1978 Submarine - サブマリン by ナムコ (Namco)

Name: Submarine - サブマリン
Year: 1978
Manufacturer: ナムコ (Namco)

 This is the final game in the electromechanical "Periscope" series.  Please  note there were other periscope-style games in the USA, including the 1946 Undersea Raider by Bally, 1969 Sea Raider by Midway, 1970 Sea Devil by Midway, and the 1976 Sea Wolf by Midway.

The Periscope series:

1965 Periscope - 魚雷凳射機 (Torpedo launcher) by 中村製作所 (Nakamura Seisakusho)

1966 Periscope - ペリスコープ by 中村製作所 (Nakamura Seisakusho)

1966 Periscope - ペリスコープ by セガ (Sega)

1967 Periscope - ペリスコープ by 太東 (Taito — Crown)

1960s Submarine - サブマリン by 三共 (Sankyo)

1960s Sonar Attack - ソーナーアタック by 三共 (Sankyo)

1960s Sonar Attack [single] - ソーナーアタック by 三共 (Sankyo)

1968 Periscope [single] - ペリスコープ by セガ (Sega)

1968 Sonar Attack - ソナーアタック by さとみ (Satomi)

1976 Sonar Attack - ソナー・アタック by ユニバーサル (Universal)

1978 Submarine - サブマリン by ナムコ (Namco)

1976 Sonar Attack - ソナー・アタック by ユニバーサル (Universal)

Name: Sonar Attack - ソナー・アタック
Year: 1976 
Manufacturer: ユニバーサル (Universal)

advertisement in Game Machine

new release article in Game Machine

The Periscope series:

1965 Periscope - 魚雷凳射機 (Torpedo launcher) by 中村製作所 (Nakamura Seisakusho)

1966 Periscope - ペリスコープ by 中村製作所 (Nakamura Seisakusho)

1966 Periscope - ペリスコープ by セガ (Sega)

1967 Periscope - ペリスコープ by 太東 (Taito — Crown)

1960s Submarine - サブマリン by 三共 (Sankyo)

1960s Sonar Attack - ソーナーアタック by 三共 (Sankyo)

1960s Sonar Attack [single] - ソーナーアタック by 三共 (Sankyo)

1968 Periscope [single] - ペリスコープ by セガ (Sega)

1968 Sonar Attack - ソナーアタック by さとみ (Satomi)

1976 Sonar Attack - ソナー・アタック by ユニバーサル (Universal)

1978 Submarine - サブマリン by ナムコ (Namco)

1968 Sonar Attack - ソナーアタック by さとみ (Satomi)

Name: Sonar Attack  - ソナーアタック

Year: 1968

Manufacturer: Samy / さとみ (Satomi)

 

Sammy (written Samy here) is an English-facing brand of さとみ (Satomi).

entry in the 1969 Machine Directory

picture from しいたけと猫が好き

 

 

At 1:14 in this video at the Sammy 50th anniversary exhibit you an see a Sonar Attack in detail.  Sadly it is not playable. 

I would like to point out that the backglass was repurposed by a set designer for Angelina Jolie & Brad Pitt's Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005). When you look at the details you can see it is the real thing and not a reproduction.

 

with the machine's power off you don't see the "GAME OVER" sign

the details on the ship deck!

the edges even look authentic

 

 

 

The Periscope series:

1965 Periscope - 魚雷凳射機 (Torpedo launcher) by 中村製作所 (Nakamura Seisakusho)

1966 Periscope - ペリスコープ by 中村製作所 (Nakamura Seisakusho)

1966 Periscope - ペリスコープ by セガ (Sega)

1967 Periscope - ペリスコープ by 太東 (Taito — Crown)

1960s Submarine - サブマリン by 三共 (Sankyo)

1960s Sonar Attack - ソーナーアタック by 三共 (Sankyo)

1960s Sonar Attack [single] - ソーナーアタック by 三共 (Sankyo)

1968 Periscope [single] - ペリスコープ by セガ (Sega)

1968 Sonar Attack - ソナーアタック by さとみ (Satomi)

1976 Sonar Attack - ソナー・アタック by ユニバーサル (Universal)

1978 Submarine - サブマリン by ナムコ (Namco)

Sonar Attack - ソーナーアタック by 三共 (Sankyo)

Name: Sonar Attack - ソーナーアタック
Year: 1960s
Manufacturer: 三共 (Sankyo)

An obvious contender against the セガ (Sega) and 中村製作所 (Nakamura Seisakusho) machines, I do not know when this actually came out.  I am assuming it is after 1965, but was probably discontinued by the time the 1969 Machine Directory came out.

The Periscope series:

1965 Periscope - 魚雷凳射機 (Torpedo launcher) by 中村製作所 (Nakamura Seisakusho)

1966 Periscope - ペリスコープ by 中村製作所 (Nakamura Seisakusho)

1966 Periscope - ペリスコープ by セガ (Sega)

1967 Periscope - ペリスコープ by 太東 (Taito — Crown)

1960s Submarine - サブマリン by 三共 (Sankyo)

1960s Sonar Attack - ソーナーアタック by 三共 (Sankyo)

1960s Sonar Attack [single] - ソーナーアタック by 三共 (Sankyo)

1968 Periscope [single] - ペリスコープ by セガ (Sega)

1968 Sonar Attack - ソナーアタック by さとみ (Satomi)

1976 Sonar Attack - ソナー・アタック by ユニバーサル (Universal)

1978 Submarine - サブマリン by ナムコ (Namco)

Sonar Attack [single] - ソーナーアタック by 三共 (Sankyo)

 

Name: Sonar Attack [single player] - ソーナーアタック

Year: 1960s

Manufacturer: 三共 (Sankyo)

Another of the many submarine games, Sankyo also developed a single player and larger multi-player installation version.  

This game makes an appearance in the 1971 movie ずべ公番長 ざんげの値打もない aka Delinquent Girl Boss: Worthless to Confess aka Delinquent Girl Boss: Unworthy of Penance.

blue!

I have not seen any further references to these Sankyo machines.,

The Periscope series:

1965 Periscope - 魚雷凳射機 (Torpedo launcher) by 中村製作所 (Nakamura Seisakusho)

1966 Periscope - ペリスコープ by 中村製作所 (Nakamura Seisakusho)

1966 Periscope - ペリスコープ by セガ (Sega)

1967 Periscope - ペリスコープ by 太東 (Taito — Crown)

1960s Submarine - サブマリン by 三共 (Sankyo)

1960s Sonar Attack - ソーナーアタック by 三共 (Sankyo)

1960s Sonar Attack [single] - ソーナーアタック by 三共 (Sankyo)

1968 Periscope [single] - ペリスコープ by セガ (Sega)

1968 Sonar Attack - ソナーアタック by さとみ (Satomi)

1976 Sonar Attack - ソナー・アタック by ユニバーサル (Universal)

1978 Submarine - サブマリン by ナムコ (Namco)

Submarine - サブマリン by 三共 (Sankyo)

Name: Submarine - サブマリン
Year: 1969 or earlier (probably mid-1960s)
Manufacturer: 三共 (Sankyo)

I only have a single reference to this large installation by Sankyo, and that's the 1969 Machine Directory.  The clever cut-away in the picture reveals what is obfuscated by the control panel.  I assume it has similar gameplay to the similarly-sized 中村製作所 (Nakamura Seisakusho) and セガ (Sega) units.

This is a bit of an outlier for the "Periscope Series" since it doesn't seem to have a physical periscope, but it is hard to ignore when lined up next to the other machines in the series.

The Periscope series:

1965 Periscope - 魚雷凳射機 (Torpedo launcher) by 中村製作所 (Nakamura Seisakusho)

1966 Periscope - ペリスコープ by 中村製作所 (Nakamura Seisakusho)

1966 Periscope - ペリスコープ by セガ (Sega)

1967 Periscope - ペリスコープ by 太東 (Taito — Crown)

1960s Submarine - サブマリン by 三共 (Sankyo)

1960s Sonar Attack - ソーナーアタック by 三共 (Sankyo)

1960s Sonar Attack [single] - ソーナーアタック by 三共 (Sankyo)

1968 Periscope [single] - ペリスコープ by セガ (Sega)

1968 Sonar Attack - ソナーアタック by さとみ (Satomi)

1976 Sonar Attack - ソナー・アタック by ユニバーサル (Universal)

1978 Submarine - サブマリン by ナムコ (Namco)

1968 Periscope [single] - ペリスコープ by セガ (Sega)

Name: Periscope [single player version] - ペリスコープ

Year: 1968

Manufacturer: セガ (Sega) 

1969 Machine Directory entry, using the promotional illustration in lieu of a photograph

1968-03-23 Cash Box -- snipped from the essential Who Created Periscope? article

 

Japanese flyer, shared by @onionsoft.net

 

 

 

These photos were provided by Past Time Arcade:

Note how Periscope makes Hercules feel like a normal-sized pinball machine, and Nudge It becomes even more diminuitive.

Thank you to Past Times Arcade for taking these photographs for us!

The schematics and assembly instructions of the exported single-unit Periscope have been shared.

 

 

These next pics are from pinrepair:

The Periscope series:

1965 Periscope - 魚雷凳射機 (Torpedo launcher) by 中村製作所 (Nakamura Seisakusho)

1966 Periscope - ペリスコープ by 中村製作所 (Nakamura Seisakusho)

1966 Periscope - ペリスコープ by セガ (Sega)

1967 Periscope - ペリスコープ by 太東 (Taito — Crown)

1960s Submarine - サブマリン by 三共 (Sankyo)

1960s Sonar Attack - ソーナーアタック by 三共 (Sankyo)

1960s Sonar Attack [single] - ソーナーアタック by 三共 (Sankyo)

1968 Periscope [single] - ペリスコープ by セガ (Sega)

1968 Sonar Attack - ソナーアタック by さとみ (Satomi)

1976 Sonar Attack - ソナー・アタック by ユニバーサル (Universal)

1978 Submarine - サブマリン by ナムコ (Namco)

1967 Periscope - ペリスコープ by 太東 (Taito — Crown)

Name: Periscope - ペリスコープ 

Year: 1967

Manufacturer: 太東 (Taito — Crown)

We have a reference that Periscope was exhibited by Taito at the 1967 MOA show.  This appears to be the release year, as referenced in a Taito anniversary book:

Taito 40th anniversary book

1969 machine directory entry

English flyer: Crown was the brand Taito used overseas

Be sure to check all of the pictures at pinrepair.

This game appears to be a copy of Torpedo Shoot by Mayfield 

Torpedo Shoot

Cash Box 1965-12-18

The Periscope series:

1965 Periscope - 魚雷凳射機 (Torpedo launcher) by 中村製作所 (Nakamura Seisakusho)

1966 Periscope - ペリスコープ by 中村製作所 (Nakamura Seisakusho)

1966 Periscope - ペリスコープ by セガ (Sega)

1967 Periscope - ペリスコープ by 太東 (Taito — Crown)

1960s Submarine - サブマリン by 三共 (Sankyo)

1960s Sonar Attack - ソーナーアタック by 三共 (Sankyo)

1960s Sonar Attack [single] - ソーナーアタック by 三共 (Sankyo)

1968 Periscope [single] - ペリスコープ by セガ (Sega)

1968 Sonar Attack - ソナーアタック by さとみ (Satomi)

1976 Sonar Attack - ソナー・アタック by ユニバーサル (Universal)

1978 Submarine - サブマリン by ナムコ (Namco)

1966 Periscope - ペリスコープ by セガ (Sega)

Name: Periscope - ペリスコープ

Year: 1966
Manufacturer: セガ (Sega) 

Once again, we defer to the article Who Created Periscope? to hash out the details we have now, but it's safe to say the Sega models are more well known internationally.

Sega would release a single-player version in 1968.

A year prior, Nakamura Seisakusho released their massive Periscope game.  While it is not know if Sega licensed it or copied it, I think it is safe to assume that Sega's design is a copy of it.

1965 Periscope - 魚雷凳射機 (Torpedo launcher) by 中村製作所 (Nakamura Seisakusho)

It is delightful to have some of the technical details for games of this era:

Periscope can be seen in the background of ザ・ガードマン (The Guard Man) episode 118 大泥棒一家.  (you can find a detailed breakdown of the machines pictured here in the post exploring the arcades in a few Japanese TV shows)

via accs2014

via accs2014

 

In 1967 Mayfield Electronics in the UK would come up with a 2-player copy of Periscope. You can tell they really leaned into the original because the door design is nearly identical.

 

Submarine Patrol by Mayfield Electronics [Coin Slot 1967-02-11]

 And then a different copy...

Action Stations by Nixsales [Coinslot 1967-030-4]

 

The Periscope series:

1965 Periscope - 魚雷凳射機 (Torpedo launcher) by 中村製作所 (Nakamura Seisakusho)

1966 Periscope - ペリスコープ by 中村製作所 (Nakamura Seisakusho)

1966 Periscope - ペリスコープ by セガ (Sega)

1967 Periscope - ペリスコープ by 太東 (Taito — Crown)

1960s Submarine - サブマリン by 三共 (Sankyo)

1960s Sonar Attack - ソーナーアタック by 三共 (Sankyo)

1960s Sonar Attack [single] - ソーナーアタック by 三共 (Sankyo)

1968 Periscope [single] - ペリスコープ by セガ (Sega)

1968 Sonar Attack - ソナーアタック by さとみ (Satomi)

1976 Sonar Attack - ソナー・アタック by ユニバーサル (Universal)

1978 Submarine - サブマリン by ナムコ (Namco)