Where to Go in Germany
An Old Peep Show Machine
In the age before computers and video games, itinerant amusement parks in the 30s to the 50s were the place kids and adults could have some fun.
At the end of our day hike on the Siebengebirge south of Bonn in Germany, we chanced upon these vintage games machine circa 30s and 50s . On offer was a mechanical fortune teller, a peep show into a “paradise of beautiful women” and a few “Road Racing” machines, the precursor of Grand Theft Autoor at least how it would look like if Sony or Sega games machines were never invented.
Easy Hiker Jr, adept at Grand Theft Auto, tries his hand at the father of all road racing machines.
But it’s a peep show machine for Easy Hiker
What would you have gone for? Honestly now.
HA! That peep show was rather tame back then!
Looks like you had fun with the photos and adventure of discovery
Haha, a precursor of Grand Theft Auto! OMG. I am laughing out loud! Of course you tried all of them, I would have done the same too! That peep show machine is insane! :D
Give him time, Debbie.
Jan, I too love those old pinball machines, particularly if they’re still working. There aren’t many left around, I’m afraid. Thanks for dropping by.
These are so cool, our town was a little slow on modern, so ours were around for quite some time. (We had one street light in the 80’s). I also loved the old pinball machines of the 70’s, believe it or not some of the old ones were in our laundry mat.
Vintage games are so amazing! Are you glad easy hiker jr doesn’t seem to follow in his fathers footsteps :)
Yeah, they bring back memories of childhood, don’t they? Thanks for dropping by, Jim.
Yes, they are rather quaint, aren’t they. We certainly had fun with these machines. Thanks for dropping by, Christopher.
Ooh la la, Easy Hiker! Cool to come across such a fun find on your hike!
Ha Ha Michael! Those machines brought back great memories. I had completely forgotten how during the 60’s they were all the rage in arcade amusement parlours before the digital stuff came in. Rather fun, and very robust – if we stuck our cents in and it got stuck they took the kicks. Stuff today falls apart!
I loved this flash of old school games. It must have been so much fun.
This was great I actually remember some of these machines. It was a lot of fun seeing them again!! Thanks