Vending International is an American company who sold modified Japanese machines in the USA. Here are references to Vending International from Play Meter magazine, and notes on each machine. Vending International only appears in Play Meter between 1980 and 1985.
ファンキーマルーン (Fankīmarūn) is the first machine by 半田機械器具 (Handa Kikaikigu) that Vending International Corporation (herein referred to as VIC) brought to North America.
By 1982 VIC has put English on the machine, as Fanky Malloon,
In 1983-02 we see our first Komaya machine.
A note in a later issue says they meant to write Vending International Corporation for these but put Handa instead.
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| 1980 ケロケロパックン (Kero Kero Pakkun) by こまや (Komaya) |
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| 1981 Frog Hunter - フロック・ハンター by 半田機械器具 (Handa Kikaikigu) |
There is an article all about
1980 Arm Wrestling - アーム・レスリング by 池本車体 (Ikemoto Shatai), and it includes Handa's address.
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| 1983-10-01 Play Meter |
This advertisement adds Catcher Frog, which does not seem to be different from the domestic model.
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| 1983 Catcher Frog - キャッチャーフロッグ by 半田機械器具 (Handa Kikaikigu) |
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| 1985-12-15 Play Meter |
In late 1985 we see The Crane, which appears to place the crane from お山のクレーン (mountain crane) into a smaller cabinet with most of the artwork gone.
