Ritchie Valens La Bamba Slots

If you've ever been even a casual listener of Classic Rock, then you've no doubt heard of the late phenom Ritchie Valenzuela, known more commonly as Ritchie Valens. Even if had not heard of him until reading this, you know his most famous song - La Bamba. It revolutionized classic rock in the present-day era when it literally took over the music airwaves shortly after his passing. Real Time Gaming has conjured a slot in his honor, and has seen it met with wide acclaim. With 5 reels and 25 paylines, this video slot really captures your attention with the riveting game soundtrack.

As for the history of this enigmatic musical wunderkind, Ritchie Valens tragically died in a plane crash that also killed legends Buddy Holly, the Big Bopper and another musical standout named JP Richardson. Talk about an event that changed the course of history! That single crash took much of the world's greatest classic rock musicians in one fell swoop. Several of them have already received tributes in the form of dedicated slots erected in their memory; Valens is next in line.

Playing for real money exposes the coin denominations to you. Choose either one cent, two cents, 5 cents, 10 cents, 25 cents, 50 cents or a full $1 as the single coin value you're allowed on the reels. Alternatively, you needn't choose any coins at all, since the fun money option is readily available, as well. But it is only in the cash game that you truly get to experience the excitement of getting 20 free spins for your gaming troubles as any select round wears on. The symbols with which you'll be playing include a gramophone, a pair of autographed shoes, a record, radio, microphone, tickets to the show, guitar and Ritchie Valens' handsome mug. There are no poker card symbols in this particular slot - almost as if to keep it exclusively hallowed and historical.

Another rare attribute of this slot is that it's an All Ways Pay game - which means all symbols, not just the Scatter, pays in any direction when the winning combinations appear. This doubles the number of possible ways there are to win as well as increases the value of the resulting payouts. In fact, there's a feature called the Multiplier Meter in the game at the top right of the board; this tracks your progress as pertains to the expected appearance of a multiplier amount. When the meter reaches the top (as in, when it fills up), you receive a multiplier that's specially tailored to your progress in the game thus far; Ritchie Valens La Bamba is a slot of both luck and perseverance.

The titular character, the superstar himself, serves as the Substitute symbol in the game; this is also known as the Wild, and it replaces every other symbol (hence the name) not including the scatter icon. The latter just so happens to be the La Bamba hit record (the scatter). The Wild can show up on the 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th reels and he doubles any wins in which he partakes via symbol replacement.

Although the scatter symbol cannot be replaced by the wild and participate in the wins the wild can bring, it has its own special properties. For example, when a minimum of 4 scattered hit records show up, the free spins round is activated. Inside this round, it's possible to get 20 free spins as well as a tripled multiplier per (free) spin. If you manage to land any number above 3 scatters, then you're in store for more free spins as per the pay table designation. Here's the precise breakdown of the free spins prizes:

Free Spins in Ritchie Valens La Bamba Slots

• 20 free spins can be awarded if you get 4 scatter symbols to appear at the same time. These are also subject to retriggering so you can win more; the resulting prizes sustain a single, double, or triple multiplication.
• 20 free spins also attend a 5 scatter symbol line up. The prizes in this round are, once again, multiplied by a factor of one, two or three. Retriggering leads to the same 20 free games cache as before; the primary difference is that now, the Ritchie Valens symbol can show up on the 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th reels when they expand to cover them.
• 20 free spins/games appear with 6 scatter icons - the maximum that can show up on this 5 reel video slot. Each prize that you get is attended by expanding wild symbols that can cover all 6 reels. As usual with this particular slot, all of these can be retriggered for more wins and better prizes. This retriggering device automatically adds up to 20 extra games to your already considerable cache.

The highest award in this awesome slot is 6,000 times your bet; it is made a bit easier to reach with the 3x multiplier that's possible on every spin. There's no obligation to play for cash, so make your choice and head to the land of fun at this online casino lobby. Ritchie Valens La Bamba Slot awaits your patronage.