# ROLLING Dungeons and Dragons Pinball (Bally 1987)

**Source:** Dead Flip  
**Type:** video  
**Published:** 2021-06-24  
**Duration:** 19m 12s  
**Beat:** Pinball

**URL:** https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fYcMAwlh66k

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## Analysis

Dead Flip plays and provides live commentary on a Bally Dungeons and Dragons pinball machine from 1987, demonstrating gameplay mechanics including the inverted outlane/inlane design, bonus building, teleport features, and multiball modes while reacting to the game's music and mechanical behavior.

### Key Claims

- [HIGH] The Dungeons and Dragons machine has inverted outlanes and inlanes (inlanes function as outlanes and vice versa) — _Speaker explicitly states understanding this design: 'The inlanes are the outlanes. And the outlanes are the inlanes.'_
- [MEDIUM] There is a Predator pinball machine that exists as a one-of-one with an associated tragic backstory — _Speaker mentions 'There's a one of one, and it's not really cool looking. And the story behind it is tragic as well'_
- [HIGH] The game's music is highly regarded by the player — _Multiple references: 'Dude, this music!', 'Is this music fire? Yeah, it is.', 'Such a rockin' soundtrack. It really is the best.'_
- [MEDIUM] Bonus carries over between balls on this machine — _Speaker states: 'Because bonus carries over if I'm not mistaken'_

### Notable Quotes

> "The inlanes are the outlanes. And the outlanes are the inlanes. I get this now. I understand this now."
> — **Dead Flip**, early in gameplay
> _Identifying the unique inverted outlane mechanic of the D&D machine as core design feature_

> "Dude, this music! Is this music fire? Yeah, it is."
> — **Dead Flip**, mid-gameplay
> _Enthusiastic endorsement of the game's soundtrack quality_

> "There's a one of one [Predator pinball], and it's not really cool looking. And the story behind it is tragic as well."
> — **Dead Flip**, mid-gameplay
> _Reference to unique/rare Predator machine with unknown backstory_

> "Such a rockin' soundtrack. It really is the best."
> — **Dead Flip**, late gameplay
> _Reiterating praise for Bally D&D music quality_

### Entities

| Name | Type | Context |
|------|------|---------|
| Dead Flip | person | Content creator/streamer providing live gameplay commentary on classic pinball machines |
| Bally Dungeons and Dragons (1987) | game | Classic EM pinball machine being played and analyzed; features inverted outlane design, teleport mechanic, bonus building, multiball modes |
| Stern Pinball | company | Referenced in distributor information segments; modern pinball manufacturer |
| Redfish | person | Mentioned casually by player ('I love you, Redfish') - likely acquaintance or community member |
| Z-Mac | person | Mentioned in passing by the player; likely co-host or community figure |
| Dan Lee | person | Mentioned in passing during gameplay; unclear context |
| Predator pinball | game | Rare/unique one-of-one machine with tragic backstory; referenced but not played in this video |

### Topics

- **Primary:** Classic EM pinball design and mechanics, Bally Dungeons and Dragons 1987 machine features, Live gameplay commentary and reaction
- **Secondary:** Pinball machine soundtrack/audio quality, Rare/one-of-one pinball machines, Bonus building strategies in classic pinball

### Sentiment

**Positive** (0.78) — Player is enthusiastic about the D&D machine's design, music, and mechanics; occasional frustration with gameplay outcomes (missed shots, bad bounces) but overall enjoying the experience. Content is playful and entertaining in tone.

### Signals

- **[community_signal]** Dead Flip creating entertaining live commentary content on classic pinball machines for audience consumption (confidence: high) — Entire video is structured as engaging gameplay commentary with direct audience address ('Internet, why?', 'Did you see that, internet?')

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## Transcript

 Meow. Meow, meow, meow, meow, meow, meow, meow, meow, meow, meow. But I don't want to play boring like that. I think that pop-up will stop working. Nope. It's fine. Collect flame. Is the pop-up doing big stuff for us? Is that like big bonus? Okay, good teleport. I do like the no outlanes idea. Yeah. The inlanes are the outlanes. And the outlanes are the inlanes. I get this now. I understand this now, aren't I? I understand the concept of the fire now. There we go. Got to relight that. Okay, we're good. Got to relight. Dude, this music! Okay, we gotta restore our dust. Bow. Bow-wow-wow. Game, hello? There it is. There it is, there it is. Is this music fire? Yeah, it is. I want to see what I can do to build up our bonus to something just astronomical. Holy crap. Unless there's a cap, which I'm going to be very upset if there is. So I'm getting the points the hard way here. Because I got some idea. Okay, let's restore our dust. our dis- Dude, look how level this game is, bro. The music's kinda gro- oh my god. There's a cop- Uh, that I don't know, Ice Mac. I have no idea. They don't fill me in on crap like that. Unfortunately. No, Lee. Okay. 100K. Skill shot. Got it. Three balls. Two? Okay. You guys played yourselves. How am I supposed to keep up with two balls stuck in the slingshots like that? Yeah your distributor should be able to tell you what going on I think our bonus on this game is going to be just next level okay we got to relight our dust pardon our dust god damn it ain't reliable to take payments just go to stern's website and click on the distributor list uh we do not recommend one distributor or another as a ambassador of stern we don't want to show too much favoritism there so just click on that and you'll find what it is jack when's the last time you saw a star race i don't even know what that is Oh, the EM, got it Yeah, always use local It's way easier As per distributor Always go local Oh, okay. Okay. I think we're building up our bonus. I can't know for sure. Not good. Oh, game! Oh, game! Oh, game! Oh! Is there a predator pin? There's a one of one, and it's not really cool looking. And the story behind it is tragic as well, so... That's just one of those games, you know? Holy crap. Hold on. Please, please tell me the bonus max is out at 666. Please. There's no way. Coordination to use those magic saves is tough, yeah it's rough. How many lives we have left? We're on ball two. So this is life numero dos. Hopefully our bonus can get higher. Because bonus carries over if I'm not mistaken. I didn't want to do that, dammit. I hit that, you ding-dong! You can do it Well I trying not to do the like only million point shot approach all day I trying to see if there like a cooler way to make this happen Or a more interesting way, I should say. They're great! Okay, so the tilt warning, we're getting them. That was a million in bonus, by the way. We're getting them, they just don't make a noise. So we know that we have a million sitting in the wings, okay? So if we can get a million-point shot... Let's get two million-point shots. Oh, Jesus! Sorry, Internet. Oh, sweet baby! You never know when the teleport's gonna teleport. Okay, we're just gonna stay the course with the only getting fire. It's gonna feel cooler, although I would love an extra ball. My eyes are burning, my eyes are burning. Felicia flush after teleport for the tenth time. Thanks trans. Easy 100k. Okay, let's knock some drops down, shall we? Just kidding. He started multiball again like an idiot. Okay, that means we got 4.5, which is money. My eyes are still burning, my eyes are still burning. Bow, bow, no, no, no. So an extra ball would be pretty fantastic. Climbing them cheats baby let's go Did I not get that extra ball? I'm pissed I'm pissed I drained that like an idiot. He's got balls of steel. Pow. Pow. Shit! Shit! Such a rockin' soundtrack. It really is the best. That plunge is... It's like a stupid chance that I shouldn't be taking. Thank you Oh that was it Oh, that was it. We're just getting bad bounces, Internet. Oh, no, the teleport! Boo! All right, let's just collect some fire, then. Oh, that came off the rail. Did John Youssi that, internet? It popped off the rail. don't go up oh i love you we got good points for just going halfway up uh do you ever rock a skill shot game oh i shouldn't have looked away god damn it my uh my shot is gone now Yeah. I gotta... When I look away, I don't... There's a terminology for the science of that. It's like, once you take yourself out of it, you know? Is it chronostasis? 7.1? That was a cute score, right? Okay, we got some reset your brain. Yeah. Yeah. We need that to, like, stop kadoinking off the wall. On demand. My man. I love you, Redfish. On-demand Grand Champion, ladies and gentlemen. I would like 10. I would like a natural 10. Shouldn't have done that. Anytime I shoot on the fly like that, it's death. Get up there. I want at least one more million shot under our belt. Poop. That extra ball does not stay lit for very long. Damn it! Oh well. Another half a million you roll that puppy? We don't need half a million. Wait, it actually rolls? So is my score going to be garbage? Internet, why? Why? Why did... Internet, come on, bro. You could have said something. You could have said something. We could have nined it out, bro. Oh my god. Are you kidding me? I literally could have just shaken the game and tilted yeah 7.6 still a good score but 9 point something oh my god oh my god oh my god that's so frustrating

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