Batman 66 - Official Club Thread

Damn docquest, that's incredibly cool!

That's fantastic!!!! Thank you for sharing the story. very cool and sounds like a great couple days

That is awesome

It was a good weekend. It was a real treat to play my Batman66 with the actual Batman and Robin. I'll never wash my flipper buttons again!

wow

That's the Pinside understatement of the year.

Congrats!

Awesome, thanks for sharing and well done on donating the cash to a good cause

totally bat$hit crazy!! That's awesome.

Hopefully you included instructions about updating code too. It would suck going thru life unaware of that and having the machine the way it is now forever. Anyway that's some cool stuff there!

During our game walkthrough I told him the code would be evolving and there would be future updates. He didnt seem to be aware of the process or how to do it. So after I got home on Saturday night I decided to put together a little "care package" for Burt (Adam said he didnt have a game).

I typed up a summary of the current rules and modes, the email address to send his info to Stern to get on the code update email list, and a copy of the page from the manual that details the update process.

I game him all this on Sunday and he was very appreciative. I also asked him to sign my Franchi villain print and he wrote a nice thank you to me for the pinball help.

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Sweet! I would be willing to deliver Julie Newmar's update personally.

I would have put the current code on a USB stick and given it to the pinball boy wonder .... just sayin'.

(Also just sayin' how incredibly jealous I am of your weekend!)

HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!

My Joker targets are not registering. I tested every switch in the game and those 2 are the only ones not registering.

I checked the board they are plugged into and everything looked fine. I'm trying to avoid taking that beast apart.

Be right back...let me go test.

Update: THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Gold star to vireland! This is why I love this site.

It's a design flaw. I've seen it on 3 B'66 machines now, yours makes 4 - so I had a pretty good idea what the problem was. Stern should move the mounting of those targets like 2mm out, move that support post IN, or trim the target sizes.

Glad it worked for you!

Since Burt signed my apron I don't need the signed card I got prior to getting my game. I got it signed by Adam and Burt last year at the LA comicon. Selling it for what it cost me $200.

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Signed card is sold.

I made a batarang mod. Not sure if I will keep it on or not. There is a nice 66 style batarang bottle opener available on ebay for around $10. I painted it black and cut an oversized piece of the red flourescent acrylic for a backing. Its mounted off a screw from the right cat ramp cover and rest will above the pops. I do like how it is in the direct line of sight when you hit the spinner which make a batarang flying sound.

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My Joker targets also stuck a lot; I put a small bit of neoprene back there and I haven't had a problem since.

Hi guys, I'm just coming to the party and was wondering if anyone here has had any issues with their crane? My premium was unboxed yesterday and the crane worked for about 10 games them died in the middle of the play field. We were streaming the game so I didn't have time to really look into it. I checked for loose connectors and did a motor test, didn't see any loose connectors and the motor made noise when tested but nothing moved. And experiences like this? Pending triage I'm assuming the motor stripped some internal gears.

I also had a bent and mis-aligned shooter rod which I had to pull hard and twist/force it out of the assembly. Replaced it with a new one, slides in and out just fine, but it still hits the left side of the autolaunch assembly which causes short plunges. Reminds me of my Avengers LE that I had to move the shooter assembly on. grrrr.. Will fix.

But other than the usual NIB fixes the game is AMAZING........ really like it.

Here's the stream of sandersj Batman 66 from last night - great game, just some out of the box issues that need fixing.

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Just did triage on the game in the video above. Stripped gears in the crane motor and a flat out bent shooter rod assembly. Warranty parts on order.

Really like the Batman66, even with this code.

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wow! super cool to get Burt Ward to sign the apron!!!!!!!

any news on new code coming soon?

12 days to TPF

Next week is a month since the last very minor update from .68 to .69, so I would hope so.

Yeah, the good will I gave them due to swapping release order with Aerosmith is running low. I checked and my LE pre-order of this game was August 31st, so I think many of us have been excited and waiting six months now. Hopefully, this next release will be signifucant, such as bringing the minor villains to life and giving us a little something new to do after capturing the big four.

I'd like to see minor villains or gadgets come to life in the next update. Not really worried about what to do after completing the main Four just yet because tbh I don't try very hard when I play, since it's basically a beta at best right now imo.

Added a few resin busts, and planning to add spotlights/additional lighting.

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Just wanted to mention that this week Stern sent me a (free) kit to modify/extend the left ramp cover (to prevent air balls). Easy install. I took probably about 50 good shots on the ramp last night and not a single air-ball. Sweet. They also sent with the kit a "deflector" which is a metal piece to keep a PF air ball from flying on to the Batgirl plastic and going down the left out lane. I was originally second guessing my decision to get this game, but now it's playing great and the software is improving.

Love the mods you guys are doing! I got the Hallmark Catwoman and Joker decorations but have not "installed" them yet. The Hot Wheels Bat copter is a neat and inexpensive mod. Glued a magnet on the bottom and attached it to the left ramp gate (hijacked the idea from others here in the forum). Next show I go to I'll pick up the side blades....

You called to ask for it or they just it sent it to you?

I E-mailed them through the Stern web site and asked if they had a solution for the left ramp air balls. I noticed on new productions that the plastic cover had been extended over the ramp and figured it could not hurt to ask. It seems the problem was very wide spread enough that they came out with a fix.

The problem with the original plastic over the left ramp was that it flexed too much. I just cut a piece of lexan to replace the original piece.

I spoke to Chas about my fix but I guess they didn't want to spend the money on the lexan.

Did you rivet the Cat sign to the new piece or just keep it attached to the original piece?

The instructions had leaving the old one on and adding the 2nd/longer one as well. Couple screws and added post for the other end and you are done.

LOL how awesome is that!!!!!!

Did he really say the thing about the utility belt? I've seen Adam West in full on charm mode and that's one of the standby lines

I riveted the new piece to the Cat sign.

I added that part. However I've also heard him say it in one of his comicon Q@A's as well as in an interview in TV. I think he likes to use that line a lot. When he was playing my game he mentioned that he really liked how the artwork captured the likenesses of the villains so well.

When I got Adam to sign my Franchi villains print I told him the print was by the same artist who did the game. He then told his agent/handler guy to get a hold of Stern and ask about getting a game. Im surpised he didn't have one already like Burt does.

West has used that line for years in interviews and appearances. Even though I've heard it a lot, it's always funny.

With the introduction of the right orbit loop in code .69, I find that upon completing the loop twice consecutively that the 3rd time around the ball has picked up so much speed that attempting to hit the loop again causes the ball to kick up and hit the glass. Makes me wince every time and I've learned to hold back on hitting the loop more than twice. Is anyone else having this issue and what can be done about it?

I would check to see if the left flipper rubber is on correctly. I'm pretty sure I've made the right orbit three times in a row and didn't see this happen.

My Joker target stopped registering last night, so I think this will become more widespread as time goes on. I unstuck the target and it's fine now, but for how long?

Depends on how much you play, but it will keep happening. Someone recommended putting a bit of rubber back there to keep it from jamming. I'm going to try that next.

9 days to TPF... hope there's a new code update coming before the big show

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While waiting for the next code update, I replaced the stock start button (came crooked from the factory) with one of my own design.

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twenty84 is that just a photo printed decal? Looks awesome do you plan to sell any?

I pulled apart the original button and sanded the word "start" off using 800 grit sand paper. The new graphic was printed on transparency film and put on top of the green plastic insert then I popped the original transparent plastic dome back on and reassembled the switch. PM me if you want to buy the transparency insert. I realize not everyone is up to doing this and would sell the assembled switches if I could find a source for original ones, but I don't know where to get them as of now.