In fact, the original playfield and cabinet artwork go well with the new “horror” themed backbox art that is included in the kit. The story, artwork style, color palette, quirky theme, sounds and music all stay close enough to what Pat Lawlor and his team cooked up in 1990. Still, the price tag is nothing to sneeze at and then there’s the matter of owning a nice Funhouse to install it in to (try getting your hands on a Funhouse these days).īut I do think that converting an old proven game, like Funhouse, is a great idea as it allows for having two different games in the space of a single machine (and aren’t we all out of space here on Pinside).Įven with its modern aesthetics, Rudy’s Nightmare stays loyal to the original game and the theme of Rudy and his Funhouse. It also makes sense price-wise as this kit costs less than a third of what a new pinball machine will set you back for nowadays. 1 + 1 = 2.0įunhouse 2.0 is essentially a conversion kit, which makes sense considering todays parts shortage. After what seemed like an endless wait, I finally received my Funhouse 2.0 kit. I had to have it!įast Forward to May of this year. To say that I was interested in this kit is an understatement. Just when I got a Funhouse, what are the changes?! Essentially a completely new version of Funhouse that updates your game to modern standards in terms of rules, animations and sound. Less than two weeks after the pickup, I had barely played 20 games on my “new” Funhouse, a story on Pinballnews caught my eye: “ Funhouse: Rudy’s Nightmare announced”. Long story short: We think his games are fun and offer great variation and gameplay. I also own an Earthshaker and used to own a Whirlwind (sold it, stupid, ugh). I have always been a fan of Pat Lawlor's games, ever since I started collecting pinball machines back in 1998 with a Twilight Zone. One of these games was to be mine: a 1990 Williams Funhouse. We negotiated a nice price and made the long drive of 500 miles and an impossible flight of stairs to pick up the games out of a basement. My pinball buddy Marten has an acquaintance there who wanted to sell his collection of four Bally/Williams 90’s games in one deal. This story starts in Copenhagen, Denmark. Funhouse 2.0 review A story about how our Rudy got his Nightmare
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