Buying from Japan can be a gamble, this definitely is

I'm highly doubtful, but there is a reddit theory that this device is baed on the NEC PC Engine / Super Grafx. It has been suggested that the "60, 70 and 80" labels would match the main chips in the games console. Those being the HUC6260, HUC6270 and HUC6280. The Super Grafx had two HUC6270 ICs which... does seem to coincide with the labels. I'm on the "just a coincidence" fence but it would sure be something if this was actually an unknown example of a portable NEC Super Grafx. Other similarities tot he Fons and even the screen which would have been used in he PC Engine LT (Different from the Pc Engine GT) It's too bad those chips have been scrubbed of any identifiable markings.

I'll try not to make the same Cock joke I made on the video itself...

J Cock huh. Sounds like another name for Peyronie disease. Don't Google image search that.

I see no merch link. Can you help?

Should probably replace that battery. They can leak and destroy a device as they get older.

What do the silver buttons on the right side do? Or are they just contacts to recharge the battery? I wondered if it was a way the bar owner could quickly reset the machine, do payouts, etc., by plugging the machine into something.

As a former embedded engineer, those cheesy sound effects are certainly representative of the era.

Got my Taping the Hiss T-shirt and my Flippin' Heck mug. Very pleased.

Great video! I'm also interested in gambling machines since playing with a little slot machine that belonged to my uncle years ago. OK off topic.. did you see the Techmoan parody in the latest Jay Foreman video? Pretty funny

I tried to google a bit more about this device in Japanese and seems like that this particular line of smaller gambling machines was branded "New Wave". Other than that, though, there aren't really much information on these online.

What an interesting device. This and the Milton Bradley Microvision must be some of the only consoles with the buttons built into the game cart.

Very strange device. It's worth mentioning that the hypothetical situation you lay out for its usage would be illegal though. With very few exceptions, you can't gamble in Japan. I suspect people just paid real money to use it as a straight-up game, with no gambling involved at all. That's actually pretty common here (I live in Japan).

Did the link to the merch in the YouTube description get truncated? I was confused not to see Techmoan stuff featured until I searched. https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/nerdkeyz?search_query=techmoan Makes more sense

Is the game entirely in English? Seems unusual for a JPN game... even though many have alot of English text this seems entirely in English? Could it have been intended for an international audience in Japan? Airport? So many questions!!

That was very entertaining! "This is a very bizarre object" is what I like to hear. Obscure object adoration! Surprise purchases tend to be most fun. I enjoyed the journey, learning and fiddling along with you - apart for that one hour. Wait, can I advocate an hour video watching you play this? Your reactions are fun. I now want a slot credit key when I go to the casino 😆. "JCock" sounds similar to my foul language when I lose my money. I am so relieved this machine is not as painful as your German Nova Triumph! I was afraid when you lifted that thing! 🤕 Edit: oh, I got my cups from TSpring and VU meter shirt from Etsy - I am a happy person!

Glad you hypothesized how this was used - I went down a different rabbit hole thinking it was a test rig for the carts that had been pulled from the real system. But my hypothesis didn't cover the locks. Or the lack of a coin slot. I do wonder, though, if this cartridge system was used in other machines. THIS is the kind of content I want - bravo! Again .. :-)

What a fantastic machine, and thanks for making a really fascinating video.

Best video in a while.... Loved watching this one and fascinating little game system and love how it works with the keys. Hoping you can find more carts for it.

I googled the name of the device and surprisingly enough it came up with auctions for this device, parts for this device, and nothing unsavory or genitalia related. Even leaving off the model gets you some kind of musical artist though I still don't recommend it.

Interesting to see a device with a TFT colour screen from that time.

Unfortunate company name yeah you Wouldn’t want to google that…..

While I have never had any real interest in gambling or gaming, I do enjoy watching your videos about the machines since they tell interesting stories about the culture--not just about gambling/gaming culture, but also about human culture in general.

For a moment there I though you were going to say you bought it from a Japanese auction site and you J cocked it up. The Japanese are a bit obsessed with gambling. Looks like a good bit of fun. I will have to stick with wordy on my mobile phone.

Interestingly the brand name on the label on the bottom appears to be written in Katakana as "株式会社ジェークック", which would normally be romanized as "J-Cook Corporation" rather than J-Cock... I wonder how that mistranslation happened...

Shame about the name of the manufacturer, probably no way to find anything about them or this product unless you're willing to dig through a mountain of cock...

It reminds me of a modern day, unofficial (copyright-ignoring) retro games console. I wonder if these were illegal at the time, especially as the writing on the chips is scratched off (to protect the supplier, maybe). And the way it's put together, why not have just one key with all the options in one place? Looks like it was designed in someone's bedroom.

I'm always happy to see you cover anything "coin op". I share a lot of the interests you have in old tech, and that finds its peak in old coin ops. I'm sure glad the person covering this is you, rather than some overactive punk with shock-faced "dumbnails".

Just a small note - "W.Up" most likely means "Double Up". In Japanese, the letter W is often used in place of "double".