Saturday, 17 December 2022

1966 Crown 603 - クラウンクレーンゲーム (crown crane game) by 太東 (Taito — Crown)

Name: Crown 603 - クラウンクレーンゲーム (crown crane game)
Year: 1966
Company: 太東 (Taito — Crown)


The Crown 603 seems to be the most common version of the 3 crane games Taito released in 1965 and 1966.  I say this because the flyer for it appears more often, and the very visible "Crown 603" at the top is easily recognizable.  

Does the Crown 602 also have a sign like that?  I am unsure.  It would definitely make things easier if it does.

As we mentioned with the Crown 602 post, the Crown 603 moves the coin slot to the control panel.



The control panel has a wide instruction card on the left side.



I do not know why, but the 603 and 605 cranes were both released in 1966.


Here is how the Crown 603 crane is listed in the 1969 machine directory, where we can see the Crown 603 sign at the top.

1969 machine directory


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