# Evil Dead Pinball Gameplay At Texas Pinball Festival 2025 - Spooky Pinball **Source:** Cooltoy **Type:** video **Published:** 2025-03-23 **Duration:** 14m 34s **Beat:** Pinball **URL:** https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IuOKEqZlHJI --- ## Analysis Gameplay footage from Evil Dead Pinball at Texas Pinball Festival 2025 showcases Spooky Pinball's implementation with extensive voice callouts from the Evil Dead films, featuring modes like Boomstick multiball, cabin lock mechanics, and shell-based progression. The video demonstrates rapid-fire Ash dialogue, multiball sequences, and themed shot sequences with prominent use of film audio. ### Key Claims - [HIGH] Evil Dead Pinball features a Boomstick multiball mode with 'Ready, Aim, Fire' voice prompts — _Visible in gameplay footage with repeated 'Ready. Aim. Fire.' callouts during multiball sequences_ - [HIGH] Game includes cabin-themed mechanics with 'cabin lock' lit shot — _Callout heard: 'The cabin lock is lit. Go in there if you feel like ruining your life.'_ - [HIGH] Shell/ammunition theme is core to progression mechanics — _Repeated callouts: 'Load more shells,' 'Get more shells,' 'There's more shells in the basement'_ - [HIGH] Game extensively uses Ash Williams audio/voice lines from Evil Dead films — _Continuous Ash character callouts throughout gameplay including 'Groovy,' 'Good? Bad? I'm just bad now'_ ### Notable Quotes > "I want to introduce you to Mr. Boomstick. Shoot your fingers itchy." > — **Ash Williams (Evil Dead Pinball)**, Early gameplay > _Introduces primary multiball feature with thematic ammunition/shell mechanic_ > "Ready. Aim. Fire." > — **Ash Williams (Evil Dead Pinball)**, Boomstick multiball sequence > _Core multiball callout sequence matching domain glossary 'Ready Aim Fire' term_ > "The cabin lock is lit. Go in there if you feel like ruining your life." > — **Ash Williams (Evil Dead Pinball)**, Mode start sequence > _Describes cabin-themed shot/mode mechanic with thematic audio_ > "Good? Bad? Nah. I'm just bad now." > — **Ash Williams (Evil Dead Pinball)**, Late gameplay > _Classic Evil Dead II Ash line integrated into pinball gameplay_ > "Groovy." > — **Ash Williams (Evil Dead Pinball)**, End of sequence > _Iconic Ash catchphrase used as success callout_ ### Entities | Name | Type | Context | |------|------|---------| | Evil Dead Pinball | game | Spooky Pinball implementation of Evil Dead IP with Boomstick multiball, cabin mechanics, and shell progression system | | Spooky Pinball | company | Manufacturer of Evil Dead Pinball shown in gameplay demonstration | | Texas Pinball Festival 2025 | event | Location where this Evil Dead Pinball gameplay was captured | | Ash Williams | character | Evil Dead protagonist whose voice lines and audio are extensively featured throughout the game | | Cooltoy | organization | Video content creator/source documenting pinball gameplay | ### Topics - **Primary:** Boomstick multiball mode mechanics, Voice callouts and audio implementation, Evil Dead IP integration into pinball design - **Secondary:** Cabin lock shot mechanics, Shell/ammunition progression system, Spooky Pinball manufacturing quality ### Sentiment **Positive** (0.85) — Gameplay demonstrates engaging mechanics, thematic audio integration, and smooth playfield flow. No critical commentary present. Presentation focuses on showcasing features rather than critique. ### Signals - **[design_philosophy]** Spooky Pinball utilizing extensive authentic Evil Dead film audio and character voices (Ash Williams) to create thematic immersion (confidence: high) — Continuous stream of Ash audio callouts, Evil Dead catchphrases ('Groovy,' 'Good? Bad?'), and thematic dialogue integrated throughout gameplay sequences - **[announcement]** Evil Dead Pinball by Spooky Pinball publicly demonstrated at Texas Pinball Festival 2025 with full gameplay implementation (confidence: high) — Complete gameplay footage showing Boomstick multiball, cabin mechanics, shell progression, and polished audio/callout system - **[product_strategy]** Evil Dead Pinball emphasizes thematic mechanical features (Boomstick, shells, cabin) aligned with film narrative elements (confidence: high) — Shell-based progression, Boomstick multiball with 'Ready Aim Fire' prompts, cabin lock mechanics all directly tied to Evil Dead plot/character elements --- ## Transcript Hey new guy, stay out of the woods. You'll know what that means. Well, you're lucky next time. You and your friends are all... Load more shells. I want to introduce you to Mr. Boomstick. Shoot your fingers itchy. Get more shells. Will you start a mode? I feel like shooting something. I heard you. I heard you in the cellar. Screenshots find a path through the woods. One by one, we will take you. For God's sake, can you make up your mind? Screenshots find a path through the woods. Ball one, blocked. Ten seconds left. God's sake, make up your mind. Ed Boon. Last chance, Fancy Pants. Could you start a mode, please? I feel like shooting something. Ooh, that's gonna be a closed-gasket funeral. You hit the target. You are mine. Like the others before you. All right. You shoot ramps to start a mode. Well we all die someday May as well be now Hey Ash, miss me? Jack of diamonds, Jack of clubs I'm pretty sure I'm the favorite kid now If you can hit the Cheryl targets They must suck Hey new guy, uh stay out of the woods Stay right there, sugar. You're not done yet. The boomstick is hungry. Let's feed it. I can't believe I'm saying this, but get to the cabin. Join us! Hey, hey, sugar finger's itchy here. Get more shells. Shoot ramps to start a mode. Come on. The cabin lock is lit. Go in there if you feel like ruining your life. Would you please shoot some ramps so we can get on with it? Ball one locked. Could you start a mode, please? I feel like shooting something. Who's laughing now? One by one we will take you Don't make this losing thing a habit, okay? I'm embarrassed for all of us Shots open Get the bastard Okay, it's time to get a little handsy. The shells. Nice. You might live. Hey man, jackpots just went up, so keep going. That's a nice feather for your cap. Quick, before he moves again. Nice. Steady. Ready. Aim. Swallow this Nice shooting partner And I kind of mean it Hey who laughing now Well that was my favorite hand If you know what I mean. Why are you kidding yourself? Listen, this is between me and me. Double trouble baby. Hey, can you shake it? Reload. Ha ha ha ha ha. Here she comes. That was more of a southpaw, anyway. Now, now, now. Don't bite the hand that feeds you. All right, you little sucker. This place is a real hole in the wall. Reload. Smile, you son of a... Gotcha. It's all in the wrist. Oh, I got you now. You're going to be used to my hand beating me by now. Double barrel jackpot. One by one we will take you. We are the things that were and shall be again. Oh, I just threw up in my mouth a little. Oh, that's a big bonus. Hit me. I'm dry. Shooting dry. Shooting blanks here. Could you start a mode, please? I feel like shooting something. Oh, you bastards. Give me back my ball. You're supposed to get the flashing shots. Her torture will be endless. Her suffering eternal. Yeah, I'm going to make sure you have a pretty bad night, too. Hurry, Ash! Well, there's still time. Hmm. I don't think things are going to work out between us. That's it, Ash. Keep going. You don't have much time, Ash. Ash, hurry! Goodbye. Goodbye. Ash, hurry! Groovy. You got ten seconds left. Get after it. You don't have much time, Ash. All right you better Give me back my ball You missed your shot. You missed your shot. You're not getting off that easy. There's more shells in the basement. Let's go. Have a lock and load. Oh, the shells? Those are mine. Jackpot value increased. Nice. Build those points, baby. Jackpot value increased. Nice, man. You can almost... Wait for it. Ready? Ready? Aim. Let him have it. Yeah, dodge that. We want water shores. Light! You can't sneak past me, Smiley. We are the things that were and shall be again. One more for double dead-eyed multiball. Reload. Okay, you guys consider flossing. Lights out, fucko. Kill them dead, delight the jackpots Reload Double the barrel, double the jackpot Lock and load Ah, great, now there's two of them Great, now there's two of them Bigger fingers, itchy We're just cropping around. Time to blow them away. Ha ha ha ha. You lucky bastard. Join us. Good? Bad? Nah. I'm just bad now. If you ever wake up looking like this, go back to sleep. Join us! There's three necklace shots on... Get ready for a surprise. Your next mystery was... I gotta say, you look better as a corpse. Player 1, enter your name. Go ahead and sign that, and let's just say I wasn't here. Here, let me fill that in for you. Thanks for watching! _(Acquisition: youtube_groq_whisper, Enrichment: v3)_ --- *Exported from Journalist Tool on 2026-04-13 | Item ID: 0e2b1ca1-6a8f-468f-9f32-d56f17754fb5*