# I Played TMNT...

**Source:** Cary Hardy  
**Type:** video  
**Published:** 2020-07-06  
**Duration:** 3m 7s  
**Beat:** Pinball

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

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## Analysis

Cary Hardy provides first-impression commentary on Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles pinball by Stern, praising the art, gameplay, and audio while criticizing the animations as the game's weak point. He announces plans to produce a full review and contacts Zach at Flippin' Out Pinball, suggesting he may order a machine for personal collection/testing.

### Key Claims

- [HIGH] TMNT by Stern has strong art, fun gameplay, and decent audio quality despite low volume — _Cary Hardy direct gameplay impression: 'The art looks great. The gameplay was definitely very fun. The audio, although low, I could still make out...'_
- [HIGH] Animations are the primary weakness of TMNT and the main area needing improvement — _Cary Hardy: 'My only nitpick slash...the low part of this game so far, which can be fixed, is the animations.'_
- [HIGH] TMNT will be Cary Hardy's first machine to receive a thorough full review — _Cary Hardy: 'I think that actually this machine will probably be my first machine to actually give you guys a thorough review'_
- [MEDIUM] Cary Hardy is contacting Flippin' Out Pinball (operated by Zach) to potentially order a machine — _Video ends with Cary calling Zach at Flippin' Out Pinball saying 'I'd like to order a pizza' (likely code/joke for ordering a pinball machine)_

### Notable Quotes

> "I thoroughly enjoyed playing this game. Seeing the art in front of me was definitely a very pleasing thing."
> — **Cary Hardy**, Early gameplay section
> _Sets positive overall tone for TMNT assessment_

> "My only nitpick slash, I guess, the low part of this game so far, which can be fixed, is the animations."
> — **Cary Hardy**, Mid-video criticism section
> _Identifies animations as the singular major weakness of TMNT_

> "I think that actually this machine will probably be my first machine to actually give you guys a thorough review when it comes to everything."
> — **Cary Hardy**, Review announcement section
> _TMNT will be his debut full machine review; indicates significance he places on the game_

> "I'd like to order a pizza."
> — **Cary Hardy**, End of video, calling Zach
> _Likely code/joke for ordering a pinball machine from Flippin' Out Pinball; suggests potential purchase decision_

### Entities

| Name | Type | Context |
|------|------|---------|
| Cary Hardy | person | Content creator and pinball enthusiast who plays and reviews pinball machines; planning full review of TMNT |
| Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | game | 2020 Stern Pinball licensed game based on 1987 Nickelodeon animated series; subject of Cary Hardy's first impressions and planned full review |
| Stern Pinball | company | Manufacturer of TMNT pinball machine |
| Zach | person | Operator/owner of Flippin' Out Pinball, a pinball machine distributor and service provider; contacted by Cary Hardy at end of video |
| Flippin' Out Pinball | company | Pinball machine distributor and service provider run by Zach; Cary Hardy contacts them about machine ordering |

### Topics

- **Primary:** TMNT game reception and first impressions, Animation quality in pinball machines
- **Secondary:** Content creator review process and machine acquisition, Art direction and audio design in pinball

### Sentiment

**Positive** (0.78) — Cary Hardy expresses strong positive sentiment toward TMNT overall (art, gameplay, audio all praised) with only moderate concern about animations quality. His decision to make this his first full review indicates high confidence in the machine's merit.

### Signals

- **[community_signal]** Content creator planning first comprehensive pinball machine review, indicating growing depth of community content analysis (confidence: high) — Cary Hardy announces TMNT will be his 'first machine to actually give you guys a thorough review when it comes to everything'
- **[product_concern]** TMNT animations identified as weak point despite strong performance in other design areas (art, gameplay, audio) (confidence: high) — Cary Hardy states animations are 'the low point on this particular title' and wishes certain animation sequences 'would have been done a certain way'

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## Transcript

 I honestly don't know how to start this video because something happened today and it's like a part of me doesn't want to take it personally but the other part of me reads this and goes well I kind of have to take it personally What's up guys and welcome back to my channel where I talk and do everything pinball. So if that sounds good to you then hit that subscribe button down below. Today I was able to finally play Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles by Stern Pinball. And what are my thoughts on this title? Well guys, I can tell you right now I thoroughly enjoyed playing this game. Seeing the art in front of me was definitely a very pleasing thing. The art looks great. The gameplay was definitely very fun. The audio, although low, I could still make out to where everything sounded good on the audio end as well. My only nitpick slash, I guess, the low part of this game so far, which can be fixed, is the animations. The animations is the low point on this particular title. everything else is doing pretty damn good so just certain little things here and there in the animations I like I kind of wish this would have been done a certain way or things could have been done differently that would have made it more aesthetically pleasing I think it's just it's not it's not as well up to where I think it should be whenever everything else looks the way it does do I plan on doing an actual review of this title Yeah, I would think so. I think that actually this machine will probably be my first machine to actually give you guys a thorough review when it comes to everything. And why is it that this will be the first one that I'll be able to do that with? And I believe what I'm about to do should answer all of your questions on whether or not this game is worth a shot. So let's do this right here. Flip N Out Pinball, this is Zach. Hey, Zach, it's Kerry. Hey, what's going on, man? I'd like to order a pizza. Thank you.

_(Acquisition: youtube_groq_whisper, Enrichment: v3)_

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*Exported from Journalist Tool on 2026-04-13 | Item ID: 74d38ac0-b0d9-4d7d-971e-d9f2b9f5a98e*