Oscar Winning Movies That Became Slot Machines

Charles Ingel - Tuesday, 13 August 2019 - Features

Jurassic Park

In 1993 Jurassic Park won Oscars for Best Sound Editing, Best Sound Mixing and Best Visual Effects. The slot game was developed by Microgaming.

• The background to the reels is the dense jungle of Jurassic Park. Microgaming has used a special visual effect called parallax movement in which the player appears to venture deeper and deeper into the jungle.
• The high paying symbols are Alan Grant, Ellie Sattler, Ian Malcom and John Hammond, the main characters from the movie. In their win animations popular scenes from the movie are played.
• The dinosaurs are the low symbols. Their graphics have been created using 3D imagery, which makes them look as realistic as they were in the movie.
• The famous Jurassic Park logo is a stacked wild symbol and the amber containing the mosquito is the scatter symbol.
• The DNA of the dinosaurs played a key role in the movie. The number of free spins is determined by the DNA test of the chosen dinosaur.
• The T-Rex Alert mode is a feature that is preceded by the earth shaking experience of the T-Rex chasing the vehicle in the movie.

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Terminator 2

In 1992 Terminator 2 won Oscars for Best Make Up, Best Sound Editing, Best Sound Mixing and Best Visual Effects. The slot game was developed by Microgaming.

• Terminator 2 is a sci-fi film and the slot game uses steely colours, boxes looking like consoles and the background that resembles a motherboard to create the right effect.
• The high paying symbols are characters from the movie. During the wins video clips from the movie are played. When you land five of a kind wins the clips are played on the full screen recreating something of the grandness of the movie.
• T-1000 was a shape shifter in the movie and this characteristic is carried into the free spins. This symbol will change into a character symbol chosen so as to award the highest possible line payout.
• T-800 was the code name for the cyborg Terminator, who had special visionary power. In the T-800 Vision feature the cyborg scans the reels for character symbols and awards payouts for each of them.

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Dirty Dancing

Dirty Dancing was a cult musical. In 1988 it was awarded the Oscar for the Best Original Song ‘The Time of My Life'. The branded slot was developed by Playtech.

• Johnny Castle, Frances Baby Houseman and Penny are the lead characters that are the main symbols.
• The iconic Dirty Dancing logo, which is the title as portrayed on the posters, is the scatter symbol.
• The film was set in the 1960s and the slot game uses icons like sedan car, dancing shoes, vinyl records and portable radio to create a feel of that era.
• The movie is all about dancing. In the Whirling Wilds feature, Johnny and Baby dance across the reels randomly turning up to 6 symbols into wild. The free spins have a similar Dancing Wilds feature.
• The background audio uses the lilting soundtrack from the movie.

Rocky

In 1997 Rocky won the two biggest Oscars, those for the Best Picture and Best Director. In fact, it was nominated for 10 awards, out of which it won three. The third was for Best Editing. The success of this film spawned seven sequels. The branded slot from Playtech has elements from the original and some of the sequels.

• The slot game features Sylvester Stallone as Rocky Balboa and the love of his life Adrian.
• You also have some of his opponents from the various Rocky films that include Apollo Creed, Ivan Drago and Clubber Lang. When they appear in winning combinations clips from the movies are played.
• The Knockout Bonus is a thematic gaming feature on the second screen. It is triggered by landing the white and red boxing gloves on reels 1 and 5 in the same spin. You pick an opponent for a bout with Rocky. The fight is simulated on the screen and you win a cash award for every round that Rocky wins.

The Wizard of Oz

In 1940 The Wizard of Oz won the Oscar for the Best Original Score and Best Original Song. Several slot games have been based on this classic tale. However, the one from WMS faithfully represents the movie.

• The main symbols in this slot game are caricature versions of the characters as they actually appear in the movie. The best is the cute Dorothy played by the young Judy Garland.
• From the story you will also recognize the dog Toto, Emerald city, ruby slippers, the trio of scarecrow, lion and tin man, the wicked witch of the West, the tornado and Dorothy's home.
• Glenda the Good Witch helps Dorothy in the movie. In the slot game she may randomly appear during the base game and change up to 5 of the reels into expanding wilds helping the player to win big.
• Players familiar with the tale will know the importance of the Road to Emerald City. In the slot game, the Road to Emerald City feature is interactive and fun. You may visit the Tin Man Apple Orchard, the Cowardly Lion Dark Forest, the Scarecrow Corn Field or the Wicked Witch Castle where you select Gold Charms and win prizes.

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