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Pachinko

Press 1 on the alpha-numeric keyboard. A giant Pachinko game appears on your TV. You and your opponent are at the lower part of the screen. The digital readout scoreboard will appear at the bottom of the…

31 December 1983

Pachinko is a video game, released 31 December 1983 on SG-1000.

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What Pachinko is

Pachinko was released in 1983. It is available on SG-1000 only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Press 1 on the alpha-numeric keyboard. A giant Pachinko game appears on your TV. You and your opponent are at the lower part of the screen. The digital readout scoreboard will appear at the bottom of the screen when play begins. The left hand control maneuvers the player at the left. The right hand control maneuvers the player at the right. Push the joystick left to go left. Push it right to go right. You can play another person or the computer. To signal the computer you're in the game, press the action button or move the joystick of your hand control in any direction. If the computer does not get a response from either of the hand controls, it will play by itself. Each of the players on…
Description from the publisher · source

How it plays

Its themes are action.

What it launched against

Pachinko launched on 31 December 1983, within three weeks of The Witness, Chuckie Egg, Atic Atac and Zoo Keeper.

Released around the same time: The Witness, Chuckie Egg, Atic Atac, Zoo Keeper.

Quick answers

Pachinko — frequently asked questions

When did Pachinko come out?
Pachinko was released on 31 December 1983 for SG-1000.