Name: ミニドライブ M型 (Mini Drive M type)
Year: 1958
Manufacturer: 関西精機 (Kansai Seiki)
Year: 1958
Manufacturer: 関西精機 (Kansai Seiki)
The most iconic Japanese arcade machine ever made. 1958 is always listed as the date for Mini Drive, but I am unsure if the original Mini Drive of 1958 is different than what I'm showing here. The M-Type Mini Drive does not have a gas pedal, that would come later in the MA-Type.
This is actually the second version of the backglass:
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| 2nd revision backglass |
According to this article, the original backglass showed a journey from Kobe to Tokyo. This was changed, to "Kitakyushu to Sapporo". We do not know when the backglass was changed.
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| Amusement Journal |
First version of the Mini Drive:
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| original backglass - to identify it quickly, look for the tall building on the left |
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| from the 1969 Machine Directory |
This photo shows even another alternate backglass, with what looks like fish along the bottom.
These 2 machines have the original backglass in 2 different colours:
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| this is the revised backglass |
The Mini Drive series:
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