Satomi Miracle "Space Wars" Arrange Ball
Made March of 1980. Really cool machine with a retro sci fi girl themed cel. Standard arrange ball scoring: column, row, center four are 1,2, and 3 token payouts. The number matrix is recessed with the floor sloping to the rear where there are 3 holes. There are only two ways for a ball to get in here and they require lucky shots. The first way in is thru the small blue pocket at top center. The other way is probably even harder and that requires a ball to go in either of the lower left or right pockets with a pic of a rocket on them. A sound like a rocket blasting off accompanies this. When this happens the white pieces just under the blue pocket slide to the outside via solenoids. They stay in this position for about a second. A ball can now land on top of these and pass thru a hole and make its way to one of the 3 holes in the center feature mentioned above. It's a pretty tall order to have a ball make it either with the pocket or the moving parts because the 3 holes are a large reward. The left hole lights up the diagonal numbers 1,6,11, and 16. The right hole lights the diagonal numbers 4,7,10, and 13. Getting one of these will give the player a great chance at a completion and getting both will light the center 4 for a payout of 3 plus any other completions they helped to make. The center hole pays out one token right away.
The machine arrived with very slight damage to the center feature. 2 small pieces of the trim on the left side broke off as well as a part of the plastic that the left moving part rides on. Luckily, I found the parts in the packaging and once they're glued back on it will be impossible to tell. The cel is in great shape-no water damage and the colors are still vibrant. The frame is rusty to say the least and the interior is pretty grimy. The machine pays and plays properly and all the parts are present including the usually missing coin overflow jug. Frequently just as on traditional vintages, various plastic covers, thumb screws, etc. are missing but everything's present. Actually there is a part missing and that's the number cover that goes in between both panes of glass but that's normal. The silicone light sockets are hard as a rock so those will be replaced. Possibly with LEDs at some point. This machine will be a fun one to tear down and clean up. No fabricating of parts or a cel replacement. The only thing I'm not sure about is the chrome frame. I may have to send that out.ImageUploadedByTapatalk1370633044.395457.jpgImageUploadedByTapatalk1370633063.135797.jpgImageUploadedByTapatalk1370633084.354442.jpgImageUploadedByTapatalk1370633103.825171.jpgImageUploadedByTapatalk1370633119.755696.jpgImageUploadedByTapatalk1370633134.995611.jpgImageUploadedByTapatalk1370633152.894081.jpgImageUploadedByTapatalk1370633172.685046.jpg
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