Clones that got overdone?

Mr Move It · Post by **Mr Move It** » Mon Mar 21, 2011 5:07 pm

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).

BFK · Post by **BFK** » Mon Mar 21, 2011 6:59 pm

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.

Mr Move It · Post by **Mr Move It** » Mon Mar 21, 2011 7:04 pm

Okies :-)

I understand that grids are the Alien-type games. What is it meant by flickers?

jeffvickers · Post by **jeffvickers** » Mon Mar 21, 2011 7:06 pm

Games Media/Cool Games shite/QPS

Bank Job latest variant

Ever tried the Spanish games market?

Its all the same!

deano8177 · Post by **deano8177** » Mon Mar 21, 2011 7:16 pm

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,

silent g · Post by **silent g** » Mon Mar 21, 2011 7:45 pm

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

MrRed · Post by **MrRed** » Mon Mar 21, 2011 7:51 pm

I have had

2 Crazy Cash Points in the same pub and
2 Top Gear's in the same pub side by side

Northern Monkey · Post by **Northern Monkey** » Mon Mar 21, 2011 8:02 pm

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!

Mr Move It · Post by **Mr Move It** » Mon Mar 21, 2011 9:43 pm

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.

Cf · Post by Cf » Mon Mar 21, 2011 10:51 pm

I've seen a couple of places with golds/BRT sat right next to each other. I mean, come on...

deano8177 · Post by **deano8177** » Mon Mar 21, 2011 11:42 pm

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.

Northern Monkey · Post by **Northern Monkey** » Tue Mar 22, 2011 8:12 am

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.

Master of Games · Post by **Master of Games** » Tue Mar 22, 2011 9:14 am

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...

BFK · Post by **BFK** » Tue Mar 22, 2011 9:22 am

Was monty out on £15? I can't remember!!

Scott · Post by **Scott** » Tue Mar 22, 2011 9:25 am

Red hot knights could do a random flash (victory) the rest you needed a jackpot to trigger the streak.