Original Release: 505 Game Street, PlayStation 2, 2004 A “Simple Series” simple knockoff of the Technos dodgeball games, but with at least a couple interesting qualities (and that coincidentally came out the same year as the Dodgeball movie) The Dodgeball (PS2, 505 Game Street, 2004) Where to Buy: eBay How to Emulate: PlayStation 2 Emulation…
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HAND OF THE DEVIL
Original Release: Bally, 2009 A dark and volatile slot with unique and nice art Hand of the Devil (Bally, 2009) Hand of the Devil attracts immediately with a very cool look, but underneath the hood is a pretty volatile game that centers on hitting its bonus feature to get any money out of it. Get…
QUICK HIT SLOTS
Original Release: SciPlay, 2015, Android/iOS A mobile app collection of just-for-fun versions of a whole bunch of real casino slots, including some that are hard to find in real life now, from a small grouping of major publishers such as Bally and Shuffle Master Quick Hit Slots (Android, SciPlay, 2015) Where to Buy: Free to…
DOOMSDAY RACERS
Original Release: Phoenix Games, PlayStation 2, 2005 A budget title from a longtime shovelware publisher that is as good as those things would lead you to believe Doomsday Racers (PS2, Phoenix Games, 2005) Where to Buy: eBay How to Emulate: PlayStation 2 Emulation Guide When you’re picking through budget discs on the PS2, here and…
THE GOLDEN BANJO
Original Release: Bally, 2012 A member of Bally’s Alpha 2 Pro series of slots (the first to introduce the large curved screen design), Golden Banjo may have remained one of the more obscure entries due to its kinda odd theme or due to being a little too friendly to players The Golden Banjo (Bally, 2012)…
PRESS YOUR LUCK (WMS)
Original Release: WMS, 2010 The second Press Your Luck licensed slot (and first from WMS), this five-reel attracted attention with a giant bonus board but could have done more with the theme Press Your Luck (WMS, 2010) Fans of the show will likely be looking for its mid-80s charm and cheesy animation, but there’s none…
THE FLINTSTONES SUMMER BBQ
Original Release: WMS, release date ? A wild slot with multiple types of bonus features that appear randomly, the Flintstones pairs the possibility of wild large wins on every spin with nice animation and faithful attention to the details of the show The Flintstones Summer BBQ (WMS, release date ?) After some poking around online…
INVADERS FROM THE PLANET MOOLAH
Original Release: WMS, 2013 One of the showpieces of the WMS series of “Bluebird 2” computerized slot machines, Invaders was also one of the most famous of an early wave of “cascading reels” slots in the early 2010s Invaders From the Planet Moolah (WMS, 2013) The “cascading” or “avalanche” feature was an early example of…
MARIO KART: ULTRA CIRCUIT
Original Release: Kritter5X, 2023, Web browser A solid fan adaptation of SNES Mario Kart, fully playable but still in development of this writing, with new tracks and characters and that can be played via web browser Mario Kart: Ultra Circuit (Web browser, Kritter5X, 2023) Where to Buy: Free, play online in browser at Itch.io This…
QUICK HIT BLITZ
Original Release: Light & Wonder, 2019 A newer variant of the long-running Quick Hit series that emphasizes regular hits on the game’s towering list of jackpots more than the bonus feature Quick Hit Blitz (Light & Wonder, 2019) Quick Hit Blitz seems to iterate on the initial video entries of the series by trading out…