This was a hotly debated topic at an online forum – whether new slots are more popular or eternal favourites. The verdict was in favour of the older games. The familiarity over the years is difficult to beat. The new titles draw traffic for a while and then get replaced by newer slots. Some of them eventually become eternal favourites, but it takes years and years.

A prime example of eternal favourite is Starburst from NetEnt. Almost every NetEnt powered online casino offers free spins on NetEnt as a part of its welcome package. So it is one of the first slot games every new player engages with. Here is what makes Starburst tick.

Starburst is visually attractive largely because of the explosion of colour on the reels. The main symbol is the multi-coloured star. The other symbols are bright gemstones of different shapes and colours. The bar symbol is set in the sun and the ‘7’ symbol is set in the moon. The star is the wild symbol that appears only on reels 2, 3 and 4. Whenever it lands on the screen it converts the other symbols on the same reel to stars creating a wild reel. The payouts for the winning combinations are first made. Then the wild reel is fixed and the remaining reels are spun again. Payouts are again made for new winning combinations. If you get another star symbol in the respin then the process is repeated.

A player new to Starburst may feel that the line payouts are on the lower side. But he will soon realise that this is more than compensated by the possibility of multiple payouts in the same spin. Another favourable factor is that winning combinations pay from right to left and from left to right. And a third big advantage is that the symbols appear stacked on the reels and this often leads to big payouts. Starburst is a 5 reels, 3 rows and 10 paylines online slot. The maximum bet per spin is 20.00 credits.

One online casino where you get free spins in the welcome package is InterCasino. InterCasino offers 110 free spins on 6 different games as a part of the welcome bonus. The first video slot is Starburst. New players get 10 free spins on this game as soon as they register, even before making any deposit. Another slot game mentioned as an eternal favourite was Book of Dead from Play n Go. This is also available at InterCasino.