Joker 8000 Pokie Machine
Designed to look like the sort of pokie found in pubs, clubs, arcades and casinos worldwide, Joker 8000, from Microgaming sees traditional symbols of various fruit spinning against a 3D effect gaming cabinet complete with flashing header section and control buttons angled towards the player. The game itself is a classic 3-reel, 5-winline pokie that gets its’ name from the Joker symbol which can award a mystery multiplier of up to 8000x the amount bet per line.
Base Gameplay
The realistic appearance extends to the background image of a casino behind the machine. The reels are set into the main section, with payline indicators running through them, showing the 1st line across the centre of the game, the 2nd is along the top, 3rd through the bottom of the reels, while 4th and 5th are the diagonals.
The controls include + and – buttons that are used to adjust the coin value from 0.05 to 0.20, 0.25, 0.50, 1.00, 2.00, 5.00 and 10.00, while 2 coins are automatically placed on each line. There’s a separate button to change the number of winlines in play, so just a single one can be activated, or any number up to all 5 of them, which adds up to a total maximum wager per spin of 100.00.
Above the reels we see a list of what each winning combination will be worth, and its traditional images of cherries at the bottom of the table, with a full line of them being valued at 20x the line bet, lemons at 30x, watermelons at 50x and the Bar icon will pay out 80x when it stops across an active line.
To win 100x the line bet, players will need the crown symbol to land across one of their lines, but the biggest payouts are inevitably reserved for when the Joker appears. He’s a scatter symbol who can award mystery prizes of 500x to 8000x the bet when he stops in the right places and can also trigger the bonus game.
Joker 8000
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Bonus Bits
There are a couple of nice bonus features with this pokie that make it somewhat different to the normal 3-reel game. To the right of the reels are 2 playing cards, a black spade and red diamond. With each winning spin, players have the option of collecting the prize or gambling it. The cards will rapidly flash on and off, while spade and diamond buttons on the control panel will also flash, with the aim being for the player to click on the right card at the right time.
This doubles the win if successful and gives them the opportunity to go again or collect it, while a wrong guess anywhere along the way will of course, lose the triggering bet and any wins so far collected in the round.
The other bonus game is the Super Game which can be played anytime 20 or more credits have been transferred over to a Supermeter above the reels. Once enough are in there, players can opt to play with the richer super reels, while this round features the mystery Joker wins of between 20x and 8000x the line bet.
During this round, any winnings can be collected and transferred back to the base game, or gambled in the same way, although as with all gamble games, it’s a risky way to try and boost winnings which is probably best done with just small prizes that players won’t miss if it all goes wrong.
A Joke or Just Right?
Joker 8000 is the sort of pokie that originated in Scandinavia, but has become popular around the world thanks to fast gameplay and a couple of rewarding bonus features. The gamble rounds may be something to consider carefully before playing, but overall, this is a good example of an action filled game which is easy to learn and fun to play.