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5 hours ago, Sarkymark77 said:
Very interesting topic and a variety of views, makes really good reading so thanks all.
I never knew any emptiers existed from the early 90s right through to mid 2000s, and then when I started hearing about the ways players would target certain machines and empty them just made me avoid those machines, because in 95% of places in and around blackpool it’s fair to say there were players doing these things so you’d have little or no Chance of winning on said machines. So I’d leave them well alone, and just watch out for a “new” machine.
i can remember sitting in a couple of pubs waiting for them to unload and set up a new machine off a wagon out of the plastic, before playing it for maybe the first time. That was the excitement for me rather than knowing how to empty it; learning how a new machine worked and what the features were and maybe, just maybe, walking away with a jackpot and experiencing the feeling that gave you! Still get that feeling when you get a jackpot, it’s just far, far less frequent with bigger jackpots and thus for me some of the attraction to play AWPs has gone as a result.
I still like playing quiz machines (appreciate they aren’t AWPs) but they are less and less apparent nowadays too.
SM
There were empty tricks on Quiz Machines too. Connect 4, Caesars Palace and that phrase game spring to mind.
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2 minutes ago, woodsy said:
I had two mates with me who run off I was trying to stop one guy put his hands in my pocket while slapping and trying to instigate my escalation and he had a few more lumps with him, he pushed me back and I shattered the take away window but it didn’t break thank fook, ran behind the counter and grabbed a knife to try and make it look like I was not terrified and then the shop staff said I was the trouble maker and then the old bill turned up and I got nicked for criminal damage and affray and the one guy that was able to get a insignificant amount of money for the trouble was gone and then he came and said sorry to me on the pier the following day. Utter madness
All because you won on the fruit machine!
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3 hours ago, Sarkymark77 said:
Daft question, but what exactly dictates whether or not a machine is emulatable (new word of the day!)? Is it the availability of the ROM? Imagining the day when Prince of Thieves or Chase the Rainbow are payable in an emulator but suspecting it’s years away!!
Those must be Scorpion 6 ,which is too new to emulate as people have mentioned. The Mega Streak on them is often just £100 but if it does go over, then it's a massive £120!
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59 minutes ago, woodsy said:
My one and only experience of being mugged by a human was in a kebab shop where I had just battered a take your pick. Was not a good experience
That must have been an inside job since it happened in the Kebab shop.
One Friday night I went in a pub for an Electrocoin. We had been in the pub a few times before for a Red Gaming machine. I bought a pint and made about £30 or £40 on the £70 jackpot machine. I heard the landlord say "He's already banned before", but I never was. Then he and a couple of locals told me to empty my pockets because they thought I had a device. If not they were going to call the cops. So I emptied my pockets to prove I had nothing on me. They started grabbing £1 coins so I grabbed as much as I could and left the place. In the end I left with less than I had before, as they managed to pilfer £52. I salvaged about £60.
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There was an older Open The Box made by Ace. That Barcrest Open The Box could change to £25 Jackpot. Not the best Barcrest out there but it's not a terrible game.
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4 hours ago, wearecity said:
Jumping Jack, such a simple idea for a game, with as simplest graphics, you'll ever see. But it had one of those, just one more go vibes about it.
I got pretty far on that. Every level it told a bit more to the story.
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Never came across this game before. It reminds me of a another Spectrum game called Jumping Jack.
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On 23/04/2022 at 20:17, woodsy said:
anyone know if this streaks like simpsons and italian job.. looks like a clone but i've only ver played it for mystery win knockouts for value#??
@logopolis you're my go to guy for this era info? any players know;edfge?
It can streak but not as straightforward as The Simpsons.
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1 hour ago, radky said:
Hi, not sure if this is the correct place to ask this question, but there is a dond hotbox real fruit machine in my local pub. Is there a dx version available for this? Ive searched and i cant seem to find it. It would be nice to learn about this machine at home.
That's the Betcom Deal Or No Deal. The technology for this probably cannot be emulated.
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3 minutes ago, spa said:
What about winner takes all? Im sure those had a 5p/10p option?
I don't have any notes on that.... However I do for Rich & Famous which is almost a clone and the switches didn't change stakes. So I'm assuming they don't on Winner Takes All.
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Generally on these MPU4 Empire games - switch 1-4 is percentage, switch 5 &6 changes the stake and switch 7 changes the jackpot amount.
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52 minutes ago, wearecity said:
Not many games, in 40 + years, I could clock as they say, but Chuckie Egg was one of them.
I did buy and play the Amiga version, but the Speccy version was the one I clocked and ended up having to give up playing because I simply couldn't lose on it.
The Spectrum version was the one I played, never had an Amiga. There were a few games I completed back in the day. Dynamite Dan was one I mastered because I had a special route where I would visit every room. Fall Guy was another where you had to jump the train and the boats etc.
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Back in the day, I got to the 8th screen with the big chicken flying around plus the other chickens walking about. It got so hard at that point, I just couldn't get any further.
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Just now, woodsy said:
bloody hell got to do the whole lamp mapping again now hahaha bugger me and my need for perfection (my version of)
Really! Is that because of different program roms?
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2 minutes ago, woodsy said:
yeah fraid so haha but that one was also missing the sound roms so it's not been a compete waste of your time
Yeah I assumed you had the sound roms for some reason! Never mind, I sent you them now and we know those other data roms work too.
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1 minute ago, woodsy said:
you know how bad i am with roms haha.. think you need to write up a dummies guide hah
Ah well you know a lot more than me about creating layouts. Was that the same error you got for the roms I sent you a few days ago?
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Go in configuration and say yes to datapak. Those roms from loo are data roms.
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Basically the 1st feature Lucky Touch was more generous on Super Breakout. Just the overall game play was more generous. Allowing for more breakouts and multi balls bonus etc.
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The original was Super Breakout and it was actually the better game. Coliseum Cash ironed out some little flaws, if that's what you would call them.
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This game is a cross between Chuckie Egg and Jumping Jack. Many years ago I got very good at those 2 games and progressed really far into them.
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59 minutes ago, spa said:
Yeah, I loved that one @logopolis there was so many!
Be good to see a few more turn up for emulation. That vegas one, genie too. Good old days! We played them all, but unless you hit icons, profits were pretty minimal, unless a sweet place!
Ah Genie, that was hard earned cash! The Vegas one was Casino Crazy, which was one of the earlier releases.
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4 hours ago, Tommy c said:
Yeah I did start to edit the images I had for count ya cash the image quality just wasn’t there so chucked it back in a folder. Is there any better images of count ya cash about now. Will get a dx done if some slightly better images can be found.
That was about the best image I could find. There is a YouTube video of it but I don't know if it's any help.
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38 minutes ago, woodsy said:
Players guide. Pm if needed
They spin certain numbers when they are ready like JPMs. With these it's red numbers and 1 and 12. Also 2 and 11 should mean it's ready.
There is a number runner feature on most of them (but not Darts Marathon) and if it's red then it should be Jackpot. Also there is like a Wild Thing feature on them where you just have to hit the wild anywhere in the window.
I don't think there are many of these games about now. In fact I don't know of any.
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2 hours ago, infection said:
Ur not looking in a good spot lol
That's the one! Where did you find it out of curiosity?
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Another game from this era that definitely needs a makeover is Royle Family.