Top 10 TV Slots

There is an insatiable appetite for TV-themed slot games in New Zealand. In fact, this genre has proven so popular that you will often find a permanent ‘TV Slots’ category in the game lobby of the best online casinos.

We have therefore compiled a list of the Top 10 TV Slots for 2024, with the rankings determined by their ongoing popularity across NZ online casinos.

10. Breaking Bad: Cash Collect & Link

• Released: 2023
• Maximum Win: 5,000x
• RTP: 95.6%
• Volatility: Medium

Featuring the infamous Walter White and Jesse Pinkman, Playtech has developed an edgy pokie game that includes the thrilling Heisenberg Cash Collect & Link mechanic. Now a common feature on many recent pokie releases, this feature will reset to three spins every time you land a sticky Cash Collect or Coin symbol.

Other notable features include Magnets B**ch!, which offers a second chance to land the Cash Collect symbol on reels 1 or 5 to trigger the bonus round. The Breaking Bad Free Games is triggered in a similar manner, with this exciting bonus revolving around the Los Pollos Hermanos distribution centre.

9. The Walking Dead: Cash Collect

• Released: 2022
• Maximum Win: 4,110x
• RTP: 95.72%
• Volatility: Medium

Based on the iconic television series, The Walking Dead: Cash Collect sees you journey around a post-apocalyptic world filled with flesh-eating zombies along with the main characters Michonne, Darryl, Rosita, Carol and Negan - all who appear as premium paying reel symbols.

Revolving around the Cash Collect mechanic, this themed pokie machine offers plenty, including Zombie Wilds and a potentially lucrative Free Spins Bonus.

8. Squid Game - One Lucky Day

• Released: 2024
• Maximum Win: 4,560x
• RTP: 96.13%
• Volatility: Low

The South Korean Netflix phenomenon, Squid Game, was inspired by the writer’s own experiences of economic struggles, and ironically features an indebted gambler who participates in a reality competition to win a life-changing cash prize.

Squid Game: One Lucky Day offers an excellent selection of bonus features based around the TV show, including Red Light, Green Light, Glass Bridge and Tug of War.

7. Narcos

• Released: 2019
• Maximum Win: 1,506x
• RTP: 96.23%
• Volatility: Medium

Despite being released back in 2019, NetEnt’s Narcos online pokie has remained in our list for much of the last five years. Based on the violent drug cartels of Colombia, this is a very simple pokie by today’s standards, but it makes up for that with smooth gameplay and some very effective animations. 

On top of that, you will find plenty of enticing game features, including a Locked Up Feature, Walking Wilds and a Free Spins Bonus. 

6. Deal or No Deal Megaways

• Released: 2019
• Maximum Win: 10,000x
• RTP: 95.34%
• Volatility: Medium/High

The first game show to appear on our list, Deal or No Deal still remains a fan favourite to this day - so much so, it has spawned dozens of pokie game releases. This includes classic pokies machines, live game show games, Slingo and now this Megaways slot release from Blueprint Gaming.

The innovative Megaways game mechanic offers 117,649 ways to win, while the chance of triggering an incredible progressive jackpot always looms thanks to the Jackpot King pool. 

The bonus game is quite unique, with Standard, Super or Mega games all available - the one you trigger is determined by the consecutive number of wins you are able to trigger in the base game.

5. Who Wants to be a Millionaire Megaways

• Released: 2018
• Maximum Win: 50,000x
• RTP: 96.27%
• Volatility: Medium

Who Wants to Be a Millionaire Megaways is another game show/Megaways combination that continues to prove very popular with online pokies players. 

Offering all the familiar characteristics of the original show, including Ask the Audience and 50/50 - you will be on the edge-of-your-seat as you edge towards an incredible top payout of 50,000x!

4. Gordon Ramsay: Hell’s Kitchen

• Released: 2021
• Maximum Win: 1,000x 
• RTP: 96.07% (variable)
• Volatility: Low

The expletive-laden TV show of the same name never fails to amuse with its abrasive one-liners. NetEnt has captured the steaminess of Hell’s Kitchen in a well-crafted pokie game that has garnered much acclaim over the years.

This classic video pokie offers 20 paylines across a 5x3 grid, but it is the bonus features that really make it stand out in a crowded marketplace. 

These unique features include The Order Up, Gordon’s Bonus Game and the Team Challenge Free Spins Bonus. The latter sees the Red and Blue teams compete to see who can win the most with Ramsay’s Wild symbols in-play, along with Order Up multiplier symbols.

3. Joe Exotic

• Released: 2021
• Maximum Win: 4,117x
• RTP: 94.7%
• Volatility: Medium/High

Red Tiger Gaming make their only appearance in our list with yet another pokie machine based on a Netflix series. If you were intrigued by the antics of Joe Exotic and Carole Baskin in this true crime documentary that captivated viewers during lockdown, you will be thrilled with this pokie release.

While the game may not be as outlandish as the show, it is packed full of exciting features that kept our attention. The Dynamite Bonus sees all lower-paying symbols removed in a big blast, while The Tiger Bounty Bonus offers random wins of up to 50x. On top of that, there’s the Election Time Bonus, which can pay up to 150x your bet when you match three characters.

2. Game of Thrones

• Released: 2014
• Maximum Win: 20,250x
• RTP: 95.07%
• Volatility: High

Games Global (formerly Microgaming) knew what they were doing when they created their 243-payline pokie machine, Game of Thrones, a decade ago.

Reel symbols appear as familiar icons from the show, including Targaryen Dragon, Stark Wolf, Lannister Lion and the Baratheon Stag, with the Iron Throne Scatter being the highest paying reel symbol. 

Landing three of that highest-paying symbol will trigger the feature bonus where you are given the choice between four different bonus games - Team Targaryen, House Stark, Roaring Lannister and Bonkers Baratheon. 

1. Rick & Morty Megaways

• Released: 2020
• Maximum Win: 50,000x
• RTP: 96.55%
• Volatility: High

Best known for their slot adaptations of Beavis and Butthead, The Goonies, Ted and Viz, Blueprint Gaming take the #1 position with Rick and Morty Megaways. Fans of the Cartoon Network animated science fiction show will not be disappointed, as this has become an area where this developer really excels. 

Utilising their now iconic bonus system, you will have the chance to trigger one of four different bonus features on each spin of this 117,649-line Megaways pokie game:

• Mystery Spins - awards up to 50 free spins on the bonus wheel
• Federation Wild Spins - land up to 24 Wild symbols in this highly volatile bonus
• Pickle Free Spins - includes an unlimited progressive win multiplier
• Vindicators Free Spins - collect cash values that are then multiplied

Summary

While personal preferences will no doubt differ, we have created our list based on how the best established and new casinos position these online pokies in their game lobby These placements are data-driven decisions that decipher the popularity based on the number of players, number of spins, bet volume and churn rate.

With game shows and popular TV shows continuing to make the leap into NZ pokies sites, the popularity of this genre shows no signs of slowing down. By the time we make this list next year, we might need to increase it to a top 20!