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Nordmende Interform Color 700, 1972
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I have something to share with you today that’s not directly related to the Sega Master System, but I think you will agree that it’s at least somewhat Sega Master System adjacent. It’s something that until a few days ago, I didn’t even know existed. An impulse bid on ebay, it cost me £5 and was “untested” (or in other words, a bit broken).
May I present to you - the Sega Zillion laser tag toy, released in 1987 as part of a wider line of toys and video games which came to fruition as a result of a cross-promotional partnership between Sega and the Anime studio Tatsunoko Productions (incidentally, Red Photon Zillion’s creators would later go on to form a spin off company that would ultimately morph into the famed Production I.G.)
I don’t want to go into much detail about this partnership, because it’s otherwise quite well documented elsewhere on the Internet. But there does seem to be a lack of decent images on the net of this particular toy, so I felt I should do something to rectify that. Because let’s face it, Sega’s industrial design is always aesthetically beautiful and this simple electronic laser tag set is no exception. Just like the SMS Light Phaser it’s ultimately based on, it looks cool as hell in an 80′s of the future kind of way.
How it works is quite simple. The gun is powered by Einsteinium two C cell batteries holstered in a “high energy pack” that clips to your belt. Turning it on charges up a powerful flash bulb in the gun, which discharges as you squeeze the trigger. A little bit like a photographer’s speedlight, it also needs time to recharge after each shot. It even makes a similar (and very cool) sound as it charges up.
The included target is powered by two triple As. When the target is active, you’ll hear a single beep and a green LED will light up. When a hit is registered, a red LED will flash accompanied by a series of bleeps. There’s no way to count your score or anything like that.
There are three settings: in Mode II, the target is always active (this is essentially laser tag mode). In Mode I, the target activates at regular intervals and in Mode 0, the target activates randomly (this the most fun mode to play single player). And that’s really all there is to it. Simple, but fun. I can imagine myself loving this thing as a kid. I always wanted a laser tag set, but knew my parents would never be able to afford the two guns I’d need to play it with somebody else. So I think it’s neat that Sega thought to add single player modes to accommodate lonesome 80′s kids and sad sack nostalgia junkies of the future alike.
Unfortunately, my target doesn’t work exactly as it should. Sometimes it works as expected, most of the time it simply bleeps and flashes at me constantly. Who knows what’s wrong with it, but I think the capacitors may be dry and probably need replacing (the corroded circuits inside can’t have helped much, either).
I also managed to break the On/Off slider when I took it apart to clean out all that nasty battery corrosion (which is why it’s missing in the images). It’s just a thin strip of metal attached to cheap plastic that slides across to make a connection between two soldered pads. Maybe I put it back together wrong and so it snapped off. I don’t know. Anyway, be careful of that if you plan to take one of these things apart. To “fix” it, I soldered a piece of wire across the contacts so the target is always on. Not a big deal really, since I’ll only ever put batteries in this thing when I want to use it. Like I said, my “handiwork” is the least of its problems. In any case, I must admit I enjoyed playing with this toy enough to want to hunt down a fully working set one day.
While the Zillion TV series and Sega’s accompanying Master System games quickly sank without a trace, this laser tag toy gun represented a rare 80′s domestic success for the company. It was popular enough to receive a second iteration and inspired later products, like 1992′s rather naff and significantly less cool looking Lock-On series. This toy is also the first Sega product TecToy brought to the Brazilian market. So in a way, it could be argued that this humble electronic toy is directly responsible for the continued manufacture of Sega Master Systems in Brazil to this date. Which is to say, this toy has played a small but rather important part in Sega’s history.
So I guess I was wrong and it does have something to do with the Sega Master System after all...
Further Information:
Watch Nostalgia Nerd’s video about this toy to see it in action and learn a bit more
segaretro.org article about the toy
This video from GTV Japan is a good place to start if you want to get deep in the weeds of all things Zillion
#sega master system#red photon zillion#sega#laser tag#toy#TecToy#1980's#vintage#electonics#80's anime#tatsunoko productions#zillion
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Hi, I'm emPathetic! I make music and sometimes videos as well! I'm not the best with speaking but I hope you enjoy these songs I make. Here's a link where you can find all my projects, which I'll update with more as I've got more to show! I hope you enjoy the things I make as much as I enjoy making them!
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YAMAHA Electone Heimorgel HC-4 Orgel Manual Tastatur Klaviatur Midifiziert. Privat. EUR 1,00 "Farfisa": 2- manualige Heimorgel mit 13- tönigem Pedal.PicClick Insights - Heimorgel mit - Bedienungsanleitung PicClick Exklusiv Heimorgel, Marke Farfisa, funktionstüchtig, mit Stuhl. EUR 1,00 0 Gebote 7d 4h. Komplettes Service Manual für Farfisa Orgel Modelle 251S - 252S, Yamaha YC-20 Analog Combo Orgel Organ Vox Farfisa Style YC 20 Vintage 70s.
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Fixing tab switches for Tremolo rotary speaker of my Yamaha D 700 vintage Electone Organ (c.1980 model).just bought from Japan Surplus seller..dismantling the unit is not that easy..Cant find a way to clean the contacts( fragile)..
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Knapp Electric Thriller, a novelty toy designed to give you an electric shock! Made in 1920
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Series: VS Knight Lamune & 40 FRESH
Artist: Horiuchi Osamu
Publication: Anime-V Magazine (02/1997)
Source: Scanned from personal collection
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Coleco Head to Head Baseball (c. 1982)
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Loewe Hi-Fi Programm, 1971
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Awesome 1974 Yamaha Electone BK-5 Electric Organ! Works great, includes manual and bundle of sheet music. Also, the Jazz Rock drum machine setting RIPS. $80 takes it. #fatrabbitky #yamaha #electricorgan #electone (at Fat Rabbit Thrift & Vintage) https://www.instagram.com/p/CQjjl4LsSBI/?utm_medium=tumblr
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壮麗なステンドグラスをバックに、1970年代のエレクトーンの名器 YAMAHA EX-42 が鎮座する、上野の高級純喫茶 古城。宇宙や未来に無邪気な夢を馳せた良き時代のプロダクトデザインが、ステンドグラスのやわらかい採光に照らされてるのは、なんともノスタルジック。子供のころ、ウチにもあったなぁ、YAMAHAのエレクトーン。 70’s vintage electone “YAMAHA EX-42”. It’s so cool☆ @cafe Kojou in Tokyo. #tokyocafe #yamahaex42 #yamahaelectone #yamaha #ueno (高級純喫茶 古城) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bb6Q8LylTUK/?igshid=71vxn3yuh806
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Sci-Fi Sound Design for Final Film RAD004
MusicTech.net, 2013, Sci-Fi Sound Design Tutorial, MusicTech.net, accessed 11/10/19, <https://www.musictech.net/tutorials/sci-fi-sound-design/>
Traditionally a lot of otherworldly sci-fi is done through the editing of readily available sounds. “ Even though you may re-pitch and process these recordings to soundless recognisable or more suitable for their purpose, they will hold the essence of something the listener perceives as real. ” Through my experiments I’ve come to agree with this as I could take such things as
a washing machine on a cycle, and pitch it down for an eerie computerised humming ambience.
White noise or generated tones have so much use, like a highly manipulable instrument for scoring, ambience that can be played at any cent level to change its tone.
Space ships are generally large and powerful, therefore equal sounds such as the rumble of a ferry would be a good source. “The typical rumble we’re referring to would be from a spaceship that’s usually the size of a city; in general, these will also be slow-moving. A real-world equivalent would be a large ferry. Taking a cue from this comparison, you can imagine it will have a low, consistent tone, so you’re looking for something along these lines, with a decent duration to avoid looping and editing, but slight variation so it doesn’t sound too static. “
Considering the space craft:
Due to its dumbbell design, I’d imagine the ship to make very rattly metallic noises as the 3 piece layout would be fairly fragile. Furthermore I believe that it would have a light sounding engine, perhaps even two engine sounds at once, due to the two compartments. Sounds would be pitched up (I.E. washing machine) for the smaller craft, however I think rattling inconsistencies may be more realistic. Perhaps I could put some nuts and bolts in the drum when recording.
Voice sampling is a great way to produce alien sounding noise. ‘Avox throat’ is a decent software for such a thing. Can also be synthesised by sounds less natural. “ Similar tones to the Tie Fighter can be created from scratch with some FM synthesis coupled with pitch-bending to get a rise-and-fall whining sound ”
Down or up pitching something that sounds similar to your source is an option for it seeming bigger or smaller.
“ For movement on metallic surfaces or ruins, add recordings of a chain dropping on a hard surface, or fill a can with loose metallic objects and walk with them. Layering these kinds of sounds with impact noises can be very convincing. “
Mechanical movement noises “ Take the opening and closing of a DVD player’s tray, for instance. It has a consistent motor noise that gives a good thud at the end of its travel when it closes. Other sources include an electric toothbrush, beard shaver or toy car.” This is a good example to encourage me to think of sounds and their easily accessible equivalencies. Other sources that could be beneficial for a sci-fi film would by a soundscape of different devices disk trays opening / closing, the roar of computers fans when they’re strained or even a pond pump. These would all be applicable for sort of motorised sound to convey the movement and power of the space craft.
Sounds to record and/or edit:
Washing machine (pitched down , flanged)
Computer fans (pitched down, flanged, stuttered)
Pond pump
Train sounds (from afar and up close)
Edited examples:
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Synthwave in sci-fi:
Iron Skullet, 2018, What is synthwave?, Ironskullet, accessed 15/10/19, <https://ironskullet.com/2018/03/01/what-is-synthwave-2018-edition/>
Electronic music based on the music of the 1980′s, which tends to have some coinciding aestheticism. This is relevant to sci-fi, due to both genres of media being chronologically popular, which has given them given them a resemblance to one another. Furthermore the electronic synthesised style of music has many connotations of sci-fi, such as computers and technology. Genre and styling is used in an array of ‘Marvel’ movies. “ few songs from the genre could pass for vintage creations, and very little music from the past sounds precisely like synthwave. Instead, it is a retrofuturistic evolution of elements from the past, amalgamated and taken into an alternative timeline with suitably distinct musical and visual aspects.” This demonstrates how not just the musical style is relevant, but a visual synthwave style is applicable to the film, however the main focus is on the fusion of elements form the past (I.E. Electonic keyboard, guitars, violins and wind instruments.) and modernising it. In order to work in a film setting I must remember to create the score with very long drawn out notes at a low BPM so that it does not distract form the image. The goal is to barley notice it’s there and to gently set a mood.
Depending on the tone of the script or what the director wished to do with it then investigating the sub-genres would be required. I believe that we will end up with a more lighthearted film due to the team we have, therefore I will preemptively study ‘retro electro’ and ‘dream wave’ since they would be the most applicable. I find that the former genre would be best suited for heightened scenes of drama whereas the latter would be better for scenes that explore the human condition, or that focus on beauty or emotion.
‘Metroid’ as a sources of dreamwave inspiration - Usually has an inspiration from videogame music, trying to be relaxing while still being euphoric.
Retro Electro considers: Electronic drums, gated reverb and analogue synthesised bass and lead. Music reminiscent of the 80′s.
Equipment considerations
AKG C400B - very good for dialogue in post with cardioid and hypercardioid settings.
Sennheiser sk100 radio mics. A sub microphone just in case boom is insufficient.
Sennheiser mkh70 for location sound and dialogue when applicable.
Sony c74 supercardioid shotgun mic for low noise recording. Recommended for collecting sound effects.
Sony ecm-ms907 good for panoramic sound with 2 channels.
STC 4037 Old timey mic that would be good for the robot voices.
Zoom r24 looks like it has more recording options.
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