Disco Danny: Overview

Hit the dance floor in NetEnt‘s nightclub-themed slot Disco Danny. The concept feels fresh and Danny’s got plenty of moves, but beyond the theme, the game itself doesn’t bring much that’s new.

Originally called “Disco Monkey” while it was being made, it was later renamed and launched as Disco Danny – for reasons unknown. And there’s more: Disco Danny is essentially a reskin of NetEnt’s football slot Super Striker. It uses the same features and the same math model; the only real changes are the setting and the removal of the optional Bet Slip feature. Everything else is familiar, so lace up those skates and get into the rhythm.

While the mechanics haven’t progressed, the presentation has compared to Super Striker. Disco Danny looks cleaner in places, yet it still pops with a bolder, brighter feel. Even from screenshots alone, the audio is unmistakable: a funky disco groove. There’s a hint of house in the mix, but the soundtrack is firmly rooted in the 1970s, and it suits the game well.

The action plays out on a 3×3 game area with 5 paylines, with bets ranging from 10 p/c to $/€250. This is straightforward fruit-slot territory where only three-of-a-kind wins can land. The math setup is largely unchanged from Super Striker, delivering an RTP of 96.04% and high volatility. The hit rate wasn’t available when we reviewed Super Striker, but it is now. At just 14.01%, you should expect long stretches of dead spins before anything exciting shows up. Even though the bonus frequency is roughly 1 in 250 spins, we once had to wait more than 900 spins for it to appear.

The paytable includes single bars, double bars, triple bars, sevens, roller skates, Disco Danny in black shades, and Danny dressed as Elvis. One notable detail is that mixed combinations of any bar symbols award a small 0.6x payout – the lowest prize listed. At the top end sits the disco king, paying 100 times the stake for a line, or 500x for a full screen. As with the original, there are no wild symbols to help form wins, so scatters are the key to unlocking the game’s real potential.

Disco Danny: Features

Bet Slip may be missing, but everything else is still here, meaning free spins plus two scatter types. And no proper disco is complete without a ball in the middle throwing light all over the place.

Disco Danny delivers on that with two scatters – a silver disco ball and a golden one. A golden disco ball landing anywhere on the reels awards a random cash prize. These small bonuses can drop at any moment to add a bit of variety to the base game.

Golden balls also play a role in triggering the free spins feature. If a golden ball lands alongside two silver balls, or if three silver balls land without help, then free spins are awarded. The feature begins with 3 spins and only golden balls can appear. Every golden ball that lands comes with a multiplier from 1x to 50x and resets the spin count back to 3. If no disco balls land within 3 spins, the feature ends.

The free spins feature includes 5 different levels, each with a multiplier that steps up through x1, x2, x3, x5, or x10, respectively. When golden balls fill the screen, all their values are added together and then multiplied by the current level multiplier. After that, players advance to the next level. When things line up, the feature can stack into some very healthy totals.

Disco Danny: Verdict

So, does Disco Danny deliver a fun 70s-style reel groove? In some ways yes, in others no. The atmosphere is decent, although the graphics are fairly minimal for a NetEnt slot. Most of the personality comes from the spot-on soundtrack and the Sesame Street-style logo font that helps bring the funk.

If you enjoy simple 3×3 slots, then Disco Danny could do the job. For everyone else, it may feel too stripped back. Like the football version, it can shift from dull to exciting thanks to a hard-to-find bonus. It may take some effort to get there, but free spins can ramp up through plenty of multipliers. Still, the largest win seen during NetEnt’s simulation of 395 billion spins landed somewhere between 1,333x-3,333x. Disco Danny has flashes of fun, but it ends up feeling more jive turkey than Saturday Night Fever.

For more disco slots action, check out Reel Desire from rivaling developer Yggdrasil Gaming, offering wins of up to 20,480 times your stake.