# Updating Tales of the Arabian Nights Pinball to v1.4 code

**Source:** Cary Hardy  
**Type:** video  
**Published:** 2018-08-10  
**Duration:** 2m 34s  
**Beat:** Pinball

**URL:** https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gThVF8-NEGM

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## Analysis

Cary Hardy demonstrates the process of updating Tales of the Arabian Nights pinball machine from code revision 1.1 to 1.4 using modern USB-based firmware update methods, contrasting this with legacy ROM chip burning procedures.

### Key Claims

- [HIGH] Modern pinball machines can be updated by downloading updates via internet and installing via USB drive — _Host states this as current industry standard practice_
- [HIGH] Legacy pinball updates required ROM chip burning and physical chip replacement — _Host describes historical update procedure as comparative baseline_
- [HIGH] Tales of the Arabian Nights is being updated from revision 1.1 to 1.4 — _Stated as the specific update being performed in the video_

### Notable Quotes

> "These days on modern pinball machines you can update your pinball machine by downloading the update via the internet and installing it via USB drive."
> — **Cary Hardy**, 0:00-0:15
> _Establishes the modern firmware update process as standard practice_

> "Compare that to what we used to have to do by using a ROM chip, burning the correct revision onto these and removing the old one and installing the new one."
> — **Cary Hardy**, 0:15-0:30
> _Highlights the technical evolution from legacy ROM procedures to modern digital updates_

### Entities

| Name | Type | Context |
|------|------|---------|
| Cary Hardy | person | Video host/producer demonstrating pinball code update procedures |
| Tales of the Arabian Nights | game | Pinball machine being updated; classic Williams game from 1996 |

### Topics

- **Primary:** Code Updates and Firmware, Technical Procedures
- **Secondary:** Pinball Machine Maintenance, Technology Evolution

### Sentiment

**Neutral** (0.5) — Content is instructional and factual; no strong opinion or emotion expressed

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## Transcript

These days on modern pinball machines you can update your pinball machine by downloading the update via the internet and installing it via USB drive. Compare that to what we used to have to do by using a ROM chip, burning the correct revision onto these and removing the old one and installing the new one. So today we are going to be updating Tales of the Arabian Nights from revision 1.1 to 1.4. Let's get started. Thank you Thank you. Thank you.

_(Acquisition: youtube_groq_whisper, Enrichment: v3)_

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*Exported from Journalist Tool on 2026-04-13 | Item ID: 06670497-f7ee-4b06-b9fd-203bd2647ceb*