Most people have not even heard of Ultraman, but will choose it because of the lower quantity. This is pinball for you. Do we know how many of Ultraman are going overseas (aka Japan)?

Bug is Charlie's son. Bowen Kerins is the guy who does all the rule tutorials in the PAPA videos.

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-WQLGFMr97CQpOQDEvRqAiSqcvSuK11h

Yes, I know. I was getting called out for not letting Charlie be proud of his son, but I was talking about Charlie slamming the haters because Bowen has world champion wins.

I hate explaining a joke.

New Zealand!

Please send me your Halloween/Ultraman orders today so I can secure your game.

Last call today! Probably all gone tomorrow!

Dave.

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Complete a/v assets, additional music added. Should be a very immersive package!!

Sorry, sarcasm isn't always obvious in text. I agree with your overall point that world championships don't automatically mean someone knows how to create a fun ruleset. However, when you combine that with his experience doing all the Tutorials with PAPA, he's a pretty good name to have on speed dial for rule consultation.

I like Ultraman because it's a campy kaiju goodness. Has nothing to do with the quantity.

I do wonder how many flippers there will be on this theme. Most flipped machines have much more popular themes and rarity does not equal value.

This ^^

And I grew up with UM - nostalgia is playing a large part of this for me also.

Possible to see more gameplay b4 this goes on sale tomorrow?
Is that a magnet between the flippers?

Wondering the same but also wondering if not showing is a sales technique

I think it's shown to be an insert in the video, not a magnet.

4. There are four flippers on this theme.

I told you guys I’m nuts for the holiday. Must be a sign that this catalog shows up today.

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Has there been any?

Oh you do the cool stuff with air compressors, sensors and such. Nice.... Used to help a friend with this stuff.....

No. Only a promo video.

Oh god, I'm stealing that.

Pics of other editions are going live on the Spooky facebook page.

Probably not many. As has been discussed... they have very little space hence pinball is not a priority.

And I'm not even talking about the phone booth sized "living pods" (can't call them a house) that are popular in the cities.

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I’m pretty sure the back glass will have the title on it those are for the CE I believe .

I thought the standards and BSE's were going to have Halloween on the backglass?

They will. I believe they are scrambling to change out trim and do photo shoots to give us a taste of the other editions.

They already took the post down, I assume to put in the correct photo with the appropriate backglass.

Delete those! We screwed up.

Corrected photos coming.

Has anyone tried putting Mirror blades on a spooky Machine?

I was all in 100% a day or so ago but now I’m having concerns. I prefer fast flowing games (I own LZ premium and Metallica and love them). This layout looks like it could be a very slow game. Upper playfields are cool to look at and are fun for the first handful of plays but over time they don’t really bring much playability other than a wow factor. Don’t get me wrong, I love wow factors and all, but playability is key for me. Really hope they post some video’s before I make a $9,500 poor decision.

Thanks. That's what I thought. Just making sure I didn't miss anything. Pretty odd that we haven't seen any.

This looks like a very unique, "innovative" game, the kind that people here always say they want. Something really different.

To me, it looks like a warmed over Pinball Circus multilevel novelty clone, it doesn't look like it's going to offer much in the way of flow, it's likely to be a very stop and go affair. Doesn't look like something I'd be too into, spending all my time cycling balls between the 15 upper playfields. I think that would get pretty old pretty quick at home.

Your mileage may vary...the people who want "innovation" have got it, and now's your chance to put your money where your mouth is.

For those who prefer more traditional, non-innovative playfields, there's still a dozen othe games in production from the other manufacturers to choose from that will offer a more familiar pinball experience.

No video of gameplay plus having to get the CE for the pumpkin speaker grill means I'll wait and flip it first (which means second hand probably). Oh well, I'm a Blood Sucker member now anyway.

Well said, personally I love how the game looks, but having that much area of upper playfield scares me. I NEED to see at least video to commit.

Could be an epic game, but personally I cant trust pics alone on this one.

No - a lot of people talk a big game, and then buy the next game, or someone else does. Confidence in Stern wasn't shaken... because the turd BK3 still sold right out of the gate. The manufacturer didn't lose any money, because the games still sold and they weren't doing demand based pricing. The only people who 'lost' in your scenario is people who believed they had to wait, but wanted one anyways. But still I think your story is non-sense because no one wants BK3 LE versions... and it's really JP LE where one might have missed out.

Again you are constructing your own story. People in general did not wait... the game sold out faster than anyone thought it would. Maybe some people were holding back, but they were not the consensus.

Again... non-sense. Spooky didn't miss out on one dollar there because some small group 'waited' - Spooky sold it's games at their prices regardless of some people buying games on the secondary market. Neither Spooky nor Stern 'lost' from resales - it was money they never stood to make in the first place.

SpookyCharlie SpookyLuke I'm trying to direct a buddy of mine to the Spooky shop to buy his fang club membership, so he can get a Halloween tomorrow, but the shop only has Canada and International memberships available at present. Just wanted to let you guys know.

Never seen P3? Tho there it's a whole scoop, and has smoother transitions. Space Shuttle, Space Station, etc all had a drop in front of a ramp.

Drops in front of ramps is not new - drop BANK - that may be more unique.

Another I can think of in recent years is the Stern SW home pin and Heavy Metal retheme. 3 drops in front of the Deathstar ramp. Don't know what it's called on the Heavy Metal game.

Meanwhile there are those photos Jonathan just posted from directly overhead (basically...) and they are still plainly obvious and insight. I think this 'from the player position...' defense is on real weak ground based on what data we do have.

Yeah. Stern Playboy has a drop in front of the center ramp. Love my Playboy. Don't judge me.....

Think there are a couple Pachinko Ultraman games brining in 1000-2800 and some of the toys ain't cheap trinkets.

Vector had two sets of 3 banks in front of the ramp. If you didn’t clear the first set in order left to right or vice versa, then it pulls up the second bank which is closer to the flippers and more dangerous.

Vector is a good example... but also notice Vector doesn't use one big slot for the targets, but individual holes for each target. That could play out very differently for ball movement here where Spooky uses the transparent drops in one large slot.

This looks nothing like pinball circus, nor does it have 15 playfields. Calling it a warmed over novelty clone is pretty mean-spirited, even for you.

That being said, I actually like pinball circus, but can't afford one. So now I'm even MORE excited about my Ultraman. Thanks Levi!

Let me preface this comment by saying I love what both Stern and Spooky are doing right now….
If I was a Go-Zillionaire (just like Forest Gump, after he invested in some kind of ‘fruit company’),
I’d buy one Halloween CE and two Ultraman CE’s. One of the Ultraman CE’s would be shipped directly to Stern Pinball Incorporated.
Oh, to be a troll with money. One can dream!

Lotsa titties in both!The good ole days.

Going to be a fun shop job in the future! lol

Also while we’re talking about drops in front of ramps, Alice Cooper has one.

Hopefully it’s easy to take a part. A pro to the designers having come from the actual assembly line

Mean-spirited? Are you kidding?

It’s a first impression critique- you know, like the HUNDREDS that you see when stern or JJP reveals a game.

I’m not sure why spooky reveals are supposed to be criticism proof. Is it because these threads are crawling with Spooky reps?

It’s a super oddball layout and I’m old and fear change. Shouldn’t be surprising I have reservations about it.

I would never try to discourage you or anybody else from buying a game they think looks cool. Buy 4 of them, please!

I gotta try my luck tomorrow, video of gameplay or not, I love Halloween thematically too much not to. And it does look spectacular and certainly seems like it will be fun to play. Hopefully I get lucky and can get one.