Beetlejuice Pinball by Spooky Pinball - Worth the Hype?!
Beetlejuice Pinball by Spooky Pinball - Worth the Hype?!
In this video I take a deep dive into Spooky Pinball’s Beetlejuice Pinball machine and share my thoughts after spending time playing the game. We’ll break down everything that makes this machine...
Highlights
- Beetlejuice sold out before it was even for sale
- Spooky Pinball is based in Benton, Wisconsin
- Evil Dead pinball had Bruce Campbell callouts that guided players through the game
- A recent code update added more movie assets and two new modes (Till Death and Grave Dig) to Beetlejuice
- Fewer than 50 Beetlejuice machines are in the wild as of March 2026
- Christopher Franchie, the artist for Evil Dead pinball, also did the artwork for Beetlejuice
- Spooky can only make one game per year at their current company size
- The bonus screen audio is inconsistently loud and louder than other game elements
Notable quotes
“Spooky especially. So, does Beetlejuice live up to the hype of their successes with Evil Dead pinball?”
“Evil Dead pinball was so good because of the Bruce Campbell callouts. The callouts were amazing and it also guided you through the game. Right now, I'd say there really isn't a guide guiding you through the game.”
“Spooky does a really good job with continual code updates. So, I expect them to do the same thing for Beetlejuice.”
“If you can play the Deo mode and not smile on your face and not be super excited about what you just experienced, I'm not sure. Like maybe you were born without a fun chip.”
“I think I got so sucked into the hype of this game that my expectations were through the roof.”
“I walked away from it. I came back with a fresh set of eyes and it really started to open up for me.”
“They keep on building on the momentum of the prior game. And so I got to think the next game is going to be just like this one and it's going to be really hard to get.”
Entities
- Elwin Pinball· company
- Spooky Pinball· company
- Stern Pinball· company
- Batman 66· game
- Beetlejuice· game
- Evil Dead pinball· game
- Christopher Franchie· person
- RetroRalph· person
- Rudy· person
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