14 Jun
2006
14 Jun
'06
6:12 p.m.
Roy J. Tellason wrote:
On Tuesday 13 June 2006 06:12 pm, Don Y wrote:
They (old EM devices) are much more *fun* to work on -- though
thy take a LOT more effort to maintain! And, there are lots of
little tricks that you can stumble on in how they are engineered
that can bring an "Ahhh...!" (score motor timing, use of
flasher incandescents for delay elements, etc.)
Plus, of course, sorting out how their designs can be hacked
for free games, etc. :> (considerably easier than electronic
versions)
IGT is the "glitz" in that industry.
But, their are still
LOTS of old EM and "stepper motor" slots in use. Some games
just don't go over well as "virtual representations". I
am not sure if it is a suspicion about the "honesty" of the
machine (e.g., a video roulette wheel vs. a real roulette
wheel) or some other aspect (nostalgia?).
I've never been that much of a fan of slots, but if it comes to playing on a
machine I'd much rather deal with an old-fashioned mechanical pinball machine
than any of the video stuff that came along later... :-)