Spike 1 games (GOT and GB) have a setting to turn down the backglass leds. I set mine to 25%, which basically removes all glare from the glass in a dark environment. I suspect BM66 will also have this setting inside the standard adjustments.

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Got an email that my our premium ships next week.

Anybody get an episode plaque yet instead of a bat gadget one? Curious to see how they look.

Excellent!!!...will check in the AM....

I couldn't agree more, the lack of audio and repeated video clips is disturbing but I'm really hopeful the future code will improve all that.

Premiums already?

Still waiting for an email for my LE

I have my Adam and Burt signed card ready to install.

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Great write up. Glad you're liking it so far.

There is an adjustment for the backbox / translight lighting on GOT. Standard adjustments #66 i believe. Should be there for BM66 too.

Oops. Frolic beat me to it.

3.5 months let's not forget people are still waiting for games they paid for in 2013

Spoke w Mike at Automated this morning. He said he only found out yesterday that the toppers weren't shipping w the games!!!! He said they are due to ship early January straight from Stern.

Mike is a great guy, and said the LE's are long gone...I was fortunate to grab one.......

why are you so engaged on pinside but not yet validated?

I really hope they have those voice call outs in the can already!

To put it gently Adam West is no spring chicken.

Why the hell am I too? Is that a requirement now?

I have to admit- I really want this machine and Ghostbusters. I've owned Stern's in the past and like them- but I never seem to love them. I can't put my finger on it.

My brother owns 13 Stern machines- and they all feel "cheap" as compared to the older 90's classics.

I did enjoy my Simpsons, SM, Transformers and POTC when I owned them- but never hesitated to trade 'em. Maybe it's that I've put a lot of time and effort into making my older machines are beautiful as I can (ramps, plastics, rubbers etc etc.)

I'm finding it hard to decide who gets traded next in my current collection....I love them all!

But will be happy to trade someday for a Batman 66!....(or GB!).

Think it has to do with donating as they can prove whom you are?

EDIT: If you click on your name in the upper right the first page talk aboot validating...

EDIT2: Oh sorry I think I didn't get your point.

I think it's funny you say I am so engaged on Pinside when you have more post on this thread then I have made in total on Pinside

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Stern Batman Stream going live in 10 min ....

https://www.twitch.tv/dead_flip

LTG : )

Odd how the LCD switches to old school dots sometimes, for instance to show Instant Info.

You pinheads need to make up your mind jar155 called me Kaneda the other day

I also didn't just create my account 2 months ago and jump right into the thick of it. The question comes up because of your style, demeanor and content. You don't pass the sniff test

Actually I think he called you Jody.

so where is all the traffic after the deadflip stream??

There was some chatter on the other thread...but kind of SOS..... mostly haters, and some that appreciated the gameplay. It's a fun machine even w early code ( a new release coming Tuesday), but think most are tired of bickering about it. I just went and played pinball....

I saw a bit of the stream. The gameplay looked fine. I didn't like the ball hangups, but that's life. I'm sure the code will be good, because it's Lyman. But that is all contradicted by the price. I respect that Stern didn't like to see flippers make money off of their work, so they raised games up to the flipper price level. But that means everyone pays the flipper price now. I don't see that as a sustainable model. However, if it works for them, great.

The code is in its infancy...I was amazed mine only got stuck a few times this early in the game....that disc has some serious potential, and hopefully they will nail the nuances of the code to eliminate that issue ( I will say I never had to pull the glass...better than some in my current lineup).

No one likes high prices, but a broken record there....wouldn't be so sure about flipping these are out of the question, especially after the code rocks...maybe the 3k to 7k stuff is over, but people will still pay for what they want...

Just destroyed my TRON clear disc...so in repair mindset now.....BM66 is a great machine, and will only get better....LE's will be highly enjoyed and sought after, imo, but too gassed to debate it...

Just caught the recorded stream. Some of the music is great like catwoman and penguin. Joker music though didnt impress me. I really liked the king tut music that was in the stern factory video that was posted earlier today.

Also saw batman66 service manual is up at stern website. Very detailed drawings on all the mechs in there. Funny they still call the crane the scarecrow crane in the manual.

Looking foward to the code getting posted on tuesday. If it works with pinball browser it will be good to hear all the callouts that are in there.

Also noticed the premium they were playing in the stream had batman and robin for the backbox decals. So maybe its an official change and not a mistake?

Do the LE's that people have recieved so far have batgirl for the backbox decals?

Batgirl on my LE...she looks great!!!

And SOOO glad they made the pinblade art standard on the LE....the total package is a major visual hit in person!!!

The Deadflip live streaming was great, Lyman smashed the others with his scoring. Looks to be a great game to play.

Probably will need an update for spike 2

What an awesome stream with an awesome group of pinheads.

Thanks to everyone who stopped by!
Again, this was a prototype machine with code that had JUST been tweaked and thrown on the machine. Overall a successful showing.

Here is the YouTube vid!

gracias for doing this

LCD is the perfect size

easy fix - trace top side onto paper.
Flip paper trace to black sticker and install to the underside of the insert.
That should block the light shinning through.

That makes 3 machines with the switched backbox decals (switched as far as what was shown on the fliers) so I'm assuming it wasn't a mistake then.

Since you've had it a few days now have you seen any signs of batgirl in the game via LCD or call outs? Other than the cab/trans art and the one plastic on the left side of the playfield there doesn't appear to be any reference to her anywhere else. It would be nice to have some kind of mini mode for here somewhere in the game.

Have you figured out how the minor villain (egghead, shame, bookworm, freeze, tut, mad hatter) modes work? They showed a little of it in the stream where you select one after you hit the left orbit TV shot when it lit but I couldn't tell if it actually did anything different once you selected a villain. Perhaps not fully coded yet?

The bottom of the insert is dark because there is a support asembly blocking the light.

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She does appear on the main LCD, can't remember where....I've made it to " choose your villain" several times, but can't tell what it's doing. Will be playing it more over the weekend, so I'll pay more attention ....

Hey xfassa,

I saw in the Batman66 manual from stern that it looks like the batsignal toy in the upper right corner is a CPU controlled lamp, lamp 132. I want to add that to my game when I get it. Can you snap a pic of what the connector to it looks like?

Have you noticed what events during the game (if any yet) trigger the batsignal?

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I thought they were talking about the arm being washed out from the light. The lower insert I didnt notice.

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Sorry for the delay.

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Thanks for the pics. So the next question is whether or not the LE and Premium machines have the source wiring already there for the batsignal. Can any LE/Prem users check to see if the batsignal control wiring is there or not?

If its not I guess you'd need the run the appropriate wire from the node board 8? I haven't had a spike game yet but I think playfield lamps/switches/coils are wired to the node board then the node board uses RJ45 connectors to the CPU in the back box?

Hopefully the code for SLE/LE/Prem is the same and the CPU controlled batsignal is triggered for all models. If they have unique code for the SLE and batsignal control is not there for LE/Prem models then you could just tie it in to one of the inserts on the game. Still not sure when the current code tells the batsignal to turn on. Maybe tied to the big batsignal in the center of the playfield?

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Game looks really nice -
I am curious what the service menu looks like with the transition to LCD
Any videos or pictures of that?

Same as old....

So same old graphics and interface but on the LCD - that's disappointing.

I wonder is one of the bat gadgets will be the bat hand broom?

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