Now this I am interested in

Hopefully soon actually means soon

Sculpts are nice but I'll take shots/interactive mechs all day every day over sculpts. Luke's post in the other thread about "how many sculpts can you fit into one game" worries me a little. I don't buy games for sculpts. There are so many artistic geniuses in the pinball community that have our backs on sculpts if we want them, it's up to Spooky to deliver on shots.

Don't get me wrong my Scooby senses are telling me they WILL deliver on shots/mechs but we'll see soon (hopefully). I do love Scooby Doo as a theme, silly and fun.

bring it on, we're ready for your mechs baby

lmao I'm a hater for wanting good shots and mechs

And here's a little secret for ya.....I own a Halloween and like it. It's not the favorite in our lineup but Spooky thinks outside the box and I appreciate that. As I said very clearly in my post I have a good feeling about this game, the Spooky crew seem to really take in what the community says which, again, is very much appreciated.

I love this theme, the game has big potential but I’m with you: playfield design & code are what matter most to me personally. For some people theme is more important and that’s fine.

Luke is saying we’ll get the full reveal soon which is amazing. I want them to kill this one on all fronts: playfield, code, callouts, music, theme integration. Show the big boys how it’s done Spooky.

This is another thing I love about Spooky. Instead of leaving Halloween & Ultraman in the dust while they work on new games they brought in a new coder to continue improving those games. As a Halloween owner I absolutely love this and love Spooky for it.

I'm well aware but thanks for the news flash. I'm still giving them credit for hiring a new person specifically to make these games better.

I didn't know how much I wanted to shoot pinballs into The Mystery Machine until this trailer. I am legit excited to see the layout. If this game delivers our Halloween is going to have a new Spooky sibling sitting next to it.

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100% agree with this. I think/hope a lot of pinball fans have had enough of "hey we're making this amazing game, we'll show it to you at some point but here's the order link, no refunds just trust us!"

I believe Luke when he says we'll see the full game revealed soon. The handful of interactions I've had with Team Spooky have all been positive. I believe that they care about their customers and want to give us the best games they possibly can. I hope they knock this sucker over the centerfield wall into the parking lot.

Software by Spooky DJ

Design by Spooky Luke and Bug

Tuesday - announce game

Wednesday - reveal trailer with details and pricing

Thursday - stream game (I'm guessing they'll talk about when the game will ship during the stream)

Friday - orders open

Showing the big boys how it's done....and the CE comes with a topper and laser cut side rails, all for the price of a Stern premium. Obviously gameplay and code will be the ultimate factor but so far I am excited and very impressed with what Spooky has pulled off this week. They deserve a whole truckload of Scooby snacks.

You're asking a lot of valid questions that anyone thinking about buying this game should consider. For this particular question Luke said they will be doing a Facebook live stream tomorrow (Thursday 12/8) 7pm CST, so yes he will be showing us the game tomorrow before the orders open up. At least I would assume they will be playing the game on stream and not just talking about it. I know they mentioned doing a Q&A so definitely get your questions in if you're able to join.

Did someone at Spooky say the licensor will not let them show gameplay tomorrow or are you just guessing that is the reason?

Man I was giving Spooky huge props for streaming gameplay before taking orders. I thought that was a huge move in the right direction. Now pardon me while I go wipe this egg off my face.

I’ve been busy at work all afternoon, so Spooky confirmed no gameplay tomorrow??

Lol that’s probably exactly what’s going to happen.

Well this is disappointing, they HAVE to have known everyone would be expecting gameplay. Kinda sours the whole thing.

If anyone is wondering this statement came from Joe at Pinball Star

I'm glad people like Joe and seem to have good experiences with him, but in my personal experience I've emailed him (sales@pinballstar) maybe half a dozen times throughout this year with various questions about different games and have never once received a reply. I don't know if my emails are going to junk mail or what but I kinda gave up. All good I have several great distros that get right back to me. I imagine Joe is swamped but I still thought it was odd that I never once got a reply.

Anyway back to Scoob....CE ordered looking forward to it.

Hey Joe thanks for the reply. It was a few emails around June and then a couple more in July (mostly about Spooky games coincidentally). I remember checking spam at the time but could have missed it. Must have been a glitch in the matrix somewhere but I definitely never got a reply for whatever reason. All good though. Good to know you're typically on top of it. I assumed that was the case with your great reputation.

This is great to hear. I wasn't trying to call him out I was just telling that other guy my personal experience. Yeah I'm sure it was some technical thing, honestly it's great to see so many people supporting Joe. I will definitely contact him again in the future for games, maybe I'll use a different email address

Ahhh maybe that was it! Moving your family home is definitely a valid excuse to miss a few emails Not a problem at all Joe I appreciate your messages here. I will definitely reach out again for future toys

Yup I still play the heck out of Medieval Madness. If done right the simplest ruleset can be fun and addicting. That's kinda what I'm hoping for with Scooby Doo. For me the theme lends itself to simpler straightforward rules. Every episode was basically the same but each had its own charm.

If they give us deep code I won't complain as long as it's not convoluted.

Hi Luke, do you guys think we might get a gameplay stream before the end of the year?

The game looks very good look forward to seeing more.

You haven't missed any announcements. I've been asking as well....

I'm curious does anyone think those apron locks could have their strength dialed up? Maybe shoot out the balls with a bit more force? The lock is a cool innovative idea, seems to me it might be more fun if the balls came out a little faster rather than the soft lob. Maybe that's as strong as their mechanism can do it.

Listened to the Loserkid interview, code sounds really fun, "unmasking" the 7 villains. Combine that concept with tons of assets from the show this could be a blast. Really looking forward to seeing more, was hoping Santa Spooky would put some gameplay in our stockings by Christmas but January isn't too far off. I hope it doesn't get delayed and delayed and delayed again like we've seen with other companies.

EDIT: Just got to the end of the podcast, Bug says "this January you're definitely going to see gameplay, you're definitely going to see a Deadflip livestream where we'll go into detail about everything in the game and play for a few hours." Sounds good to me.

There were audio problems with some of the feeds this morning, if you start listening and hear a lot of odd silence I know the fixed version is up on Loserkid's soundcloud.

I love the idea of modes playing out like episodes, working your way through the mystery until you unmask the villain. That's the kind of code I enjoy, I don't care as much about scoring points as I do completing missions. Based on what the guys have said it seems like this might be their approach. I hope it is because that sounds like it could be really fun with all the audio/video from the show.

100% this game will live or die by the code and how we interact with the episodes. I’m optimistic it’s going to be really good but my optimism is based mostly on hope. Don’t let us down Spooky.

Oh sorry misunderstood. Regarding your other comment some layouts are more exciting and visceral to shoot. Obviously code is important to any game but with everything I’ve seen of the Scooby layout it needs more help from code than games with more interesting exciting layouts and shots. The AIQ code is convoluted but I love learning it because that playfield is just so damn fun to shoot. I don’t see that same visceral excitement on the Scooby Doo playfield. That’s not a knock, Spooky does things their own way, but imo that playfield needs a lot of help from code to make it fun/interesting/exciting because the shots are all kind of the same. Again not knocking the game I’m simply stating why code can be more vital to some games. That’s my personal feeling about Scooby and I really hope they nail it. This game has a ton of potential.

Does anyone know if Spooky has said anything about the January Deadflip stream they talked about right after they announced? I checked their recent social media posts and unless I missed something they haven't mentioned it anywhere.

Thanks! Was just curious if I missed any announcements.

You're smart to listen to your old man Considering we have a week left in January is it safe to assume we'll see the stream end of this week?

I love the bravery meter concept, can't wait to see it in action.

In a Spooky post from a few days ago, either on here or Facebook can't remember, they said they were still on track for a January stream. So hopefully nothing has changed. It does kinda feel like they're doing a lot of last minute cramming for a big test

They seem to really want to deliver on this code, I feel good about it but we'll see hopefully soon.

Sh*t is about to get real

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I'm 20 minutes in and this game just looks straight up fun to play. Huge smile on my face the whole time. I'm also really enjoying watching the Spooky guys having so much fun with it. You can tell they put their heart and soul into this game. Cannot wait to get mine. Bravo Spooky

Nice thank you! Is your game shipping soon?