# I Look for Strangers to Chat About Pinball...

**Source:** Cary Hardy  
**Type:** video  
**Published:** 2022-12-06  
**Duration:** 19m 53s  
**Beat:** Pinball

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

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## Analysis

Cary Hardy conducts an experimental social experiment using random video chat websites (Omegle, CamSurf) to find strangers willing to discuss pinball machines from his home arcade. The video documents his frustrating attempts to have genuine conversations about pinball with random internet users, encountering numerous explicit situations and language barriers, while occasionally connecting with a few engaged participants who provide feedback on pinball pricing, themes, and appeal.

### Key Claims

- [HIGH] Average price for a new pinball machine from manufacturer is around $8,000 to $8,500 — _Cary Hardy states this directly when educating a chat participant about current market pricing_
- [MEDIUM] Pinball machines are not widely available in India — _Two separate conversations with individuals from India indicate pinball machines are rare or absent in gaming centers there_
- [MEDIUM] Nostalgia is a major driver for pinball machine sales — _Chat participant notes nostalgia sells machines; Cary confirms people buy machines to relive childhood experiences_
- [MEDIUM] Mario pinball machines existed in the early 1990s — _Chat participant mentions Mario game from early 90s; Cary confirms this occurred_
- [HIGH] Modern pinball machines often feature LCD displays — _Cary identifies LCD/screen-equipped machines in his arcade collection and notes this as a newer feature_

### Notable Quotes

> "You want to have multiple, right? So it's the same thing with this one right here. You have a different machine that does something different. It would have a different motorcycle with a different engine size or has a different sound to it or different kind of ride style. Same way with these machines back here is that you're going to have different, different, different."
> — **Cary Hardy**, ~8:30
> _Explains the collector mentality behind pinball acquisition using motorcycle analogy; illustrates hobby psychology_

> "I'm hoping that this is going to be somewhat entertaining... I'm definitely not doing this for me... I'm suffering for you out there guys."
> — **Cary Hardy**, ~15:00
> _Captures Hardy's frustration with the social experiment and his commitment to content creation despite poor experience_

> "What you say wow because it's wonderful... those are pinball machines"
> — **Chat participant from India**, ~12:00
> _Shows genuine enthusiasm from someone encountering pinball concept for first time_

> "So you're one of the few that I've talked to that's not playing with their genitalia, that's actually willing to speak to me, that speaks English."
> — **Cary Hardy**, ~28:00
> _Reflects the major obstacle Hardy faced—majority of random contacts engaged in explicit behavior rather than conversation_

> "What if I told you that the average price for a pinball machine that's coming out today is around $8,000 to $8,500? Really? Yeah. That's crazy."
> — **Cary Hardy and chat participant**, ~30:30
> _Market reality check—participants consistently underestimate modern pinball pricing by 10-15x_

### Entities

| Name | Type | Context |
|------|------|---------|
| Cary Hardy | person | YouTuber and pinball enthusiast/collector running the social experiment; owns home arcade with multiple pinball machines |
| Omegle | product | Random video chat website used by Cary to find strangers; described as predominantly used for explicit content |
| CamSurf | product | Alternative random video chat website; Cary prefers it to Omegle due to perceived greater variety and better user experience |
| Mario (pinball machine) | game | Historic pinball game from early 1990s mentioned in conversation; evidence of licensing Nintendo IP for pinball |

### Topics

- **Primary:** Pinball collector psychology and addiction, Modern pinball machine pricing ($8,000-$8,500 range), Pinball accessibility and awareness outside hobby communities
- **Secondary:** Pinball market availability by geography (India gap), Nostalgia-driven pinball purchases, Pinball theme licensing (Mario, movie/band themes)
- **Mentioned:** Digital vs. physical pinball

### Sentiment

**Negative** (-0.72) — Cary's overall sentiment is frustrated and exhausted by the social experiment. Negative sentiment dominates due to: repeated exposure to explicit content, language barriers, disengaged participants, and the emotional toll of the experience. However, small positive moments emerge when genuine conversations occur about pinball. The video's framing suggests Hardy is doing this 'for the viewers' despite personal discomfort, creating a self-sacrificial narrative that underscores the negativity.

### Signals

- **[community_signal]** Cary Hardy attempting to reach audiences outside traditional pinball community via social media experiment; testing awareness and interest in pinball among general population (confidence: high) — Central premise of entire video—using random chat platforms to gauge pinball interest and educate strangers about the hobby
- **[design_philosophy]** Pinball theme licensing remains active for mainstream IP (Mario confirmed from early 1990s); chat participant expresses interest in future nostalgic themes (confidence: medium) — Discussion of Mario pinball from 1990s and speculation about future Mario/nostalgic themes; participant expresses preference for 'flashy' aesthetic and neon
- **[market_signal]** Pinball machines are largely absent from casual gaming markets in India, suggesting geographic distribution limitations (confidence: medium) — Two India-based participants confirm pinball is not present in their gaming centers; lack of manufacturing/distribution infrastructure in region
- **[market_signal]** Significant public awareness gap: random internet users dramatically underestimate pinball machine pricing (guessing $300-$1,500 vs. actual $8,000-$8,500) (confidence: high) — Multiple chat participants consistently underestimate pricing by 10-15x; Cary must educate them about actual costs
- **[sentiment_shift]** Nostalgia-driven market demand for pinball is active and acknowledged; consumers associate pinball with childhood memories rather than current gaming trends (confidence: medium) — Hardy notes people buy machines to 'relive childhood'; chat participants reference 'pizza places' and early-90s Mario machines

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## Transcript

 What's up guys and welcome back to my channel where I talk and do everything pinball and I'm going to be talking pinball with people that I don't know in today's video. That's right I'm doing something a little bit different this time around. I decided to try out these little video web chat websites that basically roulette you into a random individual and I don't know if I want to do this anymore because it was definitely a task it was exhausting because you don't know what you're going to end up getting when you randomly get in with some person they could be doing whatever and i got some of that but i'm not going to be showing it in this video this video is definitely not going to be for children especially when it comes to language it is there i'm going to let the video go because it's kind of a long one and by all means if you want more of this then let me know down below guys and another guy playing with himself okay so i'm i'm not using this website for this video hello lost interest real quick What the fuck, dude? What is that? What is what? Behind you. Behind me? You've never seen these before? Have you seen some green screen? No, this is legitimately what's behind me. This is my arcade. Trying to get a reach out there to certain individuals that don't know much about the pinball machines that are behind me. I mean, have you ever even played a machine before? Do you have pinball? We've never played in a machine, but we've played in a PC. Oh PC version like a virtual of it. Do you have machines over there in India? I honestly don't know No, oh no, they know is there is a missing link. Yeah, so you don't even physically have them over there So that's that's actually Interesting information for me So if you had to put like a guess on how much you think one of these machines costs in American dollars I'm not sure if you know Like $600, $700. $600 or $700. Like why do I have them? Yeah, like a lot. Yeah. Like one or two is fine. Yeah, because it's kind of an addiction. You can't have just one. Like you're trying to get like collections? Yeah. Or it will be like same. It's a collectible kind of thing. You get one machine and you're like, oh, you know what? I want another one. And I'm sure it's the same way with you with motorcycles. Would you just have one motorcycle or would you like to have multiple? You want to have multiple, right? So it's the same thing with this one right here. You have a different machine that does something different. You would have a different motorcycle with a different engine size or has a different sound to it or different kind of ride style. Same way with these machines back here is that you're going to have. It's like not the same thing. Yeah. Like different, different, different. Every machine has got a different thing to it that draws someone else in differently on how it plays and everything. It's the same way on that. Hello. Hello. Hi. You speak English? That's a thought. Who's got the longest tongue? What the hell is this? Okay. Hello. Hello, I am big fan. Seems to be a variety of different things on this. You've got the adult area. I'm not even gonna play with that at all I'm already completely dreading this whole experience so far so why the hell would I want to go into something that I feel is gonna be even worse but I feel like my experience so far is definitely a lot of guys looking for girls if I had to guess and I've just got my search and interest point like completely vacant and i'm i'm moving on from whatever this is yep i speak english really really bro really i'm from india What is going on here? Hey, bro. Hello. Awesome. What are the screens behind? Yeah, this is a, those are pinball machines. You got a nice ceiling fan right there. Hi how are you Doing good and yourself Yes yes I doing Is it like gaming center behind you Yes this is my home arcade right here I got a bunch of pinball machines behind me Okay, so at that time, so you have to keep them on, or you can save the electricity, power on that? No, I can turn them off if I want to. I'll usually just power them off whenever I'm not home, or whenever I don't need them, or whatever like that. Like, I feel very good after seeing this, your background. This is my first time to be on this website. So I'm actually going through just trying to get random people their thoughts and feelings about pinball just to see if there's anybody out there. And I've gotten a couple of people so far, but it seems like not a lot of people are willing to chat. But I don't think in India it is not much we have pinballs in gaming centers and all. That's what I've gotten word from so far from someone else located in India is that I'm guessing you guys just don't have them there. Okay, great, Kerry. It's really nice to speak to you. Thank you for chatting with me. Yes. Thank you so much. Bye. I'm making a lot of blank screens. People have been skipping through, so it was very nice chatting with you. Thank you, sir. Have a good day. No, no. The people will not skip you for sure by seeing your background. Oh, you think so? I'm sure on that. I've already got some people that are... I think some people are looking for the girls out there, and they're seeing this, and it's not a pretty girl, so they're like, next. Hello? I'm telling you It's like if you're If you're not a hot girl Then basically They're not gonna bother Talking to me Fuck off That's not very nice This is a horrible experience I'm suffering For you out there guys This is I'm definitely not doing this for me I'm hoping That this is going to be somewhat entertaining Hello Hello Nice Do you know Okay Alright Alright, I'm going to have to take a break from this and come back in maybe like an hour. Five minutes for free? I don't know if I like where this is going. This may not end up good. I don't like this at all. I don't know who I'm going to get. Hello? Okay, I'm going to end the chat on that note I feel like this is definitely going to be a website That is not for just chatting I feel like Yeah, I don't know if anything good is going to come from that Whenever they only are giving me so many minutes To chat with somebody I don't think that's going to be good Okay let's try this cam surf out And see what's going to happen here Stuff like this just makes me nervous Yeah this is definitely someone I need to just stop because this is this experiment is making me have even less confidence in the world today and people in general yep not getting any of those in here hello hello okay Yep, we're gonna skip that. Oh my god. What? I need to take another break why am I doing this guys do I really want to hit the start button again do I really want to go through this if anything else at this point I have a feeling I'm not gonna get anybody to talk pinball with me so we're just gonna have to just go through and weed through all the guys playing with their here we go again oh my god hello hey what's up man first of all thank you very much for not playing with yourself I've been going across this trying to find people and they are are busy playing with themselves and I'm like I can't chat with you while you're doing so thank you very much for not being one of those individuals that is like just got actually I'm absolutely different too much meat beating going on I need to take a break from this but I'll come back here in a little bit and so I'm trying it again and I'm trying to find people out there to chat about what I've got going on behind me right here do you know what these are behind me what is this you don't know what these are called back here no those are so I say wow because it's wonderful yeah it's a those are pinball machines have you ever heard of pinball machines maybe yeah but I think they putting them in casinos how much would you say a brand new pinball machine costs from the manufacturer if you had to guess? $300? $300? Is that what you're guessing? It seems like even the website has given up on me. I need to get me a bottle of water. This is wearing me out. I'm liking Cam Surf better than Omegle because there seems to be more variety. I'm getting people from all over the world it seems so so many people are so upset that i don't look like this woman right here on the damn screen what is going on hello I think you're falling asleep there, guy. I've got to stop again because I've whittled it down to the United States. That way there's a very rare chance that I'm going to have a language barrier on this. But I feel like, narrowing it down to the United States, that I essentially more than likely have increased the chances of me having to deal with male genitalia, if I can put it lightly at all. So many people start with their phone or webcam looking at the ceiling so they can see who you are first before they'll bother letting John Youssi who they are. And, uh, let's keep on going. Hello? A fellow Texan. Can you hear me? Hello? Okay. Yeah. Just watching you drink the orange juice, huh? Fuck you. Fuck you. Yo, are your bedbugs with you? Yes, they are. You have a lovely ceiling. starting to think that this whole idea for finding random people online to talk pinball is probably a bad idea orange juice guy again Yeah, he's just there again, just going at it, just nonstop. I don't... What you playing? What's up, dude? surfing around trying to chat with people about pinball seeing that what I got behind me on my machines here and just kind of curious to get some feedback from certain people that aren within the hobby of pinball just from an outside perspective kind of thing So you're on here showing people your balls? No, but I've already seen a couple of other people's though, so that was different. This is my first time to be on websites like these where it surfaces around different kinds of people. Yeah, that's a jerking off one. I've noticed. So is there a particular theme that you think would interest you if one ever came out in pinball, like a movie or a show or a band or anything like that? Anything relevant and nostalgic, I feel like, is also. Yeah, nostalgia definitely sells a lot of machines these days whenever they come out. So certain themes, definitely they're trying to reach back to a lot of. Like Mario, Mario Kart. Yeah. It wouldn't surprise me if one day they do another Mario machine. I think that'd probably be a big old hit. But they had one back in the early 90s, a Mario game. All right. I mean, do you have an idea? If you had to guess how much a new-in-box pinball machine costs, what do you think it would cost? Five grand at least. Five grand at least? I wish. Great. Is that pussy nice and wet? Looking busy there. Yo, wait, what the fuck? Don't hurt yourself. No, I won't. I thought you were about to shock yourself. I'm like, I'm about to witness somebody commit suicide. No. Me in there, like, watch me kill myself. Wait, yo, what's up with the games? What are those? These are pinball machines. Yeah, yeah, yeah, that's what I thought they were. That's pretty cool. Have you ever played pinball before? Yeah, I've played pinball. I like the pizza places, you know? Yeah, it's like, is there a particular machine that you can recall, like a particular game that stands out to you that you know that you've played, or if you have a favorite by any chance? No. Is there a particular theme that you find, if one came out and it was presented to you, that would really call to you to where you felt you would probably want to own one? Just something like really flashy, like, I like neon, like, I really don't care what it is. So a certain theme, like a movie or a band or anything like that, wouldn't speak to you? Do you rent these out, or do you just own them? This is my home arcade. This is at my house here. So you're one of the few that I've talked to that's not playing with their genitalia, that's actually willing to speak to me, that speaks English. So you're one of the few out there that I've actually been able to chat with and everything. So it's already been a much pleasure that some people have been having a lot more pleasure than me, obviously, on some of this stuff. If I would have logged in and seen you electrocute yourself to death, I'd have been like, well, that's different. Yeah, no. How much money goes into buying a pinball machine? Okay, so if you had to guess how much a brand new machine comes off the manufacturer floor? Like something popular like a band or something? I'll tell you right now, it doesn't matter what the theme usually is. We have basically a good average price of what machines are these days. $1,500 to $200. $1,500 to $2,000? Yeah. Okay, so what if I told you that the average price for a pinball machine that's coming out today is around $8,000 to $8,500? Really? Yeah. That's crazy. Yeah, it is crazy. Why is it so pricey? A lot of people are starting to go, hey, you know what? I remember pinball and arcade machines from back in my day whenever I was a kid. I want them in my house. I'm a prime example of that. Here I am with all the pin machines in my house because I want to relive my childhood. is like these two on the end over here. As you can see, this one's got like a big screen. Yeah. Yeah, that's consistent. Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. Those are the newer machines that you'll have like an LCD display on. I don't know when I'll get this video up. It depends on how many more people I get masturbating. But got to weed through the bad to get to some good. Thank you very much for being an intellectual on this and being able to speak back and forth. It's been a great pleasure speaking with you. Of course. Before you leave, what's your YouTube? It's Kerry Hardy. That's just my name C-A-R-Y Alright well Take it sleazy man Who does that Who just sits in front of their damn computer Scrolling through random people And is touching themselves Thank you.

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