Game Shows and Slot Machines

[Jeremy Nelson]

Over the past 15 or so years, almost every popular game show has been reworked as a slot machine. What have been some of your favorites and not-so-favorites over the years? Are there any shows that you'd like to see become slot machines?

I like the 3 line PYL slot that's out right now, and I liked the original Price is Right slots with Rod Roddy. I've never been a fan of Jeopardy slot machines because the bonus rounds are never interesting.

[JMFabiano]

Hands down, the Richard Dawson version of the Family Feud slots.  Typical slot play, then a bonus that is very faithful to the show's main game.  (This refers to the "Survey Says" version, not the "Let's Play" one)

Seems all of them disappeared in AC and Vegas about 5 years ago or so...a pity.

[TimK2003]

I always had good luck on the $xxx,000 Pyramid vid slots, And back around the same time (+/- 15 years ago),

I used to love playing the Monty Hall-hosted LMAD video slots.  The great feature on this one was when Monty would randomly up the credit ante 2 or 3 times in a deal for not taking the box or curtain.

One of my other favorite TV slot machines is "The Munsters" (video version), which can still be found from time to time.

[jage]

Wow, too bad more of these aren't around anymore. I've only played a few permutations of the WOF slots. The one where you get a bonus spin with possible additional spins to increase your multiplier has treated me well. WOF Secret Spin perhaps? A tad sad to play with Charlie O's voice on it  though. I wonder if there's a precedent for updating the slots if someone dies. Do slots like this get software updates, or do they just leave it?

[jimlangefan]

I think they just update them when they are no longer popular.  It's harder to find the newer TPIR slots in Vegas than the older ones with Roddy.  In fact as of Sept. 2011, The Venetian has a bank of at least 8 of them.

[clemon79]

Do slots like this get software updates, or do they just leave it?

Could they update the software? Absolutely.

Are they going to go to the trouble and expense when the people who would actually care about something like that represent maybe .001% of the player base? Hells no.

[jimlangefan]

I'm going to Vegas in three weeks, so I'll find out what's there and what isn't.

[Jimmy Owen]

Currently (Dec 2012) at the casino near my house (Mt Pleasant, MI) we still have Shop Till You Drop, Supermarket Sweep, You Bet Your Life, WOF, Top Dollar and Deal or No Deal.  Used to have $ale of the Century (with Joe G.), Hollywood Squares, Dick Clark Pyramid.

[chad1m]

Deal or No Deal

The Deal or No Deal Join-n-Play is really fun.You spend ten minutes playing by yourself, earning money and multipliers for the main game and at the end of time, you play a replication of the real show as a bonus to work towards. Here's some video of me playing one of the bonus games at the aforementioned casino.

[J.R.]

Here's some video of me playing one of the bonus games at the aforementioned casino.

How were you able to get a camera inside a casino? I always thought that was a huge no-no.

[Dbacksfan12]

Here's some video of me playing one of the bonus games at the aforementioned casino.

How were you able to get a camera inside a casino? I always thought that was a huge no-no.

Lots of phones have video cameras.  Also, slots are typically ignored.  Tables are where cameras are forbidden.

[BrandonFG]

Clearly I must get to Vegas (or even Atlantic City), so I can see some of these slots in action. The only one I've played was Wheel, at the Vegas airport. Nearly 5 years ago... :-P

[forkdumplings]

When you consider how many game shows there have been over the years, that's slot a machines.

[Adam Nedeff]

How were you able to get a camera inside a casino? I always thought that was a huge no-no.

Believe it or not, when I went to Vegas and went up and down the strip, only one casino told me to put my camera away.

[Jeremy Nelson]

Clearly I must get to Vegas (or even Atlantic City), so I can see some of these slots in action. The only one I've played was Wheel, at the Vegas airport. Nearly 5 years ago... :-P

If you're lucky, one of your local casinos may have a couple other machines. Mine had Price, Password, and at least 4 variations of the Wheel machine.