# CSI by Stern Pinball: Not getting on the board today. Streamed from Raccoon City Pinball.

**Source:** DRI374  
**Type:** video  
**Published:** 2026-02-10  
**Duration:** 21m 16s  
**Beat:** Pinball

**URL:** https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SajZrKYwX7g

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## Analysis

Streamer at Raccoon City Pinball plays multiple games of CSI by Stern Pinball, demonstrating various modes including Centrifuge Multiball, Microscope Multiball, Skull Multiball, and DNA modes. The stream shows mixed results with some successful jackpots and mode completions, but also frequent ball losses and missed shot opportunities, ending with a final score under 50 million.

### Key Claims

- [HIGH] CSI has a Centrifuge Multiball mode that can be lit and played — _Streamer repeatedly achieves and plays Centrifuge Multiball during gameplay_
- [HIGH] CSI has a Microscope Multiball mode — _Streamer completes Microscope and triggers associated multiball sequences_
- [HIGH] CSI has a Skull Multiball mode — _Streamer achieves and plays Skull Multiball during the session_
- [HIGH] The bonus multiplier in CSI goes to at least 20x — _Streamer explicitly states 'we know the multiplier goes to 20x at least' when reviewing final bonus_
- [HIGH] CSI has evidence collection mechanics involving red, green, and blue colored evidence types — _Streamer references collecting red evidence, green evidence, and blue evidence throughout gameplay_

### Notable Quotes

> "This game has a lot of things like so Red evidence is collect red. It's not It's not flashing like it's ready."
> — **Streamer**, Early in session
> _Explains CSI's evidence collection mechanic and playfield state awareness_

> "Centrifuge completed. Centrifuge multiball is lit."
> — **Streamer (game call)**, Mid-session
> _Confirms Centrifuge Multiball mode completion trigger_

> "I'm saying fake Cliffy because a real Cliffy won't hang the ball."
> — **Streamer**, Mid-session
> _Technical comment on ramp design; streamer deliberately rests ball on fake cliff to extend multiball_

> "Don't do this at home. This is cheating."
> — **Streamer**, Mid-session
> _Self-aware commentary while exploiting a playfield feature to extend play_

> "Yeah. Okay. So, you need to shoot the spinner jackpot."
> — **Streamer**, Late-session
> _Identifies spinner as key shot for jackpot in certain modes_

> "I completely lost the thread here."
> — **Streamer**, Late-session
> _Reflects on difficulty tracking game state and objectives_

> "But at least the we know the multiplier goes to 20x at least."
> — **Streamer**, Near end of session
> _Confirms bonus multiplier range discovered during play_

### Entities

| Name | Type | Context |
|------|------|---------|
| Stern Pinball | company | Manufacturer of CSI pinball machine being played |
| CSI | game | Pinball machine by Stern based on CSI (Crime Scene Investigation) TV franchise; features evidence collection, multiple multiball modes, and forensic investigation theme |
| Raccoon City Pinball | venue | Pinball arcade/bar location where this stream is originating from |
| DRI374 | content_creator | Streamer playing CSI and providing gameplay commentary |

### Topics

- **Primary:** Gameplay mechanics and mode structure, Multiball modes (Centrifuge, Microscope, Skull), Evidence collection system
- **Secondary:** Shot difficulty and accuracy, Bonus multiplier progression, Playfield design and ramp features
- **Mentioned:** Streaming gameplay and commentary

### Sentiment

**Mixed** (0.45) — Streamer shows frustration with repeated ball losses and missed shots, but demonstrates engagement with the game mechanics and achievements. Mixed results throughout session—some successful modes and jackpots, but ultimately ends with disappointing final score under 50 million. Tone is light and self-aware, with humor about cheating and bad luck rather than anger.

### Signals

- **[gameplay_signal]** CSI features at least three distinct multiball modes (Centrifuge, Microscope, Skull) with separate completion conditions and jackpot sequences (confidence: high) — Streamer successfully activates and plays multiple multiball modes with distinct rule sequences during session
- **[gameplay_signal]** CSI has several challenging shot setups, particularly bullet standup targets next to microscope and certain spinner jackpot sequences that require precise aim (confidence: high) — Streamer repeatedly misses bullet standups and struggles with specific shot sequences; explicitly notes 'pretty damn hard'
- **[gameplay_signal]** CSI implements a color-coded evidence collection system with red, green, and blue evidence types that must be collected as part of gameplay progression (confidence: high) — Streamer frequently references collecting red evidence, green evidence, and blue evidence with specific objectives tied to each color
- **[design_innovation]** CSI uses multiball jackpot sequences with distinct visual/audio callouts tied to forensic investigation theme (DNA reveals, collected evidence confirmation) (confidence: high) — Game announces 'Watch closely as the DNA reveals its true source,' 'We collected all the DNA,' and similar thematic callouts during multiball
- **[gameplay_signal]** CSI bonus multiplier reaches at least 20x, with potential for higher values based on gameplay progression (confidence: high) — Streamer observes '20. [music] I thought I had so much more in bonus' and confirms 'the multiplier goes to 20x at least'
- **[content_signal]** CSI being actively streamed and played at Raccoon City Pinball venue, with content creator providing detailed gameplay commentary and mode navigation (confidence: high) — Full gameplay stream with play-by-play commentary from venue location

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## Transcript

back. [music] All right, let's uh do that again and uh bump [music] up another 10. Let's get a game on the board. [music] How about that? All starting so well. Well, maybe an autopsy can tell us something. So, this is really weird. Like the microscope is flashing, right? And that is just some remnants from the previous game. This game has a lot of things like so Red evidence is
collect red. It's not It's not flashing like it's ready. Oh, now it's actually quiet. Two distinct tires there. One wide, one narrow. Really want to get up to that centrifuge. Oh, there we go. Centrauge completed. Centrifuge multiball is lit. [music] Complete DNA. Right. DNA left. Nice jackpot. David, get your body out of here now. We got cross contamination. Jackpot. Good work. You collected all the DNA. Jackpot.
What happened? There's that rolling shot.
Oh, I got centrauge.
Centrauge jackpot. Damn it.
Yeah, plenty of shots left in skull there.
They're quite frivolous with the
with the grays on the jackpots. We're not moving until we get to the bottom of the
I'm collecting a red tub. This is a vintage jacket fiber which suggests an old man or a teenager. Yeah. I wonder where on the flipper because are you Oh, there it is.
Microscope completed.
There we go.
Microscope multiball. [music] BMA.
Oh, I'm going to cheat having the [music] ball there for a bit.
Don't do this at home. This is cheating. Got the ball resting on the on the fake cliffy. [music] I'm saying fake Cliffy because a real Cliffy won't hang the ball. [music] Jackpot.
[music]
Jackpot. Jackpot. Keep breaking it in. A No. Yeah. I mean, at the end of the day, like that's what you get for cheating. So that's that's the money. Karma, as we say, is a I don't need a centrifuge because the centriuge is done. It looks like this guy has a buried for a long time.
Skull multiball. All right, let's concentrate on this for a minute. that I'm probably not even going to get get close to getting. I believe that's a jackpot. Jackpot.
Check for
There it is. I don't know who I got yet. There's a very short window where it is getting broken. Look at this. I got all my Okay, so now we need all the bullets. [music] Bullet jackpot.
All right, I'm doing good so far.
DNA. [music] All right. I want everybody think it's worth another one.
Jackpot. [music]
Centrauge multiball is lit.
Oh, you got to be kidding me. Is it?
Oh, and it saved my balls.
Multiball jackpot.
Oh, this is looking really good.
Watch closely as the DNA reveals it true source. Shoot the DNA. What a jackpot. I think I just need one more. Somehow refuses to register that shot. I hit it there. And I just wonder what happened to my centrifuge there because I did not see any any multiple action. Look at that. Under 60 spins. Oh, evidence locked in the green. Yes, I need green. Oh, this is going to cost me this ball. I can tell you that right now.
skull multiball.
There we go. [music]
What is this? jackpot. [music] jackpot. Just turning to Oh, okay. We're back to the bullets. All 60 more spins for another centriuge. I might as well just keep that thing occupied.
Good work. We collected all the blood evidence we need.
It's just like I can't get those off jackpot. Broken glass. Blood. [music]
Yeah. How are you supposed to set that shot up? Yeah. Okay. So, you need to shoot the spinner jackpot.
Now that you're happy, take [music] this to the lab.
Yeah, it was all going so well there. That was setting up for those like standups, those bullet standups just next to the microscope there is pretty pretty hard. [music] Pretty damn hard. I do have a microscope flashing here. So, let's go shoot some microscope. No. Why? This is not working out. [music] Oh, I have one more for the blue one.
Gather as much evidence as you can.
Okay, reset now. It was just like, am I going to get that for free? And it's just like, nope. Kind of looked like it for a bit there, but Nothing's for free. Those are dicing made by either shards of glass or a cheap infomercial pl. [music] I completely lost the thread here. So, I'm correcting flu evidence. Now, we need to spin around. flies.
Got a light lock there. But that's interesting. So lit.
I put out the light there. Not putting out the lights everywhere. Or is it rolling? Is that what it's doing? Yeah, I don't want to kill the bonus here. I don't know how many dangers I want. So, I've been trying to get the the right microscope scope shot. Oh, wow. Centrifuges now. 20. [music] I thought I had so much more in bonus.
But at least the we know the multiplier goes to 20x at least. [music] All right, that was disappointing. Ballistics is lit.
All right. So, I mean, how hard is it?
Yeah, I can enhance that. Oh, turn. He turned. Now I can shoot the ramp. How does
Watch closely. Okay. So, now we got the list. So, I'm two shots from Let's see. Just I needed the ramp come around. Do a pass. Post pass. Start microscope. [music] Bliss. It did not happen. And only 46 mil. I actually thought I had a 50 plus game going there, but uh yeah, look at that.

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