Ultra Machine Explained
The Ultra Machine is a batting toy distributed by Nintendo and designed by Gunpei Yokoi in 1967.
History
The toy is part of Nintendo's Ultra Toy series, which includes the Ultra Hand and the Ultra Scope. It launches soft balls that can be hit with a bat. It sold over a million units[1] and was released elsewhere as the Slugger Mate.[2]
Another version, the Ultra Machine Deluxe, was released in 1977.[3]
Appearances
The Ultra Machine appears in as a boss fight in and as a minigame. It is in Mario Party 5, as a piece of furniture, and in Rusty's Real Deal Baseball. The latter features characters with Ultra Machine-shaped heads. In Splatoon 2, the Bomb Launcher, a special weapon, resembles the Ultra Machine.[4]
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: March 27, 2011 . Nintendo Ultra Machine (ウルトラ マシン, 1967-1974) . https://web.archive.org/web/20130216114722/http://blog.beforemario.com/2011/03/nintendo-ultra-machine-1967-1974.html . February 16, 2013 . Before Mario.
- Web site: September 1, 2013 . Ultra Machine . https://web.archive.org/web/20170614211151/http://blog.beforemario.com/search/label/Ultra%20Machine . June 14, 2017 . November 21, 2023 . Before Mario.
- Web site: April 10, 2011 . Nintendo Ultra Machine DX (ウルトラ マシン デラックス, 1977) . https://web.archive.org/web/20151020060122/http://blog.beforemario.com/2011/04/nintendo-ultra-machine-dx-1977.html . October 20, 2015 . November 21, 2023 . Before Mario.
- Web site: February 12, 2017 . Splatoon 2 producer talks a ton about weapons, mobile app usage, graphics, HD Rumble, more . https://web.archive.org/web/20230523063004/https://nintendoeverything.com/splatoon-2-producer-talks-a-ton-about-weapons-mobile-app-usage-graphics-hd-rumble-more/2/ . May 23, 2023 . November 21, 2023 . Nintendo Everything.
