1966 Bombing by unknown

 

Name: Bombing

Year: 1966 or earlier

Company: unknown

Bombing appears in the 1966 Senyo Kogyo catalogue.  The only image is from a for-sale ad for the catalogue.

image from a for-sale ad for the 1966 Senyo Kogyo catalogue

2 helicopters, one red one white, are suspended from the ceiling of the game.  They are attached on opposite sides of a rotating shaft.  The gameplay appears to be that the player presses a button to drop a metal ball from the helicopter on to the playfield.

In this video from 長島温泉 (Nagashima Onsen) we can see Bombing being played at 10:44.  The game center footage begins at 10:23 and runs to 10:59.  It's mostly rides, but there is also a shooting gallery we only see the guns from, and a bowling alley.  (does anyone know when this video is from?)

 

 It's not a great angle, but we at least can see the ball dropping.

As always, if you have ANY more information or insights about the games discussed here, please leave a comment or send me an email (thetastates@gmail.com)

Explorer (Space Exploration) - エクスプローラー宇宙探検 by アートポイント社 (Art Point)

Name: Explorer (Space Exploration) - エクスプローラー宇宙探検
Company: アートポイント社 (Art Point)

Year: ~1969

I do not know which comes first, but the Space Exploration and Antarctica Exploration games both seem the same except for different art and different vehicle.

This version of the game appears in the 1969 machine directory.

1969 machine directory

~1969 Explorer (Antarctica Exploration) - エクスプローラー南極探検 by アートポイント社 (Art Point)

Name: Explorer (Antarctica Exploration) - エクスプローラー南極探検
Company: アートポイント社 (Art Point)

Year: ~1969

This is a helicopter-style game where you fly a helicopter around a central pivot point, landing on designated pads.

The game makes an appearance in the TV show フジ三太郎 (Fuji Santaro) in 1969.  We can see the antarctic landscape, and the yellow chinook-style helicopter.

フジ三太郎 第30話「サボテン山に進路をとれ」(1969年5月18日放送)
Fuji Santaro Episode 30 “Take a course towards Cactus Mountain” (broadcast May 18, 1969)

フジ三太郎 第30話「サボテン山に進路をとれ」(1969年5月18日放送)
Fuji Santaro Episode 30 “Take a course towards Cactus Mountain” (broadcast May 18, 1969)

There is another game in the "Explorer Series", the other one on the moon.