Home Computing Weekly


Jackpot
By Mr. Chip
Commodore Vic 20

 
Published in Home Computing Weekly #20

This program offers a rather good simulation of a fruit machine. You are presented with a nicely laid out display of a four reel fruit machine showing a well-designed fruit symbols.

When you press F7 the reels rotate in a highly realistic manner. The simulation comes with the full range of options such as hold, nudge and gamble.

The nudge option offers a variable number of nudges and you can nudge in either direction of spin the reel of your choice. Each operation is accompanied with different sound effects or tunes. You start with ten pounds to spend.

Overall, Jackpot is a beautifully-written simulation giving superb graphics, animation and use of colour. In fact, this program makes Commodore's fruit machine cartridge look unbelievably cheap and nasty.

A.W.

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