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How Has Microgaming Managed to Remain the King of Progressive Slots?
Public Group active 2 years, 2 months agoMicrogaming has been in the slots business since it all began and is responsible for some of the most influential games ever made. These include award-winning epics like Jurassic Park, which was lauded for its technological innovations.
Almost 30 years since the studio’s inception, Microgaming is still at the forefront of the slots market. Mega Moolah remains as the quintessential progressive jackpot game, and the franchise has expanded with a couple of spinoffs. Other developers have made their own jackpot games, but Microgaming is still the undisputed king.
Mega Moolah Started it All
When slots moved to an online setting, it quickly became apparent that they would be able to offer much higher jackpots than their land-based counterparts. After all, the physical machines could only pay out the number of coins that they could hold within them. As the online casino industry expanded, players flocked to slots and there was a lot of interest in the same titles. This led to the emergence of progressive jackpot games that were connected on a network. It meant that any time anyone played one of these games, their stake would add to the overall jackpot.
Mega Moolah is credited with kickstarting this offshoot of slots, and it is still one of the most iconic titles of all time. Indeed, it continues to attract players and often appears in a list of jackpot casino games. Its recognizable logo always stands out among newer options like Book of Atem and Fishy Fortune, and it’s this familiarity aspect that can help to attract players.
Game Led to Others in the Series
In the gaming industry, a common tactic of developers is to follow up successful games with others in a series. It helps keep the titles at the forefront of the mainstream, and each offering serves to remind players of the other games available. This has been seen with countless series that are now among the most popular of all time, including Call of Duty and Assassin’s Creed.
Microgaming opted for this same strategy with its Mega Moolah series, and this is the main reason why these games are still so prominent in the progressive slots market. In recent years, the company has followed up Mega Moolah with three offerings: Mega Moolah Absolootly Mad, Atlantean Treasures Mega Moolah, and Mega Moolah Goddess.
These all feature the instantly distinguishable graphics from the original game and have similar gameplay. The most noticeable difference is that they have diverse themes in order to appeal to a range of personality types.
Microgaming is likely to stay at the cutting edge of the slots market, using its incredible influence to play a big part in the way these games move forward. With virtual reality expected to be the next major platform, it will be interesting to see how the company integrates this into its slot games. It has already experimented with VR and will most certainly work with the technology more in the future.
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