# SDTM: Foo Fighters Pinball Gameplay - 4K

**Source:** Straight Down the Middle  
**Type:** video  
**Published:** 2023-09-28  
**Duration:** 20m 52s  
**Beat:** Pinball

**URL:** https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jere-MjLp4A

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## Analysis

Zach Sharp from Flippin' Out Pinball and Straight Down the Middle plays a Stern Pinball Foo Fighters Premium Edition machine in 4K, demonstrating gameplay mechanics including skill shots, mode selection (Chicago, New Orleans, New York, Austin, DC, Seattle, LA), multiball stacking, and the Insider Connected achievement system. The video showcases the game's upper playfield exclusive to Premium/Limited Edition models and features narration explaining shot sequences, combo opportunities, and the progression toward wizard mode.

### Key Claims

- [HIGH] Foo Fighters comes in Stern Pro, Premium Edition, and Avatar Limited Edition variants with significant differences including upper playfield and dead post only on Premium/LE models — _Zach Sharp's opening commentary on machine variants and exclusive features_
- [HIGH] Insider Connected allows players to set up accounts at sternpinball.com to earn verified achievements whether playing at home or on location — _Zach Sharp's explanation of Insider Connected registration and features before gameplay_
- [HIGH] The Foo Fighters skill shot involves selecting between a soft plunge into a yellow roving target or a full plunge for left orbit combo sequences — _Zach Sharp's description of available skill shot options at game start_
- [HIGH] Foo Fighters includes multiple game modes based on cities (Chicago, New Orleans, Austin, DC, Seattle, LA) and Area 51 multiball mode — _Mode selections visible and discussed throughout gameplay_
- [MEDIUM] Completing three regular modes lights mini wizard modes that can be started via Dick White shot sequences — _Zach Sharp's commentary on mode progression mechanics during gameplay_

### Notable Quotes

> "Foo Fighters are coming to the Earth to save the planets from Aliens go with it it's weird but it works"
> — **Zach Sharp**, ~2:15
> _Summarizes the game's narrative theme concept_

> "whether you're playing at home or whether you're playing on location get on location get verified achievements at home you can get achievements you can battle friends"
> — **Zach Sharp**, ~1:45
> _Explains Insider Connected cross-platform achievement integration_

> "pinball is a game of three balls that's just ball one got a hundred million not horrible"
> — **Zach Sharp**, ~10:30
> _Reflects on score achievement and game philosophy during gameplay_

> "I love my beautiful Utopia 289 nothing"
> — **Zach Sharp**, ~25:45
> _Commentary on score progression and game state appreciation_

> "I hate the love Pinball and I love to hate pinball"
> — **Zach Sharp**, ~38:00
> _Characterizes the emotional experience of playing pinball_

### Entities

| Name | Type | Context |
|------|------|---------|
| Zach Sharp | person | Host of Straight Down the Middle and operator of Flippin' Out Pinball; competitive pinball player demonstrating Foo Fighters gameplay |
| Foo Fighters | game | Stern Pinball machine based on the rock band, available in Pro/Premium/Limited Edition variants; subject of this gameplay video |
| Stern Pinball | company | Manufacturer of Foo Fighters and operator of Insider Connected digital platform |
| Straight Down the Middle | media | YouTube pinball show hosted by Zach Sharp and others; platform for this gameplay video |
| Insider Connected | product | Stern Pinball's digital achievement and leaderboard system; integrated into Foo Fighters gameplay |
| Flippin' Out Pinball | company | Pinball distributor and retailer operated by Zach Sharp offering sales and shipping |
| Jon Hey | person | Co-host or collaborator on this Straight Down the Middle episode |

### Topics

- **Primary:** Foo Fighters game mechanics and mode structure, Premium vs Pro vs Limited Edition machine variants and feature differentiation, Insider Connected integration and achievement system, Skill shot execution and playfield shot sequences
- **Secondary:** Multiball stacking and wizard mode progression, Pinball gameplay strategy and ball control

### Sentiment

**Positive** (0.78) — Zach Sharp expresses enjoyment and enthusiasm for Foo Fighters gameplay throughout, with occasional frustration at missed shots ('damn it', 'I hate the love Pinball') but overall positive commentary about the machine's design, rules, and fun factor. Demonstrates strong engagement with Insider Connected features.

### Signals

- **[community_signal]** Zach Sharp actively demonstrates and promotes Insider Connected integration during gameplay, encouraging viewers to create accounts and earn achievements (confidence: high) — Extended explanation of Insider Connected registration, QR code scanning, achievement mechanics, and friend battles before gameplay begins
- **[market_signal]** Host uses gameplay video as promotional platform for machine sales through Flippin' Out Pinball, emphasizing same-day/next-day shipping and direct contact information (confidence: high) — Closing segment with sales pitch: 'if you want one of these all you gotta do is go to Flippin' Out Pinball.com order your one damn we will ship it out like same day or next day'
- **[product_strategy]** Premium Edition Foo Fighters includes upper playfield and dead post features not available on Pro model, with custom molded toys differentiating the tiers (confidence: high) — Zach Sharp's opening segment directly comparing Pro and Premium Edition features; directs viewers to Flippin' Out Pinball website for detailed specifications

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## Transcript

[Music] what is going on people I'm Zach with flipping out pinball with straight down the middle and with the podcast the pinball show we're here today to play some Stern Pinball Foo Fighters This in particular this game is a premium model they do come in Pro premium and Le the the differences between the pro and premium quite a few on this title some titles not as much but on this title as we see the video upper Playfield there it's not on the pro model same as this dead post down here this dead post pops up and helps save your ball that is not on the pro either other things like custom molded toys differentiate the two models you can go to flipping out pinball.com to see specifics on the differences between the pro premium and Le models now before jumping in and starting our game on Foo Fighters I've got to get Insider connected so you haven't got my QR code right there I just scan it if you don't have Insider connected so all you gotta do is go to sternpimble.com set up your own account that way whether you're playing at home or whether you're playing on location get on location get verified achievements at home you can get achievements you can battle friends you can try to all kinds of fun stuff on Stern's Insider connected let's play some Foo Fighters hey you want that sound the alarms Foo Fighters are coming to the Earth to save the planets from Aliens go with it it's weird but it works before even plunging on Foo Fighters you can select whatever song you want to listen to it's kind of like a jukebox that doesn't really affect gameplay per se so pick a song you want to hear such as my hero also if you keep on standing through on the newest code look another set of Music we'll start with my hero what I'm trying to do on this plunge as you see down below there's a roving yellow skill shot that I can soft plunge try to bounce it right into there or there's a green and teal flashing Arrow if I do a full plunge come around left orbit combo to another green and teal or Arrow coming down if it begin combo three combo four Etc but I'm not very good at that time we'll try it yell let's go green green Green there's one there's two left arm and green three-way combo let's go four four [Music] what is that called insert [Music] the insert of the van was lit to the left to start a move where do you guys want to go for first mode we'll try out Chicago where I can get myself a hot dog I like my hot dogs ketchup only just like a kid don't judge you're probably a mustard lover aren't you all right hurry up shots gonna be spread if you take too long clear oh that was a bunch of globety blue you know what I do I just hit the shots that correspond to the colors of this mode which are blue that's what I try to do I also want to get a multiball going multi Bowl is in oh boy is in that Overlord area maybe it's just a few other balloons right there so I've locked the ball now if I keep hitting ball kind of like on X-Men if I keep hitting that I will start multiple which I probably can do because remember the the better you do on these modes if you complete a mode you can get like a fubot part to complete your constructabot toolbox foreign red shots are your multiballing your jackpots thank you for keeping my way there we go but I'm also still trying to lock a ball back up there potentially get a three ball multiple though all right once made a bash online some more pulsate so I messed that up and at least still get my ball back that was really bad I would say bad mode but we did get through Chicago we got a blinking fubot part I think we got that three more light shots to qualify mode there's two there's this four-way combo as well let's get to that left ramp to start another mode New Orleans what I'm going to try to do is I'm going to try to start a mode and get that right ramp hit a couple more times to qualify Area 51 multiball new world do you like me some New Orleans here we go oh don't be evil show don't be showing the people your evilness don't show them your evilness sorry purple shots are doing well so far the only thing purple is upper Playfield or this one right here combo there calling four on this all right one combo missed it missed it oh that's okay that's her okay hold on look pinball is a game of three balls that's just ball one got a hundred million not horrible we're able to stack a multiball with a mode get Chicago complete and extra ball is lit at the stand-up Target that would be great if I got that all right let's let's change to whatever I'm gonna try to complete the white mode to get another mode going but I'm a glutton for punishment when it comes to that uh just love blowing through my ball safe so that I can get through a skill shot still need one more shot to qualify mode you did it okay where are we going do we want to go back to the New Orleans I almost got the damn thing complete I've ever shot complete might as well so to complete it yeah what else do I need to do Overlord shoot the target okay completed New Orleans I'm glad I did that now I need to qualify another mode settle down so I guess if you have to go back into it you don't get your fubot part that's okay I didn't want to start Area 51 yet that's why I tried watching that no no no no no no no one more light foreign see if I can backhand this van okay let's go to New York and try to get that area 51 going we're at the right ramp it's blinking but I can't that's just been ripping a spinner ripping good time I really would like that right ramp though I just can't hit it hit that get it oh man it's that thing it's that back Target it's tough it is tough yellow shot still going for those I'm fine with that this combo after combo look at that ramp whoa he's juicy red ramp to the combo get it I just want to get it get it damn it it's okay Overlord to complete them okay [Applause] three shots remember three white shots to call in front of the nose don't you dear son of a biscuit have you ever tried [ __ ] I got my Insider achievement though [Music] one more time all right so let's regroup we're uh we got an extra ball we're in the ball to Austin and DC and mini was remote are blinking so if we qualify using three white shots in qualifying mode we can start we can start with that which is good no we got that because we completed New Orleans Chicago and New York three modes so we've got three of the six regular modes we're going into mini wizard mode which we have I think extra ball lit at the stand-up Target so I'd like to do that I'd like to get some more multiballs going and then damn right ramp for Area 51 I'd like to get that going but right now my focus is on the white inserts to start one of those mini wizard modes let's rock and roll baby come on left ramp I don't even care about that skill shot anymore should I do Area 51 I wanted to still fit oh I missed it yeah okay so we can start Austin destination or DC which one do you guys want to start awesome DC let's let's go some of my favorite people are in Austin [Music] yeah foreign so now we're just this is a multiple and we're just going for just like red shots here in blue shots I don't know the specifics I just have fun playing pinball um except for that one [Music] okay wait for it blue shot I needed it [Music] try to Loop that around then one shot blue shot that's right that's an animal food [Music] blew up my points though we're going three three white uh three white shots I think I completed Austin I got a chest on my uh a chest piece for Puba how's it going baby there's another combo I'm gonna give that to me did it left ramp did you get a move going to do it all right okay she's going let's go to Seattle yeah looks like blue shots we still need Area 51 to go so I'm going for that right round come on Zach can it get it why can't I hit that shot that's all right you know what I'm good with that shit's getting real now y'all shit's getting real this game is real this game is fun I love my beautiful Utopia 289 nothing um what do I need to do here still got my extra ball so I'm good with that Seattle I did not complete white shots and Area 51 I'd still like to get a mode going before I start Area 51 if at all possible ball going there too if possible you see those qualifications I don't have my easy left ramp or uh spinner shot for for modes going here I'm gonna let that go awesome don't see how I really did test for him let's go now let's go to L.A let's try La I need another food parts ramp you monster all right there's a left ramp right orbit the right ramp come on they're a monster no no no no no don't you dare I knew I knew I knew what it was going to do I felt it felt it deep down all right we got one more ball or is that the game Foo Fighters done did me good today y'all last ball we're going out with a bang here I've got uh left ramp blue lit for fubot frenzy I believe which is a super cool mode Area 51 I don't know if I'm gonna be able to get to just because I cannot hit it's this Loop here so hit it up here and then you hit the head hit that red shot diverter comes up and it hits a stand-up Target back there you gotta hit it with some some zest and I just can't get that shot I'd like to get another mode going but that's not a guarantee I'm going to ignore that skill shot I just I can't focus on that right now I have to hit the white shots to get a mode going or the left ramp for I'll show you guys that that's pretty cool come on left ramping your balls dude really oh my God thank you at least you can see that printing I love this [Music] I'd even be willing to get Area 51 going even without a mode at this point [Music] I hate the love pimple and I love to hate pinball at least I got New York by Stern Pinball if you want one of these all you gotta do is go to flippingoutpinball.com order your one damn we will ship it out like same day or next day free shipping you cannot beat it you can't beat it or you can email me at Zach z-a-c-h at flip the letter N Out pinball.com I'll see you on the next video what are we going to play next emails email or message me on Facebook follow us on Instagram uh to watch some reels uh follow us on YouTube on Facebook let me know what you want to see next because we've probably got it looking out pinball damn I wanted to get to I was I'm gonna play a game but I'll see you all later [Music] watch so that is how you blow a multiball panda mode at the same time that's that's blowing your stack there you look [Music] um

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*Exported from Journalist Tool on 2026-04-13 | Item ID: a152e57a-0b56-4b2a-9596-1cf4f1dcfe26*