 The 1981 arcade game Amidar programmed by Konami and published by Stern used the same lattice as a maze.The game even took its name from Amidakuji and most of the enemy movement conformed to the lot drawing game's rules

An early Sega Master System game called "Psycho Fox" uses the mechanics of an Amidakuji board as a means to bet a bag of coins on a chance at a prize at the top of the screen.Later Sega Genesis games based on the same game concept DecapAttack and its Japanese predecessor "Magical Hat no Buttobi Tabo!