senorcox

Somewhat of a poll, somewhat of a discussion topic. There are obviously a distinct difference in play from country to country. Spain for example uses a play cycle of 10,000 or 20,000 plays with a guaranteed 2-4 120 euro jackpots (about 50 quid i think) and other guaranteed other prizes like 80, 40, 20, 10, and then the small bits. Prizes aren't as predictable or expected as you could play 9998 games and not win the jackpot. There is still a minimum percentage of 78 or 80 and there are rarely, if any streaks.

So the questions. Would you rather play a machine on a cycle with a set number of prizes, so when you see someone get the jackpot you know you won't be getting one soon or continue with what you currently have of pure percentages (I'm assuming that's what the game play is).

Also, are you more interested in casual play and maybe striking medium prizes or is the market more than just casual players?

I ask these questions because I see a total segregation of play types across countries. Whereas the UK fruities mostly rely on the same concepts (either trail to end or wrap around until the jackpot) there are some other games, that are more similar to the win a prize gamble for bigger in a top game with reels (there is a version on here, but I can't recall the name) and a version of monopoly where instead of "buying properties" for features, they multiply in value when you land on them, and you can continue gambling until you wish to stop or of course lose.

In the US of course, our casinos are based on pure volume. Reels, reels, and more reels. Only the progressive machines with extreme jackpots or video machines (which I can only assume are cheaper long term) are the staples of play. There are such few options and I would hate to see the UK market start getting those types in and ruining the creativity that is found (and even produced by companies) in the UK.

Thoughts?

SenorCox

I was wondering where to get a virtual emptier for the partytime slot emulated machine i have been searching for on here.... j/k guys (wanting to get the blood pressure up!) :evil:

Really, question about cashpots. Here in the US we have progessive slots where each play adds to a "jackpot" apart from the regular same. Seems like a cashpot almost. My question is how do cashpots differ from the US versions (beyond the jackpot maximum).

Is is possible to get a cashpot before it maxes out? Is a maxed out cashpot usually a sign that the machine has been played? How much more do I need to put into GUAB Club before I hit the JP or Cashpot (assuming coin in 13300 and coin out 7690).

This is purely an academic post, I could care less about making money on slots, just trying to look into how things like cashpots lure players into games where they may never get anything close to a big win, just like in the US where machines reach into the millions of dollars, and 99.9% of the players end up losing all their money.

SenorCox

Just how hard is it to write the code to create your own fruit machine akin to the ones that the masters (you guys) emulate? Chances are it is way too advanced for my feeble mind, but I was just curious as to the amount of work required.

Keep up the great work guys.

SenorCox

Just curious where everyone gets ROMS, beyond the basic romshare.net site. I don't know the actual process for obtaining ROMS, and plus being in the (insert sarcasm here) oh so fantastic USA, I don't have ready access to machines of course. I see all types of machines from different countries and (put on your surprised faces) am looking where to get Spanish machine ROMS.

Thanks again for any assistance.

Ray
aka senorcox

Hey guys. Back on the foreign machines thing. Here is what I have found out about some Spanish machines (I assume Barcrest and others that are emulatable):

One of the members on here has manuals from machines which use an 8085 and 80188 microchip. However he doesn't know how to program emulators. How does one get this ROM out to be "messed around" with to start the emulation process.


His exact message if you speak Spanish:

Hola, tengo algunos manuales de maquinas que usan como micro:
8085, 80188, etc. Pero no se como programar un emulador.
Un saludo de J.P