http://protipoftheday.com/taxonomy/term/295/0 en http://protipoftheday.com/node/309 <p>In the Super NES game Vegas Stakes, your goal is to wander around the different casinos of Las Vegas and eventually earn $10 million.</p> <div align="center"><img src="http://protipoftheday.com/sites/default/files/vstakes_rdollars1.png" /></div> <p>And eventually you get access to the Royal Palace casino which features, among other things, no maximum bets. So let's say that you get close to your goal of $10 million. Real close, like over 9.9 million. Then you head to the Roulette Wheel and plunk down your whole wad on one number.</p> <div align="center"><img src="http://protipoftheday.com/sites/default/files/vstakes_rdollars2.png" /></div> <p>The ball spins, and if you win:</p> <div align="center"><img src="http://protipoftheday.com/sites/default/files/vstakes_rdollars3.png" /></div> <p>You win well over $R million!</p> <p>Which, according to my math, should be around $350 million. </p> <p>Maybe none of the developers thought that someone would be dumb enough to blow that kind of cash on such a long bet, I don't know.</p> <p>But I sure was.</p> bug pro tip SNES vegas stakes Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:11:22 +0000 Will 309 at http://protipoftheday.com