
It seems that many developers have a difficult time translating casino games to a video game format. When you take away the stakes of having your own hard-earned cash on the line, the experience can come across as feeling hollow and pointless. One would think that this could be easily sidestepped by introducing some kind of in-game reward system that players can spend their virtual cash on, but no eShop developer has thought to implement this. Jackpot 777 is no different - it's an exercise in patience and nothing more.
Gameplay (if you could call it that) is as simple as it could possibly be. You start with 100 credits and can choose to bet up to three credits per turn. Once you've decided what you'd like to bet, you push the button and watch to see what lines up on the three spinners. After they stop, you either win or lose based on what you got, and you push the button again. A quick pulldown menu informs you of what combinations will pay out, which gives you something to look forward to, we suppose, but it all quickly becomes stale.

The game is unfortunately undermined by the fact that your actions are nearly inconsequential. Even if you bet the max every time, the odds are that you won't run out of credits anytime soon; when you happen to get lucky, it feels unearned and meaningless considering that all you did was push a button. The whole thing, then, is utterly futile, as there's nothing to incentivize you to continue pushing the button.
The presentation isn't any better, and feels just as barebones as the gameplay. After booting up the game and tapping the screen you're presented with a slot machine that takes up roughly one third of the screen, bookended by two thick, black bars. The slot machine itself doesn't even have any interesting art on it; there's just a cheap "Jackpot" logo on top and the rest of it is coloured a dull gray-black. The music is simply a semi-catchy, endlessly looping jazz track, nothing else. The music itself isn't awful, but it's absolutely not enough to save the game.
Conclusion
All told, Jackpot 777 is a game that feels rather useless. It's no stretch to say that there have been Google Doodles that were more entertaining and had deeper gameplay than this. The failure to provide any meaning or incentive to continue playing completely ruins what little fun could be had here. Please do not waste your money on this game; if you must play a virtual slot machine, pick from one of the countless free apps online or on a digital storefront of your choice.
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I'll stick with the Game Corner in the older Pokemon games, thanks.
i luv that you guys really review everything. i hope when all the shiny new nx titles and inevitable even-more-hd-than-hd remakes come out, you'll still review these sorts of things.
Ya'll don't get paid enough to waste your time with this crap.
Another gem from RCMADIAX. Its really terrible that his crap keeps popping up. Hopefully his terrible "games" dont show up on the 3DS eShop
2/10 seems a bit generous
The man should really seek out a career change. Wonder how much he's actually making on scoopin' this poop out to consumers.
@motaman He's already said he's going to be putting his crap on NX if he can.Hopefully Nintendo will have learned from Wii U and not just open up the Eshop to jokers like this.
RCMADIAX is the digital homicide of nintendo lol These guy make more game than any aaa devs lol
I knew this was coming.
@Zach777 I imagine he has to turn some profit or he wouldn't continue doing it. Still, they aren't all this bad.
Fun fact - RCMADIAX is also a NintendoLife user. Ouch.
This comment section is gonna get awfully awkward, awfully fast.
Oh my... Sorry RCMADIAX but i think Casino slot on Super Mario Bros. 2 is quite interesting to play. Being as a minor part of main gameplay is quite fun, but if have to be as a main game it will kinda boring. Beside, simulation gambling is not really healthy for our brain and mindset.
@CrazyMetroid
No doubt there, but it's still gonna be awkward as World 8!
@Trinexx I was just about to say, R/B/Y are still on sale at the moment, go for one of those
I feel quite sorry for RCMADIAX sometimes... he must have a thick skin ... comments on his games on this site are quite harsh ... personally I think its enough to just 'vote with your wallets' - not impressed by his games, don't buy them ...
I've enjoyed one or two , but this, I just won't buy , but I won't criticize him for releasing them and appreciate he engages on here despite so much negative comments he must read
Meh. Who cares if he gets harsh comments? He deserves it.
Yes, I used to support him, but after SUPER ROBO MOUSE, I lost faith.
@CrazyMetroid
Wait, I didn't get the joke!
@RCMADIAX
If it helps, you are a lot more skilled at taking criticism in stride than I am! Ever thought of tackling other genres? IIRC you haven't done platformers so far; with a creative gameplay gimmick, you could create a gem, regardless of how polished it could be.
Blok Drop U was good...
@buildz Exactly how I feel. I never bought any of his games, but I never really thought badly of him, especially since he kept saying the small games were just a way for him to make money while he worked on bigger, better projects like Super Robo Mouse. So when that game turned out to be trash, I pretty much lost any respect I had. And it's not like the game was trash made with effort, it really just looked overall lazy and extremely unpolished. The level design was bland and repetitive. It just didn't seem like any care really went into the game and I really can't respect a developer who creates games for making money and nothing else.
I read the review and thought, "It would be funny if this were an RCMADIAX game", and then I looked up at the top of the review.
I genuinely laughed out loud.
LOL
And, RCMADIAX, you still haven't gotten back to my last email about possibly putting some of my games on Wii U and/or NX.
And, I've had an idea that uses a kind of slot machine like this as the basis for something kinda cool—so let's talk about some of this stuff. . . .
@RCMADIAX Coolio
@motaman they announced a new 3ds exclusive game that is coming in 3 weeks
Why the hell do "games" like this make it onto the eShop but MOTHER 3 can't? This is so unfair...
@RCMADIAX
Too bad. Word of advice: experiment, in spite of all criticism you get. There are plenty of winds who will want to blow the flame off your candle. You need all the passion you got to keep it alive. And once the right spark causes it to burst, the winds will cease to blow.
GOTY
@RCMADIAX "Nothing I haven't heard before."
The truth?
@elhozzo I wouldn't call it thick skin, more like shamelessness and conceit.
As far as I'm concerned, RCMADIAX is allowed to bring his games to eShop. I'm not going to buy them, but they do not bother me.
I wish these games wouldn't be so simplistic and small. A simple concept is fine, but games need enough content to justify the purchase. These games are so small and simple that they do not entertain players for a long time.
RCMADIAX already has a bad reputation. Fixing that will be a big challenge for him.
"more like 666" ? what is that suppose to mean?
Do other systems suffer from so many awful titles on their eshops?
Serious question as I have no clue.
@televisions Yes, even more than Nintendo, much more to be honest. The real question is "why?", specially with Nintendo being so strict about quality.
@RCMADIAX Wow, I can't believe this community. We're all just people trying to do our best. You keep doing your thing, and when you're ready, you make us something real special so all these classless unmotivated sods can shut up.
Another polished turd from a degenerate.
Can't wait to report this one either.
@MemoDuh And im sure its going to be gold. Well designed, with amazing soundtrack and stunning graphics
This is just appauling... I made a HTML5 fruit machine that looks 10 times better in just two nights. With a bonus game, gamble or collect winnings, reel hold and a win chart on the side where it should be.
@Frank90 Nintendo can only reject games on technical grounds; if they don't work as advertised or brick your console. The old Seal Of Quality program was challenged in court and they lost.
@MK_11 Looks great. I am sure there are a number of us here (myself included) that make games that are better quality and more original than some of the crap that makes it to the e-shop.
@motaman
Actually, given that this "game" only takes up a 3rd of the screen, I actually thought it was a 3DS game at first... It would be much more at home there, if anywhere.
@therealgamer
I wouldn't go that far. If they were the DigiHom of the eShop they'd probably be suing you right now.
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