The Slot Machine (also referred by its Danish name of Spillemaskine, which means "gaming machine") is a Famiclone-based console in the form factor of a miniature arcade cabinet, sold in Flying Tiger Copenhagen stores throughout Europe. It retails for €15.
Despite its misleading English name (which appears to be a faulty mistranslation, as the Danish word for "slot machine" is not spillemaskine but instead spilleautomat), its design is not based around gambling machines, but rather on arcade cabinets, as implied by both the general shape and the Pac-Man-esque marquees.
Like all Flying Tiger products, its name is actually a generic, self-descriptive name (written on the box in both Danish and English), rather than a distinctive brand name.
Features[]
Screen[]
- 2.2" backlit screen, 5:4 aspect ratio
Game controls (single player)[]
- Arcade-style joystick (left)
- A/B buttons (right)
- Start button (top right)
Other controls[]
- Power switch (under the screen)
- Sound Button (top center)—The sound has three volume settings: Low, Medium, High. The fourth (unlisted) option is Mute. On startup, it defaults to Medium. Each press cycles up the list.
- Reset button (top left)
Power[]
- 3 AAA batteries
Games[]
The Slot Machine features, as stated on the box, 118 games stored internally. There are no additional cartridge inputs.
On startup, the game selection takes form of a 118-in-1 multicart-style menu: nearly all of them are Nice Code games or Inventor hacks, with a few of the remaining ones being either other unlicensed NES/Famicom games or official Famicom games (mostly from Jaleco and Konami), generally somewhat altered and/or with copyrights removed.
| N° | Menu entry | In-game title | Developer | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | POBBLE | Pobble | Nice Code | |
| 2 | SMALL DINOSAUR | Small Dinosaur | Nice Code | |
| 3 | THE FARMER | The Farmer | Nice Code | |
| 4 | ABSCONDEE | Abscondee | Nice Code | |
| 5 | AETHER CRUISER | Aether Cruiser | Nice Code | |
| 6 | AIM CRUISE | Aim Cruise | Nice Code | |
| 7 | WARPMAN | Warpman | Namco | |
| 8 | STUB GAME | Stub Game | Nice Code | |
| 9 | ARGUS | Argus | Jaleco | |
| 10 | STAR | Star | Nice Code | |
| 11 | SEA WAR | Sea War | Nice Code | |
| 12 | TANK A1990 | Tank A 1990 | Namco/YS | Battle City hack |
| 13 | GALLAGANT | Gallagant | Nice Code | |
| 14 | FORMATION Z | Formation Z | Jaleco, Hect | Copyright text removed. |
| 15 | EXERION | Exerion | Jaleco | Copyright text removed. |
| 16 | FATED PIRATE | Fated Pirate | Nice Code | |
| 17 | ROAD WORKER | Road Worker | Nice Code | |
| 18 | UFO RACE | UFO Race | Nintendo/HAL Laboratory/Inventor | F1 Race hack |
| 19 | GOODHAND | Goodhand | Jaleco/Inventor | City Connection hack |
| 20 | PEEK A BOO POKER | Peek-A-Boo Poker | Hacker International | Panesian version. Copyright text removed. |
| 21 | ANIMAL CONTEST | Animal Contest | Nice Code | |
| 22 | BALLOON SHOOT | Balloon Shoot | Nice Code | |
| 23 | DADA | Dada | Nintendo/Inventor | Popeye hack |
| 24 | POLAR BAT | Polar Bat | Nice Code | |
| 25 | BUSY BAR | Busy Bar | Nice Code | |
| 26 | CANDY WORKSHOP | Candy Workshop | Nice Code | |
| 27 | CHESS | Chess | Nice Code | |
| 28 | CLIMBING | Climbing | Nice Code | |
| 29 | CONTEST | Contest | Nice Code | |
| 30 | COOKIES LABYRINTH | Cookies Labyrinth | Nice Code | |
| 31 | CRYSTAL BLAST | Crystal Blast | Nice Code | |
| 32 | DEJECTILE | Dejectile | Nice Code | |
| 33 | DOUGH BOY | Dough Boy | Kemco, Synsoft | Unmodified version, vith copyright text et al. |
| 34 | FAIRY S TREASURE | Fairy's Treasure | Nice Code | |
| 35 | FLING BALL | Fling Ball | Nice Code | |
| 36 | GHOST CASTLE | Ghost Castle | Nice Code | |
| 37 | HAMMER AND NAIL | Hammer and Nail | Nice Code | |
| 38 | HAPPY MATCH | Happy Match | Nice Code | |
| 39 | HASSLE | Hassle | Nice Code | |
| 40 | ICE OCEAN | Ice Ocean | Nice Code | |
| 41 | DEFLOWER | Deflower | Hudson/Broderbund/Inventor | Lode Runner hack |
| 42 | LADANGEL | Ladangel | Hudson/Inventor | Challenger hack |
| 43 | LATTICE WINNER | Lattice Winner | Nice Code | |
| 44 | CUTE FISH | Cute Fish | Nice Code | |
| 45 | LUCKY BALL | Lucky Ball | Nintendo/HAL Laboratory/Inventor | Extensive Pinball hack |
| 46 | MAGIC EGG | Magic Egg | Nice Code | |
| 47 | MAGMAX | MagMax | Nichibutsu | Copyright text removed. |
| 48 | MECCANO | Meccano | Nice Code | |
| 49 | MIRROR DEVIL WORD | Mirror Devil Word | Nice Code | |
| 50 | MOWING | Mowing | Nice Code | |
| 51 | MUSIC MOMENT | Music Moment | Nice Code | |
| 52 | NUT CRACKY | Nut Cracky | Nice Code | |
| 53 | PANZER FLY CAR | Panzer Fly Car | Konami/Inventor | Road Fighter hack |
| 54 | AIR UMBRELLA | Air Umbrella | Nintendo/HAL Laboratory/Inventor | Balloon Fight hack |
| 55 | PINDABLE | Nature Clan: Pindable Crystal Ball | Nice Code | |
| 56 | PIZZA BOY | Pizza Boy | Nice Code | |
| 57 | POLICE DOG | Police Dog Lasy | Nice Code | |
| 58 | POLICE VS THIEF | Police Vs Thief | Nice Code | |
| 59 | PONG PONG | Pong Pong | Nice Code | |
| 60 | POWER ROBOT | Power Robot | Nice Code | |
| 61 | PULVERATION | Pulveration | Nice Code | Some title graphics are missing. |
| 62 | QUARTH | Quarth | Konami | |
| 63 | RABBIT VILLAGE | Rabbit Village | Nice Code | |
| 64 | RIVER JUMP | River Jump | Nice Code | |
| 65 | AETHER | Aether | Namco/Inventor | Warpman hack |
| 66 | SOLDIER | Soldier | Capcom/Inventor | SonSon hack |
| 67 | SPRING WORLD | Nature Clan: Spring World | Nice Code | |
| 68 | SQUEE | Squeezer | Nice Code | |
| 69 | SUBMARINE | Submarine | Nice Code | |
| 70 | SURFG SPORT | Surfing | Nice Code | U.S. Ski Team Skiing Intellivision port with altered graphics. |
| 71 | THROUGH MAN | Through Man | Nice Code | |
| 72 | TO TO | To To | Workss/ASCII/Inventor | Astro Robo Sasa hack |
| 73 | TOWER | Tower of Doom | Techno Source | Nice Code Intellivision port. |
| 74 | TOY FACTORY | Toy Factory | Nice Code | |
| 75 | TRUMP TANK | Trump Tank | Nintendo/Inventor | Mach Rider hack |
| 76 | WAR ZONE | War Zone | Nice Code | |
| 77 | WILD WORM | Wild Worm | Nice Code | |
| 78 | WONDER BALL | Wonder Ball | Nice Code | |
| 79 | ANTIQUARIUM | Antiquarium | Nice Code | |
| 80 | AQUARIUM | Aquarium | Nice Code | |
| 81 | ARCHERY | Archery | Konami | Track & Field II minigame in standalone form. |
| 82 | ARENA | Arena | Nice Code | |
| 83 | ASSART | Assart | Nice Code | |
| 84 | BINARY LAND | Binary Land | Nice Code | |
| 85 | BLACK WHITE CHESS | Black White Chess | Nice Code | |
| 86 | BOX WORLD | Box World | Nice Code | |
| 87 | CANNONADE | Cannonade | Nice Code | |
| 88 | CIRCUS CHARLIE | Circus Charlie | Konami | |
| 89 | COAST GUARD | Coast Guard | Nice Code | |
| 90 | CORRIDOR | Corridor | Nice Code | |
| 91 | TWIN BOAR | Twin Boar | Nice Code | |
| 92 | CUB ADVENTURE | Cub Adventure | Nice Code | |
| 93 | DUNE WAR | Dune War | Nice Code | |
| 94 | FRANTIC MOUSE | Frantic Mouse | Nice Code | |
| 95 | FRUITDISH | Fruitdish | Nice Code | |
| 96 | GATE | Gate | Nice Code | |
| 97 | GLOMMY CHESS | Hidden Chinese Chess | Joy Van | Copyright text removed, Joy Van logos intact. |
| 98 | GOAL KEEPER | Goal Keeper | Nice Code | |
| 99 | HALLIHOO | Hallihoo | Nice Code | |
| 100 | HELICOPTER | Bomb Helicopter | Nice Code | |
| 101 | HEXAPOD WAR | Hexapod War | Nice Code | |
| 102 | IQ CHAMPION | IQ Champion | Nice Code | |
| 103 | JOUST | Joust | Williams/HAL Laboratory | Copyright text removed. |
| 104 | LABYRINTH | Labyrinth | Nice Code | |
| 105 | LUNARIAN | Lunarian | Nice Code | |
| 106 | MAD XMAS | Mad Xmas | Nice Code | |
| 107 | MAKING LOVE | Making Love | Namco/YS/unknown | Battle City/Tank 1990 hack. |
| 108 | MARS | Mars | Hudson/Tecmo/Inventor | Star Force hack |
| 109 | MOTOBOAT | Motoboat | Nice Code | |
| 110 | MOVE BOX | Move Box | Nice Code | |
| 111 | PANZER ATTACK | Panzer Attack | Nice Code | |
| 112 | PILLAR | Pillar | Nice Code | |
| 113 | POKER | Poker | Sachen | Unmodified version, vith copyright text et al. |
| 114 | PUZZLE | Puzzle | Nice Code | |
| 115 | RAIDON BUNGELING B | Raid on Bungeling Bay | Broderbund/Hudson Soft | Copyright text removed. |
| 116 | RURAL GOBLIN | Rural Goblin | Nice Code | |
| 117 | SALVER | Salver | Nice Code | |
| 118 | TWIN CARDS | Twin Cards | Nice Code |
Gallery[]
Boxes on display in an Italian Flying Tiger store
Photo of the main menu (the colours are more defined in real life)
Screen photo (left) vs. Emulator capture (right).
Trivia[]
- Like all Flying Tiger products, the Slot Machine comes in a plain white box with a photo of the console, some screenshot, and the product description in 20+ languages.
- The 2.2" screen is obviously not well-suited resolution-wise for Famicom games, which results in a vertically squished image with multiple missing lines. (See Pulveration photo for example). However, the game menu seems to be optimized for the screen, and as such the text and the graphics are displayed correctly.
- A few games, namely Puzzle, were allegedly made to play with mouse-based Famiclones, having a cursor as a selection method.
- The weirdest-titled game, Making Love, is actually nothing more than a garden variety Battle City- or Tank 1990-based hack.
- Despite this being a product apparently targeted to younger audiences, a pornographic Hacker International game (Peek-a-boo Poker) is included in the title selection.
- The apparent lack of a Select button, despite this being a Famiclone, can be interpreted as a quick way to circumvent the selection of 2-player modes in the games without having to alter them. However, alternate modes accessible via Select in games that have them (such as Raid on Bungeling Bay) are now inaccessible.
- In 2022, Flying Tiger had released a similar handheld Famiclone resembling the PlayStation Portable named Spillekonsol ("gaming console" in Danish), modeled after the PXP SY-888 handheld console. Although it presents the same characteristics as the Slot Machine, it only includes 108 games, mainly Nice Code games, Inventor hacks and a few unlicensed NES/Famicom games, and some of them are different to those featured in the Slot Machine.
- The 2021 and 2023 versions of the Slot Machine only include 100 games, against the 118 of the original 2020 version. The 2023 version also has different shape and marquees than the 2020 and 2021 versions.