The father company responsible for the 'Masamura gauge' and originator of early pachinko innovations, Masamura Shokai, has folded in Japan owing 1.16 billion yen (US$13 million).
Masamura folds
Masamura Shokai folds...
The father company responsible for the 'Masamura gauge' and originator of early pachinko innovations, Masamura Shokai, has folded in Japan owing 1.16 billion yen (US$13 million).
Masamura folds
There is always another machine around the corner...
Re: Masamura Shokai folds...
Well, that's sad, but inevitable. You'd think they would have patented that and made a bundle
人生は恐れなければ、とても素晴らしいものなんだよ。
人生に必要なもの。それは勇気と想像力、そして少しのお金だ。
Re: Masamura Shokai folds...
Yes, wisdom after the event for them though... they probably hadn't a clue that this would be revolutionary. Nor did they understand the commercial impact back in 1946-47...
sad... but they were a spent force a long time ago. Pachinko just ain't the same ball game.
There is always another machine around the corner...
Re: Masamura Shokai folds...
what has masamura made in modern times? I don't recall any masamura's with LCDs?
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I assume it's the same one
人生は恐れなければ、とても素晴らしいものなんだよ。
人生に必要なもの。それは勇気と想像力、そして少しのお金だ。
Re: Masamura Shokai folds...
wow. those are a lot of cool looking cells. too bad they didn't have the big ticket ones that would have cost royalties (star wars, matrix, rocky, etc.)
were their machines fun to play? I'd never seen one by them in the US
Re: Masamura Shokai folds...
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Better pictures
Horror Mansion is over here somewhere
人生は恐れなければ、とても素晴らしいものなんだよ。
人生に必要なもの。それは勇気と想像力、そして少しのお金だ。
Re: Masamura Shokai folds...
They had some really cool machines in the later years (remembering I'm not a vintage fan, so don't know their early years very well).
Examples below: Master Climber II, Silver Shuttle III, Saber Jaguar (all Hanemonos), and Alex (a Kenrimono).
Last edited by candyflip; 06-28-2010 at 07:41 PM.
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Re: Masamura Shokai folds...
Is it the same company I posted? They're a part of Kyoraku, not many employees.
人生は恐れなければ、とても素晴らしいものなんだよ。
人生に必要なもの。それは勇気と想像力、そして少しのお金だ。
Re: Masamura Shokai folds...
Yeah, same one. You can see Master Climber and Alex for example, on the 2nd page of the 2nd URL you posted.Originally Posted by compirate
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Re: Masamura Shokai folds...
Those are some cool machines. I don't think I've seen one by them before.
12 Vintage Pachis - Super Soccer Stadium - Saint Maria - Pink Panther - Nishijin Pachinko Awards - Sammy Fruit Field - Magic Carpet - Flying Carpet - Mr. Fall - Dokanjima. Hanemono fan, musician, DJ, daydreamer...
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Some more detail on Silver Shuttle III and Master Climber II
Beautiful boards... and classic pin layouts (of course!!!)
Master Climber had an almost pinball-like device with the Monkey's raising the balls up and down the building yaku. Very unusual.
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