# Swords of Fury Mirrored Backglass Unboxing and Install

**Source:** Cary Hardy  
**Type:** video  
**Published:** 2022-02-14  
**Duration:** 9m 17s  
**Beat:** Pinball

**URL:** https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KA2ADbaJ3qo

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## Analysis

Carrie Hardy unboxes and installs a mirrored backglass upgrade for Swords of Fury from CPR (Classic Pinball Restoration), comparing it to her original worn translite. The new mirrored backglass features enhanced color depth and mirroring effects that significantly improve the machine's visual presentation, though Hardy notes it makes the rest of her game look outdated by comparison.

### Key Claims

- [HIGH] CPR's mirrored backglass has significantly more color depth and visual quality than the original worn translite — _Direct visual comparison shown in unboxing; Hardy's stated observation of color quality difference_
- [HIGH] The mirrored backglass features mirroring effects throughout the design — _Hardy explicitly references 'mirroring that's on here' and shows the product_
- [HIGH] CPR accepts game donations and produces reproductions; donors receive their original item back plus a new reproduction — _Hardy states: 'If your donation is accepted, not only will you receive your donor item back, you will also receive a new reproduction version of said item'_
- [HIGH] The mirrored backglass appears darker in tone, which Hardy attributes to Swords of Fury being a dark, dungeon-themed game — _Hardy addresses potential criticism: 'Some people may complain that it might be too dark, but the thing is, this game is a dark game. It's based in a dungeon'_
- [HIGH] Hardy upgraded her Swords of Fury machine with top-tier components, including this mirrored backglass — _Hardy explains strategy: 'I decided to put my Translight in that one...and then later on upgrading my machine to top tier, which is what I'm doing now with this back glass'_

### Notable Quotes

> "This is the original. There's lots of, I don't know, it might be dried on food. I don't know what this stuff is."
> — **Carrie Hardy**, early in video
> _Sets up visual comparison between worn original and new aftermarket upgrade_

> "Oh my god. Oh my god. This has got already so much more color to it than this. I mean this is like a nice dark almost a purple within right here"
> — **Carrie Hardy**, mid-video
> _Expresses enthusiasm for visual quality improvement of mirrored backglass_

> "If your donation is accepted, not only will you receive your donor item back, you will also receive a new reproduction version of said item."
> — **Carrie Hardy**, late video
> _Explains CPR's business model for reproduction parts_

> "Some people may complain that it might be too dark, but the thing is, this game is a dark game. It's based in a dungeon, for crying out loud."
> — **Carrie Hardy**, late video
> _Addresses potential design criticism and defends thematic appropriateness_

> "My only problem is now is that my back box looks great, but the rest of my game needs to be restored now. My back glass is making the rest of my game look bad."
> — **Carrie Hardy**, conclusion
> _Indicates upgrade creates upgrade cascade effect, highlighting quality gap in machine overall_

### Entities

| Name | Type | Context |
|------|------|---------|
| Carrie Hardy | person | Pinball content creator and YouTuber demonstrating unboxing and installation of CPR mirrored backglass |
| CPR | company | Classic Pinball Restoration; manufacturer of high-quality reproduction playfields, backglasses, and custom parts for pinball machines |
| Swords of Fury | game | Gottlieb pinball machine; Hardy's machine receiving mirrored backglass upgrade |

### Topics

- **Primary:** Aftermarket backglass upgrades and reproductions, CPR production and donation program, Pinball machine restoration and component quality
- **Secondary:** Visual aesthetics and mirroring effects in pinball, Machine upgrade strategy and component sourcing

### Sentiment

**Positive** (0.85) — Hardy expresses genuine enthusiasm for the product quality and visual improvement. Minor criticism about darkness is contextualized as thematically appropriate rather than a flaw. Closing acknowledgment that upgrade creates desire for further restoration suggests satisfaction mixed with motivation for continued improvement.

### Signals

- **[community_signal]** CPR's donation program demonstrates aftermarket manufacturer engagement with community, accepting game donations for reproduction and returning both original and new copy to donor (confidence: high) — Hardy explains program: donors receive original item back plus new reproduction
- **[market_signal]** Premium aftermarket reproduction backglasses command sufficient price point to incentivize customer upgrade decisions; Hardy's strategy of moving components between machines suggests cost-optimization purchasing (confidence: medium) — Hardy's description of upgrading components over time to eventually achieve 'top tier' configuration
- **[product_strategy]** CPR mirrored backglass for Swords of Fury represents significant visual upgrade in color depth, contrast, and mirroring effects compared to original worn translite (confidence: high) — Direct visual comparison in video; Hardy's commentary on color and mirroring quality improvement

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## Transcript

 Now to be completely honest with you, this is not my original Sword to Fury Translight. This is the one that was on the machine that I did a restoration on series that you've already more than likely seen. And I decided to put my Translight in that one. I did that to a lot of the components in that machine because it was just a cheaper way to go about doing it, giving it my components, and then later on upgrading my machine to top tier, which is what I'm doing now with this back glass. This is the original. There's lots of, I don't know, it might be dried on food. I don't know what this stuff is. This is not completely gone. It's still useful to somebody, so I'm not going to be throwing this in the trash or anything. but this just kind of gives you an idea of a trans light and the quality that you're going to get with that in comparison to what we're going to do now so I'm going to be taking this portion off of the trans light because I'm going to need this for the installation of my mirrored back glass that we are about to open shortly. But here's the other side of that. Just to give you an idea of what that looks like. Thank you Thank you Top Tier Mirror Back Glass Let's do top tier mirrored back glass. Thank you. Oh my god. Oh my god. This has got already so much more color to it than this. I mean this is like a nice dark almost a purple within right here I mean look at that and once again it's a little dusty but I'm gonna clean it off and then we're gonna go over it showing hopefully I can get a good view of all the mirroring that's on here. Thank you Now, that simply will not do. I didn't do the lighting on this. This was how the machine was when I bought it, I just haven't changed it. Let's fix that first. Alright, now that all cool whiting is in place, we'll see how it looks now. I'll turn the light off so you can see it better. That looks a lot better. Thank you We be right back Thank you. So there you have CPR's mirrored back glass revision of Swords of Fury. If you would like to obtain your own, I will put a link in the description down below. Be sure to follow CPR on Facebook because they do request games that you might own that they can make reproductions for. If your donation is accepted, not only will you receive your donor item back, you will also receive a new reproduction version of said item. I couldn't be happier with it. I'm glad that it looks the way it does. Some people may complain that it might be too dark, but the thing is, this game is a dark game. It's based in a dungeon, for crying out loud. My only problem is now is that my backbox looks great, but the rest of my game needs to be restored now. My back glass is making the rest of my game look bad. If you like what you've seen here, give me the thumbs up, subscribe button, and ding my dong. That way, you can be notified whenever I upload something for your viewing pleasure. And until next time, guys, peace out.

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*Exported from Journalist Tool on 2026-04-13 | Item ID: 4fccf5e6-821f-4804-92e2-d760d2f5ff9a*