Year: 1980
Company: シグマ (Sigma)
In 1980, Sigma released their own version of Magic Toppers, a 10-player mass medal machine.
There is a version that I believe came out in the late 1960s, made by Crompton, that was imported into Japan around 1973 by ジャパンオーバーシーズビジネス (Japan Overseas Business).
Then a redone version by Crompton was imported around 1975 by エスコ貿易 (Esco Trading).
This version of Magic Toppers first appears in Game Machine magazine in 1981:
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| 1981-03-01 |
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| 1981-03-15 |
A Sigma company publication puts the year for Magic Toppers as 1980, so perhaps it was first made then, and more widely released in 1981? Since it's a company publication, there's also a chance they just noted what their internal date was, i.e. when the project began.
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| 私と・シグマと・25年 |
Sigma exported the machine to the USA. I have not yet seen any photos of Magic Toppers in a North American arcade.
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| Cash Box 1981-05-16 |
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| Cash Box 1981-05-16 (continued) |
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| Cash Box 1981-07-04 |
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