![]() ![]() Original game? Italian edition of something else? There's NO record at all about a "Space Beetle" game, anywhere. Space Beetle is the most obscure of them all. It's the only western edition of Namco's Genpei ToumaDen I've ever seen (there's no doubt about it: you can see part of the main sprite depicted on the marquee). It might be a generic name for a "prontoscheda" cabinet, a generic cab that's not game-specific, but I can't be sure: it could also be a completely undocumented game. ![]() I have absolutely no clue about Top Line, by Sipem. The site says the PCB was found, but nobody knows who published it (now we know it was Bertolino). Spinner by Bertolino might very well be a modified rom of 1981 Spiders, by Sigma. I know they licensed Dragon's Lair, that's all). No info online about Elettronolo publishing this game (at least, I can't find it. Marble Madness italian marquee by Elettronolo, from Firenze. on the net points to Gottlieb pinball conversion kits: nothing about arcade games (but this proves they published at least one game). ![]() Kamikaze, a completely undocumented edition (of the 1979 Leijac game, I presume) by I.D.I. Master's Game, very obscure title by Leante/Olympia, and their first original game (check Dillweed's thread for more info!) Mundial 86 must be some italian renaming of a soccer game, but I can't find any info about it. I can't find ANY information about this Dicomagroup, even in specialized italian sites. Judging from the marquee, published by A.E.A. ![]() Head-On 2 SuperSuper is a completely undocumented italian edition of Sega/Gremlin's Hean-On 2. Head On (Sega/Gremlin) italian marquee, never seen before. Model Racing edition of Space Chaser (Model Racing had a Taito license). Sidam/Sipem editions of a ton of games from SNK, Exidy, Namco, Gottlieb, Sega. Bertolino editions of Mouse Trap, Venture, Spinner, Spectar, Tempest, Scramble (Bertolino was an official Atari importer) maybe you can help me solve some mistery! When I took time to clean them and sort them out, I've found some unusual stuff you might find interesting (at least if you're into obscure italian versions). Long story short, he didn't want to sell them, but I knew it was my only chance to save a piece of arcade history, so I made him an offer he couldn't refuse (after all, I'm italian) and I took home the whole bunch. He told me that in the golden years of the arcade business they always had to demolish old arcade cabinets to make room for new stuff - sadly, that wasn't uncommon at all, especially since game collecting wasn't a thing luckily, they often kept the artwork before sending the cabinet to the dump, like some sort of memento. There wasn't much left, but I spotted a bunch of arcade marquees and bezels lying on the floor, in a corner. Some years ago he decided to close the family business, and he let me have a look in the small warehouse, before clearing all his stuff. Here's the story of this find While I was searching for pinball machines, I befriended the son of an old arcade operator, here in Turin (Turin is the city where Sidam/Sipem and Bertolino, some of the biggest italian arcade manufacturers and importers, had their headquarters). ![]()
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