Woh woh, well here's an obscure one(more like super obscure)that I noticed about three or four years ago. In what is probably the only time anime is ever going to be mentioned in this thread(I can think of maybe one other instance, but it's more of a reference to the directors other work and the machine's not even real). And what is also probably the only time on the internet this has ever even been pointed out about this particular show before. I give you an anime from the mid to late 80s that features a scene in an arcade with no less then four references to real pinball machines in the background. I'll let you guys figure them out yourself. The one on the left is obviously the easiest. With the one on the right taking me a good half an hour to figure and then feeling stupid when I finally did get it. Bonus points if you can name the show(f-ing impossible).
The guy who drew this background was probably having a good time (or more likely just working off a reference photo). Lawyers probably would have had something funny to say about this too if it was pointed out to them back then.
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