You made that sound easy?!

What the hell where you thinking? Just messin with ya!

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I've been teasing that I have an AC/DC project in the works, and it does include an alternate translite. But let's just say that it's about as opposite what would be appropriate for this idea as possible.

Hells Bells and Highway to Hell have to be in there! I get what you did for the more "family friendly" Ac/dc but man, Dirty Deeds and Shoot to Thrill? Whole lotta Rosie? TNT….etc…..I wouldn't call Ac/dc "family friendly" with any music lineup. Ever listen to the words?

Hope you have fun with it, great pin!

Just doesn't seem to quite fit.
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Get rid of War Machine and Let there be Rock……

Those songs teach you how to make a family...might as well throw "Sink the Pink" in there

Why did you buy AC/DC in the first place? If you wanted a family pin, why didn't you buy Mousin Around or Bad Cats instead? The whole AC/DC theme is naughty.

TNT

'Cause I'm T.N.T., I'm dynamite
(T.N.T.) and I'll win the fight
(T.N.T.) I'm a power load
(T.N.T.) watch me explode

I'm dirty, mean and mighty unclean
I'm a wanted man
Public enemy number one
Understand
So lock up your daughter
Lock up your wife
Lock up your back door
And run for your life
The man is back in town
So don't you mess me 'round

I sing it loud while I'm playing, but not with my kids around

Shoot to Thrill

All you women who want a man of the street
But you don't know which way you wanna turn
Just keep a coming and put your hand out to me
'Cause I'm the one who's gonna make you burn
I'm gonna take you down - down, down, down
So don't you fool around
I'm gonna pull it, pull it, pull the trigger
Shoot to thrill, play to kill
Too many women with too many pills
Shoot to thrill, play to kill
I got my gun at the ready, gonna fire at will
Yeah
I'm like evil, I get under your skin
Just like a bomb that's ready to blow
'Cause I'm illegal, I got everything
That all you women might need to know
I'm gonna take you down - yeah, down, down, down

Dirty Deeds

Another Fan Favorite!

If you got a lady and you want her gone
But you ain't got the guts
She keeps naggin' at you night and day
Enough to drive you nuts
Pick up the phone, leave her alone
It's time you made a stand
For a fee, I'm happy to be
Your back door man hey

Dirty deeds, done dirt cheap
Dirty deeds, done dirt cheap
Dirty deeds, done dirt cheap
(Dirty deeds and they're done dirt cheap) yeah
(Dirty deeds and they're done dirt cheap)
(Dirty deeds and they're done dirt cheap)
(Dirty deeds and they're done dirt cheap)

Concrete shoes, cyanide, TNT
(Done dirt cheap)
Neck ties, contracts, high voltage
(Done dirt cheap)

Great music by a pack of complete degenerates!

I'd add some Big Balls to this machine.

ACDC H-E-DOUBLE-HOCKEY-STICKS LE

I'm not trying to give you a hard time, but lets face it, you bought a AC / DC pinball machine.
The lyrics etc are not exactly Barney.
I get the fact you want family friendly, but maybe you should have thought through the pinball titles before this purchase. Maybe a Star Trek or Wizard of Oz would have been more family friendly.

Very cool to change things around. My concern would be for the kids that shutter at the mention of a word like hell.
I would think in todays age we need a little thicker skin than that. IMHO.

Thank you for sharing the details of how you did this.

Oh no! Hell! Your kid is hearing a lot worse every day at school. Unless you keep them in isolation, if so, carry on.

I love what you did! My kids are 4 and 6, and we are Christian, so at least right now, I'd rather not have so much "HELL" reference. There will be a time when it won't matter at all. But if I could edit that out for at least a few more years, I'm all for it. Thanks for sharing!

I like what you did. It is something I want to try with my AC/DC. Thanks for posting your mod.

We all have things that are important when it comes to our kids, no one should begrudge someone taking the extra effort to keep them happy.

Similar feelings as some, love the music, not so much the lyrics, kids around, etc….

Back in the 90’s a rock group from the Appleton, WI area called the “Wedgies” made a few cd’s of classic rock songs substituting Packer lyrics..Highway to Hell = Green Bay at 12:00, TNT = MVP, Back in Black = Pack is Back. I haven’t listened to in awhile but they did a nice job. Oddly enough the first cd was called “Brat out of Hell”

I want to chime in on this. I don't want this to be a God thing, but I just want to state that some groups of people (Christians and Jews) feel different about Hell references than say people who are not of those faiths. Not criticizing either side. I'm just stating that songs that embrace Hell are in strong contrast to those people's beliefs. Sexual content while often offensive to those groups as well, doesn't conflict as much with the basic faith.

I owned an AC/DC Premium and it was a basic problem for me as a Christian. I liked the game and the gameplay, but it bothered me a bit. It wasn't the only reason I sold it, but it did contribute a bit.

ON THE CODE ISSUE:
My brother and I have done this as well but didnt take out the Hell songs. We replaced War Machine with Girls Got Rythym, He'll Ain't a Bad Place to Be with Dirty Deeds and Let Their Be Rock with Shoot to Thrill. The code editor that OGA83 came up with is excellent. We even have multiple people using our song set that didn't want to try editing themselves. We also came up with custom juke box plastics for those that changed their songs.

ON THE HELL ISSUE:
This is all your personal preference but I agree with the above posts about all AC/DC songs. I find it ironic that the Hell songs are the issue when Hell isn't really a bad word unless used as one. It is just simply a place. Your issue could easily be avoided, if that word disturbs your family so much, with a headphone jack from pinovators. I have one on almost all my machines now and is one of the greatest additions we have done to our pins. You can play your pin and enjoy it as loud as you like without disturbing anyone or them disturbing you. Playing with headphones truly let's you get enveloped into the game and elevates the play IMO.

SIDE STORY:
I have a young daughter that points out EVERY bad word I say and in each movie, tv show or song she hears. However, I have tried teaching her that we can't control what the artist do with their lyrics or what is written for actors to say. Now that we've had the machine for two+ years she has turned into a big fan of their music, as well as of classic rock. I now have a cool bond with her as she loves to listen to old rock and roll and now will text me if she is away from me and a good old song comes on. She is now 11. I just got a text from her last week that Golden Earing's Twilight Zone was on which I thought was so cool. I don't know that I would have this bond with her, that I don't have with my older daughter, if not for this machine. Kind of ironic that a machine with lyrics like AC/DC's has given me such a great gift.

I don't really want to get into a religious discussion, but I'm pretty sure Jews don't believe in hell. Regardless, I think a person should do whatever they want to one of their games in order to make it a good fit for their family. If eliminating all the songs that reference "hell" achieves this, then I'm all for it.

MUST....NOT.....TROLL......THREAD....URRRRRRRGH.

Just remind them that Hell ain't a bad place to be!

Not entirely true, the old testament does not refer to Hell as "Hell" but, makes references to it using other less common names. Hell to them is not about fires and devils as much as being apart from God, which would be the equivalent of anguish and torment.

I have struggled with the Hell references on this pin as well but, I think you can enjoy the game at face value without buying (or reading too deeply) into any specific messages from the songs or images. If your squeamish about the lyrics or references in their songs or the images on the pin, then you probably need to not play many of the video games or watch most of the movies and shows we watch today either.

Am I the only one that finds it funny that he replaced the songs with the the word "Hell" in it with more family appropriate songs that deal with contract killing (Dirty Deeds), sex and drugs (Shoot to thrill) and greed and prostitution (Money talks). Gotta love ACDC

Awesome sentiment. Enjoy your work. Thanks for sharing how you did it.

I agree with gweempose. You'll find excepts in any group of people, but by enlarge Jews don't subscribe to the whole heaven and hell thing.

I completely understand and If I owned the game I'd swap Dirty Deeds and Shoot to thrill in just because they are two of my favorite ACDC songs. I just find the concept of a family friendly ACDC pin as pretty comical, as nearly all of their songs are offensive in one way or another. I give you props though and appreciate that you kept it all ACDC vs. trying to make a Stryper pin or something

LOL!

I agree with him as well, that's why I did not blanket say he was wrong, just not entirely true.

It can be a very complicated subject for most people.

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In the best interest of the children, you may also consider sending out the playfield and having the
horns removed.

True. You could probably snap or cut off the ones on the train and jukebox.

Let's think of everything that has horns: Bulls, goats, rhinos, cars, clowns.... - all bad.

Darin,
I hope my post above did not come across as an attack or anything although I did throw in my opinion of the word Hell. I thought my suggestion of the headphone jack was great idea. I also thought you would enjoy my anecdotal story of my daughter and our experience through this machine. We all buy machines to enjoy them and if that helps you enjoy yours more then do it. My brother and I had someone who was scared to use the editor program ask us if we would plug in all Gratefull Dead songs for them. Now I can't fathom listening to the Dead and playing that machine but I guess it floats his boat lol.

Just to add, If I still had my game, I would swap in Big Balls because the song is friggin' hilarious!

I could care less (personally) about the "hell" issue.

You put in BETTER songs.....period. That's cool that you can do that.

To each his own, if that is the best way for you and your family to enjoy the game that's what it's all about. I find it pretty cool that you found a solution that works for your problem. AC/DC is a fantastic game for sure!

Haha your kids get upset over the word Hell? So replace those songs with songs about murder for hire, etc . Remember, you can't have heaven without Hell!

After Christ/ Devil Comes! AC/DC!

so when the game tries to use the mini playfield, does it just launch the ball into the lower cabinet?

I would have added Who made Who instead of money talks I think.