I’m about 24hrs away from being in the club. Excited to pick it up!

#333 came home today. I love it!

I actually bought mine already opened, from a fellow Pinsider.

But like rotordave said, the NIB experience is pretty straightforward. Slide it out of the box, do a quick check to make sure nothing shook loose/off during shipping, plug it in, and enjoy!

I'm not familiar with this, but can you hook a keyboard up to the PC via USB?

I got it a week ago, but #333 finally made its way upstairs today. I love it!

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I’m a HUGE horror fan. So much so that I cohost a weekly horror podcast that’s coming up on 4 years (The Swearwolves).

I even flew to PA last week in order to meet The Horror Master himself. He was awesome! Here’s my cohost and I with Carpenter, in front of the actual car from the movie (I’m the guy in the middle).

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A buddy of mine bought this rug for me. I dig it!

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These were my only two issues. One screw chilling in the bottom of the cabinet (no biggie), and my right inner decal (NOT the art blade) was completely torn off. What's on that decal anyway? All I can see is some torn paper remnants.

That said... this game absolutely rocks. I've had minor issues with NIB Sterns as well (I had to do some major tweaking with the fork ramp on my Star Wars Premium, and my GB Premium needed some minor adjustments, too).

Right under the playfield... on the right-hand side.

I played about 5 games today, just to get some video for my podcast (it's a horror pod, not pinball... but sometimes those worlds collide). I had the camera on a tripod in front of me (around eye level), so I had to wrap my arms around the side, squatting, with my arms nearly fully outstretched to avoid being seen.

Needless to say... I sucked. I think my best game was like 10M. Fortunately, I only needed like a couple minutes of video, so it should work out okay. But yeah... I need to play more!

Thanks for the reminder! Just ordered a can for my original rails. I see some very minor wear, so I'll nip that shit right in the bud.

I'm meeting him (again) in October, and plan to have him sign the backglass.

This. Good people.

Oh, helllllll yes! I'm in!

I've got a trio of spare metal gear servos coming on Tuesday.

I also clear-coated my rails and lockdown bar yesterday. It's a "preventative maintenance" sort of weekend over here.

Nothing from me! It couldn't have been easier or more straightforward. I just took them off and did like 3-4 coats, with each coat a little heavier than the previous one. I sprayed mine outdoors in AZ, so it didn't take long for each coat to dry.

I have this one (which I've since gotten signed by like 8-9 different actors who have played Myers):
https://www.trickortreatstudios.com/halloween-the-boogeyman-michael-myers-mask.html

This one's also really good (and it's in stock):
https://www.trickortreatstudios.com/halloween-michael-myers-mask.html

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Thanks! Just ordered one.

Anybody have their backglass signed? I’m going to be meeting some people from the movie this weekend, and I’m torn between having them sign in either silver sharpie, white paint pen, or black sharpie. I’m leaning towards silver at the moment, but would love to see what others have done, for reference.

Cool! I’m seeing it tomorrow night!

LOL. I had the same reaction. I was like…

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Two things:

1) Halloween Ends. I really liked it, but I also totally get why many didn’t.

2) I just got back from Son of Monsterpalooza in Burbank, where I met some of the cast members from Halloween (though Sandy Johnson was the only one I hadn’t met before). I brought my backglass with me.

Before I even got in to the show, a dude (fellow Pinsider, perhaps?) chatted with me for a bit and said he’s got CE #3 at home. Awesome!!!

Another dude walked by, pointed at the backglass and said, “Hey! I know that guy!” I looked up at him, and it was Anthony Michael Hall. Haha.

First up when I got in was Nick Castle. Super nice guy. He recognized it immediately, and said “Somebody’s got a pinball machine!!!” He said he’s played it a handful of times and really digs it.

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Next was Tommy Lee Wallace. He was funny because I had a spot picked out for him and he said, “Have you ever seen my signature? It’s huge! How about at the bottom?” Deal.

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After that was Sandy Johnson. She was incredibly sweet… and I spaced on getting a photo with her because I’m dumb.

That was it for yesterday. Then this morning, I chatted with PJ Soles. She obviously recognized what it was, and told me that she recorded her callouts in a hotel room, and was worried that security was going to get called on her for screaming.

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I went with silver for the signatures. I’m really happy with how it turned out:

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Bonus photos!! I also met Tom Atkins (who I’ve met a few times) and Stacey Nelkin (first time) from Halloween III. Both were incredibly awesome.

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They signed my original Halloween III poster, which I got signed by Tommy Lee Wallace as well. I also have John Carpenter and Dick Warlock on it, who I’ve met at other shows.

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If you want to hear more about the show, we’re going to cover it on my horror podcast in a couple of weeks (our Halloween episode, which will be out on 10/31). I’ll talk a bit about each person, along with some travel stories (like why I dialed 911 on my way home). Search “The Swearwolves” wherever you listen to podcasts, or check us out on YouTube (I have some video of the show) if that sounds like something you may dig. Parental warning: like our name suggests, we swear a lot.

Weeeeeeird. Yeah, the left side should have 1963 clown Michael.

In the Silver Shamrock commercial in the movie, it’s skeleton, jack-o-lantern, and witch.

I met her two weeks ago in Burbank, then again last weekend in Phoenix. Super nice!

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We had a Halloween party last night and Halloween was definitely one of the hits of the evening. It got played pretty much nonstop. No issues.

Here’s me and the better half:

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This may be a silly question, but is it still connected to the mechanism? Mine came off at one point, but I didn’t notice until I hopped up on a stool to confirm. I just popped it back on and tightened the hex screw, and was back in business.

One more thing is to check to see if the mechanism activates if you hit a flipper button while in attract mode. The knife should move as “Loomis” speaks.

This was yesterday afternoon. I've had worse Halloweens...

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GalaxyCon

So I ordered one of those mini TVs, but because I'm on a Mac, my computer won't let me convert the MP4 file to TVS via the converter on their website (https://learn.tinycircuits.com/Kits/TSV-Converter-Tutorial/), and I can't find any other compatible converters.

Anybody willing to convert it for me? It's a 4.5 minute abridged silent version of a certain black and white movie that Laurie and Tommy Doyle watch on TV. Hopefully I'm not breaking any rules here. FWIW, I actually own the movie.

Looks great! Are you in AZ by chance? Your house looks like it could be in my neighborhood. I'm in the NW valley.

Me too

I installed the TinyCircuits TinyTV mod tonight. I'll probably mess with the mounting some more (I'm definitely open to suggestions), but for now, I'm just using glue dots (I tried museum putty, but it didn't hold as well - though I'm in a warmer climate... not sure if that makes a difference), which seems to be holding well for the time being - and has held up fine for a couple mods on my Ghostbusters. Feel free to scoff at my "paint job." It's a combination of a sharpie (brown) and a paint pen (silver). I may give it another go with a proper paint job + clear coat. Big thanks to Rdoyle1978 for help with the video files!

I haven't, but I've met him a few times and he's a super nice guy!

Once the 1.09 is UP up would one of you kind souls have the ability to upload the extracted folders to dropbox/google drive? I'm on a Mac, and I get an error message when I try to unzip the file. I even tried a separate program and it still won't unpack it. I'll try it again when 1.09 is up, but I suspect I'm going to have the same issue.

The universe will reward you with "Don't Fear the Reaper" on ball 1 and a GC score.

*EDIT: I'm dumb and didn't realize the file doesn't need to be unzipped/unpacked. Nothing to see here*

*EDIT - issue resolved. I didn't realize that it doesn't need to be unzipped*

Oh, sweet! I thought it had to be unzipped too. My Mac wasn’t allowing it. Looks like I should be able to play tonight after all.

Well… shit. I tried 2 different thumb drives (8G and 16G), both in FAT32 format, and it doesn’t like either of them. Any specific drives you’d recommend to get the job done? I appear to be in the market. Also... when buying a thumb drive - is it possible to know if it was formatted on a PC vs Mac? I have 2 Macs in the house and a ChromeBook. This house has several doors, but no Windows.

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No extra numbers. I deleted the first update before downloading the correct one.

Thanks! Did you have to format it, or was it good to go right out of the box?

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I'm on a Mac. This is (I think) the issue I'm running into...

Thanks! Could you explain that to me like I'm a child? What's the "iso" and how do I "build the iso on the usb?"

Anybody with a PC wanna be my best bud and mail me your thumb drive/code? I’d of course cover the shipping cost and mail it back to you immediately after doing the update.

I wish Spooky had better support for Mac users.

Thank you so much. PM coming…

Thanks, but my issue is the thumb drive itself. I have the code on my Mac, but can’t upload it due to the formatting of the thumb drive.

I’m currently at a horror convention in Vegas. Earlier today, I met Charles Cyphers (Sheriff Brackett) and Nancy Keyes/Loomis (Annie). Both were very, very nice, and signed my backglass.

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Both also signed my original Halloween II poster (though Cyphers used a dark marker in a dark part of the poster - so his is hard to see. Doh!):

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Cyphers also signed my original Escape from New York poster:

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Here I am with the man himself:

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I forgot to get a photo with Nancy, but she asked me lots of questions about the game (and laughed when I told her there’s a whole mode dedicated to her death). She also signed my original Halloween III poster:

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I installed @john_c’s Sanitarium Getaway car mod today. I dig it! I played around with it in a few positions, but decided to face it sideways like it’s about to crash through the fence.

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As a Mac guy, THANK YOU for this! I was able to update my game tonight without needing to ask someone to send me their thumb drive in the mail (btw... thanks, @mudflaps!). I played just one game, and I still suck (14K), but I can already tell that this is a nice step up from 1.09.

A tip to other Mac users who are using the steps on the website: make sure to include a space between the word "clean" and the "/Volumes/USBname" part. I didn't notice that at first and got the error message I'd grown so accustomed to when I plugged the thumb drive into the game. Once I realized my mistake, it worked like a charm.

No, only the first movie is represented in this one.

Yeah, I've got red and white nonstop.

All in all, though: good update. I only played a few games, but the light thing was the only issue that jumped out at me.

The code updates usually have the same file name, so if you still have a previous version downloaded, it may have added a number to the end of the file name. Delete the number and give it another go.

Since picking up Halloween last summer, the five that get the most play have been:

1. Halloween
2. Ghostbusters
3. The Walking Dead
4. Monster Bash
5. The Addams Family

Thanks for this!

I ordered this, too (it actually arrived yesterday). I also haven't researched anything since then, but if I'm reading this correctly, does it literally just press in? I haven't looked at the board, but I assumed I was going to have to de-solder the old one and solder in the new one. Do they literally just pop in and out? If so... sweet! I'll get off my lazy ass and swap in the new one tomorrow.

Yep! Check to see if there's a number at the end of the file name (probably a "1"). If there is, delete it, and it should update without a fuss. I'm a Mac user too, and mine updated without any problems. Hopefully it's just the file name.

I only got a handful of games in on the new code, and it seemed great from what I saw. That said, I didn't see much because I straight up SUCKED. I think my best game was like 9M.

When I picked my dog up from Doggy Day Camp today, I saw that PetsMart has started to put out their Halloween stuff.

My dog now has her first horror shirt (and a couple new toys):

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I dig it. Very late-70's!

I don’t think I’ve even cracked 30M.

I played about 5-6 games tonight and my scores were between 2M and 18M. I love this game, but I stink at it.

I only played one game tonight, but followed a more “catch and shoot” approach and put up 35M - which is my new HS.

I still need a lot of practice, but this was super helpful. Thanks!

After having no issues with updating to 1.12 on my Mac, I absolutely cannot get 1.13 to update. I used the same thumb drive as the last time, the file name is correct (no numbers added), there's nothing else on the USB stick, I checked for hidden files in terminal (followed the clearing step on Spooky's website), and I keep getting the error message. I tried a different thumb drive and had the same problem.

I even bought a brand new stick last night, and no dice.

Any other recommendations?

I tried both. The one I successfully used last time was USB 3 (16G), and this new one I picked up last night is USB 2 (32G).

I grabbed a couple of signs (The Haddonfield Memorial Hospital one and the Strode Realty one) today:

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And my wallet has seen better days, so I got a new, Silver Shamrock one.

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All are from Trick or Treat Studios.

Yeah, it's super annoying. Unfortunately, we don't have a PC in the house, so it looks like I'm going to have to bug one of my friends.

Yep. Same here. I’ve tried 3 different sticks, including one that worked in the past and a brand new one.

It's still there - it just turns invisible. If you open your USB drive, hit shift + command + period button, and it'll pop up (along with a couple other invisible files). It's weird.

Sweet! Any plans to make this update more user-friendly for Mac users? Several of us had no issues with the last update, but could not get 1.13 to load despite following all the steps.

Bummer. Just tried the update on my Mac with two different sticks, following the terminal command. Same issue as before (but worked when I updated to 1.12).

Oh, well. Guess I'm hanging out until 1.14. I don't have a PC, nor do I have easy access to one.

You are amazing! THAT WORKED!!!

Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!

Thanks, man! I followed the instructions in @mrg50’s post, and that did the trick. I’m all set now.

I noticed this one, too.

Very cool! I'm meeting him (and a bunch of other Halloween folks) at the Halloween 45 convention in Pasadena this weekend. I'm excited to add more signatures to my backglass.

I got back late last night from the H45 convention in Pasadena. I had a blast, met a ton of great people from the entire franchise, and got some more signatures added to my backglass from people from the original film. The new additions are John Michael Graham (“Bob”), Will Sandin (“Michael Myers - age 6”), Brent LePage (“Lonnie”) and Mickey Yablans (“Richie”).

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Here’s some more Halloween-related stuff that I got signed. Most of these are posters I’ve been adding signatures to over time, but this weekend helped put a good dent in a lot of them:

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John Carpenter showed up yesterday for a panel. He wasn’t signing autographs for anyone afterwards (total bummer for my backglass), but I did get pretty close to him. I was hoping he’d say, “oh, what the hell,” but no dice.

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Overall: AWESOME weekend! Can’t wait for H50 in 2028!

Mac users rejoice! This update went through without a hitch. About to take it for a spin...

I noticed that, too. I'm going to see him at a convention in April, and part of me wants to hand him a thumb drive with the latest code. I'm having him sign my Halloween backglass, which I've finally mustered the courage to attempt to safely transport on an airplane. Other than Jamie Lee Curtis, his signature is the only big one I'm missing on it (without needing a ouija board).

LOLLLLLLLLLL

You're not far off, man. His age is one of the reasons I'm flying out to this one. The last time I met him, he seemed pretty spry, but you never know.

Sadly, the glass is too big to be a carry-on, so I'll have to check it. It's also too big to fit most standard suitcase sizes, so I recently bought an EXTRA large suitcase. I plopped the glass in there the other day to see if it's big enough. Success!

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My plan is to wrap the shit out of it with bubble wrap, pad the corners, sandwich it between at least two pillows, and basically pad/fill the inside of the suitcase enough (packing peanuts?) so that there's no wiggle room (and put my actual checked items in a separate bag). I'm totally open to suggestions on this front. I'll be devastated if this thing gets destroyed.

I booked direct flights both ways, to minimize bag tossing.

As for Chevy Chase... I actually have an original Memoirs of an Invisible Man poster. The first time I met Carpenter, I got his signature on several items, but was hesitant about Memoirs because I know he hates it and working with Chevy Chase - so I left it at home. Now that I've met him a few times, I just might bring it. I can't imagine he's signed many. I probably won't do it, but we'll see. If I do, I'll tee it up with a joke to ease any tension.

I wish! Maximum carryon dimensions are 26X16X10. The glass is 27X16.5. Just BARELY too big, but would be even bigger in a case. I don't think it would work.

Thanks! I'm flying Southwest. I'll take a look at their Business Class options.

I'll look into the Pelican case. Thanks for the tip!

And yep! I was at H45. It was a blast!

Bumping this post because after weighing several options, I took @bwt67's advice (and that of others on other forums) and ordered a Pelican case last night. Once it arrives, I'll "stress test" it with the glass from one of my other pins. I'm going to throw it around, toss it off my roof, etc., and post the results here.

I added another signature to my backglass yesterday.

The man himself.

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My buddy (and podcast cohost) and I also got a couple of photos with him, including one with Christine! The ‘58 Plymouth Fury is a combination of the best parts from three different cars from the film. Absolutely gorgeous!

I’m the goofball on the right.

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I originally planned on bringing him a thumb drive with the latest code, but I totally spaced it while packing.

I also had him sign a translite in case the TSA destroys my glass on the return flight. He laughed and said, “yeah, that’s probably a good idea!”

My flight home is in about 4 hours. The glass got here without incident, so hopefully my return flight goes smoothly. Wish me luck!

Looks great! Orange was a good choice!

I meant to post this last night, but... success! Hats off to Pelican. I transported this in one of their cases (the 1690), and it worked like a charm. That said, now that Carpenter's on the backglass, I have no intention of ever taking it on an airplane again... unless it's to get Jamie Lee Curtis on it.

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Thanks! My CE badge came with the game. You may want to reach out to Spooky if yours is missing. They can probably send you one.