Quoted from Pyromedic:

Holy f@#$ could you imagine a pin that wasntt only Horror themed, but actually designed to actually scare you!
programmed to do creepy shit, totally random turn on by itself and start a game, appear off, but say creepy crap at total random after crazy long periods, hologram hidden in backglass comes out during game play to eff with you and scare you into loosing your ball. occasionally takes over your game play and plays it self.
Hell Yeah!

Quoted from Zablon:

I think he meant Rob Zombie??

Quoted from Zablon:

I think he meant Rob Zombie??

Quoted from cooked71:

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Quoted from P1nhead:

Vagina Dentata?
Or did you mean Jennifer's Body? Or a hybrid of both Teeth and Jennifer's Body?

Quoted from Azmodeus:

I had written a bunch of words on topic but I’m just looking forward to playing some dang location pinball. I’ve got all of 3 games on Rick and morty because of COVID...

Quoted from digitaldocc:

I see what your saying about how Stern has the ability and that Spookey is a smaller shop. Couldn't they have adjusted their production run after seeing what a hit R&M was? IDK.

Quoted from mpdpvdpin:

Totally, The license was for 750 games, they couldn’t produce more without a new contract. Buyers would have been pissed had Charlie done that. Plus I think Spooky wanted to make a splash with a cool new theme, finish production in a year and move onto the next big thing. I think over time we’ll see larger production numbers as the company expands.

Quoted from paulbaptiste:

The picture makes me think of Dragon’s Lair....

Quoted from punkin:

Agreed, but most of the people in bars are younger people in my experience. At least in Australia, the older generations put their money in stinking fucking poker machines (slots). They are in every bar, pub and social club across the country.
There are plenty of recognizable themes that are not from our childhood, TWD is one of the best pinball machines out there. Nostlagia is ok i guess, but i listen to modern music and watch new release movies.
Loved Led Zepplin, Pink Floyd and Deep Purple when i was a kid, but i wouldn't go to see those old cunts thrashing the same songs from 40 years ago if i got free tickets. Rather see an up and coming band.
It was all about the new music back then, but people forget that.
I can only think that us old guys are their primary target market, and i think that should change before we all die.
In any case, us progressive's are certainly in the minority, so I'll let you get back to your stroll through your happy childhood.

Quoted from benheck:

Again, assuming the Bible Adventures pin would be religious? Nope. No Jesus, no God just pure BABY MURDERING ACTION!

Quoted from manadams:

no it doesn't, it just needs to sell out eventually. Just trying to get a feel on how excited the community would be for this potential theme.

Quoted from finnflash:

So it would be after all fang club members were given a chance at it?

Quoted from PinballManiac40:

The poll is quite fair since multiple selections can be made. Sorry, ya'll just can handle the truth.

Quoted from benheck:

Yeah I know Netflix has a show, same animation studio as Castlevania? (love that show)
It still isn't He-Man. This isn't misdirection. IT ISN'T HE-MAN.
I think we all have a pretty good bead on stuff Charlie likes. Maybe start there with your guesses?

Quoted from razorsedge:

28 ?
I like how "doubling" somehow makes 3, or is that 6? Lol
Next thing 3+3=5 ...

Quoted from desertT1:

I’ve said this a few times over the last few years. Taco Bell would be so easy to do a pin about. I’d even make sure there is a Mexican Pizza mode. My wife was (and still is) pissed when they took that off the menu.

Quoted from Pin_Fandango:

It'd be a huge letdown for me if it is Nightmare or Halloween.
I would presume Spooky would want a title that is attractive to pinballers around the globe, not sure if halloween and nightmare are hot anywhere else in the world other than in the US?

Quoted from SpookyLuke:

Actually we will be doing a video to clear these things up early in the week!

Quoted from SLAMT1LT:

Pretty sure Camp Crystal was F13.

Quoted from lpeters82:

This is the Halloween thread. Many of us just didn't feel the need to start a new thread once the first title was announced.

Quoted from mpdpvdpin:I can appreciate that. I bet if you guys dropped a comprehensive breakdown of the current rule at this code version it may help bolster the confidence of the rule nerds out here, myself included haha. A lot of us will spend the money if we know there is a deep challenge and that we can’t get to the wizard mode in a 15 min game in the first week of ownership. Not saying that’s what this game IS but we just wanna know what this puppy is packing as far as rules / objectives / code etc. We would try patience but umm we know the game will sell out regardless of how we feel about the depth haha

Quoted from mpdpvdpin:

Agreed, they absolutely do not have to do this. But Spooky does a lot of things that set them apart from other manufacturers and this could be yet another move to solidify confidence in the brand and the new titles.

Quoted from cooked71:

Where are we even getting the assumption the games will be “shallow”? Is it just one guy ranting on about it or has Spooky said something?

Quoted from TreyBo69:

They are great looking playfields. My only nitpick is they don't cover up the LED strip very well.
I'm assuming it's just an adhesive stuck along the sides of the upper playfields. It's a clever spot for them, but I don't like seeing the actual LEDs and copper pads where the strip would be cut... It's acceptable but it's like seeing switches/lamps on a game where they do a poor job of hiding the wires. It stands out compare to how detailed some of the toys/mechs are, like how the upper upper playfield has nice wood details all over it to make it better blend in (very nice touch)
That said, I don't really know how to make them look better while remaining very affordable and easy to construct.

Quoted from cooked71:

I got the impression from someone earlier in this thread that seemed to have played it, that it’s like that for a reason. Maybe a gameplay reason? Seems too obviously bare.

Quoted from SpookyLuke:

The strips are all individually addressed RGB. Meaning each one is individually controllable the same way as an insert light.
They are also completely diffused from player angle with a smoked cover the same material used for the playfield inserts.
In the video many shots were taken 2 feet lower than player eye level that is why you see them in the video.
Nobody who has ever played this game in person has had any complaints at all about light diffusion.

Quoted from Vino:

Always felt the real question is why should you need a membership to buy a game?
It should just be a cool, support spooky fan club.

Quoted from Beechwood:

Someone owes me....

Quoted from Rarehero:

Yeah, that was my thought. Why specific numbers of each style if it’s to be determined by the customer?

Quoted from iloveplywood:

Crazy how fast the Halloweens sold, based on pinside it didn't seem that popular. On the other hand, it was really strange to see non-pinball people popping up on social media asking how to buy one. I kind of thought they would all go away when they saw the price -- but I guess Halloween fans are probably the perfect age group to afford and enjoy a pin. Amazing job Spooky!

Quoted from Penguindeity:

They don't need graves. You just cremated them with the comment! If you're ever near Bay City I owe you a beer for making me spit out my drink.

Quoted from blastbeat:

On/off topic. Are most spooky owners happy with quality of builds, components, etc.. any big issues etc.? I've mostly heard very good things. Not that it matters now since I bought a CE Halloween but....

Quoted from jeffspinballpalace:

I joined the Halloween CE club today. Hooray ! Picked up a game during the cleanup period. Oh boy, that means I gotta wait 18 short months.
Halloween is a dream theme for me but I wanted to see pics and video of the game, at least. The artwork everywhere is soooo good that a purchase was inevitable, right? Well I was still on the fence as game sales opened. I spent three hours pouring over everything and sales were done. Right then I decided I’d get one if one came up during order cleanup and one did. So I did.
Gotta say I love the implementation of this theme and the rules are straight forward. The inserts on playfield track all pertinent progress through and including final wizard mode. Will the game flow smoothly? I don’t know or care, it is probably average at least, with the potential to improve to really good or even great - tbd after viewing game play video.
this game has assets from my fave horror movie.

Quoted from flynnibus:

Just another feel good idea that is easily defeated by anyone who even cared to try. Never going to work until you tie purchases to the person who actually uses the game. Which isn't happening either.

Quoted from John-Floyd:

Mildly concerned about the loomis soundalike - it cheapens the experience In my opinion. Would rather you guys just used sound clips from the movie as I could tell right away it wasn't him in the promo.

Quoted from Hayfarmer:

You're like me!

Quoted from John-Floyd:

Anyone know what order# they started at yesterday @ 9am? My order was confirmed at 9:06am - just kinda curious where I fall in line for a CE Halloween. I have a feeling I may get it earlier than expected…

Quoted from monitorpop:

Not exactly what you’re asking for but I placed these merch orders ~35hrs before and ~13hrs after the on-sale:
Order ID Number: 11128
Order Date: 07/05/21 9:48pm
Order ID Number: 11866
Order Date: 07/07/21 9:56pm

Quoted from Rarehero:

Houses are ONLY $500k somewhere?!?! What magical fairy tale land do you live in?!

Quoted from BrianJ1337:

Wtfff… one Didn’t know Ben Heck himself was here (big fan!) and two holy cow!!!!! How is it?!!

Quoted from BrianJ1337:

Wow didn't know this! Does he work for Spooky or this was a one off? Sorry I missed this somewhere I guess.

Quoted from metallik:

Way late to this, but WTF, I watched the Spooky site closely after the initial problems, and it took over an hour for all the games to sell out, during which the site worked fine. You could have ordered on a fucking 33.6kbps modem with that amount of time. Don't blame Spooky for your inattentiveness and tin-cans and string internet.

Quoted from Rarehero:

I got an Atari 800 hand me down from my cousins when they got an Apple. I had no idea it had a modem! I mostly used it to play Donkey Kong & Print Shop.

Quoted from freakyvideoguy:

Has anyone that ordered direct from spooky had their cards charged (like the email said would happen at midnight?). My payment is still pending from July 7. Trying to reach out via email (like we were asked), but no luck on getting a response.

Quoted from TreyBo69:

With how much less wiring, PCBs, and etc... a lot of games feel too light now. Sometimes I think about putting a sandbag in the bottom of my Sterns to give them a little more heft to feel like an older game.

Quoted from Nightmare:

Forgive me ahead of time but how can this game go on sale to the public if it's already sold out?

Quoted from Damonator:

Interesting results over in the Spooky poll thread.
UM percentage breakdown:
68/23/9 CE/BSE/SE
Halloween:
78/12/10 CE/BSE/SE
https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/spooky-which-one-did-you-buy
Assuming this small sample size is accurate, I’m surprised that the CEs sold WAY over the 50% mark. Interesting!

Quoted from Skyemont:

Exactly. Just say 900 CE's sold. Doesn't matter if CE's are first. Number 900 has a very long wait..

Quoted from cooked71:You’re right - might have been $1100 - but still a big jump.
Just looked up my invoice - RNM BSE was $7595. Then add coin door/plastics/shaker and it added about $300. So $7895 vs $8995.
Edit: Unless there’s other stuff on UM Ce that wasn’t on Rnm?

Quoted from Rascal_H:

Nothing yet. I emailed a couple days ago and asked how to send more money too.

Quoted from paulbaptiste:

Joe stated if you got the PayPal confirmation than you are good. We won't hear more until they have the game numbers figured out. He stated not to request that information but to wait for his email.

Quoted from Betelgeuse:

Personally, I think the swag is cool and am happy to display it and to support Spooky. I can see how it helps hype up the product from a marketing perspective. I just think that there should be a cutoff date for membership prior to reveal if the idea of 'exclusive early access' is supposed to be the main perk. That's all.

Quoted from Rarehero:

Different time. Irrelevant comparison. People weren’t buying games for homes, everything was for arcades…which were dying. The game actually DIDN’T sell well when it came out. Over the years, as collectors snagged them, THEN it became beloved….and because the numbers were low, it became expensive. Which led to the remake.
Totally different situation than where we are today.

Quoted from Mad_Dog_Coin_Op:

They sold 4000 plus units in a pinball downturn. That is more games than Spooky has ever made in total to date times 2. Check your facts before you start making claims. A good game will sell.

Quoted from TreyBo69:

I only dabble a little with modern anime, but it's like anything else. There's good stuff, ok stuff, and rubbish. There's A LOT more of it than there used to be. There are so many random niche interests with an anime show if you go looking for it.
But saying it peaked in the 90s is just being snobby about what else is around now, like old fogies that only want to listen to Skynyrd and Warren Zevon because everything else is presumed crap because they don't try anything new.

Quoted from JohnTTwo:

How do know how that really feels? Hmmmmm ……..

Quoted from JohnTTwo:

My distro just confirmed my fang club membership, boy hate to miss the "n" in that.
Wonder how many folks will lose a machine from a distro without having the Fang Club membership.

Quoted from Beechwood:

Here is my method of approximating my game number:
11300 was close to the baseling order number when Spooky started taking orders. My number was 11544, so 244th order.
First 50 made are for special people like friends of Spooky, team members etc and then every other 50 are for distro so I double my number (488+50)
That means I will be around build #533. But as far as the # of my CE HWN, I figure about 75 of the orders before me were UMN (total guess)
So, if my calculations are correct I will have HWN CE#458.
In reality, I am planning on getting between #1 and #1250, just to be safe

Quoted from wackenhut:

The Halloween numbers seem as expected. I mean who does not want that Topper!

Quoted from Kevlar:

Halloween BSE here, I like the topper but not a fan of the gold trim so it would be £900 extra for the topper and a colour I don't like if I went CE.

Quoted from KnockerPTSD:

That seems wildly optimistic but im rooting for you

Quoted from Billygrippo:

And if it’s a licensing issue, as seemed to be claimed.....
Then turn off the sound.....
You’ve got an advertising video, so what’s the difference between that and gameplay.

Quoted from mpdpvdpin:

Ahhhh yes, nothing like trite low hanging fruit from the “greatest generation”

Quoted from pldubya43:

Who has experience with the Butter Cabinet? I want to know if it's worth the investment.

Quoted from wackenhut:

No need for butter on Halloween, Ultraman might be a different story. The artwork on the two pins is very different.

Quoted from herg:

I hate to even mention it, but Joe's message does not say it will be playable.

Quoted from Obed_Marsh:I got an Alice Cooper from Spooky direct and it was 350 shipping via FedEx to Arizona. I don't think distance makes all that big a difference in the cost.

Quoted from Frax:

Since when did Stern start doing that? When I bought AC/DC and Tron, I definitely paid for shipping as a separate charge. Makes their ludicrous prices somewhat less ludicrous if that's the case.
UM 428....going to be a long wait, but at least I shouldn't have to worry about doing any post-receipt fixes. Just found out. Bit hard to swallow that I might not be getting my game until 2023, but like all things in life...I'll get over it. I'll probably completely forget about the damn thing and when I get the email to pay I'll just be like "what?"

Quoted from cambio77:

I agree guy apologized drop it. Cancel culture sucks

Quoted from Palmer:

I had some issues with the outer orbit switch of my R&M. I just couldn't get it adjusted to where it was consistent. I ended up installing a mag switch. Works great but definitely makes the game play faster!

Quoted from blastbeat:

I have owned about 10 pins, so not a lot. Mostly B/W, but have owned modern Stern, 90s Gottlieb, Sega...hoping I don't have to do a LOT to make this pin shoot well. Not being silly I know I'll have plenty of adjustments to do etc. I just hope nothing feels cheap if that makes sense. Some people praise Spooky, others say they are just not finished/good products. I mean I bought a HWN CE so doesn't matter now lol. I guess my point is tweaking, some part replacements etc. Ok I'm fine. Just want good quality that doesn't feel less than a bally or stern etc. Again just no real experience with their pins (probably should have played one first but I love love love halloween)

Quoted from BallyKISS1978:

People who bought munsters probably had the same feeling lol. It’s a joke so fan boys please relax. I hope your right. And by the time my #790 Halloween CE gets made we see some good progress.

Quoted from BallyKISS1978:

It was a joke and I stated that. Take the fanboy goggles off. Apparently it’s keeping you from reading my whole post.Lighten up.

Quoted from Frax:

+1
I've always loved AMH from the moment I played it at TPF tournament. The game is BRUTAL no two ways about it, but the cheese factor is what makes it awesome. It's an amazing game, and I was trying to work a deal to get one a few days before Ultraman/Halloween were announced. In retrospect, I'm glad it didn't happen, but at the same time, I'd still love to own the game.

Quoted from mpdpvdpin:Spooky is awaiting certain clearances from the licensor and working out the code in the meantime. It’ll come, frustrating but not that odd.

Quoted from SpookyLuke:

Nope that's why we sign contracts! You guys are reading way to far into this lol all good. We are organizing a stream and I would just hope ya guys don't base your whole opinion on a show cell video!

Quoted from Billygrippo:

Ahh.. “Manic depression”
Good for you! Although in 25 years, you still haven’t learned how to shut your mouth.

Quoted from tp:

I get the 2nice looking games, but more frustrating than fun to play? I guess you must of played them 'virtually' in your mind. I love(not) how a person could think their opinion is and will be a blanket statement for the entire population. People like different things. Do you even have a #? And if so you might as well put it up for sale and let someone who's gonna appreciate it take delivery. That's my opinion, sorry its 'different' from yours and perhaps the rest of the world. But I'm ok with that.

Quoted from mpdpvdpin:

I like the branding, it sets them apart. “Emery Pinball” doesn’t sound necessarily fun, interesting or exciting to me. And not every game that Spooky makes has to be a horror slasher supernatural thing. It is working for them and they selling out games. Why try to fix what’s not broken?

Quoted from paulbaptiste:

Me too. Was in on Halloween and won the raffle for Ultraman. Im hoping they are different enough in code to warrant keeping them both. Time will tell!

Quoted from RikeIsland:

This would be a sick hardcore theme that only Spooky would do.
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Quoted from PaulCoff:

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Quoted from lpeters82:

"Weird Al" Yankovic would be one of my personal dream themes. The man has defined a genre for nearly 50 years.
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Quoted from mpdpvdpin:

It will undoubtedly be based on the original cartoon. Bad taste is for Stern, THEY would do the live action CGI movie haha

Quoted from Zablon:

That price though...I get things are tough these days, but this is unlicensed and a rerun. If this is 9k, then whatever is coming next is likely way more than that. I guess I'm priced out of anything new in the future.

Quoted from Chippewa-Pin:

Still no Scooby-Doo for sale on their site. What is the delay!!

Quoted from Zablon:

Evil Dead BSE for $5k in February. You heard it here first!

Quoted from Vecna:

Because they lost a arm and a leg.

Quoted from ataritoday:

Go family friendly and license
Luigi’s mansion from Nintendo.