# Upgraded Lyman Code for Cactus Canyon Remake to Include Special Hardware

**Source:** Knapp Arcade  
**Type:** article  
**Published:** 2022-03-26  
**Beat:** Pinball

**URL:** https://www.knapparcade.org/upgraded-lyman-code-for-cactus-canyon-remake-to-include-special-hardware

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## Analysis

Chicago Gaming Company presented a detailed seminar on the Cactus Canyon Remake at Texas Pinball Festival, revealing significant improvements made during production delays. A key revelation: the upcoming expanded code by Lyman Sheats will ship as a hardware kit with an unspecified component, rather than a software-only update.

### Key Claims

- [HIGH] Chicago Gaming has made astonishing improvements to Cactus Canyon during delays — _Author witnessed Texas Pinball Festival presentation and states 'The attention to detail and incredible number of improvements that the Company has made to this game are truly astonishing.'_
- [HIGH] Lyman Sheats is working on expanded code for Cactus Canyon — _Directly stated: 'the new upcoming expanded code for the game that Lyman Sheats working on'_
- [MEDIUM] The expanded Cactus Canyon code will ship as a hardware kit with an unknown component — _Author notes: 'the new upcoming expanded code for the game that Lyman Sheats working on was always intended to be a "Kit" that is going to come with a hardware component. I don't know what exactly that will be'_
- [HIGH] Cactus Canyon Remake has experienced production delays — _Author acknowledges: 'Yes, there has been delays with the Cactus Canyon Remake, but Chicago Gaming has used that time very wisely.'_

### Notable Quotes

> "The attention to detail and incredible number of improvements that the Company has made to this game are truly astonishing. Of all the games out there right now, I am probably the most impressed with Cactus Canyon. I'm absolutely blown away by it."
> — **Knapp Arcade (article author)**
> _Strong endorsement of Cactus Canyon quality and design execution after viewing seminar_

> "the new upcoming expanded code for the game that Lyman Sheats working on was always intended to be a "Kit" that is going to come with a hardware component. I don't know what exactly that will be but I was pleasantly surprised by this."
> — **Knapp Arcade (article author)**
> _Key revelation about hardware component accompanying code update; author notes this was previously unknown_

### Entities

| Name | Type | Context |
|------|------|---------|
| Chicago Gaming Company | company | Manufacturer conducting seminar on Cactus Canyon Remake at Texas Pinball Festival; responsible for game improvements during production delays |
| Cactus Canyon Remake | game | Chicago Gaming Company's remake of classic Cactus Canyon; subject of detailed seminar revealing design improvements and upcoming code kit |
| Lyman Sheats | person | Designer/programmer working on expanded code for Cactus Canyon Remake; code will ship as hardware kit |
| Texas Pinball Festival | event | Major pinball community event where Chicago Gaming presented Cactus Canyon seminar |
| Knapp Arcade | organization | Content creator/media covering pinball events and seminars at Texas Pinball Festival |
| Micro TOTAN 2.0 | game | Other remake game with 2.0 kit discussed in separate presentation at Texas Pinball Festival |

### Topics

- **Primary:** Cactus Canyon Remake development and improvements, Hardware-software integration for code updates, Chicago Gaming Company product quality and attention to detail
- **Secondary:** Production delays and their benefit to final product, Pinball remake/2.0 kits trend

### Sentiment

**Positive** (0.9) — Author is highly enthusiastic about Cactus Canyon quality and impressed by Chicago Gaming's execution. Strong endorsement of design improvements and the hardware kit approach. No criticism or concerns expressed.

### Signals

- **[community_signal]** Chicago Gaming conducting detailed educational seminars at pinball community events (confidence: high) — Detailed seminar presentation at Texas Pinball Festival with technical specifications shared publicly via Twitch stream
- **[design_philosophy]** Chicago Gaming emphasizing extensive attention to detail and incremental improvements on Cactus Canyon Remake (confidence: high) — Author describes 'The attention to detail and incredible number of improvements that the Company has made to this game are truly astonishing'
- **[product_strategy]** Cactus Canyon Remake has experienced production delays but company used time for refinement (confidence: high) — Author acknowledges delays but notes 'Chicago Gaming has used that time very wisely'
- **[product_strategy]** Lyman Sheats developing expanded code for Cactus Canyon Remake that will ship as hardware kit with unknown component (confidence: high) — Author states expanded code 'was always intended to be a "Kit" that is going to come with a hardware component' but specifics unknown

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## Transcript

Last night at the Texas Pinball Festival, Chicago Gaming Company conducted a seminar called “Completing Cactus Canyon.” I was going to do a bullet point notes article for it like I did for the earlier Mirco TOTAN 2.0 presentation, but in all honestly the CGC presentation was so much more impressive and detailed that my article would have gone on for a thousand pages. 


Yes, there has been delays with the Cactus Canyon Remake, but Chicago Gaming has used that time very wisely. The attention to detail and incredible number of improvements that the Company has made to this game are truly astonishing. Of all the games out there right now, I am probably the most impressed with Cactus Canyon.  I’m absolutely blown away by it. 


One interesting tidbit that I picked up from the presentation that I did not know previously is that the new upcoming expanded code for the game that Lyman F. Sheats Jr. working on was always intended to be a “Kit” that is going to come with a hardware component. I don’t know what exactly that will be but I was pleasantly surprised by this. 


Here’s a few screenshots that I took of the presentation. As I said there was way too much to it to repeat here. I encourage everyone to use the link below to check it out if you haven’t seen it yet. It was very impressive. 


https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1436681994

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