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[bar x 500]

I'm sure most of you have played 1000s of machines in your local pub or arcade but what was the very first fruit machine you ever played. (real not emulated)

Post pics of the machine if you like.

Mine was golden x. I can't find a pic though

[gavafcb]

Mine was a Royal Exchange £100 clubber,oh those were the the days!

[Mullen5]

Either Jiggin the Riggin or How big is your rock ... not 100% sure

[shajder]

The first fruit machine I ever played was Downtown, which I think is a BFM machine (shame it hasn't been emulated).

It was in our local bowling alley with a mate and was £6 jackpot tokens. I only had a few 20p pieces left and didn't know what I was doing. I remember it so vividly, I got on the board and collected Mystery Wallet and it gave me £5.20 tokens. I even asked at the desk if I could change them up for cash, but obviously couldn't, but I didn't know that!

Since then, I've lost loads down the years. In the early days, I was naive and thought that I had the lucky touch based on my first experience.

Jesus, if only I hadn't won anything on that first time, I might have saved thousands by now, damn it!!!!!!!!!

[money-maker]

I'm sure most of you have played 1000s of machines in your local pub or arcade but what was the very first fruit machine you ever played. (real not emulated)

Post pics of the machine if you like.

Mine was golden x. I can't find a pic though

ok m8 im no oldie haha but started young!!!! my first eva fruity was an electro mechanical called moon bug, anyonr remem it??? it was 2p play with a pd jacky!!! numbers on line 2 climb ub nudge ladder...... + 3-3-4 took you str8 to the top AND it would normally hold between 2+4 times!!!!!!! same if u got the moon bugs on the winline!!!!! happy days never ever 2b repeated eh? shame

[chapperstown]

There used to be a cafe just by the beach where i live and it had a 3 jackpot machine called route (something) never seen it emulated yet... would love for someone to give it a go though... car go's round the board followed by police..if your lucky another route opens up and you get to the repeat chance 3...vague i know but frickin loved it!

[Mullen5]

Was it AutoRoute?

Been emulated!

Fruit-Emu (Fruit Machine Emulation) - Download: - Autoroute 1280 DX

[chapperstown]

no definately not autoroute...you were being chased by an american state cops - was a 6 dice... there was traffic lights stillo vague!lol

[Guitar]

Tuppenny Nudger, MDM, SRu, £2JP

[DJDONKEY]

Mine was a Royal Exchange £100 clubber,oh those were the the days!

I assume you mean the old MPU3 Barcrest one,

That was my first too. In a golf club with my old man. Got 8 nudges, 4 melons £16 I think.
It paid out in 50p pieces.

First AWP in a pub was JPM crazy streak on £3 jp. I'd love to see a remake of that machine

[cardie]

Crazy fruits

[Matty.N]

1st machine for me?

hmm im sure it was a 2p nudger

only went on as i had some 2ps left from the pushers

[SUPER7]

Not many people no this 1 but mine was the 1st ever ' High Sprits ' not the empire 1 as i think this 1 was made by pcp it was set on 2p/£3 came out about late 80s early 90s, have been looking for it on ebay for years but have never come across it, but the day might come!!

[launton]

JPM Nudge Double Up Deluxe Mk1

[cja272]

Line up

[saynowt]

mine was nudge double up deluxe only had 10p got the 2pound jackpot of it was buzzing all day lol was only 15 at the time that got me well addicted

[£6 In Tokens]

Tuppenny Nudger MK1.

[hitthesix]

Tuppenny Nudger MK1.

Rubbish it was one of those old farthing one armed bandits with the jackpot at sixpence.


or was that my first???
no first one i played way back then was jackpot 7's. project coin. just can't beat them or jpms.

[pimpalicious]

Well I was introduced to fruit machines by my Grandmother who had a strong addiction for them. My first memories are of 1 quid JP's Noble machines, JPM's Lucky Arrows, Pool Play, The Pounder. Old Ace machines with huge chunky buttons.

Once the 2 quid JP's came out, I was truly addicted, and with JP's that small, and plenty of other distractions in the arcades of the time, losses where not big, and days out on a fiver where easy.

Ho hum for progress

Pimp.