Original Release: Konami, 2020
A progressive slot that keeps some of Konami’s vintage elements but also introduces some modern features (and volatility). Available in both online and offline forms that are very similar.
All Aboard Dynamite Dash (Konami, 2020)
Review by: C. M0use
All Aboard Dynamite Dash is a slot released a few years ago that retains Konami’s classic 3×5 style, complete with its familiar symbols and a lot of the same sound effects, but expands the action to the then-brand-new “tall cabinet” Dimension 49J line that allows for an added bonus feature and linked progressive jackpot status screen on top.
One thing that’s different here is the volatility. Konami first made a name for itself on low volatility, graphically simple slots suited well to sitting and grinding with smaller bets for a long period (whether for loyalty points, free drinks or just something to do). Stuff like Lotus Land, Panda Express, Red Hot Chili Chochachos and etc. This one is quite the opposite; it sports very infrequent line wins, and you’re really hanging in for the bonus feature to choo-choo on in and catch you up. It’s also not the cheapest of the available slot options, at an absolute minimum bet of 50 cents per spin (1 cent to cover 50 lines).
At least on that front it does consistently deliver, when it finally does hit. To trigger the bonus you simply have to land at least six of the “gold train” scatter symbols in any position. This takes you to the usual series of three free spins that will fully re-trigger if you land another gold train symbol as they go. Manage to fill out the playfield with all 15, and you win the linked progressive jackpot. But even if you fall short of that lofty goal you’re still looking at a guarantee of a pretty big win. Unlike most of this particular style of bonus feature, whenever a new train symbol lands during the free spins, you get every credit on the playfield awarded to you again!
But, unless you get super lucky right when you step up to the machine, you’ll absolutely need that bonus feature win to offset the fact that you almost never get line wins and there’s really not much else helping you out here. Solid choice if you wanna go for the gusto with some free play you don’t mind potentially throwing away, though. My own experiment saw me going down the equivalent of $300 (at $1.20 per spin) before getting lucky with the bonus feature and recovering to a total profit of $600 after just hitting it once.
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