1976 Computer Pachinko - コンピュータパチンコ by さとみ (Satomi — Sammy)

Name: Computer Pachinko - コンピュータパチンコ
Year: 1976
Company: さとみ (Satomi — Sammy)

Pachinko machines are only allowed a year of service after their inspection approval.  Most pachinko machines will have tags that show the approval expiry date.  I believe Computer Pachinko was a novel way to recycle the older pachinko machines.  A coin mech and button gets added on the left, and the display counters get added to then upper-right, and the pachinko machine is built into a custom cabinet.

It makes me wonder how many of the prior pachinko-style arcade games might have involved recycling old pachinko parts.

Game Machine 1976-11-01

This mentions that Computer Pachinko was made for overseas, but we also do see it sparingly in Japan.

Coin Journal 1977-02
being sold by UPL (Universal Play Land)

The schematics for Computer Pachinko were scanned by Pachitalk user Jaelus.

They are now available on the Internet Archive as PDF, and below as images.

Computer Pachinko schematics page 1

Computer Pachinko schematics page 2

Computer Pachinko schematics page 3

Computer Pachinko schematics page 4

Computer Pachinko in the USA:

1976-06 Replay magazine

USA flyers of Computer Pachinko being sold by Amutech Ltd. from California, USA.

The schematics above were found with a different machine... Computerized Pachinko.  Some companies in the USA took Satomi's lead (and apparently their schematics?) and started selling their own models of coin-op pachinko machines, and used a similar name, Computerized Pachinko.

Container shipping had been increasing in usage, with the price of shipping containers falling, and the 1970s were when machines that had expired past their 1 year parlor license were sold en masse to companies in the USA.  (Prior to the containers of machines in the 1970s, most pachinko in the USA was, seemingly, from soldiers bringing them home from bases around Japan.  They certainly made a novel souvenir, and were probably quite cheap since they couldn't be used any more.)

Here is one Computerized Pachinko:

Computerized Pachinko by Marvena International, California

Computerized Pachinko by Marvena International, California

This next one looks similar to the one above, but has a dummy "0" in the score to avoid paying for an extra display.  The one in the pachitalk thread seems to be the same model.

Computerized Pachinko by Marvena International, California

Computerized Pachinko by Marvena International, California - inside

considering this expires July 31, 1976 it is probably first generation of Computerized Pachinko.

Pics of the one from the pachitalk thread:

Computerized Pachinko by Marvena International, California

Computerized Pachinko by Marvena International, California

Computerized Pachinko by Marvena International, California

The above machines have boards with the "Sammy" brand visible on them, so either the parts came from a Computerized Pachinko, or Satomi sold the parts as a kit.  The Satomi boards are notable for the sub-board that lets you select the replay value between 80-120.

Another model variant, Coin Operated Pachinko, by a company out of Florida.  This does not use the Satomi boards, but it keeps the coin mech style of the Computerized Pachinko.

Coin Operated Pachinko by Performance Enterprises, Florida

Coin Operated Pachinko by Performance Enterprises, Florida - back

Another one, this one has the coin slot built into the machine on the bottom left.  The circuit board is similar to the one above, and not from Satomi.  These are  probably later models, as they've seemingly developed their own board.

The title is slightly different, Electric Computerized Pachinko.

Electric Computerized Pachinko front

Electric Computerized Pachinko inside