I am in two minds.

Spin · Post by **Spin** » Mon Aug 27, 2012 4:38 pm

I am in two minds about this forum, Been looking for a few days now and struggling to decide if its mainly players who came into the industry in the "vivid" days, or proper full time established players like myself.

I'm sure there a few out there that just lurk so to speak, Who was doing the ultimos along the M4 back in the day. Or who was it who made my life a night mare on a selection of fruits at a well known London golf club.

Who made there crust only to see it lost on the wheel at the G casino at 4am only to be up the next day kicking there feet outside the arcades at ten to nine in the morning waiting for that set of program 1 golden games?.

kidgloves · Post by **kidgloves** » Mon Aug 27, 2012 5:43 pm

Well, you're going to have to cite further back than that if you are looking for the 'full time established players'. Were not the Vivid days / P1 Goldens and Ultimos all circa 2000 ?? Some of us are beyond 40 on here.

Roll_With_It_Russ · Post by **Roll_With_It_Russ** » Mon Aug 27, 2012 6:18 pm

Thing that amazes me is the negativity towards new blood, how on earth do you think there is going to be money to be won if there is not a constant stream of new faces.

Oscar · Post by **Oscar** » Mon Aug 27, 2012 7:39 pm

Spin wrote:I am in two minds

Are you schizophrenic by any chance?

Ha Ha, no in all seriousness I don't honestly think you can guage a players credentials simply by the length of time they have been in the game, after all, I know several players who came into the game a good 5 years after Vivids and have gone on to make a good life for themselves. Then there are others who have been at it for 20 years or more, but don't really have a pot to piss in.

Funny old world....

eastangliapro · Post by **eastangliapro** » Mon Aug 27, 2012 9:18 pm

Roll_With_It_Russ wrote:Thing that amazes me is the negativity towards new blood, how on earth do you think there is going to be money to be won if there is not a constant stream of new faces.

how do you come to this assumtion?

Spin · Post by **Spin** » Mon Aug 27, 2012 10:28 pm

I am not slagging the younger player off if it comes across that way, If anything i envy them. Being able to go out finding the 1st 10 machines dead, constant barrings for winning the jackpot, Battling out all the competition. Good luck to anyone willing to go out and make money from machines.

I am nearly 40 myself, And have been in the game a very long time, But i have a lot of respect for a few players i know that have been at it not even a fraction of mine. I bumped into one lad the other night he had seen a cashpot at mid 200s, He had got a hotel for the night and had waited about. Just beating me to the unit. got chatting to him and he even tried to give me £50 for beating me to it, He had made about 300. I told him to keep his money as he had won it fair and square. Thats the dedication im talking about. you could have been in this game 5minutes but with a decent attitude and dedication you can be a good player.

Noels Beard · Post by **Noels Beard** » Mon Aug 27, 2012 10:55 pm

Spin wrote:I am in two minds about this forum, Been looking for a few days now and struggling to decide if its mainly players who came into the industry in the "vivid" days, or proper full time established players like myself.

I'm sure there a few out there that just lurk so to speak, Who was doing the ultimos along the M4 back in the day. Or who was it who made my life a night mare on a selection of fruits at a well known London golf club.

Who made there crust only to see it lost on the wheel at the G casino at 4am only to be up the next day kicking there feet outside the arcades at ten to nine in the morning waiting for that set of program 1 golden games?.

Your dates seem a little fuzzy...p1 Golden Games were often on the same routes as Vivids, and Ultimo's were actually the last of the true Revolution clones. In fact you could have found all these machines at the same time as unchipped Superhold Bell Fruits, and Fruitopia's / Cash Rakers in Bookies with daily refills. Looking back, it's difficult to explain how we're all not millionaires. But blatantly we're not.

eastangliapro · Post by **eastangliapro** » Mon Aug 27, 2012 10:58 pm

would love too have been playing back then

titchno1 · Post by **titchno1** » Mon Aug 27, 2012 11:01 pm

I wish I was at it from day 1 aswell. My day 1 was 70's. Used my bros I'd to get in places.

Noels Beard · Post by **Noels Beard** » Mon Aug 27, 2012 11:02 pm

Yes. Good times, but things are always better in hindsight. And those marathon Fruitopia/Cash Raker battles make Key Bets seem impossibly exciting.

jeffvickers · Post by **jeffvickers** » Mon Aug 27, 2012 11:11 pm

Roll_With_It_Russ wrote:Thing that amazes me is the negativity towards new blood, how on earth do you think there is going to be money to be won if there is not a constant stream of new faces.

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Spin · Post by **Spin** » Mon Aug 27, 2012 11:14 pm

I never did like fruitopia's but its all free doe, Spend many of hours behind crossfires on the services. Yeah it also had its down sides but pisses all over the state of the game today.

harry2 · Post by **harry2** » Mon Aug 27, 2012 11:26 pm

" I'LL KEEL YOU"

So called Vivid Pro's would have came and be long gone.

All jobs have various levels of professionalism , experience and potential.

Surely there were better opportunities in days past to make money, only on a smaller scale.

logopolis · Post by **logopolis** » Tue Aug 28, 2012 12:23 am

The good thing about Cash Rakers and Fruitopias was that the run could come round after a jackpot which speeded up the process by quite a margin! Bookie in Clacton was the best one I played. Back at £17! Wymondham Cafe came back at £19. Got banned from there for that!

Keeeeeel Him!!!!!

Ruler of The World · Post by **Ruler of The World** » Tue Aug 28, 2012 3:22 am

I did the ultimos on the M4, I didn't give any money to G casino but I gave loads to some others. Well known Golf Club? Ruislip? Not in London mate, different area code. I was doing Ultimos in pubs too, so much more fun and better %. Vivid-heads make me sick. How much do I owe you? You can have it in fake 50's or Monopoly money.

Of course you'd have nightmares doing MY area! Let that be a warning to you all!

My advice would be go into a 3rd mind and not bother with any of this lot. Its like preaching to the deaf, dumb and blind.