I'm pretty sure the number of callouts will set a new record.

Don't forget Grey Griffin. She's been voicing Daphne for over 20 years.

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That's more of a Shaggy call-out, LOL.

Four...but who's counting.

7-minutes to get to Pinside...you guys are slacking.

Yes there will be a Standard.

It's a little above our total run of Halloween (1250) / Ultraman (500). 1969 is also the year Scoob-Doo: Where Are You came out.

I don't think it's ever been done. It's a secret bookcase, which you can manually activate to get to the upper playfield.

Two magnets on the upper one on the lower.

CE - Sparkly Illusion colored to match the member of Mystery Inc.
BSE - Metallic Flake
SE - Flat Black

Umm...thanks. For hating the theme we'll take that.

Include face tracking software and give bonus points if the player catches the snack in their mouth.

It does.

Of course!!! Full RGB, so we can show off which member of Mystery Inc. you're loading into the van.

It can be used in some different ways because of it's unique shape. Hint: There is a switch in the werewolf sling above the right upper flipper.

Personally, I'd love to have the Harlem Globetrotters, Kiss, Batman, and Don Knotts in the game. I would say the odds of that getting licensure approval is not great. As to references to other pinball machines, there will certainly be several Easter Eggs.

There have been games with more then four players in the past, but in this case it makes sense to have the full gang on the case, including Scooby.

The five color powder coat habitrails are exclusive to the CE.

We're calling it the "Bravery Meter". When you start a CASE it will act as both a multiplier and pseudo-timer. The higher your bravery the higher your scoring potential. Loose all your bravery and you're frightened off the case. Going forward, this is an example where we intend to differentiate the selectable characters. Shaggy and Scooby will frighten more easily, but can restore bravery with Scooby Snacks.

Frank Welker's uncut callouts for Fred alone were around two hours.

Why wait? Here's a sneak peak for The Ghost of Captain Cutler. Bash the dive helmet, inner orbit, and hand targets to add oxygen to your scuba tank. Dive down to the lower playfield to collect orange clue shots in the Graveyard of Ships. Blue standup targets will replenish a small amount of oxygen. Run out of oxygen and you’ll have to return to the upper playfield to replenish your oxygen supply.

PS: Have to get back to work for a bit. Might check in later.

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DJ and Matt Kemp were just consulting. Hopefully it won't be long for those waiting on the Halloween code. The good news is a lot of the hardest work has been included in this code update. That work is going to greatly improve our ability to push out future updates in a more timely manor.

I'm not leaving until we do.

I've posted this in the Ultraman thread, but while waiting on some licensing approvals for Halloween we were able to get a jumpstart on the next Ultraman update.

It's all good. Code is coming and the stream will be happening as planned.

Season 1 has most of the iconic villains that you'll see on Scooby-Doo shirts, posters, and merchandise. The main exception is of course The Creeper, who's from Season 2.

I'd love to do a Pinky & The Brain, but I don't think it would be super popular.

We've never seen it before, but there are a lot of games out there, so it's sometimes hard to find a truly unique idea.

I can spoil it if you'll want. For now, I'll just drop a hint that each of the map locations is either represented with the villain inserts, topper, or plastics. Some of the plastics are a bit hidden by the Mystery Machine ball lock mechanism.

Those spotlight covers are really cool.

It was corrected earlier, but I'll just reiterate that SpookyDJ is the coder for Scooby-Doo. If you were at Expo this year, you may have noticed him rockin' some Scooby-Doo Converse shoes. Not to be confused with m4tt who's currently working on Halloween / Ultraman. He's from New Zealand, so you likely haven't seen him at any recent shows, but we hope to have him join us at an upcoming show this next year. Both of these guys have been working super hard on taking these games to the next level.

PS: If there is a list for those lantern spotlights, sign me up for my personal machine.

I would tend to agree with this. It feels a bit like of a cross between an upper and a slit level. It's probably a bit of a gimmick, but personally I really have fun trying to hit shots with the bookcase flipper. I find myself trying to loop the ball around the "exit" of the lowest shot from the top half of the bookcase. That can be useful for collecting your Scooby-Doo shots. Battling the Ghost of Captain Cutler, with the magnets under his hands, is really fun too. Right now during one of the multiballs, you have to bash the dive helmet to spawn jackpot shots and have a limited time to collect them before a "wave lightshow" washes them away. The more you collect before the wave, the more they are worth: single, double, triple, and finally super jackpots.

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If you can hit the crossing shot on the upper playfield in Halloween, I don't think it will be an issue for you. More often then not, I actually miss it low. I wouldn't call it easy, but I've been able to shoot it three times in a row on multiple occasions. As stated above, you can also use the top half of the bookcase flipper to complete that shot. That is my preferred method. There is also a switch in that sling above the right upper flipper, which you can target with the top half of the bookcase flipper. It bounces back to that same flipper, so in my head I'm always picturing playing fetch with the werewolf.

You can't backhand the Black Knight. The other two shots can be backhanded, which are the two that feed the habitrails.

Appreciate the kind words. Yeah, I was always amazed with the use of lighting in pinball and it's crazy that I'm now able to make some of my own lightshows. The wave is super fun, because it starts at the top and washes over the entire playfield before retreating. Cutler is also fun, with his green glow radiating out from around him. Scooby-Doo is pretty much the perfect theme for full RGB.

Love the Captain Cutler ornament. That will fit in well with the opening clip for the mode.

22 Coils
3 Magnets (Technically they are coils, so 25)
3 Servos

If I'm ever forced to put Scrappy Doo in the game he's going to be buried really-really deep into the code. Either that or I suppose have him be a user setting with the default toggled to "off". Not going to be a high priority on my end.

Outlane settings: easy, medium, and Zoinks!!!

PS: My personal recommendation is medium.

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The mid-flipper drop is pretty cool. Collect the dog tag targets to raise it up. It will save you from a SDTM drain, but it's not like one of those large orange posts. The ones that pop up on some games, where it's impossible to drain. You need the ball to have a little speed for it it bounce cleanly off the drop target.

Yeah, you can also spell Ruh-Roh for a ball save on the left outlanes.

Here's a look behind the scenes. Originally we were going to have Scooby's dog tag labeled "Shoot Again", but there it's a rule that his tag can only be labeled with "SD".

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Fang Club merchandise ships in one cycle each year. If you signed up prior to August 1st, 2022 you should have received last year's goodies. If you signed up after that date then you are on the list to receive next year's goodies. If you had your heart set on one of the super cool glasses, or want a set, we may have a few available on the website at some point. As always they remain exclusive to Fang Club Members.

Fine.

Currently the drop targets spawn Scooby Snacks, which are super-important in the game. While in modes they increase your bravery, which is a timer and scoring multiplier.

There were 100% times in the stream where we were specifically aiming for the drop targets. Towards the end of the stream, I was low on bravery. I already had two drop targets down on each of the banks; one on the bottom and one on the top. I thought I was in good shape. My plan was to just toss the ball in that direction. I figured, If clear one, maybe both. Somehow, I threaded the needle, missing both. That scores points, but when the ball enters the VUK behind the drops, it rests both of the drop banks.

Beyond that, they are also used for a skill shot, mini-objectives in some cases, and as your character jackpots; which are quite deep into the game. As the code evolves, we also have intentions for adding a few new features at or behind the drop targets.

It is on the easier side of the median, but keep in mind the outlanes we're in the easiest position. There will also be easy, medium, and Zoinks! settings in the menu.

There may be a Scooby Snack Multiball in the works.

PS: The Real Spooky Luke is right, were bad at keeping secrets.

We do have fun with that, so feel free to look, but in that case I was referencing the names of the rollercoaster attractions that you can ride in Funland. They may be some pinball classics.

Kate Micucci did an amazing job with Velma's callouts. I think there will be a lot of players that choose to play as her for that reason alone.

Some of that will be coming and changing with future updates. Right now our plan is to include some obvious perks, that you get for selecting that character, plus some hidden perks that only happen when you are playing as a particular character during specific moments in the game. The latter might be something we never actually reveal. Personally, I kind of want there to be some surprise moments that provide more reasons to explore the game as different characters. Naturally, those won't be super critical to scoring. Some of that text is also referencing the characters' specific modes. Here are some examples of the selected perks: Daphne may have longer ball save timers and will frighten more slowly in case modes. Fred may score huge points with trap shots. Scooby may frighten more easily but will collect double Scooby Snacks. Velma may score extra points during the case modes. Shaggy may score higher bonus points, because, well, he's an expert at running away.

Glad you are enjoying them. I hope they provide a sense of nostalgia. I never expected to be learning the different names for all those sounds from old cartoons. We purchased a lot of SFX for this game and it was a bit overwhelming. We had to learn the difference between our boings, boinks, and borks from your zips, zonks, and zooms.

I can confirm that in a future update, Scooby Snacks will be used to unlock a number various of perks / prizes.

For the most part, yes. Our employees work 4 10-hour days, versus the more traditional 5 8-hour days.

I don't have any pictures on me, but I designed to look like a license plate for the Mystery Machine. Your license plate number will be CE-XXXX. Your expiration stickers are the original air date of the series.

Oh man, that reminds me of my first pinball purchase. I had no idea what I was doing and show up totally unprepared. I'm there to pickup a Jurassic Park (DE), X-Men (Arcade), and Street Fighter EX (Arcade). The machines are in his basement, and to make things worse, the stairs are those exterior type stairs that are basically a cross between stairs and a ladder. It's just myself and my wife. Right away, I'm thinking..."No way. We might as well just turn around and head home." Thankfully, the seller happened to be build like one of those guys seen on "The World's Strongest Man" competitions. You know, those shows where they just move awkward-heavy stuff around. It honestly looked like this might have been part of his training. Pretty much single handedly the guy picks up the machines, lifts them out of his basement, and into my trailer. At one point, I though the stairs were going to break. That was my strange first experience with moving pinball machines.

Stickers, decals, art blades, etc. all go on after the games are playtested.

Also one of the last items installed, but here is the first handfull. They still have the plastic protector on, so they will be a bit brighter in person.

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Going to be doing some playtesting now. Here are some menu pictures to hold ya'll over.

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Umm...that's a super secret 1" x 6" board.

We'll be adding more uses for the action button. The next implementation will likely be some character specific stuff, so each character will have their own unique action button perks.

For added challenge try unmasking all of the villains. The one's collumn does track your unmaskings, so you completed 4 of 7. That said, the cases are very accessible in the game. Most players will start several during a game. The challenge with cases will come from keeping your bravery high to maximize the value of each clue found. Additionally, those trap shots during the unmasking phase add some risk / reward. The character modes will also add some depth in there for you.