[FSPA] LIMITED Ed Cactus Canyon at SiIverball Sanctum

[Stephanie Traub]

Wait, are we sure it’s actually there NOW??? And not tomorrow? I don’t
think I could take more fake news after Rush.

On Fri, Dec 23, 2022 at 8:12 PM Austin Mackert via FSPA <fspa at fspazone.org>
wrote:

> TL/DR - CC LE is at Lost Rhino. Wheeeeeeee.
>
> (Now I am off to see unicorns and crap out rainbows, because with a
> magical wall of text like that, I don’t see how anyone could end up doing
> otherwise.)
>
> On Fri, Dec 23, 2022 at 6:37 PM Roland Joyal via FSPA <fspa at fspazone.org>
> wrote:
>
>> Well, it must be the "Christmas Miracle" because finally the loooooong
>> awaited Limited Edition version of Cactus Canyon Remake was released and
>> arrived to Silverball Sanctum @ Lost Rhino Brewery at 7:30 this morning,
>> just the 34th one made out of 1,250.  I am sure most everyone knows that
>> this was Bally/Williams last title before transitioning to Pinball 2000,
>> and the software was not quite finished (it is now).  This is one pin where
>> the Limited Edition really stands out.  Yes, it has a thick real wood laser
>> engraved and bullet decorated bottom arch, fully formed guns above the
>> kickers, and other features.  But most importantly it has perhaps the
>> most-interactive topper of all time.  It has a gunslinger with two arms
>> that move to several positions, as well as jerking when hit, and is
>> choreographed to the playfield action.
>>
>> As cool as that is, the topper is also a game mode on its own, and the
>> background of buildings (like a hotel or saloon) have good & bad guys that
>> alternately light up in the windows.  When the mode is activated the player
>> is supposed to "shoot" the bad guys while avoiding "shooting" the good
>> guys.  One "shoots" the villains in the windows by using flipper buttons to
>> aim with a detailed series of LED's below the topper to line up your "shot"
>> with the people in the windows.  Not sure if a proper alignment of the LED
>> "sight" automatically shoots or not, as I have only seen the mode once very
>> quickly.  And as a carry-on by Chicago Gaming regarding the cow "Easter
>> eggs" usually placed in pins by the great Bally/Williams in the 90's, they
>> gave Bally/Williams a nod by placing a cow taking a shower in the upper
>> right window :)
>>
>> The game is set up and playing great so stop on by Lost Rhino Brewery and
>> enjoy some beer, food, and pinball ...IF your car door is not frozen shut
>> like one of mine was after setting up the pin and a 20 degree temp drop.
>> And if anyone is interested in purchasing one, hit me up OFF LINE and I can
>> offer a small discount for either the SE or SE+ versions to FSPA'ers.  Seasons
>> Greetings and Merry Christmas!
>>
>> -Roland
>>
>> www.SilverballSanctum.com
>>
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