Yes, just use another USB stick, if there’s an issue with the one you have.

You need to "flash" the SD card with a dedicated Software e.g Etcher. The USB stick needs to be formated first. If you have trouble, trying another USB stick would be a good idea and should work fine

Here you find the update instructions:

So as I previously mentioned I'm much happier with my kit now that it is running the newest software. So much so I've dumped all ideas of selling my kit and I went ahead and gathered up all the 1.0 parts and packed them up in the 2.0 box. I also tidied up the wiring inside of the game, I still need to add a label to that bottom speaker wire with a note how to put things back if I (or another owner) ever did want to go back to 1.0 Funhouse since I had to snip that one and add it to the new pigtail connector, something not mentioned in the instructions and would be an issue for someone to have to figure out.

So my question is are there any more plans for software updates to the game? Personally I can live with .99 as it is but I certainly wouldn't turn down any future improvements. Just wondering if they feel the product is near done or not??

Oh yea, one last lingering question on the 2.0 kit install. I'm assuming the new translight is installed without the tempered glass from the previous game, correct? Basically you just snap the 4 trim pieces onto the panel and install, or do I need to try to sandwich the glass in there as well?

TIA!

Just the plexi glass translight and trim

Hello,
Does anyone have any insight as to the arrival of more kits? I recently placed a preorder with coin taker and am curious as to how long I may be waiting?

Trying to be patient - just curious.
Fairly new to the pinball owning business.
Thank you.

Any suggestions would be appreciated... Just installed a replacement FAST and burned in Pinsound board from distributor. After installing, the game would throw a CPU connection error, and wouldn't allow game selection. I reformatted the SD card and usb using version .99 to see if that fixed the cpu error.

The game successfully extracts the files, then hangs on the FAST update screen. Pressing the magic button sends the game into attract mode (weird) but the display still hangs on the update screen...

Tried updating three times with same results, using two different micro USBs... Pinsound shows a blue LED about midway through the extraction... Any ideas? The boards should be fine (assuming they weren't damaged in shipping). I checked the read me before the first reformat, and all my voltages showed fine, and test fine off my driver board--game was completely shopped and (still) runs with the original williams boards.

I believe the button to push when it hangs up during install is on the Teensy board.

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You want to press the programming button on the FAST controller. Not sure what the magic button is?

Also check and make sure the daughter card on the pinsound board is fully seated.

Yes, I was being cheeky referring to the programming button as the "magic" button. All daughter boards are seated.

I am about ready to box this up, and make it a Williams game again... I've spent more time copying usb files and re-seating things than actually playing it...

Contact support that's what its for. They seem to be very interested in getting your game working if you have a little patience.

Did you try the magic button on the Teensy board that I circled above? It's worth the time to get the kit up and running.

Yes. I've had the game running before as Rudy's Nightmare. This is a replacement board set, and the programming button does not progress the installation.

It will be several months for sure. Could be supply issues on getting new kits made but don't know. Saw a pic earlier in the thread of pallets full of kits but don't know where in the world they are at. Hopefully some will land in the US soon and Coin Taker will get some off to us!

Where are the game updates available, you would think it would be a simple google search or go to Pedrettis sight or planatary pinballs site but nothing to be seen.

Edit: I found it but it would probably be a good idea to provide links on the maker and distributor pages.

Just curious if Pedretti can give any sense of how they are doing fulfilling the back orders from their main distributors. I know the distributors can't really give us an ETA, but a sense of back order status might give us a clue when we might see something. (My particular order/deposit is with Cointaker.) Many thanks for any information.

Has anyone been able to navigate the haunted roller coaster mode?

I can't get past the first arrow everytime. It's a quick 100 grand for me and I'm out. I'm assuming it's because I'm getting slow in my old age...

No clue what I'm doing with the haunted roller coaster mode. I did get past evil Rudy which was pretty cool. I feel like that pin sound needs to be put more to use. Maybe some songs added?

I think there will be more improvements coming eventually. The last update was really good, and addressed a few key issues.

Just keep making suggestions...

It’s really a good video mode once you clue in to how it works, took me awhile. When it starts pay attention to what it says to do, push right , left or both flippers according to Only the Blue arrows appearing, but you have to be fast!

I make it to the end almost every time i think its a matter of HOW the buttons are pressed. Try to "hold" the respective button a bit instead of just quickly press-release.

Yes please keep reporting software bugs or suggestions. Software is still being improved all the time

That’s the trick , Rudy than still’s prefer to walk next time if you make it

Thanks for your question!
We do not have a shortage of parts of any kind. We are still sending kits weekly to many distributors, and to our direct customers.
We do not have back orders at the moment. We are not saying that the distributors don't have a list of orders etc, I'm saying we sent out everything ordered from distributors in the last 6-months.
If you are in line for a kit, contact your distributor and ask for your ETA.

Yes topper is coming...

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This is definitely the method. Played a bit this morning and actually got somewhere in the haunted roller coaster mode...

I couldn't get past the first turn after attempting the haunted rollercoaster 5 or 6 times... Then my buddies 13 year old kid came over and made it half way through on her first try! hahaha. Turns out I was following the red flashing arrows instead of the blue... oops.

I just have 2 suggestions they aren’t bugs or major game play problems so if they don’t happen it’s not gonna change anything too much.

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The words seem too close to the top of the ticket and the score seems to close to the bottom. Seems they should be moved closer together and put in the middle of the ticket no? They are almost touching the “Funhouse” and “12 sharp”

2nd I’m not sure if it’s just my game so please let me know but on the 2.0 version Rudy’s eyes don’t seem look left and right for an acceptable amount of time. Like they do move to look around the field But it’s blink and you miss it and he’s back to looking straight again. Version 1. his eyes move as they should. Same with the eyelids they fire but don’t hold so it’s super quick.

Anyone in the Chicagoland or Milwaukee area have one of these I could briefly trial? Thank you for considering.

In original mode Rudy voice is still way to soft compare to the sound, I see Pinsound has multiple sound packages for Funhouse to use with the plus board. Anybody knows it possible to download and use these ? As these also use the same USB port we update with.

Agreed. I really hope this can be changed in the next update. But good question about updating the pinsound. I play the original often and would like the sound to be accurate like the original.

The sound pack is in psp pack format. The Pinsound pro app can access the sound files in the pack, but it will not output or update the file when you make a change. Things are written out in a directory. Funhouse2 only will recognize the psp pack file.

Anyone want to sell their original backglass? I messed up one and need another one. Prefer the original silkscreened backglass like the one I ruined. Thanks

on the backglass talk to BgResto.com as i know they have scanned the 2.0 kit glass (and probably the 1.0 glass too.)

AFAIK The original backglass has always been a translight and repros are available. CPR makes a silkscreened or ink jet printed repro mirrored backglass.

I have the original translite that i saved after I did the 2.0 conversion you can pm me

Sorry I know it's been posted somewhere in here but getting my Funhouse with the kit installed back soon and I know it has original code it shipped with(long ago) and needs updated. Is there a good step by step on how to update everything?

The step by step how to update can be found at https://www.pinballremakes.com/downloads/

https://www.pinballremakes.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Funhouse-SD-Card-update-instructions.pdf

If you have any questions, let us know.

Ok. Sorry for all of the confusion and legwork I caused you guys. I got home and looked again. IT IS A TRANSLITE. It was so stuck on the glass that I was convinced it was silkscreened. I feel like an idiot. Once I had it in my head that it was a backglass I didn’t consider anything else. I humbly apologize and appreciate all of your help.

You can load any PinSound Funhouse sound packages on your flash drive:
- download it from our Funhouse webpage: https://www.pinsound.org/machine/funhouse/
- unzip the file into the "audio" folder, on your flash drive
- while playing, you should be able to switch from one sound pack to another by setting the volume to 0 two consecutive times using the door volume control.
- see this page for more information: https://www.pinsound.org/pinsound-neo-plus-help/ [section: "switch to another sound package"]

PinSound The Funhouse 2.0 is based on the pinsound XL board. It seems to be different then the other pinsound cards (I have one in my TZ).
There is no audio directory on the flash drive. It's two psppack files, one for 2.0 and one for 1.0 funhouse.

Do you create an audio folder then put the files in that folder and will the card then read the original audio plus the new audio? I've tried different variations of this and could never get the pinsound xl card to pickup the new audio. The drag file would never list the additional audio files. Only the present pspack files.
Pinsound Studio pro can read the psppack but it will not write the files into that storage format. Is there a utility to do that?
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Above was posted 56 days ago.

Any chance of an update before Christmas? Mine is pretty much unplayable with the “USB Missing” error always popping up. The game would get lots of holiday play…

Have you tried replacing the UsB cable that goes to the teensy board? I was having that issue and that seemed to fix it.

It’s a known software error. My game worked fine until the update.

Twice since the kit was released we were promised a timely update - days or weeks. And so far, both times updates have taken months. Fool me once, I take notice, do it again and make my game a paperweight and I get a bit upset. They should not be making commitments they cannot honor.

Lots of coming attractions for a pricey topper though. My guess is they are spending their time on the next 2.0 release, not on making this one right.

Rant off…

Yeah, I'm patient, but something does seem off about how slow updates are coming.

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Have you previously tried the above Mageek suggestion? That is a known fix for this issue.

We always keep our word here. Did we want the next revision to be released the day after the last? Yes, but we don't want to rush 2.0 Rudy perfection and we always try to implement all happy owner's issues/suggestions at the same time into the next release moving forward.

If you're curious (besides the rest of our beta team and software team who are working the same + hours on it), I personally tested the next code release for over 8-10+ hours over the last 3 days; and last weekend on the side just because; for what it's worth.

Besides Mageek suggestion, have you tried to reinstall the code to do the most recent FULL update again; that includes both the SD card and USB drive lately? That could be something that could get you back up and running if you haven't tried that.

Here are the instructions and links for the FULL software update for both the SD card and the USB drive for current code; and this can definitely help get the communications correct between both the Fast board and the Pinsound (if you have changed and ruled out the USB cable beforehand):

https://we.tl/t-kHygCGj9io

If that doesn't work for you (after you have tried the USB cable swap), here are the links to get you back to the original software if you're sure it's an update issue. You will still need to use the above instructions and Rufus to burn the following image to the SD card. You will also need to unzip this file to select the .iso image file once you open Rufus:

https://we.tl/t-gvQb685vis

Here is a link to the very stable .88 USB software that you should have been running before the latest update, that you will need to do with the above update at the same time as the SD card update:

https://we.tl/t-modw3nJAsH

^^^ The above links will expire, so if anyone wants to have a backup of the original code for your SD card and USB drive; please download and save it now.

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Rant-lessness aside:

- Is the upcoming topper going to be amazing and pricey? Nope, it's super affordable because we care; and insanely awesome!!!

- Why isn't there a 1.0 code yet? Because, it's on the way and will blow your and Rudy's socks off! Does he have socks, and/or do you?? Either way; yep.

- Does our ticket and support system help everyone resolve any issues whatsoever? Absolutely, and if you have a sincere issue that you can't find advice from other awesome enthusiasts here; please remember to open up a ticket at www.pinballremakes.com so we can expedite your Funhouse 2.0 upgrade and help you and yours keep having fun first and foremost.

- What's next and possible for 2.0 kit(s)? Anything and everything!! Stay tuned

We thank you all for your continued support (most importantly you guys helping your fellow enthusiasts out and lending a helping hand when you can). Kudos!

We WILL continue to support you/all; with your likewise passion moving forward 100% to infinity and infinity + .................

FrankJ i get your frustration, i am just curious if you missed one update, after this announcement there actually was quite a big software update 35 days ago. To be fair it might be overlooked easily. But the latest Version is 99_1. The link is also updated in the update instructions that UVAJED mentioned. The instructions and embedded link to the latest software is officially published on pinballremakes.com https://www.pinballremakes.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Funhouse-SD-Card-update-instructions.pdf

My apologies to all. The promised update of 56 days ago DID come out 35 days ago. 99_1. That’s when the USB error began.

When it works, I enjoy version .99 so much better than .88 that I don’t really want to revert back. I just want my game to work. It’s frustrating because I can fix issues on my other machines. On this, all I can do is wait on others.

Please first put your USB drive into your computer and pm me a picture of what is on it. If there isn't anything on it, format it and do another 99_1 install to see if you get the same message.

It's possible that part of the update didn't take and/or it could be a corrupted USB drive. If you do all this, and still no luck, try another USB drive if you have one handy. You will not need to update the SD card again since you have already done so.