Year: made 1967, imported 1970
Company: NSM-Löwen & オリエンタル興業 (Oriental Kogyo)
Super.Match (herein referred to as "Super Match",) sometimes called "Sieg.Freispiel Super.Match" if people take the marquee literally, was first made in Germany in 1967 by NSM-Löwen. (archive). There are many variants of Super Match, and I have some you can see on my writeup on my Mini-Match machine.
At the 1970 Amusement Expo in Japan, Oriental Kogyo exhibited Super Match
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| All Japan Amusement Park 1970-11 |
Nazox2016 shared this flyer on a blog post: (archive)
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| オリエンタル興業 (Oriental Kogyo) flyer |
This model has been modified from the original, and has a payout slot at the bottom:
In a 1971 flyer from Taito, we see that they are importing the original German version of Super Match.
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| at the bottom it says "ローエン" aka Löwen |
The imported playfield still has all of the original German text, but does not have the net meshing, and it uses white plastic for the center goal area.
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| Japan version |
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| German version |
This one from the Japanese arcade 西肥シルバーボウル (archive) also has a yellow text / sticker on the playfield, but I do not know if that was put there by the manufacturer.
There are other modifications done to this model. First, it has a frame around the playfield, which is affixed to the cabinet, so it stays secured to the chassis when opened. The original Super Match has a back that is mostly there to hold the transformer and coin box, but this design would let an operator open it more easily to address a stuck ball. The original design is more reminiscent of a 1970s pachinko machine, where the playfield swings out on the main hinge, then there is a separate hinge to access the playfield.
This new design also include a locked coin box, for when the operator and attendant are different people.
The Japanese version also has a prize token dispenser:
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