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Arcade Collecting => Miscellaneous Arcade Talk => Topic started by: Level42 on January 03, 2008, 01:54:36 pm

Title: Japanese Namco Galaxian...............or is it ?
Post by: Level42 on January 03, 2008, 01:54:36 pm

(http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b105/danielbosman1977/Afb044.jpg)

(http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b105/danielbosman1977/Afb045.jpg)

Was posted on a Dutch forum. This is somewhere in London.....

Now, my very first thought was: Original Japanese Namco Galaxian !!! YUMMM !!!!

Then I looked again at the 2nd pic. Check out the text on the bottom of the side-art:
Reads: <unreadable> Bertolino - Torino - Italy

Interesting. Did some google research and Bertolino was Atari's official importer then.......

Title: Re: Japanese Namco Galaxian...............or is it ?
Post by: RayB on January 03, 2008, 05:06:27 pm

Official IMPORTER? Or official licensed manufacturer/distributor? Some companies had rights to manufacture cabinets and sell games, under license from other companies (much cheaper than importing a boat load of 300 pound machines).

Its not uncommon for european versions of games to look like the japanese versions.

Title: Re: Japanese Namco Galaxian...............or is it ?
Post by: Level42 on January 06, 2008, 06:07:26 am

Let's say distributor. Definitely not manufacturer like f.i. Zaccaria was.

I do remember playing a Galaxian with button left-right control once in the 80's. No idea if it was a cab like this though.

I love that marquee....

Is the Japanese Galaxian artwork available somewhere ? Maybe in the big collection we got through the groupbuy ?

Title: Re: Japanese Namco Galaxian...............or is it ?
Post by: Darth Nuno on January 06, 2008, 06:16:25 am

LOL  ;)

I was there one year ago  8) This cab was (maybe is still ?) in a Virgin Megastore in London, the one just in front of the Dominion Theater.

Here's a picture I've done :

(http://www.dragonslairfans.com/forforum/gameon/go35.jpg)

ps : no, I don't live in uk  ::) :P

Title: Re: Japanese Namco Galaxian...............or is it ?
Post by: Level42 on January 06, 2008, 08:21:47 am

Thanks Bruno !

What was on that sign ? Instructions I guess ?

Looks like there's a 48-in-1 PCB in that machine....

Title: Re: Japanese Namco Galaxian...............or is it ?
Post by: patrickl on January 06, 2008, 09:01:18 am

Quote from: Level42 on January 03, 2008, 01:54:36 pm

Reads: <unreadable> Bertolino - Torino - Italy

Not that it matters really, but the unreadable part probably reads "F.Lli" which stands for "Fratelli" (ie brothers).