# GODZILLA PINBALL 1.0 CODE w/ Keith Elwin and Rick!!!

**Source:** Dead Flip  
**Type:** video  
**Published:** 2022-10-03  
**Duration:** 115m 6s  
**Beat:** Pinball

**URL:** https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LDJ-jkHsLJ8

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## Analysis

Dead Flip livestream celebrating Godzilla pinball reaching version 1.0 (feature-complete) code. Rick Niggles (lead software engineer) and Keith Elwin (designer) discuss the final update, which adds King of the Monsters wizard mode, new callouts, and polish. The stream features gameplay, audience Q&A, and a playfield giveaway.

### Key Claims

- [HIGH] Godzilla 1.0 is feature-complete with King of the Monsters wizard mode added as final major content — _Rick: 'major stuff is just stuff at near the end of the game um you know King of the Monsters is in there's a there's a wizard mode that's even after that um if you get to the 11th level of Godzilla power up you can get to that after King of the Monsters'_
- [HIGH] 1.0 code is available worldwide now via Insider Connected on all machines — _Host: 'Godzilla 1.0 is available worldwide right now if you uh have Insider in your game which you should because all of them shipped with it'_
- [HIGH] Megalon character color changed to purple in 1.0 — _Host: 'Megalon's now purple so if you start Godzilla multiball you're no longer [unclear] where's Megalon'_
- [HIGH] New callouts and voice work added in 1.0, including special session recordings — _Rick: 'there was a lot of new callouts added we did um a special session actually' and Host: 'the readme looks pretty substantial'_
- [HIGH] Wallop shot was an unintended happy accident from switching to smaller captive ball diameter — _Keith: 'that wallop shot i think was a little happy accident...originally that uh the captive ball was bigger...but then we couldn't get that that size we switched to a smaller uh diameter corridor and once we did that all sudden it was a shot'_
- [HIGH] Rick Niggles started at Stern with Iron Maiden, same timeframe as Keith Elwin began designing there — _Host: 'Rick you've worked on every one of Keith's games so far' Rick: 'yeah uh was Maiden your first game at Stern yeah' Host: 'so you guys sort of started around the same time too though yes you didn't even know what he was working on when he started'_
- [HIGH] Toho (Godzilla licensor) was collaborative on voice work and appreciated humorous callouts — _Keith: 'this licensure was great to work with when we first did the VO we were kind of walking on eggshells but we didn't know what you know what they would find funny or you know what but after they listened to it oh this stuff's great keep it coming'_
- [HIGH] Godzilla vs King Kong movie footage was unavailable for licensing — _Keith: 'my favorite the movie we weren't allowed to use is Godzilla versus King Kong but there's clearly signs it was just a guy with two hand puppets'_

### Notable Quotes

> "It's not a matter of if Godzilla will return it's a matter of when when Toho"
> — **Host**, Opening
> _Thematic opening reference combining Godzilla lore with Toho licensing acknowledgment_

> "we're pretty much done with it...barring a couple of bugs here or there that we'll have maintenance fixes for"
> — **Rick Niggles**, Early discussion
> _Official confirmation of feature-complete status while setting expectation for ongoing maintenance_

> "every time you guys come out with a code update there's it's not just like little tiny things here and there i feel like you guys are actually throwing like big chunks in every time you update this"
> — **Host**, Mid-stream
> _Community perception of Stern code update philosophy: substantial content additions rather than minor fixes_

> "when I play it i'm looking for bugs looking for exploits...so this is one of the few times i've actually playing is just for fun"
> — **Keith Elwin**, Later in stream
> _Reveals designer's typical playstyle focuses on QA rather than entertainment, making this playthrough unusual_

> "let the game talk to you a little bit"
> — **Keith Elwin**, Design discussion
> _Core design philosophy: iterative rules development based on playfield interaction rather than pre-conceived ideas_

> "the ruleset was based on what i thought would have been fun a long time ago it probably wouldn't be nearly as fun"
> — **Keith Elwin**, Design philosophy segment
> _Explains value of extended development: early ruleset assumptions improve through testing feedback_

> "when people complain games don't release at 1.0 trust me it's good because...it gives you opportunity to like take a little feedback in maybe"
> — **Host**, Development discussion
> _Industry perspective on extended alpha/beta period benefits vs community expectation of complete 1.0 launch_

> "i remember going to uh not Papa but Pinburgh one year at the original facility and i was two people away from getting in and i didn't make it so i spent the entire time there playing a Skateball that was uh accidentally left on free play"
> — **Keith Elwin**, Username origin discussion
> _Personal history explaining 'Skateball' username origin; reference to early Pinburgh tournament and classic EM game_

### Entities

| Name | Type | Context |
|------|------|---------|
| Rick Niggles | person | Lead software engineer on Godzilla; worked on all Keith Elwin games at Stern starting with Iron Maiden |
| Keith Elwin | person | Godzilla designer at Stern Pinball; legendary competitive player and designer known for playfield design philosophy |
| Godzilla | game | Stern Pinball machine reaching 1.0 code status; features King of the Monsters wizard mode, collapsing building mechanic, and comprehensive mode design |
| Stern Pinball | company | Manufacturer of Godzilla; hosts live stream celebration of 1.0 code with staff and designer |
| Insider Connected | product | Stern's digital ecosystem enabling code updates, achievements, leaderboards; all Godzilla machines shipped with this feature |
| Toho | company | Godzilla IP licensor; collaborative on voice work and callout approval; restricted use of Godzilla vs King Kong footage |
| Dead Flip | organization | YouTube/streaming channel hosting this 1.0 code celebration broadcast |
| Brett Rubin | person | Programmer who designed light shows for Godzilla code |
| Deny | person | Artist/animator who created Mechagodzilla animations and recurring goat character elements in Keith Elwin games |
| Lyman | person | Referenced as code modifier on AC/DC who adjusted meta strategies when players discovered dominant playstyles |
| Jurassic Park | game | Referenced as Keith Elwin game with playfield design; Keith unable to bring home version due to camera presence |
| Avengers | game | Stern pinball game referenced for Soul Gem mode design that inspired Godzilla's King of the Monsters approach |
| Iron Maiden | game | Jersey Jack pinball; Rick Niggles' first game at Stern; established his timeline alongside Keith Elwin |
| Pinball 101 | product | Keith Elwin's educational app for iPhone; discussed as helpful learning tool; discontinued due to platform changes |
| Deadpool | game | Stern pinball; referenced for Ninja multiball mechanic comparison and similar design philosophy to Godzilla |

### Topics

- **Primary:** Code update philosophy and feature completeness, Gameplay design iteration and playtesting feedback, Wizard mode design (King of the Monsters), Voice work and licensing collaboration with Toho
- **Secondary:** Insider Connected ecosystem and achievements, Designer playstyle vs casual player experience balance, Playfield mechanic happy accidents and iteration
- **Mentioned:** Personnel and team structure at Stern Pinball

### Sentiment

**Positive** (0.85) — Celebratory tone throughout stream; strong pride in 1.0 completion; positive community engagement; minor technical difficulties treated humorously; no criticism of game or team performance

### Signals

- **[community_signal]** Stern developers engaging directly with community via live streams; answering gameplay questions, revealing design decisions, providing transparency on development process (confidence: high) — Stream format with continuous Q&A from chat audience; designer explaining hidden mechanics, design accidents, and decision-making rationale
- **[event_signal]** Dead Flip hosting live 1.0 code celebration stream with designer Keith Elwin and lead programmer Rick Niggles; includes gameplay, audience Q&A, and playfield giveaway (confidence: high) — Stream format with live audience chat interaction, in-person appearance of key developers, announced playfield giveaway prize
- **[competitive_signal]** Godzilla designed to support multiple playstyles: story-focused 'bull rush to the end' vs point-grinding city modes; designer indicates willingness to adjust if dominant strategy emerges (referencing AC/DC/Lyman precedent) (confidence: high) — Keith: 'the game is designed for you can either make a bull rush to the end uh for story or you can play for points and stay in the city' and 'if i see people doing that then i'll change it right'
- **[design_philosophy]** Wallop shot design was unintended consequence of engineering constraint (smaller captive ball diameter); became prominent playfield feature despite not being planned (confidence: high) — Keith: 'that wallop shot i think was a little happy accident...we couldn't get that that size we switched to a smaller uh diameter corridor and once we did that all sudden it was a shot'
- **[design_philosophy]** Keith Elwin emphasizes iterative ruleset development based on playfield interaction ('let the game talk to you') rather than pre-conceived designer intent (confidence: high) — Keith: 'when people complain games don't release at 1.0 trust me it's good...the ruleset was based on what i thought would have been fun a long time ago it probably wouldn't be nearly as fun'
- **[licensing_signal]** Toho collaboration on voice work and callouts was initially cautious but became collaborative after licensor approved humorous tone; Godzilla vs King Kong footage restricted (confidence: high) — Keith: 'we were kind of walking on eggshells but...after they listened to it oh this stuff's great keep it coming' and 'my favorite the movie we weren't allowed to use is Godzilla versus King Kong'
- **[personnel_signal]** Rick Niggles confirmed as lead software engineer on Godzilla; started at Stern with Iron Maiden at same timeframe as Keith Elwin began designing (confidence: high) — Host: 'Rick you've worked on every one of Keith's games so far' and Rick: 'was Maiden your first game at Stern yeah'
- **[announcement]** Godzilla reaches 1.0 feature-complete code status; publicly released via Insider Connected with King of the Monsters wizard mode as final major feature (confidence: high) — Rick: 'we're pretty much done with it' and Host: 'Godzilla 1.0 is available worldwide right now if you uh have Insider in your game'
- **[technology_signal]** Godzilla pioneered Insider Connected integration as first Stern game shipping with full achievement/leaderboard ecosystem; set precedent for future releases (confidence: high) — Host: 'was there a lot of pressure uh being the first game with Insider to like come up with a bunch of cool crap for this like the achievement stuff' and Rick: 'there was a bigger internal push to get all that stuff in there'

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## Transcript

people arrive what's up tater salad how you doing buddy yeah we got all sorts of new goodies in here yeah bud hello everyone what's going on guide you for life you know it bobbler hello terminator black belt what's going on we're five minutes late because i literally wasn't paying attention hey yo grayscale good to see you it's not a matter of if godzilla will return it's a matter of when when toho yo i'll give everyone a minute to pile in and then we'll go hot with the camera all right friends so uh just sit tight for a second actually screw it what's going on hey internet oh i shaved all my facial hair off like a ding dong hey jack and team bald face yeah i had to guardians if you guys uh need anything to drink the fridge is full of some stuff howdy howdy adapter what's going on pinheads well uh we're gonna jump right into this huh we're here to celebrate version 1.0 for godzilla we made it uh i was just talking to rick i think it was a year ago like maybe this week that we uh oh rick niggles here ladies and gentlemen uh rick what what would you say your title was on this project uh lead software engineering lead software engineer so yeah we were just talking i think it was around this time last year that we revealed this bad boy and here we are to celebrate feature complete freaking godzilla we got king of the monsters in the game uh actually a lot of stuff was thrown in here and that's why i'm glad you're here to help us uh remember everything that was thrown in there uh we have also got the game's designer uh Keith Elwin lurking in the background here um who's going to uh hopefully do something awful to this game tonight while we play let's talk pointers and memory management what does that even mean [Laughter] programming stuff um so 1.0 godzilla yesterday we streamed 1.0 of rush today we've got godzilla we do have towards the end of the broadcast we're going to be giving away a godzilla playfield courtesy of stern i asked again for some plastics and they gave me a playfield so i'm not i'm not going to you know turn my nose up at that um but yeah rick if you want to give us a little rundown on like what 1.0 looks like uh like what what did we throw in here and stuff like that um major stuff is just stuff at near the end of the game um you know king of the monsters is in there's a there's a wizard mode that's even after that um if you get to the 11th level of godzilla power up you can get to that after king of the monsters yes oh it's like a farther um basically we'll well i'll never get there you'll probably get that i also will never get there um we'll see yeah some other polish and fixes and stuff um but yeah i mean the game's pretty much complete now barring a couple of bugs here or there that we'll have maintenance fixes for but yeah we're pretty much done with it dude thank you we're kind of proud and and it's awesome i want to thank everyone that has helped make this game uh reality um basically all the the software guys the whole team um uh all the electro electronic engineering mechanical engineers uh designer uh just a great team to work with yeah but so yeah it's been awesome watching this thing come together and i i'm excited to play 1.0 like i i just this code just downloaded so i haven't even had a chance to jam on this yet so uh i'm freaking ready uh keith you did it buddy another another one in the books he did it that was done a long time ago oh there you go keith was done a while ago um dude yeah this thing uh every time you guys come out with a code update there's it's not just like little tiny things here and there i feel like you guys are actually throwing like big chunks in every time you update this and it just adds more i guess replayability to the game there's more things to do like even when you thought you did everything here's a few other things and now you're saying even with the main wizard mode there's something else hiding behind that that you gotta uh work to knock out so so many cheetos oh really okay that's the ultimate stream challenge i want to see someone that's a that's a car that's a carl only achievement uh which i'm sure we'll see if we can get there uh well i say we just jump right into this thing and start blowing it up and if you want to uh talk a little bit about what's happening as we're jamming on it then let's do this thing uh this is verified by the way if you guys are trying to get some achievements sweet yeah which i'm gonna bust out right now i should do that as well oh baby our godzilla's bolted to the floor there you go ready player tree what's up elwin rocks there you go jimmy donut how's it going nice to make one of these live everyone thanks for piling in uh we're gonna do our best to beat this up tonight oh yeah um you might have to go outside usually or the bathroom is the best reception actually uh-huh yep so while they go to the bathroom um i'm gonna start a three-player game jack you look like a young reporter on his first story hey you shaved i know i look like a baby that's where jack makes his tick tocks from the bathroom who will win there you go did you get it yep heck yeah the toilet is the best reception oh crap hold on i think you gotta log in again you look like a deep fake of yourself i know i've listened internet i midlife crisis yeah a little bit i go through those every uh couple of days i think rick's actually using the bathroom so um we'll kick this off and we'll make him player three i'm getting reports i'm getting reports i literally added a fourth player uh for who knows why [Music] all right i'm gonna just start jamming on this and then i'm going to ask rick to sort of help narrate what the hell's going on when he gets here um so i know when uh when we were playing rush yesterday uh ray had a lot of input on like you know over the past few months i've been seeing people play like this but really if you stack it up like this this is the way to go do you have like an approach that you like to take right out of the gate um for like stacking things up or getting yourself ready no actually what i do is i watch for when people do that then i try to change change it up to destroy it i like that i like that um i mean there's some modes that i designed to be best with a multiball like titanosaurus uh ebro is okay and modes you do not want to do with a multiball like megalon and uh whatever the other one is um [Music] uh i generally avoid going for godzilla multiball until i actually need it okay i like having the building like up sure yeah no i don't really have any single strategy the game is designed for you can either make a bull rush to the end uh for story or you can play for points and stay in the city and milk each mode trick yeah you know build up the bonuses so all right um yeah hopefully there's not one thing that someone does everything it doesn't become some like meta meta way of playing that was like ac dc and they had to uh lyman had to keep changing that yeah if i see people doing that then i'll change it right yep it's like carl in his tanks yeah like stop touching that something new please all right then let's just jump right into this bad boy so if you all don't know how to play this game uh shoot shoot the white arrow shoot the ramps here to get your battle started uh there's a ramp here on the right to start working on mechagodzilla multiball um i haven't played godzilla in a hot minute i gotta start making my shots here [Music] also the if you're unfamiliar with this game the the building in the middle here acts as a diverter almost at its top level it's controlling the ball direction one way and then when it sinks a level it changes the directions of where the wire forms flow um it's pretty cool [Music] is there anything uh significant like animations and stuff added in 1.0 like are there more call-outs or they're more like anything just like the readme looks pretty substantial you just saw something yeah there was a lot of new callouts added we did um a special session actually oh really nice thank you yeah we had some uh smart ass just commenting restart the games [Music] wow the restart call outs are great there you go [Music] let's be honest jack nobody here is unfamiliar with this game i'm just trying to be nice and chill out i don't know someone's like auntie could be watching wondering what the heck's going on shoot the school rick are there any special oh my bad is that jack or a hairless imposter yes that's me [Music] [Applause] what's your highest loop number me yeah all these monsters are your major population 100 something okay yeah mine's like [Music] is totally different than mine so yeah this would be interesting [Music] this is another change megalon's now purple so if you start godzilla multiple you're no longer where's megalon [Music] 100 he's kidding right probably not what are we talking about guys uh who in chat has actually had the opportunity to play a godzilla pro or premium you have a pro you own one pro bro my first game is godzilla own a pro play goal every chance i get there you go expect who's there besides mr owen wait what that's rick nagle ladies and gentlemen he's the one that typed in all the ones and zeros here to make everything pretty yeah he actually knows machine language actually he used a mechanical uh punch card system you played all three versions own a premium nice godzilla's i have but my local arcade won't update the code all right rick you're up buddy we can't tell what's happening yet foiled by his own train we have two godzilla's on location in town uh a pro and a premium nice i heard there's an easter egg where mothra where's the bikini okay [Music] i played an ellie about three days a week shout out to the avenue cafe in lansing michigan there you go lansing 1.0 is available worldwide right now if you uh have insider in your game which you should because all of them shipped with it uh turn that turn that business on the only thing is [Music] will the king of the monsters challenge mode be added [Music] good question [Music] listen some things you gotta work for ladies and gentlemen got some more stuff yeah that's awesome i can't stop drooling over all the wire forms yeah [Music] the arcade and corpus christi had a pro and a premium but they put the pro on location a giant robot version of godzilla love how you have to work for the scoop and saucer shot yeah buddy [Music] he got his first verified skill shot keith my deadpool keeps asking if i am you all right that's a fun callout or we'll just drain it screw it shoot the lamps shoot the wham the voice actor that says that that's not the guy who plays jake from adventure time is it because it sounds a lot like him who plays the dog in adventure time no i okay cool crap it internet if anyone knows uh do you know it's definitely not okay all right cool it sound it sounds remarkably like him [Music] salute [Music] is online to ensure your cooperation we have stationed monsters i love monsters [Music] ever a left spinner completed [Music] there it is it's going to hit that oh come not like this [Applause] godzilla wallop that freaking wallop shot is like it's like so narrow but it's so easy to find that was never the intention yeah right but that ball just like goes up there so well yeah that was a last minute uh scramble [Music] who did the japanese call-outs or are they movie audio uh we had two different guys actually i couldn't tell you who they were definitely their first adventure in the pinball that's awesome should be getting my godzilla premium next week heck yeah i mean listen getting godzilla brand new at 1.0 that's killer [Music] the reverse building shop for 2x jackpot super jackpots is so great [Music] would love to hear about the design of the floating leftover inspired by doodlebug doodlebug [Music] yeah i just thought it'd be fun to have a floating flipper it's just chilling there i mean obviously you can't make a modern game with the bottom floating flipper i don't think people will like that too much [Music] um [Music] it's a nice problem to have though let me tell you we have so many clips we can probably make you know the second rule set with all i love the playfield layout i love the shot dynamics i love the single pop variation i have three godzillas in my house oh all right [Music] yeah who likes papa just because carl can't do an impossible doesn't mean it's not possible godzilla got my dad into pinball there you go [Music] rick would be great to have a setting to default language to japanese that's doable [Music] i live in new jersey and would love to go oh hey i got the achievement on location uh it's just my machine for some reason okay so with multiball starting i'll definitely bring this titanosaurus because that's flail [Music] yeah so the first part of the king of the monsters you basically playing all the battles at once and we have enough clips that we just replaced all the clips of different clips i'm sure i'm sure you're not just jamming the blue oyster in your car right here so you shark appreciate you popular love you crystal ready player tree thanks everybody [Music] yeah we didn't have the rights to use that clip but uh jerry just kind of made his own sounds just like yo get it is the game on dmca free mode no dog all day i'll take the hit [Music] dominate there you go use your belly to hold the action button true achievement achievement duck that's a that's a feature [Music] get ready something big is about to happen three two one the hardest part was the king of the monsters um [Music] because it's sharing all the tier one mode oh geez okay so um it's basically just uh reusing all that code mechanically yeah but in a different keith the shot uh goes around the left flipper then all right well that question is gone um who's the guy on the left programmer yeah that's rick [ __ ] am i saying your last name right yeah all right it's easy to say hard to stop yeah [Music] uh it's all about timing yeah it's super hard but it's supposed to be that was that was not planned it was just like hey we can do the same we should make a ruler the tesla generator is under attack i used my boobs to hit the action buttons cool me too yeah me too [Music] greetings mr danger and associates what's up everybody jack did you do the ninja multiball super jackpot call in deadpool no i wish i did [Music] so what is imposter for those that don't know or didn't catch it what is the shot yeah that's when you have magna gravel it and the ball is swinging on the magnet you can hit both flippers and try to drop it into this electron to come back behind the flipper yes it's extremely difficult yeah it is from bonus uh it plays clips from uh godzilla when he's battling mechagodzilla dressed as himself it was very weird to watch so it's like i got these clips in there somewhere yeah jet jaguar hi [Music] i got one imposter in about 200 games all right well you got it see it's possible hey you got a skill shot i don't know what imposter is i got it off a level four award okay what programming languages are newer machines written in c there you go [Music] can we get a second rule set only of jet jaguar clips [Music] [Applause] [Music] which godzilla movie is the best the first one masterpiece [Music] as rick has rick seen the nagel building mod [Music] he should have been sent one yeah right where are you modders come on [Music] has keith ever explained his skateball name [Music] uh probably it's a great name i learned how to tap that on that thing yeah when i was growing up there was a skateball down the street i used to play the crap out of that game and when i needed to pick a username for rgb whoever it was back in the day [Music] i remember going to uh not papa but pinburg one year at the original facility and i was two people away from getting in and i didn't make it so i spent the entire time there playing a skateball that was uh accidentally left on free play teaching myself how to tap that ladies and gentlemen who's good for that me and coy morris he was number one and i was number two people i didn't get it it's not a mistake is keith keith elwin on xbox what the hell kind of question is this [Music] uh let's see what a great week for pinball yeah no kidding yo black cat what's up my guy hello father and keith rick's here too unless rick's your dad [Music] keep dubstubs before [Music] skipping a work meeting to watch all right get it just keep watching the new archer [Music] tier 2 battles [Music] uh sure this guy's good just can't smell it [Music] those tanks have gotten godzilla's attention so rick you've worked on every one of keith's games so far yeah uh was maiden your first game at stern yeah oh really wow so you guys sort of started around the same time too though yes you didn't even know what he was working on when he started oh heck yeah it's kind of weird and harrison uh has worked on all your games as well [Music] [Applause] [Music] practical effects are making a comeback just coding without knowing theme how much can you get done without that knowledge uh i mean there's a core set of things that every pinball machine needs you know i just showed up to check shave yeah i lost a bet he beat me so i had to shave my face yeah i messed up the shavings spinners showing the chip okay [Music] uh keith what pins do you have in your home we have keith's torpedo alley here oh my precious torpedo oh that would have been an achievement [Music] so rick i i don't know a whole lot about uh pinball programming uh i guess as much as i should i'm still new to this stuff um but like all the light shows and stuff like that you're doing all this right yeah um we got a lot of support guys on our team that handle a lot of that stuff i'm busy filling out modes or rules or whatever yeah then they handle that a lot of these light shows were done by Brett Z Rubin okay uh programmer and then mike oh yeah and also did he did a lot of time kids that did a lot of the map stuff in the background oh sure [Music] uh junior says hey i just want to say godzilla is easily your best friend ever it's great for both casual and hardcore gameplay that makes it stand out there you go oh thank you that was the approach i took on this one like yeah destruction is that keith ellen from area amusements in my neck of the woods explain how to get monster zero uh it requires getting a super jackpot in godzilla and terror of mechagodzilla you have to get a super jackpot [Music] city thus yeah so uh i control paris which means my loop value's worth more now [Music] keith's very last pinball machine is going to be literally just based on goats so all the goat stuff you see the animations that's all deny he did the goat in a jurassic park and then ever since then he's just like throwing him in call my games he's a funny guy [Music] he's a talented uh human being very talented artist that they do behind the scenes for all these games uh the godzilla one came out already right yes yeah yeah um all of that should be on insider if i'm not mistaken i think i love the magna grab yeah it's pretty cool i really like all the lobster jokes and times during everest this licensure was great to work with when we first did the vo we were kind of walking on eggshells but we didn't know what you know what they would find funny or you know what but after they listened to it oh this stuff's great keep it coming so then that's awesome and i went to town keith do you get tired of playing your own games it's pinball internet um here's the funny thing i never played this for points yeah people ask me how to score points in this i don't know because every time i play it i'm looking for bugs looking for exploits there you go [Music] so this is one of the few times i've actually playing is just for fun and i'm not looking for bugs he's looking for rick's scanning and analyzing [Music] uh so somebody asked about the tears of battles um so basically when you uh like kaiju battle on the ramps when you're in tokyo you get just a tier one battle but after that you have to fight two battles in each city one tier one which is lower scoring and tier two which is more risk reward or there is a multiball in there uh the multiball isn't worth a lot of points but it's good for advancing like any everything else in the game so that's basically it once you get past tokyo you got two battles in a remaining three cities and then you get planet x yo wolfman thank you buddy been watching tutorials [Music] again i also love that the the stuff that you guys made for this like fits so what like it looks like it matches like the mechagodzilla animations feel like they were clipped from the movies yeah there were two things we didn't have a lot of uh trains and mecca so our artist extraordinaire deny just made it made it happen so godzilla multiball i just basically want to shoot each arrow three times [Music] if i complete every single arrow out there it doubles the super jackpot value if i shoot the super jackpot backwards it also doubles it so hey keith i wanted to thank you once again for pinball 101 it really helped me out when i had my first papa back in the day man you know i also when i first got started in pinball i had the pinball 101 app on my iphone oh i missed that out though and uh it did not work on phones after that yeah it didn't take long for uh they're like yeah no we don't want to use this happening it was uh no that thing was a lifesaver [Music] you have the pinball 101 dvd nice logan arcade uh does viewing nights of that on occasions [Music] last second jack make that hole in this game internet shut up [Music] do destruction jackpots come from beating modes question mark the value of the destruction jackpot is based on many different things pretty much anything or you're you're pounding on crap so this one for example you're beating up bridges so certain percentage of the points i'm getting here will go towards the destruction jackpot same with mode same with rampage pretty much anything where you're fighting and where does the multiplier come from various things like if you do a lot of loops you'll get a a couple out of there um [Music] maybe rick remembers more than i do yeah yeah i think [Music] i think there's a power up which gets you a couple you kill enough saucers you'll get more oh [Music] what's up pluto [Music] bonus also got an increase in this update [Applause] tater thanks for gifting this up buddy [Music] totally mesmerized by the flippers yeah if anyone here is unfamiliar uh this is godzilla from stern pinball we're celebrating the code getting to 1.0 which is essentially feature complete um that's not to say they are done but they're done but now they're free to add every insert does something else right exactly that's that's the key every insert has been addressed [Music] play field giveaway you know and like any big giveaway i am not telling you when we're doing it but it's happening tonight at some point will you be giving away the rest of the machine over time no no this week everyone wiring harness easy 27 let's go [Music] who's keithley cogs he's probably old enough to remember i remember what they are i can't say i've ever played them to be fair i never played pogs until recently new york all right [Music] yeah fu tanks i'm not carl i don't feel like grinding every mode every city that's definitely my personal playballs i like seeing the progression and let the points come along with it it's cool seeing all the videos that you normally don't get to see every time you start a game any happy accidents while designing this game the slingshot around here combo that we made a secret combo that wasn't something i was predicting that wallop shot i think was a little happy accident [Music] that came about because originally that uh the captive ball was bigger it was the same size as a regular pinball but then we couldn't get that that size we switched to a smaller uh diameter corridor and once we did that all sudden it was a shot and i actually had a gate on there and then so we're shooting and hitting this gate i was like well that should make that a sucks it would dead end and just shoot right back out yeah yeah it was that fun oh [Music] our electronic computers are invincible one permanent bonuses the destruction [Music] neil mcrae what's up buddy deuces ever something good can come from all this destruction three two one [Music] the achievement missing the destruction jackpot you're the city king [Music] there you go super chain super train oh yeah [Music] is it hard to keep normal new players in mind wells designing games since you're such all good players yes yeah a lot of these modes on this game were not designed with me and mine [Music] uh megalom was the exception but like titanosaurus ever uh i just took it just down the basic pinball basics spinners targets [Music] what's your favorite snack in the vending machine yeah i'm not there often enough for that to check it out [Music] this game is so good it sure is [Music] collecting all three allies at once isn't an achievement [Music] so was there a lot of pressure uh being the first game with insider to like come up with a bunch of cool crap for this like the achievement stuff or did it come pretty naturally yeah there was a bigger internal push to get all that stuff in there yeah and it was kind of stressful to get that in [Music] let the game talk to you a little bit yeah i mean it'd be embarrassing if i showed you what i had written down for rules on this game when rick first started coding because i had no idea which direction to take it well that's uh that makes me feel a little bit better coming up with tons and tons of coming up with rules in your head is hard yeah it's intimidating you can look at a a cat file it's like oh this looks like fun to shoot over and over and right you get a white one in front of you it's like no just like this it doesn't uh yeah you gotta let the the game talk to you a little bit so when people complain games don't release at 1.0 trust me it's good [Music] because this rule set was based on what i thought would have been fun a long time ago it probably wouldn't be nearly as fun yeah there you go i have four element games lined up in the basement waiting for their sibling okay i like that games aren't 1.0 i do too honestly because it gives you opportunity to like take a little feedback in maybe [Music] my favorite the movie we weren't allowed to use is godzilla versus king kong but there's clearly signs it was just a guy with two hand puppets oh no just smashing them together yeah so this mode just came about because [Music] i really like the avengers version [Music] i thought it was a little too intense so it's like how can i do this to make it a little more fun i was like well we'll just make it a multiball there you go that way people are going to be like oh my god how am i supposed to do this too much for our reply is you beat the mode regardless so it doesn't matter so just have fun yeah limit limited flips is a is pretty fun pretty fun experience i think anything's that's different you know yeah the the soul jam in avengers is a little anxiety uh inducing yes that said one of my favorite pinball moments in recent memory is beating soul gem yeah soul gem yeah it's fun to be yeah but it's pretty rewarding when you uh you're in that tournament and you come to that mode you're like not happy yeah this sucks it's like a real hype moment yeah absolutely that's not a bug every time you hit a target it has [Music] all right let's see how juice your spinners are i swear to god that's jake from adventure time it just sounds so much like him that's trixie who's player four that's uh that's a throwaway [Music] i got a little trigger happy with the start button close game a good player could win from here for sure all right guys take a breath what's a good score for this game in a tournament probably a bill yeah sounds very [Applause] [Music] okay [Music] yo jlo thank you buddy i go to different tournaments and you guys that's fair that's fair neil's got everything rick i don't know i'd have to go back and look at some pods please coat the left ramp wider [Music] shoot better that have some hard shots in there somewhere let me play better as trademarks do the developers get to take a machine home for work i know that uh that is definitely a thing since covid has happened um but prior to covet i believe everyone had to work internally yeah yes i got a godzilla home shoots way differently than this one there you go i i was not allowed to bring a jurassic park here that i was working on uh because i have too many cameras around [Music] this destruction jackpot is going to be disgusting [Music] get ready this multiplier could be better three two [Music] 58 million for the saucer kill see controlling new york yeah all right what the heck [Music] yeah the like whaling guitar in the background [Music] at those loop where my values gang at oh blue bonus is red there you go uh does anyone know if monster zero or terror godzilla can be played separately so good [Music] the bubble key to this mode is bring anguirus with you [Music] good job government [Music] so stern announced the godzilla 1.0 today but i believe it came out yesterday with everything else right yeah yeah so some of y'all might have had a chance to get ahead of it king ghidorah [Music] is right [Music] i haven't played this yet is uh you do cheaper than jp i love my jp but it's brutal my time go uh go find a location with a godzilla sure wouldn't be hard to find one oh this is much friendlier than jp [Music] out of my way god easiest shot in the game yeah get out of here how many hours of watching godzilla movies to find the clips you wanted yeah yeah i was watching godzilla movies halfway through avengers oh dang there you go [Music] does this machine have the clip of godzilla sliding on his tail to kick megalodon you missed it yes it does there you go [Music] repair i [Music] here's the victory challenge if you beat the victory challenge you get the ultimate wizard mode if you beat king of the monsters all scoring's two legs that a ball doesn't work in victory okay yeah plus we get down to one ball it ends wow [Music] was the hardest decision designing this game choosing if you wanted yellow or white flippers is that harrison play feels gorgeous yeah it is [Music] has stern thought about putting together books explaining game rules and cheat sheets so if you go to stern's website and you click on the game if you scroll all the way to the bottom there should be a pdf of the rules if i'm not mistaken yeah i'll be honest ray told me that yesterday i had no idea about that i had zero clues i don't think that's updated yeah destruction jackpot ready take care in three two one is [Music] one [Music] thank you for gifting that sub buddy magic jitter how are you uh internet how's the stream looking and sounding so far everything good you learning anything go buy a godzilla throw throw a few extra bucks [Music] you're learning you need a godzilla there you go me too oh no that's all right i got my development [Music] oh [Music] i need that energy extra energy for uh beating fighters [Music] mesa online [Music] jack can you tell us if stern has got zilla on the production line at any time soon uh that's not information i have maybe i don't know the action button to charge [Music] my eyes just start glowing so good yeah he did a great job yeah unfortunately hetero is one of the movies we couldn't use and i love that scene in a movie where he's doing that yeah second deny make this happen for me uh do you guys ever play against gary uh oh yeah yeah usually uh when the game's in a white word it comes critiques the game yeah gary typically plays your game in every stage of its uh life cycle gary is very involved [Applause] [Music] unique skill shots [Music] 8x destruction [Music] we can't tell what's happened yet we'll send a report as soon as we know [Music] i must recalculate my expectations so basically i'm at the end of the game but i need to get through this power up does anyone need anything [Music] oh okay so i got power up ready so this will be the end of the game [Music] the tanks are getting closer [Applause] i haven't seen a sausage attack mode okay [Music] reports of flying saucers thank you [Music] now again since i controlled in new york these saucer jackpots will be pretty high [Music] and i can't take this edible with me in the king of the monster so i might as well use it here hmm [Music] box [Music] let's see curious when someone is a designer can you outline their responsibilities on the game like what is it in design what's the designer responsible for versus the programmer it's definitely a a team a team effort for sure uh but every team's everything's different exactly uh involvement uh comes and goes between every player um in the team i don't like the programmer could be like you know this would be great uh we need an extra insert here or the artist might even say like this would be cool if we configured this a little differently empire what's up buddy [Music] what are the best [Music] definitely a pair of mecca sure the tier two battles which i kind of skimmed over because i just want to try and get to the end of the game but uh if you want to see that stuff in action watch one of carl's videos yo red cake thank you baby [Music] [Applause] soros king of the monsters [Music] so [Music] keith which is your favorite monster guy [Music] and deborah never is good [Music] the too oh no dirt in the face that was in a tree all these clips are amazing the altered secret combo [Music] [Applause] [Music] later bro you're running out of time [Music] you get 80 seconds to take everybody out three yeah one yeah [Music] [Applause] you get 60 seconds plus five for every city you control that fly man yeah i know [Music] how many stages are there two two yeah oh man [Music] your shoulder failure after a while playing pinball you shouldn't put all of your weight uh on the game stand up off of it a little bit your way should be on your back foot there you go so king of the monsters you basically need perfect shots or you lose the mode no you just move on to level two or stage two [Music] seven nine eight thank you for the weight tips heck yeah [Music] four three god [Music] 1.14 [Music] jeez [Music] please [Music] look it's your homie [Music] yeah well buddy amazing do you want to keep playing because that's why i am i mean yeah you you did the thing we will return after these messages from bonus i mean if rick wants to try to play a ball i'll let him but uh oh no i'm good good luck guys yeah achievement reach all right i'll finish off mine because it ain't going to take that long yeah yeah so are you done don like it doesn't even come to you anymore yep [Music] absolutely amazing yeah who's player 4 you are you're doing terrible [Music] i was today years old when i first saw someone game over a pinball on ball two [Music] beating phase one was insane there you go you only need one good ball yeah [Music] part of me wishes i hadn't seen that oh internet is fine there's still one more [Applause] [Music] should be a warning like you have a choice of meh if you're good enough to beat king of the monsters you don't need a warning that the game's about to end all right we'll join drain this real quick but my godzilla premium keith rules best rules set in the game hey there you go if you beat that you need a break yeah no kidding all right just waiting for those eyeballs to stop blinking it's already all sweaty because i walked here 10 billion one-handed uh-huh all right let's end it come on down buddy [Music] all right let's do a little exhibition game here [Music] overshot and drain that's a skill shot right go for it rick we are tallying up the damage when rick's done ladies and gentlemen we'll be giving a playfield away this playfield which has been used [Music] jackpot ready get it rick take cover in three two one i do like that it gives you yeah like a moment from a mix i think most of my destruction jackpots come from a second chance we're not evil yeah [Music] mecca skill show [Music] that would take that would take some doing to get that up there like that [Music] saying carl was close to it what version of code was that though because that thing's a change [Music] is [Music] so what happens if you leave but you don't control you lose the perk because he's a lobster [Music] will strike next the damage to the city is [Music] i only stream on twitch um as a partner i can't multi-stream on anything except for uh i can multi-stream on tick-tock at the same time but like what what's i gonna do city control all right we'll drain this player four and then we're going to give away a play field tater you still here my guy yeah you are [Music] what different kaiju clips depending on which city you're oh yeah so wait the clips aren't different but you're saying like the call out is gonna be special okay how do we enter the playfield drawing tater will let you know what word you need to say in chat [Applause] [Music] all right the eyes are done flashing [Music] all right looks like everyone typed the word goat all lowercase to be entered into the drawing we're just gonna let that run for a minute congratulations get it baby and do your initials that's cable there's no numbers [Music] my cat's pretty good that's your cat yep no call out for the kid i was waiting for like a meow or like a little thing to bounce across the screen i don't want everyone to know my uh initials there you go secret call-outs oh yeah i saw jeremy post his that was pretty hilarious everyone in the design team got one that's amazing monster rampage goat everyone type goat how many are in here so far hey tater how many people do we have yeah these gotta be fruit flies jumping around 178 people so far all right cool internet just so you know and marketing told me i have to say this you can only win this if you're in the us i'm sorry that's uh them them's the us only much like last night go go go is 9.3 a good score i'm sure you could do better go for it oh man that sucks yeah what are you gonna do i have a us address that's all you need you just need a u.s address 200 entries redacted uh-huh yeah right most achievements in one go well that's embarrassing so was that screen there unique because you beat the game or was that that was always there i feel like i hadn't seen that before you changed the animation of the theme okay i didn't have it animate good to see you all right let's uh let's pull this thing that one game of pinball took an hour and a half okay cool cool cool cool um all right tater are you ready to pull that right wait someone already won already no no shot you said pole so i did who won i didn't see the name someone named clint [ __ ] there's no shot that person's name is clitoris clint really clint okay well yo clint it's a heck of a name my guy uh clint are you in the u.s are you in the u.s can you ex do you want this i need you to at dead flip yes or at dead flip no clint has been sub for a long time yeah been this up for almost two years yeah i know but uh people were typing your name incorrectly um i want you don't get it clint are you down you good you want this me on any social media on how to send this to you and i will let marketing know can pick it up from stern monday we'll send it to you dog just give us give us an address uh yeah yo clint freaking congrats buddy internet it's not rigged calm down okay you're fine uh we're gonna spend the rest of the stream trying to catch uh fruit flies if you come on over and get them we got to take the trash out here uh don't type the address in chat yes also please message me don't type that in chat did you get it nope damn um what do you want should we try to play another game or do you want to just complain i'll answer questions all right screw it let's see if there's glare oh yeah yeah get get in a little closer in there good and deep awesome i am getting reports that player 2 has joined the game [Music] boom the problem is there's multiple proof laws yeah there's a lot there's a lot so we'll be swatting at them all day we gotta i gotta take the old trash out that front trash there i think has a bunch of old like cider bottles and stuff in it from uh a couple days ago archer stream went oh i got to steal that archer from you secret combo [Music] internet if you have any questions keith is sitting at the computer ready to go she wins this stream it's coming by so fast let's talk something about megalon why it's my mode uh because it's it's designed in a way that you can play it for maximum points is astronomical uh the other modes are just kind of like more straightforward simple really no risk reward just uh get through them [Music] my most and least favorite shots huh the tail whip shot is definitely my favorite uh my least favorite shot would be [Music] probably the scoop because i don't like shaving scoops but i had to have one on there already well it's ready we can't tell what's happened yet uh no talk this year neil [Applause] flynn is a very good cat he's a 15 pound tabby he's about a year old oh a buddy as a designer how do i approach my next project i'm guessing you mean the success of godzilla one thing i try not to do is repeat myself too much in either rules or layout so my next two games are designed and they're they're a bit different than anything i've done what i'm seeing i saw some people on pins side predicting like my next game layout i'm happy to say it's not like that predicting your next layout that's fun it's gonna have alright it's gonna have a captain fall and flipper shots uh-huh [Music] i um do like maiden yeah but i mean i think rick would be the first to have we had to do that over we would do a lot differently yeah like from uh from a rules and software standpoint or from just like all of the above it's just like the uh it seems less refined as the rest of the game okay so it's better a lot less polish in it yeah [Music] learning how to do it and learning how to work together at the same time [Music] host paths are difficult in my game because i keep the slingshots further back which actually gives the player more control uh if you've ever played an 8-ball deluxe you'll know why it's so hard to control the balls because the slingshots are like right on top of the flippers you also open your uh inlanes up on top of the flip yeah so the slingshots are further back which allows the player more control allows for shots on the sides yeah eight ball deluxe the slingshots are like right on top of the flippers that's why the game is so deadly if it gets anywhere near the flipper it's hitting the sling it's not an intentional make postpass hard it's just i prefer slingshots further back this is my personal preference why did i plunge ball three since i sure oh yeah i wasn't happy with the way i was playing um once asher blew up the game i knew i was going to catch him so that's why [Music] i'll tell you what i i i pitched something like that i i got laughed out of i kind of laughed i got left out of the room do you want a paycheck yeah right exactly yep you want to put a what where yeah no shot how many sketches do i have in my back pocket unfortunately i think i've used them all up when i first started at stern there was a lot of down time for when i started till maiden uh hit the line so i did i did make three or four layouts [Music] godzilla we didn't get the rights to that so that's why oh come on that was rude i got destroyed we will return after these messages what would i do differently i made it it's more polish than anything there's some you know there's some stuff like animated text we didn't do any of that top story tonight that's one of the things we made a point to do in this game a lot of animated texts going [Music] i do have a dream team but uh i don't think it's ever gonna happen ready we got a strong arm jody yeah my favorite game that's not mine is walking dead there you go [Music] that's the game that started my relationship with stern back in the day [Music] primal yeah i get to hit the nail on the [Music] heads are being deployed to deal with there's never been a mech i haven't been able to use harrison's a very good uh engineer you can give him a couple toothpicks and he'll make it work my parents used to listen to and i was little you know that's great for pimple all right air supply yeah [Music] the damage to the city is astronomical i think jack's working on an anime pin yeah wait [Applause] yeah i just gave a harrison a David Hankin sketch i make this work and he does it let's go again yeah i'm working on an anime version of the backstreet boys would i ever re-theme a layout probably not reports that player 2 has joined the game japanese favorite gala game i don't know if that's directly to me [Music] i mean it'd be nostalgic but frontier because i grew up playing that skateboard skateboards great man doing it you know i'm not gonna lie i rewatched goonies like a couple years ago and it just wasn't the same as it as i remember i will say i did too and it felt a little boring uh yeah is one of my favorite movies as a kid and i was like excited to re-watch it as an adult and i was like sorry [Music] so almost a year and a half yeah about that a year and a half of rick's life all wrapped up in one game i mean you got another ball look at that bonus that was seven extra scores shoot uh whamps weird science says that weird science is pretty rad strange strange science exactly weird science was the movie strange science has the anti-gravity science looks like it's just so cool but the flippers yeah it has one of the coolest like multiball releases it's like a machine gun i think they recycle it in a heavy metal meltdown dude heavy metal is also pretty sick heavy metals just a track mode is fun to mess with the flipper buttons to get it to say heavy metal oh it's not even retract i think it's while you're playing how many godzilla's [Music] he said that was a terrible score pinball olympics now i'll probably hardly be an expelled have people sent you a lot of godzilla toys [ __ ] over the past year or so yeah actually [Music] and every time jeremy goes to a trade show he's like oh check out this godzilla toy picture yeah i mean this weird jet jaguar toy that's awesome some excellent figures [Music] got to hang out with the godzilla folks in charge of the ip at comic con they are good people oh yeah they were great to work with yeah and it's weird because usually you have a very professional relationship with the license this guy actually friended me on facebook if that means anything uh all right here we go 13 million we're killing multiball yeah [Music] um i know uh legends of a hollow back there doesn't have any pop bumpers but i can't think of [Music] shoot the storm i'm looking around here oh yeah dread i don't know if i prefer them i think pop-ups can be fun abused right if they're just buried somewhere with one end one entrance one exit i don't think that interesting [Music] they offer a good amount of chaos which is cool but if used correctly i mean a stupid game like ready game fire which is basically the entire game is shooting the lip pop it can be fun yeah right this is incredible utterly incredible first plate ever played i think was a stern stampede i don't think i've ever played stampede yeah it was one of their first games it was at a ice cream store [Music] background noise [Music] cincinnati did you get it nope the destruction has some uh internet we're leaving we're just like being accosted by freaking fruit flies i got some i got to take the trash out clean up around here uh yo big shout out to rick and keith and harrison and the whole godzilla team for getting the game to 1.0 freaking humongous uh it's been a journey i'm sure um like we mentioned at the top of the stream i think we revealed this game about a year almost to the week um which is awesome yeah this was uh the showcasing this game was nuts every time i stream this game it's nothing but people just exclaiming how freaking amazing it is so again congrats guys this thing's red and uh yeah good luck getting to the wizard mode beyond the wizard mode it also has a kill screen which is killer uh congrats clint on winning that play field and um yeah i'll see you all tomorrow with some other stuff if you have any other questions uh keep them to yourself right there's no way to get a hold of any of us so it is it is what it is um all right folks i love you i'll see you tomorrow guys thank you so much uh cheer see you see you see ya yeah keith freaking decimated this game

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