Koala Mint (CHG1573, US)

Slot Machine (video) published 25 years ago:

Koala Mint (c) 2000 Aristocrat.

A video slot machine with 5 reels and 20 lines. This game was also released with 9 lines.

- TECHNICAL -

Aristocrat MK5 hardware. Also released on MK6 hardware.

MKV 20 Lines:
Game has 14 buttons.
Bet buttons: 1, 2, 3, 5, 10 credits
Line buttons: 1, 5, 10, 15, 20 lines
Extra buttons: Collect (yellow), Reserve (green), Gamble (purple), Take Win/Start Feature (orange)

1, 2, 10 and 20 credit buttons are also used for Heart, Diamond, Club and Spade gamble respectively. This gamble is x4 if correct.
1 and 20 line buttons are used for red/black double up.

The Crown Casino MK5 version had an odds-based gamble feature instead of the regular red/black/suit gamble:

1 line - 2:1, 5 lines - 3:1, 10 lines - 5:1, 15 lines - 10:1, 20 lines - 100:1.

On the casino version, a Service button also replaces the Reserve button.

MKV 9 Lines:
Game has 14 buttons.
Bet buttons: 1, 2, 3, 5, 10 credits
Line buttons: 1, 3, 5, 7, 9 lines
Extra buttons: Collect (yellow), Reserve (green), Gamble (purple), Take Win/Start Feature (orange)

1, 2, 5 and 10 credit buttons are also used for Heart, Diamond, Club and Spade gamble respectively. This gamble is x4 if correct.
1 and 9 line buttons are used for red/black double up.

MKV 20 Lines, USA version:
Game has 14 buttons.
Line buttons: 1, 5, 10, 15, 20 lines (red)
Bet buttons: Varies (see below)
Extra buttons: Cashout (yellow), Service (red), Gamble (green), Take Win (purple)

Bet multipliers for set CHG1573 are:
1, 2, 3, 4, 5 (100 credits max bet)
1, 2, 3, 5, 10 (200 credits max bet)
1, 2, 5, 10, 25 (500 credits max bet)
1, 2, 5, 25, 50 (1000 credits max bet)

1 and 20 line buttons are used for red/black double up. Play 15 Lines doubles as a Start Feature button.

MK6 20 Lines, MVP cabinet:
Game has 14 buttons.
Bet buttons: 1, 2, 3, 5, 10 credits
Line buttons: 1, 5, 10, 15, 20 lines
Extra buttons: Take Win/Collect (orange), Reserve (green), Gamble (purple), Spin/Start Feature (yellow)

- 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 = 10, 3 = 100, 4 = 500, 5 = 5000
Kangaroo: 2 = 5, 3 = 50, 4 = 200, 5 = 2000
Possum: 2 = 5, 3 = 30, 4 = 100, 5 = 1000
Platypus: 2 = 5, 3 = 30, 4 = 100, 5 = 1000
King: 3 = 15, 4 = 30, 5 = 200
Queen: 3 = 10, 4 = 30, 5 = 150
Jack: 3 = 10, 4 = 30, 5 = 150
Ten: 3 = 10, 4 = 20, 5 = 100
Nine: 3 = 10, 4 = 20, 5 = 100
Coin: 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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