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Marquee ID. Jumper and Super Star
Crowquill:
Pachislo machines are very popular in Japanese casinos. I'm not sure if they even have the slots that we're used to.
There are a ton of them that get imported into the US too. In many states you can't legally sell (or own) slot machines (considered a gambling machine). You can however sell and own Pachislo machines since the buttons stop the wheels instead of being random. It's considered a game of skill so it is allowed.
You could always install one of these into one though: http://www.pachislo.com/pachislo/autostop.html
There are a ton of game and anime themes. A buddy of mine has a really nice Lupin the 3rd one. I'd love to see a Shinobi-themed one. That's my all-time favorite game. The site above mentions a Tekken one.
I've also seen pictures of pachinko machines with a video game theme. Here's a Street Fighter one to match the Pachislo.
More generic info on Pachinko: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pachinko
EDIT: forgot to add the pic.
SavannahLion:
--- Quote from: Crowquill on April 27, 2007, 08:05:56 pm ---I'd love to see a Shinobi-themed one. That's my all-time favorite game.
--- End quote ---
I'll see if I can take a snapshot of the Shinobi one. I doubt they allow cameras in the casino, so I suppose I can try it with my crappy cell camera.
I'll have to find out exactly what they can do to me if I get caught. It's an Indian casino, so I'm not sure if the state having no authority over them would cause problems for me.
modessitt:
I was thinking they may have been part of a display to advertise for console games, but didn't find anything....
As for the Super Star, the musical note and design leads me to believe it may have been part of a music-related game, maybe even a cheap jukebox or karaoke machine.
The Jumper definately has a circus theme going. Maybe a bootleg copy of something more well known? Like Circus Charlie?
I have a similarly sized "Star Fighter" marquee that looks nothing like the Star Fighter listing on KLOV....
Crowquill:
Don't worry about it too much. After reading it I did a Google search and found someone describing it a little more. Apparently it's based on the PS2 game. Not that that is necessarily a bad thing.
After looking at some pictures, I don't see any machines that have panels similar to what you have.
I'd still guess they're from some random non-arcade machine. Maybe some type of redemption game?