Techmoan | Obscure 1991 hand held game machine - The J.Cock Z400S @Techmoan | Uploaded 2 years ago | Updated 1 day ago
Thought you'd seen every 1990s hand held colour video game machine? Enter the J.Cock.
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If you know your historical gambling devices, you’ll have heard of a Trade Stimulator - if you're unfamiliar, these were small counter-top games of chance where you could win things such as bubble gum and cigarettes. These would commonly have been found in general stores in the US in the early 20th century. Whilst the machines presented a front of innocence to authorities, they were often used as a means to circumvent anti-gambling laws. By using the bubble gum payouts as tokens, your customers could gamble real money, with any winnings being paid by exchanging the ‘prizes’ with cash from the store’s till.
The reason I mention these is that this is effectively what I have to show you today. But this one dates from the early 1990s and comes from Japan - a country with its own perculiar gambling regulations… as demonstrated in my previous video about pachinko. youtu.be/bWV_zpRrCko
00:00 Start
01:53 In the box
03:38 Problems
05:46 It’s alive
06:12 Playing the game
11:09 DIP switches
12:16 Specs
12:43 Inside the case
14:15 More than meets the eye
15:32 Mat’s Karaoke bar & illegal gambling den
16:52 Oh yes it is..
19:13 Merch plug
19:27 Patreon credits
FAQs
Q) But surely gambling like this would be illegal?
A) Yes, that’s why I included the information above about illegal gambling in the US during the time of prohibition. Companies in the US made Trade Stimulators at a time when gambling was illegal knowing full well they were making devices that were being used for gambling - but it’s the act of gambling not the device that was illegal. You can bet on almost anything if you want, the colour of the next car coming round the corner..they can't ban everything. Poker is played with playing cards, but playing cards are still legal in Japan…ask Nintendo.
Q) Is there an anti tamper feature?
A) It appears so, there is a mention of this in the instructions.
UPDATE/CORRECTION
1) It appears turning the key to add credits is a standard feature - not a modification.
2) The two pins below the lock on the right hand side will clear out the credits when bridged - e.g. with the key.
- Therefore there is no need to open the machine up in normal usage - the bartender (etc) only needs the credit key.
There's a lot of talk about lock-picking, it appears a common location for a machine like this was on a bar, a place where the usage would be monitored by a bartender.
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Thought you'd seen every 1990s hand held colour video game machine? Enter the J.Cock.
New Techmoan Merch now available: etsy.com/uk/shop/nerdkeyz?ref=seller-platform-mcnav§ion_id=37136753
If you know your historical gambling devices, you’ll have heard of a Trade Stimulator - if you're unfamiliar, these were small counter-top games of chance where you could win things such as bubble gum and cigarettes. These would commonly have been found in general stores in the US in the early 20th century. Whilst the machines presented a front of innocence to authorities, they were often used as a means to circumvent anti-gambling laws. By using the bubble gum payouts as tokens, your customers could gamble real money, with any winnings being paid by exchanging the ‘prizes’ with cash from the store’s till.
The reason I mention these is that this is effectively what I have to show you today. But this one dates from the early 1990s and comes from Japan - a country with its own perculiar gambling regulations… as demonstrated in my previous video about pachinko. youtu.be/bWV_zpRrCko
00:00 Start
01:53 In the box
03:38 Problems
05:46 It’s alive
06:12 Playing the game
11:09 DIP switches
12:16 Specs
12:43 Inside the case
14:15 More than meets the eye
15:32 Mat’s Karaoke bar & illegal gambling den
16:52 Oh yes it is..
19:13 Merch plug
19:27 Patreon credits
FAQs
Q) But surely gambling like this would be illegal?
A) Yes, that’s why I included the information above about illegal gambling in the US during the time of prohibition. Companies in the US made Trade Stimulators at a time when gambling was illegal knowing full well they were making devices that were being used for gambling - but it’s the act of gambling not the device that was illegal. You can bet on almost anything if you want, the colour of the next car coming round the corner..they can't ban everything. Poker is played with playing cards, but playing cards are still legal in Japan…ask Nintendo.
Q) Is there an anti tamper feature?
A) It appears so, there is a mention of this in the instructions.
UPDATE/CORRECTION
1) It appears turning the key to add credits is a standard feature - not a modification.
2) The two pins below the lock on the right hand side will clear out the credits when bridged - e.g. with the key.
- Therefore there is no need to open the machine up in normal usage - the bartender (etc) only needs the credit key.
There's a lot of talk about lock-picking, it appears a common location for a machine like this was on a bar, a place where the usage would be monitored by a bartender.
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http://www.youtube.com/user/Techmoan?...
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This channel can be supported through Patreon
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*******Patrons usually have early access to videos*******
---------- Outro Music -----------
Over Time - Vibe Tracks youtu.be/VSSswVZSgJw
------ Outro Sound Effect ------
ThatSFXGuy - youtu.be/5M3-ZV5-QDM
------ AFFILIATED LINKS/ADVERTISING NOTICE -------
All links are Affiliated where possible.
When you click on links to various merchants posted here and make a purchase, this can result in me earning a commission. Affiliate programs and affiliations include, but are not limited to, the eBay Partner Network & Amazon.
I am a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to AMAZON Sites (including, but not limited to Amazon US/UK/DE/ES/FR/NL/IT/CAN)
Regularly asked question
Q) Why are there comments from days ago when this video has just gone live today?
A) Patrons patreon.com/techmoan usually have early access to videos. I'll show the first version of a video on Patreon and often the feedback I get results in a video going through further revisions to improve it. e.g. Fix audio issues, clarify points, add extra footage or cut extraneous things out. The video that goes live on youtube is the final version. If you want to see the videos early too, you can sign up to Patreon here: patreon.com/techmoan
