What is the Super Mario Slot?

Slot machine players may be surprised to hear there is a Super Mario Slot game. However, before you rifle through the slot game libraries of your favorite online casinos, it’s an altogether different type of slot game. As a matter of fact, Super Mario Slot is a mini-game featured in Super Mario 64 DS. It appears as one of Luigi’s mini-games, which you can unlock at any time.

The in-game instructions request players to tap on the spinning reels to stop them. With only a single payline in play, players need to simply land three of the same symbol on the reels to win coins. The ‘Superstar’ symbol is the game’s wild symbol, which can help to magnify potential coin wins. If a Superstar symbol lands alongside two matching symbols, it’s possible to win additional coins.

The paytable of the Super Mario Slot is displayed above the reels. Landing just a single Superstar wild symbol is enough to win a 2x multiplier. While two and three matching Superstars is enough to win 4x and 20x multipliers respectively. In terms of the base game symbols, you’ll need to find three on the reels to win anything, with no multipliers for one or two matching symbols.

Land three Yoshi eggs to win 5x multipliers; three Cape Feathers to win 5x multipliers; three Super Mushrooms to win 10x multipliers; three Fire Flowers to win 10x multipliers; and finally three Starmen to win 15x multipliers.

Does this game suggest a basic concept exists for a genuine Super Mario-themed slot? Quite possibly. Were a branded and licensed Super Mario slot likely to be launched, there is every chance it would take off stateside. The US has a burgeoning online casino industry, with individual states now permitted to regulate and license their own iGaming sectors to drive new revenues for their respective economies. New Jersey and Pennsylvania are two of the most established online casino industries in the US at present, with both almost certain to welcome a Super Mario-themed release. Major sites like the well-known BetMGM online casino, which operate in both markets due to licenses from the NJ Division of Gaming Enforcement and PA Gaming Control Board, would be the most suitable ports of call for any future titles.

Other Luigi’s mini-games from Super Mario 64 DS

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Luigi’s mini-games largely cover classic casino table games. Mushroom Roulette is another popular mini-game that is a twist on the classic European Roulette. Players begin with ten coins and can bet up to five coins per spin. The game ends when players run out of coins.

Pair-a-Gone and On is another card-based mini-game, whereby players must match identical cards adjacent on-screen. Unlike other mini-games in Luigi’s library, this game never has an end. Cards will always be replenished, although as soon as there are no more possible card matches to be made the game does end.

In total, there are nine Luigi mini-games, with an overall total of 36 mini-games divided across the four playable characters – Mario, Luigi, Yoshi and Wario.

Mario’s continued popularity can be seen in the fact that he has been in three releases this year, including Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury. The game received rave reviews and fans can continue to look forward to more games featuring the legendary character.