Thursday, 23 October 2025

1977 Jet Coaster [Jet Roller Coaster] - ジェット コースター [ジェットローラーコースター] by 日本物産 (Nihon Bussan — Nichibutsu) & 日本ベンディング (Japan Vending) & 東亜セイコー (Toa Seiko)

Name: Jet Coaster [Jet Roller Coaster] - ジェット コースター [ジェットローラーコースター]
Year: 1977
Company: 日本物産 (Nihon Bussan — Nichibutsu) & 日本ベンディング (Japan Vending) & 東亜セイコー (Toa Seiko)

I purchased the Jet Coaster flyer so here is a high resolution copy of it:

download at Archive.org

This is a horror-themed game that asks the player "let's imagine you're on a roller coaster that explodes". 

    THE HORRORS DEPICTED

A note on the title: "Roller" is rolled up in the corner, and the game is often referred to as Jet Coaster, though the full name is Jet Roller Coaster.

a peak inside



But the gameplay is merely another upright roulette game in the vein of Piccadilly Circus.

Amusement 1977-11
At the bottom 日本物産 (Nihon Bussan — Nichibutsu) is listed as "Manufacturer and distributor in Eastern Japan" and for 日本ベンディング (Japan Vending) it says "Western Japan sole distributor".

From an auction listing, we see the Type Approval Number 91-13527 which was registered by the company on the plate 東亜セイコー (Toa Seiko) in 1976.

Type Approval Number 91-13527
 

Jet Coaster appears in both Amusement and Coin Journal November 1977, so if it came out in 1976 we will have to find evidence.

I assume that Nichibutsu contracted the manufacturing to Toa Seiko.

 

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