I have 11 games set up currently and most of the titles are horror based, so my review is perhaps a bit biased.

Halloween is an absolutely beautiful machine a new clever layout that is like none of my other games. Code is still early but still fun and very playable. Sound and light show are on point and in my opinion blow stern out of the water. How this game flushes out long term is really reliant on what happens with the code.

There are things about Halloween that I feel are lacking, mainly I’m a little disappointed with the construction of the cabinet, it has a bit more flex in it than I would like and I think the corners need to be mitered differently to add more strength. This game is fickle and dialing it in has been a lot of work. Upon receiving my game I’ve had to adjust the upper playfield the guide on the left orbit and a couple of switches. The adjustment that has given me the hardest time is the scoop, for such a necessary shot it’s very hard to make and the deflector really needs to be set perfectly or it’s a brick fest.

All of that said Luke and everyone at spooky has been very helpful and have offered to replace parts even when I didn’t ask. When I got the game I broke the link for the topper (totally my fault) and spooky sent me a new one free of charge.

This game fits my collection perfectly and I love it.

I’m a barber so I talk to a lot people outside of the pinball world about pinball. I’ll be damned three people this week told me that they thought Rush was an awesome theme and about how excited they were for it. Maybe it’s because I’m 15 minutes north of Canada in Michigan but maybe there is broader appeal then I originally thought.