wearecity Posted April 14, 2018 Report Share Posted April 14, 2018 9 hours ago, Ploggy said: Loving these videos, mate. Coronation Street was one of my all-time favourite Maygay's I have to say. Closely followed by That's Life, and Monopoly. I never saw an Eastenders where I lived, so didn't build-up a fondness for that particular machine, but I can understand the love for it. Here's a picture of That's Life to get the retro feels going. Picture cam from riche100 originally. I don't think I ever saw, let alone played That's Life. So surprised a big branded (at that time) machine like Eastenders, wasn't available the length and breadth of the country. 1 hour ago, Chopaholic said: Cheers Ploggy The videos are my way of trying to create something for the scene since I can't code, I have zero artistic skills and my fumbling around with the emulator's tools could be eclipsed by a moderately trained guinea pig. As long as a few folks are happy to watch them, I'm happy to make them. (Like Reg said in his Zero Poster thread, it's not about the numbers, so I'm not fussed about getting MEGA VIEWS or MEGA SUBSCRIBER NUMBERS, just the knowledge that folks are enjoying them, particularly within FME.) There seems to be a lot of love for this generation of Maygays so thinking about it some sort of 'compendium' video where I spend a few minutes on each seems like it would work. Coronation Street will get a full video as that's already done, but I'm not sure each individual machine could carry a 30-40 minute video, so maybe a two-parter with 5-10 minutes on each machine. I'll go through my FME folders and pull out a list of likely candidates. Careful, you could find that 5-10 minutes, leading to 20-30, or 30-45 minutes. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chopaholic Posted April 14, 2018 Author Report Share Posted April 14, 2018 And here's Coronation Street 1 Fruit machine emulation content from the artist previously known as Degsy Degworth and the odd new thing here and there too - https://www.youtube.com/c/DegsyDegworth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MPU_FIVE Posted April 14, 2018 Report Share Posted April 14, 2018 Really enjoyed the Eastenders and Coronation street videos, Degsey... the Jackanory bit was a good listen too... at least you did'nt lose the last £20 and managed to win the love of Mrs Degsey! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chopaholic Posted April 15, 2018 Author Report Share Posted April 15, 2018 The memory is still incredibly vivid even today. I was so addicted that it was a genuine internal struggle to not lose every penny I had, and force myself to walk out of the arcade with at least enough money to get us both to the cinema on our planned date. It's scary to remember how utterly consuming my addiction was. I have nothing but sympathy for folks who've been snared by the FOBTS and suchlike, and their ability to take money far outstrips anything the old AWPs were capable of. The response to the Eastenders video has been really positive (loads of nice comments on the video, including about the Jackanory section), so I've decided to go ahead with a few videos I've been thinking about making for a while now. They'll probably be called Gambling Low Ebbs - Part 1, Gambling Low Ebbs - Part 2 and so on, and they'll be exactly what it says on the tin. Folks from back in the day at Fruit Forums will have probably read a couple of them before. Smashing my own car up with a rock, anyone?....... 4 Fruit machine emulation content from the artist previously known as Degsy Degworth and the odd new thing here and there too - https://www.youtube.com/c/DegsyDegworth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dad Posted April 15, 2018 Report Share Posted April 15, 2018 58 minutes ago, Chopaholic said: Smashing my own car up with a rock, anyone?....... I remember that very well. I still mention it these days when the topic of fruit machine addiction crops up. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
serene02 Posted April 15, 2018 Report Share Posted April 15, 2018 I love the stories they really transport me back to my gambling days around the same era, gambling slowly started to control my daily life for many years. So many bad gambling experiences that you kind of skip over those and try to remember the good times, there were many of those too. Skegness was our playing area back in the day. Taxi there £20, often sneek into Butlins at night, do the pubs and arcades, get out of there around 3am and just walk to Skeg and wait for the local cafe to open, which was 5am... Stay in there for a couple of hours try to catch a bit of a sleep ready for the arcades at 9am. I was 19 around this time and it was before we had wheels. J 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wearecity Posted April 15, 2018 Report Share Posted April 15, 2018 I agree with A:E, very easy to relate to, particular in the 90's. Then I was between 20-30, and risked getting a criminal record, jeopardising friendships/relationships and my job which I've now be in for over 30 years and most of that for the sake of £4.80-£6 jackpot fruit machines. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jabbathehut Posted April 15, 2018 Report Share Posted April 15, 2018 The stupid thing was you would win tokens and then spend all your time taking smaller wins to convert them to cash and then putting it all back in and walking out with nothing. it was all quite self destructive it was addiction and not about winning.There is never an amount the addict is satisfied winning. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wearecity Posted April 15, 2018 Report Share Posted April 15, 2018 The great thing is that most of us have now well and truly moved on. We can look back with regret, or say well that was me back then, but not anymore. For me, playing these old fruit machines, still bring back memories of good times, good places, good people. Nearly every machine I play in the emulator, will take me back to where I played it, who was there and many with a story about holidays, nights and days outs, missed transport, spending my fast food money or going without that purchase I went out to get in the first place. TBH, even the low or bad moments, are now not painful to think or talk about. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chopaholic Posted April 15, 2018 Author Report Share Posted April 15, 2018 1 hour ago, wearecity said: The great thing is that most of us have now well and truly moved on. We can look back with regret, or say well that was me back then, but not anymore. For me, playing these old fruit machines, still bring back memories of good times, good places, good people. Nearly every machine I play in the emulator, will take me back to where I played it, who was there and many with a story about holidays, nights and days outs, missed transport, spending my fast food money or going without that purchase I went out to get in the first place. TBH, even the low or bad moments, are now not painful to think or talk about. I'd go along with this to a point wearecity, yes we've all (hopefully!) moved on but some of the shit I got up to 'under the influence' of gambling addiction still makes my skin crawl TBH. What I can do now is separate the machines from the addict, so I can review machines like Eastenders and Coronation Street, and appreciate them as really well designed AWPs, because addiction was my fault, not Maygay's. (Where I do still get angry with the manufacturers though, is all the 'doable' machines they produced which unless you were in the minority of clued up 'pros', would absolutely take you to the cleaners. Thinking back, a lot of my worst reactions to fruit machines were when I got absolutely smacked in the face by a fruit machine that, with the benefit of hindsight, had clearly been 'done'.) TBH I'm just grateful I survived, many times in my twenties I honestly didn't think I'd live to see my 30th birthday, and I didn't particularly want to either. (Without the family and friends I was so lucky to have, those who stuck with me through the absolute worst of it, and of course Mrs Degsy, I'd have been pushing up daisies a long time ago.) I'll get to this stuff in the Gambling Low Ebbs videos. SPOILER ALERT - They will not be feelgood stories. 3 Fruit machine emulation content from the artist previously known as Degsy Degworth and the odd new thing here and there too - https://www.youtube.com/c/DegsyDegworth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wearecity Posted April 15, 2018 Report Share Posted April 15, 2018 @Chopaholic Oh dear, that's not good, I've a feeling your low ebbs are going to make mine look like meer blips. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy c Posted April 15, 2018 Report Share Posted April 15, 2018 I still struggle to this day with addiction gambling. Not gambled since mid February,not bad for someone who gambled every week for the last 12 months. I play for enjoyment mainly but with the shite out there now,it's just a wallet drain. In the twelve months up to feabruary I've easily spent 25- 30k gambling. With a couple of 2k online hits in a day. Mfme helps me a great deal tbh creating layouts keeps the mind busy thats why i can sit in photoshop for the best part of a day when I'm off work. Plus its great just having an old skool barcrest,maygay etc to have a play on from time to time. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wizard Posted April 15, 2018 Report Share Posted April 15, 2018 Just now, Tommy c said: I still struggle to this day with addiction gambling. Not gambled since mid February,not bad for someone who gambled every week for the last 12 months. I play for enjoyment mainly but with the shite out there now,it's just a wallet drain. In the twelve months up to feabruary I've easily spent 25- 30k gambling. With a couple of 2k online hits in a day. Mfme helps me a great deal tbh creating layouts keeps the mind busy thats why i can sit in photoshop for the best part of a day when I'm off work. Plus its great just having an old skool barcrest,maygay etc to have a play on from time to time. Good grief mate, that's a serious chunk of cash to lose 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
serene02 Posted April 15, 2018 Report Share Posted April 15, 2018 Wow ? Tommy, that is some serious cash fella. Glad you can turn to a creative hobby to escape the destructive force of gambling. I'm no expert with photoshop but if you ever need help or advice with anything get in touch. J 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy c Posted April 15, 2018 Report Share Posted April 15, 2018 Yes deffo is,i would never gamble money i needed or go without paying bills. I have a great wife who knows exactly what im like. Her attitudes i earn it so i can spend it how i like. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evo1 Posted April 15, 2018 Report Share Posted April 15, 2018 On 4/13/2018 at 06:50, Chopaholic said: Some M1ab nostalgia in the form of Eastenders. Timecodes below for those who don't wish to listen to the Jackanory section. 00:00 - 05:55 = Intro 05:55 - 19:34 = Jackanory with Degsy Degworth 19:34 - 42:58 = Machine commentary and gameplay Excellent video as always nice to see that i wasn't the only one who had problems of placing there last bit of money in these hoping to win! Few e.g's Met a girl a week later arranged to meet as i was guaranteed a ride( you get me) but no got all booted and suited and just popped in the slots lossed all my money never saw her again. The amount of times iv got down to my bus fare home, the last pound! but convinced myself i will win with it and lossed and had to walk 7 miles to get home. Arranged a night out with the lads again all booted and suited got up there only to end up in the slots and lossed the lot then making up reason why i didnt meet. Its pretty sad really now when i look back but money was tight with only being on YTS at the time. Iv even got payed Friday morning £35 YTS and being in the slots at dinner lost the lot,no money all week not even for a bus pass to get me to work FFS Why did we do it???? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evo1 Posted April 15, 2018 Report Share Posted April 15, 2018 4 hours ago, wearecity said: The great thing is that most of us have now well and truly moved on. We can look back with regret, or say well that was me back then, but not anymore. For me, playing these old fruit machines, still bring back memories of good times, good places, good people. Nearly every machine I play in the emulator, will take me back to where I played it, who was there and many with a story about holidays, nights and days outs, missed transport, spending my fast food money or going without that purchase I went out to get in the first place. TBH, even the low or bad moments, are now not painful to think or talk about. Again story's from different life's but all along the same line. Am glad in a way that we have learnt with these small jackpot machines, by today's high stakes,i would hate to think if what i was like then, now with story's of people losing homes etc. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wearecity Posted April 15, 2018 Report Share Posted April 15, 2018 51 minutes ago, Tommy c said: I still struggle to this day with addiction gambling. Not gambled since mid February,not bad for someone who gambled every week for the last 12 months. I play for enjoyment mainly but with the shite out there now,it's just a wallet drain. In the twelve months up to feabruary I've easily spent 25- 30k gambling. With a couple of 2k online hits in a day. Mfme helps me a great deal tbh creating layouts keeps the mind busy thats why i can sit in photoshop for the best part of a day when I'm off work. Plus its great just having an old skool barcrest,maygay etc to have a play on from time to time. Ouch. Well done on quitting since February, I really hope it continues for you. I get where you are coming from enjoyment wise.I do genuinely still do enjoy the thrill of winning a set of free spins and a feature. That's why I still gamble a few times a year and enjoy a casino trip or the odd go online. But that's the thrill of the gamble and still a waste of money. I honestly thought all the long term and well known members of FME were now casual players or just don't play at all. So it's sad to see you still struggling with it. Hopefully with so much to do in MFME and FME so much more alive again it'll go some way to helping you stay quit. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy c Posted April 15, 2018 Report Share Posted April 15, 2018 I'm not fooling myself,i will end up gambling again i always do, i just find playing is just a bore. Same shite in all arcades with shite profiles etc. Gave the online slots a wide birth after doing 4k on casumo in 4 hours last october. Sorry for taking the thread off topic degsy. Love the vids. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chopaholic Posted April 15, 2018 Author Report Share Posted April 15, 2018 28 minutes ago, Tommy c said: I'm not fooling myself,i will end up gambling again i always do, i just find playing is just a bore. Same shite in all arcades with shite profiles etc. Gave the online slots a wide birth after doing 4k on casumo in 4 hours last october. Sorry for taking the thread off topic degsy. Love the vids. Not at all Tommy, it's not off-topic, it's 100% on-topic - one of the best things historically about the fruit machine emulation scene has been its ability to give us somewhere to talk about things we never had space to do previously, not least because so many of us had thought 'It's just me' and it turned out that it wasn't at all, there were loads of us who'd gone through the same wringer. When I made the Eastenders video with the 'Jackanory' section part of me was thinking back to the early Fruit Forums days, when many of us were able to talk for the first time about addiction, I still remember the thread there started by 'nestoman' called' The real price of fruit machines', which opened the floodgates for many of us to say, 'Yeah, me too, here's my tale'. It was really quite the eye-opener. So please post all you want Tommy, I know how horrible addiction is, and as wearecity says above, I hope you can kick this bastard to the curb. And many thanks for all the layouts you've released for MFME, they're always a joy to play 1 Fruit machine emulation content from the artist previously known as Degsy Degworth and the odd new thing here and there too - https://www.youtube.com/c/DegsyDegworth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevedude2 Posted April 15, 2018 Report Share Posted April 15, 2018 Fuck me, I never thought I'd see a picture of 'That's Life!' ever again. Great thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chopaholic Posted April 17, 2018 Author Report Share Posted April 17, 2018 (edited) So here's the list of Maygay £6 AWPs that haven't been covered on the channel and we have a layout for, this is from a trawl through my FME collection. Please note I'm specifically avoiding stuff from the £8 era onward (It's A Knockout and later), because I think their machines went to shit with the horrible blocks and the fact they were all well and truly doable and I have endless memories of taking dreadful beatings on them. Think I've got them all, I imagine this'll be a two-part video with maybe 5-10 minutes per machine, or more of course, if I get my twittering head on..... One horrible gap in here of course is the £6 James Bond machine they did, AFAIK there's never been a layout for that I do recall the machine was available at one time and I have memories of liaising with Retrofruit to try and secure the ROMs/resources but it never quite happened. Cluedo Gladiators Inferno Noel's House Party Pink Panther Return of the Pink Panther That's Life The Simpsons (£3 BWB joint venture, not the Great Escape version) Albert Square Monopoly Wild Zone Edited April 17, 2018 by Chopaholic 2 Fruit machine emulation content from the artist previously known as Degsy Degworth and the odd new thing here and there too - https://www.youtube.com/c/DegsyDegworth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vectra666 Posted April 17, 2018 Report Share Posted April 17, 2018 doesn't count the lo-tech's spot light/ search light / sudden impact all clones of each other some were originally on £4.80 though 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chopaholic Posted April 17, 2018 Author Report Share Posted April 17, 2018 (edited) 34 minutes ago, vectra666 said: doesn't count the lo-tech's spot light/ search light / sudden impact all clones of each other some were originally on £4.80 though Yes I've deliberately left those out vectra (not that they don't deserve some coverage of their own in the future), but as you say they all started on £4.80 and didn't have a sample package either as they used earlier synth sounds. (Well technically 'Green' Monopoly was an inbetweener as it used synth and samples, and started off on £4.80, but I'm counting it in). I'm very narrowly targeting the '£6 Golden Era' of Maygay AWPs Edited April 17, 2018 by Chopaholic 1 Fruit machine emulation content from the artist previously known as Degsy Degworth and the odd new thing here and there too - https://www.youtube.com/c/DegsyDegworth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy c Posted April 17, 2018 Report Share Posted April 17, 2018 We have james bond game roms chops,just no sound rom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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