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Wow, amazing to see there's still one working out there I remember seeing one on eBay years ago that someone was selling - they had stored it in their garage and a squirrel had been hibernating in it, and it was full to the brim with acorns Was this game an actual Barcrest machine or was it some sort of Associated Leisure re-glass like Tuppenny Cracker (Crack the Nut)? As an aside, I am absolutely convinced that I played a Crack the Nut when I was a kid that played 'Chick-chick-chicken' for the jackpot tune instead of 'Coconuts', so maybe it had the wrong sound ROMs in it, or they converted a Crack the Egg into a Crack the Nut and left the sound ROMs in. Lots of people absolutely hate the Cooper font in general, but it looks amazing on that game. Whenever I see it on something else it always reminds me of Crack the Nut!

Yeah we've been spoiled in the UK up until recently. Our games between the 80's and 00's were quite unique and really enjoyable to play. Over the last 20 years it's all slowly moved towards random, 5-reel, multi-line slots much like Australia and the USA. Thank goodness for emulation, that's all I can say! If you can remember the names of any of the old games you should be able to find them on here Welcome to the site

I should imagine playing video games to any reasonable level would be difficult on a hand-held device. But fruits on the other hand would be a different animal

Great little game this was. Only ever saw one in my lifetime - in Harbour Amusements in Mevagissey. When it was happy it would start giving bonus steps on the top. The jackpot/attract tune was top-notch, absolutely loved hearing that again. The coin in sound used to remind me of the video-game Frogger when you moved the frog along. There was a 5p play variant of this game but I think it was called something else. Anyone remember? Well done to Steve Lancett for doing a video of this

Crazy Coyote by PCP would be it. PCP's take on Maygay's Pink Panther. There's a classic layout somewhere. Edit - in here, click Download this file and choose Crazy Coyote from the list of games

This happens in the wild on some games, such as Psycho cash Beast. If the square you're trying to hit is the one it changes direction on you can miss it quite easily. You're not wrong OP

Also in the MFME root directory there's a handy tips file that has loads of button shortcuts and other useful stuff - Shortcuts in normal mode: ------------------------- F1 - Borderless Alt F1 - Show Picture Viewer F2 - Borderless Maximised F3 - Borderless Maximised Full screen Shift F3 - Borderless Maximised Full screen ( Stretched ) F4 - Manager Toggle F5 - Toggle Cropped/Normal Mode F6 - Load Random Game F7 - Quick Save F8 - Take Screen Snapshot F9 - Toggle Meter Panel F10 - Switch Reel View F11 - Profit/Loss Meters F12 - Long/Short Term Meters Shift F12 - Clear Short Term Meters Ctrl a - Add Game to Manager Ctrl d - Show Diag Window Ctrl e - Toggle edit mode Ctrl h - Show/Hide extra screens Ctrl k - Reset with alternate ROM Ctrl m - Toggle muted ( including linked slaves ) Ctrl n - Show Notes Window Ctrl o - Open current game folder in explorer and highlight .gam file Ctrl p - Pause and enter edit mode Ctrl r - Reset game Ctrl s - Snapshot RAM Ctrl q - Quit ( including linked slaves ) Ctrl y - Show shortcuts Alt l - Link all instances ( slaves ) Alt u - Unlink all instances ( slaves ) Alt p - Toggle Autoplay if configured Alt r - Reload RAM and Restart Game Alt s - Save Game Shift +- Adjust Volume ( including linked games ) Shift c - Open/Close Cash Door Shift p - Turn On/Turn Off Topup Switch Shift s - Open/Close Service Door Shift r - Turn On/Turn Off Refill Key Shift t - Turn On/Turn Off/Toggle Test Switch Esc - return to normal mode/exit mouse mode/exit program TAB - Reveal Mirror reel Shortcuts in Edit Mode: ----------------------- Ctrl c - Copy Component Ctrl g - Toggle design grid Ctrl l - Toggle Lamp edit mode Ctrl t - Show Lamp numbers Ctrl v - Paste Component Ctrl x - Cut Component Ctrl z - Undo Shift Click on component to add/remove from a group Ctrl drag to move lamps between lamps/buttons/background Cursor keys: Move a group of components pixel by pixel ( group highlighting and outline can be disabled by holding down SHIFT key ) Shortcuts in Manager: --------------------- Ctrl a - Add current to game list Ctrl f - Find a game in the displayed list Ctrl g - Select current running game Ctrl n - Find next Ctrl p - Find Previous Cursor Up/Down to move up and down the list, Return to run selected game. bmps/jpgs can be dragged and dropped into the Cabinet or Flyer panels. If bmp->jpg is selected in prefs, bmp files will be converted to jpgs to save space. Be sure that there is both a Cabinets and a Flyers folder in your game directory. cabinet.bmp/jpg and flyer.bmp/jpg files in a layout directory will also be displayed the manager. It will also detect files ending in 1-9 or _1-_9 Cabinet or Flyer pictures can be double clicked to preview, use mouse wheel to adjust size. Gamelist can be sorted by clicking on any of the column tabs, and column order can be changed by dragging. All changes made are saved in the registry, including the size and position of the manager window itself.

So you can see the IN and OUT meters but not the % and drift displays? It sounds like the window you're playing the game in is really small so you can't see everything in the ribbon above. Try clicking on Window in the ribbon along the top and then selecting Full Screen from the drop-down menu. That might solve it

There was also a game called Wakey Wakey in the Project 777 Heaven cabinet, which had a clock on it that randomly gave prizes and features. Not sure if it was a Project game or a rebuild outfit. I reckon it's Stop the Clock by BAS, as that's got a smiley face on it. Let us know @blobalbob

Stop the Clock EDIT - Bollocks...

I remember this, and a game of the same era called Bank Busta where you were given nudges or a pontoon feature when you lit the name up. There was one in my local snooker club along with a JPM Supershot.