Video Slot Machines Guide - Microgaming's Newest Slots

Slot machines are the most popular form of casino entertainment, both at land-based casinos and on Internet gambling sites. Microgaming, the major software provider for the online gambling industry, has launched over 50 new video slot machines over the past two years. Each of these 5-reel video slots has its own unique theme, ranging from success and old money to romance and mysticism. This article, the first in a series of three, summarizes six of these new video slot machine games, including Alley Cats, Big Kahuna Snakes & Ladders, Bomber Girls, Cashapillar, Stash of the Titans, and The Adventures of Galactic Gopher.

Alley Cats is a 9 pay-line slot with a bonus game, free spins, and a scatter symbol. Alley Cats is about 5 cats who enjoy bowling. The game accepts coins from 1 to 25, and the maximum number of coins that you can bet per spin is 180 (9 pay-lines x 20 coins per pay-line). Alley Cats has a top jackpot of 10,000 coins.

Big Kahuna Snakes & Ladders is a 15 pay-line jungle-themed slot that has a bonus game, free spins, a wild symbol, a bonus trigger symbol, and a scatter symbol. It is a sequel to the consistently popular 5-reel Big Kahuna slot game. Big Kahuna Snakes & Ladders accepts coins from 1 to 25, and the maximum number of coins that you can bet per spin is 300 (15 pay-lines x 20 coins per pay-line). You could reel in the top jackpot of 5,000 coins.

Bomber Girls is a 5-reel, 20 pay-line slot with a bonus game, free spins, a gamble feature, a multiplier symbol, a wild symbol, and a scatter symbol. Its theme is World War II. Get bombed by 6 well-endowed Bomber Girls, including a nurse, a mechanic, and a radio controller. Bomber Girls accepts coins from 1 to 50, and the maximum number of coins that you can bet per spin is 200 (20 pay-lines x 10 coins per pay-line). The maximum jackpot is 5,000 coins.

Cashapillar is Microgaming's first 100 pay-line slot machine. This 5-reel casino extravaganza is about a caterpillar's 100th birthday party. Cashapillar accepts coins from 1 to 2, and the maximum number of coins that you can bet per spin is 1,000. If you're lucky, you can reel in a whopping 6,000,000 coins ($120,000) with the free spins feature if you are playing with the 2 coin size.

Stash of the Titans is a 5-reel, 20 pay-line slot machine based on Greek mythology and a 1981 cult movie with a similar title. The game features wilds, scatters, and free spins. It accepts coins from 1 to 20, and the maximum number of coins that you can bet per spin is 10. You can reel in a staggering 200,000 coins ($40,000) with the free spins feature if you are playing with the maximum 20 coin size.

The Adventures of Galactic Gopher is a space-themed Microgaming slot that boasts 5 reels and 30 pay-lines. This fun casino game features wilds, scatters, multipliers, and free spins. It accepts coins from 1 to 20, and the maximum bet per spin is $30 (30 pay-lines x 5 coins per line x 20). You can reel in an impressive 375,000 coins ($75,000) with the free spins feature if you are playing with the maximum coin size of 20.

So there you have it, six new video slot machines from Microgaming. Whether you play video slots online or blackjack at a land-based casino, remember to gamble only with the money you can afford to lose. Have fun and quit while you are ahead.

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Blast, Bomb and Bang Your Way to Hours of Fun With This Classic Gadget

If you were a child of the 80s and grew up to equal amounts of blue jeans, New Wave and Glam rock, then you're definitely one of the people whose childhoods have been touched by one of Nintendo's most fun gadgets of the 80s: The NES Zapper! Otherwise known as the Famicom Light Gun, this timeless contraption was sold as part of the Nintendo Entertainment System in 1985 and the Famicom in 1984. With its unusual sci-fi look and feel, it made countless shooting games the fun they otherwise wouldn't have had. Who doesn't remember those guilty pleasure cheating sessions where you would just change the brightness and contrast of your television set for supreme blasting?

However times have changed and the games these days aren't exactly 'Duck Hunt', 'Operation Wolf' or 'Hogan's Alley' anymore. With the introduction of such high-power platforms as the Playstation 3, the Nintendo Wii, and the Xbox 360, I figured that there wasn't much of a future for the good old NES Zapper. But boy was I wrong! As I was about to auction my old reliable out for collectors, it suddenly hit me that I could do some pretty cool stuff with it.

I decided that if it would be the most awkward thing in the whole world to bang away at my old NES, then I would definitely have more of a wonderful time if I could play games like Duck Hunt on my PC instead. But would blasting ducks on my screen be as fun without the old-school NES Zapper? Hell no! So what I did was I combined my mouse and my NES Zapper for some extra pawnage! And for the days that I'm really down and I just feel like I want to annihilate a whole troop of the avian species, I fitted my NES Zapper with a laser pointer for hours of harmless fun. Just don't tell that to the ducks!

There are in reality so many things you can do with your old NES Zapper and any old gaming console accessory that you have at home. All it takes is just a little creativity to relive the good old days of shoot-em-up!

If you want more tips on what to do with the old NES Zapper that's lying around the house (and other cool life tips), you should definitely visit:
http://lifehackery.com/2008/06/23/give-your-nes-zapper-a-second-life/

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Heat Sealing Machines - The Very Latest Technology

There is no doubt that you have purchased products that were packaged in form fitting plastic. Often times the packaging is so secure now, that it often requires a sharp knife to get what ever it is that is contained in it out. This is because the product was packaged using the very latest technology in the from of a heat sealing machine.

The Very Latest Technology

With plastics playing an ever greater role in the packaging industry, heat sealing machines are also seeing more and more use. The reason for this is simple and that is that plastic has to be heated before it becomes pliable. However; this is not the only reason that more and more manufactures and handlers of consumer and industrial materials are using heat sealing machines.

Sterility and Security

Some products are just better suited to be packaged in the presence of heat. For instance, many perishable food items have to be heat sealed unless they are to be refrigerated. Medical tools and equipment in particular, most often have to be packaged under heat with a heat sealing machine, to remain sterile.

Easy Open Packaging

While many products that are sealed in plastic can be quite difficult to open, heat sealing technology also is used to seal many types of easy-open products. Once again medical and surgical tools that have to be quickly and easily opened are most often packaged with a heat sealing machine for this very reason.

Corrosion Protection

In the past corrosion was a big problem. Heat sealing a product that is vulnerable to corrosion, such as precision metal products that are vulnerable to rust, eliminates this problem and insures that when the metal item is removed form its heat sealed package, it is virtually devoid of any type of rust or corrosion.

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Video Game Industry to Undergo Serious Change

The video game industry is soon to undergo a serious change. A change that many feel is for for the better.

Currently video game manufacturers and publishers usually sign what is called an exclusive agreement. What this means is the video game hardware manufacturer, such as XBox, PS3, WII, etc. has the sole rights for that publisher`s particular game.

However this trend of exclusive deals may be coming to an end. In the November issue if Electronic Gaming Monthly, Evan Van Zelfden says, "that the agreements between game publishers and hardware makers called as third-party exclusives may be ceased in the future." Van Zelfden explains further, "that more publishers and developers were willing to create computer games that can be used for different gaming platforms such as Nintendo Wii, Sony Playstation, and Xbox 360 than giving an exclusive license to only one platform."

Not having an exclusive license allows publishers to develop a video game for multiple platforms. Van Zelfden agrees, "their games would have a wider market if it will be available in multiplatform versions."

It may be a while before the entire industry jumps on this "bandwagon" however there are a couple of games on the way. The games that would soon launch in multiplatform versions include "Devil May Cry 4" and "Grand Theft Auto IV".

Keep an eye out on this trend and the games that will be hitting the market soon. Soon you will no longer have to buy just the XBox to get a certain game and so on.

About the Author:
Michael C. Podlesny is the Managing Director of http://www.Indocquent.com . http://www.Indocquent.com is an online resource that allows video game manufacturers and suppliers to list and sell their products in 20,000 cities throughout 200 countries around the world free of charge.

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