Alice Cooper's Nightmare Castle
Spooky Pinball, 2017Quoted from gweempose:I feel like there needs to be some kind of additional sound/lighting effect when you nail the hurry up
There is ... when I nailed one for 39,000,000 just before, the whole room was filled with “FUCK YEAH!!”
Oh... didn’t come from the machine though. 
Agreed, a “f**k yeah” from the pin would be cool. It’s a hard shot to nail under pressure but ohhhh so cool when you do.
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Last night I got these mystery awards: advance to monster, advance 1 room, advance 2 rooms, light secret passage, and I think I saw "light extra ball" in there as it was scrolling. Just listing for those who say there is no variety. For me, i like that first mystery hit is advance to monster. Without mystery and the ways to open the secret passage, there would be no way I could progress as well through the game and it would definitely impact the enjoyment of my kids and guests. Hitting those outer orbits are tough sometimes. And finally, please don't put "tilt next player" as an award. Never been a fan of this.
Quoted from gliebig:It works fine. Embarrassing to admit...but I had some ball hangups on that little piece of foam by the trough. I didn't realize at first that is what diverts the ball to the magnet.
That sub is no joke! I thought the shaker was really working hard but after unplugging the sub, I barely feel the shaker. Going to try an external sub
Is there a way to increase the shaker?
I had balls getting caught on these so they were removed. I had no clue what they were for... whoops!
Quoted from RebelGuitars:Award Lock 2 on Frankenstein
Extra Ball
Light Extra Ball
Virus mode similar to RZ
No Hold Flip-Torture MB
Hurry up
Tilt
Light Ball Save
Double Scoring
Free chop or two...
Quoted from gliebig:For anyone who hooked up an external sub, did you drill a hole in the bottom to run wires?
There is no need to drill a hole. There is an air vent at the back of the cabinet just above where the power cord connects. Just run the wires directly from the amp out the back of the cabinet to the sub.
Quoted from gweempose:There is no need to drill a hole. There is an air vent at the back of the cabinet just above where the power cord connects. Just run the wires directly from the amp out the back of the cabinet to the sub.
Ah. I didn't look there. So used to the vents being on the bottom.
Quoted from 27dnast:gliebig it... how did you get one so fast??
I found one that was missing a door lock screw. 
A question regarding Billion Dollar Babies mode.
Playing co-op mode we finally reached B$B the other day. Player two was able to start it but once he lost the game was over. Players three and four had to launch their balls but the flippers were disabled. Is that how its supposed to go?
If so, maybe it would be cool to give everyone a chance at reaching B$B while in co-op mode?
Quoted from gweempose:Agreed. The way it stands now, you are often better off purposely draining one of the balls if a mode is running. Does it give you any kind of playfield multiplier when Crypt multiball is running? If not, this would be a nice tweak to the rules, and it would give you an added incentive to keep the multiball active.
Crypt multiball should spot an additional target in Pit, Alice, Wolfman, and Frank mode and it would be perfect. It’s a benefit in the other modes
Quoted from gliebig:I found one that was missing a door lock screw.
Well hot damn. Awesome!
Quoted from dnapac:I’m in the next batch of butter cabs!! The wife and I can’t wait to pick this up and add it to the growing collection!
are they making them in order?
Quoted from sleepygtr:Dude this game is like Carmen Electra... Rod-less
Custom launch buttons must be a thing. Would they mostly be the same size?
Quoted from gliebig:Going to try the rattle tape. I played my first few games with the glass off and the sound was awesome. Then I put the glass on.
Is it more of the sub or shaker that is causing it?
Sub. I put on tape when I first setup the machine and I've mostly had the volume at 1. Tonight I played around with the amp's settings and got it sounding pretty sweet at 6 or 7. Go to music test in the test menu and skip forward several tracks to one of the AC songs with heaps of bass. The small knob closest to the the power switch at the bottom is the sub volume - I have that turned almost all the way down. The middle of the three big knobs is the bass level for the main speakers - that's also turned most of the way down. The topmost big knob is the main speaker volume - mine is around 1/4. The lower of those three adjusts the high frequency level. I turned that down a bit to tame the sound of the slingshots.
I no longer get rattling or distortion, and the coindoor volume control has a bigger range. All the better to enjoy the music and sound effects (such good sound effects!)
Quoted from CurtDR:A question regarding Billion Dollar Babies mode.
Playing co-op mode we finally reached B$B the other day. Player two was able to start it but once he lost the game was over. Players three and four had to launch their balls but the flippers were disabled. Is that how its supposed to go?
If so, maybe it would be cool to give everyone a chance at reaching B$B while in co-op mode?
Co-OP could use some polish. I think lit secret passage and mystery scoop should carry over from player to player. Sounds like Billion Dollar Babies should continue through until each player has had a chance or at least through player 4 (or the last player). But this is polish that will probably be way down the line. Base code needs to be finish, debugged, and polished first, then co-op.
Quoted from PinballShoppe:Sub. I put on tape when I first setup the machine and I've mostly had the volume at 1. Tonight I played around with the amp's settings and got it sounding pretty sweet at 6 or 7. Go to music test in the test menu and skip forward several tracks to one of the AC songs with heaps of bass. The small knob closest to the the power switch at the bottom is the sub volume - I have that turned almost all the way down. The middle of the three big knobs is the bass level for the main speakers - that's also turned most of the way down. The topmost big knob is the main speaker volume - mine is around 1/4. The lower of those three adjusts the high frequency level. I turned that down a bit to tame the sound of the slingshots.
I no longer get rattling or distortion, and the coindoor volume control has a bigger range. All the better to enjoy the music and sound effects (such good sound effects!)
I have the external sub hooked up right now. Holy schnikey's this pin sounds amazing.
I have an external sub on my Star Trek (it has only one input). It's great! But from what I have read so far on Pinside, it's best to use an A/B switch to switch two pinball machines between a single sub so as not to back feed the signal into the other pin. Can anyone verify this? It sounds reasonable.
Quoted from Mr_Outlane:I have an external sub on my Star Trek (it has only one input). It's great! But from what I have read so far on Pinside, it's best to use an A/B switch to switch two pinball machines between a single sub so as not to back feed the signal into the other pin. Can anyone verify this? It sounds reasonable.
If your sub has two inputs, just use them both and don't get your wires crossed. I've done it and it's fine.
Quoted from javagrind888:If your sub has two inputs, just use them both and don't get your wires crossed. I've done it and it's fine.
As stated, I only have one input.
Quoted from javagrind888:If your sub has two inputs, just use them both and don't get your wires crossed.
Try to imagine all life as you know it stopping instantaneously and every molecule in your body exploding at the speed of light.
Quoted from gliebig:I have the external sub hooked up right now. Holy schnikey's this pin sounds amazing.
Isn't it great! I particularly like the spooky sound effects and the way they seem to escalate as you hit more shots. It's clear that the Spooky team love their horror movies!
Quoted from CurtDR:A question regarding Billion Dollar Babies mode.
Playing co-op mode we finally reached B$B the other day. Player two was able to start it but once he lost the game was over. Players three and four had to launch their balls but the flippers were disabled. Is that how its supposed to go?
If so, maybe it would be cool to give everyone a chance at reaching B$B while in co-op mode?
This is a cool idea and I'll see what we can do. Overall yes, BDB is meant to be the end of the game, and that is how it would behave in single player.
Quoted from Crile1:Co-OP could use some polish. I think lit secret passage and mystery scoop should carry over from player to player. Sounds like Billion Dollar Babies should continue through until each player has had a chance or at least through player 4 (or the last player). But this is polish that will probably be way down the line. Base code needs to be finish, debugged, and polished first, then co-op.
Some features in TNA co-op are held by players while others are global. The best example of this is SAVE light state. If I lit two drain saves, I want to keep them for myself 
So we made similar decisions for ACNC co-op. Chop progress is cumulative because it can apply to everyone, but if I lit the secret passage, I want to be able to claim it
So, maybe not the best decision? But it's a deliberate decision.
Quoted from bkerins:Some features in TNA co-op are held by players while others are global. The best example of this is SAVE light state. If I lit two drain saves, I want to keep them for myself
So we made similar decisions for ACNC co-op. Chop progress is cumulative because it can apply to everyone, but if I lit the secret passage, I want to be able to claim it
So, maybe not the best decision? But it's a deliberate decision.
Gotcha. Thanks for the response Bowen. However, my counter-argument is that I would like to be able to set up my son and daughter by lighting secret passage for them. Just food for thought. I would rather do the hard work and let them enjoy playing the monsters. However, my daughter somehow set my machine's record for Cold Ethyl speed run...so maybe she doesn't need my help.
Quoted from Crile1:Gotcha. Thanks for the response Bowen. However, my counter-argument is that I would like to be able to set up my son and daughter by lighting secret passage for them. Just food for thought. I would rather do the hard work and let them enjoy playing the monsters. However, my daughter somehow set my machine's record for Cold Ethyl speed run...so maybe she doesn't need my help.
I agree here. The fun of coop for me is setting stuff up for the other players, not competing with them
Quoted from bkerins:So we made similar decisions for ACNC co-op. Chop progress is cumulative because it can apply to everyone, but if I lit the secret passage, I want to be able to claim it ... So, maybe not the best decision? But it's a deliberate decision.
When in doubt, I say make it an option in the menu and let the owners decide what they prefer.
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Ron Jeremy's Nightmare Castle!
Quoted from gweempose:Welcome to the club! You're going to love the game. It's truly something special.
Thanks! Can't afford the butter cabinet, but I am opting for the blue powdercoat, side art, and plastic protectors at a minimum. Not interested in light up speakers, but I am curious about the knocker and shaker motor. I'll probably add the knocker, but shaker motors drive me crazy so I will probably pass on it. How much do you guys feel it actually adds to the experience? At what times in the game does the shaker go off?
Any opinions about the target decals?
Quoted from Jackalwere:Thanks! Can't afford the butter cabinet, but I am opting for the blue powdercoat, side art, and plastic protectors at a minimum. Not interested in light up speakers, but I am curious about the knocker and shaker motor. I'll probably add the knocker, but shaker motors drive me crazy so I will probably pass on it. How much do you guys feel it actually adds to the experience? At what times in the game does the shaker go off?
Any opinions about the target decals?
The plastic protectors that spooky supply are only clear, pinball life now supply plastic protectors in fluorescent green, they would look great on that game, also spooky have target decals, just ask them for a set to be installed on your machine. In my opinion the shaker kit is great on this game,
Hope this info helps.
Cheers
Quoted from Jackalwere:Thanks! Can't afford the butter cabinet, but I am opting for the blue powdercoat, side art, and plastic protectors at a minimum. Not interested in light up speakers, but I am curious about the knocker and shaker motor.
Does anyone have the price of the options for the game? I used to have them but cant find them anymore.
Quoted from Jackalwere:Thanks! Can't afford the butter cabinet, but I am opting for the blue powdercoat, side art, and plastic protectors at a minimum. Not interested in light up speakers, but I am curious about the knocker and shaker motor. I'll probably add the knocker, but shaker motors drive me crazy so I will probably pass on it. How much do you guys feel it actually adds to the experience? At what times in the game does the shaker go off?
Any opinions about the target decals?
If you are looking to add experience, I would opt for the speaker LEDs. We just took all of the options and this one is nice, definitely sets the tone by matching the modes with the PF. Just my 2 cents.
Quoted from marksf123:Does anyone have the price of the options for the game? I used to have them but cant find them anymore.
67244697-4718-4B1F-BC58-4DACB6C072FB (resized).pngQuoted from Jackalwere:Thanks! Can't afford the butter cabinet, but I am opting for the blue powdercoat, side art, and plastic protectors at a minimum. Not interested in light up speakers, but I am curious about the knocker and shaker motor. I'll probably add the knocker, but shaker motors drive me crazy so I will probably pass on it. How much do you guys feel it actually adds to the experience? At what times in the game does the shaker go off?
Any opinions about the target decals?
No decals for me, but the shaker can be set to very mild. Its not a gut punch.
I replaced my Frankenstien and Igor lights but they still don't illuminate. Traced the wires back under the playfield and all seems fine.
Any ideas? Waiting on spooky tech support to email me back in the mean time
Quoted from Mr_Outlane:How come the target stickers are not listed as an option?
We added them just about a month ago. That is the price list we sent out at the begining of the run. Decals are $6.
Quoted from SpookyKT:We added them just about a month ago. That is the price list we sent out at the begining of the run. Decals are $6.
I should have refused delivery. 
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