The wife says she wants this one.
This will be our 7th Spooky pin.

Agreed. I think Eric is a great fit for this.
If solving all the differed mysteries is even remotely similar to what he did with all the different adventures you could go on in Rick and Morty this game will be friggin amazing.

Gotcha.
Either way, I hope they do a similar approach where new mysteries get added as the code progresses. I really liked that with Rick and Morty and it really kept the game fresh and exciting.

My spots is secured and I’m stoked.
Quite frankly, I don’t care what the peanut gallery has to say. I think this game is going to be awesome and I’m ready to solve some mysteries.

I’ve bought 3 machines off PinballSTAR in the past and I’ll be buying a 4th with Scooby-Doo.
Joe is legit AF…

Yes and no.
Certainly there’s a lot that is learned as the machines get out there in the world.
The owners threads wind up being a wealth of knowledge for fixing and adjusting things.
But yes, bugs and fixes certainly get worked out on later run games.

Personally I prefer to get a game earlier and play the various stages of code as it progresses.
My Rick and Morty is #37, so I was fairly early.
I really enjoyed playing the early code and watching to game progress over time into what it is now.
I also don’t mind getting an early game that I might have to adjust or fix a few things.
I think that’s just part of pinball.

I agree with you 100%.
I’m totally happy with mine and my wife friggin loves it. It’s a very unconventional game that I rather enjoy playing. Alice Cooper got a lot of the same sort of feedback for the longest time. Personally I think that’s one of the best pins I’ve owned.

I’ll say one more thing about Alice Cooper.
In general the shots are harder then a conventional Stern. Tighter shots etc.
Some people get turned off by this.
There were some at first that were calling Alice Cooper a brick fest when it came out.
I think Alice Cooper is more akin to playing Snooker where as a Stern is more like playing an 8 ball game of pool on a bar table.
It really taught me better ball controll and to aim my shots more precise. In short, it made me a better player more so than any other machine.
I love it now and find it really gratifying when I have a good game.

Totally agree on Halloween with the perfect horror atmosphere. I met my wife in a Goth club and she’s all into horror movies and such and loves Spooky games. Aside from BSD there really are not a lot of pins that cater to a darker theme like that. I think you would really like Alice Cooper for that reason as it nails that vibe as well. Rob Zombie has that vibe as well and if you learn the rule set and how to play it is actually a pretty decent game in my opinion. It’s not “packed”, but it not deserving of all the shit people like to give it. I know a lot of people like to crap on RZ, but it has developed a following among some of us. Production was so limited that at this point they are making their way into the hands of people who like them, so the hate is kind of a mute point I suppose.

I don’t think all of the people that did not like HWN/UM were flipper. Those games are for sure not for everyone, I’ll admit that.
The thing is, that there were a certain number of people that bought those machine with no other intention other than flipping them for more money. I’m sure it seemed like a good idea at the time considering Rick and Morty was selling at a premium. When that did not work out well and they couldn’t sell them a few of them got all pissed and started trash talking on pretty much every for sale thread etc.

Personally I think it’s funny as hell.
If buying a NIB pinball machine thinking your going to flip it for a profit is your great money making scheme I think you have bigger issues.

Sounds like you played on a machine that’s at either too steep of a pitch or the flipper strength needs to be adjusted.

Interesting choices in wording.
I’m not sure what “trust and credibility” and “bad juju” even means, but that’s cool.
Not every pinball machines is going to be as big of hit as the last and on the opposite side of the spectrum some will completely dwarf the last game. It’s no different then what Stern is doing. Personally I think the new Stern Bond is a crappy game that sucks major ass, but that won’t stop me from buying a new Stern in the future.

I love the fact that the spooky family are dog people.
Lola is very excited we are getting Scooby-Doo.

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I learned who Don Knotts was from watching the cartoon as a kid. I really didn’t know who many of the guests were until watching the cartoon. As a young kid it made all of the guests seem like these larger than life figures.

I have Primus # 69

That’s just crazy talk. Who in here actually plays their machines?

I was just joking.
I play my machines as well (but don’t tell anyone).

The crazy part of that is that even when games were “cheap”, you still had to pick and choose what you were going to spend money on.

Being out of space is probably the best thing that ever happened to me. It really forced me to pick and choose what I wanted to keep and what I was willing to sell. I’ve gone though these phases where I kind of curate the collection in a sense.
Did the same thing with my arcade game collection where I wound up keeping the machines I played the most and all of the 1970s black and white games (which is my main collection). Life’s a lot simpler when you’re out of space and have to decide if you like a machine enough to get rid of one of your keepers.

Remind me never to touch the inside of one of your pinball machines.

^^^^ 100% this ^^^^

I always liked the Matthew Sweets version of this song.
Think he's a really underrated artist that was just putting out honest rock in 1990s and probably would have been much bigger if everybody wasn't so enthralled with grunge. His albums Girlfriend and 100% fun are amazing IMO.

I do whatever I want with my pinball machines in the privacy of my own home.
Mainly because the local bars and arcades will ask me to leave if I’m playing pinball just wearing my underwear.

Oh wait, what we’re we talking about?

I for one would never glue a Barbie doll head to one of my machines. I feel like that would ruin the value of my doll collection.

Yep, I fixed a few of my G.I. Joes like that back in the 80s when I was a kid.

Is the water from the wave translucent?
Might be cool to put and LED behind it, or drill it out and put an LED in the water part.

IMO the numbers sold up to this point are only slightly relevant. We know for certain the a large number we’re sold and some are still available.
If they put our a really good game then all those pins that are still available will be bought up. If it sucks, then they won’t and games will be cheaper on the secondary market. I’m betting on the first that once these get out there in the world and start getting played the remainder then sell out.
I guess we will wait and see, but I’m not worried about it and happy I secured mine.

Awesome.

I'm right after you at 313, so we will both be on the line at the same time.

Don’t feed the troll.
He’s still bitter that he lost money speculating on their last game because he bought it to flip it. Since then he systematically shits on every Spooky thread he can until he gets moderated and banned from the threads.

Oh snap.
I just looked and noticed Electric Bat is getting number 10. Good news for us Arizona peeps.

There you are.
Only a matter of time when someone calls you out on your trolling bullshit and you start with the name calling.
Nope, I don’t know you one bit (thank god for that). Your online persona tells me I never want to get to know you either.

Congratulations on owning over 120 pins. You must be very proud of that because you’ve brought it up before like it’s some kind of credible thing to make people believe you know your shit. Do you want a free cookie or something?

It’s almost like you have a bunch of stock posts canned and ready to go that you can just cut and paste to trash any and all Spooky threads.
You sir are a miserable person.
I do not envy you one bit.

SpookyLuke So, I see the Scooby in a barrel figurine is two pieces.
Any chance that's a mech, where Scooby gets scared and hides in the barrel?

Sweet

Went through that with my male over the summer.
He was the one that would always stay up at night with me working on stuff when everybody else went to bed. Sucks man, I still think about him all the time. Rough time for sure. Hang in there man.

Feel ya brother.
Been spending a ton of time with my older girl.
Taking her on a lot of truck rides and spoiling the hell out of her with treats. Goofball is right. I posted this in the dog thread the other day, but this is how she sleeps sometimes. Cracks me up.
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Sounds amazing.
Can’t wait.

So, do you have two cell phones?

You should start a Scrappy Doo mod thread.

I’d play it.

Wife and I both have hoodies and a few shirts as well. All good quality, comfortable and good print quality. They make good gear.

You don’t happen to have an ACNC topper for sale by chance?

Thought it was worth a try.
If you ever make more I’m totally down for one.

Get some hot chicks to dress up as Daphne and Velma and I’ll chip in on the costumes.

You got number 69?
Wanna trade for a number in the early 300s+ cash?