# Whoa Nellie, Day 1 (April, 2015) - 2 / 2

**Source:** Dead Flip  
**Type:** video  
**Published:** 2015-04-29  
**Duration:** 10m 3s  
**Beat:** Pinball

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

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## Analysis

Jack Danger streams casual pinball gameplay on Deadflip during April 2015, playing Whoa Nellie (a Stern machine themed around fruit/watermelons) with friends Stan, Nick, Manny, and others. The stream features competitive play scoring, banter about songs and tournaments, technical discussion about DMD camera difficulties for streaming, and lighthearted commentary on gameplay mechanics and nudging technique.

### Key Claims

- [MEDIUM] A tournament is happening 'This Tuesday at Emporium' — _Host mentions upcoming tournament event, though some uncertainty about venue in conversation_
- [HIGH] Streaming from 5 p.m. Central Monday through Friday — _Jack Danger states: 'tune in tomorrow at 5 p.m. Central. We do this Monday through Friday, folks'_
- [HIGH] DMD (Dot Matrix Display) camera positioning is technically difficult for streaming coverage — _Host discusses technical challenge: 'the little DMD is hard to camera up' and proposes needing 'a way to pump that information directly to the computer from the pinball machine'_

### Notable Quotes

> "That thrust was dirty. Yeah, Metallica's on point."
> — **Deadflip streamer**, mid-stream
> _Commentary on gameplay mechanics and ball control during Whoa Nellie_

> "tune in tomorrow at 5 p.m. Central. We do this Monday through Friday, folks, if you're new."
> — **Jack Danger**, end of stream
> _Confirms streaming schedule for Deadflip channel_

> "I would need some sort of rig to hover the camera over the DMD, but you can't do that because your hand is right there."
> — **Deadflip host**, mid-stream
> _Technical constraint discussion about streaming pinball gameplay_

> "Jack Jack Danger, the big wiener tonight."
> — **Streamer**, end of game
> _Winner declaration for the final game_

> "I'm Jack Jack Danger. Love you guys. Keep flipping. Flip out. Flip-a-roonie."
> — **Jack Danger**, outro
> _Host sign-off and channel branding_

### Entities

| Name | Type | Context |
|------|------|---------|
| Jack Danger | person | Host of Deadflip streaming channel, competitive pinball player, announces winner and manages stream |
| Stan | person | Multiplayer participant in Deadflip stream session |
| Nick | person | Multiplayer participant who played early in session and did not score well |
| Manny | person | Multiplayer participant, appears frustrated during gameplay, competes for tournament position |
| George Campbell | person | Multiplayer participant mentioned as 'working somewhere', referenced in final scorekeeping |
| Deadflip | organization | Pinball streaming channel hosted by Jack Danger, broadcasts Monday-Friday at 5 p.m. Central |
| Whoa Nellie | game | Stern pinball machine themed around watermelons/fruit, primary game played in this stream |
| Stern | company | Pinball manufacturer, referenced as maker of machines played in stream |
| Game of Thrones | game | Stern AC/DC Pro Vault Edition game mentioned in scoring reference |
| Metallica | game | Pinball machine referenced during gameplay commentary |
| Emporium | organization | Pinball venue where tournament may be held on Tuesday |
| The Who | person | Referenced for song 'Pinball Wizard' in casual conversation |

### Topics

- **Primary:** Casual multiplayer pinball gameplay, Streaming technical challenges and solutions
- **Secondary:** Tournament participation and scheduling, Pinball machine mechanics and strategy, Community engagement and streamer personality

### Sentiment

**Positive** (0.78) — Lighthearted, fun casual gameplay with friendly banter. Some moments of competitive frustration (Manny) but overall celebratory tone. Jack Danger maintains enthusiastic, comedic hosting style throughout.

### Signals

- **[community_signal]** Deadflip maintains regular Monday-Friday streaming schedule at consistent time (5 p.m. Central) with recurring casual play format involving multiple community members (confidence: high) — Jack Danger states 'tune in tomorrow at 5 p.m. Central. We do this Monday through Friday, folks'
- **[technology_signal]** Streaming pinball content faces technical limitation: DMD (Dot Matrix Display) difficult to capture on camera; host proposes direct data feed from machine to streaming computer as potential solution (confidence: high) — Host discusses: 'the little DMD is hard to camera up' and proposes needing 'a way to pump that information directly to the computer from the pinball machine'

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## Transcript

The fourth quarter collapsed, man. No way. It's a... Oh, the points dropped to 2-1-0 when Nick left. So we're at like... I'm done. 10 for Stan, 4 for Nick because he didn't get anything. Manny has 11. Ooh. And Jack has 14. Oh, okay. Jack's got 14. All right. We got one last game. One last game. This is it. This is for all the melons, folks. All right. Who was first? Stan? Let's do it. I think plunging for Nick might go a little... Joe, it will cycle through the scores at the end of the game on the reel for sure. But the little DMD is hard to camera up. Whoa. That thrust was dirty. Yeah, Metallica's on point. Oh, Trusterino. You're getting some solid bounces back there. Yeah, big time. That was like, don't panic. Everything's fine. Robbie Walker, is that a joke aimed towards me? Because I would rather freaking choke on something freaking terrible than listen to that song again. Pinball Wizard by The Who? No! I'm debating whether I want to go to the tournament. Yo, I ain't about any song that's talking about supple ribs. You know what I'm saying? Wait, let me see. Is it the supple ribs? This Tuesday at Emporium. It's not at Emporium. This Tuesday? Oh, maybe. Yeah, I think it is. You're up, Robert. Listen, that's worth three points. Like, first place is worth three points now. I'll need a camera. You can put them over there. I don't know, right after the championships, am I going to be like, I don't know, I'll be in the hospital somewhere else. Owl, I put a camera on the glass and it's too close. I would need some sort of rig to hover the camera over the DMD, but you can't do that because your hand is right there. Your hand is pretty much resting over the DMD. So we need a way to I guess pump that information directly to the computer from the pinball machine Quentin time Jason Werdrick I found a cassette tape of Who and Pinball Wizard played it at my wedding My man Oh! Alright. Pour one out for you, Nick. RIP. Rest in pinball, dawg. RIP. That's nice. Was I first? Stand by. Stand by. Joe, do you know how to use your moderator powers? It's like if I told you to ban Jason Wardrick, do you think you're able to do it? Do you know what to do? I don't want you to. I'm just making sure. That sword gives you great power. And with great power comes irresponsibility to ban people like Jason Wardrick. Drop. Catch. It's called the, uh, flick the booger off your finger maneuver Waddy Melons Oh, God Don't try, don't, please don't try Jason out Totally, I'm a bandmaster, order me Ha, ha, ha Oh, come on. I've been hitting the shot like freaking all night. I'll sell a Roper, like, playing Ten Ball Wizards over the tournaments, like, playing Killer Queen at a Killer Queen tournament. Yeah. Alright, we need some lanes here, kids. We need some lanes. Facebook. We need lanes to make the gobbler worth something. Rip off. What are these worth not lit? Like one? Nice. I see those practicing those nudge is coming to play later Love it Love it Give me another one Give me another one I put my son in timeouts my wife puts me in too Okay, hockey game's starting. So I'm about to talk you guys again. See you tomorrow. Who was that? Oh, Jaden. All right, Jaden. Thanks for coming. We'll make sure to tilt the game while you're gone. Oh, shit. Oh, shit's over now, kids. Well, the stream's looking like it's going into overtime. Ha ha, O.T. The O.T. Settle it. Sure! We're locked in. We're locked in down. It's WLB Radio. Busy in the sandbox by the one-legged cat. Folks, don't forget to, you know, email and tweet Twitch to give us a partnership. bribe them all you can waterman waterman is that's all she wrote that wasn't ball three was it no that's ball two we fine we fine do the old nick campbell drain donate to kids Dude way to go dummy Real nice Real good job Make the skill shot when it's not even Fall Get Get, get, yeah baby. Give me another one. Hoop. Hoop. Get it out man. Breathe before you go. Focus. through yes no you saw me You sumbitch All right Manny in the motions Here we go Manny in the meat house. Hit the 200. Do you want to do this? Make sure to hit the skill shot. All right. So we got to get this 200 skill shot to make it interesting. Oh god Manny's so pissed Oh Manny's so pissed right now So good You didn't lose man You came really close God Alright so what was that order Were you first No you were first I was first I'm second So you won Yeah I was second No, wait. Who's first player? I went first, yeah. So Manny beat me. So it goes Jack, Manny, Stan. Dude, you beat me by 20. Did I? 15, 15, not even. No. 571 to 557. Alright, so the final score is Manny with 12, Jack with 16, and Stan with 10. Jack Danger, the big wiener tonight. I'm sorry, guys. I love you. Alright, folks. Nick Campbell wins, I guess, by default. Thanks for coming, everybody. This has been day four on Woe Nelly. We have one more day of this, and tomorrow we might turn this into a bit of a drinking game if you want to burn some alcohol. I'm just saying. Because that gobble hole is asking for people to take shots. I'm just saying. Yeah, so tune in tomorrow at 5 p.m. Central. We do this Monday through Friday, folks, if you're new. Thanks for all the awesome follows. while we've been offline. That was pretty rad. And we will... Oh, text messages. See you tomorrow. Thanks to Stan for showing up. My man Manny. Campbell's off working somewhere. I'm Jack Danger. Love you guys. Keep flipping. Flip out. Flip-a-roonie. Something with flipping. Love you guys. Eat some pho. You know, all that fun stuff. Have fun. Bye. Watermelons. It's a game about fruit, folks. Calm the hell down. Go Hawks. Woo!

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