Don't be such a Jerry C-137.

Guess by all them down votes you may have finally searched and discovered how wildly popular this show is...

I lol'd at this "coup de grâce" - I understand this is (likely) merely a typo but it is a rather fitting ending given all the hyperbole regarding the IQ of the average RaM viewer.

I'm young, grew up on Maiden and go to shows whenever I can. the average age of attendees at shows, especially up on the rail (and those I see walking around VIP and merch areas), is between 18 and 30. While they are a band comprised of old men, the preponderance of the fan base at live shows is young. Just see Rock in Rio for an example.

GnR on the other hand... the reunion live shows demonstrated mostly late 40s to early 50s with a speckling of youth here and there.

Whenever I visit an amusement park I pay for the "fast lane" or whatever it is branded so I can jump the general line que. For example, the wait for Steel Vengeance at Cedar Point was 2 freakin' hours... with fast lane plus I waited less than 15 minutes. I paid extra so that I don't have to wait as long and to get on more rides (the evil eye from the plebs in the general que always makes me laugh).

As for the Fang Club, I paid extra to support a great American company (with the added benefit of having early access to purchase from Spooky). As you point out, it is the principle of the matter... I will always pay extra to get a competitive advantage.

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Legislatively, in the majority of states, that is what the gas tax is supposed to be for.

I want to downvote Illinois for this confiscatory, greedy policy.

I am willing to wager that there are at least 750 RaM fans with more money than patience to wait for a reveal... I am one of them.

This is a mix of love for the theme and FOMO - once RaM fan base gets wind of this, it will be a guaranteed sellout day one.

Hell, the only marketing they need is a single tweet from JR or DH to set the rabid fan base ablaze... hammer home the fact only 750 will be made EVER and you may see Spooky's website crash as if there was a DDOS.

That's not the cat from this season - that is Squanch.

This thread is about to become eerily silent over the next five or so minutes...

Won't?

Welp this sucks

I can't even open the BS page

Wooooo!!! We're in!

#1823 Blood Sucker Edition, confirmation e-mail came in at 1007 hours.

Can we get this stickied or something?

Not so sure if you are at the back of the line. It seems as though orders start somewhere in the 1700s and will likely terminate in the 2400s... this is assuming distributors have order numbers blocked out but still in line with those that ordered direct. Hypothetical example: PinballStar has orders 1790 to 1800 and 1890 to 1900.

Also, not every unit sold is BSE, so in some instances your order #2007 could be fulfilled before a #1977. Right?

add my #1823 BSE in there!

I'm having multiple jackpots thinking about getting our first NIB Spooky!

I have to figure out a way to put this "on location" in my office so patients can get a chance to play this (no butter cab for us). I know it may sound superficial to some, but Rick and Morty is often a bright light to patients facing dim prospects; and, if nothing else, a common interest that helps build rapport and deepen relationships. Now Spooky Pinball can be part of the healing art and science of medicine!

It may be difficult, however, as a large portion of patients will be easily offended by the content (even if censored)... probably a small but vocal minority of patients would be put off by how "unprofessional" a pinball machine in a doctor's office would be. So putting this in the waiting area is a no go.

Now that I am thinking about this, any pinheads in the Ohio area up for putting on a free pinball show for kids at Akron Children's Hospital?

I would love this option.

I'm half tempted to put my place in line on eBay for $10,000, auction end date 12/25/2019. j/k

Ahhhhhhhh

I joked about putting this on eBay for $10,000 (for the place in line) with an auction end date of 12/25/2019 and my wife about blew a gasket. She wants this table as much as I do.

Sorry to read this. Maybe someone will have a place in line for you - I'm sure there will be at least one standard buyer that will cool off in 6 months (when their wait is 18) in favor of another theme with more immediate availability.

Get the wife into R&M... then casually bring up in conversation how awesome it would be to own a R&M themed pinball machine. When she excitedly chirps in the affirmative, tell her the wonderful news! Problem solved.

I thought you made it under the wire?

I'm in the process of reproducing this pin, it is a slow go with work and personal life but I should have something to show some time next year. I have a CNC machine made with off the shelf parts that is precise and accurate... router, laser, drag knife and pen attachment. I've also been toying around with inkjet printheads for direct printing (my work area is 4ft x 8ft full sheet of plywood). This all in preparation of designing my own "It" theme pinball, NBX being like a tutorial and refinement of my processes.

Imagine what spooky could do for a title like NBX! Although, production runs would probably have to be small like with AMH - I doubt there is volume for NBX.

meh

Credit, earn those reward points then pay it off with cash?

For less money as well - $3195 in 1994 = $5,545 in 2019. BSE at $7520 vs TAFG at $5545.

Weird how that works out. I could care less about how rare it is and more about how much my wife's favorite color is purple and that powdercoated armor sealed the deal for her. Cannot wait to see it in person.

Agreed. It is not difficult at all to create a mold. If you must use 3D printing and do so cheaply, go with SLA.

Same here.

Did you incept me?

https://www.adafruit.com/product/910 is on the way to do just what you described. Figured go cheap before the OLED with LVDS route.

Order #: 1823 (direct)
Game #: 258

mid-June?

While it would most certainly have not changed my decision, it would have been nice to know machines dedicated to CN were also jumping the line (I guess I missed that on the site or if it was discussed here). I believe most of the confusion came from the repeated speculation that orders went 10 spooky then 10 distro. 5 weeks became 6.5 months.

I guess this solves the dilemma I had thought of today... should I shun Pinside and ignore any new images/videos that release regarding the pin. That would be tough to do for 6.5 months! Now I will have to resist finding someone local (I want my first play to be on our first NIB).

I believe it is worth repeating: I will never sell my Rick and Morty pinball!

I guess I can sympathize with that other guy's confusion. I had order #1823 and have game #258. 115 machines separate us. I really thought I was going to be #148.

1790 120
1791 121
1792 122
1794 123
1804 130
1805 131
1816 141
1818 143
1823 258
1827 262
1839 273
1849 282
1853 284
1855 286
1867 355
1873 360
1875 362
1882 369
1886 373
1887 374
1906 390
1910 393
1912 395
1917 399
1944 427
1946 429
1956 435
1977 476
1980 457
1982 458
1986 461
2012 484
2018 488

If only they went with Dayton Audio brand speakers from Parts Express.

If butter cabs bumped you up in line then 700ish people would order a butter cabinet. I know I would gladly pay $1000 to get my R&M this February/March versus end of July. I don't mind paying an impatient tax.

$410 in upgrades for our machine. $6405 due when it hits the line (plus shipping). At least we will have nice summer weather when it gets delivered.

I'm not sure why this quote was down-voted? It is an excellent example of how Spooky is keeping the American Dream alive. Greed is not good and Charlie gets that. He makes decisions for the company with his family, company, and employees first.

We, as customers, benefit from this business model because it is what will keep Spooky alive if tough times ever come. Scaling back production to 500 from 750 is a lot easier to manage than from 2500 to 500. Who is to say the next license or original theme will be as popular as Rick and Morty?

I admire the business model and cannot wait to get my first NIB pinball machine.

Edit: missing quote of a quote...

Hawk quoted: "We consistently build 10 games a week at this point. We very rarely ever miss that mark anymore. We have done 500 a year the last 2 years. We dont plan on breaking that system for now. We have to be very careful as a small company. All of our guys are full time and they count on that paycheck to feed their families. If we get to the point where sales consistently demand we could expand easily. However you just never know how that next title is going to go over and how the market is going to be the next year. We never want to have a day at spooky pinball where we have to walk people to the door because we dont have work for them. It's just not what any of us are about. There are more important things than big numbers."

I was curious why someone would down-vote Charlie's explanation of his production model (even if quoted by someone else).

Apparently when you attempt to quote a post without original text that was nothing more than a quote of someone else's post it will not include the post. I was attempting to follow the rules of attribution (and make it easy to follow because no quote or attribution was there, then people would be asking what post my reply was in reference to).

Gotchya - I didn't see any text with his quote, so I guess that's why.

You can come over and play ours when we get it.

Cheese balls incoming in 3, 2, 1...

My wife and I had multiple jackpots watching the sneak preview. Great work Spooky!

Lock is lit... and so am I! I wonder what other famous callouts (like multiple jackpots) made it into the game?