What's the worst machine you have ever played .....

Northern Monkey · Post by **Northern Monkey** » Wed Jul 28, 2010 9:19 pm

silent g wrote:
HornyNick wrote: Of the new machines its got to be Rob Da Bank and clones (inc. Star Wars). Just plain crap all over!
well, theyre crap now!
i used to LOVE these on £35 jp, if oering over £5 force it for a wild skill or number runner or top feature, allways paid off.
had a few £60 tops off £20 in max.

now theyre unforceable only rippable.

Funnily enough was just watching the fella with the designer specs on the rob da bank on platform 3 at London Bridge

logopolis · Post by **logopolis** » Wed Jul 28, 2010 11:07 pm

[quote="Mystery_Plum"]Las Vegas Strip - Barcrest

Personally I never really liked this, the profile was too flat and you could get round the end and only get 4 quid. Coming after Jewel in the Crown I was expecting an all-out force profile where you could get 40 quid token repeats. How wrong I was.

Italian Job 2 - Maygay

Yes we all knew the score with these but if you strip all of the flavours out you have to agree that you are left with an absolutely dire game. One move boards, superholds with fuck all there, even the Michael Caine voices weren't real. And the superboard starts that kicked you straight out I believe was an industry first, so hats off to Maygay for that dubious achievement.

The Jackpot is not Enough - Empire Games

An absolute abortion of a machine]

Italian Job 2 gave 1 move boards because they were being emptied. If they were ready then they didn't play like that. Unless you had the jackpot. melon, red 7 setup which would then kick you out of the super board first move.

gambogaz1 · Post by **gambogaz1** » Wed Jul 28, 2010 11:38 pm

playwithrob wrote:its a QPS one, an army theme one, with annoying music, clone of Suits You Sir.

Full metal Jackpot ??

2 machines stick in my head for sheer boredom and non profit.

Extreme Double dragon -

Constant boards that progressed very slowly blocking at certain levels along the way, no way of trapping it at all. Even though it tried to give the impression you could.

Hi/lo Karate - Worst £25 machine I've ever played. Never got a streak, never got a cheap pot.

keno · Post by **keno** » Wed Jul 28, 2010 11:49 pm

HornyNick wrote:FRuit Explosion? The old Maygay? Yeah, absolute shit.
Open The Box was always pretty good to me but I only had it in two locations and then it was more the locations themselves that were good than the machines.

My worst old machine is easily Barcrests Top Tenner. So boring and tight as fuck as well. Although its probably the only Barcrest between the £6-£15 era that I can say I don't like.

Of the new machines its got to be Rob Da Bank and clones (inc. Star Wars). Just plain crap all over!

£5JP Fruit Explosion was a good'en.

Well, the feature Melon Madness (only about the 4th one along) could go huge!!!

JG · Post by JG » Thu Jul 29, 2010 12:29 am

I can't believe people are moaning about Fruit Explosion. Here's my worst game list

2) Reel Bingo (latest chip) shit for player and granny alike.
3) Wild Clover
4) Mummy Money
5) Rainbow Riches Pots of Gold
6) Bonus Roulette
7) Cms roulette

Rainbow Riches Party
9) Going Ape (£5)
10) Indiana Jones (New Barcrest Grail shit)
11) That shitty snake one
12) Party Time £25
13) Empire Strikes Back (£5)
14) Bar-X
15) Reel King Jackpotty
16) Mega Nudger
17) Cashino £500
1

Double Decker
19) Casino DonD
20) Alien
21) 5 Liner and shitty clones

At number 1) is a stinker of a game......Let's Play DOND

But at number ZERO.....the worst game of all time, the biggest con artist of them all.......Not v2.4 Rio stadalone as ok or 3.1 but 3.0, 3.2 Rainbow Riches multistake lo-tech on T777 - must be coded wrong, NO WAY that makes % - cunt of a game. End of.

Captain.Tattybojangles · Thu Jul 29, 2010 1:30 am

Matt Vinyl wrote:Barmy Army could do huge mega streaks on 10p/£5 (such as £35+) so I imagine 5p play could indeed be HORRENDOUS for board costs...

Different Barmy Army I think mate, You're on about the barcrest one I think? I'm on about a really odd old BGT one.

@playwithrob-Yeah, there was a joker themed one called Super Suits. Was a clone of many Barcrests(Jewel in the Crown etc) with a different winplan. I think Barmy Army had some suttle differences, but they were both quite crap!
I got a board off Super Suits, however.

That reminds me, another awful game on £5 is Gold Rush Stampede triple player.
Holds everything for you so you don't get multiple button bashing, and the win never comes in.
Costs too too much for a win.
Rarely goes up
Predictable
Streak isn't as good as Golden Game £5s, so just avoid this one!

Mystery_Plum · Post by **Mystery_Plum** » Thu Jul 29, 2010 9:34 am

logopolis wrote:
Mystery_Plum wrote:Las Vegas Strip - Barcrest

Personally I never really liked this, the profile was too flat and you could get round the end and only get 4 quid. Coming after Jewel in the Crown I was expecting an all-out force profile where you could get 40 quid token repeats. How wrong I was.

Italian Job 2 - Maygay

Yes we all knew the score with these but if you strip all of the flavours out you have to agree that you are left with an absolutely dire game. One move boards, superholds with fuck all there, even the Michael Caine voices weren't real. And the superboard starts that kicked you straight out I believe was an industry first, so hats off to Maygay for that dubious achievement.

The Jackpot is not Enough - Empire Games

An absolute abortion of a machine]

Italian Job 2 gave 1 move boards because they were being emptied. If they were ready then they didn't play like that. Unless you had the jackpot. melon, red 7 setup which would then kick you out of the super board first move.

The reason they gave one move boards was down to the disgusting 'losing game count' control mechanism Maygay used at the time, which as far as I'm concerned was illegal and they should have been pulled up over it.
Even before they were being done you could get one move boards. You still see them now on chipped ones, the Cat D 10p £5 ones do it and believe it or not when they first came out in 2001 (on £15 jackpot I might add) you could get them.

badders2 · Post by **badders2** » Thu Jul 29, 2010 10:52 am

treasure hunt i hate this on 5p £5 jackpot
worst 500 double your money or slotto
worst dond i think red alert
worst 70 snakes and ladders I DO HATE SAFE CASH ON THIS

silent g · Post by **silent g** » Thu Jul 29, 2010 1:18 pm

Northern Monkey wrote:
silent g wrote:
HornyNick wrote: Of the new machines its got to be Rob Da Bank and clones (inc. Star Wars). Just plain crap all over!
well, theyre crap now!
i used to LOVE these on £35 jp, if oering over £5 force it for a wild skill or number runner or top feature, allways paid off.
had a few £60 tops off £20 in max.

now theyre unforceable only rippable.
Funnily enough was just watching the fella with the designer specs on the rob da bank on platform 3 at London Bridge

wasnt me.
was he a black guy ?

Cf · Post by Cf » Thu Jul 29, 2010 3:34 pm

JG wrote:I can't believe people are moaning about Fruit Explosion. Here's my worst game list

2) Reel Bingo (latest chip) shit for player and granny alike.
3) Wild Clover
4) Mummy Money
5) Rainbow Riches Pots of Gold
6) Bonus Roulette
7) Cms roulette
Rainbow Riches Party
9) Going Ape (£5)
10) Indiana Jones (New Barcrest Grail shit)
11) That shitty snake one
12) Party Time £25
13) Empire Strikes Back (£5)
14) Bar-X
15) Reel King Jackpotty
16) Mega Nudger
17) Cashino £500
1 Double Decker
19) Casino DonD
20) Alien
21) 5 Liner and shitty clones

At number 1) is a stinker of a game......Let's Play DOND

But at number ZERO.....the worst game of all time, the biggest con artist of them all.......Not v2.4 Rio stadalone as ok or 3.1 but 3.0, 3.2 Rainbow Riches multistake lo-tech on T777 - must be coded wrong, NO WAY that makes % - cunt of a game. End of.

What's wrong with LP? Tis my favourite

Northern Monkey · Post by **Northern Monkey** » Thu Jul 29, 2010 4:00 pm

silent g wrote:
Northern Monkey wrote:
silent g wrote: well, theyre crap now!
i used to LOVE these on £35 jp, if oering over £5 force it for a wild skill or number runner or top feature, allways paid off.
had a few £60 tops off £20 in max.

now theyre unforceable only rippable.
Funnily enough was just watching the fella with the designer specs on the rob da bank on platform 3 at London Bridge
wasnt me.
was he a black guy ?

Yep- he was sharking me once on the Indy Hi lo that was in the bar on the main concourse and came up and introduced himself once I had got a couple of JPs out of it and said damn I was sharking you- which was refreshingly honest....

Drpepper · Post by **Drpepper** » Thu Jul 29, 2010 6:44 pm

jack the kipper.

hi lo karate.

any one of about 5 donds

thecannonball89 · Post by **thecannonball89** » Thu Jul 29, 2010 7:17 pm

How can you say 70 snakes are the worst 70s out. could name 50 machines that are much worse.

deano8177 · Post by **deano8177** » Thu Jul 29, 2010 7:17 pm

Drpepper wrote:

any one of about 5 donds

5 are u you sure?, I can think of about 30 that are shit.