Name: Play-Mate - プレイメイト
Year: ~1975
Company: 新潟ジューク (Niigata Juke)
Play-Mate is a game very similar to Time 80. It is basically a pachinko machine with a time limit, and if the player hits enough winning pockets it dispenses a prize.
I have no catalogue entries for this game so far, and I have not seen any advertisements within magazines. But this game feels somewhat ubiquitous as it can be seen in many arcade photos.
The earliest dated appearance of a playmate is from 1975, though I suspect it is actually from 1973 or 1974.
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| 1975 特別機動捜査隊 (Special Mobile Investigation Team) ep741 |
On the blog G16 (archive) the author says that Play-Mate is by コパルマシン (Copal Machine), but I have been unable to find any corroborating evidence. I would not be surprised if this was made by Copal Machine, as they made a number of similar time pachinko games. The last Copal Machine I have documented with the date is from 1973, so there is a definite possibility Copal released these.
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| Play-Mate - プレイメイト by 新潟ジューク (Niigata Juke) |
There are three different art variations that I have seen so far. The "Cupid" version does not seem to have the lion's head prize dispenser, that iconic piece that copies Time 80.
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| lion head |
The third style of Play-Mate can be seen in this hotel arcade photograph:
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| via accs2014 |
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| these machines have 2 coin slots, and a separate panel that has the prize payout slot. |
The coin slots are on the ledge, with the two coin returns in the panel (panel is sadly missing from the above machine)
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| 100 yen and 20 yen coin slots. This is the only version that also has a 100 yen slot. |
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