Sweet Land (スウィートランド, Suīto Rando) is a series of prize machine games developed and released by Namco, now known as Bandai Namco Entertainment for arcades in Japan. Up to four players use the metal shovels to scoop up candy and other prizes from a rotating plastic bowl inside the cabinet, and must have the prizes land on a moving table in order for the players to earn them. The original game was developed following requests for Namco to develop prize machine games as opposed to video arcade games in the late 1980s.[1] The series first began in June 1987 with Sweet Land, and has received numerous updates and sequels, the latest of which being Sweet Land 5, released in August 2015 by Bandai Namco Entertainment.
| Sweet Land | |
|---|---|
 Series logo. | |
| Genre(s) | Redemption game |
| Developer(s) | Namco Bandai Namco Entertainment |
| Publisher(s) | Namco Bandai Namco Entertainment |
| First release | Sweet Land June 1987 |
| Latest release | Sweet Land 5 July 2015 |
Games
edit| Name | Release date | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Sweet Land | June 1987 | |
| New Sweet Land | May 1991 | |
| Sweet Land II | June 1994 | |
| Sweet Land Mini | July 1996 | Smaller cabinet that was only featured in Namco-branded game centers. A variation featured sponsorship from Lego and replaced the prizes with Lego sets.[2] |
| Sweet Land III | October 1997 | Allowed for larger prizes.[3] |
| Sweet Land 4 | November 1998 | Several variations of the game were released: Sweet Land 4 Blue Version (December 2002), Sweet Land 4 Sakura Version (2004), and Sweet Land 4 Bright Ver. (2004). Additionally, a "Cooling Unit" for cold-temperature prizes was also distributed. An "RT" (Rehabilitainment) version for disabled players, Sweet Land 4 RT, was released.[4] |
| Sweet Land Plus | May 2003 | Featured a roulette system that allowed for larger quantities or prizes. |
| Big Sweet Land | July 2003 | |
| Sweet Land Premia | November 2006 | |
| Wonka Sweet Land | December 2007 | Featured Wonka-branded candy as prizes. |
| Sweet Land 5 | July 2015 | A cooling unit for cold-tempertare prizes, "Sweet Cooler Box", was also distributed.[5] |
Related games
edit| Name | Release date | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Sweet Factory | 1992 | Crane game that featured a robot scooping candy as opposed to a claw. |
| New Sweet Factory | 1994 | Sequel to Sweet Factory. |
| Treasure Mountain | September 1995 | Awarded medals instead of candy. |
| Sweet Zach | November 1996 | Vertical cylindrical cabinet that featured excavator-like claw controlled via two joysticks. |
| Sweet-Go-Round | September 1997 | Featured rotating claws. |
| Sweet Wheel | May 2003 | Featured a large rotating wheel filled with prizes. |
| Sweet Scooper | November 2004 | Large cylindrical cabinet using a shovel to push prizes directly into the prize chute. |
| Sweet-Go-Round 2 | January 2018 | Sequel to Sweet-Go-Round. |
See also
edit- Wide Wide Clipper - Similar series of prize machine arcade games.
References
edit- ^ "NOURS Vol. 43" (PDF). BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
- ^ "Namco Press Release". BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
- ^ "SWEET LAND III". BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
- ^ "Press release" (PDF). BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
- ^ "JAEPO 2015". Famitsu. Retrieved 1 December 2018.