Vacation Station Deluxe (NTC33): the 3D remake and how it differs from the original
Same nine travel symbols and eight lines as Vacation Station, rebuilt in 3D at an airport. What is new on the button bar and how to read which lines are live.
Cartridge label
- Grid
- 3 x 3
- Lines
- 8 (across, down and diagonal)
- Bet shown
- RM0.06 (2 lines x RM0.03)
- Extras vs original
- Auto Play, Turbo Mode, INFO
Controls
- INFO
- Rules and paytable (replaces the old Paytable button)
- ALL LINES
- Activates all eight lines
- BET ONE / BET MAX
- Adds one step to the bet, or sets the maximum
- AUTO PLAY
- Runs spins automatically (new in Deluxe)
- TURBO MODE
- Shortens the spin (new in Deluxe)
Vacation Station Deluxe is the remake of Vacation Station. The maths layout is the same, a 3x3 grid with eight lines, but the art, the setting and the button bar are all new.
Deluxe vs the original, side by side
| Vacation Station | Vacation Station Deluxe | |
|---|---|---|
| Art style | Flat 2D cartoon | Glossy 3D renders |
| Setting | Green brick railway station | Airport terminal with glass roof |
| Host | Tourist in flowered shirt behind a leather suitcase | Taller tourist with sunglasses, camera and two cases |
| Score display | Printed on the suitcase | Blue WIN / BET / LINE BET panel |
| Buttons | Paytable, All Lines, Bet One, Bet Max, Spin | INFO, ALL LINES, BET ONE, BET MAX, AUTO PLAY, SPIN / STOP, TURBO MODE |
| Line tags | Coloured tags, all shown in colour | Grey tags that turn purple when active |
The symbol list carries over: motorbike, red sports car, sailboat, bus, plane (a small jet here, a propeller plane in the original), hot-air balloon, cruise ship, pink train, green submarine and the patched suitcase.
Reading the line tags
Numbers around the grid mark the eight lines: 1, 2 and 3 on the left for the rows, 4 and 5 in the corners for the diagonals, 6, 7 and 8 on top for the columns. In Deluxe the live ones are highlighted. In the hero shot only 1 (middle row) and 4 (top-left diagonal) are purple.
That explains the numbers in the blue panel: LINE BET RM0.03, BET RM0.06. Two lines, three sen each. Press ALL LINES and BET jumps to eight times the line bet.
In the shot above, the bottom row reads bus, bus, motorbike. Even if that were three buses it would not pay here, because line 3 is not one of the two active lines.
The spin itself
The reels in Deluxe spin with a motion blur rather than the dark silhouettes of the original, and the pink SPIN key becomes STOP while they move. TURBO MODE (the orange button beside the coin box) greys out during a spin.
Which one to pick
If you like to leave a game running, Deluxe is the practical choice because of AUTO PLAY. If you prefer tapping each spin and reading a simple screen, the original does the job. Either way, the cost is set by how many lines you light and the coin value (RM0.01 in every screenshot).
The rest of the lobby is in the NTC33 overview. You can get an NTC33 game ID to try both.
Troubleshooting and questions
Do the two Vacation Station games pay differently?
The screenshots do not show either paytable in full, so do not assume they match. Open INFO here and Paytable in the original and compare before you choose.
How can I tell which lines I am paying for?
Active line tags light up purple; inactive ones stay grey. In the screenshots only tags 1 and 4 are lit, which is why BET is twice LINE BET.
Press start
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