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 |
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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