Imagine you’re sitting on your favorite couch in your house looking at your smartphone screen filled with reels spinning and you’re waiting for that big win that you’ve been wanting for months, But have you ever thought about what are you “actually” watching? Some of us must have thought, “I think I’ve seen this before”, and it almost feels like it’s a Déjà Vu. You’re not wrong and it’s not a Déjà Vu, you must have seen those things in slot games’ themes because they got their theme inspiration from legends or movies. In this article we are going to disclose where they got their themes from so your big win experience will feel deeper and more intriguing. We will divide this into several groups from some of the best providers in slot games that are Pragmatic Play, PGsoft, and Microgaming, in NEXT1221.
Pragmatic Play
Gates Of Olympus
It’s hard or almost impossible to find someone among slot players who hasn’t played Gates of Olympus. It has got to be more than 99.9% slot players have played this highly profitable game all around the world, from the high win rate to its multiplier up to 1000x or “Max Win”. There are copious videos of people getting the max win on the internet but do you know that Olympus is actually real in Norse mythology? It is said that Olympus is the home of the gods and was reigned by Zeus the “king of kings” or “god of the gods”. They also believed that Zeus is to be the God of Thunder, that’s why you would see there are plenty of thunders in the game itself.
Wisdom of Athena 1000
Not so different from the previous game, but this one comes from Greek mythology. Athena, who is also called “Athene” is the goddess of wisdom herself. Speaking about Greek mythology, the whole game of “Wisdom of Athena 1000” is utilizing the whole theme of Greek mythology which can be seen from the reel symbols of spartan helmet and the old-school grail shape that will make your winnings juicier.
PG soft / Pocket Games Soft
Treasures of Aztec
Pragmatic Play is known worldwide for the amount of players that played it, but Pocket Games Soft AKA PG Soft for it’s wealth-making history. They have made many people’s dreams come true from its limitless winning. Especially one of the players’ favorite “Treasures of Aztec”. The Aztec Empire which is one of the biggest and strongest empire in that era, ruled in the vast of South American territory from the 14th to the 16th century, is popular for its rich emperor and hidden treasures that was left behind by them. That’s why it’s famous among slot players that they are willing to spend hours on screen to discover the priceless treasure, which we can call it “Jackpot”. In another layer, the music that is played in the game itself will draw you deeper into the experience and keep pushing you forward to capture one of Aztec’s Treasure.
Mahjong Ways
This theme does not come from any mythology or movie but from a traditional game in China, but we all know we have to talk about this one legendary game which is believed has the highest win rate from all the games in Pocket Games Soft. It was widely believed that the game Mahjong already existed in the mid 17th century back to the Qing Dynasty and it was based on a combination of earlier games such as dominoes and The Game of the Four Winds.
Microgaming
Ancient Fortunes : Poseidon Megaways
Deep in the ocean, big golden chest in the City of Atlantis, surrounded by tentacles, and a piece of list that tells you how much you can win from your bet from mega, mayor, minor, mini. Microgaming’s most played game, the “Ancient Fortunes : Poseidon Megaways” takes us into the depth of the ocean world where Poseidon, the god of the sea reigns. It was believed by the ancient Greeks that the Poseidon was volatile and unpredictable just like the sea itself. He could be very generous for the ancient Greeks but also vengeful. Microgaming knew this Poseidon’s behavior from the beginning so that they put how much you could win from a certain amount of bet you are playing, but always remember “A gift of great magnitude can easily transform into a curse that brings destruction”.