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[gazza.r]

hey ppl, was thinking of getting a new machine probably in the near future and i cant decide what fruity 2 buy next. i have had a barcrest sheik ya money £15jp and a pachislo machine, i wud like one with a much higher jackpot and a shed load of features coz the 15 and 25 jp machines do get abit boring after a while. so has anyone got any ideaz on what is a good machine to go for. i do prefer it not 2 be a barcrest....cheerz

[Bencrest]

Hope you don't mind me asking, but why not a Barcrest?

Also, when you say higher jackpot, do you mean a Club (£75 > £250 jackpot) machine?

[gazza.r]

Hope you don't mind me asking, but why not a Barcrest?

Also, when you say higher jackpot, do you mean a Club (£75 > £250 jackpot) machine?

probably not a barcrest because iv already had 1 would like to try other machines from different makers but dont get me wrong if barcrest do a machine that fits what im looking for the i will have another barcrest. jackpot wise a £75 or £100 machine would be perfect.

[Bencrest]

OK, no probs.

My recommendations :

Crazy Fruits Club (Bell Fruit Games).
A good investment, Scorp4 tech so parts still easy to source. Entertaining theme, can be a bit frustrating when the superboard boots you out with a small amount though. Plenty about but prices quite variable. I've seen them go from £100 > £300. I paid £160 for mine, but exchanged it due to faults. Not that many features, I think theres about 8 in total. The theme and play style tends to make up for the lack of features though

Psycho Cash Beast Club (Barcrest / BWB / Vivid).
Another good investment, values as strong as ever - especially for ones with all original decals, and in good condition. No 'superboard' or visible cashpots. Again theres plenty about and prices vary as much as Crazy Fruits Club. Plenty of different features available. Barcrest MPU5 tech so not emulatable at all, and VERY easy to source spares for. I'd expect to pay £150 for an OK example, £200>£300 for an excellent example.

Casino Crazy (and clones, Give us a Break, Royal Flush, e.t.c.) (JPM / Crystal)
Always popular these but I can't stand the damn things! Never had any luck on the emulator with them, but many people still seem to enjoy them. Prices tend to be quite a bit lower than the Crazy Fruits / Cash Beast machines. Typically about £50 > £150. JPM Impact tech, spares should be easy enough to come by.

Cops N Robbers Club (and clones, Public Enemy No1, e.t.c.) (Bell Fruit Games)
Classic machines these. I'd love to own one, the only thing that puts me off a little is the age of them, and trying to find a genuinely nice example. Theres plenty of these still about, but condition varies a huge amount. Prices vary with condition, £75>£150 for a ' working > fair' example, anything up to £300 for a genuinely very good condition example seems about right. Not that many features I suppose, again you can play either of these in the emulator to see what you think. Scorp2 tech, spares are about but you'll have to look harder than with the MPU5 / Impact / Scorp4 based machines.



Well, thats covered 4 of what I think are the best and/or most popular machines out there

[gazza.r]

thank you bencrest for your help i will keep them in mind..cheerz m8

[nails]

i just bought this £500 jp machine. its not everyones cup of tea, but personally reflex made the best reel based random machines to date.

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[paulcan2]

500 cashy wooo

[Jamesbond_007838]

Psycho Cash Beast Club (Barcrest / BWB / Vivid).
Another good investment, values as strong as ever - especially for ones with all original decals, and in good condition. No 'superboard' or visible cashpots. Again theres plenty about and prices vary as much as Crazy Fruits Club. Plenty of different features available. Barcrest MPU5 tech so not emulatable at all, and VERY easy to source spares for. I'd expect to pay £150 for an OK example, £200>£300 for an excellent example.

Buy that, and buy it NOW.

My personal favourite

[gazza.r]

i just bought this £500 jp machine. its not everyones cup of tea, but personally reflex made the best reel based random machines to date.

i did think about the random machines but like u say they aint everyones fav type of machine dont think i will av one but that is quite a nice lookin machine u got there.

[gazza.r]

Buy that, and buy it NOW.

My personal favourite

yeh man i have had a look at some pics ov this machine and do like it alot, maybe top ov the list when i get sorted...take its a quallity machine as a few ppl i no have played it and said its very good.

[Bencrest]

i did think about the random machines but like u say they aint everyones fav type of machine dont think i will av one but that is quite a nice lookin machine u got there.

Plus they are very expensive. I reckon a Reflex machine like that would set you back about £500>£750.

Pretty sure Nails has an interesting Random machine on eBay mind...

[CoasterDesignerpro]

Yeah right, Bencrest try another £200 on top of £750 for trade price of a Vegas 500. Then about £300-£500 (est) more on top for public price. (if you can get someone who will sell you one in the first place).

[gazza.r]

Yeah right, Bencrest try another £200 on top of £750 for trade price of a Vegas 500. Then about £300-£500 (est) more on top for public price. (if you can get someone who will sell you one in the first place).

sod that, they are serious money no way i will be spending dat sort ov cash, i did think about just gettin a £25jp machine which is set at lets say 70% pay out or somthing then i supose the cost of buying the machine will be cheaper and wont be hittin the jp to often with it and wont get bord with it so quickly.

[CoasterDesignerpro]

You can get cheaper sec16 for about £400, they will have to be £150-£200 jackpot tho. Ones like Nifty 150.

[nails]

Yeah right, Bencrest try another £200 on top of £750 for trade price of a Vegas 500. Then about £300-£500 (est) more on top for public price. (if you can get someone who will sell you one in the first place).

i thought £600 was an excellent price, since i know an arcade what will take it on when it opens

http://cgi.ebay.co.u...RK:MEWN:IT&rd=1

[nails]

seeing as you mention it bencrest. if it gets sold to a fruit-emu member, i`ll make a donation.

http://cgi.ebay.co.u...RK:MESE:IT&rd=1

[mrmystery83]

seeing as you mention it bencrest. if it gets sold to a fruit-emu member, i`ll make a donation.

http://cgi.ebay.co.u...RK:MESE:IT&rd=1

Does the money in the coin tray come with it? lol if you don't mind me being nosy how did you come by it mate did you buy it from an arcade direct?

[mangolio]

seeing as you mention it bencrest. if it gets sold to a fruit-emu member, i`ll make a donation.

http://cgi.ebay.co.u...RK:MESE:IT&rd=1

Just to point out your item title says randon not random. It may be worth editing it as some people may not see it if they just search for random rather than browsing.

[nails]

Does the money in the coin tray come with it? lol if you don't mind me being nosy how did you come by it mate did you buy it from an arcade direct?

there is probably all but £3 in the bottom, just spare cash i throw in. It was given to the local arcade on test and then coinworld went bust.