Underplayed Gems

Simple 1500 Series Vol. 15: The Pachinko (1999)

Simple 1500 Series Vol. 15: The Pachinko cover
Developer
craftman
Publisher
D3Publisher
Platforms
PlayStation 3, PlayStation, PlayStation Portable
Genres
Simulator
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

A quiet, mechanical simulation of sitting in a pachinko parlour, watching balls bounce and lights flash in a low-key loop.

casualrepetitiverelaxingauthenticlow-stakesslow-pacednichestraightforward

About

With 3 types of original pachinko machines, this game delivers a real sense of playing inside a pachinko parlour. The 3 pachinko machines available are "CR Love Love Project 2", a LCD machine offering diversified reach actions, "CR Star Robot" with heated double and triple reach actions, and "Surfing Island", a colourful machine in the motif of aloha T-shirts.

Screenshots

Simple 1500 Series Vol. 15: The Pachinko screenshot 1Simple 1500 Series Vol. 15: The Pachinko screenshot 2

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