While the children from Europe and USA used to play with Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck, their Soviet counterparts enjoyed the characters of Souzmultfilm’s cartoons – the analogues of the American Tom and Jerry – the Hare and the Wolf. The Soviet slot machines were an integral part of entertainment in the USSR. For an ordinary Soviet citizen these slot machines were inseparably linked to walks with parents and friends in the amusement parks,  eating ice-cream and candy floss, and feeding endless coins to the slots to get some great entertainment value.

Soviet Slot Machines

These slot machines were produced at the former military factories partially converted into the civilian production in 1970s.

Highway

“Highway”

As it was advertised, the slot machine “Highway” would significantly improve your attention, speed of reaction and logic thinking as well as improve your ability to get your bearings in real-world situation. To some extent this machine was positioned as an iron source of health and positive emotions.

Auto Rally

“Auto Rally”

This slot-machine was a simulation of race driving. Two steering wheels and two accelerators imply that this machine was designed to be operated by two gamers. In 1981 this machine cost 3100 rubles that were comparable to a price of the real car as the cheapest ZAZ car cost 3500 rubles.

Sea Battle

“Sea Battle”

The second most popular dream of all Soviet boys was the career of a sailor  — and the most popular choice, for sure, was the career of the astronaut. For those who have not forgotten their dreams, the Soviet engineers created this machine. The goal was easy – the gamer looked in the submarine periscope where on the horizon line he could see the ships and submarines of the enemy looming annoyingly hither and thither. By pressing the “Launch” button, the missile torpedo was rapidly sent to the enemy’s fleet. In this game everything depended on the accuracy of the player. The principle of operation was based on the mirror reflections of objects.

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