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Grazley Garage completes Total Chaos cabinet; Ripley's Believe it or Not restored and playable.
The Whirlwind Total Chaos cabinet is fully painted and detailed, representing Jean's vision for the nicest Total Chaos in existence
high confidence · Kevin states 'Jean wanted this to be the nicest total chaos in existence' and describes extensive custom painting including carriage bolts, dark blue inside and out, black bottom and volts
The Ripley's machine had NV RAM issues causing false switch error readings (26 broken switches that weren't actually broken)
high confidence · Mike and Kevin discuss swapping the NV RAM after the game was reporting switch errors; they also reflowed optos and found the jam opto was causing constant jam detection
The Bigfoot mod from Back Alley Creations has a design flaw that forces the gate downward, preventing it from locking properly
high confidence · Kevin explains 'when this is on, it's actually forcing the gate downward so it'll never go into the lock' and notes Back Alley Creations is redesigning the molds to fix this
Ripley's Believe it or Not has two wizard modes: Atlantis (based on completing seven Moe modes and collecting Ripley's letters) and Frog Frenzy (based on collecting seven super jackpots)
high confidence · Kevin explains the two paths: 'one is based around Moe's, one's on multiball...Atlantis, you have to complete seven different modes' and the second requires 'seven super jackpots'
The Whirlwind Total Chaos cabinet topper has significant damage (cracks on front and back) requiring replacement
high confidence · Kevin shows the topper with visible cracks: 'Broken on the front and on the back...A little nicotini which can be painted, but that can't really be repaired'
“Jean wanted this to be the nicest total chaos in existence. And nicest whirlwind that I Kevin ever did.”
Kevin @ ~2:15 — Establishes the high-end restoration goals for the Total Chaos cabinet, indicating owner customization and pride in craftsmanship
“Finders keepers. I find one quarter in every machine and I'm taking that.”
Mike Dus @ ~0:15 and ~13:45 — Running joke/catchphrase highlighting found money in machines during restoration work
“When this is on, it's actually forcing the gate downward so it'll never go into the lock.”
Kevin @ ~6:50 — Identifies a specific mechanical design flaw in aftermarket Bigfoot mod affecting gameplay functionality
“You went bowling? Yeah. Sorry, I went bowling yesterday. I'm still doing these bowling turns.”
Mike Dus @ ~15:30 — Light humor explaining poor flipper control during gameplay demonstration
“He put too many balls in his mouth. You can't make this up, ladies and gentlemen. That is Ripley's, believe it or not.”
Mike Dus @ ~24:15 — Commentary on Ripley's theme authenticity during gameplay, highlighting the game's quirky content focus
“I'm willing to bet this game is not level.”
Dutch @ ~25:45 — Observation about potential leveling issues affecting shot consistency during gameplay testing
community_signal: Grazley Garage actively documents restoration projects in Pinball Shenanigans video series, showing detailed technical work, gameplay testing, and community-oriented machine restoration practices
high · Mike and Kevin provide detailed walkthrough of restoration steps, gameplay mechanics explanations, and testing procedures in multi-part video documentation
design_philosophy: Back Alley Creations Bigfoot mod for Ripley's has a critical design flaw: the mod physically forces the lock gate downward, preventing the gate from engaging and blocking multiball lock functionality; company acknowledges issue and is redesigning molds
high · Kevin: 'when this is on, it's actually forcing the gate downward so it'll never go into the lock...that's why they're remolding it...it's beefy...needs to be supported a little better...might need another bracket on the left side'
market_signal: Machine trading within collector community: Dutch traded his Frankenstein for returning Ripley's machine, indicating active secondary market circulation and collector willingness to trade machines
high · Kevin: 'Dutch traded his uh his Frankenstein for a returning game...one that you guys have owned before and it has made its way back into the arcade with Dutch's old high score still on it'
product_strategy: Whirlwind Total Chaos cabinet received extensive cosmetic and technical upgrades including custom multi-stage painting (dark blue, black, yellow powder coating), new decals, Padretti gaming art lights, and custom hardware finishing (carriage bolt painting)
high · Kevin details: 'fully painted the dark blue inside and out...Whole thing is painted. Um bottom is painted black. Volts are painted black...The yellow powder coating is installed...Coin doors flat black...painting all of the carriage bolts black'
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technology_signal: Ripley's machine had significant electrical/software issues: NV RAM failure causing false switch error reports (26 switches reported broken when not actually broken), jam opto sensor malfunction causing constant jam detection, and trough issues requiring fixes
high · Mike and Kevin discuss: 'it was saying there's like 26 switches broken, but they actually were not. So, we swapped the uh NV RAM out...We reflowed some optos...The game constantly thought the ball was jammed...Repin the connector'