Alice Cooper is a rock musician and entertainer who has been the subject of a pinball machine by Spooky Pinball. The game, titled 'Alice Cooper's Nightmare Castle,' was designed with rules by Bowen Kerins and features innovative mechanical elements including a castle mechanism and magnet-between-flippers design. Released as part of Spooky's 2018-2020 production cycle, the machine has received mixed reception for its tight shot placement and castle post-heavy design, though it sold out initially and influenced subsequent Spooky design philosophy.
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Alice Cooper is described as a 'frequent Metallica collaborator' who created the refreshed art package for Remastered
Bug encounters Alice Cooper (the musician) regularly at events and stores in their shared town
Rob Zombie game hurt Alice Cooper sales due to poor prior experience
An electric chair prop from Alice Cooper's 1971 North American and European tour is displayed alongside Alice Cooper's Nightmare Castle
Theme artist for Spooky's Alice Cooper pinball game, appears in the machine
Upcoming Spooky Pinball game featuring musician Alice Cooper; includes LCD screen, X marks, monster modes, hapitrail; debuting at Texas Pinball Festival
Spooky release; reportedly rock solid in quality per operator feedback
Stern pinball game with in-house printed artwork mentioned for comparison
Pinball game referenced as one of Dave's newer acquisitions prior to American Pinball role
Spooky Pinball title; planned for deployment at public competitive venues for durability testing
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Alice Cooper's Nightmare Castle features narration by Alice Cooper himself and includes a working guillotine prop
Alice Cooper (Spooky Pinball) code has improved significantly since initial release
Alice Cooper (the musician/licensor) has integrated Spooky's pinball machine design into his touring shows
Alice Cooper machine has a very tight tilt sensitivity
Alice Cooper was involved in the pinball game's production
The Alice Cooper machine features upper and lower playfields with multiball capability
The game does not reward players for doing nothing and requires hitting shots to score
The skill shot on Alice Cooper awards 2 million points
Pinball offers a superior physical, tactile experience compared to phone-based entertainment
Pinball machines serve as a status symbol or marker of success in popular culture
Alice Cooper was 70 years old during recent interview
The original Hollywood Vampires was a drinking group at the Rainbow Bar and Grill in the 1970s featuring John Lennon, Harry Nilsson, Keith Moon, and others
Alice Cooper believes he still has his best songs ahead of him and that this belief drives him to continue working
Larry Mullen Jr. of U2 played drums on the Paranormal album because his style was different and unpredictable
Alice Cooper has seen and approved the Alice Cooper's Nightmare Castle pinball machine
Alice Cooper has toured 105 cities recently and has another month and a half of touring scheduled
Alice Cooper will play Herod in a live production of Jesus Christ Superstar on Easter Sunday
Alice Cooper replaced alcohol and drug addiction with golf addiction as a positive alternative
Alice Cooper's Nightmare Castle is the best pinball game ever made
Alice Cooper has had a 50-year music and stage career featuring theatrical performance elements like getting his 'head chopped off every night'
Alice Cooper has been playing pinball and is a pinball enthusiast
Alice Cooper is an accomplished golfer who uses it as his primary relaxation method
Recent Spooky Pinball title with linear boss-rush code design; used as comparison point for next Spooky game philosophy
Classic pinball machine in women's bank; difficult orbit shots; Tracy scored 15M after training with local collectors
Spooky Pinball title; praised in stream for action, graphics, and animation quality
Rock musician and performer with nearly 50 years of stage career; star and personality featured in the pinball machine announcement
Upcoming pinball machine; host mentioned there will be a stream with this title pending code maturation
Rock musician whose IP is licensed for the Nightmare Castle pinball machine
Referenced in comparison: Alice Cooper's Nightmare Castle callouts were criticized as boring, similar concern about Evil Dead voice work
Spooky Pinball title; prototype shown at Golden State/Straight Down the Middle; praised for resin artwork quality
Pinball machine with multiple units at Texas Pinball Festival, including distributor display
Spooky Pinball title; Gene Exwong's and host opinions suggest it's Spooky's best game
Pinball game mentioned as thematic comparison to Winchester (house-themed game)
Spooky Pinball machine; subject of secondary market transaction and code update bricking incident
Pinball game; sold out when Rick and Morty was released
Prior Spooky Pinball game; established visual design benchmark; same artist (Christopher Franchi) as Scooby-Doo
Pinball machine Don played during Australia trip
Jersey Jack Pinball machine; production capacity reason for Total Nuclear Annihilation cut
Rock musician and entertainer whose name and music theme is licensed for the pinball machine
Spooky Pinball title featuring new brain-in-jar topper, owned by Scott Ian, receiving new code update soon
Pinball machine in Drew's collection, ranked #1 in current rotation, played every other day
Rock musician and entertainer, licensed IP partner for Alice Cooper's Nightmare Castle pinball game, incorporated game into his stage show
Pinball machine in Drew's collection; required slingshot switch adjustments upon receipt.
Spooky Pinball title referenced for quality of interactive topper that Rick and Morty topper is expected to match or exceed
Spooky Pinball game designed by Charlie Emery; ~500 unit production; praised for theme integration and complete package; benchmark for beautiful machine execution
Spooky Pinball licensed game mentioned as example of upper playfield implementation
Rock musician whose likeness and music feature in the pinball game theme
Stern Pinball game; discussed as likely outsold by Elvira despite potentially superior gameplay
Spooky Pinball title wrapping production October 2019; hosts anticipate December 2019 reveal; regarded as leap in design maturity for Spooky
Spooky Pinball machine; Drew trading in his Hobbit Standard Edition for it; expected completion 7-10 days from discussion date; Drew describes it as 'the best of the bunch'
Spooky Pinball title; notable for absence of bumpers; Drew surpassed 100 plays; required two switch adjustments out of box
Rock musician whose theme/likeness is used in the pinball machine
Rock musician; met by hosts multiple times including backstage meetings and home visit for pinball machine delivery
Spooky Pinball game, mentioned as one of the company's difficult titles comparable to TNA and Rob Zombie's Spookshow International
Musical artist; mentioned as owner of a pinball machine; considers pinball achievement a marker of fame (Jeopardy answer, Pez dispenser, pinball machine)
Rock musician and performer; licensing partner for Nightmare Castle pinball machine
Referenced as another pinball game with similar ball save mechanic to GoldenEye
Music pinball machine; briefly mentioned as less deserving than proposed alternatives in band discussion.
Upcoming Spooky Pinball title; hosts express hope it will pull together better execution than Rob Zombie's Spookshow International based on known artwork quality
Rock musician whose music and theme are featured in the pinball game; provided music and greatest hits for the soundtrack
Earlier Spooky Pinball release used for comparative playfield quality assessment
Spooky Pinball game; host mentions having played it before but codes have improved since
Spooky Pinball machine releasing soon; recent head decal preview suggests imminent announcement
George's dog; mentioned as staying at daycare where canine COVID concern arose
Spooky Pinball title; live stream demonstration experienced hard resets, flipper failures, internet problems
Spooky Pinball title that Zach traded for to acquire TNA (Limited Edition)
Rock musician and entertainer; subject of Spooky Pinball's Alice Cooper's Nightmare Castle game featured in this content
Referenced pinball game with upper playfield; used for comparison of shot flow and playfield space management
Spooky Pinball game; Ben Heck storyboarded all display animations; designed for family-friendly tone per Alice Cooper's request; HD display implementation
Unreleased Spooky Pinball game in development; has 13-17 ramps and unique features; seen by Matt Scott at factory
Previous Spooky Pinball release; used for comparison when discussing layout reuse strategy
Spooky Pinball game played on location at Travis's arcade
Artist for Metallica Remastered (2024), described as 'frequent Metallica collaborator' and creator of refreshed art package
Spooky Pinball title; referenced as best layout from Spooky before Looney Tunes
Upcoming Spooky Pinball game being revealed at Texas Pinball Festival
Spooky Pinball machine theme, subject of launch party tournament; fifth game produced but second to ship from factory
Newly released pinball machine from Spooky Pinball, featured at launch party tournament in Skokie
Spooky Pinball title currently in production; production timeline influences availability of Rick and Morty
Spooky Pinball game; 500-unit cap; sold out after weeks on waitlist; theme-based niche appeal
Jersey Jack Pinball machine that Jeff is considering ordering instead of Wonka.
Spooky Pinball game; presumably the unreleased Ben Heck design; one-model release; further along in production than TNA
Spooky Pinball title with large house sculpt; Evil Dead improves upon the house design and playfield flow
Shock rocker born Vincent Damon Furnier; avid pinball enthusiast and collector who visited the Rock Hall exhibition opening
Rock musician with Alice Cooper's Nightmare Castle pinball; electric chair prop from 1971 stage show on display
Rock musician, theme of the pinball game; provided 700+ custom speech calls and 10 music tracks for the machine
Spooky Pinball title; discussed as 'classic license' vs Rick and Morty's 'fresh' current appeal
Spooky Pinball game; Bug involved in song selection (caused controversy for excluding 'Schools Out')
Previous Spooky Pinball title; referenced for script scale comparison (700+ speech calls)
Referenced as baseline for excessively tight shots that frustrate players; archetype of 'shot rejection' problem that John Wick notably avoids.
Nightmare castle mountain mechanics referenced as aesthetic comparison to D&D's mountain design
Spooky Pinball title; Scott provided sound effects and mastered original music
Stern Pinball game; has scoop design that doesn't wear (metal flush with playfield)
Guest interviewed on Pinball Profile podcast
Recent Spooky title with castle mechanism criticized by Enzo for post-heavy design; review apparently influenced subsequent Spooky shift away from dead posts toward drop targets and standoff targets.
Spooky Pinball game; targeting completion by end November/December per hosts' recollection
Spooky Pinball game; Bug previously owned but now owned by another person; referenced as Bug's former favorite
Spooky Pinball title referenced as having strong back glass art; rated top-tier by Dennis
Spooky Pinball game; receiving code update with expanded mode information and weapon availability; animated by Bunyip
Spooky Pinball title; community posted detailed map guide on Pinside for gameplay assistance
Spooky Pinball title; new code update coming soon per Bug and Charlie
Spooky Pinball game; Bowen served as rules designer; features animations by David Van Ness
Stern licensed game that failed during Deathball tournament and was removed
Spooky Pinball game, struggled to sell (sales below Rob Zombie effect damage), benefited from good software updates
Spooky Pinball game; part of Zach's four-game Spooky collection
Spooky Pinball game, Bruce's favorite recent Spooky title, home-use only, complex rules, criticisms include too many bottom shots and problematic upper playfield, spiral ramp mechanic praised
Spooky Pinball game at RPC that currently will not boot; has been non-functional since recently
Spooky Pinball title; criticized for repetitive Dracula mode song looping; noted for restrictive castle exploration design (same diamond pattern, same item placement).
Spooky Pinball game preceding Scooby-Doo; sold out instantly; marked benchmark for game-to-game sales momentum in market
Rock-themed pinball machine; selected by Tremonti as #8 seed in rock pinball bracket due to preference for Gottlieb machines.
Spooky Pinball machine; acquired by Keeler in 2019
Spooky Pinball title with unconventional layout and early-stage rules; live tutorial at TPF Saturday 6 PM with Bowen Cairns; played by both hosts at Pinberg
Pinball game featured at Pintastic; Bowen Cairns conducting deep-play tutorial seminar on Friday night
Pinball game played at Sanctum, has lock-stealing points, multi-ball strategy, coded by David Fawcett/Quasma with more content in development
New pinball machine featured at TPF; Jeff mentions it was well-received; Robert didn't get opportunity to play it due to tournament schedule constraints
Rock legend with 27 studio albums, subject of pinball machine, touring artist, age 70
Spooky Pinball game with innovative rule design by Bowen Kerins; praised for original shooting sequences and thematic immersion
Pinball machine that Danielle Peck plays regularly; praised for Alice Cooper theme integration; available in New Zealand arcade scene.
Musician and licensor for Spooky Pinball game. Described as permissive licensor who subsequently built concert tour around pinball machine design.
Referenced for magnetic rod design that Beetlejuice uses
Spooky Pinball game; shares CHOP ball save mechanic with Rob Zombie; referenced as similarly drain-heavy with ball save criticality
Spooky Pinball game in Enzo's collective; characterized as extremely dark despite LED conversions and clear sling rubbers; used as primary demonstration for Pin Lights effectiveness
Spooky release following TNA; part of production sequence establishing company operational competence
George Gomez design; featured magnet-between-flippers mechanic; referenced in Charlie Emery anecdote about design inspiration
Previous Spooky Pinball title referenced for magnet mechanism comparison point
Referenced by Bug as inspiration for below-flipper magnet mechanic; design evolved from Bug's childhood idea pitched to his father who incorporated into Alice Cooper pinball
Spooky Pinball title; hosts reference playing at Chicago Water and Fire venue
70-year-old rock musician; featured on Spooky Pinball's upcoming Alice Cooper's Nightmare Castle game
Boutique pinball machine; strong shooting mechanics, unfinished code, tight shot placement, non-traditional ramp layout