You were skint but you were happy?

[Ze Frog]

2 hours ago, slotsmagic said:

Same, back in the day at least. Out here in the sticks I don't think anyone was particularly clued up on them, nobody seemed willing to push the gambles, or knew the feature values.

Not so relevant now, as I've found with my £70 Balti Towers. The feature values are massively out of kilter. Most of the top features, even on red (upgraded) seem to be capped at £15 with the odd one that might have £25 potential - doesn't help that the red 7s only pay £25. You basically have to force the top out. I've put mine on 98% for shits and giggles and it's basically £80 in for £70 out, apart from the odd time it does a £105 top.

On the earlier Reds, even if you weren't forcing the top out, several of the upgraded features were jackpot capable. Just felt like it had more 'value' to be extracted with knowledge.

As for the knowledge, I just played after watching amount  in and the bonus for entry and on the board,lol, I was a bit of a shark, but always very discretely. I also have Aspergers so being around people usually leaves me in a heightened state of awareness due anxiety and being generally overwhelmed but pushing onward. Was an advantage though as being in a busy arcade my senses like hearing become kind of super sensitive/amplified, this was pretty horrible experience but I learnt to use the situation to hyper focus on sounds of the machines to figure out what was actually happening on a given machine without even looking.Sounds crazy I know, its a job to describe,apart from sensory overload.Certain things kind of seemed to tell slightly, like say getting skill bonuses. Red features was'nt really something Iused to measure happiness as it could show plenty when its on its arse really.

[slotsmagic]

2 hours ago, Dawlish09 said:

As for the knowledge, I just played after watching amount  in and the bonus for entry and on the board,lol, I was a bit of a shark, but always very discretely. I also have Aspergers so being around people usually leaves me in a heightened state of awareness due anxiety and being generally overwhelmed but pushing onward. Was an advantage though as being in a busy arcade my senses like hearing become kind of super sensitive/amplified, this was pretty horrible experience but I learnt to use the situation to hyper focus on sounds of the machines to figure out what was actually happening on a given machine without even looking.Sounds crazy I know, its a job to describe,apart from sensory overload.Certain things kind of seemed to tell slightly, like say getting skill bonuses. Red features was'nt really something Iused to measure happiness as it could show plenty when its on its arse really.

 

I agree with red features not (by themselvea) being a great sign, unless particular ones were showing. Then again I was never the sharking sort - never have been. I'd have had no chance in busy locations / cities, but like I say, I was out in the sticks and most locals were clueless. I was more of a moth, drawn towards the blinking lights without any concern about what had gone on before. I was going to play in any case, win or lose.

Quite a few machines you could force your way out of a bad position anyway. Not all though, did have a few expensive awakenings along the way (normally the rare occasion something 'doable' turned and I was clueless - and also unwilling to walk away due to my competitive streak!) 

Never had a formal diagnosis of anything but I can certainly sympathise with the idea of sensory overload!

Edited November 17, 2022 by slotsmagic

[chriss82]

11 hours ago, MPU_FIVE said:

When i saw the title of this thread, I just HAD TO make this meme!!!

sorry!

Muhahahahahahahahahahahaaaaaa!!!

 

hahaha it does sound very similar to the wef

Like the meme, wish he would have warned me years ago 

Edited November 17, 2022 by chriss82

[wearecity]

Top Stop, would have been a machine, I would play and play.

Although I was never happy to lose, I always thought this gave you a good run for your money and was entertaining for the time.

So many machines, were fun to play though, I'm sure many of us, just played them because of that.

[woodsy]

23 hours ago, Dawlish09 said:

For me it was Astras, Play The Joker.

Remember playing as a novice and whatever it gave me going for the best streak, gold I think. Was a total fool,didn't really understand fruit machines at all at that point. However, you soon learn when you've gone broke long enough.

i loved play the joker, was just good fun trying to set the holds up all the time and regardless of the loss overall it was fun to play for a lo tech

[woodsy]

On 14/11/2022 at 16:17, Sarkymark77 said:

I get the reasons why the industry doesn’t want to move to putting older lower jps in pubs etc but i agree, buy your pint them have a play on a donkey Kong or a pinball wizard or cluedo or each way nudger what’s not to like!! Maybe there should be (in light of the current climate) sone form of reduced duty for pubs that buy their own lower jp machines. Or maybe there already is. Pretty sure it would be popular generally, but like I said (and as many here have articulated very well across the forums) the industry is unlikely to shift that way. Maybe the continued success of retro arcades will be evidence enough that it’s a good thing. 

I almost feel like glueing my face to the m25 and waving a “bring back dels millions” flag. Almost…..

just stop oil haha. other than a few collectors where are all the old machines, do they go to silicon heaven like they suggest in red dwarf? do they just get scrapped?? i dream of an abandoned warehouse or tower block with all the oldies just dusty and unwanted, perhaps that's my utopia

On 14/11/2022 at 16:19, Sarkymark77 said:

I remember something similar. It was at southwaite services on the m6 on my way back from Edinburgh. It didn’t pay it all, did 200 in coins then call manager message. They wouldn’t change the ones, and gave me 300 in Scottish notes….

it took me AGES to get a full £500 win, the first i had anywhere near was on a cashino the roulette went £400 off £14 i ran around nobles telling everyone haha.

then next touch was a elvis which is still my fave £500 the one with the gold records and pink cars (anyone have a copy/link please) i pht £30 in for a 5 disc bonus which annoyingly went £250 but done a 100 after buzz..

the first £500 i got and still the only ones i've ever had was on a original rainbow riches from the pots.. i put a score in one in ladbrokes third £1 press pots gold 500!! needless to say i was deliriously happy.

pots have been the only 500's i've had never had the full set of reels on any game, i LOVED party games slotto.. i have had many mid range wins of course including wins like 480 just to piss you off kinda thing haha..

all fun and games eh

[Ze Frog]

10 minutes ago, woodsy said:

i loved play the joker, was just good fun trying to set the holds up all the time and regardless of the loss overall it was fun to play for a lo tech

 

12 minutes ago, woodsy said:

i loved play the joker, was just good fun trying to set the holds up all the time and regardless of the loss overall it was fun to play for a lo tech

It was really exciting machine for what it was. The arcade I played It had the sit-down £25 variant, the thing was just so enticing. Could do some decent payouts as well if caught right,was a very pretty machine, I would like one one day for sure.

[chrcoluk]

I dont have the experience of many on here, the problem for me has been the stakes and me been a child during the peak era.

By the time I was an adult, fruit machines were I felt very expensive to play if I remember they were 30p per spin or similar priced.  On compensated machines could easily go a dozen spins with nothing other than pressing the spin button, so at 30p spin that was too much.

I had my fun in arcades on the cheap to play machines which also seemed to have much shorter winless streaks.  But this was limited to summer holidays so once a year.  Also my dad hated it so would have to sneak in when he wasnt watching.

What makes a machine fun is if you offered a feature game, the board very often, let me play that, try to make as many true gambles as possible on the features, and I can have fun whilst losing.

Edited January 11, 2023 by chrcoluk