The Bison Steve in Primm has an obvious real-world counterpart: the
Buffalo Bill Hotel & Casino, which is also surrounded by a real roller coaster!
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| A sign this big... |
I stayed here for a night and it soon became obvious the game designers had added a twist.
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.... would definitely provide
inspiration to a neonworker |
Inside the (huge) casino is a mock town modelled on the Old West - chowhouses, Pony Express outposts, a barber's shop and so on.
The other buildings in FNV Primm take their inspiration
not from the actual town, but from the mock buildings inside the casino!
A fun realisation amid the ultimate tackiness of the hotel (which is a pleasant place if you discount the tupperware cowboys) and at least there's a Tony Roma's inside to while away the evening.
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| More fun than the elevator |
Primm's
roller coaster is one of those ridiculous things you only see in America; I'm not into 'coasters but plenty of people were riding it. (I preferred the monorail between the casinos.)
A bit like a burger I suppose: simple, mindless fun for when you don't want to think about stuff too much - nothing too difficult about it.
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| About as much fun as a Deathclaw |
It's not the same shape as the game version and in the game it's buckled and broken anyway, but I managed to get at least a half-good camera angle on it. Let's walk across the road to
Vikki & Vance.
