The first gaming machines appeared in the USA at the end of the 19th century. They came to the open spaces of the Soviet Union 80 years later and remained popular until the beginning of the 90s. Today, the entertainment industry has resumed with renewed vigor.
Where is the USSR hiding
Since the 1970s, the Soviet Union has been subdued by electronic machines, which introduced people to the amazing, exciting world of games. Most of these wonderful devices are collected in galleries, which must be visited by everyone who grew up in a large and friendly country. In fact, it is not difficult to visit the museum of Soviet slot machines. Kazan, Moscow and Petersburg invite to see their amazing collections.
If you think this is boring and quiet, you are deeply mistaken! Under the roof of museums, you can not only remember your childhood by playing your favorite games, but also enjoy the taste of 80s ice cream, drink sparkling water and even make a call from a payphone.
Visitors are offered to measure strength on the Repka machine, which will show who you are - a mouse or a grandfather. You can play electronic naval combat, whose main task is to get into ten out of ten enemy ships. Also play on the motorway. Racing with different modes is a real challenge for modern gamers.
The halls are replenished with new old copies, so each visitor will find something personally for himself.
Slot machine - the foundation of slot machines
A modern museum of slot machines would not exist if America did not come up with the progenitor of all screen games. The first car was created long before the advent of televisions and computers. So, in 1895, an emigrant from Germany, Charles Fey, who lived in San Francisco, created a gambling unit. They called the machine “The Liberty Bell”. Its design was based first on three, and then on five discs, which rotated independently of each other.
Each of them had ten pictures. It was possible to start the device by throwing five cents into the slot and lowering the lever, which was subsequently replaced by a button. It was because of him that the technique was called a one-armed bandit, which takes money from honest people. A slot for a coin was called a slot. But the museum of slot machines in Russia does not contain such copies, although in the USA they have gained great popularity. The author of the device began to offer them to all institutions where there was a fun audience. If the combination was successful, the player was paid a win.
The progenitors of gaming machines
In the 30s of the twentieth century, slot machines acquired new functions. They began to mass-produce devices where instead of a lottery, participants were offered to go through a gaming tour. Instead of a cash reward, they provided the opportunity to play another round for free. Such a complex needed not just luck, but skill. The machines of this system are located in the museum of gaming machines in Moscow, St. Petersburg and Kazan.
Subsequently, computer programs began to be used, which opened up more opportunities for gamers. The most famous game of that time was pinball.
Electronic entertainment has gained popularity not only among adults, but also among adolescents, as well as children. Bright windows, exciting fun with music and bonus tours win the hearts of gamers.
In the 50-60s such entertainments were in every city of Europe, America and Japan. Hundreds of manufacturers have come up with and released thousands of different versions of simulators.
The first electronic games in the vast Soviet Union
The history of gaming machines, which now replenish the museum of gaming machines, began in 1970. The industry began with an exhibition of attractions in the park named after Gorky in Moscow. The event was held in the open air. More than 20, 000 people visited the park daily. Along with the attractions, the best, latest models of mechanical robbers of America and Japan were also presented.
It was then that the leadership of the USSR realized that enormous funds can be obtained by exhibiting such devices in public places. The authorities are buying up electronics, which were presented by the United States and Japan, and is developing, following their example, new variants unique to the Union. Some of these models are represented by a museum of slot machines in Baumanskaya.
Within a few years, the Soviet Union had more than 80 of its own simulators, which in practice were copies of foreign cars. Such entertainment cost 15 kopecks. There were one-armed bandits not only in parks, but also at train stations, cinemas, and department stores.
Museum in the capital
In various ways, machines come to the halls. Most often, collectors buy equipment over the Internet. With several non-working machines make up one working unit. But there are times when quite decent models can be found in landfills. The best museum of slot machines on Baumanskaya, 11, in Moscow. In his arsenal of more than 50 devices. The ticket price includes coins. They can be lowered into the slot and enjoy the game. You also get a tour from a professional who will tell the story of the birth of machines in the Union and even teach you how to play. Such a museum will be an excellent pastime for both the older generation and youth. It is located near the Krasnoselskaya metro station.
Game room in St. Petersburg
In the eighties, the cost of an electronic simulator was equal to the cost of a Zhiguli car. Now the cultural capital of the Russian Federation can also boast of this piece of Soviet history. Museum of Soviet gaming machines of St. Petersburg is located at Konyushennaya square, house 2, V.
It should be noted that the projects were created secretly, and the machines themselves were produced at secret military bases. So, for the benefit of entertainment, 22 military factories worked, which along with high professional military equipment produced electronic gaming machines.
The museum is located in St. Petersburg next to the Nevsky Prospekt metro station.
Kazan and Soviet mechanical gangsters
Gaming machines in the Union were no different from their American relatives. Although they had one significant advantage. They were deprived of the idea of losing money. All the excitement lay in the process itself. The price for the tour was symbolic. Schoolchildren spent more time, who after classes ran to the cars and threw all the money that was allocated to them for lunch.
Recently, another museum of Soviet slot machines was opened. Kazan is the third city with a similar type of entertainment. The hall is located at Kremlevskaya street, house 21. It is close to the Kremlin metro station. It works from 11:00 in the morning to 20:00 in the evening.
