ALICE COOPER’S NIGHTMARE CASTLE

Pinball News Website·article·analyzed·Mar 18, 2018

Analysis

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TL;DR

Spooky Pinball reveals Alice Cooper's Nightmare Castle at Texas Pinball Festival with P-ROC platform.

Summary

Spooky Pinball unveiled Alice Cooper's Nightmare Castle at Texas Pinball Festival on March 17, 2018, featuring the P-ROC system, over 700 custom Alice Cooper speech calls, and 16 music tracks. Charlie Emery presented the game at a seminar with two playable machines available afterward. Pre-orders for 500 premium machines were set to begin March 26th.

Key Claims

Alice Cooper's Nightmare Castle runs on P-ROC system (as opposed to Ben Heck-designed boards used in earlier Spooky games)
high confidence · Charlie Emery stated this during presentation at Texas Pinball Festival seminar
Game contains over 700 custom speech calls from Alice Cooper
high confidence · Charlie Emery presentation at Texas Pinball Festival
Total of 16 music tracks: 10 by Alice Cooper, 6 incidental tracks by Matt Montgomery
high confidence · Charlie Emery presentation details
500 premium machines available for pre-order starting March 26th, 2018
high confidence · Official announcement at Texas Pinball Festival
Game was previously announced but Texas Pinball Festival provided first opportunity to see playfield layout and play the game
high confidence · News article context

Notable Quotes

“The game runs on the P-ROC system as opposed to the Ben Heck-designed boards used in earlier Spooky games.”
Charlie Emery @ March 17, 2018 at Texas Pinball Festival seminar — Technical platform shift for Spooky Pinball, indicating evolution in their manufacturing approach

Entities

Alice Cooper's Nightmare CastlegameSpooky PinballcompanyCharlie Emeryperson Alice CooperpersonMatt MontgomerypersonTexas Pinball Festivalevent P-ROCproduct Ben Heck

Signals

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event_signal: Texas Pinball Festival serving as major venue for manufacturer product reveals and first-to-play experiences
high · Festival hosted official unveiling, seminar presentation, and playable machines for public testing
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licensing_signal: Significant licensed IP collaboration with Alice Cooper involving 700+ custom speech calls and 10 original music tracks from the artist
high · Over 700 custom speech calls from Alice Cooper; 10 music tracks by Alice; presented as major feature of game
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announcement: Official public debut and first playable reveal of Alice Cooper's Nightmare Castle at Texas Pinball Festival following prior announcement
high · Title unveiled at festival with seminar presentation by Charlie Emery and two playable machines available
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technology_signal: Spooky Pinball transitioning from Ben Heck-designed boards to P-ROC system for Alice Cooper's Nightmare Castle
high · Charlie Emery explicitly stated game runs on P-ROC 'as opposed to the Ben Heck-designed boards used in earlier Spooky games'

Topics

New game announcement and public debutprimaryHardware platform evolution (P-ROC vs Ben Heck boards)primaryLicensed IP and artist collaboration (Alice Cooper music and vocals)primaryPre-order availability and production numberssecondarySpooky Pinball manufacturing and product linesecondary

Sentiment

positive(0.85)— News coverage is straightforward and factual. The reveal generated excitement with two playable machines available immediately after presentation. Substantial production effort (700+ voice calls, 16 music tracks) and high-profile IP licensing demonstrated significant investment.

Transcript

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**Date:** 17th March, 2018 **Location:** Texas Pinball Festival, Frisco, TX, USA On Saturday at the Texas Pinball Festival, Spooky Pinball unveiled their next in-house title – *Alice Cooper’s Nightmare Castle*. [![The translite artwork for Alice Cooper's Nightmare Castle](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/tpf-2018/055-tpf-2018.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/tpf-2018/055-tpf-2018.jpg) The translite artwork for Alice Cooper’s Nightmare Castle The title had already been announced but this was the first opportunity to see the playfield layout and artwork, and actually play the game. Before the reveal the game was on display at the Spooky Pinball stand at the show, but the playfield was covered. [![In the meantime, here's the cabinet artwork](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/tpf-2018/028-tpf-2018-1024x750.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/tpf-2018/028-tpf-2018.jpg) The cabinet artwork on the game at the Spooky stand Spooky Pinball’s Charlie Emery presented the game at 4pm on Saturday 17th March at his seminar. Afterwards, two machines were available to play back in the main show hall. [![Charlie with the new Alice Cooper's Nightmare Castle game](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/tpf-2018/051-tpf-2018-700x1024.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/tpf-2018/051-tpf-2018.jpg) Charlie with the new Alice Cooper’s Nightmare Castle game [![The first look at the playfield](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/tpf-2018/052-tpf-2018-1024x698.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/tpf-2018/052-tpf-2018.jpg) The first look at the playfield [![A full look at the playfield](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/tpf-2018/053-tpf-2018-730x1024.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/tpf-2018/053-tpf-2018.jpg) A full look at the playfield Charlie said the game runs on the P-ROC system as opposed to the Ben Heck-designed boards used in earlier Spooky games. He also said it contains over 700 custom speech calls from Alice Cooper and a total of sixteen music tracks – ten by Alice and six incidental music tracks by Matt “Count D” Montgomery. Alice’s tracks are: * Brutal Planet * Cold Ethyl * Disco Bloodbath * Feed My Frankenstein * Go To Hell * It’s The Little Things * Lost in American * No More Mister Nice Guy * Billion Dollar Babies You can watch the promotional video for the game starring Alice Cooper below: VIDEO Orders for the 500 premium machines will be taken from March 26th at the [Spooky Pinball website](http://www.spookypinball.com/).