Ritchie Valens La Bamba

Richard Steven Valenzuela, professionally known as Ritchie Valens, was an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist. His music hit “La Bamba” is a worldwide famous song, and everybody has heard it at least once. 

This video slot is devoted to Ritchie and his music, and he will appear as a Wild symbol, to substitute in wins and double the prizes. “La Bamba” will help in another way – as Scatter to start the Bonus Games. 

“Ritchie Valens La Bamba” video slot is designed and developed by RealTime Gaming software provider.

Theme and Symbols

Ritchie Valens was a rock and roll pioneer and a forefather of the Chicano rock movement, and this video slot is about him and his music. He was killed in a plane crash, leaving his songs behind, usually heard in bars, movies and games. All symbols on the grid represent the famous musician or his music – there are records, his photos and the book for autographs, tickets, gramophone, radio, TV, dancing shoes, guitar. 

The musician himself appears as Wild, and his greatest hit is the Scatter in this game. The reels are placed in an old-school diner, where people used to grab a meal, chat and listen to jukebox music. 

Betting Options and Other Functions

“Ritchie Valens La Bamba” features 6 reels and 3 rows. Winning combinations are formed by symbols on adjacent reels from left to right and from right to left, including Scatter wins. Because the game pays in both ways, there are 729 possible pay lines. Still, the wins with six symbols pay from one direction only. 

If there are more wins on the same line, only the highest one will be paid. Maximum win per spin is 2000x bet. 

Nine regular paying symbols pay for 3 or more matching symbols on the payline.

Seven topic-related symbols are the lowest paying in the game. Old Radio and Tickets pay 3, 10, 30, and 120, Signed Photos and Book pay 5, 15, 50, 150, Gramophone and Dancing Shoes – 8, 20, 60, and 200, while Old TV pays 8, 30, 75, and 250. 

The Guitar is the higher paying symbol, which pays 10, 50, 100, and 500.

The highest paying icon in this video slot is Record, and it pays 50, 100, 200, and 1000. 

Special Features

Ritchie Valens is the Wild and appears on reels 2, 3, 4, and 5. Richie substitutes for all other symbols, including Scatters, and whenever he appears, he will expand to cover the reel before pays are awarded. When the Wilds substitute in a line win, the prize is doubled.

La Bamba Record is the Scatter symbol. Four or more La Bamba symbols left to right or right to left trigger the Ritchie Valens Bonus Games. Scatter wins are multiplied by the total bet and added to line wins. 

When four, five, or six Scatters land, up to 20 Bonus Games are awarded, and prizes are multiplied by 1, 2, or 3 on each Bonus Game. Any retrigger adds 20 Games to the current feature. 

In the case of five Scatters, extra expanding Ritchie Valens Wilds are added to reels 2, 3, 4, and 5, but if six Scatters trigger the feature, Wilds may also appear on reels 1 and 6. 

Conclusion

Ritchie Valens is an interesting video slot that keeps the memory of the great American musician alive. The symbols are interesting and pay well, even double if the Wild completes a winning combo. Bonus Games offer more chances to grab attractive prizes. 

The game is compatible with both PC and mobile platforms.