa</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/akirakurosawa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>akirakurosawa</span></a></p>
cpi<p>fresh scans: 3 museum catalogues from Japan covering the history of Gambling, Dice, and Mahjong<br><a href="https://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2025/07/scans-japan-museum-catalogues-for.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">pinballnovice.blogspot.com/202</span><span class="invisible">5/07/scans-japan-museum-catalogues-for.html</span></a><br>Thanks to Detchibe for scanning them for me!<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/retroarcade" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retroarcade</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>japan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/scans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>scans</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/gambling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>gambling</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mahjongg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mahjongg</span></a></p>
cpi<p>Videos part 8! <br>Another 3 GB file full of pinball &amp; arcade clips from movies + TV is included, the 4th of these clip collections.<br><a href="https://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2025/07/videos-part-8.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">pinballnovice.blogspot.com/202</span><span class="invisible">5/07/videos-part-8.html</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/retroarcade" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retroarcade</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/pinball" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pinball</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/arcade" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>arcade</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/gambling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>gambling</span></a></p>
cpi<p>exploring the arcade in 一条さゆり 濡れた欲情 (1972) aka Ichijô Sayuri: Nureta yokujô aka Ichijo's Wet Lust </p><p><a href="https://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2025/07/exploring-arcade-in-1972-aka-ichijo.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">pinballnovice.blogspot.com/202</span><span class="invisible">5/07/exploring-arcade-in-1972-aka-ichijo.html</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/retroarcade" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retroarcade</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>japan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/pinball" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pinball</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/arcadeexploration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>arcadeexploration</span></a></p>
cpi<p>Coin Machine Review 1946: 10 issues now posted!<br><a href="https://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2025/06/scans-coin-machine-review-1946.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">pinballnovice.blogspot.com/202</span><span class="invisible">5/06/scans-coin-machine-review-1946.html</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/pinball" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pinball</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/arcade" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>arcade</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/coinmachinejournal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>coinmachinejournal</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/retroarcade" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retroarcade</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/scans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>scans</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/jukebox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>jukebox</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/pinup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pinup</span></a></p>
cpi<p>another 3 GB zip file of clips of pinball and arcades games seen in movies &amp; TV shows! This is the 3rd collection so far, with more to come. Download away.<br>plus a roundup of wonderful new EM &amp; prewar arcade videos of many types<br><a href="https://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2025/06/videos-part-7.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">pinballnovice.blogspot.com/202</span><span class="invisible">5/06/videos-part-7.html</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/pinball" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pinball</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/retroarcade" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retroarcade</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/arcade" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>arcade</span></a></p>
cpi<p>it's 1948 and Shizuko Kasagi is now the Queen of Boogie Woogie. Check out the のど自慢テストスタヂオ (Nodo Jiman Test Studio) pachinko</p><p><a href="https://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2025/06/nodo-jiman-test-studio-pachinko.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">pinballnovice.blogspot.com/202</span><span class="invisible">5/06/nodo-jiman-test-studio-pachinko.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/pachinko" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pachinko</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/retroarcade" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retroarcade</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>japan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/boogiewoogie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>boogiewoogie</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nhk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nhk</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/radiohistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>radiohistory</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nodojiman" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nodojiman</span></a></p>
cpi<p>scans: Coin Machine Review magazines from 1945<br><a href="https://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2025/06/scans-coin-machine-review-1945.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">pinballnovice.blogspot.com/202</span><span class="invisible">5/06/scans-coin-machine-review-1945.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/retroarcade" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retroarcade</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/pinball" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pinball</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/jukebox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>jukebox</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/slotmachine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>slotmachine</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ww2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ww2</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/pinup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pinup</span></a></p>
cpi<p>new book on The Shining shows an Atari-filled arcade that didn't make it to the final movie<br>Time 2000 <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/pinball" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pinball</span></a><br>Sprint 2<br>Starship 1<br>Tank</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/retroarcade" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retroarcade</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/kubrick" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>kubrick</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/stanleykubrick" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>stanleykubrick</span></a></p>
cpi<p>scans: some incredibly rare flyers from Japan <br><a href="https://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2025/06/scans-flyers-from-japan.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">pinballnovice.blogspot.com/202</span><span class="invisible">5/06/scans-flyers-from-japan.html</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/retroarcade" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retroarcade</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/eremeka" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>eremeka</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>japan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/arcade" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>arcade</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/pinball" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pinball</span></a></p>
cpi<p>and 12 issues of Play Meter from 1998 have been scanned and shared!<br><a href="https://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2025/05/scans-play-meter-1998.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">pinballnovice.blogspot.com/202</span><span class="invisible">5/05/scans-play-meter-1998.html</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/retroarcade" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retroarcade</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/pinball" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pinball</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/videogames" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>videogames</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/arcade" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>arcade</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/scans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>scans</span></a></p>
cpi<p>12 issues of Play Meter from 1997 have now been scanned and shared!<br><a href="https://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2025/05/scans-play-meter-1997.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">pinballnovice.blogspot.com/202</span><span class="invisible">5/05/scans-play-meter-1997.html</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/retroarcade" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retroarcade</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/pinball" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pinball</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/videogames" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>videogames</span></a></p>
cpi<p>scans: Coin Machine Review 1944 <br>things are slowly picking up... 4 issues to check out<br><a href="https://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2025/05/scans-coin-machine-review-1944.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">pinballnovice.blogspot.com/202</span><span class="invisible">5/05/scans-coin-machine-review-1944.html</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/retroarcade" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retroarcade</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/usa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>usa</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/scans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>scans</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/jukebox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>jukebox</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/coinop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>coinop</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/pinball" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pinball</span></a></p>
cpi<p>scans: Coin Machine Review 1943 <br>yup, still doing pinup covers. And yup, USA still had a wartime manufacturing ban<br><a href="https://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2025/05/scans-coin-machine-review-1943.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">pinballnovice.blogspot.com/202</span><span class="invisible">5/05/scans-coin-machine-review-1943.html</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/retroarcade" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retroarcade</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/usa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>usa</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/scans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>scans</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/jukebox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>jukebox</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/coinop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>coinop</span></a></p>