Mezase Pachi Pro: Pachio-kun is an NES game developed by Marionette and released by Coconuts Japan in Japan on December 18, 1987. As one of the early attempts to port pachinko simulators to home consoles, it lets players control an anthropomorphic pachinko ball to challenge 72 pachinko machines in an arcade and win as many balls as possible. It features a unique password save system requiring Japanese hiragana input to save progress, plus hidden developer and secret messages for extra exploration fun.