LADIES AND GENTS... WE HAVE A NEW FIRST ON PINSIDE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Seriously sir, hate you bailed, but I get it... these are huge purchases and you want things the way you want them. I don't wish anyone on this planet harm. Except Green Hornet and the guy who took Godzilla! (holy hell am I kidding).

2 of them are. Back to work!

Let's get back to how much country music fckn SUCKS.

The Brickyard 400 was rained out on Sun, as was the Florida Georgia Line Concert on Sat. Those nine 12 yr old girls were PISSED.

£1,000 to you sir.

Jusf the one person then.

Right on Charlie! Don’t let the haters get to you, just keep on doing what you’re doing. I appreciate all your passion and working to make this pin the best you can. I love what I’m seeing, as are a lot of other people. Peace out!

Can anyone post a pic of the final email from Spooky with the final options available and prices?

So much drama over a game. Most of us probably bought this machine on our own taste an opinions, not anyone else's, be they positive or negative. Some may have seen the potential for a quick flip coming then bailed when it didn't materialize, some may have just thought it was worth the coin to have the option to decide over time without the risk of "missing out". Regardless, it's all fine - we will all survive it. Anyone who feels compelled to make everyone agree with you over something, especially a game should seek professional help (and double quick if you have crossed the line into being a real life creep by tracking anyone's activity or have began an online redesign debate with the manufacturer without consulting the buyers - poor communication personified; critique self before others = get more respect, less resentment).

@ SpookyCharlie: I have not owned a pin for about 13 years. No more than a minimal AC fan and am coming out of "retirement" for this one (#347 - lots of coasting time for my beta testers and I even got some supercool black pinfoots from Mr. Kelly to jazz it up). It's really different, looks fun + you have a great story (like most internet experts, the only things I lack that keep me from smoking you in the pinball biz are spine, talent, and dedication so consider yourself lucky) - and that's enough. Back to the grindstone, man and no more swatting hornets or refereeing purse fights.

P.S. Anyone who disagrees with me is an ******* and all your pins suck.

Gotta have a really thick skin to be a pinball manufacturer who cares. Can't be easy trying to glean the constructive feedback and let the rest roll off your back.

This from the Pinball Star e-mail:

Add ons and Upgrades
Knocker and Shaker Motor Kits AVAILABLE FROM PINBALL LIFE. Order from Pinball Life, have them sent directly to Spooky and give them your game number to denote on the shipment, - $ 25 covers installation of both kits.
Knocker link: https://www.pinballlife. com/index.php?p=product&id=420 8
Shaker kit link: https://www.pinballlife. com/index.php?p=product&id=470 5
5 Piece Plastic Protector Set - $ 25
Interior cabinet Graveyard Decals - $ 65
Mirror Blades - $ 85
Scary Blue Powder Coat - $ 125
Our standard Silver Vein is stock, jazz it up a notch with some shiny deep blue scary goodness !
Butter Edition cabinet. What is this? Our own recipe ! Cabinets are hand dipped in rich colored inks (no decals), rolled in automotive clear coat protection, and buffed to shiny delicious perfection. - $ 1,000
Operators - Bill acceptor coin door is a $20 upgrade. Coin mechs are $8 each. Coin box and lid are $25.

JOHNNY CASH WEARIN A BLUE SHIRT MY LIFE IS WRECKED

I don't see how anybody can really evaluate the game and say its a POS when it hasn't been "out there" and the code is nowhere near complete and much farther along than anyone else has seen.

Yes the "code" and integration matters a lot!

I like difficult games and i can remember EVERYBODY hammering TWD at the outset, calling it "the Walking Dud", "clunky", "too hard", except myself of course. Loved it from day one and it became one of the greatest pins ever.

Now we have an excellent theme here with what looks to be fantastic integration of audio and video, and the greatness of Bowen helping guide the gameplay along with Fawzma and team.

Thus, its totally ridiculous to think anybody knows how this game is gonna end up yet. Have a little F ing patience!

I enjoyed the short time on it at TPF, enough that I put a deposit down and I’m ready to pay the rest!

Faithful #360

I’m excited as hell to get the game. I have been a fan of Alice Cooper going back to Jr High school. Played at TPF and had a blast. I still enjoy AMH and RZ. The newest code on these games is great!! I am a big supporter of the Spooky team and what they bring to Pinball. Something different is good in my opinion. Kind of tired of the same old stuff!

Well, I’ll gladly swap for an earlier spot if there are any poor souls with lower numbers out there suffering from uncertainty. If you got a low number but don’t want to be in the back of the line with regret I’m number 97. So if you need to see some time on the street before deciding to drop cash on the balance or lose all together by selling your place drop me a pm.

Great post Charlie, your love and excitement for the game is evident. I think that's the best form of advertisement. I also want to give you props for staying on here, it's not easy that's for sure.

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Having Bowen on this game is huge.

Look at all his tutorial videos - he totally understands what features and hooks make games great, from a player's perspective.

He is the number one reason I am following this game.

$7500? I think those sold new back in 82 for about 7 grand.

I personally know of 2 folks that swapped their deposits from Deadpool LEs after seeing the game play video. It happens with all games.
I was lucky enough to get to play ACNC at TPF and I liked what I saw. Yes the shots are tight, but I am looking for a game with shorter ball times to put into league play.

Charlie, thanks for the pics!

#66 spot for sale. 1 day sale only $899.00.

Do not miss out on this. Pm if interested. No trade or spot swaps please.

***This price is insane***

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Thank you for being here on pinside. Spooky!

I am anxiously awaiting mine here at rock fantasy what number is shipping now ??

WTF??

Had the pleasure of seeing Alice Cooper live last week. He STILL puts on one hell of a good show. Just makes me want Nightmare Castle that much more.

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Yeah I'm gonna need #394 gone over by Nita Strauss thanks.

"Boyzone are in the house"? Alice Cooper was in Tiger Beat?

Get it right..dude!

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Does anyone know what the current shipped number is for ACNC? I figured someone would have posted an unboxing vid by now.

Still don't think m/any non-location games have gone out. At least, haven't heard about any.

At least one of the more recently shipped location games has been held off being put on location, because the operators feel some things need to be rectified first.

I would imagine they'll announce when they start shipping en masse to normal customers.

Let me clarify my post above, I was not comparing ACNC to TWD from the standpoint that it will be that great! I hope it will, but it doesn't need to be.

I agree with Kman that you really can't LOVE it or HATE it at this point. How many people have really even played it with updated code?

What i do LOVE about it:

1) The Artwork is sensational

2) Great looking LCD integration and theme

3) The "potential" for GREAT coding with Fozzy and Bowen

All the above make it worth owning for me.

As for "geometry"? Let me take BM66 for example, is it a "geometrical masterpiece". Uh not even close. In fact its relatively elementary and the shots are easy but the game is GREAT, why?

DIFFERENT is good in my book, that's why my Ac/dc and SM Ritchie pins are gone. I don't give a F about "flow". Every pin has "flow" when you hit your shots.

People that don't like it or dropped out for whatever reasons, its always good to hear the negatives in the eye of others but I don't really give a F, I'm sure I'll love it when i get to play it in home!

So let's all rock and roll, there is no right or wrong, only shades of both and somewhere in between.

F me

F ed up my edit and I'm only on my 3rd beer

I just thought the comment in the left corner of the picture was odd. Alice Cooper and Boyzone gracing the same spread. That or the internet is trolling poor Alice.

Well, my only concern right now is figuring out when I will actually have it in the home. All the recent delays are perfectly understandable at this point besides I still can’t get past reactor 3 so I got some time to kill Hahaha. Would like to see a little more communication on timelines with ACNC from Spooky but at the end of the day I have my game on the way so that’s all that matters at this point.

I don’t think any shipped to homeowners.

I think this is correct.

Just send me one and I will make you a video!

For sure...

Digression. Sorry I was thinking it would be cool to hear some Alice cooper. Right now.

how about 'schools out':

Well we got no choice
All the girls and boys
Making all that noise
'Cause they found new toys
Well we can't salute ya
Can't find a flag
If that don't suit ya
That's a drag

Well we got no class
And we got no principles
And we got no innocence
We can't even think of a word that rhymes

"You don't like my pictures, or my game. Realllllly!"

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If anyone on here has a lower number and is looking to buy a little time to round up cash for your balance let me know. I'm #97 and am probably looking at after thanksgiving for delivery, so if you have a lower number and want to switch spots to buy some time for yourself hit me up.

I've got a much lower number and I'm not convinced I'll have it before Thanksgiving. I thought we would be seeing some more unboxing videos by now.

Agreed. #48 and final payment was sent but no word yet. Now this has the buttered cab, so that takes time but not sure if they ran some ahead or not. Hurry up and wait

#33. No payment request yet.

#35 butter no payment request yet...

So I emailed KT to get a timeline. She quickly responded and said that there were ramp issues that caused a delay. She said the first non "testing games " are on the line now. I was looking to see if I would get the game before Halloween and she said I would be looking at more like after thanksgiving. When exactly don’t know, just a ballpark for mine.

All I know is that they are working crazy hours to try to make this game amazing for everyone. They have a great team, but finding additional staff in a town with a population under 1,000 isn't easy. They are a very small business, but I think they are the 2nd or 3rd largest employer in Benton.