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Another enjoyable video. Must say I never really took much notice of the music, but there are some really great sample tracks on these machines. I don't even play emulated machines with the sound above a lowish level.
Not sure I could just have stood there and listened to the samples on loop though, back in the day, probably would have got kicked out of the Central London arcades.
I know I have played several of them in the past, but not sure I played every single BWB video machine.
Hopefully you'll get a chance to play a hi res DX of Reno Reels one day and Gold Rush as well.
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Sorry to hear about your Grandad.
I'm sure he would have been smiling at you getting some fruity action at the wake.
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On the subject of Stuart Campbell and his retro Gamer article here's another interesting and funny read about fruitys that appeared in Retro Gamer and is on Stuarts website.
http://worldofstuart.excellentcontent.com/unlocked/fruit/videofruit.htm
Worth a look alone to see the best pic of Electrocoins Phoenix Tech, Mr Do fruit machine also present in article.
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Great to see you going to have a go.
The easiest thing to do is create the layout in the guide, that's what it's there for.
When you work through it, you'll see how it's coming together.
Then I suggest you look for a machine released from 1998 - 2005 to do. It's likely to have a similar way of setting up and creating as the guide one does.
Always happy to help where I can as well.
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Yes it's hard to disagree with anything in video at all. Really enjoyable.
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Looks great.
Some things to consider.
Wording repeats or very samey at the top. We have, for free and zero cost under Imagine. Then under Emulation it says zero cost again.
Under Imagine should "using actual" be there at the end or not. Or should it say something like using actual real machine software.
Under Emulation, there is a full stop instead of a space between the words emulator and fruit.
Overall love the design though.
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Yes remarkably early in FME life,to have publicity like that.
I joined a couple of months earlier. I don't remember getting completely excited about Viva Espana during it's WIP because we didn't know DX wasn't a thing back then.
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Was going to mention them as well, as Retro Gamer have a feature on Codemasters simulation games.
They have a little boxed, write up about fruit machine simulator. Amongst other things they say one of the Amstrad magazines gave it 0%, because they didn't see the point in simulating a fruit machine, because no money could ever be staked or won.
If people, get a chance in a newsagents, flick through a copy and quickly read up about it. Or better still buy Retro Gamer, as it's a great mag.
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Sorry missed your post. I've no problems with the frame rates, I have a 3 year old PC, with an I7-5820 processor with, Nvidia 980ti, 16gb Ram, if that helps. Dreamcast emulation isn't something I've touched much on in the past. Not because I find emulator difficult to config etc, but always believe like Saturn, Dreamcast emulation wasn't particularly good and all the emulators were without an updates for years.
Loved all the Turrican games, so I must have a look/play of that at some point of GunLord.
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Yes definitely better. I wonder if perhaps the whole machine should be lit.
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I do enjoy going over some of the old videos.
I do think the channel would benefit from having playlists with the amount of videos now available. Nothing to complicated something like FME, Gambling, Gaming.
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Firstly, I'd love to see FME get more publicity and hopefully reap the benefits of seeing new members, particularly those who stick around, participate and perhaps even have something to offer the scene. But can I play devil's whatsit and say, is there any potential threat to FME, if it is publicized in such a way.
I would hope that when submitted, the magazine producers, will have suitable knowledge as to what would likely cause trouble and ask for a rewrite. Using the word roms for instance, isn't probably necessary for anyone who knows about emulation, but could cause issue.
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Another enjoyable video.
I don't normally try skill stops on the emulator, unless they can be slowed down. I think the keyboard and definitely the mouse, is inferior when trying to achieve them.
The Scorpion 1 machine Chain Attraction was my most successful as a player, used to impress my late nan with my skills and end up with scraped knuckles as the cabinet used to be quite sharp and pointed underneath the small buttons.
Not a machine, I remember playing much. I was all posed to post that you forgot to mention the different wording on the alpha and then you mentioned it right at the end lol.
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Interesting, Crash was a must for most Spectrum fans back in the day.
I was more of a Your Sinclair man myself, then moved on to Zzap when I got my C64 in about 1985.
Nice to see that people are still interested in keeping these things going and thankfully all these magazines are well preserved online, if people fancy a nostalgia trip.
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Just wondering if any of you guys have also stumbled across the excellent and very user friendly Dreamcast emulator called Redream.
The free version is brilliant in it's own right, but the HD results on the $5 version are excellent. I don't really agree with paying for an emulator, but in the end it's so good an emulator, I thought instead of cutting my nose off to spite my face, I would.
Check out Simply Austin's video about it.
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Hated this machine.
So true back in the very early days of FME, I'd play a very poor 800x600 classic layout (not that I'm saying the layouts shown in the video are poor) of a terrible machine for hours. After all It was a real fruit machine emulated, which was still way better than playing a simulation.
Nowadays we are totally spoilt, I haven't put more than a fiver through dozens of layouts.
As for the sounds well I must say he's got a big one said in that bad French accent, still got a snigger from me after all these years. Even writing it I'm chuckling.
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Freemont Street is a definite must and has you'll get to see the El Cortez, I believe the oldest casino resort still standing. The old railway station building with naturally a casino in them, also worth a visit.
The Silver and Gold pawn shop, is ok, very small compared to what it looks like on the TV, but again people are friendly and you can get pictures/videos in and outside, without it being an issue or paying.
The couple of times I've been, we've got the monorail up to near The Stratrosphere, which has stunning views, then got a cab to the pawn shop, then walked down to Freemont Street.
Another casino worth visiting for nostalgia is Circus Circus, where if you like bond films, you can still see the structures for the old circus. Also the side games are still present, included the water balloons, where Tiffany Case, wins the toy in Diamonds are Forever and Q plays the slots.
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I love Vegas, years ago I dared not to go but now as an ex addict, I've no issue.
Will be my 3rd time in 4 years, when I go in October. Already planning going again in 2019 with people who haven't been before and hopefully God willing having my 50th birthday celebration in 2020 as a lads only trip, although may not be around my actual birthday.
My tip for money saving would be have your alcohol drinks from the North End of the strip at Hurrahs and casinos around them not at the Luxor, MGM Grand end. Or in the old town (freemont Street) which is an essential visit Imo, particularly if you like the James Bond films that were shot there. Of course if you are gambling even tiny stakes, drinks are free from the waitresses who circulate the casino floors. I say free but if you choose to tip them a dollar a drink they'll be back around much quicker. We normally give them $5 per three drinks. Not bad for 3 spirits with a mixer. Definitely still a lot cheaper than the bar.
I only play Slots, but my mates play blackjack and poker etc, everyone is super friendly and helpful at the tables in general, so no need to be nervous. Again you'll probably find the older casinos like Hurrahs will offer lower stakes but they are still massive casinos compared to what we have over here.
I have to say though when you go to Vegas, it's a long way to go and perhaps a once in a lifetime holiday, so takes as much as you can afford to spend and lose. But be disciplined we leave our hotel with our daily gambling stake and no cards. We normally gamble only of an evening. It's so vast that if you gamble away from your hotel it's a fair walk back to your room to be going back to get cards or more money, so any urges to gamble more don't involve a quick trip back and give time to think do I really want to do this.
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I'm working nearly everyday so getting pretty knackered, still extra monies for my Vegas trip at the end of October.
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I guess it says pyramid because it is still a pyramid or because Electrocoin couldn't be bothered or forgot to change it.
Welcome to the tomb or crypt perhaps would have been a good alternatives.
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47 minutes ago, niallquinn said:
Pointing out the obvious, but that's not Sphinx, the layout is using Pyramid roms, I think.
It says welcome to the Pyramid upon feature entry!
Sure Sphinx said welcome to the Sphinx.
Can anyone else remember?
NQ.
Plus as pointed out in the video, there are differences in the machines, such as nudge squares on the feature board, so definitely Sphinx running on the DX.
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Very good, shows how brutal these low jackpot machines could be.
I often think back and think, how the hell could I have lost £300 - £500 a month on the £4.00 - £8.00 jackpot era machines. But this show how easy it was be to be £100 + down after a 3 or 4 hour session on the wrong machines. Living in London and on my monthly wage of between £500 - £900 back in 1988 - 1995, that was a lot of money.
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Good video.
I can honestly say I don't remember playing an Empire machine of this era. Even later high jackpot machines I can't remember playing either. My first go on them was on the emulator.
Of course Empire were very much involved at the beginning of FME (I'm sure your next FME history video will mention them), so some of the best Dx's early on where Empire machines.
Also I remember the Crazy Capers DX was given to certain members only (possibly after you made a donation or something).
Their history in FME is certainly more interesting and appreciated than their machines.
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I must say most of social posts are weird, almost like something out of the Viz letter page.
Not sure if they are intending just to wind people up (remember the early RHM) or they really just don't realise what they are doing. In most cases, they just about don't step over the line, of being disruptive enough, to end up being kicked off forums.
FME has picked up a few similar members since v5.0. It's strange though, because some threads started up by these type of members, end up with long term members talking and useful information gleaned or unknown about resources being highlighted.
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Another great video.
Glad to see Fishsta get a shoutout.
FME was definitely a crazy place, full of crazy people, many who must have most definitely been smoking something. Of course being an addict, makes people do some very strange things.
FME was never going to be a gentlemanly oasis of tranquility.
I sincerely, hope all these people from the early days are alive, well and no longer addicts, even if not part of the scene anymore.