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Jumbo

System(s): Electro-mechanical arcade

Publisher: Sega Enterprises, Ltd.

Developer: Sega Enterprises, Ltd.

Number of players: 1

Release

Date

RRP

Code

JP

1969^[2]

¥160,000^[1]

?

US

1969^[3]

$?

?

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Jumbo is a 1969 electro-mechanical arcade game manufactured by Sega Enterprises, Ltd.

The object of the game is to pick up the ball with the elephant's trunk (suction), then point the trunk towards the ceiling. A blower motor kicks in to elevate the ball above the trunk, with a moving metal habitrail in front of the trunk. Time and release the ball, and it falls through the habitrail (hopefully) into a scoring hole around the parameter of Jumbo. The ball rolls back to the elephant to try again.

Electronic circus music is played from tape via an 8-track player. It was the electronic game to feature the use of music.^[4] MotoPolo (1968) previously used an 8-track player to playback recorded sounds, which Jumbo took a step further to playback music. The game's cabinet was later used for Dan-Bo (1973), while the music system was later used for Sand Buggy (1972).

Gameplay

Specifications

Dimensions

787.4 mm (31")

1.321 m (52")

787.4 mm (31")

Promotional material

Flyer (front)

Flyer (back)

Photo gallery

References

↑ File:SEGA Price List 1972-09-01 JP.pdf, page 6
↑ https://thetastates.com/eremeka/eremekaDisplay.php?search=yes&nameSearch=Jumbo&company=Sega
↑ http://thetastates.com/eremeka/1969prior.html (Wayback Machine: 2023-08-21 09:33)
↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZlJZfqp0NbQ

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 The object of the game is to pick up the ball with the elephant's trunk (suction), then point the trunk towards the ceiling. A blower motor kicks in to elevate the ball above the trunk, with a moving metal habitrail in front of the trunk. Time and release the ball, and it falls through the habitrail (hopefully) into a scoring hole around the parameter of Jumbo. The ball rolls back to the elephant to try again.
-Electronic circus music is played from tape via an 8-track player. It was the electronic game to feature the use of music.{{ref|1=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZlJZfqp0NbQ}} Sega's ''[[MotoPolo]]'' (1968) previously used an 8-track player to playback recorded sounds, which ''Jumbo'' took a step further to playback music. The game's cabinet was later used for ''[[Dan-Bo]]'' (1973), while the music system was later used for ''[[Sand Buggy]]'' (1972). 8-track players were later also used for [[Midway Games|Midway]]'s electro-mechanical ''Sea Rescue'' (1971){{ref|https://www.pinrepair.com/arcade/searesc.htm}} and Sega's video game ''[[Fonz]]'' (1976).
+Electronic circus music is played from tape via an 8-track player. It was the electronic game to feature the use of music.{{ref|1=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZlJZfqp0NbQ}} ''[[MotoPolo]]'' (1968) previously used an 8-track player to playback recorded sounds, which ''Jumbo'' took a step further to playback music. The game's cabinet was later used for ''[[Dan-Bo]]'' (1973), while the music system was later used for ''[[Sand Buggy]]'' (1972).
 ==Gameplay==