# Iron Man Pinball - Do or Die Multiball Achieved!

**Source:** IE Pinball  
**Type:** video  
**Published:** 2017-06-18  
**Duration:** 21m 23s  
**Beat:** Pinball

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

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## Analysis

IE Pinball player documents an extended gameplay session on Iron Man Pinball, working toward and ultimately achieving the "Do or Die" multiball mode. The gameplay footage showcases the machine's complex drone collection mechanics, multiple multiballs (War Machine, Mark I), and cascading wizard mode sequences. The player frequently comments on the drone requirement being unreasonably high and documents the achievement of the game's difficult final multiball.

### Key Claims

- [MEDIUM] The drone collection requirement in Iron Man is unreasonably high compared to other game features — _Player repeatedly expresses frustration with drone requirements throughout gameplay, stating 'It's stupid how many drones you need. Everything else is reasonable. Drones are unreasonable.'_
- [HIGH] There is no fanfare or audio feedback when completing the Whiplash Super Jackpot — _Player explicitly notes: 'I love how there's no fanfare for getting the Whiplash Super Jackpot. There's no fanfare at all. It's so strange.'_
- [HIGH] The Do or Die multiball was achieved for the first time by this player after three days of gameplay — _Player states: 'I am amazed I did this after just three days' and 'I did do or die multi-ball. I finished the whole thing.'_
- [HIGH] Iron Man Pinball uses tournament mode settings that vary the game experience for different players — _Player notes: 'And that's interesting that this is a it's on tournament so it's not the same for every player that blows on this game'_
- [MEDIUM] The post pass mechanic from left flipper to right flipper does not work reliably on Iron Man — _Player observes: 'Oh, the post pass does not work from the left Tee'd Off the right very well.'_

### Notable Quotes

> "It's stupid how many drones you need. Everything else is reasonable. Drones are unreasonable."
> — **IE Pinball player**, 0:00-0:30
> _Primary design criticism of Iron Man's drone collection mechanic_

> "I love how there's no fanfare for getting the Whiplash Super Jackpot. There's no fanfare at all. It's so strange."
> — **IE Pinball player**, ~2:40
> _Observation of missing audio/visual feedback for significant achievement_

> "I am amazed I did this after just three days. I really thought it was gonna take longer."
> — **IE Pinball player**, ~11:20
> _Documentation of rapid skill development and achievement of difficult wizard mode_

> "I did do or die multi-ball. I finished the whole thing. I am for sure putting my initials on this one."
> — **IE Pinball player**, ~11:45
> _Confirmation of major gameplay achievement on Iron Man_

### Entities

| Name | Type | Context |
|------|------|---------|
| IE Pinball | person | Content creator and pinball player documenting Iron Man Pinball gameplay |
| Iron Man Pinball | game | Stern pinball machine being played and analyzed; appears to be relatively recent release given gameplay complexity and player's three-day achievement timeline |

### Topics

- **Primary:** Wizard mode progression and achievement, Game mechanics design criticism (drone collection), Multiball sequences and cascading modes
- **Secondary:** Tournament mode settings and standardization, Audio/visual feedback and game presentation, Flipper control and ball physics

### Sentiment

**Mixed** (0.55) — Player expresses frustration with drone mechanics and some design inconsistencies (lack of fanfare, tournament mode variability) but is ultimately satisfied and proud of achieving the Do or Die multiball. Enjoyment of the game is evident despite mechanical complaints.

### Signals

- **[community_signal]** Content creator actively documenting and sharing major wizard mode achievements and gameplay progression on Iron Man (confidence: high) — Full gameplay video documenting Do or Die multiball achievement; player mentions recording for future review and putting initials on scoreboard
- **[competitive_signal]** Tournament mode settings create variable game experiences that differ between players, potentially affecting fair competition (confidence: medium) — Player observes: 'And that's interesting that this is a it's on tournament so it's not the same for every player that blows on this game'
- **[design_philosophy]** Iron Man Pinball's drone collection requirement is perceived as disproportionately high and unreasonable compared to other game features, creating frustration with mode progression (confidence: high) — Repeated player complaints: 'It's stupid how many drones you need. Everything else is reasonable. Drones are unreasonable.' Player counts remaining drones multiple times and expresses frustration throughout session.
- **[product_concern]** Missing audio/visual feedback for Whiplash Super Jackpot completion suggests incomplete game polish in feedback systems (confidence: high) — Player explicitly notes: 'I love how there's no fanfare for getting the Whiplash Super Jackpot. There's no fanfare at all. It's so strange.'

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## Transcript

 Yeah, that last game I still needed another set of drones after that. It's stupid how many drones you need. Everything else is reasonable. Drones are unreasonable. War Machine Multiball. Sea Assault Drone. Air Assault Drone. Ground Assault Drone. Drone Completed. War Machine Multiball. Mark I completed. Drone Jackpot. Drone Jackpot. If that works... Oh gosh, I'm gonna lose... Alright, fine, I'll start Whiplash. Can't get that last drone up there, why? Why? Why? There it is, okay. Now I'll get my double shots here. Alright, probably close to the first Whiplash. You can see with all the lights, now it's time to Cradle Up. There it is. Out of all, huh? Nice. Nice timing on that. Oh, wow. The balls just keep coming out. All right. All right. Let's see if I can get the rhythm here. Oh, gosh, that was too close there. I'll take it. I got the shot I wanted, but I'll take it. Oh boy. Don't mess this up now. One shot the whiplash. Oh gosh. Oh gosh. Okay. Oh, one shot the war machine. I've got both of them lit. Whiplash is more important. Alright, there's whiplash. And war machine. I love war machine. and War Machine. I love how there's no fanfare for getting the Whiplash Super Jackpot. There's no fanfare at all. It's so strange. Alright. Two down. Ball one. Let's get to, I guess, while I've got Multiball here, get to my shield. Let's get that extra ball if I can. Or work towards it, I mean. Alright, let's get some lanes here. Alright, that's fine. That is fine. Alright. Monger, Iron Man. I'll start going for Iron Man. Spell Iron Man for fast scoring. Still have a long way to go in there. Actually, what am I thinking? I need drones! Lost it in my head that I... Oh, I'm done with the War Machine. No, you're not. I thought I hit these drone targets everywhere. Only 21 more drones left. And a Jericho, I'm sure. Thank you The first time HenryMercy playing uh oh Right, First Iron man Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh. Come on, hit the... I'm going to let Iron Man time out. Just so those random hits will actually count. So, apologies. 30 seconds of nothing. But yeah, good game to start so far. One hit for War Machine. Oh, I only need one more drone for my next set. 611 already, man. Time flies. Time flies. Alright, forget about the drone. Oh, no, no, no, no. Come on, one drone. One drone. Right there. Shield is lit. Just give me an Ataball one. Fortunately. It's funny. I can't believe I'm upset about it. Maybe not. I'm upset about getting an addable. Alright. Light some more shield. Oh no, it didn't give me the addable. Oh no, yeah. Where is it? Oh, 200. People will seek to believe them. Come on. Oh, well. More drones. More drones. More drones. More drones. Damn that drone. Damn that drone right now. Gosh. Alright, alright. That's okay. That's okay. We're still doing good. Still doing good. Of course I haven't played the Monger yet. Failed the Monger. Oh no no you suck. There's the Monger. Alright. Survive, survive. I'll be... once I'm done with this game I can start playing. I'm good. Whenever you want. Oh, it was a little short on what the box says. Yeah. It's at dinner. I should be going for Iron Man. I really, I need to get those bank shots. Oh no, you weren't supposed to come back down this way. Alright, that's okay. Okay, don't take that double hit. One time, okay. I'm just going to go crazy after Monger. Monger is down, Monger is down and I'll miss the super here, right? Done! Alright! Alright! I don't want that. I don't want that at all. I don't want that. I don't want that out of the ball. I just want to get rid of it. I'll maybe get another shield stack there. All I care is that I have a ball left on my right flipper when I end this. Let see I need two more for sure Alright the shield is lit Stacks and shields. I wonder if I can do that every time. I'm thrilled. I can probably shoot shield now. Just take the add-up all. But still, uh... Shoot for the extra ball now. On shield. Slap X bonus. special you give me special on this game you suck oh that's very and that's interesting that this is a it's on tournament so it's not the same for every player that blows on this game And I'm on the wrong flipper. Oh well, I can still shoot drones. Go away, go away, go away. I'm going to have Jericho lit once I hit that Iron Man target too. Alright. Hmm, I wonder... I could set special to extra bomb, I guess. I really... I don't know, something about it feels wrong. How's the stream looking? Everything still alright? Looks like it should be, but just making sure. But it's special work anyways. 9 million. Maybe the extra ball will come. I'll keep trying for it, I guess. Or not. Alright. Considering avoiding Iron Man, I'm just shooting for drones. Because then that would just leave me two sets of Iron Man targets. And I would be avoiding Jericho then. I think that's actually the right play here. Let's get Monger at least. Monger! And if I get... Okay, that's okay. That's okay. Come on, cradle up. Cradle up. Don't care. Don't care. Don't care about that ball. Don't care about it. You can drain. Yeah, go away. Bye-bye. Drone. Drone? How many more drones? I'm not looking. I don't want to look. Don't want to know. Oh! Oh, gosh. Drones! Oh, the post pass does not work from the left to the right very well. I don't want that. It's not going to matter. I'm going to have Jericho lit anyways. Did I get double scoring? All right. Time out. I don't care. I don't care that I have do or die lit. Although I wonder if do or die multiball will take precedence over a regular do or die That a good question How many tilt warnings do I have? Is that one or two? It's not going to tell me, of course, right? I have two balls to mess it up. No extra ball this game. That really ticks me off. All right. 7 Ironman targets. No, 8 actually. You gotta hit all 7, start it, and then that'll solidly light it. Oh no. No! No! And I actually have to... There's no more of this nice neighbor target thing now. On this third level, you have to hit the actual target. Start out nice and easy. 10% thrust capacity. Achieve lift. I can't, no, no, no, no, no, no, not down that side, not down that side either, don't do it, don't do it, oh my gosh, two targets, three, three shots, three shots, three shots, Three shots. Three shots. Come on, I can do this. This is where I'm going to scream if I don't get it. Start the walk around. Be careful, or you will kill yourself. Show me the weapon. No, don't screw this up. Come on. No. No, don't do it. Oh, gosh. That was close. I almost had it there. Oh, I was about to celebrate. No. No, you don't. No, no, no. Don't. Don't. Don't. Don't. Don't. Don't you dare. Gosh. Oh, this is like. Oh, this is the worst nightmare of all in the one. Oh gosh, get out of the slings. Boom! Boom! What am I doing here? I have no idea. I'm not looking at the screen. Million shot for 90 seconds? Is that what that says? We got a million shots. They just keep coming. The add a ball? What use is an add a ball when the balls are unlimited here? Alright, who wants to buy an Ironman? This one's now for sale. It's a vault edition. It's homies only. It's been abused. for three days I am amazed I did this after just three days I really thought it was gonna take I wonder if that could give more time though oh I'm at a double I have two million now I want to review the tape to see what the scoring is here is after I complete the bank shots it raises in value by a million whoa seven million what was that BOOM! Ah, unbelievable. Alright. I guess I can play Jericho now. Bogey, play Jericho. Oh, whatever. I don't care, I forgot. I DID IT! I did do or die multiball. I finished the whole thing. I am for sure putting my initials in this one. Yeah, this is it. You can do it later. Oh, I've recorded it. You can watch it. Awesome. That is it!

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