The Lost Boys

If you’re a fan of movies and cult classics in particular, then you’ll agree that 1987 was a magical year that saw the release of classic films such as Spaceballs, The Princess Bride, and The Lost Boys. It’s the latter title that’s going to be discussed in this review, as Blueprint Gaming has created a new branded slot called The Lost Boys, which is of course based on the movie of the same name.

Blueprint Gaming is no stranger to developing branded slot games, with previously released hit titles including The Goonies Return and Rick and Morty just to name a couple. It’s a bit of a mystery as to how they decide which branded slots to bring to market, but I reckon they do quite a bit of research to ensure the brands they select will resonate with the majority of their player base.

For a quick intro to the game, The Lost Boys is a medium-volatility casino game featuring a maximum payout of 10,000x your bet. The RTP of this game ranges from 92.0% – 95.0% as a standalone game and 91.0% – 94.0% when equipped with Blueprint Gaming’s Rapid Fire Jackpot feature (more on this below).

the Lost Boys Base Game

A quick scan of IMDB and Rotten Tomatoes shows that The Lost Boys movie has been incredibly well received by movie lovers over the years, with a 7.2 out of 10 rating on IMDB (with 164k+ ratings) and an 85% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes (with 250k+ ratings).

Some of the stars of the film include Jason Patric and Kiefer Sutherland along with Corey Haim and Corey Feldman (who also stars as a character in The Goonies slot series from Blueprint Gaming). Although Keifer Sutherland’s character in the movie doesn’t get its own slot symbol, the other 3 stars are well represented, each of which has their own symbol in the game.

Given that the movie is a vampire-themed flick described by most as a horror film, it’s no surprise that The Lost Boys slot is one of the darker and more haunting online casino games.

the Lost Boys Offers Players 10 Fixed Win Lines

The Lost Boys Base Features

Although it’s not immediately obvious when you first open up the game, The Lost Boys features 10 fixed paylines, which you’ll quickly realise after playing a few spins or by referencing the game’s paytable. The game is played across 5-reels and 3-rows and is therefore commonly referred to as a 5×3 slot game.

As far as the symbols on this game are concerned, there are a total of 8 regular base game symbols, with the lowest paying symbols being the J,Q,K, and A symbols. The J and Q symbols feature payouts of 0.5x, 1x, and 5x bet for 3, 4 or 5 matching symbols respectively, while the K and A symbols feature slightly higher payouts of 0.5x, 2x, and 7.5x bet.

The higher paying symbols on this game are the 3 main character symbols as well as The Lost Boys symbol.

The Sam character symbol, represented by Corey Haim, offers payouts of 0.5, 3x, and 10x bet. The Edgar Frog character symbol, represented by Corey Feldman, offers payouts of 1x, 3x, and 10x bet. And the Michael character symbol, represented by Jason Patric, offers payouts of 1, 4x, and 20x bet. That leaves us with The Lost Boys symbol, which offers payouts of 1x, 5x, and 100x bet.

The Wild symbol on this game, which is a Chinese food takeout container, only appears on reels 2-5 and substitutes for all other symbols except for the Scatter and money symbols.

Wild Symbols Substitute for All Symbols Except Bonus Scatter, Collect Scatter and Cash Symbols

Cash Collect

This feature is triggered whenever 1 or more cash symbols land on reels 1-4 AND the collect symbol lands on reel 5.

When this happens, the collect symbol will expand to cover the entire fifth reel and will then collect the value of all visible cash symbols.

Alongside the regular Cash Collect feature, the following features can be triggered:

• Respin Collect – if the cash collect feature is triggered with the respin collect symbol on the last reel, the value of all cash symbols will be collected and the reels will respin to give you an opportunity to collect even more cash symbols.
• Boost Collect – if the cash collect feature is triggered with the boost collect symbol on the last reel, any cash symbols present on the reels may be boosted by up to 5x.
• Super Collect – if the cash collect feature is triggered with the super collect symbol on the last reel, all cash symbols may be collected up to 5 times.

the Lost Boys Rapid Fire Jackpots

Modifiers

On any given spin, any of the following reel modifiers may be awarded:

• High Stakes – cash symbols may be randomly added to the reels.
• Bonus Boost – additional bonus symbols may be added to the reels.
• Blood Lust – wild symbols may be randomly added to the reels.
• One Of Us – symbols may be removed from the reels and be replaced with new symbols.

the Lost Boys Cash Collect Feature

Rapid Fire Jackpots

There are two versions of The Lost Boys slot game, including the regular version of the game as well as a version of the game featuring 5 rapid fire jackpots.

If you are playing the version with rapid fire jackpots, the bonus is triggered by getting 5 or more rapid fire jackpot symbols.

When this happens, you’ll have a chance to spin a wheel to win either a cash value between 5 and 1,000x bet or 1 of 5 jackpots.

Jackpot values are shown on the screen and are titled Mini, Minor, Major, Master and Mega King.

Land 3 Bonus Scatter Symbols to Trigger the Free Spins Bonus

The Lost Boys Bonus

In order to trigger the free spins bonus round on The Lost Boys, you’ll need to collect 3 Scatter symbols on reels 2-4, which will award you 10 Free Spins.

On each free spin, whenever a collect symbol lands on the reels, the value of all present cash symbols are collected and the collect symbol is added to the meter above the reels.

By collecting these symbols in the meter, you can win additional free spins and multipliers as follows:

• Collect 3 collect symbols to win 5 additional free spins and a 2x multiplier
• Collect 6 collect symbols to win 5 additional free spins and a 3x multiplier
• Collect 9 collect symbols to win 5 additional free spins and a 5x multiplier
• Collect 12 collect symbols to win 5 additional free spins and a 10x multiplier

the Lost Boys Free Spins Bonus

First Impression

Branded slots, especially ones based on movies, are always some of the most sought-after casino games and it’s always fun to see how the slot game compares to the movie.

In the case of The Lost Boys, Blueprint Gaming appears to have done an excellent job of capturing the essence of the movie, which is incredibly important for a cult classic like The Lost Boys.

The graphics on this game are definitely above-average and the soundtrack does a really nice job of giving off a haunting vampire-vibe. The RTP of the game, landing in a range of 91.0% to 95.0% depending on the version you’re playing, is within the acceptable range for most slot games. And the maximum payout of 10,000x bet is pretty typical too for a slot game with medium volatility.

Even if you’ve never seen the film, The Lost Boys Slot is incredibly well-made and certainly worthwhile to play, but you should totally watch the movie in order to fully appreciate the game.

*The screenshots taken of games reviewed on this site are taken from Demo Play, as reviews are often written before games are released for real play.