Quoted from gandamack:Have many of you Spooky owners experienced a lack of quality with other Spooky machines. I am/was interested in possibly getting my first Spooky, but people have been steering me away. They say the games usually have a high rate of breaking down, not working out of the box, etc. is this true? My buddy had a Halloween and said it was the worst game he ever owned and sold it at huge loss. I know it is pinball and things will eventually break, but I at least want to get a few plays in before all holy hell breaks loose. I have/had a Rush Premium. Great game, but there is a major design flaw that fries the node 10 board. I went through three and waited awhile for Stern to address this issue. Got tired of waiting and sold it for a big loss. Ya, I could have waited but got sick of the cut and paste replies from support. Anyhow.... should I wade into the Spooky waters?
I feel where you are at. I have never owned a spooky before, and have heard the same critique about them. Always broken down, always having to tweak stuff, etc. I played a Rick and Morty and it felt solid, but on site it did seem to be down more than the others. With Scooby it was a holy grail theme for me, and with that I was sold. I did go to a location and they had ACNC and I played it for a ridiculously long time (not because I'm good, but because I kept feeding it quarters). It felt great! It was well built, the playfield was nice the shots were tight, but felt like they should be. It was a great experience, and then I knew I had made the right decision at selling an organ for Scooby Doo, lol. But in all seriousness, I think I made a great decision after spending time with both machines. Also, this is a home environment where you probably won't be slamming the machine across the floor or anything. They feel premium and high end. I'm not regretting my day one order and nor should you. But hey I'm just an average pinballer what do I know.