# Stern Jurassic Park Pinball Topper + PRIZE GIVEAWAY - Unboxing, Installation, & Gameplay

**Source:** Flip n Out Pinball  
**Type:** video  
**Published:** 2020-06-06  
**Duration:** 7m 20s  
**Beat:** Pinball

**URL:** https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=thg_vi92rUw

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## Analysis

Zach Sharpe from Flip N Out Pinball unboxes and installs the Stern Jurassic Park Premium Edition topper accessory, demonstrating its LED lighting effects and explaining how it integrates with gameplay by unlocking a special mode when players spell out "Jurassic Park" by collecting dinosaurs. The video includes installation instructions, gameplay footage showing the topper's visual effects, and a giveaway promotion for a Jurassic Park promotional banner.

### Key Claims

- [HIGH] The Jurassic Park topper has the ability to add an extra mode within the Jurassic Park game when hooked up — _Zach Sharpe, opening statement about topper functionality_
- [HIGH] The topper has individually lit letters (J, U, R, A, S, S, I, C, P, A, R, K) that correspond to collecting dinosaurs in the game — _Zach Sharpe, during physical inspection and gameplay explanation_
- [HIGH] Once you spell out 'Jurassic Park' the special mode starts, and letters roll over for subsequent games — _Zach Sharpe, explaining the mechanic during inspection_
- [HIGH] Stern toppers are 'super simple to install' requiring only 'a couple cords, a couple screws' — _Zach Sharpe, pre-installation commentary_
- [HIGH] Installation requires turning off the machine, removing back glass, installing four screws, and plugging in power and Cat5 cables — _Zach Sharpe, during actual installation demonstration_

### Notable Quotes

> "For many of us enthusiasts, pinball players, we like to make our games unique. Whether it's a shaker motor that's shaking the whole machine during certain gameplay moments, or colored armor, or enhanced lighting, and then there's pinball toppers."
> — **Zach Sharpe**, early in video
> _Explains the motivation and context for pinball machine customization accessories_

> "What makes this particular topper unique is that Stern Pinball's advertising once hooked up this topper has the ability to add an extra mode within the Jurassic Park game."
> — **Zach Sharpe**, opening
> _States the key selling point of the Jurassic Park topper - integrated gameplay functionality_

> "You collect dinosaurs in the game and spell these letters as you're collecting the dinosaurs. Once you spell out Jurassic Park that special mode starts."
> — **Zach Sharpe**, during physical inspection
> _Describes the integration between topper lighting and game mechanics_

> "The lighting effects on it are what stand out the most to me. The flickering of the torches, the light sequences, the backlit red there, as well as the little subtle lightning marks in the background of the jungle."
> — **Zach Sharpe**, after gameplay demo
> _Highlights the visual design elements that make the topper impressive_

### Entities

| Name | Type | Context |
|------|------|---------|
| Zach Sharpe | person | Host of the video, Senior Director of Marketing at Stern Pinball, accomplished competitive player, son of Roger Sharpe |
| Stern Pinball | company | Manufacturer of the Jurassic Park pinball machine and the topper accessory being reviewed |
| Flip N Out Pinball | company | Distribution/retail company owned by Zach Sharpe and Nicole, producing this content; phone number 812-457-9711 |
| Jurassic Park Premium Edition | game | Stern pinball machine that the topper accessory is designed for; described as award-winning and recently announced |
| Papa Duke | person | Mentioned during gameplay; appears to be a nickname used in commentary |

### Topics

- **Primary:** Pinball machine customization and accessories, Jurassic Park topper design and installation, LED lighting and visual effects in pinball
- **Secondary:** Game mode integration with physical accessories, Content creator giveaway and audience engagement

### Sentiment

**Positive** (0.92) — Zach Sharpe is enthusiastic and impressed with the topper throughout, using positive language like 'super excited,' 'awesome,' 'phenomenal,' and 'I love toppers.' The review is promotional in nature but genuine appreciation is evident.

### Signals

- **[product_launch]** Stern Jurassic Park topper is currently available for purchase through Flip N Out Pinball (confidence: high) — Zach Sharpe states 'Get one now at FlippinOutPinball or call me at 812-457-9711' at end of video
- **[design_innovation]** Jurassic Park topper includes individually controlled LED letters that unlock special game mode when player collects dinosaurs to spell the full title (confidence: high) — Each letter can be individually lit based on in-game achievement; mode unlocks when full phrase is spelled
- **[content_signal]** Flip N Out Pinball producing detailed unboxing, installation, and gameplay demonstration content for Stern accessories (confidence: high) — Full video dedicated to topper review with professional installation walkthrough and extended gameplay footage
- **[market_signal]** Stern toppers are positioned as premium customization accessories for enthusiasts; Jurassic Park version includes gameplay enhancement feature (confidence: medium) — Context suggests toppers are sought-after items that 'everybody has been talking about' and multiple design options exist

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## Transcript

 Welcome back to the Flip N Out Pinball Channel. I'm Zach Minney and we get to do something special today. I'm really excited about it because this is a pinball product that everybody has been talking about. We get to do a formal unboxing and a first impressions of Stern Pinballs recently announced for their award-winning pinball machine, Jurassic Park, their topper accessory. Now some of you may be wondering, what's a pinball topper? Well, for many of us enthusiasts, pinball players, we like to make our games unique. Whether it's a shaker motor that's shaking the whole machine during certain gameplay moments, or colored armor, or enhanced lighting. and then there's pinball toppers. They light up, they attract different players whether it's at a location or in your game room and what makes this particular topper unique is that Stern Pinball's advertising once hooked up this topper has the ability to add an extra mode within the Jurassic Park game. I'm super excited to unbox and to install this with you guys but before we do so You see this big, beautiful promotional banner for Jurassic Park Pinball? It can be yours for watching and supporting this show. All you've got to do to win this banner is to follow Flip N Out Pinball on Facebook, to follow us here on YouTube. Go ahead and just click follow and subscribe, as well as commenting down below. If you do those three things you going to be entered into the sweepstakes and you could potentially win this Jurassic Park banner Stay tuned to the Facebook page on Flippin Out for the winner that will be announced within the next week or so Alright let see what all the fuss is about Alright, so nothing too special about the box itself, just a plain old white box. Now, typically these Stern toppers are super simple to install, just a couple cords, a couple screws. Let's take a closer look. Okay, let's pull this thing out. Here is an instruction manual. Yeah, so you just take the plug off, four screws, attach it on top, run the cables down. We'll do that in a second. Alright here it is. Bum bum bum bum bum bum bum bum bum bum bum. Alright that looks cool. Multi layered plastics, you've got LED strips, you've got built in lighting. The back of it, just to show you guys. Nice protected, two connectors here, looks like a cat 5. A regular molex, that's going to be super simple to install. holes right here for the screws. Oh, I'm looking at it now, sorry. Okay, pretty solid looking topper. I'm already looking in the back. There are a lot of accent controlled lights, and each of these letters J U R and so on can be individually lit You collect dinosaurs in the game and spell these letters as you collecting the dinosaurs Once you spell out Jurassic Park that special mode starts And the letters roll over So if you spell Jurassic on a game and start a new game you can then just spell Park and start that mode I want to see it lit up. So now I'm going to show you how easy it is to install a stern topper. First, you want to make sure this machine is turned off. The power is right there. You're going to take out the back glass. Now from the top, there are four designated screws, and then this, the wires run through there, power plugs in there, and then your Cat5 plugs in there. That's it, you're done. Hell yeah! © BF-WATCH TV 2021 BAM BAM BAM Spoiler alert If you do not want to see what happens Whenever you fill up the Jurassic Park letters to that extra mode You gonna want to fast quite a bit Yeah, let's go, baby. Scream. Anybody want a soda or something? All right, that was pretty damn awesome, wasn't it? You've got to get a Jurassic Park topper. The lighting effects on it are what stand out the most to me. The flickering of the torches, the light sequences, the backlit red there. as well as the little subtle lightning marks in the background of the jungle. All this and more. Get one now at FlippinOutPinball at FlippinOutPinball.com or call me at 812-457-9711. It's right down there. Zach, Z-A-C-H, at FlippinOutPinball.com. And don't forget the banner. If you want to win that banner, three things, super simple. Subscribe to FlippinOutPinball on Facebook. Subscribe right down below and follow on YouTube and comment in this video in the YouTube section. Comments right there. There you go. So cool. I love Topper. You can't be mad at that. The thing is phenomenal. I'm totally unappreciated my time. That's no shit.

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*Exported from Journalist Tool on 2026-04-13 | Item ID: 2032e780-b6a7-4f1a-a05c-8b4b1e649349*
