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- A Simpsons fan, Rob Baur of Lake Oswego, Oregon, was inspired by the episode. Remembering the article in a textbook, Baur cultivated a tomacco in 2003 by grafting together tobacco and tomato plants. The plant produced fruit that looked like a normal tomato, but Baur suspected that it contained a lethal amount of nicotine and thus would be inedible.
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If you've played a fruit machine in a British amusement arcade or cafe in the past 25 years, chances are it was developed by Barcrest.
Writers for 'The Simpsons' were so impressed that they invited Baur and his family to their offices and ate the tomacco fruit themselves. Faulty voting machines — Season 20, Episode 4.
The Manchester-born machine manufacturer has been providing games for decades, and even thought the firm has changed hands once or twice during its lifetime, it still churns out some excellent online slots for the masses.
About Barcrest
Established in Manchester, England, in 1968, Barcrest started out producing machines for bingo clubs, arcades and pubs, and quickly became the UK's biggest fruit machine manufacturer.
Innovation followed through the 1980s as the developer's fruities were distributed across Europe and new 'MPU' machines appeared. These motherboard cards allowed for more innovative 'skill-based' features on fruit machines in cafes and arcades (think Trail Bonuses and 'board games'-style rounds).
Like a much-loved toy being passed down to new children, Barcrest has experienced various takeovers in recent years.
It was a market leader in offline machines even in the late 1990s - manufacturing and selling over 35,000 in 1997 alone - but attracted the gaze of a much bigger fish.
International Game Technology (IGT) UK bought out the firm in 1998 in a deal worth £42 million as IGT aimed to gain a foothold in the European market. However, Barcrest still continued to develop the games under their own name.
Then, in 2011, IGT sold off Barcrest to Scientific Games in a deal worth £35 million. Scientific bought out another slots giant, Bally, in 2014, for $5.1 billion, which brings Barcrest and Bally under the same roof for the first time.
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Although in terms of land-based slot machines Barcrest are all about the classic three-reelers, they've still managed to launch some pretty impressive online video slots.
Starting off as a popular land-based title, Monty's Millions made a seamless transition over to online casinos. While rather innovative at the time, with its Scatters and Wilds and free spins, Monty's Millions has started to look rather dated but still maintains a good fanbase. Similarly, Ca$hino is a simple 5-reel slot with free spins and a 'roulette wheel' bonus feature.
More recently, the darling of the casino free spins bonus - Rainbow Riches - is one of the best Irish-themed slots on the market, while a range of Monopoly-themed slots have proved popular.
Super Monopoly is a great game based on the classic board game and really taps in to the famous Barcrest trail bonus round.
In 2016, trade shows were buzzing over new slots titles like Ooh Aah Dracula, designed with the mobile market in mind.
Featuring some impressive graphics (though still nothing on the scale of a BetSoft or Sheriff Gaming) and a free spins feature that lets you cash in your wins from the first round of spins or take a punt on what you can earn in the next round of spins. There's even a 'Best Strategy Indicator' which gives you hints on what statistically is the best decision to make after a bet.
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THE GAMETo enter the feature game you must have 3 'Simpsons Charactors' on the winline, or you can excange from a normal win after gambling once.
Go for the Barcode as much as possible. If you get a red board take a small win (£1 or £2). It will give you a couple more red boards within a few quid (or even more frequently if it wants to pay), keep turning them down and eventually you will get a normal (yellow) board. When this happens keep going to the Super Jackpot - It should repeat at least once! After a streak (£50 to £60) a final barcode will drop in - it is now time to move on.
On the 'Turnabout' feature it is possible to get a jackpot guarenteed every time you collect the feature. How???
Well each time you stop the MoesTavern in the window whilst the wheell is spinning you will advance either 1 or 2 places up the cash ladder depending on whether you stop it on the win line or one position either side. Do this until you get to £6 and then leave the machine to its own devices. It will eventually stop on its own with 'moestavern' in the window. It will then repeat this on its own until it climbs to the super jackpot. Things to note: This only works on £6. It will take around 2 minutes each time to stop on its own so be patient!!!! Finally for speed make sure when on £4 you stop the moestavern on the winline thus climbing 2 places to £6. This way when u leave it to spin itself each time it will climbe 2 places not 1 getting the jackpot with less waiting.
MR BURNSFired - Game Over!
Doh - One or more trails are reset to zero.
Payday - A random number of icons are added to various trails and to the Itchy & Scratchy board.
Hi/Lo Gamble - Get it correct on a 1-12 reel and you get to carry on.
THE FEATURESCooling Tower - These squares are in oppsosite corners of the board. When you land on it the squares around it flash one by one in sequence. Press stop when it is on the square you want(cancel slows this down)! Look out for +3 Cash etc!
100% Profit -
Money Belt -
Follow Those Hounds -
Cheat Death - Alternates between 'cheat' and 'death' on the disply. Hit 'cheat' to climb the cash ladder, hit 'death' and you are given the amount on the cashladder.
Excellent - 3 shot cash climb up the cash tunnel. Always seems to pay at least the current value of the cash tunnel.
Turnabout - The middle reel spins and you have to hit the hold button to get Moe in view - you advance two cash places for getting him on the pay line and 1 place for getting him immediately above or below. Once you miss, you get whatever you have reached - the reel spins a little faster each time.
Fission Surplus -
Burns Hi/Lo Bonanza - Hi/Lo gamble to add to the cash.. Can pay big (£15+), other times it may only allow you to get £5 - doh!
Homers Meltdown - Gives you loads of nudges and only a certain time to use them! Dont take it too slow but be carefula and this will be a JACKPOT!
Super Jackpot - Jackpot with a repeat chance. If it does repeat dont be shocked when it repeats another 2 times - giving £60!
MOES TAVERNWhen you get Moes Tavern (The Symbol on the middle reel) you are awarded hidden features. You now need to press the hold buttons in a certain order. These are listed below:
Left Hold Button - The number reel spins really fast. When you stop it the number adds to the Cash, Features and Nudges trails. Select the trail you want to collect.
Middle Hold Button - Follow me for £5. The machine flashes a sequence on the hold buttons. Repeat the sequence correctly for £5.
Right Hold Button - I always press this one! It gives you a win (one of the bars). If you can gamble higher or lower at least once you will be able to exchange for the feature. When you exchange you should find that £10 or the Jackpot is waiting for you on the nudges!
INVINCIBLE MODEThe Invincible mode is shown when the Homers Meltdown logo turns RED. Proceed around the board for the Super Jackpot!
As with the Simpsons and the Great Escape, some players still prefer to turn down the RED mode (collect a low win - £2?), in the hope of forcing the streak.