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Clones that got overdone?
Posted: Mon Mar 21, 2011 5:07 pm
by Mr Move It
While a lot of clones were outputted in reasonable numbers, do any of you feel that a few clones got overdone?
Personally, I think that the
Horn of Plenty gaming model was overdone. Once they did Bling King Crazy and Gimme-Gimme-Gimme, that should have been it, then possibly finish it with Megazone, as that was hybrid enough to pass off as a different game. But then when Barcrest took over Maygay in 2006, they then went and released 3 more AWPs of the same type -
see here
Vivid slightly overdid the card formula, although The Rat Pack was a different enough play style.
I imagine a few will jump at the countless DOND games, although I think at least for the earlier DONDs that they were based on 1 previous existing idea each, which kept them different enough:
4 reel classic = Take The Piece
Beat The Banker = Monopoly 2003 (distant cousin)
What's In Your Box = Ziggy
The Power Five = Gaming Media (ish)
The Dream Factory = The Royale Banker
Red Alert = Road To Riches
Plus a few more original Bellfruit ideas to boot, including the Deal Wheel and Crazy Chair (although CC is cloned to death now).
Posted: Mon Mar 21, 2011 6:59 pm
by BFK
But that's all fruit machine companies have ever done mate. Dating back many years.
What have we now hitec wise?
Donds/variants from bfm
flicker variants from crest
electro's
thankfully crest did the same with wars etc and grids.
Lo-tecs are the same good and bad.
Posted: Mon Mar 21, 2011 7:04 pm
by Mr Move It
Okies :-)
I understand that grids are the Alien-type games. What is it meant by flickers?
Posted: Mon Mar 21, 2011 7:06 pm
by jeffvickers
Games Media/Cool Games shite/QPS
Bank Job latest variant
Ever tried the Spanish games market?
Its all the same!
Posted: Mon Mar 21, 2011 7:16 pm
by deano8177
Mr Move It wrote:Okies :-)
I understand that grids are the Alien-type games. What is it meant by flickers?
Take it or leave it / count ya cash,
Posted: Mon Mar 21, 2011 7:45 pm
by silent g
i hate when they put 2 clones next to each other in a pub!
i remember when lewisham spoons had a bucks bunny and a billy the quid next to eachother
greenwich spoons had jp-gems (or something like that) and on a roll
bexleyheath spoons (wrongun) has a monp-millionare and perfect game next to eachother and i think a gold and brt next to eachother.
can be good sometimes tho, ives seen d+n and bucketloads in the same bar
and hi lo and indy clone chav it and fbs
Posted: Mon Mar 21, 2011 7:51 pm
by MrRed
I have had
2 Crazy Cash Points in the same pub and
2 Top Gear's in the same pub side by side
Posted: Mon Mar 21, 2011 8:02 pm
by Northern Monkey
silent g wrote:i hate when they put 2 clones next to each other in a pub!
i remember when lewisham spoons had a bucks bunny and a billy the quid next to eachother
greenwich spoons had jp-gems (or something like that) and on a roll
bexleyheath spoons (wrongun) has a monp-millionare and perfect game next to eachother and i think a gold and brt next to eachother.
can be good sometimes tho, ives seen d+n and bucketloads in the same bar
and hi lo and indy clone chav it and fbs
Yes hate this too- the upstairs bar in the Spoons at Bank has had The Perfect Game and a clone next to each other without being changed for about 9 months now!
Posted: Mon Mar 21, 2011 9:43 pm
by Mr Move It
Thanks Deano, regarding flickers.
The most number of like-machines I saw was three TIJ2's. They were in different arcades, but all at the same fairground, within 100 yards of one another.
Posted: Mon Mar 21, 2011 10:51 pm
by Cf
I've seen a couple of places with golds/BRT sat right next to each other. I mean, come on...
Posted: Mon Mar 21, 2011 11:42 pm
by deano8177
Cf wrote:I've seen a couple of places with golds/BRT sat right next to each other. I mean, come on...
Iv got loads of pubs with this combination in it, but they can be a quick raise.
Posted: Tue Mar 22, 2011 8:12 am
by Northern Monkey
Northern Monkey wrote:silent g wrote:i hate when they put 2 clones next to each other in a pub!
i remember when lewisham spoons had a bucks bunny and a billy the quid next to eachother
greenwich spoons had jp-gems (or something like that) and on a roll
bexleyheath spoons (wrongun) has a monp-millionare and perfect game next to eachother and i think a gold and brt next to eachother.
can be good sometimes tho, ives seen d+n and bucketloads in the same bar
and hi lo and indy clone chav it and fbs
Yes hate this too- the upstairs bar in the Spoons at Bank has had The Perfect Game and a clone next to each other without being changed for about 9 months now!
Box Clever is the other one- presumably so shite it didnt even warrant its own mention on the BFG site.
Posted: Tue Mar 22, 2011 9:14 am
by Master of Games
I'd really be moaning if I found a Deadman's Treasure and a Lucky Leprechaun side by side and I'm sure loads of people would moan if they found an Alien with a Leprechaun's Gold! IT DEPENDS WHAT THE MACHINES IS! Hi Lo and Temple of Doom, I'm really gonna moan about those 2!
I remember Arabian Nights, Red Hot Knights, Neptunes Treasure and Monty Python's Flying Circus - which was the odd 1 out and why? Let's see who's got a good memory here...
Posted: Tue Mar 22, 2011 9:22 am
by BFK
Was monty out on £15? I can't remember!!
Posted: Tue Mar 22, 2011 9:25 am
by Scott
Red hot knights could do a random flash (victory) the rest you needed a jackpot to trigger the streak.