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Tucson Pinball Podcast – Episode 73 – Oh For Two On Two Point Oh

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Tucson Pinball Podcast – Episode 73 – Oh For Two On Two Point Oh

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Highlights

  • The Funhouse 2.0 kit costs $2,000 and includes FAST MPU, PinSound board, LCD display, new speaker panel, side blades, and mirror display replacement
  • Funhouse 2.0 kit users discovered a factory miswiring in original machines that only manifested with the 2.0 kit installed
  • Early code versions of Funhouse 2.0 required separate MPU firmware updates independent of game code, creating confusion for users
  • The Funhouse 2.0 kit shipped incomplete and required USB code updates post-delivery
  • Funhouse 2.0 uses Mark Silk as the new voice of Rudy instead of original actor Ed Boon
  • Funhouse 2.0 has a ball save feature, which is atypical for pre-ball-save era game remakes
  • Pedretti Gaming's Funhouse remake has Classic ($7,500) and LE ($10,000) versions with auto-launch
  • The Funhouse remake LE is limited to 750 units and features new playfield art, not just touch-ups
  • Post-COVID FOMO is tapering down and used pinball prices are declining
  • Whirlwind is the best System 11 game, making it questionable as a candidate for a 2.0 kit

Notable quotes

“There's not very many instances I can even think of right now in pinball that have a shot that you don't use as an entrance. It's only used as an exit to return the ball.”
Host
“The fact that it isn't Ed Boon's voice, that that's kind of the most recognizable aspect of the audio on this game, it definitely was different. And I'm sure maybe I could get used to it. I just... that might be enough for me to just not even be interested.”
Host
“The choreography of that was very weird... That would have been one of the first things that I noticed as soon as the multi-ball is implemented.”
Host
“For me, I'd be comfortable putting in a kit, but only after many, many other people have been the guinea pig and the code is developed enough to the point that it's basically a drop-in kit at that point.”
Host
“This might be the first remake that actually also has a new Playfield art package done to it, which is like this is original, original.”
Host
“The fact that we can get a new clear-coded reproduction play field from CPR... that is one of the more exciting aspects about this particular remake.”
Host
“There's two different companies that are both working in conjunction with the license owner... they're going to be able to focus on their specialties and refine their process a little bit more.”
Host

Entities

  • Chicago Gaming· company
  • Classic Playfield Reproductions (CPR)· company
  • Dutch Pinball· company
  • FAST Pinball· company
  • Nap Arcade· company
  • Pedretti Gaming· company
  • PinSound· company
  • Bride of Pinbot· game
  • Funhouse· game
  • Tales of the Arabian Nights / Totan· game
  • Whirlwind· game
  • IFPA· organization
  • Pinside· organization
  • Chris Grammer· person
  • Ed Boon· person
  • Mark Silk· person
  • Pat Lawler· person
  • Haggis· person|company
  • Funhouse 2.0· product
  • Whirlwind 2.0· product

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