Dream Catcher (10172921, ASP) - MAME machine

Video Slot Machine published 22 years ago:

Dream Catcher © 2002 Aristocrat.

A video slot machine with 5 reels and the Reel Power (243 Ways) system.

TECHNICAL
Runs on the Aristocrat MKVI hardware.

MKVI Xcite cabinet:
Game has 15 buttons.
Bet buttons: 1, 2, 3, 5, 10 credits
Reel buttons: 1, 1-2, 1-3, 1-4, 1-5 reels
Bonus button: Play Super Reel Power - Reels 1-5 (50 Credits)/Start Feature
Extra buttons: Gamble (purple) and Take Win (orange)
Top buttons: Collect (yellow), Information (white with blue (i) logo)

MVP MKVI conversion cabinet:
Game has 14 buttons.
Bet buttons: 1, 2, 3, 5, 10 credits
Reel buttons: 1, 1-2, 1-3, 1-4, 1-5 reels
Extra buttons: Collect/Take Win (orange), Information (white with blue (i) logo), "Super Reel Power - Reels 1-5"/Start Feature (white) and Gamble (purple)

"Reel 1" button costs 1 credit
"Reels 1-2" costs 5 credits
"Reels 1-3" costs 10 credits
"Reels 1-4" costs 20 credits
"Reels 1-5" costs 30 credits
"Super Reel Power - Reels 1-5" costs 50 credits

Any reels not specified pay on centre line only. For instance "Reels 1-3" selects the first 3 reels and the last two pay in the centre line only.

Super Reel Power adds an extra row on the top and the bottom of the reels so you have 5 positions on each reel (that's 3,125 different ways of winning!).

1, 2, 5 and 10 credit buttons are also used for Heart, Diamond, Club and Spade gamble respectively. This gamble is x4 if correct.
1 and 1-5 reel buttons are used for red/black double up.

TRIVIA
"Reel Power" replaces the old name "243 Ways".

Possible errors during making or a one-off style issue: The Indian dance and drum noises are reversed on this game. The drums play when the free games start instead of the Indian dance and it yells out when you get a win with the Tepee. Tepee is also spelt Teepee on the artwork.

SCORING
Chief: 3 = 500, 4 = 1000, 5 = 2500
Skull: 3 = 100, 4 = 500, 5 = 2000
Mask: 3 = 100, 4 = 200, 5 = 1000
Drum: 3 = 50, 4 = 100, 5 = 1000
Ace: 3 = 20, 4 = 100, 5 = 200
King: 3 = 15, 4 = 50, 5 = 200
Queen: 3 = 10, 4 = 20, 5 = 100
Jack: 3 = 10, 4 = 20, 5 = 100
Ten: 2 = 5, 3 = 10, 4 = 20, 5 = 100
Nine: 2 = 5, 3 = 10, 4 = 20, 5 = 100
Dream Catcher: 3 = 5, 4 = 20, 5 = 50

TIPS AND TRICKS
All pays are left to right including scatters.

Tepee appears on reels 2 and 4 only and substitutes for all symbols.

Feature: Spin up 3, 4 or 5 Dream Catchers for 10, 15 or 25 free games respectively. The feature can also be won during the free games.

During the free games Tepee is x3 on reel 2 and x5 on reel 4. If both symbols substitute in a win it is x15.

SERIES
1) Reelin-n-Rockin (1998)
2) Indian Dreaming (1999)
3) Reelin-n-Rockin [Multi-line] (2000)
4) Indian Dreaming [Multi-line] (2000)
5) Pompeii (2001)
6) Mystic Power (2002)
7) Thai Princess (2002)
8) Dream Catcher (2002)
9) Indian Dreaming [Lady Luck] (2003)
10) Indian Dreaming 2nd Chance (2003)
11) Pride of Africa (2005)
12) Wild Tepee [Power Pay] (2007)
13) Reelin' n Boppin' (2008)

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