

Granted the backglass and the theme are meant to initially grab the player's attention and draw them in to playing the table, but once the player is immersed, their imagination can take it from there as far as they want it all to go. FUNHOUSE: RUDY’S NIGHTMARE ANNOUNCED Pinball News A new officially-licensed conversion kit for the game Funhouse has been announced to bring new features, new rules, a new sound package, new artwork, a full-colour display and an animated Mystery Mirror to the popular 1990 Williams title. Thanks.for me that has always been part of the beauty of pinball compared to video games. Starring a talking ventriloquist dummy named Rudy, the game is themed after the concept of an amusement park funhouse. Production Run Quantity: approximately 10751, shipped quantities logged at 10781 without notation when records ended. FunHouse is a pinball machine designed by Pat Lawlor and released in November 1990 by Williams Electronics. Production Run Records for Funhouse: Production Start Date: Nov-8-1990.

Rudy then falls asleep and his mouth remains open to start Multiball, the player must shoot a ball into Rudy’s mouth. I'm glad the FX are in there as an option, but the table already looked good enough and seeing all of Rudy fully animated just waters down his mystique IMO.Īll excellent points! The ambiguity around the character certainly does make it hard to render and make everybody happy. A game with two talking heads is Williams 1994 Red & Teds Road Show. Making this shot again locks the second ball and advances the clock to midnight. All good stuff.he's not a nice guy, and he's not a total jerk either.the player decides if they hate Rudy or figure him for misunderstood by the end of the game.īut with all of that said, I too tend to keep the special FX turned off for Funhouse. 1 Starring a talking ventriloquist dummy named Rudy, the game is themed after the concept of an amusement park funhouse. Made using a world first double density ink technology to ensure they offer the best blacks and colors when backlit, especially with LEDs.
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While the upgrade kit is still pending licensor approval, Pinball Magazine has all the details on what the kit will offer. A non-permanent enhancement mod for your Funhouse pinball machine if you are using the Rudys Nightmare kit - this is our blue version alternate translite that can be swapped in and out of the machine easily. Is he a nutcase dressed as a ventriloquist dummy? Is he a robot? His dialogue is vague as well.at times he sounds like he wants you to like him, but then other times he taunts you, and sometimes he sounds like he's in a near panic when he's afraid you'll make your way down to the basement and possibly expose his secrets. Funhouse Upgrade Kit - Rudy's Nightmare Rudy's Nightmare is here - Upgrade Kit for Funhouse Pinball. The upgrade kit is called Funhouse Rudy’s Nightmare and allows Funhouse owners to add a whole new look and game to their Funhouse pinball machine. Originally posted by lougojira:I always thought that Rudy's backstory and who or what he really is was better shrouded in mystery and left up to player interpretation.
