# Avengers Infinity Quest LE Pinball Gameplay **Source:** IE Pinball **Type:** video **Published:** 2020-11-07 **Duration:** 37m 50s **Beat:** Pinball **URL:** https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LkXfj5bIbds --- ## Analysis Extended gameplay video of Avengers Infinity Quest LE pinball, featuring a skilled player demonstrating quest modes, gem collection mechanics, multiplier stacking strategies, and various game modes including Hawkeye Challenge and Hulk Rampage. The player navigates complex rule interactions, manages portal locks and gem positioning, and discusses strategic decisions around mode selection and jackpot building. ### Key Claims - [MEDIUM] Black Panther can be 'cheesed' by hitting it repeatedly, which the player believes will be fixed in future updates — _Player commentary during gameplay noting this exploit: 'You can do it to Black Panther. Which I'm sure now will be fixed.'_ - [HIGH] The disc mechanic sometimes blocks shots to the Super Jackpot, creating a playfield obstacle during gameplay — _Player repeatedly notes: 'it's amazing how many times the darn disc is in the way of the ball for the Super'_ - [HIGH] Mystery lit awards add-a-ball during certain game phases — _Player references multiple times: 'Mystery does give an add-a-ball' and collects it during gameplay_ - [MEDIUM] Portal lock mechanic state is visually unclear or confusing on the game display — _Player repeatedly expresses uncertainty: 'I don't even know if I have portal locks right now or not', 'I can't remember' whether lock count is one or none_ - [HIGH] Magnet grab on the playfield is inconsistent - sometimes fails to activate when expected — _Player commentary: 'What's going on with my magnet? Why is that not grabbing all the time?'_ ### Notable Quotes > "Unlike Black Widow, you can't cheese Black Widow going over and over. You can do it to Black Panther. Which I'm sure now will be fixed." > — **IE Pinball host**, mid-gameplay > _Identifies potential game balance issue/exploit in quest mode design_ > "I feel like I have the early game strats down, but not the late game strats." > — **IE Pinball host**, late gameplay > _Reflects on game depth and strategic complexity, suggests ongoing learning curve for advanced play_ > "it's amazing how many times the darn disc is in the way of the ball for the Super" > — **IE Pinball host**, multiple references during gameplay > _Identifies recurring playfield design complaint about disc obstacle placement_ > "I don't even know what I'm doing right now." > — **IE Pinball host**, mid-gameplay > _Self-aware commentary on game complexity and rule state tracking difficulty_ > "I want the trophy, don't I?" > — **IE Pinball host**, late gameplay discussing trophy collection > _Indicates trophy/achievement system as progression motivator in the game_ ### Entities | Name | Type | Context | |------|------|---------| | IE Pinball | organization | YouTube content creator specializing in pinball gameplay videos and strategy discussion | | Avengers Infinity Quest LE | game | Stern Pinball licensed game featuring Marvel Avengers theme with gem quest mechanics and multi-mode gameplay | | Stern Pinball | company | Manufacturer of Avengers Infinity Quest LE | | Black Panther | product | Game mode/shot target in Avengers Infinity Quest featuring character from Marvel universe | | Captain America | product | Game shot/mode in Avengers Infinity Quest used for multiplier advancement | | Hawkeye Challenge | product | Tournament-style mode in Avengers Infinity Quest LE requiring specific shots to complete | | Hulk Rampage | product | Game mode in Avengers Infinity Quest LE that player attempts late in gameplay | | Black Widow | product | Game mode/Avenger in Avengers Infinity Quest featuring character progression mechanics | | Thor | product | Game mode/character in Avengers Infinity Quest with multiball capability | | Iron Man | product | Game mode/character in Avengers Infinity Quest mentioned as lit/ready state | | Captain Marvel | product | Game ramp/mode in Avengers Infinity Quest used for scoring and multiplier advancement | | Gem Quest | product | Core gameplay mechanic in Avengers Infinity Quest involving collection of solenoid, mind, reality, and space gems | | Portal Lock | product | Ball lock mechanic in Avengers Infinity Quest; state tracking appears problematic for player awareness | | LaserLos | person | Other pinball streamer mentioned as currently streaming Jurassic Park or similar game during stream | | Papa Duke | person | Chat/viewer referenced in stream chat multiple times | ### Topics - **Primary:** Quest Mode Design and Mechanics, Gem Collection and Positioning Strategy, Playfield Layout and Shot Flow - **Secondary:** Ball Save and Add-A-Ball Systems, Tournament Rules and Challenge Modes, UI/State Tracking and Player Clarity, Potential Game Balance Issues - **Mentioned:** Avengers Multiball Mechanics ### Sentiment **Positive** (0.72) — Player is engaged and enjoying the game despite identifying mechanical issues. Frustration with disc obstacles and magnet inconsistency, but overall positive about game depth and quest complexity. References to wanting to play more (tomorrow's 24 challenge) indicate genuine interest and investment in the title. ### Signals - **[community_signal]** IE Pinball producing extended gameplay content with strategic commentary and community interaction via chat tips (confidence: high) — Stream format includes chat interaction, viewer tips (Papa Duke), and ongoing discussion of strategy during gameplay - **[design_philosophy]** Black Panther shot appears vulnerable to exploitation through repeated hits (cheesing), indicating potential balance issue (confidence: medium) — Player states: 'You can do it to Black Panther. Which I'm sure now will be fixed.' - **[product_concern]** Portal lock state tracking is unclear or not visually obvious to players, creating rule state uncertainty (confidence: high) — Player repeatedly unable to determine lock count: 'I don't even know if I have portal locks right now or not', 'I can't remember if I have portal locks' - **[product_concern]** Disc obstacle frequently blocks shots to Super Jackpot, creating unintended playfield friction (confidence: high) — Multiple player references: 'it's amazing how many times the darn disc is in the way of the ball for the Super' - **[product_concern]** Magnet grab mechanism on playfield is inconsistent, sometimes failing to activate when expected (confidence: high) — Player explicitly states 'What's going on with my magnet? Why is that not grabbing all the time?' during gameplay --- ## Transcript Alright, let's try for um... I've been doing... trying for giant hurry ups. So that is... Collect the Soul Gem... I want the Soul Gem, I want the Mind Gem, get the Soul Gem, and then I like playing Reality or any of the high value modes. Alright, same thing. I will allow you to reconsider your course. Take it! No! Super Skill Shot! The Portal lock ready. Trophy collected. The Portal lock one. So again, Mind Gem. Mind Gem to start here. The Portal is open. Shoot the Portal. The fate of the youth depends on you. Alright, the goal again is just to complete this. Don't care about points so much. I like points, but... Unlike last time, I should bring in Thor here. One more hit to Thor. Alright. Damn it. I summon forth from the heavens, Lightning! Bonus X. I haven't finished the Mine Gem yet. I've got to hit the spinner target. Damn it. Horrible spot. I might be able to take it by there. Ah. There we go. Sometimes you can hit the disc, hit the post and it rebounds off it. Okay, right. Hmm, hmm, okay. Ah, so again, we're starting on Ball Two. Uh, where's my... Oh, I don't have Smite. Do I have anyone close to level one? I would love three hits on the Black Panther. Uh, Black Panther I guess. Yeah, let me get Black Panther going at level one just so I can get three hits on the first whole Gem. The Portal lock ready. Collect the Gem. No. Fine, lock the ball. Lock it. Lock it. Go in there. Alright. Collect Gems. But this on Black Panther. Didn't want to miss shots in Soul Gem. I don't have to worry about it. Pulse it over. Wait for it to come up. Alright. Combo Jackpot! Alright. So now I have three Soul Gem hits for this. For when I miss stuff. Most likely I'll use them for the drop targets in the Captain Marvel shot. I could use it right at the beginning here to go straight to the center ramp, but that's only one flip. We've located the Soul Gem. We must recover it with great haste. Yeah, I'll use this. Fine, fine, fine, fine. The Soul Gem to fall into their hands. If you're gonna use brute force, at least do it right. What's going on with my magnet? Why is that not grabbing all the time? Alright. How many Portal locks did I have? I can't remember. Is it one or none? Power didn't? Okay. Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. That thing. That bug. Yeah, that didn't happen. Um. Always like it there. What locks did I have? Is it one or I don't remember if I have Portal locks right now or not. Yeah I just didn't stick for some reason. Don't know why. I haven't had that at all. Do I have any Portal locks? Damn. I actually don't know. And I don't want this yet. I want to... I've completely botched this. I'm not thinking right now. Because I want to level up these Avengers before I do this. Wow, I'm just playing the game instead of working on the strategy. Uh, four shots to collect two shots, look at Black Panther, I need this level two Black Panther. The Portal lock ready, shoot Black Panther for jackpot. I don't have at least one Portal lock for this. Black Widow. I am as my ancestors before me. I want a level two Panther though. So, unlike Black Widow, you can't cheese Black Widow by going over and over. You can do it to Black Panther. Which I'm sure now will be fixed. Game time. Tier one for eight months. Thanks. Thank you. How does this go on here? I miss some stuff. Alright, so I have one super budget now. Okay, that's two. Okay, so I got triple scoring. I've got... Let's do... I love Reality Gem for this just because I like hitting the disc anyways. Iron Man's ready to go. Lock three. So I'll shoot for that and then hit the disc as much as I can. And just let it kind of work itself out. I've got Mystery lit for an add-a-ball. I'll get another one. All right. I really want to know what's going on with that. One thing I don't have running here is like a multiple 2X shots. I have add-a-balls up the wazoo here. I got two at least. So I'm not going to cradle up. I just going to flail these things away. Hope I hit the disc a bunch. When my ball save is dying, I'm going to try and hit the Mystery. I got an add-a-ball somewhere there. Hit the disc, there we go. I don't even know what I'm in right now. That would be another add-a-ball. Get this. I wore it at 7x, so I haven't finished my quest yet. I am out of add-a-balls now, though. Damn, now there's two balls left. I don't think I'm done with this. Am I? No I wasn't. Alright, so now it's hit the disc, get it going. Don't drain. When I drain the second ball out of here, that's when I hit the button. And I hit the button now. So, what did I get there? Five. I didn't even notice. Alright, so now... I want a level two. I need a level two Black Widow before I collect that. There's one. Do that. One more hit up top. Alright, that's level two Black Widow. Now get the Gem. Put the Gem somewhere, hit Black Widow, I don't even need to hit Black Widow do I? I don't have the Gem anymore. I can just collect it now. Oh no! No! You! What? What's going on? Ohhhh! I would have lost this many points right there if I tilted. I don't know what I've got here. What am I doing? 268, not bad. Alright. So the brilliant... The great thing about this is that it doesn't end now. I can move the gems. And play another mode as long as I don't complete out here. Yeah, thanks for the 100 bits. Put it on drops. No, you like it on drops. Drops, I can't get full value for it. You're talking about the Mind Gem, I'm assuming, right? Oh, you're this. All right. I want to change Gems because I want to swap this, too. Although I don't have any Portal locks, either. Where are my Portal locks on the grid here? The Portal on the Portal on I've already used it. Nevermind. Blue middle to keep them there puts the green on right and then try and play another mode. Hawkeye challenge. Did I finish the first one but what a lot get ready. I don't know how many combos away I am from the next... I'm one away. There were my level two Avengers, but oh well. I had the Portal lock. Alright, so I have to build those back up now. Get the Portal lock. Oh, it's Portal lock two. I've got two. I need to get that extra ball. That's what I need to do. Let me get that thing first. Or I'll ruin this. I can post pass from left to right easily, but not from right to left. I have to do like a rolling pass there. There, like that. And then hope it doesn't go too far. There we go. Stop, stop, stop, stop, stop. Ah, got it there. I like backhanding it. Alright I gotta build up Mine Gem and Black Panther. Of the Mine Gem though. It was sitting there. Because that's why not. You know that. Jackpot! Alright. Downside to this is if you mess up, you're back at level one on the Gem. You know, if you drain your ball. Oh, no. Trouble. Trouble. Bye. Four shots at level two. I can light Thor here. I don't purposely go for Thor. I just do. Ah, damn. That was my last shot there. Alright, we're at level two there. I don't need to level two the other one. I need to. Is that lock one? Alright, gotta get another gem quest now. And that disc is in the wrong spot. Gotta hit hard though now. Need spins. The Portal is moving. Don't drain me. Okay, good. All right. What quest is the question? Space Gem, I think. Space Gem. Very valuable. Yeah, let's do Space. Our only choice is to succeed. Do I have in before the lock? I don't know. So if I want big value, I need a four-way combo here. Is my Iron Man lit? I can't tell. I don't know if my third lock was lit or not. No, I'm not. So I think I lose my victory lap because I just drained out there, even if I bring this in, unless the grace period was there. Yeah, I think it was just a bit too late. So my... All that work is gone. Papa Duke much. Although I can still get a nice value out of this. Team, we have to hurry. Five, four, three, two, one. Trophy collected. That works. Oh wow, just in time there for that ball. Alright, that's the gem quest. Get the extra ball! Damn! Dang! That could have been so much more than that. That's disappointing. I want to move the Reality Gem to the Captain America shot now. That's the multiplier. I'm trying to think where I want the other ones. Nope, not yet. Gordon, I've gotten used to it. I can get used to nudging it out of there. Um, Reality Gem's gonna go on Captain America. That's for the double super jackpots. Um, I've lost all my big Avengers, so it's not like I have something to put. Uh, it doesn't really matter right for the Mind Gem, Soul Gem, Space Gem. Um, I think the main thing is just Reality Gem. I could put the Space Gem. I could put the Reality Gem on Hulk and then Space Gem on the targets. Nah, that's going to be too much trouble. Sure, let's leave that one there. Let's put this one here and then it doesn't really matter for that one right now. Alright. Let's see what I can do here. This mode's a lot of fun. So basically I need to collect the Avengers and that adds a multiplier to the jackpot. Jackpot's on the Hawkeye shot. Then spin the disc, then shoot the Captain America shot Super Jackpot. Every time I collect an Avenger, the Captain Marvel ramp, I should have put the Mind Gem on the Captain Marvel ramp. Then I would have had at least the free bonus. Yep. I messed up there now that I'm thinking about it. Because that would have given me a free bonus multiplier advance. I'll never quit until the battle is won. All right. Ball saves. Papa Duke long at the beginning here. All right. Ball save is going to be going away. Mystery does give an add-a-ball, and every super jackpot gives an add-a-ball. I'm going to take it easy right now. Come back. Come back. Good. Jackpot's at 7x. Who don't I have? I don't have Thor. I don't have Thor. I don't have the Black Panther. My Ghibli act is Captain Marvel's ramp at that level. Oh, didn't know that. Come on. Come on, boss. No. I only wanted one of you across. All right. So I just collected the jackpot there, which is fine. Almost not to wait sometimes. What's this do right now? Oh, Space Gem. No, I don't want to move right now. I need to whack the disc. I haven't added a ball to Mystery two. I would have liked it right now, but I didn't get it. Oh, damn. Missed. I tell you, it's amazing how many times the darn disc is in the way of the ball for the Super. Alright, there's a good thing about it. Now we're back at the same collect phase. But with higher values, I believe. So now when my ball save runs out, I'm definitely going to want to get the add-a-ball at the Mystery. Like that. No, I don't have it. Soldier jackpot! Soldier jackpot! Alright, Marvel. Leave this to me! I am Thor, God of Thunder! Alright, let me see where I am here. I gotta slow down... somehow. Maybe not. Stay. Stay. Woo, boy. Alright, one shot remaining, one shot remaining. Just so you know, yeah, I'm using a DSLR. A mirrorless. I was not going to be greedy and just go for the... not go for the Captain Marvel stuff, but... Like attack! Come on, come on, you can separate. I know that ball wants to go in there. Alright, oh, I thought I was going to get it. Just take it. Marvel, nope. Marvel again, nope. Marvel again. Oh, you know, I probably could have used the Gem to push it over to Marvel. That'd be a smart thing. But then no, no, no. I don't want to lose my Reality Gem at the deck. Mine, so no. That's a bad idea. Damn. Alright. Now we're in danger, so I'm just going to try and collect this. Okay, sure. Mystery. Does Mystery give me another add-on? I don't think it does. Gauntlet. I can't hit the Gauntlet right now. Gauntlet. I'm not even caring about that last jackpot I had. Oh, well. Alright, so that's the end of that. Lost a lot of value there. A lot of value there. Gone. Now I'm back to square one with Avengers. Thor multiball lits. I want to build these Avengers up though. Never mind. I want to play Thor. I mean, that's what I meant to say. Should start looking at the computer at this point too. See what I still need. Probably move my Gems too at some point. I feel like I have the early game strats down, but not the late game strats. Oh, my God. Triple jackpot. I love an add-a-ball, too. That's Mystery. You have to think of the dead. Triple jackpot. Mystery. Bonus X. Super disc. Super disc, yes. Super disc. Super disc, yes. Super disc, yes. Super jackpot. Trophy collected. No puny pattern. Oh, me-ho. Jackpot. Can't get the disc spinning. Come on. Yeah. Bonus X. Time is running out. I'm Natasha Romanoff, the Black Widow. Five, four, three, two, one. Like attack. All right, let's see where I am on the... I stand for freedom and justice. That's what I want to look at. I want to see what super modes I still need. Super Gauntlet. So. 2x Arc Reactor, Spot Avenger, and 2x Shield. I'm going to wait until it's on 2x Arc Reactor. The Portal lock and five combos. Alright, now I'm going to spot Avenger. What's my cap in that? I should level him up. Alright. Now 2x Shield! Oh my gosh. Bad transition. Ohhhhh. That sucked. That sucks. Put everything back down. Uh, no it doesn't. Not quite. Alright, let's try the Hawkeye challenge. Ball saved running. Extra ball if I get it, I think? Alright, oh no. I haven't done the easy one yet. Ball safe running, extra ball if I get it, I think, right. Oh, no. I haven't done the easy one guy challenge. All right, I really want to X shields over here. Wait for 2x shield to come back. My trophy's in my ass. You can probably see him there. I just have... I can't seem to read that. Alright, 2x shield. Don't drain me. Don't drain me. Don't do it. Don't use. Oh well. That sucked. That sucked too. That last ball, I think, yeah. Alright, 2x shield. Alright. Do I have to play this? Well, I want to. I want the trophy, don't I? No. Don't drain me. Well, if I have the computer ready, that's why I'm thinking I don't want to play it. Let's play the computer. We're running out of time. Should be enough for a trophy, right? Hulk Rampage. I still need to play, huh? Damn. Damn, damn, damn. I thought it was there. Five, four, three, two, one. I accept the tribute to death. Trophy cool. Did that move the spaceship twice? Damn. Gravy boat, what laser lifts call the common ramp. That's good. Alright. The master grows weary of your victories. Enter your initials. Not a billion. 1042. I think I should probably call it quits, get some sleep tonight. Everything champion because I reset everything all the champions. 24? No. No, 24. I couldn't take 24 tonight. Of all the things, I just... I didn't want to torture myself with that game. Yeah, that's going to be it. I'm going to call it quits. Stream Deck? You know, there was an update to xsplit, which just kind of ruined Stream Deck somehow. I don't know what the Ben Heck is going on. There we go. Alright. I'm sure LaserLos is streaming right now, so let's go raid LaserLos. Because he never stops streaming, right? That's where every evening he's on. It's unbelievable. But he's doing Jurassic Park, so... He's trying to do it one more time right now. Oh, Nublar. More Nublar! Alright. Thank y'all. We will see you next time. Oh, tomorrow's Wednesday. Tomorrow's 24. I'm going to play 24 tomorrow. Alright. Catch y'all later. Goodbye. _(Acquisition: youtube_groq_whisper, Enrichment: v3)_ --- *Exported from Journalist Tool on 2026-04-13 | Item ID: 9d4c9ef6-d0f9-49cb-b069-1aee3ab7dfa9*