Double Magic

Want to feel like you're feeding nickels into a one-armed bandit while waiting to be seated at a 24-hour diner in Las Vegas in 1980? Then Double Magic Slot, from Microgaming, is the online slot machine for you. We've called a lot of slots retro, but boy oh boy, this one has to take the cake.

The game has three reels, one row, and one pay line. Icons include the classic clump of cherries; one bar, two bars and three bars; red sevens, and a blue star. When we say it's an old-school classic, we are not kidding!

In addition, the “window” for the reels is smallish in the upper left of the screen. The rest, in true slot machine fashion, is dedicated to a pay table. It's pretty obvious from this pay table that your best shot at a big win is to bet two coins per spin; thanks to the grey-on-electric-blue color scheme of the “first coin” pay table, the payouts will probably always remain a mystery. But it's pretty generous as far as slot payouts go.

The minimum bet is .10 credits. The maximum is 20 credits per spin. You can bet one coin or two. There are no bonus games, scatters, wilds, cutscenes, quirky characters, or intricate storylines. It's a slot machine, plain and simple.

Oh, and there is no music, either. It's simply the sound effects of the gameplay action. And if you've ever stepped foot in an American-style casino, this sound will not be a surprise. It is exactly what you hear, multiplied by a thousand, on a casino floor. The only thing that will be missing from your experience is the waitress coming around to take your drink order.