Original Release: Midway, 2002, PS2/Gamecube/Xbox A simplified soccer title with huge hits that wouldn’t fly in real life, RedCard is nevertheless more restrained than some of Midway’s other sports titles RedCard 2003 (Gamecube, Midway, 2002) Where to Buy: Amazon How to Emulate: coming soon! Midway carved out a niche of over-the-top arcade sports titles that…
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RAWHIDE
Original Release: Konami, 2012 A fairly standard Konami 3×5 with a Western theme that kinda calls to mind their old Laserdisc arcade game Badlands more than the TV show Rawhide (Konami, 2012) Rawhide is one of Konami’s typical 3×5 games from the around-2010 era, but it made an unusually good first impression on me by…
AIR HOCKEY
Original Release: Mud Duck, 2000, PlayStationOther Releases: PS3/PSP (2010) A simple but arcadey air hockey title with colorful characters and super moves Air Hockey (PS1, Mud Duck, 2000) Where to Buy: Amazon How to Emulate: coming soon! Just from glancing at screenshots you’d think this was part of the (in)famous “Simple Series” of budget games,…
TOTALLY PUZZLED
Original Release: IGT, ???? A 3×5 slot from IGT that’s from the mid-00s somewhere but has a rather early 90s art style, Totally Puzzled welcomes your pennies but will also totally eat them up Totally Puzzled (IGT, ????) Totally Puzzled is another of those old slots that it’s hard to find info about online, but…
LOTUS FLOWER
Original Release: IGT, ???? A 3×5 in the style of prior IGT penny slots, but the theming seems to be inspired by Konami’s run of similar Asian-themed games around 2010 Lotus Flower (IGT, ????) Where to Buy: Available in “just for fun” offline form as part of the IGT Slots Bombay collection I can’t pin…
SLINGO QUEST
Original Release: MumboJumbo, 2006, PCOther Releases: Mac (2007), Nintendo DS (2008), Blackberry (2009) No gambling aspect to this one, instead you challenge 60 Slingo levels with the occasional competitive boss battle Slingo Quest (DS, MumboJumbo, 2008) Where to Buy: Amazon How to Emulate: coming soon! I’ve never seen Slingo in my many roamings of live…
LUCKY LARRY’S LOBSTERMANIA 2
Original Release: IGT, 2015 Watch your money drain to the tune of a stop-and-start bootleg Rock Lobster Lucky Larry Lobstermania 2 (IGT, 2015) I’d heard good things from people about the original Lobstermania, so this caught my eye on a recent casino trip. Maybe the original game is different? Because the sequel just felt like…
CLEOPATRA
Original Release: IGT, 2002 One of IGT’s most recognizable games ever, Cleopatra moans at you to “double your pleasure” amidst mysterious music loops Cleopatra (IGT, 2002) A true classic of slots, Cleopatra was a big part of ushering in the change-over to video slots almost wholly replacing mechanical reel slots on casino floors in the…
CHINA SHORES
Original Release: Konami, 2008 A landmark title for Konami that defined their main slot offerings for several years around the turn of 2010 China Shores (Konami, 2008) China Shores was a foundational game for Konami. They had dabbled in slots and pachinko for several years before, but this release set a pattern of 3×5 style…
US CHAMPIONSHIP V’BALL
Original Release: Technos, 1988, ArcadeOther Releases: Sharp X68000 / NES (1989) One of the first beach volleyball games for any platform, the NES form of the game nevertheless remains one of the better-regarded titles of the genre many years later US Championship V’Ball (Arcade, Technos, 1988) Where to Buy: eBay How to Emulate: Arcade Emulation…