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The Ultra Machine is a batting toy distributed by Nintendo and designed by Gunpei Yokoi in 1967.^[1]

The toy is part of Nintendo's Ultra Toy series, which includes the Ultra Hand and the Ultra Scope.^[1] It launches soft balls that can be hit with a bat. It sold over a million units^[2] and was released elsewhere as the Slugger Mate.^[3]

Another version, the Ultra Machine Deluxe, was released in 1977.^[4]

The Ultra Machine appears in as a boss fight in WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgames! and WarioWare: Smooth Moves as a minigame. It is in Mario Party 5, the Animal Crossing series 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.^[5]

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• Nintendo Ultra Machine Batting Toy Japan 1970s on YouTube
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