State Farm is da bomb! Rick and Morty .... we’ll see what Spooky cooks up.

Rick and Morty ... shit just got real.

... RM

...RAM

...R&M

...R+M

whatever ... it's all good bro. I'll use R&M

People throwing money at their monitors and others crying 750 LE machines isn’t enough indicates R&M is one hot property. All this hype before we have seen a pic, watched a vid or seen a game. With shipping expected to start in three weeks the excitement is off the charts.

And your theory is that these fans will be buying this pin. I’d love to test this out by having them load 10 R&M machines into the truck they send out every day for three months. How many of those fans are prepared to drop $7k on the spot? Much like no Star Wars or Beatles fan is going to drop coin, no R&M fan will either (excluding any who already collect pins or want to collect).

you ever play Spooky's RZ?

dupe.

You couldn’t have as they are not for sale yet. You probably joined the fang club and got on a Distributors wait list. Congrats.

... earliest BS’s will see the reveal and can order one?

If Spooky’s true plan is to take 18 months to build, that is too long. Who wants to wait 18 months for a nonessential toy to be built? I could make a baby and they’d be talking by then. Why doesn’t Spooky contract build half the batch through American Pinball? That keeps them both busy for nine months and if Charlie’s isn’t ready with his next title, he could throttle down the number of games AP is building to stretch his timeframe to a year. That would be a valuable benefit to give all their customers. It would make the top of the Fang Club list for valuable benefits.

I don’t buy Charlie’s worry about not staffing up because of having to lay people off. Everybody’s job is expendable. I’ve been with a company for 20 years, and if I finished my project and there was no work or the economy was slow and business was down, I’d be gone in a month. That is the most extreme case we are talking, usually life is more manageable. Letting people know the risks when you hire and train them allows everyone to feel safe and cuddly.

Having a bad day? I have no worries about getting one in 9 months because I plan on being in the first 350 orders. It is not about me, it is about the customer who buys game 699 and who will have 1000 things come up between now and then. Nobody misunderstands what Charlie has stated, but I don’t agree with it and that is what I stated.

Maybe you’ll learn that Spooky’s previous runs have taken about a year. Therefore, if they increase production size - a better approach is to increase capabilities to be able to make your desired games in the same period. It is not the end of the world but the system could be improved.

Are you saying what I think you are? That the game won't have one, but rather it will have 4 Italian bottoms. Now that's an idea I can get behind!

Hey Luke,

Are you allowed to tell us how many Fang Club members have signed up? Maybe get Squirrel to cough up her secrets. My guess is 400 members now and growing to 600 by end of the year.

Where are the post nuts? Ramps gotta be there somewhere.

If it sells that quickly, be prepared to listen to moaning and groaning from people who now will wait from 9 mo to 18 mo for their game. A delay of 8 hours when ordering could result in getting the back end of the line. Most will get the game if they want one. Others are waiting for people to resell their pin.

Cool a preview of the pinball during R&M show.

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Why did the pinball machine cross the road? (I don’t know either)

Less than 40, should be gone in 15 min, weighing in at 3 hours.

Luke reported cabinets will be made in-house. Has/Will Spooky be buying a fancy new printer? Would love to hear what make and model they settle on.

Rick & Morty Pinball Adventures - Infinite Realities ! ! !

Sold Out in 4 hours, bitches

Scott Danesi = C109 Rick

Congrats Spooky
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Agree it happens all the time. In fact it usually works the other way. New game with 50 plays is priced for $1k less to sell, while game is still in production at full cost.

Would be good to know some numbers before we start celebrating.

# Pinsiders who claim this in their collection 18 months from now / 750 = ? If Pinside amounts to 150 to 200 or 20-25%, that sounds legit.

# games sold in US / nonUS = ? I’d say 500/250 or 2/1, this would explain a lot. Only way this sold so well and so fast was there had to be a number of foreign buyers. This would be new for Spooky who hasn’t sold many worldwide. Just a guess.

Separated at birth?

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Those are good ones, I'll add three:

Wedding Squanchers
Interdimensional Cable Box
Auto Erotic Assimilation

Does winning Meeseeks shave 2 strokes off player’s golf game? Meeseeks multiball should probably begin with the player selecting from a list of objectives. Meeseeks added by hitting a target. Mode ends when the objective is met and it is accompanied with all balls draining and one ball returned into play.

The wait is killing me The good/bad news here is that the code is very premature. How raw is it - maybe 10% - 20% complete?

So if the first 100 games are delivered in 1Q20, those getting the game will be playing early code That code doesn’t exist today, but it will be created and available then. Now if your game # is around number 250, your game will arrive by June 2020 and it should have solid code. Game can be enjoyed and evaluated at that point. Many of the production woes will have been resolved.

Did I mention the wait is killing me ????

You are an audiophile with a pinball problem.

let the bloodsuckers sell their games. I don’t expect many Bloodsuckers will change hands prior to delivery. Can’t wait to get mine, this time next year

For All the Plumbus Lovers ....
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Rick & Morty: What A Plumbus Can Actually Do
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BY COOPER HOOD
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The Plumbus is one of the most mysterious devices Rick and Morty has ever introduced. Thanks to an owner's manual, here's what we know they can do.

The Plumbus is one of Rick and Morty's strangest unexplained inventions. The animated series has spent plenty of time highlighting the various devices that Ric Sanchez created, and viewers have largely gained an understanding of them as a result, but the Plumbus continues to confuse audiences over its purpose. This is especially true since Rick and Morty says that the device is so common and well-known that there's no reason to explain it.

They were first seen in the season 2 episode "Interdimensional Cable 2: Tempting Fate," with the bulk of its attention coming in an episode of "How They Do It." This show explored how a Plumbus is made and describes it as a common household and office item. Plumbuses are made through an incredibly complicated process, which includes cutting the dinglebop, creating fleeb juice, and much more. While the process is detailed, Rick and Mortydoesn't really describe what it can do.

Thankfully, some DVD extras for season 2 of Rick and Morty helped explain what a Plumbus is actually capable of doing. As explored in the latest Screen Rant video, the owner's manual for a Plumbus provides us with plenty of details on the uses of a Plumbus - and they are wide-ranging, to say the least. It can duplicate itself if placed near a reflective surface and also holds cooking, cleaning, and music playing capabilities. The device also has an airplane mode and can climb stairs - but it is very clearly stated that it is not to be used for pleasuring.

With all of these various functions that a Plumbus serves, there's also some additional possible capabilities that they carry. For starters, they are made out of organic tissue in some form, can transmit radio waves, and can create heat. With all of these abilities, a Plumbus could serve a similar purpose as a microwave, just unlike any microwave we've ever seen before. There's also the possibility that all of this could give a Plumbus the same abilities as a regular iron, but the highly advanced space version of the device.

As you can see, there is a lot that a Plumbus can do - far more than any ordinary household item. All of these capabilities have only been hinted at through the owner's manual, but they are accurate considering the source. Considering Rick and Morty's stance on "everyone knows what a Plumbus can do," it is more likely that the series will continue to avoid showing a Plumbus actually being used. But, with multiple new seasons of Rick and Morty on the way, there is a chance that it could surprise viewers in a different way and actually demonstrate the Plumbuses capabilities.

My wife was not impressed with my portal gun this morning. Can’t please everyone but I especially like the wall projection and portal sound it also makes.

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Mount under machine and aim at back wall. R&M uses a launch button rather than shooter, right? Why not tie shooter button to trigger projection?

So maybe a foot pedal would be simplest.

That would be great!! Then it would be available to put in the game itself! This might break the 5th wall

PS - wish we knew someone working closely with Justin on custom callouts and whom would suggest it.

I read somewhere that the second half of episodes in season 5 would end the current contract and the 70 episodes would apply thereafter. Either way, at 10 episodes per season and no time off, this run will unfold thru 2027. I should be retired by then.

Feels like R&M pinball has left the station and it is moving. The first mile of track is in operation. Beyond that, new track is being engineered, surveyed and installed as fast as possible. I am fine with this approach.

My hope is for pickle rick to be in the same place on playfield, but be printed in uv ink so you can’t immediately see it. When game uv turns on, you will see pickle rick and this would make it a pinball first.

Don’t know, but they could aim a spot light and use a uv 555 bulb. Should be enough for the effect, but it needs to be a controlled lamp.

I liked your Megaseed concept and putting a giant butt above the scoop. I’ll raise you a hamster and suggest they make a hamster mode.
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Most of the comments can be sorted into 3 hats -
a) There needs be a JeffreeStar pin ... OMG
b) I want/need a R&M pin (but you know they wouldn’t fork over $7k for one)
c) other

Interesting that he shared R&M with his fans but it won’t increase demand one bit.

Spooky could take one R&M episode and build the entire game around it. It would be a waste of the license, and nobody would prefer that approach, but there is plenty of content in a single show. I’ve watched all episodes twice now and could list 20 characters that I hope will be captured. Not going to do that because I know Spooky will get it right and the end result will be great.

There are a few episodes which standout and hopefully most of them make it as adventures, but again will be happy whatever route they go with. Kind of fun though to think about what might be ->

Megaseeds
Concentrated Dark Matter
Inter dimensional Cable
Meeseeks and Destroy
Pickle Rick
Vindicators - You Son of a Bitch I’m in
It’s time to get Schwifty
Space Snake

What are your favorite episodes?

The green led alone is a nice upgrade, with the mirrors/decal it could be spectacular. However your pic is out of focus. Can you retake and repost the second pic please?

Another route is to put an el lit decal under the garage floor and to turn it on during portal start. Similar to the arrows in BBB ramp. Unlit you can barely see them but they pop when energized. Couple of pics to show what I mean.

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I am confused now. Didn’t Spooky mention that they were no longer going to build blood sucker editions first? I swear they said the regular editions would now be built alongside the bs edition. This was because there were so few regular R&M’s ordered.

Let’s face it, there is no reason they couldn’t take this approach as every machine being built is custom to the owner. If this approach is correct, then there is no reason for any holdup assigning numbers. Assign the number based on time stamp and ignore the game version. Once the timeframe is over for switching, all editions will be locked in.

Maybe the Pinball Star buyers will find out what they want to know by Mon. Good luck guys.

Just in Time (JIT) pinball. During that period -> Spooky will implement and polish the software code, You will work to make money, Spooky will build your R&M game and Folks will make suggestions and talk trash. All necessary ingredients to baking your cake.

Even using 3d cart, the game sold out in four hours. From Spooky’s perspective that looks acceptable. Everybody using the cart system experienced delays but if the system had worked faster, then everybody would have concluded their purchase in less time and game numbers would have been assigned faster. Most people (85-90%?) would probably have ended up receiving their same number.

Good stuff.

t-shirt idea -> Peace Among Worlds

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Scott’s next title .... Haunted Hot Tub. Squanchy New Years Pinsiders.
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What happens if you installed a pair of knockers? Would they fire together or sound out of phase? They could be made to sound differently too, if there was a desire to use one during game play while dedicating the other to replays.

Wonder if Kevin Kulek the pirate CONman, could have designed a parody version of Predator and sold them without license or worry? Everything exactly as it was but for Arnold’s machine gun replaced with a giant pickle? I am incredulous about this working but anyone have an opinion?

Nobody has mentioned this but ... Bowen said game to ship with reasonably complete code AND Spooky’s first batch of games should begin shipping this month right? So we will be able to see video of the code very soon and see how the game shoots. Exciting!

I am beginning to suspect R&M cartoon is not realistic. For instance, Rick usually has a cocktail in hand and uses a martini glass, where as a sippy cup is clearly called for because of his adventurous lifestyle. The glass never goes empty in spite of heavy use, so he spends no time making drinks or buying bottles. Finally does anybody even know what Rick’s beverage choice is? It might be gin or grain alcohol or moonshine, but since it is never revealed, we need a super sleuth to solve this mystery. Anybody on Team Spooky know what Rick drinks? I’d consider drinking the same while I play my R&M pin one day.

With games shipping this month - possibly - it won’t be long before we see the first gameplay video. Worst case I’d think is end of month. Of course that will be red meat to the pinball universe and R&M pinball hype will turn into hyperdrive.

So time to start guessing when the first R&M gameplay video will be linked here. I’ll start -> Jan 28, 2020 at 0420

That would be great. Makes sense for Spooky to ensure a high quality stream to represent themselves. So pick your day/time.

Rick delivers my favorite line -

Rick: They’re just robots, Morty! It’s OK to shoot them! They’re robots!
Guard #1: Aah! My leg is shot off!
Guard #2: Glenn’s bleeding to death!
Child Morty Jr.: Someone call his wife and children!
Child Morty Jr.: They’re not robots, Rick!
Rick: It’s a figure of speech, Morty. They’re bureaucrats. I don’t respect them.

Is it normal for manufacturers to tweak their game once it is in production? I thought parts and games were supposed to be play tested extensively before being manufactured. Fixing software bugs and making code improvements are expected adjustments after the fact, but mods to physical hardware and alignment issues seem better to get right the first time.

haha I’ll take 2.

It was a general question. I heard Kingpin say Spooky benefits from getting games to Operators first so they could use feedback and actually make adjustments to the game. I thought that’s weird, shouldn’t the kinks be worked out first?

Anybody notice how small Scott’s flooblecrank is? Is it supposed to be 1:8 scale or something? Had to open the picture on my desk monitor just to verify it was there.

Yep so 20 seeds is 100% boost, similar to a 2x multiplier and it carries over to remaining balls. 100 seeds is the max and is similar to a 5x multiplier. I like this method of linking the seeds to multiplier, applying it to your total score and carrying it over. Won’t be long now til we see first game delivered and can watch game play footage. Maybe Spooky will honor us with a stream that shows who has game -> pitting Scott D, Eric P, David vE, Bowen K and Justin R.

We are already there. Humanity is trapped inside a simulated reality. You obviously chose the blue pill and will remain blissfully ignorant of reality. I chose the red pill, and daily life inside the Matrix is hard.

Given recent wins at Spooky including: adding staff, completing ACNC run, designing R&M, selling out of R&M and now free toppers, Spooky is on top of the world. The Team have earned their championship belts and can afford to take a moment to celebrate. Pulled the following off the interweb.

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My main ear phones are beats solo 3’s and I recently picked up a Marshall major 3 blue tooth for $100. Both have over 20 hours of use on a charge. I wear on-ear wireless the majorly of time playing pinball. If I wanted to plug them into a headphones jack I could use the mic cord. Prefer staying wireless though. Drop one connection and add the next - easy, peasy. Just awaiting the technology.

So all this hubbub about an ability to lock four balls in order to have a glorious 5 ball mb and how it can be done but won’t be done. Why doesn’t Spooky add one $15 opto in their design and then turn Eric loose on creating magic?

no link to that, but here is Tigerlaw dancing around his house. Scott’s music is that good.

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So that means over 100 standards have been ordered. Would have thought there were fewer.

Wonder how many BSE’s are being exported?

Listen to Buffalo Pinball’s twitch with Danesi for a lot of new info about R&M.

OMG I just stumbled on pocket morty’s. Ideas for collecting, growing and trading 300 Morty’s.
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She’s right, it is. And all games are the same.

Best cameo ever. Anybody know what episode it shows up?
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Good to know. I thought it looked a bit off so am relieved to hear, but also disappointed in losing an Easter egg.The cartoon even includes their dog, for crying out loud. hehe

time to change the company tagline into a paragraph...

Spooky - the only pinball manufacturer to offer a free topper upon completion of your customized build. Also the only pinball company to offer software updates based on future series content. We always provide custom speech by the title artist too. Spooky - yes, we are that good to our customers

Ben_H tags in to play test games.

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Fixed your poster.

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How about a link to latest RZ code? appreciate it.

Looks incredible. Tomorrow’s stream of R$M will be way better than a puny Super Bowl ad.

Missed the stream but read here to start at 30 min. Boom, Spooky and company are on a freaking ski slope. What a life they lead.

In first few minutes they announce they are leaving the game behind and Sally says great a lot of people at AS want to play it. I’d say that the trip was worth it.

Attention Pinside. Thread about to hit 10k posts and implode.

Missed it by this much. Time between post 9,999 and 10,001 was 5 seconds.

Oh well, Congrats to Pinside for the good times. What happens after 10k you ask? Well buckle up and we’ll find out.

For those hoping to match their game # with a universe, there have been 40 dimensions so far. Unfortunately only 14 have a number assigned. Fan favorites are Buttworld and Hamster in Butt World.
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Also once charged, the interactive topper lights and spins. You shouldn’t have any confusion when the portal is ready.

Hate to be a Jerry but .... I want to hear Jerry in my game dammit. Maybe Chris Parnell will agree to let his recorded work to be included. I’m hoping big time for some Jerry Time. Also Squanchy please.

So many Rick & Morty threads, they don’t fit on one page

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If the theme had been announced as Oktoberfest or hot wheels, there is no way Spooky would have sold out in 4 hours. Conversely, had Stern announced Rick and Morty and without showing us anything, may have sold 750 LE’s in 4 hours.

So probably a combination of theme, designer and manufacturer make R&M SO HOT! Other significant factors were price, anticipated quality, limited quantity and general market timing. Change any of the criteria and you’d get a different result.

At the end of the day, Team Spooky with Scott, Eric and Bowen will be making the best version.

Only delivery guarantee it comes with is one for 18 months from purchase.

Flippers look great. Any chance the green can be uv reactive paint? Would love to see them glow with lights off.

Space snakes are coming, right ??? I swear, anybody wanting a stream of this game by a top player, go to ie pinball. Karl covers it all. I am very impressed with the beta code.

are they going to be valuable? If I was Spooky, after people confirmed they wanted standard, would have upgraded all SE to LE for free and eliminated the standard model altogether. It probably would have been cheaper for them. Good thing I am not not Spooky.

At least an arm’s worth but less than a kidney.