Spooky Pinball Dead Ring In Action, Factory Tour & Rumors; Tales of the Arabian Nights Remake Interview; New Sonic the Hedgehog Merch
By knapparcade
Last article I wrote about how Spooky Pinball has officially launched its new "Dead Ring" undercabinet pinball lighting mod. Today we get a longer look at the new product in action, courtesy of a video posted on social media by Bug. Speaking of Spooky Pinball, they also recently shared a ton of pictures over on Instagram. One of which really caught my eye - There will be clues... I've known about Spooky having the license to make a pin based on the 1984 horror / comedy film "Gremlins" for a very long time now. Apparently Bug is leaning into the speculation about them having the theme lol. Spooky's 2027 game is going to be based on The Goonies, so we won't see Gremlin production from Spooky until at least 2028. They may slip a small run of a Motörhead pin in there somewhere as well. In a third piece of Spooky Pinball news, we have a new factory tour video that just made its way up to YouTube. A big thank you to Allen, who sent me a link to it on his Wired Al channel.Your browser doesn't support HTML5 video. Download the video instead.
Next up, we have the first interview with Pedretti Gaming about the Company's new game, a remake of Williams' 1986 game Tales of the Arabian Nights, courtesy of the always awesome LoserKid Pinball Podcast. Make sure to listen to the whole episode because there's a ton of detail in there about the great lengths that Pedretti went to to make sure their new TOTAN is as authentic as possible. Below are my notes: - The 30th Anniversary Edition of the game (with newt by Brian Allen) is sold out to distributors, all 399 units. The Legacy Edition is still available to order. - TOTAN is already on the assembly line at the Euro Pinball Corp. factory in Italy. The first units are currently scheduled to ship mid-July to the US, Australia, and Europe. The initial production mix will be approximately 60% Anniversary Edition and 30% Legacy Edition games. - Pedretti is now using the popular FAST Pinball platform, which should provide increased reliability, easier serviceability, better diagnostics, and long-term parts support. - Pedretti has also partnered with Athyrio Games to program remake games going forward. Athyrio has extensive experience with this, having worked on the popular Chicago Gaming Company remakes of Medieval Madness and Attack from Mars in the past. The code on the new TOTAN is not emulated — it was fully rewritten over 10+ months on new hardware, which is partly what enabled the bug fixes and rules extensions.
Sega has launched a whole bunch of new 35th Anniversary Sonic the Hedgehog merchandise, so if you're getting Jersey Jack's new game, why not celebrate with a new shirt, a cool model or even brand new Sonic SEGA Genesis cartridges? Sonic 35th Anniversary Merchandise Sonic the Hedgehog (35th Anniversary) - Legacy Cartridge Collection
Last up, I have a really cool article that I wanted to share. It's about a grad student named Alyssa Brown and her quest to preserve classic arcade history. Press ‘start’ on ’70s arcade history
