Slot is an implementation of the popular gambling game, One-armed Bandit. When it's loaded, the reels are drawn and you start with a fixed amount of credit. When you press 1, the reels change - absolutely no animation - and your credit is adjusted accordingly to the result of the reels.

You may be given the chance to Nudge or Hold as in the real version. I'm a terrible player and have sworn never to play this game, but in this version, I won money without even looking at the reels and in the end I was desperately trying to run out of money with no success! Games shouldn't be too difficult... but this is ridiculous.

Technically, the program is just better than awful. What happened to sound effects and smooth animation?

I've always thought implementing gambling games on computers was a waste of time since the attraction of the real thing was the thought of making money and this program does nothing to change my view. Quite honestly, this program wouldn't even be worth publishing as a magazine listing.

S.S.