Favourite NetEnt slots (even the ones that are no longer available)

[conker]

As a casino software provider, it feels like NetEnt have well and truly dropped off the face of a cliff in recent years. Whether it was the Evolution buyout, or well before then. They just aren't the developer many of us remember them to be.

Possibly one of the more shameless acts was turning the NetEnt official website into some sort of affiliate site, with casino links here, there, and everywhere. I believe that still hasn't changed.

However, there was a time, possibly around 2010, when they ruled the slots landscape. Granted there weren't as many competitors back then and nerfed RTP's was not even an idea in a greedy executives mind. But they were also a company that came up with some very imaginative and exciting slots.

My go-to NetEnt slots back in the day bizarrely all began with the letter 'E'. They were Eggomatic, Evolution, and Elements. Even though these 3 games were very different, they all had something about them that kept me coming back for more. Whether it was features, mechanics, sound tracks, graphics, there was something quite addictive about these games and many more from this company.

I am curious to know if the CM members also took similar enjoyment from NetEnt slot - if so, which ones?

I am sure we are going to hear plenty of mentions of DOA and I dare say Starburst may get a mention as we probably all played at some point to play though our bonus when we signed up at a new casino. However, I am also interested in slots that aren't as well known that may have been your first port of call or maybe still are.

 

[Webzcas]

I think personally they got complacent and had already hit their peak before the Evolution buyout, which made the founders and shareholders behind NetEnt a staggering sum. Something in the region of €1.8bn. I mean that is just eyewatering!!

Starburst is arguably their most well known game, probably due to its infamy LOL.

For me, not really played many of their games. So I will probably be boring and say DOA.

 

[Avernite]

Finn's Golden Tavern, Elements, Narcos and Wild Wild West are my go to games even today.

My first ever big win was on Jack n the Beanstalk $2200 off a $1 bet. Paid for my trip to South Korea... Good times.

 

[conker]

I forgot all about Narcos. Wasn't there also a Scarface at some point? That was back in the day when big movie/TV show tie ups were ten a penny.

 

[conker]

My first ever big win was on Jack n the Beanstalk $2200 off a $1 bet. Paid for my trip to South Korea... Good times.

Love that.

Can't say I had a 2200x win, but did get a few good 200-500x wins on NetEnts.

 

[Avernite]

Love that.

Can't say I had a 2200x win, but did get a few good 200-500x wins on NetEnts.

Yeah this was my first ever experience with online slots too. Got the expanding harps and my jaw dropped. This was at GoWild before they went rogue so super lucky I got paid tbh.

 

[Kalnad]

Favorite is Dead or Alive 2 as I won around 100 000x on it. Second favorite is Dead or Alive/Who's the bride as they have given me many wild lines. A slot I miss is Devil's Delight. Gave me good wins and was really stable and let me play for a long time. I guess that's why it never came back.

 

[paul7388]

Favourite Netent slot.

Creature From The Black Lagoon . Also liked Secrets of Christmas and Jack and the Beanstalk.

Guess there were a few decent Netent slots that I would play regularly and have never been near in years.

Netent we're a decent provider at one time like Microgaming.

 

[Jono777]

Miss Egg O Matic (although truth be told, not even thought about it in a long time till this thread popped up lol)

CFTBL - great game and play DoA regularly too. For some reason despite the potential (potential that we actually get to witness lol ) I've never really taken to DoA II

I do miss the original old style VS Battle weekends where it would pretty much always be 2 x Netent games which were rarely dull and boring, yes even Starburst!

 

[teemuchanz]

My favourites are Jack and Beanstalk, Elements and still the old good Starburst for occasional spins edited: forgot the South Park

 

[CasinoNinja]

South Park (not the shitty 2nd one), Creatures of the black lagoon, zombie (i think the name was), elements, robin hood shifting riches, invisible and one where each wild increased a multiplier by 1x, but can't remember the name of it.

 

[jaytechnos]

Some of my favourites are Guns N roses, Blood suckers and Elements. Some pitty points to Arabian Nights as well

 

[YouTubeSlots]

Lost Island
Flowers
South Park
Thief

Just to name a few....

 

[conker]

South Park getting a few honourable mentions. I recall enjoying it while it was around. Forgot all about Thief, that didn't hang around long either.

Guns n' Roses brings back memories of NetEnt being at the top of their game. It feels like that was the peak and then things started to slide after that.

 

[CongoGB]

Jack Hammer (surprise, surprise!)
Jack Hammer 2
Aliens

 

[conker]

Jack Hammer's independently spinning symbols was very clever. I had not seen it before this game.

 

[L&L-Jan]

Creature From the Black Lagoon - is very nice.
Frankenstein
Super Eighthies (thanks Dunover)
Funky 70s
Groovy 60s

 

[goatwack]

Hard to beat Netent's dominance in the early to mid-noughties, as near-enough every slot was a banger and managed to retain a unique charm all of its own!

Jack and the Beanstalk was almost the perfect package and ushered in a new dawn of 'complete' games that weren't basic or formulaic re-skins of their older format titles. Tidy gameplay, engaging theme and of course those bobbing wilds make this a medium-variance great

Reel Steal with its somewhat punishing variance made for great anticipation and DOA-adjacent funk, another All-Star addition.

Space Wars was somewhat quirky in its non-bonus-based mechanic but creatively up there with the best, just for sheer visual fidelity. Fisticuffs is in the same mould and somehow never tiresome.

Muse was great, one of Netent's more underrated and certainly underappreciated titles in recent years.

And for all its no-frills spinning, Steam Tower was most definitely one of Netent's last 'good, not great' titles, from which many a balance could be salvaged from the depths. Yet let's be honest, it was harder to pick a game one actively disliked during this era, than not. God bless 'em for that

 

[dunover]

Apart from the utterly vile St*rb*rst they made some great games. I played Twin Spin, Twin Spin, Twin Spin, Wild Rockets, Big Bang, Go Bananas, TFTUT and Wishmaster which paid me over 3400x on New Year's eve at Betat once. Mentioned in dispatches are Steam Tower, Jungle Spirit, JaTB and Reel Steal.

 

[geordiecolin]

I recall my heart dropping when we learned that the stupid UKGC had decided that all "child themed" slots should be bannished. Casinos where left to interpret for themselves what constituted "child themed" and although other casinos culled Jack and the Beanstalk the likes of L&L and Videoslots chose to keep the little skinny shit
Jack gave me my first real big win and sparked my appreciation of Netent slots.
Just the thought of Secret of Christmas still gets me itching to deposit and I love Secret of stones too.
Since the introduction of DOA2 I think that Netent have declined in their new offerings. Or maybe I simply have not given them enough attention since the likes of NoLimit City began higher volitility slots?

 

[brianmon]

Creature from the black lagoon. I still play it, although I can only find one site where it's available now.
VideoSlots and Party removed it recently, but could only give a vague explanation as to why.
So all that's left is Midnite casino.

 

[L&L-Jan]

Muse was great, one of Netent's more underrated and certainly underappreciated titles in recent years.

very good point actually!

 

[09237653]

I though emoji planet was pretty interesting before it was canned same for planet of the apes.

these days ill play Warlords, Wild Worlds, Space wars 2 powerpoints, Street fighter 2, Reef raider (if can find it at 96%) notice how their popularity has dropped like a stone ever since they started messing with the RTPs.

 

[brianmon]

notice how their popularity has dropped like a stone ever since they started messing with the RTPs.

The same can probably also be said about casinos in general, lol

 

[Nate]

Dead or Alive
Dead or Alive 2
Dead or Alive 2 Feature Buy
Who's the Bride
Jack and the Beanstalk