# Beetlejuice Pinball – First Time Playing! Gameplay, Multiball, Features & More

**Source:** Pinball Shenanigans  
**Type:** video  
**Published:** 2026-06-02  
**Duration:** 22m 13s  
**Beat:** Pinball

**URL:** https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aU01EUG_p9c

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## Analysis

Two players experience Beetlejuice pinball for the first time at Ontario Pinfest 2026, exploring the machine's mechanics, ramps, multiball, and sandworm feature. The game is sold out and unavailable for purchase. Players struggle with certain shots and mechanics, particularly getting balls to the upper playfield lock and properly hitting the sandworm target during modes.

### Key Claims

- [HIGH] Beetlejuice pinball is sold out and unavailable for purchase; can only be played at shows and in collectors' collections — _Host at beginning of video: 'These are sold out. You can't buy them. So, can only play them at shows and people's collections that are fortunate enough to have one.'_
- [HIGH] The game has a sandworm feature that interacts with ball gameplay and can be stunned — _Players repeatedly reference and attempt to trigger 'sandworm battle' and 'sandworm stunned for 12 seconds'_
- [HIGH] The game includes a waiting room lock area on the upper playfield accessed via ramps — _Players discuss 'the waiting room' as a lock location: 'You can lock balls up there' and reference a wire form that leads to it_
- [HIGH] The skill shot is an auto-launch button that cannot be controlled for strength — _Host: 'It's an auto launch button, so you can't really control the strength.'_

### Notable Quotes

> "These are sold out. You can't buy them. So, can only play them at shows and people's collections that are fortunate enough to have one."
> — **Host (Pinball Shenanigans)**, 0:00-0:15
> _Establishes severe supply constraints and scarcity of Beetlejuice pinball machines_

> "It's like he's laying an egg. He like boots the ball out."
> — **Dutch**, ~5:30
> _Describes the sandworm animation and mechanical behavior during gameplay_

> "I think it's just like a what is this like spooky spooky I find spookies not like I find like I don't expect the flippers feel a little different."
> — **Host**, ~8:00
> _Observation about flipper feel possibly related to game hardware/manufacturer_

> "The juice is loose."
> — **Dutch**, ~5:10
> _Lighthearted reference to Beetlejuice theme during gameplay_

> "We haven't even played a multiball at all... this multiball is worth nothing."
> — **Host**, ~16:00+
> _Observation about multiball scoring value being underwhelming_

### Entities

| Name | Type | Context |
|------|------|---------|
| Beetlejuice | game | Stern pinball machine based on Beetlejuice movie IP; features sandworm, seance modes, waiting room locks |
| Stern | company | Pinball manufacturer (inferred as manufacturer of Beetlejuice based on game references) |
| Ontario Pinfest 2026 | event | Pinball show in Stainer, Ontario, put on by Davis Still; venue where this gameplay footage was recorded |
| Davis Still | person | Organizer of Ontario Pinfest 2026 |
| Angel International | company | Brought the Beetlejuice machine to Ontario Pinfest 2026 |
| Dutch | person | Co-player in the two-player game session |
| Pinball Shenanigans | organization | YouTube channel/media outlet covering pinball gameplay and events |

### Signals

- **[product_launch]** Beetlejuice pinball is sold out with no availability for purchase; only accessible through shows and existing collections (confidence: high) — Host explicitly states machines are sold out and cannot be bought
- **[gameplay_signal]** Players struggle with shot timing and target mechanics, particularly hitting sandworm target in mouth and accessing upper playfield locks (confidence: high) — Multiple failed attempts to hit sandworm mouth shot and reach waiting room lock; confusion about shot mechanics
- **[event_signal]** Beetlejuice being demonstrated at Ontario Pinfest 2026; generating first-look content for media coverage (confidence: high) — Video recorded at Ontario Pinfest 2026 with first-time player experience
- **[design_innovation]** Sandworm interactive mechanical feature that stuns, moves, and interacts with ball during specific modes; appears to be a signature feature (confidence: high) — Sandworm appears as recurring mechanical element throughout gameplay; 'sandworm stunned for 12 seconds', sandworm health bar
- **[gameplay_signal]** Game has substantial hidden mechanics and rules that players discover through exploration; waiting room multiball setup not fully understood by first-time players (confidence: high) — Players confused about lock mechanics, upper playfield access, multiball setup; discovery-based learning curve
- **[product_concern]** Sandworm mouth shot appears frustrating to hit consistently; may have precision/targeting issues or unclear feedback (confidence: medium) — Multiple failed attempts; players express frustration: 'Doesn't seem to want to go in his mouth there', 'keep hitting the bottom side'
- **[collector_signal]** Beetlejuice is sold out with severe supply constraints, creating exclusivity and FOMO among collectors and enthusiasts (confidence: high) — Host notes machines are completely sold out and unavailable for purchase anywhere
- **[content_signal]** Pinball Shenanigans producing first-time gameplay and exploration content of Beetlejuice at show venue (confidence: high) — Host explicitly states 'this is uh my first look ever at a Beetlejuice Live' and frames as first-time exploration

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## Transcript

All right, this is uh my first look ever at a Beetlejuice Live. This thing is crazy and uh this is uh going to be my first game on it along with Dutch. We're going to play a two-player game and just kind of experience the game as it happens. Again, this is the Ontario Pinfest Show 2026 in Stainer, Ontario, put on by Davis Still. And this is uh game has been brought here courtesy of Angel International. And uh these are sold out. You can't buy them. So, can only play them at shows and people's collections that are fortunate enough to have one. Okay. Do we got money in there? Y. Okay. What do we got here? two players. Yeah. All right. I'm kind of just looking at the playfield right now for the first time. I've been just kind of setting up the camera and looking through the camera. So, it looks insane. How you doing, Ernie? Oh, hell yeah. Couple flippers, one upper flipper, and some fun ramps and wire forms. They'll be able to time the skill shot to the top, which is a million. Oh, wait. Foundation. That is the kind of a weak and and lame skill shot. It's an auto launch button, so you can't really control the strength. got a mode start on the hell. Right loop it looks like this. Right loop. Okay. Purple shot Beetleju. All right, let's summon Beetlejuice. Oh, I got the top scoop. That is a far away scoop. There's a left orbit shot. Is Fed Zeus coming down? Uh, did I get it or did I get the ball stuck again? Hey, Alex. Call the Gator. I just got the ball like right in behind. There's like a drop target there that came up. Oh, here he comes. Beetlejuice. Another scoop. Oh, that sounds awesome. It's a handbook. I don't know where that is. Handbook over here. Oh, okay. Okay. Should be lit, though. It's not lit. Is that it? No. Okay. Is the handbook up? No. A hand up top is the way. How about that? Yeah. Or any one of these lit flu shots. I gather the witnesses. Whoa. Oh, baby. Lazarus. No. But Barbara Honey, it's too late. We have to go. It's very This is kind of like Jurassic Park, like Sternline where it kind of comes back around. Yeah, that's true, actually. But it's kind of kind of lame, right? How you doing, Ernie? I like punching heart. I don't like little soft little They're just trying out new things. Yeah. Well, let's do it. Is there a magnet save here? Yeah. I don't Oh, probably with the buttons. Oh, maybe cuz of the magnet there. I see it probably holds it back. Oh man, I should have tried to use that. Okay, I'm only thinking of it now. Maybe hit that uh that target bank here. Get your finger out of your mind. Raise the big uh wormy guy. Three purple shots. Summon Speedlejuice. Okay, we know this. It's one of green. Looks like I can hit it again. Sand worm battle is ready. Well, maybe it's not. Oh, there he is. One more target. What's the the center target? It's roing the target. Oh, he's moving back and forth. Yes. Nope. No. Beetleju. All right. Beetle juice. Yes. The juice is loose. You can shoot it in his mouth now. Yeah, that was cool. Oh, there we go. Sand worm to stun it. Oh, you didn't beat him yet. Grave cake. I started the mode. Okay. Shoot. Bow. suit scoops to dig. I like how it's based off the first movie. I liked it better. When was the second movie? Like really last two years. Thought it was two of three. Nice. Tri the headstone. Oh, I got it. I got it. Where is she? All right. So, I think they're going to summon Beetlejuice. The sandworm is going crazy. Oh, the shaker motor is going off. Oh, yeah. He like boots the ball out. It's like he's laying an egg. Oh, I He's stunned. Sandworm stunned for 12 seconds. All right, nail him. Oh. Oh, hit the red shocky thing. Yeah, maybe. Maybe the red shots are only available while he's stunned. I have to stun him again. Oh [***] Maybe you do have to get him right in the mouth. Probably got to get far enough back in his mouth. Oh, make the save. Oh yes, I did it. That's a strong grab. I thought I was just done for. That was cool. My wife and I would like to ask you for I know all the movie lines. It doesn't seem to want to go in his mouth there. It's got to go like through his mouth and drop out the back of his throat to trigger that off though. Damn it. Might not be backhandable. Yeah. Now you got to hit the robing target again. There we go. All right, let's try this one more time. Yes, finally got it. I have to do it like three times. Wait, I don't know. It didn't seem to like Oh, no. I see a health bar on the left. There's a health bar. Oh, no. Oh, yes. Okay, right here is the health bar. This game, it shoots a little odd. I don't think that's this I don't think it's the game's fault. I think it's just like a what is this like spooky spooky I find spookies not like I find like I don't expect the flippers feel a little different. Yeah, that's not the game. I mean Okay, that was cool. Let's see if we can uh explore some more things. It's like a couch thing going on over there that the balls. It's the waiting room. You can lock balls up there. It looks like. Let's try that. See the wire form? It goes right to it. Do you see a post though? Just like see the clear plastic in front of the couch there. That must drop down. Whoa. Okay, I got my Magnus save available. Would you drink a Beetlejuice, Mike? Yeah, mix it with a little vodka or something. Beetleju. What's happening? Three coffin hits. Shooting hammer on target. Oh, okay. It's a Polaroid camera. That's what that is. Oh, did it just take a photo of us? It's a baroid. It wasn't avoid copyright. Oh, that's hilarious. Shoot again. We got a multiball or an extra ball. What's happening here? I've seen on TV camera. You can skip this, by the way. We'll check it out. Hold the action button to keep the door closed. I think you do that now. Keep it held down. Okay. Do you want to be my left flipper and we'll cheat this mode? I don't I don't think you have to do it anymore. I don't have to do it anymore. Oh, you have to do it. I do. Yeah. We shouldn't cheat every All right. All right. Here we go. Come on down here. and your points go down and release. I'm not releasing it. jackpot. So I do I still have to hold it down? Yeah. One jackpot left. Okay. You can't see what's happening right now, but Mike has his left hand on the button and he's using his right hand to do both the flippers. Julie's stepping in as my right hand trying to hit Is it over? It might be over. Okay. Sand worm time. But I want to try and get balls in that lock. How do I do that? The waiting room. I want to get there. Good theme integration. Yeah. Okay. Well, I guess I should deal with this sandworm. He's stunned. You can't backhand it. Well, let's nail him right here. Bam. Whoa. Bam. He doesn't flip quite how you think. Check out that thing. Oh no, wait magnet. I forgot my magnet save. Thank you, I guess. I did some stuff and things, I guess. No, I love the movie. All right, look. Now it's going backwards. Now the backwards. Get it. What? What happened? You fell off the freaking bridge. I did the ball. I went for the ball save option and it opened it up and it threw it down that right down the side. Epic fail. But it opened it up for me. How the hell was I supposed to know? Oh, your good old buddy got punched. Bam. Oh, there's targets underneath. Oh, maybe you got to hit the back targets and not go through his mouth. Or maybe it's cuz he's high enough. It's a gut punch right now. So, I'm hitting him in the like in the lower part of it. He's raised up further than last time. The problem is I keep hitting the either. Oh, man. I hit the sides or I I shot in it, but I hit the bottom of the sandware and it stopped me. Okay, back in. Yes. No, it didn't count. No, I don't want to go for this thing no more. All right, let's try and go for the waiting room if you can. Do that spinner right by the ramp. Yes, nice one. Oh, that was cute little alleyoop. Yeah, I love it. One more uh purple shot. So, let's get Beetleju ready. four coffee hits. Damn it. I guess health bar is full. So, I mean, it just it's just not working. I just keep hitting the bottom side of the sand worm and it's not going through. Oh, no saves. Right. This is going to be my last call. possible such as the you probably haven't even mentioned the moment. How do we get up to the locks up top? Oh, on the back on the screen it says bridge out. Oh, I did the same thing as you. Yeah, it doesn't say ball save. Come on now. Don't be like that. Shoot it again. It was your ball was saved already, so you wasted your magnet. It's still lit. Thankfully, but on the screen it says bridge out, not ball save. Oh, okay. Shoot the handbook. Where's the handbook? I don't know. How do I Oh, man. I really want to get to the upper playfield. Upper section. Yeah, upper section. All right, fine. I'll hit you. Oh, that looked like that one registered. I have been trying. They've been failing. Let's go. Our course and we rise to be. Oh, what? That was not good. You're good. Oh, yeah. I know. so far. Have you played this yet? No. It's pretty wild. Except we can't really figure out how to get the locks up the top. See the like couch looking thing back there? Yeah, there's a wire form that goes to it. It looks like multiball. We haven't even Have we played a multiball at all? No. Here we go. It is that left orbit I think. All right, let's try this again. Handbook to continue the seance. It says stand up target on the right side. Oh, I see it. Lock is lit. Hallelujah. Okay, sandworm. Get the sand jam. There we go. Oh my goodness. Or pay. No, I'm going for the lock. Forget the sand worm for now. waiting room out of the ramp. Which ramp? That one. I just went for it. Oh, yeah. They lift it up. And I just wait. Oh, yes. I see it. How about this one? Yeah. Right ramp is lifted up. Rise again. There's too late. Okay, let's make this shot once and for all. A little earlier. Son of a Hey, there we go. Waiting room. I took my hand off the flipper cuz I thought I made the shot, but I guess I didn't make it hard enough. So, I totally hosed myself. We finally made 12. right, Dutch, you need to sand multiball is ready. Don't make me do it. Like, I hate this. I hate this thing. Oh, I got it. I think. Yeah. I wasn't sure if I was celebrating there or not. Yes, we got it. Big multiball. Red shots or jackpot. I sort of figured you got No, I have to hit this thing. No, not the sand worm again. Sandward super jackpot. It's going to move, isn't he? Yeah. Oh, you got a knock for that, too. Did I get it? Oh, I did. Yeah, it was a million. Oh, this multiball is worth nothing. Yeah, it was not worth a lot. The super finding the door. Hello. Fine. Well, at least we got to see a multiball. We didn't get to see the stupid uh waiting room cuz I failed. Oh, uh you Oh, second place. All right. Yay. Let's see if we get a match. I think it's press start again. Oh, what? There we go. I did have to ask how to spell my name and I still failed. No match. Hey, we didn't even look at the topper the whole time. Was it moving? Uh, I didn't. Oh, it is. Oh, there it is. Oh, that's amazing. We missed it.

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