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Cactus Canyon Remake Review (w/ New Code)
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Cactus Canyon Remake Review (w/ New Code)
Highlights
- Cactus Canyon was the last game Bally Williams made before transferring to Pinball 2000
- Cactus Canyon shipped with incomplete code
- Chicago Gaming Company released a code update kit at the end of last year or early this year [2023/2024]
- The new code was designed by one of the Sharp kids, taking over from Lyman F. Sheets Jr. who passed away in 2018
- The original ruleset would have scored around a 2 out of 5; the new ruleset is significantly better
- The strobing gun fight lights are extremely bright and problematic, potentially triggering seizure concerns
- Cactus Canyon is Mrs. J's #2 favorite among Chicago Gaming classics, with Monster Bash as her #1
- The game's playfield layout is very approachable for casual/beginner players, making shots easy to hit
Notable quotes
“This was the last game that Bally Williams made before they decided to transfer over to Pinball 2000.”
“27, 28 years. That's insane.”
“I got bored with Cactus Canyon... I just I got bored with it after a time.”
“THE BLINDING LIGHTS... when the gun FIGHT WAS LIT... I could not like I would have a gun fight lit and it would be strobing and I'd be like I don't know what I'm doing.”
“The locker's lit and SO AM I. THE DRUNK GUY.”
“It is very approachable... all right there in front of you.”
“I got bored even faster [with original code]... With the updated rule set, they did a lot to make the game better.”
“Monster Bash is my number one favorite... I would put Cactus Canyon above Medieval Madness, and I know that that is heresy.”
“They're not convoluted like Rush's rules were.”
“I still want older machines like this in our arcade... There's such a nostalgia factor to them.”
Entities
- Bally Williams· company
- Chicago Gaming Company· company
- Attack from Mars· game
- Batman· game
- Cactus Canyon· game
- Cyclone· game
- Medieval Madness· game
- Metallica· game
- Monster Bash· game
- Rush· game
- Pinball Pursuit· organization
- Dr. C· person
- Josh Sharpe· person
- Lyman F. Sheets Jr.· person
- Mrs. J· person
- Pinball 2000· product
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