Name: Pony Derby - ニューポニーダービー (New Pony Derby)
Year: ~1969
Company: さとみ (Satomi)
Year: ~1969
Company: さとみ (Satomi)
The backglass says Pony Derby, but most written references call this New Pony Derby, presumably to differentiate it from the first version in 1965. The text below says there are five coin holes, though I can't see them very well. Player(s) bet with 1-5 coins, and winning dispenses one of the 5 prizes, which I assume were always cigarettes.
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| 1969 machine directory entry |
There is another version of this same model: Pony Derby - ニューポニーダービー (New Pony Derby) by 昭和娯楽物産 (Showa entertainment products) & 日本遊園設備 (Japanese amusement park equipment). Please reference that article for a look at the cigarette prizes.
That version existed at the same time, and I am unsure if there are significant differences.
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| from an article on Satomi history |
At a Satomi display from 1976 we can see the upper wall is decorated with images of past machines, and we can clearly see New Pony Derby, with a line running down the center of the cabinet:
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| Game Machine 1976-11-10 |
The version by Showa Entertainment Products does NOT have the line in the cabinet, and has a slightly different backglass. For reference:
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| Pony Derby - ニューポニーダービー (New Pony Derby) by 昭和娯楽物産 (Showa entertainment products) & 日本遊園設備 (Japan amusement park equipment) slightly different backglass, cabinet, payout cup, and front panel.... |
By 1966 Keeney began using wider payout slots that are quite similar to the payout slot we see on New Pony Derby. That is to say, I can't disqualify a connection to Keeney for this machine. The continued influence would be understandable, as Satomi was yet making machines from scratch, but repurposing imported parts.
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| 1966? Super Blue Spot by Keeney |
Keeney also made a wide slot that took their prior payout cup and made it wider:
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