Spooky Pinball Dead Ring In Action, Factory Tour & Rumors; Tales of the Arabian Nights Remake Interview; New Sonic the Hedgehog Merch

TL;DR

Spooky Dead Ring launch, TOTAN remake shipping, Goonies/Gremlins rumors, Sonic merch tie-in.

Summary

Key Claims

• Spooky Pinball has the license to make a pinball game based on the 1984 Gremlins film

  high confidence · knapparcade (Knapp Arcade) article - author states 'I've known about spooky having the license to make a pin based on the 1984 horror / comedy film "Gremlins" for a very long time now'

• Spooky's 2027 game is The Goonies, so Gremlins production won't start until at least 2028

  high confidence · knapparcade article - states 'Spooky's 2027 game is going to be based on The Goonies, so we won't see Gremlin production from Spooky until at least 2028'

• Spooky may slip a small run of a Motörhead pinball in production schedule

  medium confidence · knapparcade article - 'They may slip a small run of a Motörhead pin in there somewhere as well'

• Tales of the Arabian Nights of the Arabian Nights 30th Anniversary Edition is sold out to distributors (399 units)

  high confidence · LoserKid A A Pinball Podcast interview notes cited in knapparcade article

• TOTAN first units scheduled to ship mid-July 2026 to US, Australia, and Europe

  high confidence · LoserKid A A Pinball Podcast interview notes cited in knapparcade article

• Pedretti partnered with Athyrio Games to program remake games, who previously worked on Chicago Gaming Company remakes

  high confidence · LoserKid A A Pinball Podcast interview notes cited in knapparcade article

• TOTAN code was fully rewritten over 10+ months on FAST Pinball hardware, not emulated

  high confidence · LoserKid A A Pinball Podcast interview notes cited in knapparcade article

Notable Quotes

• “I've known about spooky having the license to make a pin based on the 1984 horror / comedy film "Gremlins" for a very long time now.”

  Knapp Arcade @ N/A — Confirms long-held insider knowledge of Spooky's Gremlins license and hints at official hints via Bug on social media.

• “Spooky's 2027 game is going to be based on The Goonies, so we won't see Gremlin production from Spooky until at least 2028.”

  Knapp Arcade @ N/A — Establishes confirmed 2027 title (The Goonies) and provides timeline for Gremlins production window.

• “Make sure to listen to the whole episode because there's a ton of detail in there about the great lengths that Pedretti went to to make sure their new TOTAN is as authentic as possible.”

  Knapp Arcade @ N/A — Encourages deep dive into remake authenticity efforts and manufacturing choices.

Entities

Signals

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  product_launch: Spooky Pinball officially launches Dead Ring undercabinet lighting mod with social media promotion and video demonstration.

  high · knapparcade article states 'Spooky Pinball has officially launched its new "Dead Ring" undercabinet pinball lighting mod' with video posted by Bug on social media.

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  machine_intel: Spooky Pinball's 2027 title confirmed as The Goonies; Gremlins license confirmed for 2028+ production.

  high · knapparcade article: 'Spooky's 2027 game is going to be based on The Goonies' and 'I've known about spooky having the license to make a pin based on the 1984 horror / comedy film "Gremlins"'

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  product_launch: Pedretti Gaming's Tales of the Arabian Nights remake entering production; first units scheduled to ship mid-July 2026.

  high · LoserKid Pinball Podcast interview notes: 'TOTAN is already on the assembly line at the Euro Pinball Corp. factory in Italy. The first units are currently scheduled to ship mid-July to the US, Australia, and Europe.'

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  technology_signal: Pedretti Gaming adopts FAST Pinball platform for Tales of the Arabian Nights remake, citing reliability and serviceability improvements.

  high · LoserKid Podcast notes: 'Pedretti is now using the popular FAST Pinball platform, which should provide increased reliability, easier serviceability, better diagnostics, and long-term parts support.'

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  design_innovation: Pedretti Gaming rewrote Tales of the Arabian Nights code from scratch over 10+ months on FAST hardware rather than using emulation, enabling bug fixes and rules extensions.