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Pachiokun 5 FAQ
Viewable in Shift-JIS Format
For the NES/Famicom
Version 1.0 (Created 3/25/2010)
By Devin Morgan
This file is Copyright (c)2010 Devin Morgan. All rights reserved.
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Table of Contents
1. What's New
2. Introduction
3. Controls
4. Overview
5. Copyright Notice
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-= 1. What's New -=
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Version 1.0 (3/25/10): The first version.
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-= 2. Introduction -=
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Pachiokun 5 is the fifth and final game in the pachinko-themed series for the
Famicom. If you have played the other Pachiokun games, or any pachinko game
for that matter, you know exactly what goes on here. You basically play
pachinko, with the objective being to close down the parlors by clearing
(winning all of the metal balls from) the machines in each parlor, then
proceeding to the next parlor to repeat. If you like pachinko or played the
other Pachiokun games, go ahead and try this one as well. It can be
addictive, so beware!
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Control Pad: Move character, move lever (in pachinko game)
A: Talk, shoot balls (in pachinko game)
Select: Access options (in pachinko game)
Start: Access menu (in parlor)
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General Information
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When you start the game, you can pick one of three slots to save your game
(no passwords this time). This time around, you have a world map of sorts.
You start at your house, where you can use certain items (bought at the
parlors with enough coins), sleep until the next in-game day or quit the
game, or step outside and go elsewhere on the map. The map itself is broken
into four sections, each with 2-3 buildings to visit. To access each section,
you can ride a train (it costs 1 Coin per station you pass to reach your
destination). You start off with 5 Coins, but can win more as you progress in
the game.
When you go to a machine initially, you will have 100 balls (even if your
total tally is more than that). If you run out of balls at the machine, you
will walk away (or get a game over screen if that was all you had left).
Somewhere in the parlor, you will find a woman behind a counter. Talk to her
and she will allow you to leave the parlor, buy items, and even convert your
coins into pachinko balls. You also need to talk to her and select the right
option to exit the parlor, even after beating the specified amount of
machines for the day.
You only need to beat 10 machines each day in this game. Once you do that,
you can exit the parlor and go back to your home to sleep until the next day.
It is beneficial to buy the Television, Fax Machine, and Newspaper, so you
can find out interesting bits of information whenever you are at home. It
seems that on the 11th day (after you cleared 100 machines, 10 per day), the
final building in the northwest section will light up on your map. Go there
and you will be able to go down a long hallway to meet the final boss, whom
you play against in pachinko. Clear the machine and you have completed the
game, so congrats!
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Game Menus
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Pachinko Machine
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Balls Remaining in Machine (打止在)
Your Balls Remaining (もち玉)
Pause Menu (in parlor)
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Total Coins (もちこいん)
Your Balls Remaining (もち玉)
Machines Cleared (打止台)
Machines to Clear Today (ほんじつあと)
Current Day # (ひにち)
Parlors Cleared (そう打止台)
Counter Woman (Store) Menu
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Leave the Store (みせ を でる)
Leave the Parlor (このまま あそぶ)
Buy Balls Using Coins (たまを かう)
Buy Coins Using Balls (かんきん する)
Buy an Item (アイテム を かう)
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Items
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Television (テレビ): 60 Coins
Fax Machine (ファックス): 50 Coins
Newspaper (パチスポ): 3 Coins
Broad Overview(?) (たいかんき): 15 Coins
Ending Card (これっきりよ カード): 150 Coins
Rapid-Fire Shooter (ハイパー こていだほう): 500 Coins
VIP Card (ビップ カード): 1000 Coins
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How to Play Pachinko
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Pachinko is basically a vertical pinball machine which players use tiny metal
balls to play. It is also a heavily popular form of gambling in Japan, which
explains why there are so many of these games on this and other systems!
Anyway, the game board has a layout with nails sticking out, which the metal
balls bounce off of or fall in between, in order to traverse the board. Also
on the board are certain compartments where if a metal ball falls into it,
you will receive points. If a ball makes it to the bottom of the board
without landing in anything, you lose that ball (and a point). Initially, you
start off with 100 balls (points).
In this game, on the bottom-right area is a ring-shaped button with a smaller
circle inside of it. This is the pressure control for launching the pachinko
balls into the game board above. Use the Left/Right buttons to turn the knob,
increasing or decreasing the pressure, allowing the metal balls to go
shorter/farther with each shot.
It is a good idea to continually fire balls while adjusting the pressure so
you can have the best idea of what settings you like the most. Personally, I
find that the best approach is to subtly move the pressure knob in the
bottom-right corner until you start winning, then move it back and forth a
couple of notches in that same area to keep the streak going. If you lose the
streak, just keep moving the knob around until you hit it again.
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