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  1. Mr Move It
    I liked that the spinning disc is animated which I never previously thought that was possible to emulate! Kudos to Wizard (R.I.P.) and the layout creator Tommy C As far as real machines go, I have played this in Manchester Piccadilly train station, in their in-house arcade (think it was called Big Shots) in 2004.
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    I didn't know this existed as a £70 JP (generally knew it as £35), but I did play this only a few days ago at Hull Fair on £5 setting. It's great to see this close up on a computer screen now
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    This brings back good memories from 2001 (late £15 era), being one of the first fruits that I played. I particularly remembered the crazy bulb animation it did upon feature entry, and this layout captured it well
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    I'm throwing in a couple of options, the 1st I've already done and the 2nd I'm considering: 1. An all-in-one desktop. This is a monitor where all of the PC's components are inside of the monitor. It doesn't make the monitor bigger/thicker, just a lot heavier due to the components. I ran MFME on it and it responded well to the machine buttons. Colour-matchine games like Bejewelled responded well on it too, originally designed for a mouse, and it kept up with the fast pace. Sadly I lost it in 2015 and my house insurance replaced it with a normal desktop. It's still an option for me again though if I was getting another new PC. 2. Monitor overlay. Search for "touch screen overlay" and look for the right size and aspect for your monitor. They clip on and run off a USB port. My current monitor has a USB hub so I can just plug it in there for cable management. Going to look for product reviews before I take the plunge though!
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    Another classic layout - thanks. I played this at Stafford Wetherspoon (Picture House). Was ok/good from a casual's point of view, as long as it hasn't been hit by the pro's first!
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    £5 on dual 10p/20p stake (as Vectra mentioned) is the version I've known the best. Played it for years starting early 2007 in Shipley's arcade in Stafford (next to the Picture House Wetherspoon). Gave it a whiz on MFME, and after a few quid, it gave me a red streak for £6.60. I remember it often liked to do odd streak amounts like that. Fond memories of simpler times Thanks to everyone involved and to you for finishing it off!
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    Unless there was a title called Space Invaders, I think the Space Invaders one was called Space Raiders. Crystal Maze. Take The Piece (chess). Super Breakout.
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    Thanks @Reg! I'm no stranger to fruit emulation, but at the same time, it feels strange for me to be able to play DONDs on a computer now. The Crazy Chair was my favourite and it's a nice touch that you included both jackpot versions. It came out in mid-2009, so I remember playing it briefly on £35 in Stafford's Shipley's/Silvers arcade before they updated it to £70. Love how the red/blue 7-segment LEDs stand out against their faint frosted un-lit backgrounds.
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    As a casual, I agree with what Slasher wrote. I had my ups and downs with £35 era and early £70 era (mostly £35-£70 conversions), but also managed numerous quick GATW boards. Later £70s and £100 were a no-go for me. As for most successful manufacturer (after JPM!) I would probably say Bell-Fruit. That's because I've known of their presence throughout all of my playing days and BFM were the last one standing. It seems to me that manufacturers post-BFM, like Reflex and Betcom were just a copy of a copy. Going back to JPM - they are the same company as Sega. I remember watching an old James Bond film from the 1960s. You have the obligatory casino scene and their machines had Sega written on them. In the 1990s, JPM made a fruit called Sonic The Hedgehog which fits as that is Sega territory.
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    Reference Cloud 999's streak behaviour, I think it's because of the RAM file. This is the machine's memory state which is cleared to factory default when you open the layout for the first time. Like a real machine, it will go jackpot-crazy on your first session then it will play dead for a while. The more you play it, the more it evens out as it trends towards its long-term payout percentage, and the RAM file remembers this. This isn't specific to Cloud 999 though - it can apply to a lot of fruit machines on early plays.
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    Real ale and gin for me
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