Gaming machine with separately selectable wagering games

A gaming system comprising:

• a gaming machine;
• an input device;
• and
• game circuitry, including at least one processor and at least one memory device, the memory device storing instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the gaming system to:
• select, responsive to a first user input via an input device, a base game package from a plurality of base game packages;
• select, independent of the selecting of the base game package and responsive to a second user input via the input device, a bonus game package from a plurality of bonus game packages;
• download the selected base and bonus game packages to the gaming machine;
• and
• permit a wagering game, including the selected base and bonus game packages, to be played via the gaming machine, the wagering game including a bonus game in the selected bonus game package being triggerable during play of a base game in the selected base game package.

One or more physical machine-readable storage media including instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations comprising:

• selecting, responsive to a first user input via an input device, a base game package from a plurality of possible base game packages;
• selecting, independent of the selecting of the base game package and responsive to a second user input via the input device, a bonus game package from a plurality of possible bonus game packages;
• downloading the selected base and bonus game packages to a gaming machine;
• and
• permitting a wagering game, including the selected base and bonus game packages, to be played via the gaming machine, the wagering game including a bonus game in the selected bonus game package being triggerable during play of a base game in the selected base game package.