It seems TCM is going to be the winner for many folks.

I do find it fascinating how differently the games play even though it’s the same shots.

Also interesting how the coding for each is done and developing. Oh to be a spectator at Spooky watching these teams work.

I think people who love TCM can appreciate LT, but not sure the other way around! Lol.

TCM is full horror and playing as the villains is darker. This is fairly different and can be polarizing.

LT is family friendly.

2 different theme, the fact that they share a layout is the only thing that can be compared. But honestly I see those as 2 different pins, like 2 different conerstones.

At this time, seems the rule set on TCM might be a bit more advance (just from stream watching) but I am sure LT will have lots of code. Those 2 are at the very beginning of their deployments, so if everything is good and code is the thing that is to evolved, then that will be 2 winners for sure.

As for the meat hook multiball, not sure what is the concern? Is it a fear of it breaking? That could be one aspect, but in terms of theme integration, I think this is genius.

Yeah. I don’t get the fascination with comparing TCM and LT. Don’t think anyone would be doing so if the playfield layout wasn’t the same. There will be a tiny handful that get (and keep) both games. For most a comparasion is completely irrelevant and no different between deciding between TCM and Jaws or any other new pin.

If I may be blunt most of the people in the other manufacturers hype threads are pretty much there to bash it and talk shit. Spooky hype threads tend to be people who will actually buy the game and are genuinely interested in its developments. Very excited to see them starting to ship. TCM will be my 3rd Spooky title and definitely not my last. I was going to push my order off abit as I like later runs but as soon as #152 is ready it’s on!! Take my money Spooky!!!

I noticed this when reading through the entire Scooby Doo owner’s thread after I ordered a LT. (I follow TCM because while the theme isn’t my cup of tea I’m interested to see what Hilton and Ben do with the gameplay). There were a few deviations but the thread was missing the well know trashers, bashers and trolls. Very refreshing.

I think this is true because it’s easy to see that Spooky is passionate about their games and genuinely care about their customers AND are a small enough company to make that evident. That results in more talk about what they are doing right whereas other manufacturers get criticized more often in part because they rarely participate (for unfortunately understandable reasons) or people are upset that all they care about is cutting corners to improve the bottom line.

I grew up with LT and TCM has been a classic horror flick for decades.

Yes you can support both. I do. It’s not one or the other. Because I’m buying this one the other one sucks.

I’m getting a TCM because I just bought Scooby.

I appreciate the choices Spooky! At some point maybe I’ll trade my TCM for an LT

It is great to see the passion and to support a company like Spooky.

They have come a long ways, give customers MORE for LESS.

Agree with that 100%. Never meant to say 1 I'd good and the other not, just that TCM owners only might be more receptive to LT vs LT only owners, they might not want TCM due to the darker theme.

I'm all in on a TCM and can't wait to have it. Seeing LT, I was like damn that is also very nice. Wouldn't mind having both due to them being totally different theme and code wise.

I mean lots of people have a few fan layout machines in their collections, so the argument that they are the same layout is irrelevant for me. Code, theme/art is big.

I can tell you that we have been working hard to squash bugs and put on some polish before Texas pinball festival. That is when things are truly live so to speak.

We are really close to what I think is stable release code and from what I can see people are really digging it so far. I have been out playing a bunch and taking notes on how people approach the game or miss things I thought would be obvious (so we work to help give better cues and make the game better with each update. ). To me… it is really getting fun now. I’m pretty damn excited for adding more polish and fine tuning things over time.

Yeah Luke Peters has been finding some weird edge cases which is good. I've added some new debug flags to polish stuff ahead of Texas. Definitely learning things to do better on next one I code. (depth VS polish)

Will be nice for people to play it in person. I worked to make this game very visceral and a lot of it doesn't show up on video, like how the shaker motor simulates a chainsaw when certain events start up.

TPF will also be a good test and if you have some flags, that will be good for troubleshooting after that.

Can't wait getting mine, seeing everybody so invested into it and seeing the designer, coder and team commenting is definitely showing you guys care.

Very great job, i really like the sound with the countdown
i think it can be the best spooky game at this time if the game code is impressive

yes there is an option in the menu to disable knocker or shaker for all Spooky

Both games are great. They do feel very different, despite being build on the same layout. Can't wait for everyone to have a chance to play both of these amazing titles. PS: I would be absolutely devastated if TCM were not the "winner" for many folks.

Because?

I have both right now and love it! So fun to go back and forth between them.

Was playing more TCM tonight. Game is just great. If you like horror or like Halloween events you’ll love this pin. It feels like I’m at a haunted cornfield event with chainsaws blaring haha. Well done guys!

Please expound, "Enquiring Minds Want to Know.”

Subwoofer isolation feet might do the job for you

Those just isolate vibrations - they do nothing for soundproofing.

Actually... I don't have shaker disable in the menu! I'll add it!

Going down to Spooky tomorrow to do more playtesting before Texas. Looking forward to some BBQ! Do people still do the cigar night on Friday?

This is my first year, so I don’t know about a cigar night…BUT I’m totally in. And if there isn’t one planned, we can start one!

They will not soundproof a room no but they decouple the game from the floor and stop the transfer of sound/vibration to the floor below and is worth doing. Overall sound will need help of course

Congratulations! Which number were you?

There is a shipper at the Texas show and they are reasonable around 500 to detroit so that is an option.

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Where did that mod come from?!

Still haven’t pulled the trigger on the latest Spooky. Not really on the fence for any reason, just hadn’t been doing much with pinball lately. But i got some time back now that the kid’s hockey season ended, so thus weekend i finally got them lined up together again. I had to switch the rows around since my spooky wall was out of space and scoob was with the sterns (gasp!). 13 games moved, squared, pitched and leveled (panoramic shot makes them look curved but they are dead nuts aligned lol).

I’m leaning TCM for the “spooky” genre. I grew up with LT on the tv all the time so there is a ton of nostalgia, but a think TCM fits in better.

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Congrats. People with smaller collections don’t realize just how much work and dedication that entails.

I haven't ordered one but a friend did and he's in the 80s. Gonna be a little while longer I guess.

Seems its gonna be a Long wait to get mine in Germany

Per Spooky FB page

According to a post by Luke several have been sent to Europe. No idea how many or exactly where.

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Code Update v0.89 - New code for TCM is available on our website. This code features a number of bug fixes.

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I think this are just for demonstrating.
I got told, regular Shipping should be around june

With more people getting their games, I wanted to take a moment to create a post explaining the settings for the magnet fling. This super cool effect, where the ball is flung back into the door is highly dependent on the slope of your individual game. Because of this there are a number of menu settings that can be changed to optimize this setting. While there are multiple settings, the only one you should ever really need to adjust is "Door Sling Adjust" in the Gameplay Settings. This controls the amount of time the ball will fall off the magnet before it pulses again for the toss. Probably obvious, but the lower the slope the more time is needed for the ball to fall. Get your game setup to the slope you like it and using that one setting you should be able to dial in the magnet toss.

Look what showed up today.

Only issue was Leatherface was loose inside the game and had to reattach him. Might need some loctite on the screw.

Can't wait to get off work and put some games on it.

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I see CE#14. Man, it seems TCM is going out slower vs LT. Hopefully things pick up after TPF!

Yep!! They are definitely not making games at the rate they thought they were going to be. The day I ordered mine direct from spooky I was told I should expect it in March or April. But I'll be lucky to get my #151 before xmas

Damn I’m 52 I was hoping by my birthday in April. Crossing fingers.

Give them time. They get early feedback, make adjustments to the line then ramp up production. They will be cranking them out soon enough.

Let's hope so....#169