Difference between revisions of "Matchlock"
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{{sub-stub}}'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''', is a 1972 electro-mechanical gun game manufactured by [[Sega]]. | {{sub-stub}}'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''', is a 1972 electro-mechanical gun game manufactured by [[Sega]]. | ||
| − | In a battle of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Japan#Feudal_Japan feudal period of Japanese history], the player shoots hordes of ''[[wikipedia:Ashigaru|Ashigaru]]'' foot soldiers (足軽,) , which move in diagonal rows, using a replica of an old matchlock gun or ''[[wikipedia:Tanegashima (gun)|Tanegashima]]'' (種子島), in order to defend a [[wikipedia:Japanese castle|Japanese castle]] (城, ''shiro''). When a soldier 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. | + | In a battle of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Japan#Feudal_Japan feudal period of Japanese history], the player shoots hordes of ''[[wikipedia:Ashigaru|Ashigaru]]'' foot soldiers (足軽,) , which move in diagonal rows, using a replica of an old matchlock gun or ''[[wikipedia:Tanegashima (gun)|Tanegashima]]'' (種子島), most often called ''hinawajū'' (火縄銃), in order to defend a [[wikipedia:Japanese castle|Japanese castle]] (城, ''shiro''). When a soldier 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. |
==Specifications== | ==Specifications== | ||
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Matchlock, is a 1972 electro-mechanical gun game manufactured by Sega.
In a battle of the feudal period of Japanese history, the player shoots hordes of Ashigaru foot soldiers (足軽,) , which move in diagonal rows, using a replica of an old matchlock gun or Tanegashima (種子島), most often called hinawajū (火縄銃), in order to defend a Japanese castle (城, shiro). When a soldier 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.
Specifications
Dimensions
660.4 mm (26")
1.746 m (68.75")
1.048 m (41.25")
Promotional material
Flyer
Photo gallery
Front view
Playfield
Matchlock gun
