Nice review!
I never actually saw one of these in the wild. Supposedly the first batch of Famous Nic 3000 were the Series X that Oliva couldn't sell as Series X.
The Nic 3000 have been around always since then. They have been hit or miss for me (mostly hit). The last bundle I bought was a few years ago and they were a solid smoke. I came upon them while playing cabinet Tetris a few days ago.Your review made me want to dig one out. Thanks!