Quoted from Syco54645:

Probably unpopular opinion but it is a spooky game, didn't care for amh or Alice Cooper. I hear tna is great but haven't played it. The games just felt clunky and like they were thrown together (poorly) in a garage.
I'd like to revisit them and see if my opinion has changed at all.

Quoted from dsmoke1986:

This...
Their games just feel clunky and kind of cheesy to me. I liked Rob Zombie; but AMH was awful IMO...Not a fan of the theme, and the layout looks so Gottlieb 1985 to me; I don't know, we'll see.

Quoted from Whysnow:

It seems odd to me that people treat all Spooky games as if they are one designer. Lot's of "I tried AMH once and..., so all spooky games must play that way"
AMH was the first 150 games and since that time they have built 1500 games+
Each game has seen vast improvements and Spooky is not the industry leader in many key areas for quality.
I suggest putting some time on TNA (a game actually designed by same designer as R&M) and ACNC (most recent game which shows quality) and then see what you think. It is 180 difference from AMH days.

Quoted from dsmoke1986:

TNA looks dope, I tried playing it at PinballGallery, but it was out of order...
You know each manufacturer has a feel; B/W, Gottlieb, DE, Stern, etc...That's what I was referring to.
You don't have to be a fanboy; OP wanted opinions; I'm giving mine.

Quoted from benhardy:

well, the question should be why did i get 1.

Quoted from PokerJake:

It should be "why didn't I buy 2?"

Quoted from MikeS:

I find that it's impressive that a Scott Danesi game sold out that quickly

Quoted from Whysnow:

not being a fanboy at all.
Yeah, all manufacturers have a feel to them but those feels also change over time and esp with designer (and coder).
Your opinion is very valid, and often heard. Just sharing my opinion that things are very different for the last 2 games compared to earlier and Scott designs games very differently from charlie.
TNA feels very classic Bally/Williams to me and nothing Spooky like the older stuff. Makes sense since much of what they use is based on (or exact?) like those classic mechs

Quoted from MikeS:

For those of you complaining about a lack of toys, have you ever played Scott Danesi's first game TNA?...

Quoted from PokerJake:

It should be "why didn't I buy 2?"

Quoted from OLDPINGUY:

Im happy for those that are excited!
Unfortunately for me, I simply didnt find the playfield exciting enough, other then the Pop Bumper.
That simply meant, Ill wait to play it, before I would consider buying.
Regular stuff, just avoiding the hype and rush.

Quoted from AFM95:

It sold out that quickly because:
1. The theme - it's Rick and Morty. Perfect pinball demographic theme, especially for operators.
2. There are only 750 units. No more are coming down the road, unlike other companies who can/want to continuously produce them with demand. (i.e. WOZ)

Quoted from ralphcousman:

The playfield sucks and doesn’t match the series

Quoted from Flipnaught:

Where is the "My wife wouldn't let me" option?

Quoted from Zablon:

I'm curious to your reasoning there. I do think it matches the series...

Quoted from ralphcousman:

The artist that did the playfield is not the main artist for the show. From his website a lot of the art work is very pastel and “trippy” which is ok but to say the playfield color palette matches the series is laughable. Should have went with another artist. The playfield is freaking pink and yellow. And it’s just characters thrown about and stuff from the title sequence. No depth to knowledge of the series shown in the artwork. Big disconnect.
I have a rick and morty tattoo! Wanted this machine sooo bad but that playfield art will never be in my lineup.

Quoted from ralphcousman:

The artist that did the playfield is not the main artist for the show. From his website a lot of the art work is very pastel and “trippy” which is ok but to say the playfield color palette matches the series is laughable. Should have went with another artist. The playfield is freaking pink and yellow. And it’s just characters thrown about and stuff from the title sequence. No depth to knowledge of the series shown in the artwork. Big disconnect.
I have a rick and morty tattoo! Wanted this machine sooo bad but that playfield art will never be in my lineup.

Quoted from ralphcousman:

I have a rick and morty tattoo!

Quoted from ralphcousman:

The artist that did the playfield is not the main artist for the show. From his website a lot of the art work is very pastel and “trippy” which is ok but to say the playfield color palette matches the series is laughable. Should have went with another artist. The playfield is freaking pink and yellow. And it’s just characters thrown about and stuff from the title sequence. No depth to knowledge of the series shown in the artwork. Big disconnect.
I have a rick and morty tattoo! Wanted this machine sooo bad but that playfield art will never be in my lineup.

Quoted from Flipnaught:

Where is the "My wife wouldn't let me" option?

Quoted from guitarded:

Was it done by the Original Artist?

Quoted from heryworm:

I am an operator and tried a couple games from Spooky in my arcade. The build quality is just not there yet to support heavy usage on route. They had constant issues. Hopefully soon. Spooky makes beautiful games with great artwork and decent game play. Unfortunately that is not enough for what I need it to be.
I also bought a ACNC and after receiving it the game restarted itself after every 5th game or so. Boom. Just like that. Over and over. I contacted Spooky about it and they told me right away that they know about this issue and that they are working on a solution. Well, that was almost 3 months ago and nobody has contacted me yet. They could have let me know that they are aware of this issue prior to shipping this game to me and at least ask me if I am ok with getting a game that restarts itself every 2nd game and sometimes during game play, right? I mean, the game is pretty useless to me as an operator if it's not working right. Pretty shitty if you ask me.
R+M looks good and I will probably have one soon but it will not be a NIB. I think that R+M will be on the secondary market for mid to low 5k in about 6 months just like any other Spooky game.

Quoted from MikeS:

What's the name of the artist and his website?

Quoted from tommyp:

Because I prefer to let the rest of you pre-order, then whine when it shows up and it's broke/unfinished/playfield pooling/bad clear chipping/code not supported/ every other reason people complain on here. Then..sit back, and laugh when you do it with the next release all over again. Boggles my mind y'all still buy pins sight unseen and uncompleted.

Quoted from heryworm:

I am an operator and tried a couple games from Spooky in my arcade. The build quality is just not there yet to support heavy usage on route. They had constant issues. Hopefully soon. Spooky makes beautiful games with great artwork and decent game play. Unfortunately that is not enough for what I need it to be.
I also bought a ACNC and after receiving it the game restarted itself after every 5th game or so. Boom. Just like that. Over and over. I contacted Spooky about it and they told me right away that they know about this issue and that they are working on a solution. Well, that was almost 3 months ago and nobody has contacted me yet. They could have let me know that they are aware of this issue prior to shipping this game to me and at least ask me if I am ok with getting a game that restarts itself every 2nd game and sometimes during game play, right? I mean, the game is pretty useless to me as an operator if it's not working right. Pretty shitty if you ask me.
R+M looks good and I will probably have one soon but it will not be a NIB. I think that R+M will be on the secondary market for mid to low 5k in about 6 months just like any other Spooky game.

Quoted from fisherdaman:

plan now is to buy a JP premium

Quoted from stevevt:

I have heard there might be one of these on location in VT in a couple months....

Quoted from heryworm:

I am an operator and tried a couple games from Spooky in my arcade. The build quality is just not there yet to support heavy usage on route. They had constant issues. Hopefully soon. Spooky makes beautiful games with great artwork and decent game play. Unfortunately that is not enough for what I need it to be.
I also bought a ACNC and after receiving it the game restarted itself after every 5th game or so. Boom. Just like that. Over and over. I contacted Spooky about it and they told me right away that they know about this issue and that they are working on a solution. Well, that was almost 3 months ago and nobody has contacted me yet. They could have let me know that they are aware of this issue prior to shipping this game to me and at least ask me if I am ok with getting a game that restarts itself every 2nd game and sometimes during game play, right? I mean, the game is pretty useless to me as an operator if it's not working right. Pretty shitty if you ask me.
R+M looks good and I will probably have one soon but it will not be a NIB. I think that R+M will be on the secondary market for mid to low 5k in about 6 months just like any other Spooky game.

Quoted from BC_Gambit:

To me this is the number one reason; reading about this and some other unresolved issues (like the callouts) for ACNC made jumping on Rick and Morty a no go for me. I don't expect every game to ship flawlessly out of the box but for them to be in that state still hurts.

I have also been around long enough to see the hype cycle with these things. First the initial excitement, then the relentless memeing mixed with people getting hyped and patting each other on the back for getting a game number assigned to them, followed by months of speculation and frustration, followed by initial shipments with some disappointments here and there, followed by people selling their spots "for personal reasons".

Quoted from PoMC:

I have two friends with ACNC and keep up on the owner thread. Nothing but constant problems on that game.....I wouldn’t buy anything from Spooky until I see they make that game work right. Memory leaks causing game resets, balls always stuck, etc.
No way.

Quoted from TheNoTrashCougar:

Just a clarification on this. The memory leak is not a Multimorphic P3-ROC issue. It is a software issue on the PC. This issue is being worked on for ACNC as we speak (I have seen the new code) and this has been proactively addressed for R&M and will not be an issue there. The reason we put a larger computer in it was to handle the vast amounts of HD video that are going in this thing. We wanted more RAM, more CPU, and a better video processor. The PC that we are using is also made from off the shelf parts, which I am a huge advocate of.
--Scott

Quoted from PoMC:

Smart thinking. Something many guys around here lack when it comes to dropping $7000+ on a game.

Quoted from MikeS:

We're putting a small down-payment down on a toy, not donating a kidney. I'm taking an educated gamble that the game will be a lot of fun based on the theme and the team involved, but if it doesn't live up to my expectations I'll take my lumps and sell it. I'm not going to lose a wink of sleep worrying about whether I made a "smart" decision or not.

Quoted from MikeS:

We're putting a small down-payment down on a toy, not donating a kidney. I'm taking an educated gamble that the game will be a lot of fun based on the theme and the team involved, but if it doesn't live BB up to my expectations I'll take my lumps and sell it. I'm not going to lose a wink of sleep worrying about whether I made a "smart" decision or not.

Quoted from BC_Gambit:

Yup. That is fine. This is the "why did you not do this" thread. I don't think many people in this thread think jumping on this pin is stupid.
There are valid reasons to jump onboard and valid reasons to chill out.
If you were expecting this thread to purely be posts validating your choice I don't know what to say.

Quoted from PoMC:

Smart thinking. Something many guys around here lack when it comes to dropping $7000+ on a game.