Ok, you fools got me to finaly join in!
# 183 checking in.
Paid in early august, no nothing yet.
Not complaining.
It's just I'm getting the shakes.
I'm in Socal, btw.

Like spotting bigfoot! For real sir?

Thanks for the news Tatman.
That's great to hear, and its margarita night
Here, no mind altering tonight.

Congrats Jonesjb, looks great next to Shadow. Nice to hear it feels dialed in from the factory. How many days did the shipping actually take? Benton to NY, mines Benton to Los Angeles. Bout the same distance, kinda.

Thanks Jonesjb for the info.
Waiting is the hardest part......

With spooky ramping up production, the Spooky CGC team up, is looking more and more exciting to me. Franchi said he knows what the licence is. Has anyone heard any rumours that Franchi might do the art?

A John Carpenter film would be an instant buy for me, and fits the Spooky template.
Escape from New York and Big Trouble in Little China would be ideal as they both have humour. The Thing, and Halloween might be too dark.

Family "friendly " is an immediate no buy. Those games are for cowards who are afraid of thier wives. Anyone got a mint Bally 1978 Playboy for sale in Socal? I'll buy it. I haven't been nuetered.

Yep! They Live, and Prince of Darkness.
Instant buy.

Holy cats! That's a beautiful sight. How many in total for New Zealand? I count 11?

Message from the Freek Kingdom.

#183...... still here......hmm
Hello? Any news? Any new arrivals?

The shakes are coming back.

A shakey Message from the Freek Kingdom.

BOOM!!! Suckers!
My distributer just got the email from Spooky, #183 shipping next week!
Hopefully on Monday, maybe I'll get it by Friday????
Now the only question is whether I unbox my game first, or rarehero does his?

Exultant Message from the Freak Kingdom.

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What level % of filthy, is yours set at?
I was thinking 25% would make it funnier, so it sounds random.

Question for owners who have recieved thier game.
Is the topper well built enough, to withstand, being moved in an open truck? I'm talking moderate freeway speeds.
If not, is it removable?
Thanks!

Question from the Freeeek Kingdom.

Ha! Yes. I'm no rookie. That made me laugh!

I'm gonna unbox it at my friends warehouse, the day I get it, and have a couple of friends over that night.
Then I'm loading it up in my pickup for 75 miles home.
Dont want the topper to rip off.

I've got those giant sized moving blankets and way to many straps, I'm wrapping it up, just worried about how delicate the topper is.

Ok, thanks for the info sir.

#183 was scheduled to leave glorious Benton today, arrival possible wen, thurs, next week.
Thank you Spooky crew! Can't wait.
Specs
Non butter, I'm clumsy.
Lighted speakers
Shaker/knocker
Plastic protectors.
Art blades. If I dont like em in person, I'm sure the community will make an improvement .

And that's it, dont needs the extra color stuff.

Thanks to everyone here for the help, with my dumb questions. Glad I joined in after 10 years.

Message from the Freeeek Dimension.

I'm worried cantabkiwi, is that water damage on the wall? Are you on the south island where it rains alot? Don't let RM Rust! Dehumidifiers!

Congrats! Looks cool.

Message from the Freeeek Kingdom.

Yeah, mostly kidding. I hear it's a contentious relationship, sometimes, between the outback and middle earth. Thankfully you have a barrier reef in between so you don't come to blows.

Congrats again.

My favorite ridiculous animal in the Playerpuss, but Im terrified of visiting Australia, because I grew up watching Mad Max, the Earthling, Road Games, Picknick at Hanging Rock, on the beach, and Walkabout. In everyone of these films people travel into the country and horrible shit happens.
Jesus! in Walkabout the Father tries to gun down his kids, then blows his brains out. And this is in the first 4 minutes.
The Shire looks much more relaxing.

Spooky and crew are so cool, I bet they said F it give em all purple!

Ps. Has anyone got cheese puffs?
Pps. Does anyone have RM next to alice, is it the same color purple legs?

That's riiiiight!! I only own one... shows you how much I look at em after setting them up. I just play em.
I was looking and looking for a photo of mine to compare on my phone, nada. Just this. There's the blue legs. Idiot.

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Late night

I bought a super nice BK2000, from a guy in your area nimble. He was selling to get a TNA, I wonder if that was you or Odin perhaps? He had a rad collection of EM'S in the backyard garage.

#183 arrival Thursday, I plan on lifting playfield, first thing and checking connectors, and the pop bumper, are there any zip ties, or hidden foam that needs to be removed on delivery?
Thanks.

#183 Arrived safe in Socal, setup went well, fired right up and played fine. Having friends over, so it'll get a workout. I'll report back later.

Thanks Spooky for an another amazing game.

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Four hours, 30, 40 games in, no lock ups. Or resets. Rock solid.

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Game was on from 6:30 pm to 1:30 am, maybe 50 games total, never had to turn it off.

Only issue was occasionally when the ball was launched from the scoop, and you tried to catch it, it would collapse the flipper. Then display E6 on the ball save timer.

I did not see this myself, I was off blowing up Missile Command, and Gyruss.

I'll talk to my friends tomorrow, and see if that was the case.
Everyone who stopped by tonight realy loved the game.

Message from the very tired Freeak Kingdom.

No, you will get up votes good sir.

Spooky is crazy busy,
But an official short post by Charlie at the end of the work week, recapping the weeks games worked on and shipped would be wonderful.

We love this family company, and a little offical post on fridays would be killer.

Message from the Freeeek Kingdom.

Did not check the code version.
I do not plan on updating, as long as it keeps working.
Waiting for season 4 additions, bring on the snake's, and acid!
It was built two weeks ago, so I assume it was the last code.
I left it at my friends warehouse, so we can have another RM, party next week, and let some friends who couldn't make it last night play it. Then I'll bring it home and realy get to play it in depth.

I talk a big game........ but I'll break down and update. I'll give it 2 or three weeks, enjoy what it is for now.
Which is RAD!

Now that most? Of the overseas orders are done and shipped, the build order should be more orderly and less confusing.
Spooky seems to be at full tilt now, maybe they reach 400 by new years? Barring fire, famine, plague, locusts, meteors, and flood.

Holy cats! Spookey just got serious. Look closely, that's a real factory . That's great, thanks for sharing the photo.

Mr stern wont be happy!

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I paid early August, got my game oct 1, but I think I was in the middle of spooky putting together overseas orders.
If that's any help in expected wait time??????
Probably not.....

Dont worry you'll get it!

I freaked out, and joined pinside after 10 years!
Just so I could ask silly questions.
Oh well.

Dont forget the butter cabs, I'll bet they do them in small batches. They have to be extra careful in assembly. So slower?
So they might jump ahead 10 to 30 numerical spots to build 10 or so butter cabs at once.

Just a guess,

Message from the Freeeek Kingdom.

My friend pointed out that both left lane's, out and in lane, lights are dead.

Idea's??

I lifted the playfield, the connectors are still hot glued in the sockets.

?????

Message from the dimension that prefers old style bayonet bulb sockets in their games.

HEY!

Forgot this, saturday night I took off the front legs to adjust.
The right leg had pressed into the vinyl art on the front cab and ripped the vinyl.
Why not the leg recesses on Tna, or Alice.
This is a design regression spooky.

Fun! Right kiddoes?

I'll get a picture of it tomorrow night. It ripped it right at the top front leg corner as it starts to taper up.

Leg protector's for those who are still waiting for thier games?
I think so!
What color? I'm pissed so I dont care what color.
Start ordering.
At least its covered by the leg.

Mildly pissed in the Freeek Kingdom.

And yes, its minor, quarter inch mayby.
But the first scratch on a new car always sucks lemons.

Just be careful guys.
Who knows, it could have been there from the factory, I just set it up and played.
It's mostly under the leg so F it.

I forgot to put the lock nuts on the front legs the day I set it up, that's why I removed the legs Saturday night, to put them on the feet.

I'm finally bringing it home tonight from my friends arcade, I'll take pictures tonight.
It's a minor tear, who knows how it happened, but does appear to be from the side edge of the leg pressing into the artwork.

Who knows, maybe just one of the legs was bent, or stamped wrong in manufacturing.

I saw it, then said oh well, and forgot it for days, I only posted it so you guys can be extra careful and perhaps use extra protection.

Pictures tonight.

Ok, pics I got vinyl pinching in all four corners and a rip in front right corner.

The game is so great, I dont care.

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The legs hide the tear and pinching so fuck it Spooky rocks , and stern sucks.

Message from the white claw fucked up Kingdom.

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Hey guys, can someone take a picture of thier shaker motor and post it R&M of course. And where its mounted??
Is it hidden? I might be starring at it and not seeing it?
I might have a slight problem.
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No not me, the subwoofer was so loud and rattly , I assumed it was the shaker!
Looks like Spooky had a bad day.
Not a biggie.
I'll contact my distributer.
Mayby Spookey will send me cheese puffs with my shaker!

Message from the non Shaking Freeeek Kingdom.

Thanks guys, for confirming my suspicion.
My TNA has worked so good, that I haven't lifted the playfield in two years.
So I've forgotten what the shaker looks like.

Thanks again.

GONZO.

Ok, its 1:10 in the AM, two beers and 1 bottle of fallbrook cabernet, and steaks, so I know nothing.

But I think I heard there are only 25 or 30 standards, and a few of them were in the New Zealand ane Australia shipment that already landed down under, its gonna be tough to find a standard.

Message from the Freeeek Kingdom.

1. My left in/out lane lights.
2. Dimension reentry arrow.
3. Slam arrow.
4. Bottom left morty card light.
5. In/out lane GI lights.
6. All left GI lights up side 4 under the big left plastic, and 3 under left ramp.
Are all out.

Message from the underlit Freeeek Kingdom.

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Scratch all that,
The light driver board, in the center of playfield, above the opto board is wonky.
We got it to light, by pressing on the power connector but it wont stay on, or sych colors.

And of course there are a zillion wires in the way. Shit.

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Thanks JM, I will try this. Its definitely an intermittent connection,

To much hot glue makes sense, its everywhere.
I got the board to light up and the string of
lights, by pressing on the power wire. Then goes off with no pressure applied.

The big problem is the board is in the center of the playfield, and every wireloom in the game is in the way.

I'm gonna fix it!!!

Replying to GROO.

My tear is in the front right face of the cab, all other corners are just pinched/creased.

Port holes are for ships!
You son's of bitches!
I voted!
My civic duty and my right's of citizenship have once more been excersised, and upheld.

Now it's time to play R&M, spin records, and Booze into the night.

Message from the Freeeek Kingdom.

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Infuckingpossible! On my machine!
I wanna see video evidence.
Wow.
Congrats on making that shot.

Message from the Freeeek Kingdom.

I'm too tall, see pic, I'll let a short person check it.
Port holes sink ships!

Message from the Freeeek Kingdom.

Only if you want them to call you a dick.

Message from the Freeeek Kingdom.

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Only if you want them to call you a jerry. Correct!
It was all tee'd up, and I swung and missed.

Still, might look bad if you were to send Spooky
" better " parts, and said install them.

Message from the Freeeek Kingdom.

Sorry if asked before.....

But why are there two little holes in the playfield below the flippers?

Question from the Freeeek Kingdom.

Ahhhhhh. A factory jig to align the flippers?

Your flaps are showing.

The only airball I get is off the flubellcrank, mayby one in ten games. Guess my flaps are clean.
Cheers on a monday night.

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The game is too difficult.

Wow! Never seen that.

Congrats to the Spooky team, nearly to 500 even with covid. Is it too soon to start the next game speculation?

Anyway Merry Christmas to all at Spooky.

Message from the Freeeek Kingdom.

Bring on the Snakes scott!

Ok I'm finally updating my factory code.

Ok got it updated, now I got a low hum when I hold up or flip left flipper.

??????????

Happy new year Spooky true believers!

Drinking in the Freeek Kingdom.

Tech talk, sick of it!
Happy new year!

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Wrong thread sorry.

When I type in Spooky pinball on my phone, on the results, the spookey.com result is a bunch of Japanese or Chines writing.
And below this it says the site may have been hacked.

Does Spooky know of this situation?

It's a two year old phone, I'm probobly getting Twilight Zone results.

RO!?

Someone is sitting at a desk wondering why there's a run on Anti rattle tape.

Bring on the snakes eric.

Message from the Freeeek Kingdom.

The Zip Tie Manifesto!

Message from the Freeeek Kingdom.

If you drop a Zip Tie in the toilet in Aussy does it spin the wrong way?

Need to know in the Freeek Kingdom.

Bitchen!

Tell it like it is dave! Hee hee drinking late on the west coast.

Coffee time in the upside down?

Ssssssssss sssssss, ssss. ssss ssssssss
Ssssss, ssssssss!

Soon?

Message from the Freeeek Kingdom.

Ssssssss şssss ss ssssss. Sssss ss §sss sssssss!!! Şsss §sssss ssssssss.
Ssssssss sssss ssssş?????

Ssssssss ssss sss sssss ssssssss.

Dear Spooky pinball.
Bad time to end the podcast.

Would love an offical update from Charlie.
New Factory?
New Ben Heck bourd system?
Last 50 R&M bieng built.
CGC partnered game?
What Scott D is up to?

What's the real story?

Cheers.

There's gotta be at least 50 Rick and Mortys in California now, the R&M capital.

Finish line for Spooky!? Or close enough. Congrats for keeping the schedule in this crazy world.

Message from the Freeeek Kingdom.

Only an ASS would be Outraged with Spooky.
Spooky is so transparent, and makes every effort to fix problems, shaming by example the many other issues, other companys seem to be Ignoring at the moment.

That's an over long sentence.

Go spooky!

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Never mind, sorry, sounded to negative.
Delete.

What location? I'm in Socal, interested in what's open. Other pins on location?
I need to play another R&M, to compare, I've made no adjustments to mine.

Yes on the glass not wanting to clear the lock bar, just jiggle it back and forth, it usually finds that last bit of clearance it needs.

I think its fabric, a curtain perhaps?

My plaque was affixed to the game at the factory, just above right speaker.

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My serial number matches my plaque. 183.