Pachinko is a Japanese gaming device used for amusement and gambling. A pachinko machine resembles a vertical pinball machine, but with no flippers and a large number of relatively small balls. The player fires a ball up into the machine, controlling only its initial speed. The ball then cascades down through a dense forest of pins. In most cases, the ball falls to the bottom and is lost, but if it instead goes into certain pockets, more balls are released as a jackpot. Pachinko machines were originally strictly mechanical, but modern ones have incorporated extensive electronics, becoming similar to video slot machines.
The machines are widespread in establishments called "pachinko parlors", which also often feature a number of slot machines. Pachinko parlors share the reputation of slot machine dens and casinos the world over garish decoration; over-the-top architecture; a low-hanging haze of cigarette smoke; the constant din of the machines, music, and announcements; and flashing lights. Modern pachinko machines are highly customizable, keeping enthusiasts continuously entertained.
Because gambling for cash is illegal in Japan and Taiwan, balls won cannot be exchanged directly for cash in the parlor. Instead, the balls are exchanged for token prizes, which can then be taken outside and traded in for cash at a business that is nominally separate from the parlor, and may be run by organized crime (yakuza).
Lupin III, also known as Lupin the 3rd, is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kazuhiko Kato under the pen name of Monkey Punch. The story follows the adventures of a gang of thieves led by Arsène Lupin III, the grandson of Arsène Lupin, the gentleman thief of Maurice Leblanc's series of novels. Lupin and his gang travel throughout the world to steal treasures and escape from the law.
Parlor! Pro Jr. Vol.2 is the second game of the Jr. series of the same name released for the Playstation console and is a gambling game that features a perfect simulation of the gambling machine CR Lupin Sansei K.
Manufacturer's description:
Faithfully reproduce the pachinko simulation pachinko real machine "CR Lupin III K" PS. Freely can be set screen scaling function of, equipped with a reach gallery so people can watch all of reach until the per-off pattern. Nail that becomes the point of capture can be adjusted in eight directions and also substantial variety of options, such as change and waste-handed stop of the ball lending unit.
Features:
- First person perspective.
- 2D graphics
- Cartoon graphics
- Gambling & Anime themes.
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