Safari Rifle
About This Machine
The Safari Rifle, manufactured by Chicago Coin Machine Manufacturing Company and shipped beginning in June 1969, is an electro-mechanical (EM) shooting-gallery game - not a flipper pinball - built around a hunting/safari theme. Trade press at the time (Cash Box and Billboard, both dated June 28, 1969) confirmed the game, then called simply "Safari," had just begun shipping from Chicago Dynamic Industries.
The game offers 25 shots per play at a 10- or 25-cent price point (operator adjustable), with nine animal targets, four drop targets, four moving targets, and a flashing moon target providing varied scoring opportunities. Blacklighting illuminates the playfield, and the game could be configured for extended play or replay operation. Sound was delivered via an adjustable-volume 8-track tape.
The Safari Rifle's design and artwork lean into its safari theme, though no information on its designer or specific reception has been documented. As a late-1960s entry in Chicago Coin's line of hunting-themed shooting games, it offers an early example of a genre the company would continue to develop into the 1970s.
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Technical Details
- Theme:
- Sports - Hunting - Safari
- Notable Features:
- 10 cent or 25 cent play (operator adjustable). 25 shots per game. Nine animal targets, four drop targets, four moving targets, plus a flashing moon target. Blacklighting. Adjustable for extended play or replay operation. Sound: 8-track tape, adjustable volume.