Bought this to practice craps. Works well and does most of what I wanted. No aggravations. Ideally the game would allow me to control more than one player at a time so I could test 2 techniques on identical games. I’ve not found a way to do that.
Rating: 4 / 5
Don’t buy this bug ridden piece of dung, I bought the so called updated 2004 version. It crashes randomly at every turn, stats don’t record right, the computer AI miss reads your hands not giving you credit for hands won. Its all around terribly buggy. Its been out for months and they still stock on shelfs all around the country even though its known to have major problems. They don’t intend to fix anything, Activison is making a quick buck by repackaging an old game 2001 Bicycle from Microsoft, adding one or two new features and calling brand new for 2004, and in the process making totally unplayable. With the stores policy of not excepting open software you are stuck with it if you buy it,they are afraid of piracy. well Activision is the party guilty of piracy here in the form of robbing us all. STAY AWAY AT ALL COSTS.
Rating: 1 / 5
I have lived in Las Vegas and have played many casino gamining simulations and this one is simply the best in class and a lot of fun, too. Wish the card games played a little faster, but the games are both realistic and fun…the payouts are way too generous so do not expect to win this often or make this much in a real casino. This software is really an infomercial for MGM Mirage properties, but that’s OK…it is still fun to play.
Rating: 5 / 5
“Bicycle Casino” by Microsoft is the 2002 upgraded version of the “Microsoft Casino: Mirage Resorts Edition” (2000). Everything is almost identical to the “Microsoft Casino”, except they have added 6 more games; and, some of the features have improved from the earlier version.
Hard to believe, but silly me bought the “Microsoft Casino” two days before I realized that there’s a newer version under the name “Bicycle Casino”! Anyway, when I played the older version for the first time, I loved it! But then, I started noticing minor imperfections, such as they played the same two pieces of background music over and over. Two days later, I bought the “Bicycle Casino” and lo and behold…they added a few more tunes!
“Bicycle Casino” is a fun computer casino game that is visually pleasing. It offers a full range of casino games. You are able to enter 3 Las Vegas casinos — Treasure Island, The Mirage and Bellagio. The games are the same in all 3 casinos, but each has a different ambience which reflects the mood of the real life casino.
Be aware that this latest version is designed for use with the most up-to-date hardware. So, you may need a better and more updated video card. It’s also compatible with Windows XP. I use Windows 98 SE and it works fine. But my video card may be a little outdated, so I had to adjust the Graphics Settings under Windows System Properties to get the graphics to function properly; I didn’t have that problem with the older version.
If you already own “Microsoft Casino”, the improvements in “Bicycle Casino” may not be significant enough to justify spending the money to upgrade. Unless, you have a lot of cash to spare, or, if you really really really like some of the new games that are not available in the old version — Video Slot Machines, European Roulette, Seven Card Stud Poker, Five Card Draw Poker, Texas Hold ‘Em Poker and Omaha Hold ‘Em Poker.
“Bicycle Casino” by Microsoft is probably the best computer Vegas game out there. It’s only second to actually being in Vegas! I highly recommend this software.
Rating: 5 / 5
Lets you tour the casino’s. Great tutorials to teach new games without losing money at a real casino.
Rating: 5 / 5
Bought this to practice craps. Works well and does most of what I wanted. No aggravations. Ideally the game would allow me to control more than one player at a time so I could test 2 techniques on identical games. I’ve not found a way to do that.
Rating: 4 / 5
Don’t buy this bug ridden piece of dung, I bought the so called updated 2004 version. It crashes randomly at every turn, stats don’t record right, the computer AI miss reads your hands not giving you credit for hands won. Its all around terribly buggy. Its been out for months and they still stock on shelfs all around the country even though its known to have major problems. They don’t intend to fix anything, Activison is making a quick buck by repackaging an old game 2001 Bicycle from Microsoft, adding one or two new features and calling brand new for 2004, and in the process making totally unplayable. With the stores policy of not excepting open software you are stuck with it if you buy it,they are afraid of piracy. well Activision is the party guilty of piracy here in the form of robbing us all.
STAY AWAY AT ALL COSTS.
Rating: 1 / 5
I have lived in Las Vegas and have played many casino gamining simulations and this one is simply the best in class and a lot of fun, too. Wish the card games played a little faster, but the games are both realistic and fun…the payouts are way too generous so do not expect to win this often or make this much in a real casino. This software is really an infomercial for MGM Mirage properties, but that’s OK…it is still fun to play.
Rating: 5 / 5
“Bicycle Casino” by Microsoft is the 2002 upgraded version of the “Microsoft Casino: Mirage Resorts Edition” (2000). Everything is almost identical to the “Microsoft Casino”, except they have added 6 more games; and, some of the features have improved from the earlier version.
Hard to believe, but silly me bought the “Microsoft Casino” two days before I realized that there’s a newer version under the name “Bicycle Casino”! Anyway, when I played the older version for the first time, I loved it! But then, I started noticing minor imperfections, such as they played the same two pieces of background music over and over. Two days later, I bought the “Bicycle Casino” and lo and behold…they added a few more tunes!
“Bicycle Casino” is a fun computer casino game that is visually pleasing. It offers a full range of casino games. You are able to enter 3 Las Vegas casinos — Treasure Island, The Mirage and Bellagio. The games are the same in all 3 casinos, but each has a different ambience which reflects the mood of the real life casino.
Be aware that this latest version is designed for use with the most up-to-date hardware. So, you may need a better and more updated video card. It’s also compatible with Windows XP. I use Windows 98 SE and it works fine. But my video card may be a little outdated, so I had to adjust the Graphics Settings under Windows System Properties to get the graphics to function properly; I didn’t have that problem with the older version.
If you already own “Microsoft Casino”, the improvements in “Bicycle Casino” may not be significant enough to justify spending the money to upgrade. Unless, you have a lot of cash to spare, or, if you really really really like some of the new games that are not available in the old version — Video Slot Machines, European Roulette, Seven Card Stud Poker, Five Card Draw Poker, Texas Hold ‘Em Poker and Omaha Hold ‘Em Poker.
“Bicycle Casino” by Microsoft is probably the best computer Vegas game out there. It’s only second to actually being in Vegas! I highly recommend this software.
Rating: 5 / 5