MikeyMonster

Hi and welcome! For me theres no fave or most played as such - just a lot of the JPMS (Roller coaster, Sidewinder, Big Bucks , Impulse, Red Alert, Cracker, etc) from £8 to £15 era and Barcrest (red hot Knights and its clones, Throw a Wobbler, Space Raiders, Vamp it Up and clones) from the £15 - £25 era. These, for me, are some seriously playable machines. I like most of RED gaming just for old times sakes as well.....

I'm not quite a newbie... but I honestly don't recall!!!! Mad,,,,,, @Chopaholic youtube vids may have been the source for me. As @woodsy says... when i do bump into my old playing comrades I let them know about it and encourage them to come play.... especially those i have done since the £8 Era.........

So... the Chase is on... the one i refer to earlier... also has JP symbols (and will give the £100 on the reels if forced)...... And - as @Wildmanslots allludes to... is a MUCH better game experience than the standard BETCOM fodder.

Yeah - said i wasn't sure Not so many of The Chase round here.... only ever seen two.......

@Wildmanslots Many thanks for that long and detailed explanation. Yes - in my experience, the latest Chase (with a 100JP win symbol) was a huge huge improvement on standard Betcom fodder. Much more enjoyable to play - either on an out and out force - or just for fun collecting things. Many more decentish features, the third and forth levels of streak being reasonably achievable... much much fairer deal offers.... wins between £8 and £25 which would repeat...... and of course a physical deal reel so no dodgy look what you could have won! In a way - seemed to play like a number of Reflexes which are fair and fun - as long as not playing out and out for a JP. Thins like Jungle Bucks, Drac pack (i think thats the title) Valley of the Kings and a few others. I really liked this machine - shame this was thier last hurrah - cos they may have managed a huge improvement.

So... the Chase (the one with £100 JP symbols) had a manipulatable flaw in the program..... Was this also one of the reasons for Betcoms final demise? Like may other manufacturers before them they failed to release something completely player proof? This isnt bullshit BTW - i made excellent money for a decent length of time on one of these.

But is it the "Smelly Cat" from friends?? We need to know these things.......

Maybe not new software - but new artwork and a license fee to ITV / Endemol to boot! Betcom weren't paying a license fee for Baking Bad and all those. At the time of the death knoll for AWP's - i'm surprised they were forking out money for licenses.

Exactly... at a time when the industry was on its knees... I find it pretty amazing - especially as they are so poor. The DOND itself success was the fruit machines second coming - and last hurrah - but an insanely popular (even now) mech for non players.

I find it pretty amazing Betcom managed to do three separate AWP's based on The Chase.....

I've mentioned this before.... like the top two lamps on Test Your strength missing...... One of the replies I got was that Chis (R.I.P.) always wanted to see perfection in the emulator - and I respect that.

I have a redial DOND at the moment where only one light works on the DOND values..........

Great video... on an amazing all time great game.

Love the approach here @JPM555 Kudos! Yeah - I give a tenner a year - plus the odd extra one when i can afford. The VFM is out of this world! and while I am here - a big shoutout and thank your to all the dedicated releasers who keep up the awesome work purely for the love of the scene. Enjoy 2023 - the normal download section, and of course the Legacy downloads, will keep you entertained til the cows come home....

AFAIK - the Dragon 32 (and its bog brother the 64) first machines to have keys on the keyboard rather than rubber buttons......

The Dragon 32! I owned one of these beauts.... even had a fruit machine game on it!! Quest - best game ever...

That version is in the legacy - it runs on lates version as well

There is lots and lots of joy to be found in Legacy - I anticipate enough to keep you occupied for years! Enjoy!!

Confused.... I didnt say it had

I never bothered... too many peeps trying to make a fiver off them on a 25p force for my liking - far too well known. Maybe there were different programs though.... cos peeps kept doing the one in my local big seaside arcade ( for the above mentioned fiver!)

11 posts - 2 of which are asking for certain machines to be emulated, 1 of which is asking for an update on a WIP, 4 of which are about not being able to download...... I mean.... at least make an effort to join in! I know some people aren't chatty or into forum discussions.... but a thank you on a layout post goes a LOOOOONNNNGGGG way! Me, personally, cannot make layouts and don't have access to resources. Instead, I show my appreciation without fail, and make the occasional - small - donation! For which i get 1000's of hours of entertainment.

Open The Box (Barcrest) [MPU5].zip

I thought the £35 open the box had been done.... is it not in the Barcrest Legacy? Pulsation - whilst not emulated - AFAIK is a direct clone of Legal Tender (it certainly looks like it) The £70 Pacman was pretty much a clone of the £70 Starwars and Rainbow Riches --- the ones which could be trapped from the bonus with 6 exchange lights (something like that anyway - not one of my exploits)

I'm a bit of a sucker for console RPG's - never had a gaming PC. The "Shining" games from sega on the Mega Drive and then the Saturn where awesome. Shining Force 2 - still ranks as my all time favourite game - on any system - ever.

Enjoy! Love a good RPG me.... Currently replaying the Witcher 3 and FFVII.......