Original Release: IGT, 1999 One of the earliest video slots, still found kicking around older casinos on Game King machines providing a true “nickel slot” experience Leopard Spots (IGT, 1999) Where to Buy: Was included in PC/Mac game collection IGT Slots Texas Tea (listed at Amazon) Tucked away on select Game King machines in fading…
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HERACLES CHARIOT RACING
Original Release: Midas Interactive, 2007, PlayStation 2Other Releases: PSP/Wii (2009) An iffy budget racer that takes a cartoony approach to the Hercules mythology without stepping on Disney’s toes Heracles Chariot Racing (PSP, Midas Interactive, 2009) Where to Buy: No longer officially available (discontinued with all PSP Minis in 2015) How to Emulate: coming soon! Heracles…
WACKY RACES
Original Release: Infogrames, 2000, Dreamcast/PS1/PCOther Releases: PlayStation 2 (2002) The first Wacky Races game takes a fairly standard kart racer approach, and was among the first games to employ cel-shaded graphics Wacky Races (PS2, Infogrames, 2002) Where to Buy: Amazon How to Emulate: PlayStation 2 Emulation Guide Wacky Races is a strange title. Not in…
WWE CRUSH HOUR
Original Release: THQ, 2003, PlayStation 2/Gamecube A budget release that’s basically a watered-down Twisted Metal, but has its fun points and overall isn’t bad WWE Crush Hour (PS2, THQ, 2003) Where to Buy: Amazon How to Emulate: PlayStation 2 Emulation Guide A weird and unexpected use of the WWE license, Crush Hour is pretty much…
ALIEN POKER
Original Release: JD Software, 1993, PC An obscure indie shareware release that actually plays a simple but decent game of casual poker Alien Poker (PC, JD Software, 1993) Where to Buy: Shareware, download from Internet Archive How to Emulate: MS-DOS Emulation Guide Hiding behind the weird and cutesy exterior is actually a basic but solid…
WORLD SERIES OF POKER 2008: BATTLE FOR THE BRACELETS
Original Release: Activision, 2007, PC/PS2/PS3/PSP/X360/DS The last gasp of the console/handheld offline games riding off of the 2000s televised poker boom, WSOP 2008 plays a competent game with an opponent-reading element but lacks options and customization World Series of Poker 2008 (PS2, Activision, 2007) Where to Buy: Amazon How to Emulate: PlayStation 2 Emulation Guide…
HIGH STAKES GAMBLING
Original Release: Electrobrain, 1992, Game Boy An interesting little casino title that adds the twist of trying to take down Mafiosos in the 1920s High Stakes Gambling (Game Boy, Electrobrain, 1992) Where to Buy: eBayHow to Emulate: coming soon! An interesting little gambling title from prolific developer Sculptured Software that looks more like a computer…
SUPER RUGBY
Original Release: TSS, 1989, Famicom One of the very first rugby games ever released, Super Rugby is a mix of some impressive qualities with primitive clunky gameplay Super Rugby (NES, TSS, 1989) Where to Buy: eBayHow to Emulate: coming soon! One of the first rugby games ever released and a product of the 8-bit era,…
STICKY BEES
Original Release: Pragmatic Play, 2023 Another “junk keeps falling” slot from Pragmatic that offers the possibility of a huge 10,000x win on any given spin Sticky Bees (Pragmatic Play, 2023) Sticky Bees is another of Pragmatic’s fairly recent “tumble” slot designs that dumps a 7×7 pile of fruit or gems or something on you instead…
WILD WEST GOLD MEGAWAYS
Original Release: Pragmatic Play, 2022 The sequel to Wild West Gold adds the thousands of “Megaways” paylines, though don’t expect your gambling budget to notice the difference Wild West Gold Megaways (Pragmatic Play, 2002) I haven’t tried it but this is apparently the sequel to Wild West Gold, a more standard 4×5 slot with 40…