1977 Nostalgia - ノスタルジア by セガ (Sega)

Name: Nostalgia - ノスタルジア

Company: セガ (Sega) 

Year: 1977

 

We have put the Nostalgia flyer has on the Internet Archive.

When machines went digital, a lot of the time the features were lacking because the new tech system WAS the big feature.  Digital displays and sounds would dazzle even if the gameplay was lackluster. Here, the train wheels are connected and apparently spin.

It's a very rare game, so just imagine the wheels spinning in the video below.  It'll have to do until another is located!

Amusement 1977-02

OCR:

セガ・ノスタルジア
(株)セガ・エンタープライゼスよりこのほど、2人用マイクロプロセッサ・フリッパー“セガ・ノスタルジア”が発売された。
2人用フリッパーにマイクロプロセッサを採用したのはもちろんこれが初めてで、同社が開発してきたマイクロプロセッサ・フリッパーの好評に応えた意欲的な新製品である。
特色は沢山あるが、なかでもプレイフィールド中央 -で回転している汽車の車輪が、従来のものとはまったく違ったタイプのフィーチャーとして、人目を魅く。 この車輪の間をボールが通り抜けると、汽笛の響きが聴こえ、得点となる。得点の上がり方、スペシャルの取り方にも豊富なアイデアが生かされていて、たいへん楽しいフリッパーになっている。
すでに多くの反響が、この“セガ・ノスタルジア” に寄せられている。

Machine translation:

Sega Nostalgia
Sega Enterprises, Ltd. has recently released "Sega Nostalgia," a two-player microprocessor flipper.
This is the first time a microprocessor has been used in a two-player flipper, and it is an ambitious new product that responds to the popularity of the microprocessor flippers that the company has been developing.
It has many features, but one that particularly catches the eye is the rotating train wheel in the center of the playfield, which is a completely different type of feature from conventional ones. When the ball passes through this wheel, a train whistle sounds and points are awarded. The scoring system and the way specials are obtained are full of creative ideas, making it a very fun flipper.
"Sega Nostalgia" has already received a lot of positive feedback.

1977 Mikoshi - ミコシ by セガ (Sega)

Name: Mikoshi - ミコシ

Company: セガ (Sega)

Year: 1977 

 

 The Mikoshi flyer is now on the Internet Archive.

 

The central feature of this pinball are the dual dancing shrines.  There is a kickout hole to the right of them that allows the ball to be popped through the right shrine towards the left.

While this game does have the right outlane gate that can be opened, it does not have a center post. 

 

 

 

pics taken from OneMoreTimeC

 

 

Amusement 1977-06

OCR:

セガ・ミコシ
㈱セガ・エンタープライゼスよりこのほど、いままでのものとはまったく違ったタイプの2人用CPUフリッパーゼガ・ミコシが発売された。この製品は、その名のとうり、ミコシに代表される祭の楽しさをあますところなく表現し、誰もがにぎやかな祭気分に浸れるようにしたもので、フィーチャー類や効果音に格別の工夫が凝らされている。プレイフィールド中央で動いている2台のミコシが、とりわけ目新しく、強い印象を与えている。ミコシにボールが当たると、鮮やかに飾りが揺れ、鈴が鳴る。その様子は、いかにも華やかで、日本の祭特有の豊かな雰囲気がその場に広がるような感がする。ボールがミコシに当たるたびに、得点が上がる。ことに、右側ミコシ脇のキックアウトにボールが入ったときには、ミコシの動きが止まり、ボールは約5秒間左右のミコシに交互に当たり続けるので、高得点になる。ゼガ・ミコシの登場により、フリッパー・ファンの層がまた一段と広がることであろう。

<仕様>
サイズ 幅七五〇㎜/高さ一七九
m/奥行一四三〇m/m
電気関係 一○○V/二二〇W/五〇・六〇Hz
ゲーム料金 一人一ゲーム五〇円

Machine translation:

Sega Mikoshi
Sega Enterprises, Ltd. has recently released Sega Mikoshi, a two-player CPU flipper game that is completely different from anything before. As the name suggests, this product fully expresses the fun of festivals, exemplified by the mikoshi (portable shrines), allowing everyone to immerse themselves in the lively festival atmosphere. Special ingenuity has been put into the features and sound effects. The two mikoshi moving in the center of the playfield are particularly novel and make a strong impression. When the ball hits the mikoshi, the decorations shake brightly and the bells ring. The sight is very vibrant, and it feels as if the rich atmosphere unique to Japanese festivals is spreading in the room. Points increase each time the ball hits the mikoshi. In particular, when the ball goes into the kick-out next to the right mikoshi, the mikoshi stops moving, and the ball continues to hit the left and right mikoshi alternately for about 5 seconds, resulting in a high score. With the arrival of Sega Mikoshi, the base of flipper fans will surely expand even further.

<Specifications>
Size: Width 750 mm / Height 179 mm / Depth 1430 mm
Electrical: 100V / 220W / 50-60Hz
Game Fee: 50 yen per person per game

Most of the Mikoshi footage online seems to be from 13-14 years ago, so it's not good resolution.

 

 

1971 Sapporo - サッポロ by セガ (Sega)

Name: Sapporo - サッポロ

Company: セガ (Sega) 

Year: 1971

 

The flyer for Sapporo has been uploaded to the Internet Archive.

The main gimmick of Sapporo is a swooping ski trail in the upper-left.   You enter it via a kickout saucer that actually gently pushes it out, like a friendly worm.

There's a multiball via the capture holes, plus the far-left lane lights when you hit the "Ski Jump" target near the top of it, then you can can you activate the "ski jump" metal railing with your flipper. It does not seem specifically advantageous.

Also an up-post and a rightlane ball gate.  Sega pinball games went above and beyond! 

 

1973 Galaxy - ギャラクシー by セガ (Sega)

 

Name: Galaxy - ギャラクシー

Company: セガ (Sega)

Year: 1973

We have uploaded the Galaxy flyer to the Internet Archive.

 

The primary gimmick on Galaxy is with the holes on the left and right side of the mid-playfield. When ready, a ball in there will magnetically "moonwalk" across the playfield.  This appears very similar to the effect of the Mist Multiball on Bram Stoker's Dracula.

You can see it in the video below, but this machine also has a switch stuck somewhere and keeps awarding points, that's why you'll hear the chimes keep going. 

 BSD mist effect:

 

 This video is very low resolution, but we take what we can find...

 

Other features, like the center up-post and outlane gate, are seemingly standard features of Sega pins. 

 

Galaxy and Surfing
Amusement 1973-05

1972 Surfing - サーフィン by セガ (Sega)

  

Name: Surfing - サーフィン

Company: セガ (Sega)

Year: 1972

 

We uploaded the flyer for Surfing to the Internet Archive.

The primary playfield gimmick in Surfing is a kickout saucer that fires a ball up a wireframe ramp. (and this was 1972!!)  The ball can lock there!  There were only a handful of multiball games at this point.  If a ball is ejected from the lock it interacts with a magnet (1972!!) on a mini playfield before returning to the main playfield.

When a ball is locked the upper-left standup target lights for "SURFING", and hitting that releases the locked ball for 2-ball multiball.

 

 

In this video from Onitama-san Surfer is at 4:08.

 

photos saved from the web...

 

find the under-playfield magnet by thinking of where the mini playfield is

Thank you for taking photographs of the tags!

Think of what a company like Gottlieb was producing in 1972.

I love playing Pop A Card and King Kool, but it's 1972 and Surfing feels like THE FUTURE.  Williams was just as bland in 1972.

1972 Pop A Card by Gottlieb

1972 King Kool by Gottlieb

 

1972 Robin Hood - ロビンフッド by セガ (Sega)

 

 

Name: Robin Hood - ロビンフッド

Company: セガ (Sega)

Year: 1972

We uploaded the Robin Hood flyer to the Internet Archive.

 

 

There is a target in the center of the playfield providing an optical effects about what is being aimed at, and its activated by the two hole at the upper left and right.  An arrow slowly sweeps back in forth in the target area, and the closer to the center the higher the value awarded.

There is a third flipper near the right outlane, ostensibly to help shoot the ball into the "Escape" gap on the left.  This gap send the ball upwards towards the upper-left hole.

 

Onitama-san looks at this game at 5:22 in the following video:

 

This video is rough, but does showcase the features in action.

 

2013 Horuka x Toruka - ホルカ×トルカ by セガ (Sega)

Name: Horuka x Toruka - ホルカ×トルカ

Company: セガ (Sega)

Year: 2013

Horuka x Toruka is a medal game where you drop a physical ball from the top of a slanted playfield and into a grid of pins with a monitor behind them.  The game tracks the movement of the ball as it descends.

I wouldn't exactly call this "smart ball" because it lacks any kind of plunger, but I would absolutely play the hell out of this game at a medal parlor if the opportunity arose.

Flyer at the internet archive

2013 Horuka x Toruka - ホルカ×トルカ by セガ (Sega) page 1

2013 Horuka x Toruka - ホルカ×トルカ by セガ (Sega) page 2

 Gameplay from Kodomoyo!

 

While the flyer says "Digital Smart Ball" under the title, this photo shows the machine saying Horuka x Toruka as the English sub-title.  I would normally have added "Digital Smart Ball" to the database entry name, but it does not seem to have made it to the production version.  I will keep an eye out for a flyer or advertisement with the updated marquee.