On this day, X years ago...

KasinoKing · Dec 22, 2021

Cos we were travelling covid-free across Europe, here's the last several day's worth lumped together!

3 years ago:

4 years ago:

5 years ago:

6 years ago:

7 years ago: Biggus Dickus?

8 years ago: (Bet x242)

9 yeas ago:

10 years ago: What's happened to everyone's screenshots of this these days?

11 years ago:

12 years ago:

13 years ago:

16 years ago:

KK

goatwack · Dec 22, 2021

Looking through the stills of these old slots makes me feel like I'm chopping up onions, such were the good times had.

Now I just cry with laughter at anyone who plays these new monstrosities masquerading as 'slots'

KasinoKing · Dec 29, 2021

A few more festive days lumped together - been partying hard... NOT!

6 years ago:

Bet x623...

10 years ago:

15 years ago (Christmas Day):

KK

KasinoKing · Jan 9, 2023

Having somehow managed to forget about this thread for a whole year, I have decided to pick up from where I left off with more of my memorable screenshots of big wins, or just games I used to love, but are no longer with us

So, from the first 9 days of January in years gone by...

3 years ago:
(Megaquarium from RTG)

4 years ago:
(One of my all-time favourite RTG games - now decommissioned

Hairway to Heaven - maximum win)

7 years ago:

Wilds Antics - £2 spin, bet x313 final win:

10 years ago:

11 years ago:

I remember @Casinomeister used to love this game, as did I...

14 years ago:
Another great (dead) Rival slot...

15 years ago:
Grand Virtual software - some of the craziest and fun slots you've ever seen in your life! God how I miss ALL their games...
149x

Oktoberfest 103x:

KK

mcgameboy · Jan 9, 2023

KasinoKing said:
10 years ago: What's happened to everyone's screenshots of this these days?
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KK

1. I haven't posted any screenies on the forum for over 2 and a half years :laugh:

2. HTML5 IR is a piece of hot nerfed garbage that claims to still have an RTP of 96.86%, yet quite often appears to play significantly WORSE
than the Mega Moolah version which (if you take the JP contribution out) has an RTP that is OVER TEN PER CENT less (I think it is 86.73%).

If the RTP is what Microgaming claim it is, I can only conclude that they have seriously tweaked the variance.
Wins in the 100x-500x range (something that players could achieve on Viper several times in the same session) seem to be much, much harder to land.

The Viper version of IR wasn't just "a little bit better", it was light years better, different planet, different galaxy in fact.
You didn't need 4-reel WDs to win big. 3-reelers, even some 2-reelers could hit the spot. And all four FS features could deliver good results.

They seem to be in rather short supply now. And believe me, I have played plenty of spins on the HTML5 version (at much lower stakes) to give myself
a chance of being won over. Because at the back of my mind, I do wonder if I am just being a rampant foilhatter.

Another great game ruined by a rather unscrupulous and perniciously designed HTML5 makeover.
To the extent that I think you stand a better chance of winning on TS2.

I never, ever thought I would see myself typing those words. Hell has indeed frozen over.

KasinoKing · Jan 11, 2023

Somehow missed this classic from my previous post - my biggest ever win on one of my all-time favourite MG slots!
Free-spins ended with bet x363, on Jan 7th 2009...
(Bet £4, win £1,452)

And now, just a few shots from Jan 10th in years gone by...

6 years ago:
Two "well timed" £10 bets just 27 minutes apart :cool:

(I would play this game on £2 stakes, then when feeling lucky, go up to £10 for a few spins)

Earlier on the same day...

16 years ago:
God how I miss Intercasino (the BEST casino of the early 2000's) and those great Crytpologic games...

(This game was called Isis)

17 years ago:

KK

KasinoKing · Jan 12, 2023

Looks like Jan-12th was a good day in previous years for wins between 100x to 200x...

6 years ago:
($2.70 bet)

Off-line - down the seafront arcade!

7 years ago:

9 years ago:
Bring it back!!! ? ? ?

11 years ago:

KK

1366613 · Jan 12, 2023

the osbournes... one of my fav!!!

KasinoKing · Jan 13, 2023

Jan 13th brought up several x100+ wins on slots which are ALL no longer with us. RIP ?

7 years ago:

8 years ago:
(I don't even remember this game!)

9 years ago:
(Rival Gaming)
Bet = $1.40

Bet $1.40, win $258

Bet $0.60, win $90.00

15 years ago:
( Actually, this Rival game IS still available :thumbsup:

)

KK

shadow123 · Jan 14, 2023

Anybody else think we have lost something along the way,even with all the bells and whistles and "potential" wins?
I dont remember having to play 100,s of games to get some shitty feature that more often than not paid a pittance.
The big difference was that the games were mostly random, what you saw on the reels was what you got instead
of the predetermined pick a value then display it which is how everything seems to run now

KasinoKing · Jan 16, 2023

So after the weekend off, here's the small number of big wins I had on Jan 14, 15 & 16 in years past...

6 years ago:
Fuckalong from RTG - hit 5 scatters...

9 years ago:

"Only" x90 - but that's a BIG win on this very low variance Rival slot!

12 years ago:
Another of those totally awesome, strange and bizarre Grand Virtual slots - the 11-winline Atlantis...
Started free-spins with 5 scatters, then it re-triggered for more than 30 spins in total and a 153x result.

KK

KasinoKing · Jan 22, 2023

Not a very successful period, so here's the last several days lumped into one...

6 years ago:

7 years ago:
(110x)

8 years ago:
(250x)

11 years ago:

12 years ago:
(200x on the 5 scatter free-spins trigger. Finished on 257x)

Same game, same day, different win...

KK

goatwack · Jan 22, 2023

Six years ago may have been past slotting's peak, but it was still a darn sight better than the guff of today, and still pre-HTML5 'conversions' I believe?

And of course just near or roundabout the time when BTG spread its prominence like a fungus, and ruined the pastime for most!

Still, it's nice to see a throwback to better times, even Rival

KasinoKing · Jan 23, 2023

goatwack said:
Still, it's nice to see a throwback to better times, even Rival

I used to love Rival games - but when they switched to HTML5 they didn't bother converting about 3/4 of their slots - which is a crying shame ?

KK

Jono777 · Jan 23, 2023

KasinoKing said:
I used to love Rival games - but when they switched to HTML5 they didn't bother converting about 3/4 of their slots - which is a crying shame ?

KK

Only really played them in my very early days when Rival threw out regular NDB's -Played for the fun and never really tried to cash out.

Loved their story based games (memory test time

) Spy Game? - As the Reels Turn? Plus a couple of their 3 reelers, One with big juicy fruits on it and another based on Gold Prospecting?? (Nope not Bonanza

)

goatwack · Jan 23, 2023

That boxing game of theirs was top tier! And although many titles felt like reskins, they had enough variation in them to distinguish them from one another, so that each game felt thematically different and got the player invested into that setting ?

Rival always got a bad rap, based off their 'questionable' casinos' use, so that in the end everyone thought it was bad software by default.

When in actuality their software was up there with the best of the time, and could be best described as a mix of Netent & Playtech. They deserved more plaudits for sure ?

KasinoKing · Jan 23, 2023

Jono777 said:
Loved their story based games (memory test time ) Spy Game? - As the Reels Turn?

Yeah, you are correct - they were the iSlots. They used to have about 24 - including a few with TRUE SKILL bonus features.
Since the conversion to HTML5, they now only have 3 :mad:

They are Cirque Du Slots, Sherwood Forest Fortunes & Panda Party

This was the original list (off some old website I made years ago! (There were a few more, added after I stopped keeping it up-to-date)):

My favourites were Switch in Time, Baby Boomers, Fixer-Upper, Hole in Won, Spy Game & Rock On. Sadly they are all gone ?

KK

dunover · Jan 23, 2023

KasinoKing said:
Yeah, you are correct - they were the iSlots. They used to have about 24 - including a few with TRUE SKILL bonus features.
Since the conversion to HTML5, they now only have 3
They are Cirque Du Slots, Sherwood Forest Fortunes & Panda Party

This was the original list (off some old website I made years ago! (There were a few more, added after I stopped keeping it up-to-date)):

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My favourites were Switch in Time, Baby Boomers, Fixer-Upper, Hole in Won, Spy Game & Rock On. Sadly they are all gone ?

KK

I think you are the only bloke left in the UK who plays RTG and rival. Seriously. I doubt anyone else does, joking aside. You are rarer in the UK than British persons who've been into space. You are almost certainly outnumbered by the amount of Prime Ministers we had in 2023.

dunover · Jan 23, 2023

KasinoKing said:

"Asylum please! Our dinghy sank..."

KasinoKing · Jan 25, 2023

dunover said:
I think you are the only bloke left in the UK who plays RTG and rival. Seriously. I doubt anyone else does, joking aside. You are rarer in the UK than British persons who've been into space. You are almost certainly outnumbered by the amount of Prime Ministers we had in 2023.

Seriously, joking aside, if you have never played Rival or RTG then you have missed out on some GREAT slots

Still, it's nice to be in the same exclusive club as Tim Peake & Liz Truss :thumbsup:

KK

OliverCooper · Jan 25, 2023

Oh wow! One of the best reminders I think.

dunover · Jan 25, 2023

KasinoKing said:
Seriously, joking aside, if you have never played Rival or RTG then you have missed out on some GREAT slots

Still, it's nice to be in the same exclusive club as Tim Peake & Liz Truss

KK

I recall @ChopleyIOM playing The Back Passage or some other Rival slot to do with holes and skill. Second attempt converted a daft 1700% zillion percent bonus and it was removed from the wagering.

KasinoKing · Jan 27, 2023

Only a few have popped up since my last collection 5 days ago, so I've added them here with 3 good wins I had on Jan-27th...

4 years ago:

5 years ago:

15 minutes later...

6 years ago:

10 years ago:

Remember the beast that was Hot Ink?

13 years ago:

KK

KasinoKing · Jan 29, 2023

Jan 28 & 29...

7 years ago:
I must have been drunk!
Playing Robin Hood at SEVEN pounds per spin...
Wasn't 100x, but you gotta admit, pretty ballsy (or pissedsy!)

10 years ago:
(RTG slot - Crazy Vegas)

11 years ago:

SEVENTEEN years ago :

13 minutes later:

KK

goatwack · Jan 29, 2023

Never mind seven quid a spin, I had a hard time playing Robin Hood at 20p, as the game was just too attritional!

Of course now, when viewed through the prism of today's utterly pants releases, Robin Hood takes on the title of 'Timeless classic'

OliverCooper · Jan 29, 2023

KasinoKing said:
Only a few have popped up since my last collection 5 days ago, so I've added them here with 3 good wins I had on Jan-27th...

4 years ago:
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5 years ago:
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15 minutes later...
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6 years ago:
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10 years ago:
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Remember the beast that was Hot Ink?
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13 years ago:
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KK

Another cool collection. Are you still playing it?

KasinoKing · Jan 29, 2023

OliverCooper said:
Another cool collection. Are you still playing it?

Playing what exactly?

KK

KasinoKing · Feb 2, 2023

Another 4 days of big(-ish) wins in years past...

9 years ago:

10 years ago:

11 years ago:

15 years ago:

KK

KasinoKing · Feb 7, 2023

A handful from Feb 4, 5 & 6 in years past...

6 years ago:

12 years ago:

13 years ago:

14 years ago:

KK

goatwack · Feb 7, 2023

The music games by Netent were some of my most formative, and most-played games of the time, before the infatuation with Gonzo's Quest kicked in.

Though switching between the three when getting mullered, thematically I liked the Groovy Sixties the least, and the Eighties one the best, mainly for the funky boombox beatdowns and electronic licks. Seventies one was ok, though I remember nothing about it to be fair ?

KasinoKing · Feb 11, 2023

Several more early February days lumped together...

6 years ago:

7 years ago:

9 years ago:

10 years ago:

14 years ago:

15 years ago:

16 years ago:

KK

Webzcas · Feb 11, 2023

The original TombRaider I so loved that game. That and the original Thunderstruck. Getting very nostalgic now.

KasinoKing · Feb 15, 2023

A big bunch from Feb 12 to 15...

6 years ago:

7 years ago:

8 years ago:
Two similar, but different wins on the super EggOMatic...

11 years ago:
This was a great game from NuWorks software (RTG spin-off), which is sadly no longer with us...

12 years ago:

13 years ago:
This lot are all from Grand Virtual software, which left us about 10 years ago :mad:

They are slightly under 100x, but are very good wins as all their games were very low variance.
Showing them for nostalgia really - did anyone else here ever play them?

Atlantis 94X

Cactus Jack 97x

Olypiains 93x (the guy with light purple background was the Wild symbol)

Pinball - no big wins on this, just remembering this great game which had free-spins with reels 1 & 5 all wilds, and a True Skill Pinball bonus feature!

KK

dunover · Feb 15, 2023

KasinoKing said:
A big bunch from Feb 12 to 15...

6 years ago:
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7 years ago:
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8 years ago:
Two similar, but different wins on the super EggOMatic...
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11 years ago:
This was a great game from NuWorks software (RTG spin-off), which is sadly no longer with us...
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12 years ago:
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13 years ago:
This lot are all from Grand Virtual software, which left us about 10 years ago
They are slightly under 100x, but are very good wins as all their games were very low variance.
Showing them for nostalgia really - did anyone else here ever play them?

Atlantis 94X
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Cactus Jack 97x
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Olypiains 93x (the guy with light purple background was the Wild symbol)
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Pinball - no big wins on this, just remembering this great game which had free-spins with reels 1 & 5 all wilds, and a True Skill Pinball bonus feature!
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KK

You mean it was a cheap copy of MG's Bust the Bank.

KasinoKing · Feb 16, 2023

dunover said:
You mean it was a cheap copy of MG's Bust the Bank.

Which one??? :confused:

KK

dunover · Feb 16, 2023

KasinoKing said:
Which one???

KK

The pinball one.

KasinoKing · Feb 21, 2023

Another handful from the last 6 days...

4 years ago:
(RTG's It's a Mystery)

Final result...

NOT a copy of EggOmatic... :rolleyes:

5 years ago:
I have several of these (of course), but these are the best 2...

6 years ago:

9 years ago:
The best game EVER withdrawn by NetEnt :mad:

I bet not many people played this old MG game... or got a 316x win like this!

10 years ago:
Online is NOT the only place to play slots! This win on Seaside, in an arcade by the seaside = Hastings!

15 years ago:
Another old MG slot...

KK

KasinoKing · Feb 24, 2023

3 more days of wins from the good ol' times! :cheers:

7 years ago:

10 years ago:

12 years ago:

16 years ago:

17 years ago:
Probably my favourite early-days Cryptologic slot...

And a sadly missed old MG game...

KK

aceking123 · Feb 25, 2023

The hampsteads loved that game along with the dolphin one & was fond of evolution although could be nightmare)

KasinoKing · Mar 5, 2023

aceking123 said:
The hampsteads loved that game along with the dolphin one...

What this one?

KK

aceking123 · Mar 5, 2023

KasinoKing said:
What this one?

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KK

That's the one thanks kk

KasinoKing · Mar 5, 2023

Well this last week has FLASHED by :eek:

So here's my hits for that period...

2 years ago:
(Bet x173)

4 years ago:

5 years ago:
(Bet x116)

9 years ago:
(These two Rival shots were real money - but on a MASSIVE phantom bonus with HUGE WR = no cash-out)

10 years ago:
(Rapunzel's Tower bet x104)

16 years ago:
My biggest EVER hit on any Grand Virtual game - bet x674 on Atlantis :cool:

KK

KasinoKing · Mar 11, 2023

Another batch covering 5 days or so...

6 years ago:

8 years ago:
(Plants v Zombies)

And then...

12 years ago:

13 years ago:

14 years ago:

15 years ago:

KK

shadow123 · Mar 12, 2023

Real shame most of these games have gone forever, just imagine a retro site where they could still be played,
I know it can give a false impression when all the shots are winners,and losing runs were still part of the game
but I am sure the entertainment value was much higher and i dont remember playing any game for hundreds of spins
without a bonus, think that was down to a high degree of true randomness based on actual reel combinations,
the percentages on some games could be calculated straight from the reel strips.I dont think that is possible
on any game nowdays.
The exception was of course MG pub slots, thats another story though

KasinoKing · Mar 15, 2023

Another few blasts from the distant past for the last few days...

8 years ago:
The best spin...

The final result...

12 years ago:
(RTG's T-Rex)

13 years ago:
I used to LOVE this game - so gutted that it's gone :mad:

(Bet £5, win £600)

... and this one too! :mad:

(Rival Gaming - Bet x155)

KK

Deeplay · Mar 15, 2023

KasinoKing said:
Another few blasts from the distant past for the last few days...

8 years ago:
The best spin...

The final result...

12 years ago:
(RTG's T-Rex)
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13 years ago:
I used to LOVE this game - so gutted that it's gone
(Bet £5, win £600)

... and this one too!
(Rival Gaming - Bet x155)

KK

I played TRex a lot when was I regular at Inetbet back in the day but never ever hit big on it. I do miss some of the RTG games and the variance compared to today's new gen slots seems totally tame in comparison. If there was a decent none crypto RTG that took UK players I would defo go back in. But its a no go it seems especially if wanting to dep with a card or e-wallet.

KasinoKing · Mar 16, 2023

Deeplay said:
I played TRex a lot when was I regular at Inetbet back in the day but never ever hit big on it. I do miss some of the RTG games and the variance compared to today's new gen slots seems totally tame in comparison. If there was a decent none crypto RTG that took UK players I would defo go back in. But its a no go it seems especially if wanting to dep with a card or e-wallet.

Yes, I agree. A lot of the very latest RTG (now called SpinLogic) games look very good, and many have features copied from the "main-stream" softwares. They LOOK like they have the potential to pay really BIG sometimes... but in my experience so far, most of them actually play as very low variance and decent wins (over 50x) seem hard to find

Pretty sure of all the RTGs I recommend for UK players, some may accept deposits with cards, but all only pay out with Cryptos - namely Bitcoin.

I totally understand your reluctance to get into Cryptos - I wanted nothing to do with it, until I was forced to back in 2016 when some of the people I work for said they will ONLY pay in Bitcoin. Took a while for me to get used to it and understand how it all works, but it is actually a very simple process for depositing and withdrawing from casinos.

But it had an upside: When I first started receiving Bitcoin, they were "only" around $600 each. I sold "a considerable number" at around double that, but if only I had known that by 2022 they would reach nearly $70,000 each... I could have been a millionaire!
Ain't hindsight a bitch :mad: