Koala Mint (30001011, NSW/ACT)

Slot Machine (video) published 25 years ago:

Koala Mint (c) 2000 Aristocrat Leisure Industries Pty, Ltd.

New South Wales high-denomination release. A 5-reel video slot machine with an Australian animal theme.

- TECHNICAL -

Model 30001011

Aristocrat MK6 hardware. This game supports 1-line and 3-line configurations and two cabinet variations.

MVP 14 button cabinet:

1 line, 5 credit:
Top row buttons: Gamble/Reserve (purple), Heart, Diamond, (unused), Club, Spade
Bottom row buttons: Collect/Take Win (orange), Bet 1 Credit, Bet 2 Credits, Bet 3 Credits, Bet 4 Credits, Bet 5 Credits, Start Feature, Spin (yellow)

1 line, 10 credit:
Top row buttons: Gamble/Reserve (purple), Heart, Diamond, (unused), Club, Spade
Bottom row buttons: Collect/Take Win (orange), Bet 1 Credit, Bet 2 Credits, Bet 3 Credits, Bet 5 Credits, Bet 10 Credits, Start Feature, Spin (yellow)

3 line, 3 credit:
Top row buttons: Gamble/Reserve (purple), Heart, Bet 1 Credit/Diamond, Bet 2 Credits, Bet 3 Credits/Club, Spade
Bottom row buttons: Collect/Take Win (orange), Red, Play 1 Line, Play 2 Lines, Play 3 Lines, Black, Start Feature, Spin (yellow)

Xcite/Xceed 16 button cabinet:

1 line, 5 credit:
Bezel buttons: Reserve (green), Collect (yellow)
Top row buttons: Gamble (purple), Heart, Diamond, (unused), Club, Spade
Bottom row buttons: Take Win (orange), Bet 1 Credit, Bet 2 Credits, Bet 3 Credits, Bet 4 Credits, Bet 5 Credits, Start Feature, Spin (yellow)

1 line, 10 credit:
Bezel buttons: Reserve (green), Collect (yellow)
Top row buttons: Gamble (purple), Heart, Diamond, (unused), Club, Spade
Bottom row buttons: Take Win (orange), Bet 1 Credit, Bet 2 Credits, Bet 3 Credits, Bet 5 Credits, Bet 10 Credits, Start Feature, Spin (yellow)

3 line, 3 credit:
Bezel buttons: Reserve (green), Collect (yellow)
Top row buttons: Gamble (purple), Heart, Bet 1 Credit/Diamond, Bet 2 Credits, Bet 3 Credits/Club, Spade
Bottom row buttons: Take Win (orange), Red, Play 1 Line, Play 2 Lines, Play 3 Lines, Black, Start Feature, Spin (yellow)

- TRIVIA -

This version of Koala Mint has a different paytable compared to the regular version.

When set to $1 denomination, the game displays '100c Game' instead of '$1 Game'.

- SCORING -

All pays are left to right except scattered Coins which pay any. Dollar appears on reels 2, 3 and 4 and substitutes for all symbols except Coin.

Paytable:

Koala: 1 = 2, 2 = 5, 3 = 20, 4 = 100, 5 = 1000
Kangaroo: 2 = 5, 3 = 20, 4 = 50, 5 = 500
Possum: 2 = 5, 3 = 20, 4 = 50, 5 = 500
Platypus: 2 = 5, 3 = 20, 4 = 50, 5 = 500
King: 3 = 10, 4 = 20, 5 = 200
Queen: 3 = 10, 4 = 20, 5 = 150
Jack: 3 = 10, 4 = 20, 5 = 100
Ten: 2 = 2, 3 = 5, 4 = 10, 5 = 100
Nine: 2 = 2, 3 = 5, 4 = 10, 5 = 100
Coin: 2 = 2, 3 = 5, 4 = 10, 5 = 100

- TIPS AND TRICKS -

Free Game Features: Koalas anywhere on reels 1 and 5 starts 10 free games. During the free games win a bonus of 2, 5, 10, 20, 50 or 100 credits (x total bet) for every COIN appearing anywhere in the window. The feature can be won again during the free games.

- SERIES -

1. Koala Mint (2000)
2. Sweet Liberty Deluxe (2001)

- CONTRIBUTE -

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