Parlor Pro 64: A Real Machine Simulation Game Contents 1.Introduction 2.Manual Translation 1.Introduction This is my translation and guide for the Japanese only Pachinko game, Parlor Pro 64 Real Machine Simulation Game, released on the 29th of January 1999. It is part of a long series of Pachiko simulators released by Telenet Japan. They closed their doors in 2007 but they were best know for the VALIS and Tales of Phantasia series of RPGs. The machines in this game are recreations of classic machines by the Sanyo company, based in Osaka it is now owned by Panasonic. Why did I write this? Well mostly as a practice translation exercise. But also because I want everyone to be able to play every N64 game and experience them as if they were new. Making an actual translation patch for most games would be unnecessary, but a guide would certainly help with most games. The manual for this game is incredibly detailed, and quite hard to understand unless you are familiar with pachinko. They go into a lot of detail about specifics of each machine. This is to help you decide which machines are worth playing the most. The U.K. Publication, N64 magazine did not review this game, but they gave another Pachinko game, Heiwa Pachinko 12%. From this you can see that these games are probably not worth playing, unless you are trying to complete every N64 game. This is one of the 3 Pachinko games on the N64 and they are incredibly difficult and tedious for non-pachinko fans to complete. I would rank this game as the second best as it has less machines than Pachinko 365 Nichi. Why does this game exist? It seems that people want to practice their Pachinko at home too. I suppose the real “fun” in this game is gathering basic knowledge about all the machines, then combining that with knowledge about how the parlors operate and which machines are paying out the most. Then using that knowledge to exploit the game and win as much as possible. The probability rushing pattern, I believe, refers to the roulette or pictures that show up in the middle of the game boards, when this results in a rush of balls. I hope this translation helps somebody complete this game. Its funny to think, but this game has probably never been completed by anyone outside of Japan. Good luck! Back of the Box The Parlor Pro series has finally come to the Nintendo 64 with this game. Featuring extremely detailed recreations of real machines, you can experience the allure of pachinko in this simulation game. A high action game including three popular machines recreated to a high degree of perfection. CR 大工の原さん Mr Gen the carpenter CR ギンギラパラダイス Sparkling Paradise CRミリオンスロット6 Million Slot 6 Strategy Mode – Whilst firing constantly, research the machines characteristics. You can change the pin adjustment and CR settings in this mode. Detailed data is displayed, you can collect a lot of data! Hall Mode – Enter and battle at some legendary Parlors Experience walking around the parlors with money. Using the detailed parlor and machine information, effectively win jackpots! Reach Gallery – Experience a lot of Reach Action animations! You can see and distinguish all types of reach patterns in this mode. You can choose between each winning or losing reach patterns too. 2. Manual Translation There are several modes to choose from on the title screen as follows 戦略モード Strategy Mode ホールモード Hall Mode リーチギャラリー Reach Gallery サウンド Sound Mode Basic Controls The number of balls you have remaining is shown in the top left. The power meter and handle is shown in the bottom right. A Button – Fire / stop firing balls B – Borrows Balls, purchase cards if you have none. D Pad / 3D Stick – Push it left and right to change the power. D Pad / 3D Stick – Push it up and down to scroll between machines. C Left – Switch between displaying the ball counter, time, and power meter. C Down – Display the menu L Button / Z Trigger – Zoom in R Button – Zoom out Start – Displays the number of continue wins and Jackpots About saving. You can make one save in each of the three modes with a Controller Pak or on Cart saves. This game requires 24 pages to save. To delete the saves on your controller pak, hold Start as you turn the system on. Strategy Mode First select a machine to play. Once you have selected a machine an explanation about it is displayed. If you press the A button you will start the game, if you press Down C you will continue to the load screen. If you press C Down whilst playing the menu will be displayed. These are the following options, from left to right, top to bottom Change the probability settings You can change the probability that jackpots will occur. Adjust the pins First choose a pin using the 3D Stick or D Pad. You can then adjust the pins in 8 directions using the 3D stick or D Pad, whilst holding down C Left. Press C Left again to return the pin to its original position. If you press the A Button on the Pin adjustment screen you can adjust all the pins at the same time. You can choose from Good, Normal, and Bad settings. Real Battle data All the play data from all the machines is displayed here. If you press C Left on this screen you can adjust the money exchange efficiency of each machine. Reach Data The Reach and Jackpot data of each machine is displayed here. Graph Displays an easy to understand graph of the balls that have been released versus the number of balls that have been fired. Jackpot Design pattern Displays the jackpot design patterns of all the machines. Normal jackpots are displayed in green and future jackpots are displayed in blue. Options Whilst playing you can change any of the following settings. The amount of balls to borrow Changes the amount of balls you get when you borrow them. The default amount is 125 shots for 500 G. Auto Zoom Choose from 3 options; zoom in when you get a reach, full screen, and no zoom Shooting blocker When the hold light is on, it stops you firing pointless balls. Reach blocker When you get a Reach it stops you from firing pointless balls. Ball Colour Choose from 7 colours Screen brightness Round Cut Skips the cut scene that plays when you get a jackpot. Automatic Left shot A useful feature. Only on CR Sparkling Paradise. Save Save all the data collected up to this point. Only in Strategy Mode. Exit Quit the current game to return to the machine selection screen. If you are playing hall mode, you can select 換金　(exchange money) or 離席 (leave your seat). Exchange money, exchanges your balls for money. Leave your seat means that your seat will be kept for 1 in game hour. You can look at other machines data, and go other parlors. When you leave your seat, a counter will be displayed to the top right of the screen. When the counter reaches 0, any prize balls you had in the machine will disappear. Please return to the machine before the counter ends. Also, if you play any other machine while the counter is ticking down you will lose the balls as well. Please be careful. Hall Mode (This is the story mode of the game.) If you choose New Game (新しく始める) on the title screen you will start a new game. If you wish to load a saved game choose 続きから始める. This story begins when you take the entrance test to the Pachinko group that you have long admired, the Suikoden (水滸伝 The Water Margin, named after the classic Chinese novel, the name roughly means The Outlaws of the Marsh). As a pro, how much money can you grab? Within 7 days the group will decide whether or not to accept your application based on how much money you win! Choose a hall and the machines, decide the time of your matches, collect and analyze information, and enjoy playing this realistic action pachinko game! (I can’t imagine that groups of Pachinko players exist in real life because Pachinko is a Yakuza operation. The last thing they want to groups of people systematically trying to exploit their businesses!) Room Screen This is the room where all your actions are decided. (And what a depressing room it is! A gloomy box with nothing but a futon! No wonder you have forsaken your life to gambling!) The money you currently have is displayed in the top left, and the time in the top right. The options are as follows Go Out – Go to the map screen to choose a parlor to play at Change the Time – Advance the time as you desire Sleep – Go to the next day Status – Look at your current winnings and card balances Save Load Quit – It will ask you if you wish to save before quitting. (セーブしない Don’t save) On the map screen information about each hall is displayed at the bottom of the screen, such as what machines they have, when they open and close, and what their ball to money exchange rate is. You should loiter on the map in the middle of the night! Something might happen! When you enter a hall, time will pass in real time. Use the 3D Stick or D Pad to walk around the halls. To go to the second floor, press the A Button in front of the stairs. You can also press the A Button in front of the exit to leave the hall. When you get close to a machine, its picture will be displayed in the bottom left. Press the A Button to start playing, of course if another customer is playing it, please play another machine until they leave. If you press the B Button in front of a machine it will display its prize ball information. If you press C Left in front of the machine you can look at the pins to see whether it is a good machine to play. You cannot do this if another customer is already playing the machine however. In large halls information terminals will be set up. If you stand in front of the machine it will ask if you wish to see the information. You can choose each machine that is available and see the information about them. It will tell you how many jackpots, the prize ball ratio, and how many continuous wins each machine has had up till now. You can also rearrange the list to rank the machines according to their payouts. Several icons will be displayed next to the machines number. A blue seat means it is not being played by anyone, 777 means it is currently giving out a jackpots, and an brown book looking icon means it is in operation. Reach Gallery You can watch each machines Reach patterns in this mode. You can also watch their winning and losing patterns. (I assume this is useful in determining when you are about to win or lose at a crucial point in the game, or maybe its just for entertainment?) Sound Mode You can set the in game sound here. These are the following options. All sounds – None, small, middle big. Pachinko machines music – None, small, middle big. Pachinko machine Sound effects – None, small, middle big. (I recommend you turn it all off. I actually could not imagine listening to anything worse. If you have ever been to a pachinko hall you will know it is a total cacophony of bells, clattering sounds and hundreds of machines playing dumb midi music at the same time. They are so loud that most staff members wear ear protection. I can only imagine that the loud setting is for insomniacs or young babies to use as a static sleeping aid.) Machine Introductions CR 大工の原さん Mr Gen the carpenter The classic example of a Pachinko machine that has been providing excitement to fans to Pachinko since it was released. It will still excite fans to this day, as it is packed full of various Reach Actions and repeating combo probabilities! Machine description Between the two character faces is the hoop entry. Under that is a mini digital display. Under that is a blue liquid crystal display Under that is a Start Checker There are two attacks to the left and right at the bottom of the machine. If prize balls enter the Start Checker, the liquid crystal display will start. If the same patterns line up a jackpot will occur. The Attacker will open and close at most, on the 16th round. If you get the special pattern (see below) the jackpot probability will become twice as high from now on. During this high probability, the rotation times of the liquid crystal display and the mini digital display will reduce. If you line up the special pattern again during this time, a new double jackpot probability mode will start. When these double jackpot probability modes end, the the rotation times of the liquid crystal display and the mini digital display will reduce (The liquid crystal display rotates 100 times.) Balls that enter the hoop, will follow the hoop routeand come out above the Start Checker. Jackpot probability Normal time Probability Change time 1/369.5 1/73.9 1/405.5 1/73.5 1/438.5 1/73.1 Special Pattern- 3, 5, 7, 原, and a red and purple shirt CR ギンギラパラダイス Sparkling Paradise A machine featuring a beautiful liquid crystal display, with a fantastic “swimming on the bottom of the sea” reach action. Even now it is still very popular, it is the example machine of the CR Kenri (rights) series. Machine Description At the top of the screen above the circular liquid crystal display is a hoop. To the right of the liquid crystal display is a revolving part Under that is a “tulip” part Under the liquid crystal display is a Start Chucker Under that at the bottom center of the screen is a Kenri Attacker After balls have passed through the Start Chucker the liquid crystal display will start. If you get the same 3 patterns, a jackpot will occur (3 vertical or 2 diagonally). When the Kenri Attacker opens, prize balls will enter the V Zone and be launched from the attacker. When they are in the attacker please shoot them from the right. If you get the special pattern (see below) balls will be launched from the Kenri attacker, until you get another jackpot the jackpot probability percentage will become higher. During this time if you get another special pattern a new Kenri pattern will continue to play. Balls that enter the hoop will follow the route until they appear above the Start Chucker. Jackpot probability Normal time Probability Change time 1/223 1/22.3 1/241 1/24.1 1/257 1/25.7 Special Pattern-Octopus 1, Turtle 3, Prawn 5, Seal 7, and Crab 9 CRミリオンスロット6 CR Million Slot 6 Following CR Mr Gen and CR Sparkling Paradise, Sanyo produced this new standard of machine, it is number one! Various reach actions featuring characters each with individual charms unfold again and again Machine description Under the title at the middle of the machine is a hoop Under that is a mini digital display Under that is a liquid crystal display Under that is a Start Chucker Under that is an Attacker After balls have passed through the Start Chucker the liquid crystal display will start. If you get the same 3 patterns, a jackpot will occur (3 vertical or 2 diagonally). The attack opens and closes for at most 16 rounds. If you get the special pattern (see below) the jackpot probability will become twice as high from now on. During this high probability, the rotation times of the liquid crystal display and the mini digital display will reduce. If you line up the special pattern again during this time, a new double jackpot probability mode will start. This new double jackpot probability mode will continue 5 times. When prize ball enter the hoop depending on the magnets they may enter the upper stage, this means they have a high chance of being carried to the Chucker as prize balls. Jackpot probability Normal time Probability Change time 1/321.5 1/71.444 1/339.667 1/72.786 1/359.75 1/71.95 Special Pattern-BAR BAR, a Million Slot badge, a red 7, a green 7 and a blue 7