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The Slot Machine[1] is a boss that appears in the original "Star Fox", and is the final boss for the Out of This Dimension stage. It is seen when Fox and his teammates fly through the area for at least 3 minutes.

Appearance[]

The Slot Machine is, as its name implies, a giant slot machine similar to that in a casino. It is at least ten time the Arwing's size.

Strategy[]

The machine flies into view from the right head first, veering towards the Arwing, it pulls up, loops and flips to face the player, "lands" and then "walks" forward a couple of steps. The initial reel position is all stars. Shooting its arm will activate it and spin the reels. To defeat it, the player must get three 7's in a row, which will cause it to self-destruct, releasing a lot of life-restoring coins. If the player gets at least one Andross, missiles and lasers will come out. Other combinations may give you the aforementioned coins to heal the Arwing's damage (if a cherry shows up), or will simply do nothing (otherwise). The reels spin in the order of 7, Cherry, Bell, Star, Watermelon, Cherry, Bar, Andross, Triangles below the reels, when flashing, can be shot at and "locked" into keeping whatever icon is on the reel for the next try. The destruction of the Slot Machine causes the distortion in the background to disappear.

Slots[]

Payouts:
1 Cherry: 6 Coins
2 Cherries: 12 Coins
3 Cherries: 15 Coins
3 Stars, Melons, or Bells: 21 Coins
3 Bars: 30 Coins
777: 30 Coins Jackpot and the Slot Machine is defeated
1 Andross: (2 Missiles, then 1 Laser shot)x3
2 Andross: (2 Missiles, then 1 Laser shot)x4 then Tri-laser shots x2
3 Andross: (2 Missiles, then 1 Laser shot)x5 then Tri-laser shots x3 then Tri-Plasma shots x3

If Andross and Cherries appear, Andross overrules Cherries.

Defeating it will display the credits in space and leave the player lined up against letters that spell "The End". The scenario will never end; after "The End" is successfully spelled, it will reappear and restart the Slot Machine music. Ships will appear as letters are shot; the only way out is to get shot down and see the Game Over screen. The letters can be destroyed by enemy fire.

References[]

  1. "The true threat to the galaxy: gambling! The Slot Machine lies at the end of the Out of This Dimension area. Shooting the giant machine’s lever spins the reels. Three 7s cause the boss to self-destruct, while other combinations have different effects such as providing healing items or shooting missiles at the player." - Playing With Super Power: Nintendo Super NES Classics eGuide, Star Fox Courses Overview Tab.
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