Quoted from Zablon:

So, I am very intrigued by this, but I have questions.
I wouldn't be interested in re-kitting my system, but I'm assuming the primary pieces that give you the 2.0 are things that are interchangable?
Secondly - any info regarding the early Funhouses with Sys-11 and if they are compatible?

Quoted from yzfguy:

Those are great pics! The backglass actually looks better in that pic than the original photo... It may grow on me the speaker panel and display are just amazing.
Now can you quit playing on the computer and get this kit to my house!

Quoted from pinballinreno:

Adding a ball save might be nice...

Quoted from Jvspin:

If they are a few weeks from release I'm guessing they have a game that plays. An actual gameplay video along with the announcement would have alleviated a bunch of this speculation regarding features.

Quoted from djsolzs:

Wow great news - where will game play be shown?

Quoted from PNE7:

Just curious if any other Pinsider has received and installed the Funhouse Rudy’s Nightmare upgrade kit, and if so: Where do You/will You publish Your scores here on Pinside (can only find the original FunHouse game) under the headline “Machines”. Guess I this time was lucky to live in Europe and got a very fast delivery from Free Play in Sweden. https://www.free-play.se/produkter/flipperspel/funhouse-rudys-nightmare-kit.html Especially since I normaly isn’t an early adaptor.

Quoted from HighVoltage:

I admire the technical achievements of this project, but it's lacking in the design and creativity department, which is what some of the other criticisms are implying.
It's nice that they're doing their best to incorporate feedback from beta testers, but it's too late to fix the fundamental problems. This was announced as being about a month away from release. The beta testing is for refinements and debugging. It's disingenuous to -now- say they're doing their best to make the best product and make everyone happy. That development process may have worked if you had a creative genius on the team. Absent that, feedback should have been solicited in the concept and design phase. Genius may have been solicited by collaboration.
Here's an example. Someone decided, "let's have a video mode". What do we get? Choosing left and right paths through an animated sequence. Really? That's the best you can come up with? This is below average creativity. Let's think for a brief minute, about the "group collaboration" thought. There's actually already threads on pinside about what video modes are favorites. If you can't think of something new and unique, at least do the obvious and immitate one of the more loved ones, and tune it to the theme and plot.
The modes seem similarly unimaginative, as far as the pinball play that completes them. You could apply the same thought experiment I did above.
I don't think the chosen plot lends itself to a world-under-glass as well as some alternatives might have.
I don't like the voice. I don't like the voice being used for mundane purposes like continually indicating the minutes or points awarded. The impact of the interactivity is lost. Rudy's charisma is gone.
I'm still tempted to buy it, hoping that the community might be able to fix some of the short-comings, and like any pinball and FunHouse fan, I love the idea of an enhanced sequel. But the way it is now, I will always look at it, and shake my head at the thought of what could have been. So I'm not going to let myself buy it. Maybe if there's significant development, I'll pick it up later.
I think this is still going to be a success regardless, but it's going to be a success in the worst way: by riding the momentum of the success of the original FunHouse. Everyone wants to have a sequel, just like when Hollywood makes a hugely successful blockbuster movie. You'll always be able to cash in at least once regardless if it lives up to the original. Even if it's far from it. In this case, this is really far from the pinball perfection FunHouse was when it came out, and a game that good, deserves an appropriately outstanding sequel.
As someone mentioned, Williams showed their magic touch in design and creativity. It's a huge ask for a complete newcomer to achieve that on their first at bat. It might have been wise to cut their teeth on a more mid-tier title from the era. Something that's a lot easier to improve on, something that isn't viewed as a masterpiece that's going to be difficult to live up to.

Quoted from cosmokramer:

The charm is not there. Williams came up with magic when they brought Rudy to life. He is a lovable antagonist who has a certain way with not just words, but inflection and soul. And the music is engaging, entertaining and fun.
2.0 lacks most of that.
The video mode is terrible.
Rudy has no personality.
The music is a real let down.
That sling squeaker...oh no
I thought a modern Funhouse would be cool, but it just makes me want to play an original (without the large display and fake billboard)

Quoted from Its_me_aj:

I’ve had so many people come into my location asking if and when we are getting 2.0. Seems like the word is getting out (probably Facebook) to even casual players.

Quoted from yzfguy:

Nice! Quit typing and start shipping!

Quoted from svendmute:

Ahh this makes sence. The instructions are little unclear on how to install the new code. Maybe they should add this instruction to their homepage.
Thank you for cleaing this up.

Quoted from boustrophedonic:

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Quoted from boustrophedonic:

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Quoted from bsbdmd83:

For those of us with a deposit at PPS, how do we know when it will be our turn?

Quoted from jonahk:

Hello all,
We received an early version of the upgrade kit but have been doing some massive cabinet and playfield refurbishing in the mean time so we are only just now getting to the actual install.
Where can I grab the latest version of the code? I believe I saw a post that .85 is current?
Thanks!

Quoted from Jkush18:

Took me all day. Mirrored radcals. New side rails. Rudy 2.0. New back box too. Anyone else having really long load times?
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Quoted from Mtg381:

Just received my shipping notification from Coin Taker!

Quoted from Guidotorpedo:

Paid my balance from planetary yesterday but it sounds like the kits are not at planetary yet, the way the email was worded.

Quoted from canea:

Just a little shout-out to those involved in making this happen. There's A LOT that went into this kit, from the code and animations to all the assorted parts to the final packaging. It really feels like a labor of love and I can't imagine that at 2K a kit anyone got rich off this project. So, nice work Pedretti and everyone else involved. My rickety Funhouse thanks you.
It's going to be interesting watching these get dropped into a bunch of 30 year old machines and the problems that come up. I had a few but it was all just connectors or because I'm an idiot, but I can see some real issues popping up depending on how fat yer thumbs are or how touchy your game is.
I also thought everyone was kind of offbase for wanting an autoplunger, but yeah... I get it now. Looking forward to that someday!
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Quoted from mikeflan:

Something that i noticed that wasn't a bug but annoying was the countdown to one of the modes started at around 40 seconds but held the ball for a solid 10 seconds counting down and talking before releasing. I was like "spit out the damn ball." I guess this was by design, but... poor design. Either don't have the countdown start or release immediately.

Quoted from canea:

Is the rollercoaster too hard or is that just me? I've never made it past the first choice, I just die lol. Seems like you'd need some seriously fast reflexes for that. Also, not really a bug, but if you hit the flippers during the rollercoaster explanation (I'm always automatically double tapping trying to skip animations), it counts that as your choice and it's instant game over when the mode starts. I thought someone mentioned that "no bonus flips" wasn't possible on this game, but maybe could the flippers be deactivated during rollercoaster? Are flippers usually deactivated for video modes? Just a thought.
Nice job making Rudy respond in ways specific to the mode btw - What the duck is wrong with you? Who threw that bottle? Those are really well done.

Quoted from jonahk:

Excellent. Heading to location to install this now.
Our game has been earning extremely well since we put it on location, despite a few of the bugs. Have been looking forward to this update and so have our players.
Are there release notes available somewhere with the changes?
Thanks!

Quoted from Zukidog:

I've been documenting some 'things to look for' prior to installation, and 'troubleshooting' notes as this thread has progressed. Is there a comprehensive list somewhere, or could one of the forum editors link to a few more key posts for others that will soon be going through the installation process for this kit? The main installation is nicely laid out on pinballremakes.com, but it might be beneficial to have a pre-installation checklist. I just looked over my machine yesterday and had two of the switches on the steps ramp swapped - never noticed it before and figured i was in the clear, at this point, it's happened to so many machines that I feel as if the factory didn't really care where those switches went when populating the playfields.
long story short - post #1116 would be helpful as a keypost.

Quoted from jonahk:

I need to give a shoutout to UVAJED and all of the amazing support he's been giving me (and the rest of this community) over the last few weeks.
Rudy's Nightmare got ordered the moment it was announced and it turns out we have one of if not THE very first kits. This came with some issues being so early on in the production process but UVAJED has walked us through each step of the process with detailed instructions to address our issues. This wasn't just game code updates, but firmware updates and even updating the OS on the pin sound board. All the while being very fast to respond
Our game has been on route for 3 weeks and despite the hiccups its been a huge hit with our players. The coin box is nice and heavy every week and people keep coming back for more. Now that we have the ability to switch between versions I think some of the hardcore Rudy fans are going to be even happier. But there is a growing fan base for the Nightmare code, especially now that people are figuring out Nightmare multi ball and the big scores that come from the trap door/rudy combo.
I work with a lot of developers in my day job, and this level of communication and support is exceptionally rare. Making pinball is hard. It takes a certain type of crazy to even begin a project like this let alone support the various levels of insanity that encompass the owner/operator community.
Pedretti_Gaming - you're lucky to have someone like UVAJED on your team. Whatever you're paying him, it's not enough
Looking forward to the next update!

Quoted from Wariodolby:

So further inspection the white yellow wire on connector 212 was not fully in.
Put that in and all the coils are now working in 2.0 !!!!!
Just like everyone else want to thank you for your help and fantastic customer service.
I already can tell this upgrade gameplay is amazing.
Can’t wait to recieve the second kit I ordered to install on the funhouse at our pizzeria.
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Quoted from Rapzilch:

This is what happens when I turn the game on
I reseated all of the connections and it does the same thing
Any ideas?
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Quoted from mikeflan:

So the update has not worked for me at all. Game boots with .88 code showing on screen but when the selection screen comes up, a bong hits and "CPU CONNECTION ERROR" flashes. End result is I cannot select a game. I've tried reseating all connectors, even though I only removed the USB drive, but nothing changes.
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Quoted from mikeflan:

I reseated all cables but I'll try it again. Here's a pic of the update.
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Quoted from Mageek:

Note to Pedretti_Gaming , why not just leave the code as a .code file on your website? The compressed .rar is not much smaller than the .code file so not saving a lot of storage. It seems it would save some people some grief.

Quoted from bkaelin:

My game is stuck in an infinite loop. See video here:
I believe all of the cables are properly connected. I have tried re-seating cables, and even installed a new ribbon cable between the MPU and power driver boards. When booting up, the light on the sound card goes from white, to blue, and then eventually to green. Look at 1:00 to see the system recycle. I didn't hook up the cable to the sub in the cabinet yet, but everything else is hooked up. BTW, I tried to submit a ticket to Pedretti, but it won't let me log in to the system to check on my ticket, even though I registered my email.

Quoted from Max_Badazz:

Is there any release notes on versions? I currently have 0.88 and will update if needed. I don't see where the updates can be downloaded or the release notes on what was added. I am enjoying the 2.0 so far but there's a lot missing still (including a ton of adjustments). I do like that it has virtual locks though I know it was changed recently
My one complaint is allowing a ball to sit in the shooter lane while players rack up points. Its a free trapped ball ... it should somehow shut off scoring after a few sec or at least bump it down 50%+ to entice a player to plunge

Quoted from joshwiseman:

Is this a new code or the .99 from a few weeks ago?

Quoted from NCBill:

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.

Quoted from djsolzs:

Anyone know the price?

Quoted from goggleloy:

Help needed, installed the 2.0 kit this past weekend and went to update the software and now the screen is saying no usb found. anyone have any suggestions?
thanks
If anyone could put the updates on a new SD and USB it would be so much easier for me. Not that computer savy and I would compensate you for your time.

Quoted from rogerdodger:

Great news! I am still on the original code, so do I just use the update installation instructions on this latest code or do I have to do extra updates, due to my code never being updated, previously?
Detailed help appreciated.
Thanks.
Roger