Jimi Hendrix

Jimi Hendrix is a NetEnt slot from 2016 that turns the guitarist's music and psychedelic style into a five-reel pokie, with his real recordings playing as the reels spin. New Zealand players who look up the Jimi Hendrix pokie or its RTP usually come for the 1960s tie-dye look and the soundtrack, then stay for the three feature modes and the calm, low-volatility pace. You can play it here in NZD, and the free demo above lets you hear the tracks and try the game before you decide whether it belongs in your session.

How Jimi Hendrix plays

Jimi Hendrix runs on five reels, three rows and twenty fixed paylines, wrapped in a psychedelic tribute to the guitarist that plays his own recordings as you spin. The reels are filled with lava lamps, vinyl records, peace signs and guitar picks, while Jimi himself is the wild, standing in for every symbol except the scatter. Three separate feature paths sit on top of the base game. The Purple Haze feature triggers when a purple guitar lands on the first reel, turning all the lower-value symbols into extra wilds for that spin. Land four or more red guitars anywhere on the grid and the Red Guitar re-spin kicks in, holding those guitars in place while the rest of the reels spin again, and repeating for as long as fresh guitars keep landing. The centrepiece is the pick-and-click round, reached by landing three scatter symbols: you tap loudspeakers to reveal hidden icons and match three of a kind to win a coin prize or one of the game's free spins modes. Those modes, Crosstown Traffic, Purple Haze and Little Wing, each rework the reels differently, adding wilds or overlay wilds that open up more winning lines.

Jimi Hendrix RTP, volatility and max win

NetEnt lists the Jimi Hendrix RTP at 96.9%, which sits comfortably above the average for a modern video slot. The volatility is low, and that shapes how the game feels from spin to spin: wins land often, on close to one in three spins, but they tend to be small, so your balance drifts in gentle steps rather than swinging hard. The top payout is 400 times your stake, reached when the wilds and free spins line up at their best. That ceiling is modest next to the five-figure multipliers of the most extreme pokies, but it fits a game built around frequent, low-key action and its three feature modes rather than one enormous hit.

Playing Jimi Hendrix in New Zealand

Jimi Hendrix is widely stocked by the online casinos that serve New Zealand, and you can play it in NZD at the sites listed on this page. New Zealand does not yet license domestic online casinos: the Department of Internal Affairs is introducing an Online Casino Gambling Act, with the first licences expected from December 2026, so for now Kiwis play at casinos licensed offshore. The free demo at the top of this page needs no account and no deposit, which makes it an easy way to hear the soundtrack and learn the features before you stake anything. When you are ready, the casinos we list here carry Jimi Hendrix and take NZD.

Is Jimi Hendrix worth playing?

Jimi Hendrix is one of NetEnt's most atmospheric music slots, and for fans of the guitarist the soundtrack alone is a draw, since his real recordings play throughout. The 96.9% RTP is fair, the feature set is varied and the low volatility keeps sessions calm and steady rather than tense. What it is not is a high-ceiling game: the 400x max win means you are here for the mood, the music and the frequent small wins, not a life-changing single spin. If you want extreme top-end potential you will look elsewhere, but as a relaxed, good-looking tribute pokie it still holds up years after release. Whatever you play, set a budget and stick to it, and if the fun ever stops read our responsible gambling guidance.