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AUSTIN POWERS
Austin Powers first version video slot machine is the only game to appear in the 12 Atlantic City casinos. The game came out with a good amount of popularity and has received decent play. However, it appears that the original slot machine is not holding on to it's once popular placement and, except for the Hilton, it seems to have only a few scattered machines left. Also, the progressive on this 9 line 5 coin max game has yet to hit in Atlantic City and is well over a million dollars at last check. In addition, the other two versions of the video slot machine will likely never make an appearance in Atlantic City, actually I did not even see many of the games for the 2nd and 3rd versions in Las Vegas. And while on the subject, the Austin Powers Video poker bonus game was another machine that did not make much of an impact, I remember it at the Palms in Las Vegas but never did see the game in Atlantic City.
The actual game is still a good time to spend at the slots. If you like bonus rounds, this game will satisfy you as there are 3 different bonus games to play. The best game of the bonus is when you get the five gals or male characters and go to a pick and match screen. There you select the matches until you get the dirty old fat bastard, then you get one final pick. The key is to find that flashlight that gets you a 2x multiplier for all the matches. The other games include the 3 dykeish characters, I forget her name, she was one of Dr. Evil’s assistants. You then get the lovely ladies with the hidden machine guns and select a bonus credit amount from one of the 3 girls. Next, there is a Dr. Evil symbol bonus game that sends you to a second screen loaded with characters from the film, you select characters and is awarded credits. There is actually a fourth bonus, the bonus occurs when four different Austin Powers symbols of him in character occur on the screen, you select one of the four for a credit bonus. In addition, the scatter bonus is awarded whenever 2 or more mini mes show up on a given spin. Ever since I watched the mini me show on VH1's The Surreal Life and saw the episode with a drunk mini me peeing on the side of the room, I have a hard time keeping it together when playing this machine and getting the mini me scatter. The main highlight of this game is the great sounds, the music from the film is catchy and keeps you alert when playing, also the soundbites from the actual film crack me up, and the mini me one in particular.
The base game is filled with actual screen shots of the movies characters and cartoon drawings that feature the catch phrases from the movie. The wild symbol is only good with the sayings. The base game has some decent payoffs but the game really centers on the scatter pays and the bonus rounds. You can make a nice reasonable profit on this game, I like to play max as the bonus do occur frequently and of course max credits may lead to a decent bonus game. I would look to cash out at a range of between a profit of $40 and $80 dollars. The game can stay decent for some time, but the cold spells of no bonus games will eat up the credits quickly. Try to hit the nice bonus game and then change machines, I have chased another bonus too often and have wasted away some nice small profits. 4 cherries