I would love to see someone make Keith's "Archer" game as the layout is a slam dunk and you know the rules will be solid given his experience as a player. He would make a great guest designer/rules-architect for Spooky or one of the other companies. The biggest asset both Stern and JJP have are experienced rules/software guys that are also great players. I think he'd bring instant credibility to whoever hired him. With that being said the Archer design may be too complex/expensive for Spooky to take on at their current price point. Both RZ and AMH were designed with ease of assembly and BOM in mind. Archer has more flippers and mechs and could take considerably longer to assemble given the added complexity.

Sign me up for an Archer Pro then Sometimes less is more when it comes to pinball features and is why I'll often gravitate towards Pro models vs. LE/Premium. The game really has everything I'm looking for in a pin. Great layout, solid rules, and an awesome theme with tons of humor. Would love to see this game get produced in some form in the future!

Got a chance to watch the Dead Flip TA video over the weekend and I have to give props to Scott. The game looks amazing and fun as hell! That's the kind of new blood and fresh thinking we need in pinball. Would love to see this game be made by Spooky in the future!

Any talk of this yet as a potential sequel?

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I only got a handful of games in at MGC but what surprised me was how tough the game played. I personally like that it's challenging as I'm a decent player and like when a game kicks you in the nuts. But I'd be curious to see of what percentage of games played that people were actually able to start the main multiball. Kind of reminded me of Black Hole in that regard. Especially how it releases your first lock after a drain and you have to re-lock it on your next ball. It's really hard to get a clean shot on that upper playfield ramp especially since the drop target resets every time it exits the upper playfield. So even after you have the 3 hits you have to knock it down again and catch the rebound and send it up that ramp. I think I spent the majority of my time playing just hitting that right ramp and trying to get to get the balls locked up above. You can get some pretty good flow going on the main playfield but there are some tight shots as well and the other difficult part is that you can't see where most of the shots go as they are obscured by either the upper playfield or the castle pieces (reminded me a bit of BK2K or GOTLE in that regard). I guess that makes sense since you're exploring a castle that the shots feel more hidden and claustrophobic but it's just different than what we're used to for modern games. I actually think this could be a good thing as it really differentiates the game and gives it more personality.

I'm looking forward to spending more time with the game when I can hear it better and after I get a better idea of how the rules work! Curious what others' thoughts are on the actual gameplay as most of the talk is just how the game looks and sounds. I do think the art package and LCD screen look fantastic!

Agreed. I welcome the challenge of games like this or Black Hole where multi-ball isn't a gimme and you have to really work for it. I just wonder how many casual players would be able to get multi-ball started during a game? In the grand scheme it probably is a non issue since there are only going to be 500 games made and the vast majority going to collector's homes that are pretty skilled at pinball. It seems like a game designed for "us" rather than casuals or people to play on route.

That makes sense and would be great to have as an option as it would give the game some System 11 charm with the lock stealing as opposed to early Gottlieb type difficulty. I hope they leave the option for both as I appreciate the extra difficulty of having to re-lock. But then again I'm one of the few that actually likes when a game punishes you when you mess up. -kind of like on Black Hole when you don't complete a drop target bank and it drains your ball.

I played some AC yesterday on location and had no problems seeing or tracking the ball. The game seemed to be better lit than most newer games. The Stern Deadpool Pro a couple pins down was much harder to see and track the ball with all the red GI.

Just gotta say that AC is a really fun game and I really enjoy the new rules (especially regarding the modes). It's now a tough call between this and TNA for my favorite Spooky game!