The classic is a reputation. And not easily earned, at that. Sadly though, even if the classics, especially books, used to be popular and are clearly of high standards, they are losing their appeal especially on the later generations. Their only hope is to be produced into a movie to gain public interest. There are a lot of factors for this change and maybe one of them is that people nowadays are slowly moving away from tangible things into those that are virtual. However, there are companies who do not give up easily. Just like the movie producers, gaming developers also wish to educate the public of the classics by giving them a modern twist.
Scrooge is a pokie game that is based on the classic novel A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens. The main character in the story is Ebenezer Scrooge. He is a cold, grouchy miser. On Christmas Eve, he is visited by his deceased business partner Jacob Marley. He himself is punished for being greedy while living on Earth. So he gives Scrooge a warning that he might end up just like him if he won’t change. He also tells him that three ghosts will visit him: The Ghost of Christmas Past, The Ghost of Christmas Present, and The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come. This will be his last chance for redemption. The visits make a good impact on Scrooge that he becomes a kind and generous man. The characters in the story can be found as symbols on the reels. In the normal spins, Scrooge is portrayed as a grumpy fellow. But in the free spins, he comes out as a generous and kind man.
Another online pokie games that is based on a literary classic by H. G. Well’s is The War of the Worlds. It is about the Martian invasion of the Earth. The fact that it is a science fiction, software developer WagerWorks had more freedom with the effects that they can include in the game. The symbols also have to be in line with the theme. So they have the heat ray and burning London plus the bonus symbol that is a tripod with very long legs and the capabilities of destroying things. The action scenes are made available in the bonus games.
And who wouldn’t know Alice in Wonderland? This Lewis Carroll classic surged to an all- time high in the popularity ratings after the success of the movie of the same title. The famous characters like the Mad Hatter, the Red Queen, the Cheshire Cat, and of course, the white rabbit all make up the happy pack. The different events in the story come alive in the bonus games.