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Cary Hardy is Live! Beetlejuice is loose!

Cary Hardy YouTube Live Streams·video·1h 17m·analyzed·Nov 14, 2025
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TL;DR

Beetlejuice pre-orders sold out in <1 hour amid website crash and 80k+ connection attempts.

Summary

Cary Hardy livestreams from Spooky Pinball headquarters during the Beetlejuice pre-order launch, showcasing the game's features, mechanics, and design while documenting the chaotic phone ordering process. The game sold out within the 70-unit allocation in less than an hour, with the website crashing and 80,000+ devices attempting to connect simultaneously. Hardy emphasizes the game's quality and innovation while addressing community concerns about brightness and gameplay mechanics.

Key Claims

  • Beetlejuice production is capped at 999 units plus 80 show units, with no second run planned

    high confidence · Cary Hardy stated directly: 'There won't be a second run of the game, guys. Nope. There are no second runs of their games.' This aligns with Spooky's announced limited production strategy.

  • Spooky will not finish Evil Dead production until mid-January, then transition to Beetlejuice fulfillment

    high confidence · Hardy: 'I believe they'll start segueing from Evil Dead to Beetlejuice in mid-January.' References 888 Evil Deads still in production.

  • Website received 80,000+ simultaneous device connections during pre-order launch

    high confidence · Hardy reported from Spooky staff: 'they're saying they had over 80,000 different devices connected to the website.'

  • The topper is required for Spooky Speak voice activation feature

    high confidence · Luke (Spooky staff) confirmed: 'The topper is required for spooky speak.' Hardy clarified voice activation is 'on the upgraded topper only.'

  • Game requires 90+ inches of ceiling clearance for topper installation

    high confidence · Hardy stated: 'If you want the topper on your game, make sure you have at least 90 inches of clearance from floor to ceiling.' Hardy personally verified: 'I had to call the wife and be like, can you get a measuring tape and measure from the floor to the ceiling?'

  • Spooky experienced unexpectedly high demand; distros went 'off-script' collecting orders early, causing chaos

    high confidence · Spooky staff told Hardy: 'Certain distros kind of went on their own little journey on collecting things early and then it became a every distro was trying to do it and there was no there was no rules in place. So this launch was a little unexpected on the demand.'

  • Beetlejuice MSRP was $9,999 (now sold out)

    high confidence · Hardy: 'Their price was, I say was because they're sold out, was $9,999.'

  • Secondary market prices for Beetlejuice deposit spots reached $10,000+

Notable Quotes

  • “There won't be a second run of the game, guys. Nope. There are no second runs of their games. That's the point of having limited amounts of them.”

    Cary Hardy@ 15:12 — Confirms Spooky's scarcity-based business model and no reprint strategy, critical to understanding FOMO-driven pricing

  • “they're saying they had over 80,000 different devices connected to the website. And now everybody's upstairs just giving bad news. People are upstairs still answering phones right now. And literally, they're just up there and they look depressed because all they have to do is answer the phone and then give the bad news that they're sold out.”

    Cary Hardy@ 66:18 — Documents server load during launch and the operational burden of demand exceeding supply; reveals staff fatigue from immediate sellout

  • “I'm not gonna hype up a game that I don't believe is something that's pretty damn cool guys. If like manufacturer wants me to hype it up I'll give out information that I can about the game, but if I'm not truly excited about it or think it's gonna be awesome then I'm not gonna lie to you.”

    Cary Hardy@ 60:02 — Demonstrates Hardy's credibility and editorial independence; notes he was 97% sure to pre-order before playing, solidified after hands-on experience

  • “The topper is required for spooky speak.”

    Luke (Spooky Pinball staff)@ 50:35 — Clarifies that voice activation feature requires $1,600+ topper upgrade, creating cost-of-entry barrier for full feature set

  • “Certain distros kind of went on their own little journey on collecting things early and then it became a every distro was trying to do it and there was no there was no rules in place. So this launch was a little unexpected on the demand. So next year is going to be different.”

    Spooky Pinball staff (via Cary Hardy) — Reveals internal production/supply issues; indicates Spooky unprepared for distributor behavior; signals process changes for future launches

Entities

Cary HardypersonSpooky PinballcompanyBeetlejuicegameLuke PeterspersonChristopher FranchipersonEvil Deadgame

Signals

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    business_signal: Spooky experienced unexpected demand surge and distributor behavior deviations during Beetlejuice launch; internal acknowledgment that process was 'out of control'; explicit commitment to restructure 2025 launch procedures

    high · Spooky staff: 'Certain distros kind of went on their own little journey on collecting things early...there was no rules in place. So this launch was a little unexpected on the demand. So next year is going to be different.' Staff appeared 'depressed' from immediate sellout.

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    event_signal: Beetlejuice pre-order launch from Spooky Pinball HQ with livestream documentation; significant community gathering point and FOMO moment

    high · Hardy livestreaming real-time during pre-order launch; 80k+ simultaneous website connections; sold out 70-unit allocation in <1 hour; secondary market pre-order spots trading at $10k+

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    community_signal: Beetlejuice available for public play at major community events (Pinball at the Beach, Texas Pinball Festival) prior to broad distribution; supports tournament/community engagement strategy

    high · Hardy: '10 of them available at Pinball at the Beach...in February...your next chance after that is gonna be Texas Pinball Festival...I think 15 of them there'

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    design_philosophy: Spooky intentionally disabled built-in generic callout system on Beetlejuice to preserve thematic immersion and prevent players feeling disconnected from movie world

    high · Hardy: 'They said they have a built-in call-out thing but they have it disabled because they feel like it pulls from the world. It makes you no longer feel like you're in the world of Beetlejuice.'

  • ?

Topics

Beetlejuice pre-order launch chaos and fulfillmentprimarySpooky Pinball's supply chain and production capacityprimaryGame mechanics and features (sandworm, Spooky Speak, Ghost Glass)primarySecondary market pricing and FOMO dynamicssecondaryWebsite infrastructure and e-commerce failure during launchsecondaryLimited production strategy and no-reprint modelsecondaryPlayfield brightness and camera vs. in-person perceptionsecondaryDistributor behavior and supply chain communication gapsmentioned

Sentiment

positive(0.78)— Hardy expresses genuine enthusiasm for Beetlejuice, having initially been 97% committed before playing, then solidifying after hands-on experience. He emphasizes game quality and innovation. However, sentiment is tempered by frustration over the chaotic ordering process, website failure, immediate sellout, and acknowledgment that many community members will be disappointed. Spooky staff appear fatigued/depressed by rapid sellout. Overall positive on game quality, mixed-to-negative on operational execution.

Transcript

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Definitely not going to be able to monetize this one. I love it. That was quite a bit. Oh, okay, the Clippers. Yeah. Let me get the microphone a little closer to the game for you guys. Beetlejuice. Wait a minute. How do you do that? Take the handbook and go to the city store. I'm sorry. Beetlejuice! Wake up for your daughter, Chuck. I've currently got the glass off, guys. That's why it's a little bit louder. Is there a way to get to the speed of your Beetlejuice? Grandpa! If you tell him what you do, I'll tell you why my husband fired you. Sarah, can you do something? I'm thinking. This is the same thing where you need to get your now serving cart and then log in. You got it? Oh, no. Sarah, can you do something? Beetlejuice. Beetlejuice. The wedding clothes. The words. Raven's die. Nightshades promise. Spirits thrive. For the living. Let now the dead come alive. Oh, you have to go through five intercessions for Juneau. You probably haven't even read through the manual completely yet. Although... Oh! Oh, thank you very much. We got here late, kids. Number 54, please take that little one. So how does this work? As long as you hit your shoe butt whenever one of these is lit, it'll be good to look. What do we got here in the main room, sir? Let's tear out the juice. She's loose. Only three class 1D nightly intercessions for Juno. You probably haven't even read through the manual completely yet. Also... All right, let me get the glass back on. There's something on the file that you got. Everything seems to be pretty much back to normal. What do you think? Thank you very much. That would be that. Just a lot of shit. Look, leave it on camera. You guys have at it. Hey, Terry, is this the... That's the topper that's going to come with the game. I don't know if I can show that or not. No! Oh, I just need to... Can I show the other one? Alright, so let me show you guys the topper that comes with the game. Stay. So, there is the topper right there. I think they show it off in the featurette like they were stating. little bit of reflectivity to it so thank you very much so what do you guys think about the game so far tell you what we're gonna go upstairs and you guys are gonna get to see the chaos firsthand because orders are about to open up if you are fast enough to call here at spooky then you will get one of the 70 remaining people are standing by the phones ready for the chaos So what do y'all think about the game so far? I believe you have to call. You have to call. There's no online ordering. Oh, there is on the website, right? Is it order online? Yeah, you can order on the website. Try both simultaneously. Because the website's probably going to crash. But you can see they've got a person at every damn phone and I think a bug's monitoring the website right now. I'm interested to hear these phones start going off here in the next 10 minutes. I've only heard about the chaos. I haven't seen it. And I've been informed that there's a possibility that there might be language during this chaos. So if you've got kids watching, you may not want to hear. If you've ever seen Wolf on Wall Street, whenever they're doing their stock exchange, it's probably what we're going to hear. I'm debating if I should get another cake donut. I probably shouldn't. But another part of me says I probably should. You do just the deposit today. I think all they're doing right now to get the orders through Speedy is to, you call, you give them your name, phone number, email address, and then they move on to the next caller. Don't go. You're good. You're good. Yeah, yeah. The people were trying last night. They were putting in their credit card numbers, emailing Morgan. I guess word got out and everything so they were trying to get it as soon as possible. Sandworm does eat the ball. Does it matter what phone number we call it? No, all these phones are on Wi-Fi so it's just one number and it goes to the next available phone. Loan you two grand. Now I coughed up my money last night, man. Deposit's in. Have a good one. See you in Florida. Oh yeah. Warmer Carl Weathers. Ten minutes, guys. We have eight pinball machines. We need to add Spooky to our list. Make it happen, Garrett. Yeah, well, this will be my first Spooky. Go have a Zagnut. Yeah. Those are actually pretty good. I never had one until yesterday. Do they take Discover Stringer? Shut up. Yes, they do ship internationally, I believe. Do they take an old gift card from Circuit City? Yeah. If you've got all your old Circuit City cards, that'll work. I miss what that chat said. How much does it weigh? A lot. There won't be a second run of the game, guys. Nope. There are no second runs of their games. That's the point of having limited amounts of them. if you want it then you've got to get it then if they just kept releasing the games then there would be not be demand for it because they know that they would be able to get another one what is the number uh i guess start googling it up right now is the phone number on the website i guess okay yeah good yeah no the number's on their website All right, guys. Just one game level for this, yes, one game level, but I guess you could technically say the sand worm underneath him goes down a little bit. Kinda like a giant subway, I guess. Orders are not being taken until... Six more minutes I believe. The phones are gonna light up here pretty soon. They currently have the phone set to do not disturb because they're not opening the orders until 10 o'clock Central Standard Time. Because I'm sure people are already calling right now, but they're not answering. Why does the number say Freeport, Illinois? I don't know. Collect calls from Canada. Are they going to do code updates for Halloween and Scooby-Doo? More than likely, but I don't know for sure. Yeah, they just dropped some code on Halloween. I'm mainly just trying to stay out of the way. The Cane Flicks mother flipping fan freaking test. It is a great game, guys. Thank goodness I'm locked in on a spot. Good luck to those trying. Yeah, I think it's a breath of just relief for those of us that already have a deposit in. Just like, whew. I mean, good luck to all of you out there that are about to attempt to get one. Okay, did you already? Yes, I ordered my Beetlejuice. Deposit's in. thank you very much for the super chat right there Joel Reeves what was that? it was Kerry Hardy you want to sell me your spot? yeah, no, yeah 20 grand man I saw one for 10k last night someone was trying to sell a spot for 10k yeah, yeah things have changed around here yeah so happy I not into Beetlejuice but the game looks nice for sure yeah and it with one of those where there plenty of games that have came out that I just not a fan of That people are just like all in Like Evil Dead I not a fan of the theme I don't know the number of game I'm going to get. I kind of don't care. I just want mine soon. Yeah, it's pretty much anticipated that the website's going to crash, if not already. I'll give you guys an above view of the game from over here. You can't even get into the spooky website. The website is down. 10 ball telephone. Gateway time. Yeah, topper is like 89 point some odd inches kind of thing. Like, I had to make sure that my ceiling was large enough. I had to call the wife and be like, can you get a measuring tape and measure from the floor to the ceiling? Measuring tape's in the garage. Sights crashed, evidently. The game has two toppers. You've got one that comes with the game, and then you've got one that's extra, the super sexy one. Oh man, just a couple of minutes. Yeah, they're cake donuts too, man. I love me some cake donuts. Yeah, I want everybody to see the chaos. I haven't seen it, so I'm going to get to see it as well. This is a first for me. We're creeping up on it, guys. My phone can't buy a computer I can sad panda Once it's sold out let us answer the call That's right Good luck pre-order That's what the phone number's for, guys. I believe Luke is the primary designer for the game, I think. I believe they'll start segueing from Evil Dead to Beetlejuice in mid-January. You'll get to play this game at Pinball at the Beach. There will be 10 of them available at Pinball at the Beach. And then there will be more at Texas Pinball Festival in March. Pinball at the Beach is at Super Bowl weekend in February. Alright guys, here we go! Oh. Orders. All right. Orders are open. I really thought the phones would be louder. The website's got ED. Just can't get it up. Every damn year. And the website provider is a fighter. People are trying to get to the website to get the phone number. Phone number's on Facebook, guys. Go to their Facebook page. If Facebook crashes, then we've got bigger problems. I consider that an accomplishment. Facebook page because the website is down. Keep trying guys, keep trying. That's one of the reasons why I'm showing you. They're not just sitting on their thumbs here, they're taking calls. Should you spooky speak to answer calls? And he should be. He should be. All right, let's go. You got to keep trying, guys. As you can see, they've all got a phone to their ear. Albert says it looks great. All right. Can't get enough through. Reserve me one. You just got to keep trying, guys. Yes. Just a moment. Just a moment. dollars for it. I really wish you'd answer it. If you're trying to buy Looney Tunes right now, just wait longer. They'll gladly sell you one. No, there's no snow over here right now. It's just a little cold. I was going to say guys, it looks like we had two people waiting for a phone call, so you should be able to get in. were 70 available. The Beetlejuice looks great. For people that are trying to get one, I hope you do. Get their phone number off their Facebook page. I think the website is just a lost cause man. Yeah call. You got a call guys. Can I just get your phone number? What's going on Michael B? Keep saying line is busy. It looks like one phone should be open right now guys. We got one guy with an open phone. That's a $2,000 deposit. Meet your credit card number and code on the back and expiration date please. Oh, okay, let me just get that out for you. It looks like one of the phones is having a little bit of an issue now as well. This is like the Jerry Lewis telethon, yeah. I'm Robert. Oh, man. I guarantee people probably would do it. Be like, yeah, yeah, I'll do it. If my call is important, why won't you answer it? You see what we have to work with. You don't need Facebook to get the number off their Facebook page. Facebook page is public you can go to Facebook Do you have something with a phone number on it? Why can't you just show us the phone number? Because people evidently can't go to Facebook. I don't know. They're probably too late. Oh. You're not saying it right. Man, it was always Bill Brown. Yeah, they're basically just getting information to call back once they have all the orders locked in, guys, or the allocation. Because they're trying to get through it as fast as they can. The wealth disparity, America, let alone in the world, is mind-boggling. Yep. Nice effing model. Yeah. I mean, hopefully you get in by email, but I think they're just doing website and phone calls, though. But yeah, I think that's pretty much the gist of it right there, guys. Got the last couple of orders to come in. Let's go down here and look at the game again. I know you guys want to see that. Me too, buddy. He called and got through. Well, congratulations. Let's see if I can turn off this light over here. Luke, does this light turn off only down here? I don't want to turn off y'all up there. Okay, okay. Now the ghost of the postman. Or Juno, your casework. It's him, Beatrice. Only three class-quality mighty intercessions for Juno You probably haven't even read through the manual Also Yeah, the website crashed way too quick They kind of expected that Every year. Everything seems to be pretty much back to normal. Yes, I played it and I got a depositor. Oh, my. You don't have any points. Number 54, you're missing number one. Yeah, I've already got two or three on there. Go ahead. Make my millennium. Being dead really doesn't make things any easier. No, the calls getting through is, yeah, technically to get your name on the list. But if you got through and you gave them your information, then you should be good to go. Now they're going to be calling back the people that they got the information from to take the deposits. they're merely getting information just so they can get all the calls in because everybody's trying to call it they spent all that time getting payments processed and everything oh yeah it'd be bad well i'm happy i feel real good about myself you know what i mean I think they just stickers on the flip Sold out guys Breakfast orange. Yeah, so I got the topper, glass, dust cover, and the machine. I think my deposit was like $28.50 or something like that. Let's turn on the juice and see what she thinks. You've been out here 25 years, I hope. Actually, you've got three. You get only three plus one D90 intercessions per junior. You probably haven't even read through... What do we got here tonight, kids? What do we got here tonight, kids? This thing reads like stereo instructions. What's your name? Two words. First word. In my defense, I did tell you guys months ago. Get your name on a list. Only three class one D-9 intercessions for junior. You probably... Jelly. What's your name? Well, I can't tell you. Why not? Um, two words. Right. Ah. Very close. Thank you so much. How many 25 years are you? Actually, you've been married for 25 years. Only 25 years. 25 intercessions for Juno. You probably haven't even read through the manual completely yet. Barbara honey, it's Oh, my God. Wake up for your daughter, Chuck. Knock three times. Thank you. I think the mech you're thinking is going up and down the middle is the upper flipper. Time for it. Let me go over the game for you right here. Don't worry, I'll have to do it. 25 years ago, actually in that house, during which you gave only 3 class 1D 90 intercessions for Juno, you probab- Although... Yeah! Hehehehe I feel like a Italian. Where'd you go? You know, you look like somebody I'd hear it late to. Let's turn on the juice and see the chips loose. I'll be needing something personal. I have to go to the Goodwill. I have to go to the Goodwill. I know. I know. I'll be in the grocery store last. Number 54, 6,600, why don't you... I don't see anything that heaven or hell can do to me. This book reads on stereos. It's in the Beatles. Listen to this. Geographical and temporal perimeters. Functional perimeters vary from manifestation to manifestation. Beatles. All right, so for those that don't know what butter is, it's a butter that is made from is butter is clear coating all these panels are clear coated they sit they get sent out for clear coating and that's why it looks like glass there's only one game model Which mech have you not seen before? I mean... Well, obviously we haven't seen the Worm. That's a new one. The Magnum underneath Beetlejuice. He picks up the ball. And then a Solenoid fires it down the green habit trail. I think Butter is like an extra $1,600 or $1,700. hundred bucks I didn't get butter because I'm never gonna see the sides of the cabinet it's in a lineup no the side art is different also here's one side and then we'll go to the other side over here But yeah, if you've got like room for like just this game in like the corner to show off the game like it's, you know, a piece of like a work of art, then yeah, you're probably going to want to go with butter. If you want the topper on your game, make sure you have at least 90 inches of clearance from floor to ceiling. I don't know. I think so, but I don't know for sure. Let me ask. Luke! Luke! Luke! is the top... I'll find out for you guys. I just don't know for sure. There you go. The topper is required for spooky speak. Okay. Oh, you help them, please. Oh. Yeah. Wait a little bit. Wait a little bit. Showtime. Showtime, multiple. Attention, game or shoppers. How can 25 years on earth actually be that fast? Oh, it's not 25 years. It's 25 years. What do we got here tonight, kids? Mr. and Mrs. Higgins. She's loose. The Wedding Club. Only three class one D90 intersessions. You probably haven't even read through the manual complete. Fine for him. I feel real good about myself, you know what I mean? You watch, right? That's right. I'm going to get your parents. What? Not three times. You don't have to know. You don't have an appointment. What the hell can 25 years on? Actually, it's not done. No, it's not done, Blank. Oh, it's not done. You don't have to go to your sessions for June. You probably haven't even read through the manual completely. Good, good. You're a real freak. Ghost Glass is basically Spooky's version of the Invisiglass and Pen Glass Plus and all those other names like Voodoo Glass. This is Spooky's version. I guess I'll get The Walking Dead. Oh God, alright, well, if it makes you happy, man. I think I'm gonna be on here for about five more minutes. We'll call this live straight at one hour and and they'll have official gameplay footage coming out a little bit later today if you have not seen the straight down the middle featurette that's available right now for viewing that's a 38 minutes overlook and discussion about the game it gives you a lot more information about this game guys if you have not seen the feature yet yet if you want more info on the shots and what the game can do and all that jazz then I suggest you watch the featurette but for those that did not get one and you still want to have a chance to play it your first chance will be at pinball at the beach if it's in February there's gonna be ten of them available to play then your next chance after that is gonna be Texas pinball festival there will be I think 15 of them there thanks stringer for the $2 man. The moving magnet is discussed in the featurette, but it's Beetlejuice right here. He goes up and down. He picks up the ball, and there's a coil behind him that fires down the green habit trail. Here it is, beautiful! The sandworm, how he eats the ball, basically it goes straight through his mouth into the lower level. Yes, the voice activation is on the upgraded topper only. There's only 999 plus, I guess, 80 show games that they're building. Their price was, I say was because they're sold out, was $9,999. Sorry, Trash Can Ninja. I mean, you're going to be the one of many that are disappointed. I'll try to tell you guys as much advance as I can. I really do. I mean I could start hopping up their next game, but that's just way too far off. This is the prototype, so there's probably some tweaks that need to be done. They're not gonna deny that. You know, you look like somebody I care about. Well, you're very welcome, guys. I try to do what I can. Let's have a little juice. No mods needed for this. I just don't get the logic I'm making, so if you very clearly... Beetlejuice. Start driving up to let kid be gonna get me a Beetlejuice. Do they have any non-movie call-outs? Not to my recollection. I haven't heard any non-movie call-outs. Everything I've heard has been from the movie. I think they said they have a built-in call-out thing but they have it disabled because they feel like it pulls from the world. It makes you no longer feel like you're in the world of Beetlejuice. It's like I'm not gonna hype up a game that I don't believe is something that's pretty damn cool guys. If like manufacturer wants me to hype it up I'll give out information that I can about the game, but if I'm not truly excited about it or think it's gonna be awesome then I'm not gonna lie to you. And it's one of those things why I said in 97% sure I was gonna get this game because I technically hadn't played it but I loved what I saw. So then I played it and that then that sold it for me. Upper left is good. I don't feel like I'm up there very long. Because, and you'll see it in the featurette, how the upper left works up here, is that you can do a loop around the top, you can hit these targets underneath the couch, or you can go into scoop, or you can lift up your flipper and let the ball fall in when it goes around to feed the scoop. But you're not up there for a long time, guys. I don't know if they can see it, but you have to get down low. And you can see it in the feature, but I can't show you in the live right now, guys, but there's targets underneath the sandworm towards the very back. So whenever you launch into the sandworm, especially underneath them, you launch and hit those targets to do more damage, I believe. And you gotta think, they did 888 Evil Deads and they're not done making those. They won't be done with 888 Evil Deads until January. They're doing 999 Beetlejuices. If they did more than that, then that would throw off their whole schedule and when the next game is going to get released and everything. Yeah, you guys be sure to send Franchie a note. Let him know how you feel about it. Nice to meet you. Robert. Y'all take it easy, man. Have a safe drive. That would be questions for them to answer. Oh, moving that game around. At least we know the game can slide. I don't know if there's a tilt bobber on it yet. We haven't seen a tilt screen yet on this thing. Is there a tilt on this? Yeah, they took the tilt bobber out. Then we get back to the audio of the game. Only three Class 1D-90 intersessions were due. You probably haven't even read through the manual completely yet. But Barbara, honey, it's too late We have to go through with this You have a 25-year-old son Actually, this house, during the year You get only 3 plus 1, be 90 inches I know, I am Careful! If you tell me what to do, I'll tell you why I'm not on the phone. Serenade next to something that's... Have a trouble with a living? You're trying to have your home played by a living? You want to get rid of them testicles? You're a fucking problem. Come on, Daddy. See me go. I've got a clean file. Yes, we're right. Come on down here and I'll see you. That's right. I'll scare them to death. The boy here comes down for a new everything again. You've got 25 years on the line. How many years have you had? You get only three fast-forwarding 90 intercessions with Junior. You probably haven't even read through... Also... Shall we? What do you want? You want some help? Ha! Already? I just need to be restful and keep on using all the black magic. Alright, poor him. This book isn't arranged that way, but what do you want to know? Sorry guys, I stepped away to go get me a donut and to get an update on what's going on upstairs. So they're saying they had over 80,000 different devices connected to the website. And now everybody's upstairs just giving bad news. People are upstairs still answering phones right now. And literally, they're just up there and they look depressed because all they have to do is answer the phone and then give the bad news that they're sold out. That's their sole purpose right now. When that phone rings, give bad news that you're sold out. Let me ask about that. Do you know when you're going to start calling for payments? Huh? When are you going to call for payments? Uh, it'll be a couple of hours. We're going to call after lunch. After lunch. So, here in a couple of hours. I will tell you that they're already talking about things being different next year. This launch kind of got a little out of control. Certain distros kind of went on their own little journey on collecting things early and then it became a every distro was trying to do it and there was no there was no rules in place. So this launch was a little unexpected on the demand. So next year is going to be different Stringer, you're weird, man No, I don't remember a server at Fat Rosie. Oh, wait. I kind of do. I don't know if it was... Was it called Fat Rosie's? I can't remember that place we went to. Stringer. Oh yeah, that was great. Let me just fill up your Pepsi here with some water, and you're like, did you see that? Oh! Yeah, there are barely any flat plastics. I mean, I could probably go through and point out a couple of them, and there's one up here, but they definitely could have flat plastic everything if they wanted to but they didn't want to look at you hitting those shots In this mode, you need to hit three times. That's a fast ride. We're going to have to pass. And I will tell you this also. The lives are much more intense on camera than they are in person. this was one of my worries whenever i watched the first gameplay footage that was sent to me i was like i don't know but it's not as bad when you're in person trust me the camera just allows a lot more light in it just seems a lot more intense yeah the angle i was at is not ideal because that was a worry trust me i was worried whenever i first got sent the gameplay i was like I don't know man, that seems like it's gonna be a little too much of this and too much of that It's just yeah, it's not Beetlejuice. Beetlejuice. Beetlejuice. Beetlejuice. Beetlejuice. Oh, this is the mode right here. Are you going to hold the button down? So in this mode, you need to hold the button down. If you don't, because you gotta hold the door. Yeah. Now, if she doesn't hold the button down, the play field goes completely red. Oh, my God. Ball save, I think. Oh. Like, you can play without holding the button, but it, like, cuts your score in half. Why is no down phone doing anything to get your business? Now, I'll possess myself if I gotta. Oh, oh, oh. Oh, he has a bank account. Ha, ha, ha. I'm trying to do my own. I'm trying to do my own. I'm just asking for joy. Ha, ha, ha. Ha, ha, ha. Yeah, they still have modes in the works, guys. I don't know. I'll ask them. That would probably be a question for them, but I would assume you can. Like I said, I would definitely play it in person before you go making a judgment on the lights being too bright. The camera is allowing in a lot more light. Because I'm over here looking at my camera and I'm looking at the play field and it's just, it's a lot brighter on my screen than it actually is in person. Oh, showtime multiball? Sure, I can help you. You gotta help me. Beetlejuice! Beetlejuice! Beetlejuice! Beetlejuice! Beetlejuice! Beetlejuice! Beetlejuice! You hit the action button too. Yeah. Three times. I'm sorry. I'm going to see. Draw a door. Leave me alone! That is why I won't do two shows tonight anymore, babe. I won't. I won't do it. Do I still pair up on... Oh, don't worry. All right, guys, we're going to call it there. I don't know if I'll do another live stream before I leave here today but maybe hopefully there's plenty of content out there I believe people have released podcasts and the featurette for straight down the middle and all that jazz is up for viewing take it all in guys congratulations to those that were able to get one and maybe eventually you guys can get one on the second hand market or something. I don't know, but I think this might be something people are going to hold on to. Alright, guys. Peace out.

medium confidence · Hardy reported: 'I saw one for 10k last night someone was trying to sell a spot for 10k.' Someone offered Hardy $20k for his pre-order spot.

  • 10 Beetlejuice units will be available at Pinball at the Beach (Super Bowl weekend, February)

    high confidence · Hardy: 'There will be 10 of them available at Pinball at the Beach. And then there will be more at Texas Pinball Festival in March.'

  • The sandworm is a new motorized toy mechanic that picks up and fires the ball down the green habit trail

    high confidence · Hardy explained the mechanism: 'He picks up the ball, and there's a coil behind him that fires down the green habit trail.' Earlier described: 'The sandworm, how he eats the ball, basically it goes straight through his mouth into the lower level.'

  • @ 68:28
  • “The lives are much more intense on camera than they are in person. this was one of my worries whenever i watched the first gameplay footage that was sent to me i was like i don't know but it's not as bad when you're in person trust me the camera just allows a lot more light in it”

    Cary Hardy@ 71:33 — Addresses community concern about excessive brightness on playfield; notes camera vs. reality perception gap, important for setting expectations

  • “You got to keep trying, guys. Yes. Just a moment. Just a moment. dollars for it. I really wish you'd answer it.”

    Cary Hardy@ 27:16 — Captures the frustration and chaos of the phone-based ordering system during live stream

  • “This is like the Jerry Lewis telethon, yeah.”

    Chat commenter@ 30:22 — Humorously characterizes the chaotic, high-pressure phone bank operation during pre-order launch

  • “They're basically just getting information to call back once they have all the orders locked in, guys, or the allocation. Because they're trying to get through it as fast as they can.”

    Cary Hardy@ 33:21 — Explains the two-stage ordering process: initial contact info collection, followed by payment processing after allocation complete

  • “I will tell you that they're already talking about things being different next year. This launch kind of got a little out of control.”

    Cary Hardy@ 67:48 — Signals Spooky's awareness of operational/supply chain failures and commitment to restructuring next year's launch process

  • Pinball at the Beach
    event
    Texas Pinball Festivalevent
    Bugperson
    Ghost Glassproduct
    Spooky Speaktechnology
    Sandwormproduct
    Butterproduct
    Straight Down the Middleproduct
    Joel Reevesperson
    Stringerperson
    Albertperson
    Trash Can Ninjaperson
    Terryperson

    leak_detection: Beetlejuice pre-release gameplay footage distributed to content creators before launch; Hardy received footage showing brightness/intensity concerns that differed from in-person experience

    medium · Hardy: 'this was one of my worries whenever i watched the first gameplay footage that was sent to me i was like i don't know but it's not as bad when you're in person'

  • $

    market_signal: Beetlejuice $9,999 MSRP with additional $1,600+ topper requirement (voice activation feature) represents escalating three-tier pricing complexity (topper as quasi-separate SKU); secondary market suggests strong collector demand at MSRP

    high · Official MSRP $9,999; Spooky Speak (voice activation) locked behind $1,600+ topper; Ghost Glass optional $1,600-$1,700; secondary market prices $10k+ observed

  • $

    market_signal: Topper as separate $1,600+ SKU required for primary feature (Spooky Speak) creates three-tier complexity on single machine; raises questions about base game feature completeness and value perception

    medium · Hardy discusses Butter (~$1,600) and topper costs separately; Luke confirms topper required for Spooky Speak; Hardy notes cost considerations for different display scenarios

  • ?

    product_strategy: Spooky Speak voice activation feature represents technology differentiation; however, locked to premium topper, creating feature stratification within single game model

    high · Luke confirmed topper required for Spooky Speak; Hardy: 'The voice activation is on the upgraded topper only.' Generic built-in callouts intentionally disabled to preserve theme immersion.

  • ?

    product_strategy: Evil Dead production extends to mid-January, creating bottleneck for Beetlejuice fulfillment start; sequential manufacturing model limits production overlap

    high · Hardy: 'They did 888 Evil Deads and they're not done making those. They won't be done with 888 Evil Deads until January. They're doing 999 Beetlejuices. If they did more than that, then that would throw off their whole schedule.'

  • ~

    sentiment_shift: Hardy's confidence in Beetlejuice increased after hands-on play; was 97% committed pre-play, solidified post-play; concerns about brightness (from video footage) mitigated in-person

    high · Hardy: 'I was 97% sure I was gonna get this game because I technically hadn't played it but I loved what I saw. So then I played it and that then that sold it for me.' On brightness: 'The lives are much more intense on camera than they are in person...the camera just allows a lot more light in it.'

  • ?

    business_signal: Spooky maintaining strict 999-unit production cap (+80 show units) with no reprint strategy; explicitly tied to managing next-game release schedule; FOMO/scarcity model functioning as designed despite demand surge

    high · Hardy: 'There won't be a second run of the game, guys. Nope. There are no second runs of their games...If they did more than that, then that would throw off their whole schedule and when the next game is going to get released.'

  • ?

    technology_signal: Sandworm motorized toy mechanic on Beetlejuice represents mechanical innovation; described by Hardy as new/unseen on previous Spooky games

    high · Hardy: 'The Worm. That's a new one.' Mechanic: 'He picks up the ball, and there's a coil behind him that fires down the green habit trail.' Also targets underneath sandworm for 'more damage' gameplay.