# Riverboat Gambler Pinball 75 Million?!

**Source:** Dead Flip  
**Type:** video  
**Published:** 2020-08-20  
**Duration:** 21m 32s  
**Beat:** Pinball

**URL:** https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RC3iOpx4RKI

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## Analysis

Dead Flip hosts gameplay of Riverboat Gambler pinball machine, achieving a high score of approximately 75 million points while discussing potential future game themes including Power Rangers, Beetlejuice, and Dune. The video is primarily gameplay-focused with extensive commentary on scoring mechanics, bonus systems, and casual speculation about desirable IP for future pinball releases.

### Key Claims

- [LOW] Power Rangers would sell better than Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles as a pinball theme — _Casual speculation during gameplay: 'Power Rangers would sell better than Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'_
- [MEDIUM] Beetlejuice is the next title being worked on — _Host states 'Beetlejuice is our next title' but context suggests this may be personal/fan game design rather than official manufacturer announcement_
- [MEDIUM] The coding/digital implementation for pinball game design is the most difficult part — _Host discusses attempted digital layout design: 'The coding be too much still... The coding is the worst part'_
- [HIGH] Riverboat Gambler achieves 75 million points in this session — _Direct gameplay observation: '75 million points... that's where we call it'_
- [MEDIUM] Custom Star Wars monitor toppers have been in development — _Host mentions: 'I saw that Star Wars topper... They've been working on that for a minute. They custom built these monitors'_

### Notable Quotes

> "Beetlejuice is our next title, unless I'm allowed Tee'd Off"
> — **Dead Flip host**, early in video
> _Indicates potential future game design project, though context unclear regarding whether this is personal design or connected to a manufacturer_

> "Power Rangers would sell like none other. Power Rangers would sell better than Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles"
> — **Dead Flip host/guest**, mid-video
> _Speculation about IP licensing demand in pinball market, comparing licensing appeal of 80s/90s properties_

> "The coding is the worst part of trying to do stuff digitally"
> — **Dead Flip host/guest**, early-mid video
> _Commentary on design technical challenges for digital pinball implementation_

> "This game just needs jams and RGB LEDs to be a banger"
> — **Dead Flip host**, mid-video
> _Assessment of Riverboat Gambler's presentation and technical potential_

> "75 baby internet that's where we call it we blew this shit up"
> — **Dead Flip host**, end of video
> _Celebration of achieving 75 million point milestone on Riverboat Gambler_

### Entities

| Name | Type | Context |
|------|------|---------|
| Dead Flip | organization | YouTube/content creator channel, gameplay-focused pinball content creator |
| Riverboat Gambler | game | Pinball machine being played in this video; poker/western themed with bonus mechanics and chip collection system |
| Power Rangers | product | 80s/90s IP being discussed as potential future pinball theme; host believes it would outsell TMNT in pinball market |
| Beetlejuice | product | Movie/Broadway IP being discussed as next design project by host |
| Dune | product | Recent movie property mentioned as potential pinball theme ('Dune would be lit') |
| Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | product | 80s/90s IP used as comparison point for Power Rangers pinball licensing appeal |
| Star Wars | product | Recent pinball machine with custom-built monitor toppers under development |
| The Beatles | game | Pinball machine mentioned as difficult/challenging to play |
| The Royal Flush | game | Classic poker-themed pinball machine referenced during gameplay commentary |
| Arcade | organization | Source of royalty-free music used in video; appears to be associated with custom arcade/pinball equipment |

### Topics

- **Primary:** IP licensing speculation for future pinball games, Riverboat Gambler gameplay and scoring mechanics
- **Secondary:** Digital pinball design and coding challenges, Poker/western-themed pinball aesthetics, Star Wars custom topper development, 80s/90s nostalgia IP appeal in pinball market

### Sentiment

**Positive** (0.75) — Host expresses enthusiasm for Riverboat Gambler gameplay despite frustration with specific mechanics; positive energy about potential future game themes; celebratory tone at achieving high score milestone

### Signals

- **[design_philosophy]** Host speculates on Power Rangers pinball design with specific mechanic ideas including command center shots, Rita character playability, and monster growth mechanics (confidence: medium) — Extended design discussion: 'We could have a reader repulses like pot or her, like her staff could like somehow come out of a play field and slam down'
- **[market_signal]** Host expresses strong belief that Power Rangers IP would have superior commercial appeal compared to established IP like TMNT in pinball market (confidence: low) — 'Power Rangers would sell like none other. Power Rangers would sell better than Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'
- **[product_strategy]** Host or collaborator actively designing Beetlejuice pinball game with digital layout attempts (confidence: medium) — 'I tried designing a digital layout, but the coding be too much still' and 'Beetlejuice is our next title'
- **[rumor_hype]** Star Wars pinball custom monitor toppers have been in active development with custom-built hardware (confidence: medium) — 'I saw that Star Wars topper... They've been working on that for a minute. They custom built these monitors'
- **[technology_signal]** Digital pinball implementation cited as technically challenging, with coding identified as primary barrier to game design execution (confidence: medium) — 'The coding is the worst part of trying to do stuff digitally'

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## Transcript

 um yeah power rangers i think power rangers i think power rangers i just want beetlejuice yeah we're we're gonna do beetlejuice beetlejuice is our next title It's our next title, unless I'm allowed to... It's our next title. I'm just going to say it's our next title. Never mind. I see rubber putty guys and sugar... Dude, putties? Listen, the amount of rules I have... have. Oh, and we'd have like the command center back here where the ball can go into that shoot that the power rangers go into. We could have a reader repulses like pot or her, like her staff could like somehow come out of a play field and slam down to make a monster grow. It would be on like a, I don't know. Internet. Listen, I love it. You saw a Beetlejuice on Broadway. Oh, nice. I tried designing a digital layout, but the coding got to be too much still. Yeah. Skillshot. The coding is the worst part of trying to do stuff digitally. The new Dune movie? Yeah, Dune would be lit. multiball control. Bridging towards the 90s for nostalgia. We got late 80s. TNT lobby hard for PR. Yeah. It would make a million billion dollars a string. I completely, I couldn't agree with you more. Power Rangers would sell like none other. Power Rangers would sell better than Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Bet Bet Bet Mandatory four hour play time Power Rangers Power Rangers bro Yeah make my monster grow I would love to have a game where like you could play it two ways like here's the Power Rangers game play it hold down the flippers do you want to play as Rita and fight the Power Rangers Power Rangers pin for the Backpacks, screen, show, the build. Yeah. Power Rangers over TMNT is kind of a hard sell for me personally. Oh, okay. All right. Are we about to get 9,999,000 on red? We did it, Internet. 9,999,000 points. Can we go again? We're going red. Stay red. Stay red. Stay red. We got it again. Ooh, we got it again. We're so damn rich. We got it again. Woo, got it again. Can we get it again? Not enough nines. Two out of five stars. We got it again! Oh, my God. This game is broken. Oh. Keep with the red. Keep with the red. Keep with the red. We're getting all the money. There's no way. We just got four of those. We just got 40 million in under a minute. It jumped it jumped it jumped it jumped out of the thing We got another It keeps jumping the freaking thing. We're just red all day. All right. Easy 54 million points. Yo, hot, hot pogs, Internet. That is something. Coindor came open? This is the game, bro. We're in ball one, by the way. Don't slam tilt. Yeah, no shit. Ball one, by the way. Can someone take a screenshot of this? are you just letting me stand here like an asshole not me on my mobile yo upbeat thanks bud tweet that at me baby red all day red's been treating us right who cares we have 3126 chips all right we just lost 100 chips but what that means is um that our bonus is going to be banaca dude How the hell did I even do that just then? You've got to be kidding me. We got them all saved. The lucky riverboat hat. Too soft. You're right. I am too soft. It's these jams, bro. Woo! Woo! The power synthesizer is just propelling you to victory. All right, we lost 100. That's all right. We'll get it back. We'll get it back. Go for the jackpot. Six million? I'll take six. Yeah, FU2 game. The jackpot is almost back up to 999, by the way. It's almost built all the way back up. This game just needs jams and RGB LEDs to be a banger. I saw that Star Wars topper. Oh, right, Arcade? Yeah, yeah, yeah. They've been working on that for a minute. They custom built these monitors. It's pretty sick. Whew, whoops. Dude, I keep busting Oh, I had that, god damn it Did someone see what the high score was on this thing on Pinside or Pindigo or whatever the hell's recording game scores nowadays? Bustin', bustin'. Oh, yeah, we could listen to... Nah, probably not. Got a chip, got a chair. Don't... Oh, fart. Thought it was going to say too hard, but it wasn't even hard enough. That was a good ball one. That was a good ball one. Good ball one. This bonus is going to put us at 60. yo 60 million 95 Oh I hate this game You don't lose points when you bust on a jackpot? 95. I can play with a glass off too, lol. To roll a solid state? Uh, yeah. Break out them glow sticks. All of our chips are gone, so that's a big forehead. When you drain, you do lose all your chips, which is pretty rough. Oh, no you don't. Wait, yeah you do. Wait, do you just lose some of them? Red, kill your dead. All the way? Give me some pops. Pop bumpers are poker chips. I'll take them. Pop bumpers are poker chips. The score is posted 4-20-20-20, proving Rupert Gammler is still out there being played. True. Also on 4-20. Forehead. Okay, that shot's getting easier to hit. Don't. Oh, God. Funny weed number, Lamao. Insert funny weed number. Okay, royal flush is ready. Oh, crap. Here we go, here we go, here we go. Play roulette. We got 2,000 chips, which is essentially a lot of money. We got some good bonus coming to our side of the board. Our neck. Give me free poker chips. Okay, what does getting 21 give us? Well, if you bust, like I did. Busting, busting, busting, busting, feel good. Holy save. Free Pokéchamps. Free Pokéchamps. God damn, stop busting, bruh. Busting on that lucky... And our royal flush is gone. Because this stupid flipper doesn't work. Busting on that lucky river. All right, roulette's ready. Really loving the jams. Thanks, Arcade. They're royalty free. So I don't get screwed. Frick. My buddy had a poker pinball table when I was like 10. I think it was Royal Flush. Yeah, probably. Two million. Any high scores on Beatles? No. That game's tough, bro. Beatles is hard. Beatles is a hard pinball machine. Too hard, in fact. You know what else is hard Calm down Dress the part Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. We're talking about pinball, right? I'm feeling good from my head to my shoes. I got a new attitude. All right. I like how this game's like, here's all the points, and now here's zero points. You're working, there's no points to be had. Oh, I shot that, you cock-a-doodle-dude. Oh, oh, oh. Deep up in. Three million, baby, three million, three million. I'll take one mil. It's still a mil. It's still a mil. Break. Too soft. Okay, good shot, good shot, good shot. Okay, good shot, good shot. Nailed it. First try. First try. Alright. Nailed it. Got it. First try. Okay. Good job. Hold the 10. Okay. That shot sucks. That save was bananas. Bananas. Red just is not paying out. Bruh. Okay. We need this 21. We need it. Oh, thank you. Oh, my God. This is ball three. Too hard. Everything I do is too hard. We missed our opportunity for a multiball. Got it. All right, playing roulette. That's not the only thing that's too hard. God, red is just not showing up for us right now. And the jackpot's almost back up to all nine. Okay, that was garbage. Stay alive. Okay, that wasn't a good shot. Okay. We're done. Hit that. Yeah. Okay. Yep, yep, yep. Yep, yep, yep, yep. Does anyone remember Ducky from Lion Before Time? Yep, yep, yep. Ooh, give it to me, baby. Let's go. Damn it. Too hard. Shit. Oh, damn it. We were climbing it. Well, this could be a good almost three million bonus. Electronic music in this channel? Yeah, sorry. It's free. What are you going to do? 75 million points. on the Lucky River boat. 75 baby internet that's where we call it we blew this shit up and now I'm bouncing hi YouTube ladies and gentlemen have a wonderful evening you're beautiful we might do our motorcycle stream

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