Niche Collections

[cait001]

Welcome to a new series highlighting niche collections in the coin-op world!

I have a broad collection that peaks into a number of obscure corners of coin-op, but some people have zeroed in on specific areas and built fascinating collections around them.
The history of these machines is preserved thanks to a handful of loving and obsessive collectors, and I want to help showcase them: the machines and the collectors.

Niche Collection 001: Scottie's Allwins https://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2020 ... lwins.html

Niche Collection 002: pindude152's bingos https://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2020 ... ingos.html

Niche Collection 003: Craig's one-ball horse race pinballs https://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2020 ... horse.html

Do you have an interesting niche collection that might make a good post? Get in touch with me at
thetastates@gmail.com
slot machines, pachinko, drop case, 19th century machines, EM gun games, pre-war pins, coin pushers, automata, rhythm machines, extremely rare pinball machines, coin-op bowling, European coin flick games, German wall machines, machines focused on specific topics, machines focused on specific regions, machines focused on specific features, etc etc etc

[DrSmooth]

Hi Cait,

Just wanted to say that I love those old bingo machines! Never played them, but looks like a ton of fun...if I were to gamble, I'd use those over slots any day. Nice machines, thanks for posting.

[Sparky]

How about the weird, unloved and unknown European market?

[cait001]

How about the weird, unloved and unknown European market?
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Good call, do you know someone who has a bunch of them?
I am also hoping to find someone that collects the Brazilian machines.

[cait001]

another tangent post:
Niche digital-games! http://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2020/ ... games.html

[cait001]

another tangent post:
Niche digital-games! http://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2020/ ... games.html

quick update to say I have put the Smart Ball emulator on my website for everyone to play: http://thetastates.com/befive-smartball-master/

[steamfitter]

i think i broke it , it won't stop

Sorry

[cait001]

you're gonna have to pick those up off the floor before you try trading them in for more Pocky.

[cait001]

new post in the series:
Niche Collection 004: JC's Arrangeball & Challengeball machines http://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2020/ ... eball.html

[Sparky]

new post in the series:
Niche Collection 004: JC's Arrangeball & Challengeball machines http://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2020/ ... eball.html


arrangeball Taiyo electron Full Throttle 2 HQ .jpg

That... is... terrifying.

Looks like the clown has fangs....

[cait001]

new post is about myself...
Niche Collection 005: Caitlyn's purely mechanical and upright games http://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2020/ ... urely.html

[cait001]

new post coming soon that I think you're all going to love

[OTTOgd]

Not coin-op, but I've collected handhelds from '70's to '80's (mostly LED), and various mini-pinball games as well, including Tomy American Pinball. Latest addition is a Tandy Rocket Pinball.

[cait001]

Not coin-op, but I've collected handhelds from '70's to '80's (mostly LED), and various mini-pinball games as well, including Tomy American Pinball. Latest addition is a Tandy Rocket Pinball.

Cool little display! So much easier than warehousing real arcades.

[cait001]

Niche Collection 006: Neo Skywalker's Euro pinball machines https://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2020 ... -euro.html

[tinyrodent]

Niche Collection 006: Neo Skywalker's Euro pinball machines https://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2020 ... -euro.html

Cool! I had no idea that pirate wenches were a thing!

[cait001]

not a Niche Collections post, put some relevant arcade-spotting: exploring the arcade in a 1978 episode of a Japanese version of Spiderman http://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2020/ ... ep-13.html

[cait001]

Niche Collection 007: Mr. Sugiyama's Pachinko Museum https://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2020 ... hinko.html

[cait001]

I'm starting up a new series on my blog.

Niche Mechanisms 001: the drop shelf
http://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2020/ ... shelf.html

[cait001]

Niche Mechanisms 002: catchers http://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2021/ ... chers.html

[cait001]

Niche Mechanisms 003: skill flicks https://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2021 ... licks.html

[tombiosis]

Very cool! You should do a book. Great blog. Only a book would lack the great video examples.
Really interesting. Thanks for posting this.