# Big Buck Hunter Pinball - Open Season Wizard Mode Achieved!

**Source:** IE Pinball  
**Type:** video  
**Published:** 2020-04-19  
**Duration:** 35m 46s  
**Beat:** Pinball

**URL:** https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0or911ZQGME

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## Analysis

IE Pinball streams gameplay of Big Buck Hunter Pinball, achieving the Open Season wizard mode after 15 days of attempts. The stream features extended multiball gameplay, discussion of game mechanics and extra ball percentages, frustration with ball physics and ramp accuracy, and concludes with a three-way tie winner announcement for the challenge. The host plans follow-up content with another player the next day.

### Key Claims

- [MEDIUM] The extra ball percentage on Big Buck Hunter is set to 8% and cannot be changed in tournament mode settings — _Host discusses audit showing 55 extra balls with 1400 balls played, noting the 8% rate is locked and cannot be adjusted_
- [MEDIUM] The game has a ball save feature that triggers when the host 'flails' or plays more aggressively — _Host mentions 'when the ball save is on that's when I turn into a flare' and discusses ball save activations during multiball_
- [MEDIUM] The host plans to open up and adjust the flipper spring tension on Big Buck Hunter between streams — _Host states 'I'm gonna have Tee'd Off probably open that thing up soon stretch the spring back out' due to excessive free hits_
- [HIGH] The moose shot in the wizard mode appears to require multiple attempts to successfully hit — _Extended gameplay section where host struggles with moose shot, counting attempts ('Four. Nope, nope, not it, not it...Five shots left, right?')_
- [HIGH] The challenge took 15 days to complete — _Host states directly: '15 days. It was insane' and 'I'm thrilled' to have completed it_

### Notable Quotes

> "There's no setting for that. There's nowhere I can change the X-Ball."
> — **IE Pinball Host**, early in stream
> _Indicates tournament mode settings are locked and extra ball percentages cannot be adjusted by operator_

> "I'm gonna have Tee'd Off probably open that thing up soon stretch the spring back out... This is too many free hits."
> — **IE Pinball Host**, mid-stream
> _Indicates maintenance plans and perceived mechanical balance issue with flipper strength_

> "Moose. Moose. Moose on the loose. Shoot the lit The Arrow."
> — **IE Pinball Host**, wizard mode section
> _Gameplay callout during the climactic moose shot sequence of the wizard mode_

> "I really legitimately thought I would fail on Moose. Because of how everything else has gone with this challenge."
> — **IE Pinball Host**, end of wizard mode
> _Reflects frustration with game difficulty and ball physics throughout the challenge_

> "15 days. It was insane."
> — **IE Pinball Host**, stream conclusion
> _Direct confirmation of challenge duration and overall difficulty perception_

### Entities

| Name | Type | Context |
|------|------|---------|
| IE Pinball | person | Content creator/streamer playing Big Buck Hunter Pinball, primary speaker throughout the stream |
| Big Buck Hunter Pinball | game | Licensed pinball machine based on Big Buck Hunter arcade game; subject of the gameplay stream and wizard mode achievement |
| Zach Sharpe | person | Viewer/streamer who contributed bits during the stream; mentioned by host for 'reset' contribution |
| Escher's Dad | person | One of three-way tie winners in the challenge with T&K and Matt Rowbottom |
| Matt Rowbottom | person | Co-winner of three-way tie in Big Buck Hunter challenge |
| Nick Lane | person | Scheduled to appear with IE Pinball the next day for gameplay battles |
| Bubble of Pinball | person | Nick Lane's pinball location/operation where follow-up stream is planned |
| Buffalo | person | Another pinball streamer mentioned as potentially live during IE Pinball's broadcast |
| Arcade Portland | organization | Arcade/pinball venue mentioned at stream conclusion; streaming The Lord of the Rings pinball gameplay |
| Open Season | product | Wizard mode on Big Buck Hunter Pinball that was the goal of this 15-day challenge |

### Topics

- **Primary:** Wizard mode achievement and gameplay mechanics, Big Buck Hunter Pinball machine design and balance, Streaming and community engagement during extended challenge
- **Secondary:** Flipper mechanics and ball physics frustration, Tournament mode settings and extra ball percentages, Pinball content creation and scheduled follow-up streams

### Sentiment

**Mixed** (0.55) — Celebration of wizard mode achievement tempered by frustration throughout gameplay with ball physics, ramp accuracy, and perceived unfair game behavior. Host expresses relief and joy at completion but also frequent annoyance during the challenge itself. Ends on positive note with gratitude to viewers and excitement for next day's content.

### Signals

- **[community_signal]** IE Pinball conducted extended 15-day streaming challenge with viewer participation, bits donations, and scheduled follow-up cooperative gameplay with another content creator (confidence: high) — Host thanks viewers for 'bits and for watching so much' and announces planned gameplay with Nick Lane at Bubble of Pinball the next day; viewers participated in betting on outcomes (three-way tie winners announced)
- **[design_philosophy]** Moose shot on Big Buck Hunter Open Season wizard mode appears overly difficult or unreliable; host struggles with multiple failed attempts despite clearly understanding the mechanic (confidence: medium) — Extended sequence where host counts shot attempts ('Four. Nope, nope, not it, not it...Five shots left') and expresses frustration: 'Damn, you piece of crap shot' repeated multiple times during moose phase
- **[product_concern]** Big Buck Hunter Pinball exhibits mechanical balance issues including excessive free hits from flipper strength and problematic ball routing through center drain (confidence: medium) — Host plans to 'stretch the spring back out' due to 'too many free hits' and frequently complains about ball attempting to drain down the middle without cause, describing it as game 'foul play' and inconsistent behavior

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## Transcript

 Oh my gosh, I'm gonna have to bundle that. There it is. Monster Buck. Open season. Monster Buck completed. this should not be percentages on tournament mode this shouldn't be restart I mean I don't know what I can look here look I've had 55 extra balls with 1400 balls played 8% extra 8% still on tournament mode right didn't magically change from it it's restarted competition mode no but you can achieve the extra ball multiple I've done it I've gotten it before oh my gosh when did I turn into a flailer when the ball save is on that's when I turn into a flare it depends on the game to be honest how I play this game is definitely more advantageous especially at the beginning of that if I can get 10 solid hits out on the buck I'll do it can't always play the same on everything I feel this game during that multiball definitely. Turn X-Ball percentage to 100%. There's no setting for that. There's nowhere I can change the X-Ball. Don't play awesome. I got the bug by nudging the machine. It's yours to take. Alright, this is too many free hits. I'm gonna have to probably open that thing up soon stretch the spring back out I can't change the percentage for the extra ball. That's not a thing. That was an audit that you saw. What was that? That was weird. I really have no idea what happened right there. I lost my field of view or something, and I missed how the balls collided. Another good. Oh gosh. One shot. Nope, nope, nope. Missed, missed, missed. Do I want to play a game of Iron Maiden? I do! But all my stuff's hooked up here. I've got one camera over there right now. Second bedding pool. how many times will the game break before... What are we going to do on Unmade in Escher? Oh, don't come back. Why would you come back? Don't say first to run to the hills. I haven't looked at the chat yet. I'm not interested in hour-long challenges that may or may not happen. Go Jackpot! See look Joe, I'm not flailing away right now, am I? Super Jackpot Slip! Super Jackpot! and that's where all the scores on this game first 11 billion two minutes you know i haven't played this in the through life that the shots on light now Have to hit him for the second phase, huh? Okay Not feels quite right Oh, I scrolled by something. Okay. Okay. I will... I will go back to whatever I scrolled by. I just had a time of fraud flipping, didn't I? Oh, no. I'll do it between balls here because I can. Flying forever. Here we go. That's two. Nooooo bad shot! Get my elk insert because it's so difficult. Wow look at that! It's done! Yay! I can go back to missing birds. Yay. Oh, boy. Don go All Alright Two hits One? Not even one! Damn it, wrong way. Oh, Dino's here! too far ha oh my gosh yeah you just want to see them number of tries it's ridiculous it's stupid well I'm set up for buck right now well I have to get it I'm set up for buck I'm afraid of that ramp I'm missing it so much that I'm worried when I finally need it for Moose, I'm not going to get it. What a beauty. That's four. Shoot one more button for multiball. Keep it there. All right. Look at the rack on him. There's five. Big Buck Mopsy Balls. Jackpot. I need a snowman. Did I get a Pappy? I did, didn't I? Jackpot. I definitely got Pappy. Jackpot. Double Jackpot. That's the point. What am I going to do with this? Okay. one down one down come on bird just take the shot for once without there you go that's better all right Alright, blale away time! Let's see where my ball safe is here. It's a gone! Oh, no, it's back. Thank you, bird. Oh, now it's gone, isn't it? I love to hit the bird. I love to hit the bird. Oh, I actually hit it. Ha ha. All right, we're at 15. 16, 17. I better slow down. Extra ball. Extra ball. Now it's my backhand on the lower position. That's a monster butt. Open season. Monster butt completed. Thank goodness. All right. Get the ramp. Next ball. It's fine. Bonus round. What am I at? One, two, right? Yeah. Thought it was going to do the typical, let's train the ball immediately. after a monster buck. 21! Extra Ball Light has decided to die, yes. That does not mean it was lit on those other times. No foul play now. Oh, there's plenty of foul play. Was that warning 2 or warning 3? Yeah, the light will be an easy fix between streams. I think that's warning two. I really do. Yeah, not three. That's right. I did say three, didn't I? Look at this. It's trying to go down the middle now. What the... What the heck? Why is it trying to go down the middle? Crap, crap, crap, crap, crap! I've got ball save on him doing them swat. Oh, God. I kicked that. I kicked that further. Don't go down the middle, you stupid thing. What the heck was... That went to the left flipper. What changed? Nothing. The entire time I'm playing this game, it's never done that. Tammy Ram. All right. Let's get that final bonus round lit here. Thanks, Jim. Appreciate it. Get off my property! I got an animal. Come on Bumbers I'm moving the game all the time. It's not like I just moved it. that lit bonus round right that was it i can i can let this go i think and i should have boards gone wild one two three boards gone wild Oh, damn. How can I miss that? Bonus. Get the extra ball. Extra ball is lit. All right. Extra ball. The bird. That ram is as bad as the fuck hair. Should we add a ball? Nope, that's not enough. Unbelievable. Unreal how much this game will screw me over all the time. Look at him go! Go away. He got away. Right flipper. Not. Okay. I'll take that. That's okay game. Just don't go down the middle. Okay. Oh no. Here they come. I'm going to wait for the bug to move before I can get my post pass. Oh, there they come. He's headed for the blind. Damn you. Shot. No idea how hard I'm hitting this game right now. Oh! Oh! Damn you! Piece of crap shot! Oh, I thought you had him. Ouch. Ow. I'm slowing down. I'm... Shoot again! Shoot again! I don't have Moose yet. I don't have Moose yet. I don't think I have a single hit on Moose. Do I? I don't think I do. That's what's going to happen here. We're going to get the bird and not get Moose. Got you. Keep it fair. You keep it fair. Damn it. Two warnings down. I have to take it. Shot. Where you going ball? Here he comes. Oh, you ate critter. Oh man, he's getting away. Damn, that one from this angle looked like it was going in. He's a beauty. He's a tricky fella. Damn, you piece of crap shot. More turkeys More turkeys He's headed for the deer blind He's out Get him There we go. Game, what are you doing to me? Game. Don't. Two warnings. Two warnings. There's turkey! I'm gonna fail on moose. Oh my gosh. Or I'm not gonna hit that final shot to get it. Just watch. Just watch. That's how things work. I'm just gonna hold this ball right here. Get ready for the moose shot. yep yep all right how many shots do i oh crap are you ready for the failure one yep Two. Three. Four. Not four. Not four. That's not four. Ah, capture, capture, capture. Nope, not it, not it. Slings, slings, slings. Stop. Okay, here we go. Oh my gosh. Four. Nope, nope, not it, not it, not it, not it, not it. Five shots left, right? Moose. Moose. Moose on the loose. Shoot the lit arrow. Oh, oh, oh. Paul, you better... Alright, so now I gotta shoot the bird. Oh, I'm done! I'm free! Oh my gosh I free I don even care what this mode is I free I free I free Oh wait I have to play this tomorrow again Playing it with Nick I'm done. I don't even know what this is. I know it's like 90 seconds. You want to hit every shot. you want to kind of beat up on everything. Oh, go away balls. Go away. Go away. Really? Honestly, I feel like this green is... Jackpot's lit somewhere, huh? Oh, I got something there. Oh, nine million! Alright. Yeah, I'm probably supposed to hit the ram and the bird and everything else so I can't hit ram. Oh, jeez. I don't even care. Wow, Buck's worth a million hit right now. Get the super jackpot! Spinner's lip or something. All right. Oh, geez. Oh, that's when he ball stuck on the track. It was the hat! Freedom! Oh, thanks, everyone. I just missed a whole bunch of them. Inferno, anybody I missed? Zach, for your reset, thank you. For all the bits, everything. 536. All right, who wins? Who wins? We get to Berg Bucky. And then, oh, boy, we got three players for that. Um. You all win. You all win. You're all done. Oh, my gosh. I didn't finish out this game. Thanks, everyone. All right. I'll figure out prices for this. Let me play this out. Put a high score that's never going to be beaten in this game, right? It could be beaten. Right, Bert. Three-one. Get to it again. Go away, Steve-O-Pup. Go away. It's really set, and now it's eight hits for the next bird. Wow. Wow. I'll actually shoot the bullseyes now. That was G. Meanest thing ever. I really legitimately thought I would fail on Moose. Because of how everything else has gone with this challenge. Level 4 Hype Train. Damn. thanks everyone for the bits and for watching so much so what are we doing next we are doing this tomorrow I know you want to see more of this tomorrow with Nick Lane over at Bubble of Pinball we're going to have both games on the screen at the same time do some battles and then it will be I think Maiden or Oz what do you want what's the chat one should I play Maiden next or Oz they will both be kind of goal based. So if I play Maiden, I'll be going, well, I'm going to play some battles with Escher now. Maybe I should set up Maiden. He's right out in that clearing. Whatever. Whatever. So Waz is going to be how to score high with horses and that kind of stuff. I would put the other initials, but not the grand champion. The horses. Jimmy wants horses. No. It's coming for sure. Horses are coming. This game after tomorrow is getting wheeled out of here and put somewhere over there. Not in my game room. Waz, waz, waz, waz. Okay. Maybe I'll get a rig set up. Maybe I'll have two running. I just have to change cables out whenever I want to switch between them. Bucks have antlers. Carl has antlers, apparently. Unbelievable. I don't even know how to end this thing. All right. Thank you, everyone. I appreciate so much how much you've watched and how you came on this struggle with me 15 days. It was insane. Do I have champagne? I don't have any. I should. I should have something. I just had my Asa cider that I had earlier. Me dolls, thanks for the prime sub. So, yeah, we'll definitely be back tomorrow, 1 o'clock, with this game again. We're going to practice around 10, so I may have to throw some stream up during then too. I don't know. We'll find out. Thank you. Let's see if anyone else. Who's streaming right now? Anybody? Buffalo's about to start going. Do you guys want to watch Buffalo? Or is there someone else playing pinball that you'd like to go with? Oh, what about, who's doing the 24-hour thing? Burn the game on stream. I like that. Who won? Who won? Okay, let me go back to who won. So the winners, the winners are Bird Bucky. and T&K, Matt Rowbottom, and Escher's dad. I've got to figure out how to split the three-way tie there, but I won't shortchange anybody, I promise. All right, so we'll just call it a night as it is. Hit this button. Thanks, everyone. By age, Escher's dad wants it by age because Escher's dad will win. You'll let Bookie know. I think I've got to... All PM everybody on Twitch. Potentially. Arcade Portland. Arcade Portland. Arcade Portland. Arcade Portland. What's Arcade Portland? Arcade Portland is playing Lord of the Rings. Oh, yeah. Oh, yeah. Is that Jeff playing right now? Let's see. Twitch. All right. Let's go check out Arcadia, Portland, if you don't mind. Again, I'm thrilled. Thank you so much. Thanks for the bits. 536 at 2. We're going to get bucks. We have antlers, shirts, hats. Got to get hats on there, right? I saw it happen. I watched the torture the whole time. We died. All right. Thanks, everyone. See you tomorrow. Maybe, maybe not. Well, I'll be on tomorrow. But anyways, stay safe. Thanks again for watching. Thanks for supporting the channel. And see you later. Bucks have antlers. you

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