can anyone identify this machine?

[spooner]

Does anyone know the name of this machine?



Thanks. ~spooner

[arbycoffee]

I think it is Japanese :wink:

[d mowery]

Could be a Tokey Owen :grin:

[arbycoffee]

[arbycoffee]

All joking aside, I am sorry I have not seen one before, but pachi_sloter will know, he knows all of them.

[d mowery]

Im sorry to _ couldnt resist May be Hot Rod San Pan - Told ya I couldnt Resist - Go with Arby suggest

[Tulsa]

Sure looks like a Sammy from the reels down. Those tops lights are throwing me though.

[Tulsa]

Ah ha! It's a 2002 Aristocrat called Kyo "Star of Giant". At least that's what the url calls it.


Kyo

Sammy does make Aristocrats.. :wink:

[arbycoffee]

very cool job there sir Tulsa

[pachi_sloter]

The full name is "Kyojin no Hoshi" which translates to "Star of The Giants".

The theme is based on the baseball manga/anime written by Noboru Kawasaki.

There were six different models of the first machine made in 2002 & 2003. The one in picture posted here is the second one from 2002, the "Hanagata model". It features Mitsuru Hanagata of the Hanshin Tigers. Hanagata is the rival of the main character Hyuuma Hoshi of the Giants.

Aristocrat also came out with "Kyojin no Hoshi 2" in 2004.
http://www.aristocrat.co.jp/slot/kyo2.html


Sports Manga by daisuke
http://www.cjas.org/~echen/articles/...99/05_08c.html

Online Japanese dictionary (Star of Giants)
http://www.hikyaku.com/cgi-bin/mainw...+manga/mnggifg

An animation character join to the Tokyo Giants?
http://smt.blogs.com/mari_diary/2005...mation_ch.html

Anime News Network (Kyojin no Hoshi TV)
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/ency...me.php?id=1446

The Yomiuri Giants
http://ww1.baywell.ne.jp/fpweb/drlat...ams/giants.htm
http://www.giants.jp/

[spooner]

i must say i am impressed! let me respond to the replies one at a time:

I think it is Japanese

thanks for the clarification. i thought it was one of the new spanish models.

Could be a Tokey Owen

just to show you how gullible i am ... i actually did a search on google for Tokey Owen. then my wife came in, read over my shoulder and said, "Can't take a joke, huh?". she had to explain it to me!

At least that's what the url calls it.

what URL?

Now, Mr. Pachi Slotter, what can I say, you really must know it all. Questions is, How do you know it all? Do you speak/read Japanese? Is there some sort of guide with pictures? Or are you just a walking pachislo encyclopedia?

Whatever the answer, I really do appreciate all of the feedback. I know I have said it before and I will say it again, but this place rocks!

Thanks everyone! ~spooner

[arbycoffee]

He is a walking pachislo encyclopedia, I am sure.

[gwarzin]

just to show you how gullible i am ... i actually did a search on google for Tokey Owen. then my wife came in, read over my shoulder and said, "Can't take a joke, huh?". she had to explain it to me!

How about explaining it to the rest of us?

[d mowery]

Arby - Im laghin so hard on the " Tokie Owen " I wet my new pants two times, Some even wants explanition on it

[Tulsa]

Put me in the camp with Gwarzin on this one. I don't get the joke! :roll:

[d mowery]

OK Tokey owen Hillbilly dikshenary - Tokey Owen - Is anything from Tokio Japan - same as Oky owen , Kentucky Owen and all rest Owens, Nuff said youall figger the rest out :grin:

[d mowery]

If that dont work Email spooners wife for explaintion :grin:

[slotter]

:smt046

[arbycoffee]

Arm pit Owen ?, it is the Amosh branch in iowa

[d mowery]

Bout time you woke up Arby - been havin some fun here waitin on you to chirp in - Had um going for a while :grin: