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Quoted from Betelgeuse:How about a pin based on the films of Neil Breen, and the 'Breeniverse'?
Cool theme. Love the Breen. They could recruit random people off the street to be in the pin, like Breen does with this movies!
However they want to move 750 units ... not 7. Haha!
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Quoted from DeprivedFallacy:Hey guys I'm in Australia an love Rick an Morty an being new to pinball didn't know how the shipping works
Google Spooky Pinball Australia and get in contact with those guys ASAP and discuss the process, so you’re prepared for the next release. 
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Quoted from Rarehero:Put your weight on it!!!
Love me some Rudy Ray Moore!
Disco Godfather was kinda screwed up though. Lol
Watched another from that genre recently, Black Shampoo. Production values were particularly good on that one.
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Quoted from TigerLaw:I think Spooky really nailed it at 750
Yep!
That was the magic number.
Sure, they could have sold some more, but better to create the hype and slam 750 in one day.
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Quoted from oneballjab:It’s easy to say 750 is the magic number when you was one of the 750. I wonder how many of you would be singing that same tune if you’d missed out
Nobody who wanted R&M on the day missed out that I’m aware of.
Even old mate Odin who slept in for hours because he was majorly hungover snagged one in the end.
It’s not like they were all sold out before they hit the market.
If people didn’t buy one on the day, well, that’s really their own fault, sorry to say.
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Quoted from punkin:I do know lots of people still listen to the same music and watch the same shit they did 40 years ago,
Quoted from punkin:t 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.
Lol at all the thumbs down!
I agree with you. I’m all about discovering new stuff.
However, we are in the tiny minority.
Research has shown that most people stop listening to new music past 30. Seems to be a number of reasons. See link below. That’s why you see all the nostalgia tours and movie reboots. Nostalgia sells.
That’s why you’ll never see a modern band pin for example. Old guys ain’t buying one.
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https://www.businessinsider.com/why-we-stop-discovering-new-music-around-age-30-2018-6
Quoted from Fytr:Buy DP anyway, great game and you'll have at least 6 months to wait for the new Spooky game anyway
I was gonna say ... play it, you’ll be done with it before the new Spooky arrives.
Mine lasted 3 months before I got bored with it.
Liked the theme, liked the humour, liked the shots ... but it got old playing the same game over and over.
Plus, multiplayer games would go on forever.
YMMV but that’s my take.
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Quoted from Cantabkiwi:Meet the feebles (a true classic)
Bad taste
Or try another classic “black sheep” by Jonathan King
All cool cult movies.
But they need to sell 1000 of them, not 62.
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Quoted from Cantabkiwi:62 classic sort after games that be 20k before Xmas
And a lot of unemployment in Benton. 
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Quoted from Mudflaps:Same as Rick and Morty? Probably not.
I’d say the opposite.
The amount of queries I get for the Gottlieb Freddy pin is amazing, considering what a POS it is. It’s non pin people, who want a F13 pinball just for the theme.
Rick and Morty has very passionate fans - but in the mainstream, not so much.
Almost everyone has heard of Freddy Krueger.
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Quoted from Zablon:Playfield features leaked:
Quad Level Playfield (2 upper + 2 lower)
20 ball multiball
15 spinners
9 overlapping and interconnected ramps
32 drop targets + 20 stationary targets
3 bash toys
Every game has unique hand drawn cabinet and backglass art
*features subject to change
And Ben Heck and JPOP come around to your house to personally assemble, no matter where you live and the viability of such a venture. *
* subject to availability
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Quoted from mrclean:Looking at the CAPS from Bens post ;
HDAOKIP word scramble is :
HILTON!!
THE NEXT SPOOKY GAME IS ... HILTON!
Whysnow. The Pin.
Boom
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Quoted from Fytr:Kind of risky marketing move for Spooky to tease popular themes that people would want, and get excited for, and then take them away and offer... ? instead.
The ? better be really good (and somehow better than the themes they teased), or there are going to be bottles thrown.
I think that’s a tad unfair.
Spooky hasn’t teased anything much.
Except a photo of Charlie in front of a movie poster (a rebuttal to a podcast that said “Charlie doesn’t like Evil dead!!!”) and a tiny photo of the artwork.
The rest has been total speculation by people in this thread (and elsewhere)
So a bit unfair to say Spooky has been teasing any themes.
If people get disappointed - well, that’s on them.
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Quoted from rotordave:If people get disappointed - well, that’s on them.
Honesty, I think that’s one of the *main* reasons pinball companies keep the themes quiet.
If Stern announced a few months ago “we are currently creating The Mandalorian” ... people would go nuts, their imaginations would run wild, it’d be cool if it had a dancing Yoda, it needs 23 light sabres, it’s gotta have a tribute to the cantina band, it’s gotta blah blah blah ...
Then when it comes out, everyone gets disappointed, because no way can it live up to what they imagined.
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Quoted from fatbeerdrinker:But this happens anyway... ...from the teaser trailer till the game play video.
Yep.
JJP did it right with the GNR launch.
“Look at this!! This is what it is! Come buy one”
Left no room for any debate. It was what it was. You liked it or you didn’t.
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Quoted from Cantabkiwi:PeeWee would end your lineup.
The beginning of the end.
“Porn Theatre Edition”
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Quoted from Borygard:I'll go out on a limb and confirm "My Little Pony, Friendship is Magic" is not a theme being done by Spooky Pinball
How about, “My Little Pony, Satan is my magical friend” ?
Seems it would fit ...
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9D6B23CF-9F4A-44F1-8CAB-E1BB1E2012F1 (resized).jpegQuoted from KingPinGames:US Based Distributors
Spooky Pinball - WI - Squirell - [email protected]
Pinball Star - PA - Joe - [email protected]
Nitro - WA - Tommy - [email protected]
Pinball Classics - MO - Rob - [email protected]
KingPin Games - WI - Chris - [email protected]
Australian distributor: Chris [email protected]
New Zealand Distributor: me! [email protected]
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Quoted from Yoreland:This is a moot point but has anyone identified where the teaser art came from on either of these? I can't spot it.
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4DA81318-DA73-4467-BDB1-280AD149F5C9 (resized).pngQuoted from Cantabkiwi:Charlie, took RotorDave a few hours to get back to me. Like 8am. Tried with the text early 6am
Hey!
I’ve earned my sleep ins.
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Quoted from Txcoastal1:Could they have gone through the NZ distro??
No bullshit ... I had 2 aussies messaging me at 2am this morning. (NZ time)
Luckily I was actually awake, or I would have been mighty pissed. Haha!
They we freaking out about the web store orders ... they got sorted in the end.
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Quoted from Chisox:I’m starting to think that some people in this hobby just like to bitch about things
You only just figured that out?
Some people are never happy. Glass totally empty.
Makes you wonder how they live day to day.
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Quoted from insight75:I like this. No expectations = never being disappointed.
That’s my key to good life. Never get too hyped for anything - you’ll only get disappointed.
As a long time Spooky customer (and distributor), I want to echo what Pinball Star just posted.
- everyone ordered day one
- almost everyone ordered in the first hour (or tried to)
- working out your invoice numbers/time ordered as some sort of delivery ETA is a waste of your time, energy and Pinsides web server space
- don’t stress about when your game is coming
- forget you even ordered it
- it’ll show up when it shows up. This ain’t Amazon Prime.
- go play some pinball and have a beer
Follow those tips and you’ll have a great Spooky experience!
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Quoted from Frax:I can't. All my games are fucking broken right now. Thanks, Dave! Sheesh!
Fix them!
Make it a goal for the weekend.
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Quoted from TreyBo69:I need to go try to find the Gottlieb machine. It looks like it has some neat toys on it.
Unfortunately, like most Gottlieb Sys3s, it’s sorta bad.
They had some good layout ideas - but has been stated by guys who worked there, they only had a crazy 3 months to get the games from paper to factory floor. Williams had 18mths.
The software programming really lets those pins down.
I think if someone was able to redo the software, some of those System 3s would be ok pins.
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Quoted from mpdpvdpin:Dangerfield sucks. He’s the lowest common denominator of the lowest form of comedy
Each to their own ... certainly everyone has their own favourite styles of comedy. I know I do.
I was listening to Marons podcast a few weeks ago, with maybe Rick Ingrahams, and they regarded Dangerfield as maybe the best standup of all time. I’ve heard that opinion from a lot of the lifer comedians.
Don’t forget styles have changed since Rodneys time, standup now is totally different than it was back in the 70s and 80s. Yet Rodneys stuff is still pretty timeless.
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With Spookys blessing, we will be selling Ultraman CE#6, which is being made now.
Funds raised will go towards getting a new base for NZ Pinball to run from. It’s a project I’ve been working on for a while.
The Ultraman #6 CE machine will be ready to leave Benton in a few weeks.
Easy deal - just pay Spooky direct and we will sort it out. Either collect it yourself from Spooky, or we can sort out freight around the States at your cost.
If you’re interested in buying it, feel free to PM me offers.
Cheers!
Dave.
Quoted from underlord:A B movie. With one creepy ass mechanical gorilla. Just watched on Netflix. Aged like milk. Damn.
“B” is generous.
We watched it last night. Soooooo bad.
Got 15 mins in before the wife fell asleep! Lol
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Quoted from benheck:OK serious question: If I commissioned new awesome PF art and sold new PF for a stupidly high price like 2k would anyone bite?
The AMH playfield is fine IMO. Could it be better - sure. But how many people are going to do a swap out? Not many.
I talked to Charlie maybe a year ago about commissioning new backglass art for the game for the aftermarket.
The blue cabinet (what most have) is fine - a new backglass with updated artwork would be a nice update.
Ben, if you want to take this and run with it, I can put you in touch with Brad who did my Led Zeppelin art - I had already talked to him about doing it and he was keen.
It’d be much easier for you to do it from there, especially if you want to sell actual backglasses and ship from WI.
Drop me a message if you want to go for it.
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Quoted from RobT:Disclaimer: I am biased as I have a UM CE on order.
Initial impression: UM both looks and sounds better than HWN. I personally just think UM is a better theme overall for pinball. YMMV
Please don’t turn these threads into “one is better than the other”
We have far too much of that on Pinside as it is.
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Quoted from rotordave:Motörhead.
It’s the obvious choice.
Loved by all.
Hmmmm …
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83385673-FCAB-4229-906D-E9192F0A1FA3 (resized).jpegQuoted from jjga:Scooby Doo would be a guaranteed no for me.
How’s that?
You haven’t even seen it yet. (If that’s the next one)
It might be the best machine ever made.
Gameplay and rules are remembered long after the translite is forgotten.
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Quoted from KSUWildcatFan:I won't be able to hop on board if so, at least not as part of the NIB crew.
Even if it’s announced next week, you only have to pay a deposit on placing the order. Traditionally that’s $1000 bucks.
The balance isn’t payable until it’s made. Just request that yours is made last in the run.
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Quoted from jeffspinballpalace:I personally wish Scott would add the ramp and coding to make it 2.0 but he’s not listening.
Where would he put a ramp?
Take out the orbit?
Take out the scoop?
Take out the Danesi lock?
It/they have to go somewhere ….
TNA is cool because it *doesn’t* have ramps.
HOT TAKE: Ramps are the most overhyped thing in pinball. Give me a screaming fast orbit shot any day.
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Quoted from dts:with the music turned up and a sub connected.
It has a big sub, a decent amp AND a sub enclosure box all built in. Makes a heap of bass standard.
TNA and R&M are the only pins we could hear in our lounge when they were being played in the pinball room.
(If you get glass rattle, consider drilling port holes in the bottom of the cabinet)
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Quoted from iceman44:It’s a cheap single level game. Things have changed now.
Icey old mate - Aren’t you paying 10-20k for one of those in another thread?
Quoted from iceman44:It’s a cheap single level game
Just on this - as I often see it said …
Just because a game doesn’t have $50-100 worth of plastic ramps doesn’t lower the BOM much.
I can tell you for a fact that outfitting a whole game with addressable RGB lighting costs waaaay more than 2 plastic ramps.
Hey - I’m not justifying any prices or price increases, I’m just putting that out there cause I read it all the time.
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Quoted from jeffspinballpalace:Shoot jump ramp and land ball in Scooby-Doo’s mouth.
“Raaaaaaaggggggyyyyyyy!!!”
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Quoted from Lounge:Jimmy agrees to buy a new lawn mower from Sears and puts $20 down on layaway toward his $100 lawnmower. Jimmy loses his arms in a combine accident and has to sell his unpaid for lawnmower due to… well…
Robert buys Jimmy’s laid-away lawnmower from the store by paying the remaining $80. Hence, Robert now has a brand new $100 lawnmower for $80.
Sears ain’t going to sell the lawnmower for $80 to the public …
If Robert did a deal with Jimmy, sure, then the balance would be $80. Robert would directly pay off Jimmys lay-away under Jimmys name.
But if Jimmy bails on his deposit, Sears return the mower to stock and sell it for $100 to the next dude.
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Quoted from TheNoTrashCougar:Not sure where you heard that. The game is definitely worth it to me
Jim - Burnt to the ground!
Haven’t you got any JJP threads to troll?
Best trundle off and find one of those. I think you’re done here.
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Quoted from 30FathomDave:This. Podcasts are bullshit. This is our latest episode, and it kicks off with a quick chat about the pin... which I own.. and dig.
I checked it out! Good pod.
Until you ragged on Silent Night Deadly Night 2!
That’s gold! Cinema gold! “Nauuuuuuggtyyy!!” Umbrella through the guts!
If you think that’s a bad movie you wouldn’t like the B movie nights we have here … SNDN2 is definitely one of the better ones we’ve watched!
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Quoted from Mudflaps:I almost pulled the trigger on Nightmare Weekend on vinegar syndrome. After listening this week, I’m glad I skipped it!
Shitty movies are the best kind of movies!
I tell ya what - they’re much more entertaining than the rinse/repeat superhero shit that Hollywood is churning out these days!
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Quoted from TreyBo69:What We Do in the Shadows is an awesome show with some fun lines,
I much prefer the original movie to the TV show.
But hey - it was created and filmed here so I’m probably biased.
Dunno what happened to the planned Swear Wolves follow up movie. I guess Taika is to busy these days!
Fun Fact - one of my good buddies went to school with all those guys down in Wellington. Taika, Jermaine, a bunch of successful creative types were all in the same class at school.
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Quoted from jjga:The changing TNA to something with ramps, plastic gadgets, etc would be …
Changing anything on TNA would make it no longer …. a TNA.
It is what it is. People wishing it should be something it isn’t should move along and buy something else …
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^^ looks like a Stern Zombie Yeti playfield.
Slap 2 flippers and some BM66 ramps on there and you’re good to go!
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Quoted from Var1AbL3:But, I would not complain about more frequent updates to code
You will definitely be seeing a change in that department, with 4 coders now on the team.
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Quoted from PanzerKraken:Killer Klowns From Outerspace
Amazing how often that pops up ….
I’ve heard Klowns does big business at the Halloween shows over there …
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Quoted from Jkaping:Jumanji just makes too much sense as a pinball theme
Themes are funny … each to their own etc etc …
Jumanji would be the first Spooky game I *wouldn’t* buy.
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Quoted from Dee-Bow:I hope their next pin is the elusive Trailer Park Boys licensed theme!
But it’s being handled by another “manufacturer” at the moment! Should be seeing it any day now ….
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Quoted from Riefepeters:I know you mentioned leaving the New Testament out
Testament?
Now you’re talking!
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09CF3B66-495B-4BF2-99DE-DCF79DCE48CF (resized).jpegQuoted from PanzerKraken:Killer Klowns will always be my dream Spooky theme, the light show, all those colors on the playfield, it would just be glorious. And you gotta have that theme by the Dickies playing
Yeah, that’d be awesome!
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Quoted from TreyBo69:Rob Zombie rebooted The Munsters
God bless the guy … but that reboot was pretty bad.
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Quoted from Billygrippo:Yes! I agree with you 100% that your next music pin should be Motörhead!
Lemmy loved some pinball!
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IMG_3959 (resized).jpegQuoted from ultimategameroom:Blade Runner! That’s one of my all time favorite movies. How do I get on the preorder list? Where do I send money!?!
It’s Killer Clowns From Outer Space 35 Anniversary this year. Lots of pinball potential!
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Blade Runner is a cool movie - liked the second one too. More atmospheric that anything though … dunno how that would transfer across to a pin.
The Halloween pin has captured the creepiness of the movie - but that movie has lots of “events” that they’ve woven into the pin. I don’t know if BR has that …. Maybe I’m wrong …
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Quoted from Pinhead_:I can respect a Willy’s wonderland request, but for what it’s worth they would probably (and should probably) do five nights at Freddy’s instead.
Watched both movies - Five Nights is like a kids version of Willys.
Both would work for pin themes.
I don’t think there’s been a Nick Cage pinball before? Nothing comes to mind …
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Quoted from oneballjab:The correct answer is…[quoted image]
We watched Ilsa, She Wolf of the SS at one of the movie nights we hold.
I probably can’t think of a genre *less* suitable for a pin in 2023 lollll! Just imagine it!
Random trivia: Ilsa was filmed on the set of Hogans Heroes after HH was cancelled by the network. “I see nottthing!!”
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Quoted from Pinhead_:The fact they stripped all the sculpts from the low tier was why I never gave it any thought.
If the standard was the same as the Collectors Edition, why buy the Collectors Edition?
At least with their models, you get the same *playfield and software and gameplay* across all of them. Not half the game missing.
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Quoted from cookpins:I've yet to see a Standard Scooby hit the secondary market
That’s because they haven’t made any yet.
BSE and Standards will hit the line soon.
I think the Scooby Standard at $7700 bucks is probably the best NIB deal in pinball at the moment. The Alien at $7999 is also a good NIB deal.
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Quoted from simpswho:really, so the remake of TNA never happened?
It wasn’t a remake.
It was never limited.
Unlike all their other production games, which had a stated limit (150 AMH, 300 RZ, 500 ACNC, 750 RnM, 1250 HW, 500 UM, 1969 Scooby) TNA *NEVER* had a limit.
They might make more TNA one day.
They will never make more than the numbers stated above for the other games.
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Quoted from Zen_Monkey:That’s amazing news, a great addition to the team and we are one step closer to a flight of the conchords(space bowie mode) or a what we do in the shadows pin
The original New Zealand What We Do In The Shadows movie is so good. Definitely enough material there for a decent ruleset!
Still waiting for the sequel Werewolf movie — “we’re werewolves!! Not swearwolves!”
I think Taika got too busy with Hollywood stuff. And his new Mrs.
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Quoted from cmosena:Harley Quinn pin?
Cool drawing .. even next to a Mousin Around!
Needs work on the shot layout though. Good luck hitting the left spinner. 
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