Pachipuro

In 10 years, we are all going to be kicking ourselves for not playing nearly enough pachinko. It's like a Sgt. Pepper's of old-school gak in there.

Comments

[Carl Horn]

They got a Lupin pachinker at the Dragonfish downtown (in the Paramount Hotel, where I first read THE SILMARILLION) but it's just for display; what is the point of that? Would they serve sashimi of molded plastic?

[Carl Horn]

Anime World Order describes WELCOME TO THE N.H.K. as "Takashi Miike's 'Otaku Unite'"

[Steve Harrison]

Patrick, you CANNOT leave yet!

What's this I hear about 'Moe Burger' in Akiba?

Good God, it's like they're trying to narrow in on me. My only hope it that it's a crappy tasting burger, because if it's *good*, I am like to be doomed.

I think they should take 1/4 of the dealer's room at AX and make it a Pachinko Parlor. Have to spread them out some more than in Japan I expect, to take into account the more sumo-sized otaku. Hey, do they still do that 'wink-wink nudge-nudge' thing where you turn in your 'win' balls for some crappy thing and then you go to the little unmarked door in back and get cash? I think if more anime fans knew about this they'd understand Japan more...

MOE MAID BURGERS! WHY?!

[Sub]

God help me, I'm in the process of getting a Hokuto No Ken pachi-slot machine right now. I've got to hand it to Japanses casinos: they have good taste in licenses.

[Carl Horn]

Actually, I'll ask Dave if AWA's video game room can lay hands on some themed pachinko. The arcade games in the room are often imports, so it might be possible...