English Fruit Machines

hanabi · 03-28-2007, 04:01 PM

Well Wednesday is here already and that means......

Yes, another UK Fruit Machine has come to outnumber my precious Pachinkos......

This one is called ' Return of the Count' and has a nice little Horror / Vampire Theme going on.....

Hopefully, this will be the last for a while - giving my Pachi collection a chance to catch up!!

slotter · 03-28-2007, 04:29 PM

Very cool, Ang!!!

azlew · 03-28-2007, 07:39 PM

Has anyone seen that German made Star Wars fruit machine for sale over there? I am still looking for a way to import it here

luckydog · 03-28-2007, 08:14 PM

Those fruit machine look COOL!!!!

good thing we can't get them here or I would have to buy one

TTX · 03-28-2007, 09:01 PM

There are some nice machines in this thread!

I'm more into the vintage fruit machines from the 1980's, like this old beast that currently lives in my front room...

hanabi · 03-29-2007, 02:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by azlew

Has anyone seen that German made Star Wars fruit machine for sale over there? I am still looking for a way to import it here

I can't say I have ever seen one - but being a teensy weensy bit of a Star Wars Fan

I'm sure I would have noticed it!!

If I do discover one I'll let you know !!

Quote:

Originally Posted by luckydog

Those fruit machine look COOL!!!!

good thing we can't get them here or I would have to buy one

You do know they weigh an absolute ton don't you!!??

You really would need to strengthen your floors!!

That's another reason why mine are kept downstairs in the Garage - it has a concrete floor - I could imagine them falling through my wooden floorboards otherwise!!

azlew · 03-29-2007, 03:27 AM

These are great pics of those fruit machines being posted here

Any videos of them in action available anywhere?

It's a shame that we can't get them here in the US as they would be a blast to have and I am sure they would probably sell since they are primarily English themed etc except the German ones.

Maybe some importer might want to take a chance ?

Quote:

Originally Posted by hanabi

I can't say I have ever seen one - but being a teensy weensy bit of a Star Wars Fan

I'm sure I would have noticed it!!....

The only time I saw one was in The Gameroom Magazine a couple of years ago when they had a Star Wars article (they were the first to announce the Star Wars Pachinko being available).

Quote:

Originally Posted by TTX

There are some nice machines in this thread!

I'm more into the vintage fruit machines from the 1980's, like this old beast that currently lives in my front room...

WOW! I like the looks of that 5 liner!!

hanabi · 03-29-2007, 03:34 AM

Well I can't promise anything, what with my limited Videoing skills

but I have managed to locate my Video Camera, so you never know, I might just manage to Video some of the Fruit Machines in action......

Hopefully......

Chris · 03-29-2007, 03:35 AM

Azlew - I intend to shoot some footage of my UK fruit machine as soon as I get the time (I had intended to do some time ago). When I do I will post the link of here for you.

azlew · 03-29-2007, 03:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hanabi

Well I can't promise anything, what with my limited Videoing skills

but I have managed to locate my Video Camera, so you never know, I might just manage to Video some of the Fruit Machines in action......

Hopefully......

THAT Would be fantastic!! Thanks!!!

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chrish

Azlew - I intend to shoot some footage of my UK fruit machine as soon as I get the time (I had intended to do some time ago). When I do I will post the link of here for you.

WOW!! This could develop a lot of interest here! Thanks!!

imsimba · 03-29-2007, 03:39 PM

These have been a education to me also. I always thought they were a big floor standing box with a rectangle of led lights that would light one at a time and go around the rectangle and you would press a button to stop them at a point to win a amount (usually one led).

azlew · 03-29-2007, 04:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by imsimba

These have been a education to me also......

Add me to that list of people that have learned a lot recently about these. Most of my education has been from a dvd I bought from someone on Ebay in the UK. The dvd has hundreds of fruit machines emulated for the pc. Playing these emulations plus reading this thread has really got my interest again into finding more on that Star Wars Fruit machine. I am going to contact The Gameroom magazine for a reprint of the great StarWars article they had that discussed past and future Star Wars Video games,slots,and pachinkos etc. Hopefully they will allow me to post the pic of the Star Wars fruit machine here.

azlew · 03-29-2007, 06:38 PM

Ok I found the article about the Star Wars Fruit Machine!

It can be found in the GameRoom Magazine - June 2004 issue. You can still backorder this issue on their website.

On page 10 the discussion about the fruit/slot machine includes that in 1996 the Star Wars Fruit machine was manufactured by the British company JMP International excusively for the German market! It has voices from the characters in GERMAN! It was officially licensed by LucasFilm! Also discussed is the fact that it was only a token machine. The tokens were TIE FIGHTER tokens!
Going further along it is described as a 3 wheel Full size "touch" machine. If you match 3 Tie Fighters then you play the second game where you fly around a Star Destoyer and get a lightsaber etc. It has a lot of lights and lots of token points to possibly win.

Further on the same page is a aprox 2X4 black and white picture of the Star Wars Fruit machine.
Above it is the statement :

Quote:

An impossible to find German "slot machine" which dispenses tokens redeemable for prizes. A top rare piece in the world of Star Wars coin-op colecting.

I am trying to find a color image of it to post here. If someone else can find it that would be great also. If a color image can't be found then I will have the B&W image scanned and then post it.

TTX · 03-30-2007, 04:11 PM

I've made a video of my "Crackerpot" fruit machine in action, but it's in .ASF format. Is there any chance this filetype could be added to the list of acceptable attachment types?

azlew · 03-31-2007, 06:09 AM

I don't know if it is possible to attach video files here or not. Try posting it on the free youtube.com site or putfile.com if you can. You might have to change it to a mpeg format but I am not familiar with the asf format.

markjbevan · 03-31-2007, 10:03 AM

Hi All,
Like a lot of the other UK guys, I have a couple of fruit machines in the games room - but one of the machines has an issue I would love to have fixed. Is anyone on here a fruit machine engineer, or know anything about moneycontrols SR5 coin mechanisms?

I recently bought a lovely BGT Hi Lo Calypso on eBay, it is a gorgeous ymachine and works fine, but unfortunately it seems to divert £2 to the £1 hopper, and sometimes £1 coins divert to the cashbox even when the hopper is running low.

From looking at the SR5 manual on the moneycontrols website, it seems like it could be a problem with the routing plug, which looks like it has been modified at some point.

Any advice or help would be very much appreciated!

Thanks,
Mark

PS: Its a very imposing looking machine - I didnt realise when I bought it, but it is over 6' 6" tall!

daverob · 03-31-2007, 11:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by markjbevan

Is anyone on here a fruit machine engineer

I try my hardest not to be, but occasionally some the locations I operate my pinballs at convince me to take a look at them.

Your problem sounds very much like a misconfigured routing plug. Only problem is I don't know what would be the correct configuration for this machine. Whenever I'm in a similar situation, I've usually got plenty of other machines around to borrow plugs from, and can then copy one that works!

deano · 03-31-2007, 11:26 AM

i know nothing about fruit machines but my mate i think had something similar
and there was a hidden button to reset the coin mech under a shelf right at the back above the bottem cash box hidden out of the way as well
quick reset job was a good one

went like this if i rember rightly after the top cash box was getting full and played up ever since on a barcrest cabinet this was on

might be on the wrong lines totally and if i am totally ignore this
j

markjbevan · 03-31-2007, 03:33 PM

Hi Dave/Deano,
Thanks for that - Im pretty sure it is the routing plug, as it looks like it has been modified at some time and all the wires are twisted together - Im guessing this was when 5p/£2 coins were introduced, but I might be wrong.

Ive done resets and a hopper dump/refil but it still sems to divert £2 to the hopper. Its not a massive problem though, I was just wondering whether anyone knew of a quick fix.

Thanks for the advice so far, and if anyone things of anything else please let me know ;O)

Thanks again, Mark :o)

azlew · 04-02-2007, 11:59 PM

As promised here is the url for the picture of the Ultimate Star Wars Collectible
The Star Wars Fruit Machine

:
http://img90.imageshack.us/img90/8113/starwarskh9.jpg

03-28-2007, 04:29 PM	#22
slotter Sir Carl Join Date: Dec 2004 Local Time: 03:19 PM Local Date: 03-18-2010 Posts: 7,742 Country: Groans: 79 Groans Received: 129 Thanks: 2,269 Thanks Received: 2,412	Re: English Fruit Machines Very cool, Ang!!!

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imsimba Sandwich Shooter Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: LA CA Local Time: 03:19 PM Local Date: 03-18-2010 Posts: 455 Country: Groans: 1 Groans Received: 3 Thanks: 53 Thanks Received: 223	Re: English Fruit Machines These have been a education to me also. I always thought they were a big floor standing box with a rectangle of led lights that would light one at a time and go around the rectangle and you would press a button to stop them at a point to win a amount (usually one led).

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TTX Blind Shooter Join Date: May 2006 Local Time: 08:19 PM Local Date: 03-18-2010 Posts: 31 Country: Groans: 0 Groans Received: 0 Thanks: 10 Thanks Received: 74	Re: English Fruit Machines I've made a video of my "Crackerpot" fruit machine in action, but it's in .ASF format. Is there any chance this filetype could be added to the list of acceptable attachment types?

03-31-2007, 06:09 AM	#35
azlew You're Welcome! Join Date: Nov 2004 Local Time: 01:19 PM Local Date: 03-18-2010 Posts: 4,852 Country: Groans: 205 Groans Received: 136 Thanks: 12,892 Thanks Received: 2,764	Re: English Fruit Machines I don't know if it is possible to attach video files here or not. Try posting it on the free youtube.com site or putfile.com if you can. You might have to change it to a mpeg format but I am not familiar with the asf format.

03-31-2007, 10:03 AM	#36
markjbevan Blind Shooter Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: South Staffordshire, England Local Time: 09:19 PM Local Date: 03-18-2010 Posts: 43 Country: Groans: 1 Groans Received: 0 Thanks: 57 Thanks Received: 24	Re: English Fruit Machines Hi All, Like a lot of the other UK guys, I have a couple of fruit machines in the games room - but one of the machines has an issue I would love to have fixed. Is anyone on here a fruit machine engineer, or know anything about moneycontrols SR5 coin mechanisms? I recently bought a lovely BGT Hi Lo Calypso on eBay, it is a gorgeous ymachine and works fine, but unfortunately it seems to divert £2 to the £1 hopper, and sometimes £1 coins divert to the cashbox even when the hopper is running low. From looking at the SR5 manual on the moneycontrols website, it seems like it could be a problem with the routing plug, which looks like it has been modified at some point. Any advice or help would be very much appreciated! Thanks, Mark PS: Its a very imposing looking machine - I didnt realise when I bought it, but it is over 6' 6" tall!
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03-31-2007, 11:26 AM	#38
deano Sandwich Shooter Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: northamptonshire Local Time: 09:19 PM Local Date: 03-18-2010 Posts: 334 Country: Groans: 16 Groans Received: 3 Thanks: 197 Thanks Received: 126	Re: English Fruit Machines i know nothing about fruit machines but my mate i think had something similar and there was a hidden button to reset the coin mech under a shelf right at the back above the bottem cash box hidden out of the way as well quick reset job was a good one went like this if i rember rightly after the top cash box was getting full and played up ever since on a barcrest cabinet this was on might be on the wrong lines totally and if i am totally ignore this j

03-31-2007, 03:33 PM	#39
markjbevan Blind Shooter Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: South Staffordshire, England Local Time: 09:19 PM Local Date: 03-18-2010 Posts: 43 Country: Groans: 1 Groans Received: 0 Thanks: 57 Thanks Received: 24	Re: English Fruit Machines Hi Dave/Deano, Thanks for that - Im pretty sure it is the routing plug, as it looks like it has been modified at some time and all the wires are twisted together - Im guessing this was when 5p/£2 coins were introduced, but I might be wrong. Ive done resets and a hopper dump/refil but it still sems to divert £2 to the hopper. Its not a massive problem though, I was just wondering whether anyone knew of a quick fix. Thanks for the advice so far, and if anyone things of anything else please let me know ;O) Thanks again, Mark :o)
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