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'''''Matchlock''''' is a 1972 politically incorrect electro-mechanical gun game where the player shoots Oriental people wearing rickshaw-type hats, which move in diagonal rows, using a replica of an old matchlock gun. When a man is shot, he screams an electronic death squeal in an "Oriental" manner. Each hit is worth 10 points and a free game can be given between 140 and 190 points. The Matchlock game has solid-state sound and the gun has recoil.
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{{stub}}'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' is an electro-mechanical arcade shooting gallery game developed and manufactured by [[Sega Enterprises, Ltd.]] Released exclusively in the United States in 1972, it is notable for its early use of [[wikipedia:Solid-state electronics|solid-state]] digitized sound samples.
  
 
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==Gallery==
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==Gameplay==
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On a [[wikipedia:History of Japan#Feudal Japan|feudal Japanese]] battlefield, players are tasked with shooting oncoming hordes of ''[[wikipedia:Ashigaru|ashigaru]]'' (足軽) foot soldiers with a swivel-mounted replica of a ''[[wikipedia:Tanegashima (gun)|tanegashima]]'' (種子島) matchlock rifle (the weapon is more commonly known as a ''hinawajū'' (火縄銃), the kanji for which appears on the cabinet itself.{{fileref|Matchlock machine2.jpg}}) Enemies approach the player's [[wikipedia:Japanese castle|Japanese castle]] (城) in diagonal rows, and upon being shot, dramatically emit a digitized scream.
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The replica matchlock rifle is notable for using built-in recoil to simulate firing an actual weapon.
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===Scoring===
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Each successful hit is worth 10 points, and a free game is awarded between 140 and 190 points.
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==Photo gallery==
 
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File:Matchlock machine2.jpg|Front view
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Matchlock machine4.jpg|Matchlock gun
 
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File:Matchlock flyer1.jpg|Flyer
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[[Category:1972 electro-mechanical arcade games]]
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==References==
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[[Category:Electro-mechanical arcade games]]
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Latest revision as of 02:41, 5 November 2024

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Matchlock machine1.jpg
Matchlock
System(s): Electro-mechanical arcade
Publisher: Sega Enterprises, Ltd.
Developer:
Number of players: 1
Release Date RRP Code
Arcade (Electro-Mechanical)
JP		 ¥340,000[1][2][3] ?
Arcade (Electro-Mechanical)
US		 $? ?


































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Matchlock is an electro-mechanical arcade shooting gallery game developed and manufactured by Sega Enterprises, Ltd. Released exclusively in the United States in 1972, it is notable for its early use of solid-state digitized sound samples.

Specifications

Dimensions

660.4 mm (26")
1.746 m (68.75")
1.048 m (41.25")


Gameplay

On a feudal Japanese battlefield, players are tasked with shooting oncoming hordes of ashigaru (足軽) foot soldiers with a swivel-mounted replica of a tanegashima (種子島) matchlock rifle (the weapon is more commonly known as a hinawajū (火縄銃), the kanji for which appears on the cabinet itself.[5]) Enemies approach the player's Japanese castle (城) in diagonal rows, and upon being shot, dramatically emit a digitized scream.

The replica matchlock rifle is notable for using built-in recoil to simulate firing an actual weapon.

Scoring

Each successful hit is worth 10 points, and a free game is awarded between 140 and 190 points.

Photo gallery

  • Front view

  • Playfield

  • Matchlock gun

Promotional material

Matchlock flyer1.jpg
Flyer
Matchlock flyer1.jpg

References

  1. ↑ File:SEGA Price List 1972-09-01 JP.pdf, page 6
  2. ↑ File:SEGA Price List 1973-01-01 JP.pdf, page 9
  3. ↑ 1977 Sega Price List, page 6
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 http://thetastates.com/eremeka/1970s.html (Wayback Machine: 2023-08-19 00:30)
  5. ↑ File:Matchlock machine2.jpg
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