# Stranger Things Pinball v0.94 800+ MILLION!

**Source:** Dead Flip  
**Type:** video  
**Published:** 2020-06-16  
**Duration:** 29m 45s  
**Beat:** Pinball

**URL:** https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qbTf83YQ65I

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## Analysis

Dead Flip streams Stranger Things Pinball v0.94 gameplay, reaching 800+ million points. The stream is heavily conversational, mixing gameplay commentary with chat interaction, music discussion (synthwave), pinball history tangents (Star Wars pin variants, David Hankin Empire Strikes Back), and reactions to in-game modes like 'Bullshit' and 'Total Isolation.' Production appears stable with positive mechanical performance.

### Key Claims

- [MEDIUM] There are approximately 7-8 Star Wars pinball machines that have been made — _Dead Flip speculates on the number of Star Wars pins ever produced, mentions The Empire Strikes Back (1980, Williams), Episode I (Stern), and David Hankin version (Australian, ~350 made)_
- [MEDIUM] David Hankin made a Star Wars pinball machine in Australia with only 350 units produced — _Dead Flip discusses the David Hankin Empire Strikes Back pin, noting rarity and limited distribution outside Australia_
- [LOW] There are approximately 4-5 Star Trek pinball machines — _Dead Flip mentions TNG (Sam Stern, older one) and speculates on total count, uncertain of exact number_
- [MEDIUM] The Dungeons & Dragons pinball machine has controllable in-lane diverters and excellent music — _Dead Flip praises the D&D pin's music and mechanical features, suggests the beat could be rapped over_
- [MEDIUM] Gorgar was the first talking pinball machine and is difficult to play with spongy flippers — _Chat member Kat provides input on Gorgar; Dead Flip acknowledges it as a foundational machine but notes playability issues_

### Notable Quotes

> "Synthwave is love, synthwave is life."
> — **Dead Flip**, ~20:00
> _Personal passion statement; reveals Dead Flip's music taste beyond pinball_

> "I don't think he can count."
> — **Dead Flip**, ~48:00
> _Joke about scoring inconsistency or display issues in Stranger Things pin_

> "If that was doubled... that was over 300 million points."
> — **Dead Flip**, ~55:00
> _Highlights the potential score magnitude of 2x playfield multiplier modes_

> "If we could have kept our 2x running just a little bit longer, that would have been a billion. That would have been the score would have been a billion points."
> — **Dead Flip**, ~59:00
> _Closing reflection on how close gameplay came to reaching billion-point milestone_

> "That David Hankin Empire Backglass is so early 80s and so badass. I love it."
> — **Dead Flip**, ~35:00
> _Appreciation for obscure pinball machine design and history_

### Entities

| Name | Type | Context |
|------|------|---------|
| Dead Flip | person | Content creator streaming Stranger Things Pinball gameplay; active Twitch streamer with merchandise and community engagement |
| Stranger Things Pinball | game | Stern pinball machine themed after Netflix's Stranger Things; version 0.94 being streamed; features modes like 'Bullshit,' 'Total Isolation,' Demogorgon content |
| David Hankin | company | Australian cabinet gaming company that produced Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back pinball machine (~350 units, early 1980s); known for distinctive backglass art |
| Williams | company | Classic pinball manufacturer; produced The Empire Strikes Back (1980), noted as first Star Wars pinball |
| Stern | company | Modern pinball manufacturer; produces Star Trek, Sopranos, and likely other pins discussed in stream |
| The Empire Strikes Back (David Hankin) | game | Rare Australian Star Wars pinball from early 1980s; ~350 units produced; highly collectible and rarely seen outside Australia |
| Gorgar | game | First talking pinball machine; discussed as foundational pinball history; known for spongy flipper playability issues |
| Dungeons & Dragons Pinball | game | Pinball machine with controllable in-lane diverters; praised for musical quality (described as 'hottest freaking HES hop beat') |
| Gunship | person | Synthwave artist; creator of music style Dead Flip appreciates; referenced in context of Stranger Things pin soundtrack |
| Voodoo Ranger American Pinball Haze | product | Beer brand; Dead Flip mentions brewery sends him free beer; not a sponsored promotion |
| The Movie Drive | product | Film referenced for its synthwave aesthetic and soundtrack; Dead Flip mentions it as cultural touchstone for synthwave appreciation |
| Brooks and Dunn | person | Country music duo; Dead Flip mentions there was supposedly a planned pinball machine themed after them (unconfirmed) |
| Assassin's Creed | product | Video game IP; Dead Flip expresses interest in hypothetical Assassin's Creed pinball machine |
| solidmeathook | person | Twitch chat user/viewer; makes multiple gifted subs during stream; appears to be regular supporter |
| Barb (Stranger Things character) | person | Character from Stranger Things; mode in pinball game references her death; 'Save Barb' becomes gameplay objective |

### Topics

- **Primary:** Stranger Things Pinball v0.94 gameplay and mechanics, Scoring mechanics and multiplier modes (2x playfield, Total Isolation)
- **Secondary:** Pinball history and rare machines (Star Wars variants, David Hankin, Gorgar), Synthwave music aesthetic and culture, Twitch streaming community engagement and chat interaction, Pinball machine availability and production counts

### Sentiment

**Positive** (0.78) — Dead Flip expresses genuine enjoyment of gameplay, appreciation for Stranger Things pin design and mechanics, positive community engagement with chat/subscribers. Some frustration with missed shots and drain situations, but overall tone is celebratory and enthusiastic about reaching 800M+ score.

### Signals

- **[community_signal]** Active Twitch streaming community with regular subscribers and bits donations during gameplay (confidence: high) — Multiple named chat users (solidmeathook, J-Swizz, etc.) making gifted subs, bits donations, and chat participation throughout stream
- **[market_signal]** Growing interest in pinball history deep-dives and rare machine documentation within content creator community (confidence: medium) — Dead Flip organically discusses David Hankin Star Wars pin rarity, production numbers (~350 units), backglass design quality, and its obscurity outside Australia
- **[product_concern]** Stranger Things Pinball v0.94 demonstrating stable, responsive mechanical performance during extended high-score gameplay session (confidence: medium) — 800+ million point score reached with consistent ball control, multiball modes triggering as designed, no apparent mechanical failures or code glitches during stream

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## Transcript

 I almost said barely and thought better. Barely. Complete the demodome. Complete the demodome. Let's get an extra ball going here. Well, Joyce Byers needs to be a better mother. Yo, pinball guru! Thanks for the biddies, Bardude. Okay. Fucking left out lane. Okay. Game. Calm down. Another but love, Tim Curry. Another but love. Hell yeah. Let's say he is perfect for the guy in the... Okay. Okay, Wonko. Boom! That's two. That's two, that's two, that's two. I don't like it, I love it. Okay, let's take a breath. That's a death save. We gotta calm it down. I like it. I love it. I want some more of it. Oh, my back. Sing it. I try so hard. I can't rise above it. Don't know what it is about that little gal's lovin', but I like it. I love it. I want some more of it. Mystery is lit. Drained it on purpose, drained it on purpose. Trying to go east, trying to go east. These are my esports callouts, my esports callouts. Draining, draining, draining on purpose, draining on purpose. Shooting shot. Shooting west, going west, going west. Going north, going north. Getting a jackpot, getting a jackpot. Collecting the mystery, collecting the mystery. Add a ball, add a ball. Go east, going east, going east. I'm trying to follow the fucking compass but it keeps moving I'm trying dad Jesus Christ Why is it moving? Like what is making it move? Mystery award Mystery award Collecting mystery awards like it's my job But none of them are bullshit that's all we want is the bullshit and party and bullshit both Assassin's Creed and Animal Crossing wait okay okay live oh jeez late 90s country themed pinball table there was supposed to be a Brooks and Dunn pinball machine I'm also here for an AC machine Assassin's Creed would be pretty cool a solid meat hook gifting out five you nutty buddy solidmeathook thank you so freaking much but seriously folks can I please get some love in the chat for a solidmeathook uh surreal thanks for hanging out tonight buddy have a wonderful wonderful night oh don't you mother welcome aboard kid that went against everything we were trying to do The Eggman, how you doing, buddy? Drink call. How many down? I'm drinking this. It's called Voodoo Ranger American Haze. Not sponsored, by the way. Just, they do send me a lot of free beer, and I will not turn down free beer. Welcome aboard, kid. Just lurking. Hell yeah, buddy. Cheers. There's a tear in my beer And I'm crying for you, dear There you go. You were on my lonely mind Is it lonesome? Lonesome mind? I think it's lonesome. That's an awesome hat. Oh, thank you, Assault Mute Hook. It's a dead flip hat. I think it's lonely no they're not for sale I have a lot of one offs of things made and I'm trying to figure out what I like merch or ride who needs cabaret music when you can sing it yourself true I want to see Demi Gorgon sing a sad country song. True. Yeah, we need merchandising, I know. What am I hearing? Yo, this song's pretty dope. This sounds like some, uh... It's like the riff from Major Tom. from What's His Nuts. Synthwave is legit. I mean, it sounds great. Synthwave. Oh, I missed that shot. I'm amazing at pinball. Game, please. Can you just hit the fucking shot? Hit the mother father shot, dude. Go in the hole! It's not you. straight. Nailed it. Suck a butt. Oh my god. First try. Nailed it. First try. All right. Anyway, back to it. Gunship does some good stuff. Gunship. Synthwave is literally my favorite thing in the world besides pinball. Hmm. What if Moog made a pinball machine? Brains to mush. Extra ball. What have I done? Extra ball is lit Okay Extra ball Come on give me the bullshit give me the bullshit give me the bullshit give me the bullshit no upside down again synth wave is love synth wave is life i don't know how i snuck that in that was awesome you were on my lonely mind I can't just save again. But the mode's over. There's a tear. Uh, the midnight? Is that a band? Wait, what was that band that played, um... Hold on, there was a synth? What was the name of that band? oh yeah dmca right that's what it was thanks it's fun to stay at the listening some synth while driving you know what it listening to synthwave just on its own makes me feel like i'm in the movie drive right like i my destination is just to go take a hammer to someone's head i mean it's not a bad i mean that's a bad thing but like the music is not a bad thing like i i enjoy it i enjoy it by the way there's dungeons and dragons pinball machine it's oh yeah kecker i know there there's definitely uh the dungeons and dragons pinball machine that exists already has controllable in-lane diverters and the music on it is the hottest freaking hip hop beat you will ever hear okay and someone needs to take that beat and rap over it and they haven't, but they have to. The music is so good on that game. Dude, the movie drive was great. Hell yeah. Real human bean. Human bean. Anyone have an input on Gorgar Machine? It's the first talking pinball machine. And that's about all I know. Gorgar speaks. But thank you, Kat, I appreciate it, for looking into that. it's a really really cool game if the game has spongy flippers it's freaking impossible to play it but that's not to say we shouldn't make one because there's been how many Star Wars pinball machines do you think there are now like 7, 8 Star Trek has I think 4 or 5 yeah I say keep pushing take your puny hole and multiply it by five you like titan rubbers yeah they're good is that is it a titan sign i have behind me yeah i i have a big like titan titan rubbers banner behind me on my wall they hooked me up with a bunch of stuff like ages ago that i'm still working through. Or if you include the home pin. Don't forget the one that was made by that Australian company. Right? So, Data Eastern, the home pin, Hankin, I think there's a fifth one. I think there's five. How y'all doing on the curfew thing in Chi-Town? I don't think it's a thing anymore, so I think we're good. Did we really play our way to... Oh my god, did I just fuck this up? Sega made one too? Yeah, the Hankin one has the coolest back glass, or the backbox. Go look at it. Look up Hankin Star Wars. The backbox is menacing. Oh yeah, and that's right There's episode one by Williams Sorry, episode one That's right, that's right You were on my lonely mind I'd love that ball back, please. I'd love that 2x playfield, please. I'd love to shoot the shot I want to shoot. Yeah, there it is. Alright, 2x playfield during total isolation. Let's go! That was a fumble, if I've ever fumbled. Not good. Wait, are the shots growing? No. That air defense? Oh, frick. Did you see that air defense? Holy crap. Am I missing something in chat? Sorry. It was Empire Strikes Back was the first Star Wars pin. Whoa, I'm revising for my next exam. There you go. Boom, boom. Episode 1, Penn. How y'all doing, Curfew? Yeah, I read all that. TNG, Stern, older one. Yeah, I think there's four Star Tracks. J-Swizz, Air Defense. Thanks for the 100 bitties, buddy. I appreciate it. Love ya, dog. Air Defense. We're on ball two? Alright, so we're good. Let's make some progress here. It ran out of energy. That Hankin Empire Backglass is so early 80s and so badass. I love it. I love it. No one knows about that pinball machine because they just... That game, I don't think, really made it over here. Hankin is an Australian cabinet gaming company that made that pinball machine. Dong dong Nailed it Okay so there's a mode Okay here we go Nailed it Give me 17 Give me 17 Damn it Is it cool to send you a whisper? Hell yeah maybe not on Twitch because I don't I'm terrible at checking those you can where we normally been chatting you can holler at me there I think it was Instagram Just give me a holler Fam. They only made 350 of those? Damn! I've never seen the Empire pin in any private collection. You probably won't either. Not only is it a low run, but it's from a company on a big island. So, I mean, I don't think it got very far. Hey, it didn't give me my fucking extra ball. There you go. I mean my farting extra ball. Super jackpot! Mystery award. Three million! Three million! Not sure why that ball came back. Or all these balls are coming back. But I am not going to bitch about it. I am going to bitch that those balls left though okay live live live live calm down calm down I love you you're famous you're famous you're famous I love you you smell good uh channel points are life alright sorry I got I got a little lost there. Okay, here we go. We got 35 seconds left on this. I like the attack for Mars reference. Yeah, it's pretty dope. Same designer. Game-wise. One million. Two million. Ten million. I don't think he can count. One door with her mind. Are you kidding me? a 17 70 70 apparently everything's just bullshit bullshit bullshit look out you have company demo dogs but we get shit stupid demo dogs though lol man is she drunk? jij brow dread a- b Get out of here! Are we gonna have multiball bullshit? Bullshit, bullshit. Bullshit. Bullshit. This is so... You slee welche! Podcast. Bullshit. Bullshit. Bullshit. Bullshit. Bullshit. Bullshit. Bullshit. Oh it ended! No! Why did it have to end? It should last the whole ball! Please! That was awesome. He's out there! Bullshit. A response to... Oh, no, I think it's just a reflection on Stern Sopranos, where they had the mode that just said the F word over and over again. We should be out there right now. We should be having lunch here. hell yeah another extra ball please don't I know and I want it give me the loot Bullshit! I wanted more bullshit. A solid meat hook. Thank you for gifting that sub, buddy. Not good. Oh, god. This mode is insanely frantic. Ball two, oh shit, let's go. I would love a multiball with this mode. Oh my god, darts looking good. Shit, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, don't, don't, don't, don't, okay. Okay, we're good, we're good, we're good, we're good. We're good, we're good. This is a free hit. Free hit at max value. You screwed me. We're out of time. Four. Two. Seven. Okay, we have two more modes to get to for our second... I got an idea. We're going to hit the lock. That's going to come back, thankfully. Okay. And then this shot up the ramp is going to start a mode and a multiball at the same time. We're going for our second total isolation. Fine Barb Where the Barb Where Barb at Where my Barb I got a friend named Barb and she missing I hope that Barb isn't dead! She's dead! Barb is dead now! I can't find Barb! Barb is dead! We found her! We found her! Mystery Award! Mar-dude? I love a Mii hook, thank you Okay, a little tip pass Jswizz, save Barb, got her Thank you, Jay, I appreciate the 100 bits, dude Super jackpot uh okay but uh don't do not drain don't you fudging drain if you're gonna drain drain with a mode running you know i'm saying that way you still you get credit for finishing the damn thing what the hell here we go Okay, now we can drain. Now we don't care. There it is. There it is. There it is. we finish the mode title okay we got another shot all right we're good we're good we're good I missed I socket pinball nailed it first try another first try I've never missed a mallet all right second total isolation Do we try to backhand it? Nope. Let's try it again. Nope. Oh, this is it. Total isolation. Give me that 2x There's so many balls Somebody fall into the damn 2x Thank you Sounds like bullshit's running again? No, it's just the sound effect. It sounds like it's saying bullshit. It really does. Not entirely certain what to do here. I guess shoot the blinking shots. Oh, shit. A demogorgon comes out? This is freaking dope. We got his ass! 150 in... If that... No, no, no! If that was doubled... If that was doubled, that was over... If that was doubled, that was over 300 million points. holy crap jay swiss thanks for the biddies holy crap i've never wow okay well um damn that was awesome i'm sorry did i stutter I thought you said it smells like pee It smells like pee-zy Oh my god A solid meat hook Thank you for gifting that sub, Mark Dude Thank you, buddy Alright, here we go I screwed that up. And that's the end of this game. Right here. All the way around. All the way around. Damn. Brains to mush. Shogun. Okay, what am I doing? I'm playing terrible. Freaking shards! Shards! 150 something for that super jackpot is bananas. Is that GC? Of course it's GC. Come on. A solid meat hook. This is for you, buddy. Will a solid meat hook fit? No. We'll do Meat Hook. I'll put a space, too, because Meat Hook is going to look weird. 800! Let's go! Whoa, total icing. Dude, if we could have kept our 2x running just because it was running, if we could have kept it running just a little bit longer, that would have been a billion. That would have been the score would have been a billion points. Oh, my God.

_(Acquisition: youtube_groq_whisper, Enrichment: v3)_

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