tester007
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Ya.. they are cool.. with the black light effects. I have seen quite a few around with collectors and I guess they never show up because no-one ever wants to sell them.
I really Want an EM Shooting Game
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kjeffery
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I guess Im to young to have every seen one much less play one, how does it shoot? A old timer light gun? Or by the angle of the gun underneath are triggers that fires a solenoid...I dunno, can someone explain how they work
tester007
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Anyone remember one that had a black light.. and you flew a plane doing stunts? The little plane just went in a circle I think..
Oryk Zinyo
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They are just light guns, similar to the carnival shooting ranges. Each object that awards points has a target on it and you shoot the target.
Oryk Zinyo
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I have seen a few different variations of this that used a helicopter but I haven't seen a plane yet.
yaggy
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Typically, the mounted gun assembly directly drives a flat rod on the underside which has one or more spring-loaded brass styluses that drag across a bakelite board that has different brass contact points or areas. Very low-tech! Your trigger pull would connect the circuit, should it be aligned correctly.
Moreover, with moving targets, there will be "zones" --multiple hit areas-- which much coordinate with the target's current position. The target's motion will trace back to a bakelite board with spider fingers dragging across it during the motor's operation. If it is, say, in the third "zone," only a trigger pulled while the gun's tracking stylus is ALSO in that's target's contact point #3 will count as a score.
These points can be rather small and hard to align. The most frustrating is a stationary target that you have aimed well, but keeps scoring as a miss because the tracking board is just a millimeter off.
Here is a tracking board from a 1973 Midway Wild Kingdom
The top two arches are "leapers," the next two are a tiger and alligator, the long bottom one is an elephant that runs back and forth across the entire playfield.
Upper left corner is the bottom of the gun assembly and connected rod.
The board has been pulled from its mount to be photographed.
kjeffery
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oh kinda like that frogger...jk
ive wanted electro mechanicals longer than ive wanted video games, they just never come up for sale cheap here it seems. i know i could fix one if it was broken, would love to get my hands on a broken one for 50-100$ and give it a go.
DanoND
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Got a Wild Kingdom in Bismarck for $100. Stuck relay when it turns on, seems to work otherwise. Trying to sell it to Phet but he's too busy staring at old shitty signs.
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Phetishboy
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I'll take it. I took my kids to visit my Grandparents and then we all went straight to bed. Cool. Let's set up a time for pick up. Stuck relay you say? Wonder if I can fix it myself? Hope so. Thanks Dan.
Burt6666
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I just picked up a midway sprotsman for free...mostly works....mostly gummed up from sitting for about 30 years or so.
Fudd
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Seeing a pic of that spooky lit up makes me want one now.
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Phetishboy
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Awesome:
EM games have awesome art, and look badass no doubt. For whatever reason they just don't "do it" for me. I guess I should take the time to play one, but as a kid I always passed them over without thinking twice.
Fudd
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I was reading that some people think they get very repetitive quickly. Let us know how it goes phet. awesome score.
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Phetishboy
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Typically, the mounted gun assembly directly drives a flat rod on the underside which has one or more spring-loaded brass styluses that drag across a bakelite board that has different brass contact points or areas. Very low-tech! Your trigger pull would connect the circuit, should it be aligned correctly.
Moreover, with moving targets, there will be "zones" --multiple hit areas-- which much coordinate with the target's current position. The target's motion will trace back to a bakelite board with spider fingers dragging across it during the motor's operation. If it is, say, in the third "zone," only a trigger pulled while the gun's tracking stylus is ALSO in that's target's contact point #3 will count as a score.
These points can be rather small and hard to align. The most frustrating is a stationary target that you have aimed well, but keeps scoring as a miss because the tracking board is just a millimeter off.
Here is a tracking board from a 1973 Midway Wild Kingdom
The top two arches are "leapers," the next two are a tiger and alligator, the long bottom one is an elephant that runs back and forth across the entire playfield.
Upper left corner is the bottom of the gun assembly and connected rod.
The board has been pulled from its mount to be photographed.
Great Info Yag. I tried to use your descriptions of how these machines work to help my wife understand why I wanted one. I think it worked. Thanks.
yaggy
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No problem, glad somebody actually reads my long-winded babble.
Once you get the fever for "electro" it's hard to shake.
The one bad thing is these games were designed as quick-coin
amusements and don't have much replay value.
But dammit they sure look nice.
Once you get the fever for "electro" it's hard to shake.
The one bad thing is these games were designed as quick-coin
amusements and don't have much replay value.
But dammit they sure look nice.
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Phetishboy
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You're telling me. I would love to have a Flying Saucer and an Invaders From Space next to each other, all lit up. I believe that I would swoon. Then faint. Then pass out. The revive myself with smelling salts and start playing them.
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