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{{sub-stub}}'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' is a 1972 politically incorrect electro-mechanical gun game where the player shoots Oriental people wearing rickshaw-type hats, which move in diagonal rows, using a replica of an old matchlock gun. When a man is shot, he screams an electronic death squeal in an "Oriental" manner. Each hit is worth 10 points and a free game can be given between 140 and 190 points. The Matchlock game has solid-state sound and the gun has recoil.
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{{sub-stub}}'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''', is a 1972 electro-mechanical gun game manufactured by [[Sega]].
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In a battle of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Japan#Feudal_Japan feudal period of Japanese history], the player shoots hordes of ''[[wiki:Ashigaru|Ashigaru]]'' foot soldiers (足軽,) , which move in diagonal rows, using a replica of an old matchlock gun or, ''[[wiki:Tanegashima (gun)|Tanegashima]]''(種子島) in order to defend a [[wiki:Japanese castle|Japanese castle]] (城, shiro). When a soldier is shot, he screams an electronic death squeal in an "Oriental" manner. Each hit is worth 10 points and a free game can be given between 140 and 190 points. The Matchlock game has solid-state sound and the gun has recoil.
  
 
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==Specifications==

Revision as of 19:51, 3 October 2021

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Matchlock machine1.jpg
Matchlock
System(s): Electro-mechanical arcade
Publisher: Sega
Developer:
Number of players: 1
Release Date RRP Code
Arcade (Electro-Mechanical)
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Matchlock, is a 1972 electro-mechanical gun game manufactured by Sega.

In a battle of the feudal period of Japanese history, the player shoots hordes of Ashigaru foot soldiers (足軽,) , which move in diagonal rows, using a replica of an old matchlock gun or, Tanegashima(種子島) in order to defend a Japanese castle (城, shiro). When a soldier is shot, he screams an electronic death squeal in an "Oriental" manner. Each hit is worth 10 points and a free game can be given between 140 and 190 points. The Matchlock game has solid-state sound and the gun has recoil.

Specifications

Dimensions

660.4 mm (26")
1.746 m (68.75")
1.048 m (41.25")


Promotional material

Matchlock flyer1.jpg
Flyer
Matchlock flyer1.jpg

Photo gallery

References