I'm more concerned about the licensing than them. TNA was their baby to do with as they wish. And while I think Justin/etc probably won't have issues in the future, Comedy Central/Adult Swim might at some point (licensing is complicated and not cheap). Some of it will depend on how long they have the license, and I think some are overthinking it if they expect they'll have the license for 5 years. (but that's something they'd have to speak to obviously).

I think some of you are looking through hopeful lenses. License deals fall through all the time as things change hands. This is more on the content holders than Spooky. I'm not saying I'm right, just saying I'm not going to be let down if it doesn't happen because no one can predict the future and show's/companies change constantly.

I think much of that would depend on the value add. I can see Spooky obviously concentrating on improvements to R&M during the 18 months, but I am pretty sure they aren't just sitting on their butts during that time, they'll be planning/working on their next game or 2. How many updates R&M get is really going to depend on resources and time/cost. Again, my statements are around the claim that they are going to add later seasons to the game. Maybe they will, maybe they won't. It's easy to say that now, hard to say for certain in 18 months or later.

Fair enough, but based on the numbers/wait complaints alone, there's plenty of people who will have a meltdown if something promised doesn't happen.

That is pretty f'n awesome of them. Completely unexpected.

If that's an example of what the topper looks like, I'd say yes!

Sleepy Jeff.

That might just be it. I'm sleepy, Jeff.

We've not been told as of yet.

Your problem is you used airpods....

on this topic, I highly prefer bt, but really having both options is a no brainer.

You say you've watched the show....the pin is like the show....

Do people use headphones on their pins in home? Pinballs are loud...even without sound...

Shows what you know, while people are spending hundreds on invisiglass, I have a crystal clear view of the playfield!

I just re-binged Seasons 1-3...so much I had forgotten or missed.

I wonder from the perspective of someone who isn't familiar with the pinball community, if the 90k ebay listing had something to do with someone buying that for that price. (influenced FOMO).

Knockers are outdated.

I will admit, over the years I've backed off fidelity in the name of convenience and cost. Streaming, wireless, less cost..life is much simpler when you're not obsessing over visual and audio every second. Probably just an age thing.

Making jokes about something is not the same as doing them. And just because you are offended by said jokes, doesn't mean everyone has to be and doesn't make them bad people.

You bring up an interesting point. It seems that the newer generations enjoy 'watching' someone do something more than actually doing. I was never a watch sports fan, so it's weird to see people would rather watch someone play a game than play it themselves.

In this dimension or another one?

I call bull, my non biased random poll of pinball owners on pinside showed that 100% of them were on pinside. Science!

After rewatching the show....I feel like this game would have benefitted from 3-4 of these portals around the PF with staged balls coming out in 3 or 4 different places, sometimes at random (like when morty doesn't calibrate it correctly). I know it's a $$ pipe dream, but one can dream...

Where is that??

Awesome.

I hope the metal version of the theme from Morty's Mind Blowers is in this game.

This isn't Stern. It's a small company. There will be plenty of waiting just be patient.

but its still the one we already saw...

I wouldn't mind some video of the machines being built.

I received mine today and I had no notice.

Someones mad. LMAO. Some people just don't get it.

My favorite part is the 'gobbling up huge IP's'. Spooky. Pinball Corporate Overlord Masterminds.

Where is this even at? It isn't on the comments of the video referenced.

code?? Hell he's probably on a Rush the Rock binge.

Put a cape on Mr. Poopybutthole and call it a day.

You know, some of you have some real mental issues. Why are you even on the internet or a forum? So many people coming into threads acting like it's their own personal echo chamber trying to tell people what to talk or not talk about and then feeling the need to make a post to complain about it (which clearly is in NO way better than the rest of the discussion). This isn't twitter. Do you act like that in real life?

Read up a few.

If it represents humanity, we're in trouble.

We are on the same page, I wasn't telling anyone not to talk about anything. I was referring to the people (there have been many, in this thread and others) that come in, and complain about what people are talking about. It is just as easy that if they want specific information to just ask, rather than go through the drama of telling everyone how 'bad the thread is' and 'that they should talk about 'this' rather than 'that'. It's people trying to call attention to themselves in the 'me me me me' culture. And yes, those that do that have a mental issue.

I wondered that too...my guess is only Justin will be doing new callouts, but we'll probably get sound bites from the show from everyone. I'll admit, I'm not clear on how many voices Justin actually does other than Rick and Morty.....also, did he get liquored up before recording the new callouts?

This would be good information to know...because if it is just used as a normal knocker..I'm not getting one.

Every number is unlucky in some dimension.

Guess that answers my question about if the topper was being shipped attached to the game. Hmm...

Also...were any of those butter? I couldn't tell the difference in any of them.

Also also... That poor 1 person assembling all those machines, no wonder it will take 18 months! (/s)

Also also also... don't disturb him while he's working.

Also also also also....it's 2020...what's with the 480p video??

based on the wiring...I think it is just those 2 flashers. First mod might be to add a few small white led's in between the portal and behind rick and morty...but we've not seen a video of it in action yet so hard to say what it looks like.

I really want one of those guys as a keychain.

I realize it is now February and no games shipped? Guessing my rough estimate of Christmas is probably incorrect. Most likely looking at Q1 2021.

I'm 448 I think. Not a big deal, just making conversation. Not much else to talk about.

The superbowl ads sucked this year. Also, that commercial having an impact on the machine is almost zero.

If being shady and underhanded is your idea of 'doing business' - which we've recently seen on this very forum...remind me to never do business with you.

yep and R&M won :p

WOW. I am not let down at all. It looks fun as hell. Nice job Spooky and team. Very impressed with the theme integration.

The only thing I saw that was concerning was that hitting the inner loop from the upper flipper seemed a bit tedious(?)

I wasn't sure from the video did we ever actually see different dimensions? How do you tell them from modes? Also, I don't think they ever hit the garage and used the portal?

Also, has hitting a slingshot (and in this case pop bumper slingshot) EVER been used as an objective in a game before??

*applause*

Ahh okay. I thought that was because it was pickle rick mode. Got it!

Oh and..yes..the lightshow and sound is f'ng awesome.

"You got this Morty you little piece of shit!".

Going to be a long year...

Thread will explode as soon as all the workers and people who've been waiting for news finally see the video.

I just added an addition to my limited edition box under a bridge home for this pin. Great bonus is the game comes with it's own extra bedroom.
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I brick shots on...pretty much everything. For as long as I've been playing pinball, I'm still a shitty player

Yea I made that comment, was wondering if anything like that has been done before (on slings near flippers anyway).

Sensory overload. As it should be.

about .005"

When people do things like that, you're really just watching to see if something horrible happens.

Is that end game music the same people who did the music for The Binding of Isaac?

EDIT: n/m I forgot that was from an episode, and I still have the same question.

I understand what it is, but that doesn't answer the question. It sounds exactly like something from whoever did the music for the video game The Binding of Isaac.

Okay they are different creators apparently, but this is what I was referring to. Probably just the similar synth patch. There's a small snippet somewhere that sounds alot like whats in Rick and Morty. (but I couldn't find it).

Theme alone is going to draw as it is actually a popular IP, and since it looks pretty fun on top of that I think it will do pretty well on route. Hard to say what the prices will be given the numbers, but I think many of us realize in most cases prices will drop after time.

I agree, there should only be 1 club. There is no reason to have separate clubs for the 3 people who wanted to make them clean the paint sprayers just to be a pain.

I jest...but yes, I do think it should just be 1 club since it's all cosmetics.

I still think that won't be an issue. It's a long wait, and many of these people seem to have little patience or short attention spans. No offense to anyone, life happens.

Well they did say the spinner was misaligned which was causing issues with that shot. I also noticed no one made the garage from the left orbit, but just looking at it, it looks like there is no direct line to it except from the upper flipper so timing will be key, and it looks to be pretty tight off that left ramp.

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Am I seeing this wrong? The left orbit doesn't go to the garage? It's fed from the left ramp?

Okay, misunderstood what you said in the other post.

Just wait. Some will pop up eventually. It's a long wait.

Yea, I'm hoping they replace it all with live action and holographic 3D projected lettering. Sam Jackson as MFKN Rick Sanchez. "I'm tired of all these MFKN future snakes in my MFKN time!" and Winona Ryder as his trusty side kick Morty.

Well...I was only partly kidding. I'm pretty anti LCD screen on pinball as most of it is underwhelming. I was pretty impressed with what I saw here...it meshed well and didn't feel out of place. There was some static stuff, but as most will say you are mostly looking at the playfield rather than the screen.

The internet doesn't like people harshing their buzz. You either agree with status quo or you're Satan's buttplug.

epthegeek - wishlist: jukebox with lightshow (not necessarily attract mode, but like what AC/DC has)

in other news. I missed the stream, but sounds like I didn't miss much.

I love Adult Swim but some of it is too ADD and wtf out there even for me.

Are there more multiball modes than the one we've seen?

Yea, they have lots of guest stars that hit 1 episode, probably a lot of hassle and money to get them to use their stuff on the game. Who knows though, we might get a surprise.

Curious who the announcer voice is during the mode in that new stream (I forget what it was, but lots of talking as you progress). It didn't sound like Justin's normal voice.

Yea I was very realistic upon the initial reveal because no, the playfield didn't blow me away. Once I saw the gameplay, lighting, and integration of the theme (which yes IS the selling point here), I knew they had a winner.

The big part of the hobby was fixing OLD played machines because there was no one to do it. Redesigning brand new machines should not be a thing or accepted. People have this 'omg if we complain we won't have pinball anymore' fear for some weird reason.

No offense man, but that is how the world is now. Do you not watch movie trailers? Do you watch videogame trailers? Do you watch commercials? Do you know that E-Sports is now almost as big if not bigger in some ways than physical sports? Are you aware that more kids WATCH people play games on youtube than actually play themselves? I'm not saying I disagree with you, but ultimately, unless you live in a major metropolis, getting a chance to actually play some of these games isn't a given, and it is indeed a ton of money to put down on an unknown. If you can't make it look fun on video, chances are people these days are going to pass. (ala Stranger Things as the game preview of that game made it look like a snoozefest). People have a right to be critical. Not everyone is a millionaire and there are TONS of options for entertainment these days, at quite a bit cheaper prices for the return.

I like this idea. Rick making fun of Jerry is such a big part of the show, I feel there needs to be a Jerry mode of some sort...

There was one question that stood out to me. The "how do the lights know the ball is going over them" and he kept saying "switches and optos" and I was sitting there going, come on, she doesn't know what an opto is. She thinks the lights know the ball is touching them. It was interesting to see the perspective of someone who knows nothing about pinball be introduced and ask questions. There's things people with knowledge on certain subjects take for granted thinking everyone knows them.

Sounds like a mod opportunity. I thought that would be a good sticker replacement on the portal gun plunger.

Bowen did, and so did the girl at least once.

You can't really 'see' it because of the camera angle, but you see the reactions and the commentary regarding it.

I kind of assumed this would be a given.

STH has it's own thread to complain about how bad it is.

I believe it is that bar in the middle of the playfield that shows the portal gun charged. Once charged the shot goes to the garage. (guessing here)

But what if not everyone has a topper?? oh...wait just a second here...

Oh man..yea, this is a cool idea.

LOL...another assumption I had that...yea that should be there. Why wouldn't it be. It pretty much writes itself.

So the Ball Fondlers thing brings up a question that I had during the SMB stream. I thought I caught someone say something about this on there, but not sure. With the adult/pg settings....is it also mode related? Are there modes you can only get if adult mode is on?

I swear someone made the comment during the stream that pickle rick mode was only available in adult mode -- but maybe the callouts are just different for it depending on that setting.

I can hear them cussing under their breath 'wtf did I get myself into'. lol.

I'm just going off what they said in the thread when people asked about it. In the SMB stream it didn't seem like anyone had issues with it.

It's going to be a looooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooong wait.

Did I win it yet?

lol..I had 3 at one point...

Hey guys. It sold for $3550 in case you missed it.

Neither fit the color scheme of the pin. Also, unless there is some reference to it in the game, it really doesn't need to be there.

Change my mind.

I think we all accept that there will be outliers. The truth is in how those are handled when presented. I think where most people are increasingly frustrated (not at Spooky but more in general) is that it is becoming more the norm than the exception in some arenas.

EDIT: this is a general industry comment, not directed at spooky.