When I first started playing slots, I didn’t pay any attention at all to who produced the game I was playing. I had my favorites, but I didn’t know who made any of them. Over the past year, however, I have become more aware of game manufacturers, and have found many of the games I enjoyed playing then and many of the games I enjoy playing now all come from the same company, the one you either love or hate - Konami.
Konami Gaming
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G2E Booth #1154
Konami was founded in Japan in 1969. It began its business life as a company that rented and repaired jukeboxes. In 1973, the company began making arcade machines, also called amusement machines. It was not until 1978 that they released their first product, expanding to the US within a year. Possibly the best known title of this early era was Frogger, a game we all played, first in arcades and later on home gaming machines. This year at G2E, Konami Gaming will preview their historic favorite at the company’s 11,000 square ft Exhibit Booth #1154 on its tall-top Podium Monument Cabinet. Don’t miss it.
Frogger has remained a favorite of game players for over 30 years. Players can now experience their favorite frogger features with a real money casino spin. The primary game consists of modernized character art paired with Konami’s proven video slot features and innovative math. But the game’s mystery Frogger Bonus allows players to relive the classic road and river crossing course in retro-pixelated glory. Arcade animated tractors push away the reel strips, and players are awarded three “lives” as they watch the frog hop its way to increasing bonus awards across the lower screen and up into the cabinet’s upper top box. This game can’t help but be a nostalgic favorite of forty-something gamers.
Last year Dungeons and Dragons made its debut with two video slots titled Fortunes of the Forgotten Realms and Dwellers of the Dungeon Keep. This year they are following up with two new titles: Enchanted Riches and Conquests and Treasures. The new games include dungeon maze adventures and monster battle bonuses.
Company descriptions of the new D&D games report that players get to increase their chance for a higher progressive jackpot prize by rolling a 20-sided die and battling unique monsters from random difficulty levels. They can navigate a darkened dungeon cavern encountering monsters, traps, and credit prize treasurers. The company describes the artwork and animation as unique and memorable. Regardless of your familiarity with D&D, these games will grab you and envelop you in the rhythm of the adventure.
In 2000 Konami was licensed to sell casino games in Nevada, the first step to getting into the casino gaming market. In 2004 they were granted licenses for manufacture and sales of casino machines in a number of other states and Canadian provinces. Since 2005 they have been generating new titles and new technology like no other company in the industry. Their goal is to be at the top of the pack in technology while still delivering on all other levels as the small fish in the big pond.
Konami’s award-winning SYNKROS Casino Management System will be on display as a live environment for G2E guests to test and explore the latest tools and features. One of the latest releases is the industry’s first player-on-demand multi-game tournament. The casinos can either run synchronized slot tournaments or player on-demand tournaments, with entries that players can redeem from any enabled slot machine at their convenience.
Here's a final fact for those of you in Southern California who gamble at Barona, the resort recently voted our area’s favorite casino. The June 12 news release from Konami reports that Barona Resort and Casino has selected SYNKROS to manage its floor containing 2,000 slots and 90 gaming tables. CEO and Executive Vice president Steve Southerland at Konami also tells us that Barona was Konami’s first customer in North America. No wonder we have so many Konami machines in our California Native American casinos. No wonder we like their games so much.
Life is all about fun and games according to Konami literature. Have some FUN viewing the new GAMES at G2E next week. Maybe I’ll meet you there.
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