Underplayed Gems

Pachinko Time (1989)

Pachinko Time cover
Developer
Marionette
Publisher
Coconuts Japan Entertainment Co., Ltd.
Platforms
Game Boy

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The 3D catalog: game boxes on wooden shelves, with the cat sitting at the counter next to its greeting.

The catalog in 3D

The same catalog has a room you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real games from it when you tell them what you feel like playing. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this game is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

Launch balls across 100 virtual pachinko tables in this faithful adaptation of the Japanese pastime.

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About

Pachinko Time sees you participating in the Japanese past time of pachinko, where you launch numerous balls onto a board, pinball-style, aiming at specific receptacles to extend game play. It offers offers 100 different virtual tables to play at, each requiring you whittle down a specific target score to zero before you run out of balls. Each area on the world map features a number of different tables; completing three will allow access to new areas with more tables.

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This page is from Underplayed Gems, a catalog of older and overlooked games. Not quite it? You can browse by platform and genre, or take this one into the 3D catalog and ask the Catbot for something closer.