# Star Wars: Fall of the Empire by Stern. Try harder, play better. Streamed from Raccoon City Pinball.

**Source:** DRI374  
**Type:** video  
**Published:** 2025-11-21  
**Duration:** 14m 21s  
**Beat:** Pinball

**URL:** https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PixZMW3H1E8

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## Analysis

A streamer plays Star Wars: Fall of the Empire by Stern at Raccoon City Pinball, showcasing gameplay across multiple modes including Death Star Multiball, Hoth Battle Multiball, and various shot sequences. The stream highlights both successful plays and missed opportunities, with occasional technical glitches noted during the session. The machine is mentioned as being for sale on Pinside.

### Key Claims

- [HIGH] Star Wars: Fall of the Empire has mini wizard modes that were added in recent code revisions — _Streamer states 'I've yet seen any of the mini wizard modes that you've added. I haven't seen them. I haven't got the Sarlacc one. I haven't got the one that you added in the last revision either.'_
- [HIGH] The game experienced a technical glitch where a lock mechanism wasn't responding properly during the session — _Streamer notes 'there's something wrong because it's not going down' regarding the Death Star lock, later resolving it and attributing it to 'some weird state the game was in while I was updating'_
- [HIGH] The Star Wars: Fall of the Empire machine at Raccoon City Pinball is currently for sale on Pinside — _Streamer explicitly states 'This game is for sale. For sale. It's up on Pinside if you want it.'_
- [MEDIUM] Black Knight is also currently for sale (at the same venue or related location) — _Streamer mentions 'this and Black Knight is currently for sale' in immediate context after discussing the Star Wars machine_
- [HIGH] Recent code updates to Star Wars: Fall of the Empire included new mini wizard modes, including at least a Sarlacc mode — _Streamer references not having encountered the Sarlacc mini wizard mode or another mode from the last code revision_

### Notable Quotes

> "This game is for sale. For sale. It's up on Pinside if you want it."
> — **Streamer**, mid-stream
> _Direct statement about secondary market availability and venue turnover_

> "I've yet seen any of the mini wizard modes that you've added. I haven't seen them. I haven't got the Sarlacc one. I haven't got the one that you added in the last revision either."
> — **Streamer**, end of stream
> _Indicates incomplete code feature discovery or low probability of triggering advanced modes during casual play_

> "Yeah, I don't know. It was maybe some weird state the game was in while I was updating or something like that, but it's obviously working fine now."
> — **Streamer**, mid-stream
> _Suggests game received a code update before streaming and encountered a minor glitch during the update process_

### Entities

| Name | Type | Context |
|------|------|---------|
| Stern Pinball | company | Manufacturer of Star Wars: Fall of the Empire pinball machine |
| Star Wars: Fall of the Empire | game | Stern Pinball machine featured in the stream, currently for sale on Pinside |
| Raccoon City Pinball | venue | Location where the stream was conducted, has Star Wars: Fall of the Empire and Black Knight machines available for play/purchase |
| Black Knight | game | Classic pinball machine also for sale at Raccoon City Pinball, mentioned alongside Star Wars: Fall of the Empire |
| Pinside | organization | Online marketplace where the Star Wars: Fall of the Empire machine is listed for sale |

### Topics

- **Primary:** Gameplay and Mode Design, Code Updates and Feature Additions
- **Secondary:** Technical Issues and Glitches, Secondary Market Availability
- **Mentioned:** Venue Operations

### Sentiment

**Mixed** (0.55) — Streamer demonstrates engagement with the game and appreciation for its features (multiball modes, shot sequences) but expresses frustration with missed shots, technical glitches, and inability to trigger advanced mini wizard modes. Overall tone is playful and self-deprecating rather than critical of the game itself.

### Signals

- **[code_update]** Star Wars: Fall of the Empire received recent code updates that added mini wizard modes including a Sarlacc mode, suggesting active development and feature expansion post-release (confidence: high) — Streamer references not encountering mini wizard modes added in 'the last revision' and specifically mentions the Sarlacc mode as an uncompleted feature
- **[product_concern]** Death Star lock mechanism exhibited unresponsive behavior during gameplay session, requiring game state recovery (possibly related to recent code update) (confidence: high) — Streamer notes lock not responding initially, then attributes resolution to game state from the update process: 'some weird state the game was in while I was updating'
- **[market_signal]** Star Wars: Fall of the Empire machine from Raccoon City Pinball venue listed for sale on Pinside marketplace (confidence: high) — Direct statement: 'This game is for sale. For sale. It's up on Pinside if you want it.'
- **[venue_signal]** Raccoon City Pinball venue has multiple machines available for sale/turnover, including both Star Wars: Fall of the Empire and Black Knight (confidence: medium) — Streamer mentions both machines being for sale at the same venue within close context
- **[gameplay_signal]** Mini wizard modes in Star Wars: Fall of the Empire appear to have low trigger probability or high difficulty thresholds, as experienced streamer did not encounter them during extended play session (confidence: medium) — Streamer plays through multiple standard modes and multiball sequences but states 'I've yet seen any of the mini wizard modes' despite extended gameplay
- **[content_signal]** Ongoing content creation covering recent Stern releases with gameplay focus at pinball venue locations (confidence: high) — Full-session gameplay stream from dedicated pinball venue with live commentary and mode exploration

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## Transcript

Wow, look at my cool frame I have on my all access inside connected. [***] Oh, did it show there was a tech alert? What did it show then? So, where is the tech alert? I don't see it. Oh, there We Are Pinball. No. Yeah, but obviously like there's something wrong because it's not going down. I totally I'm I'm on board with that. Yeah, I found it, but it's it's not there. Let's Let me see if I can just Go all in on the Death Star. It's your This is
shot completed. Locker ball inside the Death Star. Oh, look at that. Now it went down. Lock is lit. Yeah, it's totally down now. Reject number one. Oh, it went in. Don't worry, everything's going to be fine. All right, it works. Lock one. Oh, dumb. It may be advantageous for us to collect a mystery award. Oh dear. Oh dear. The game's deflector shields are almost depleted. I feel terrible. Sometimes I don't understand. All right. Thank you, Ray. That that explains a lot because somehow I don't know like when that would have happened but because it wasn't coming down. I wasn't shooting for it. So
but now it's wide open. Oh reject. Try again. And you can Backhand Pinball it, but not today. The ratings indicate a shot fire is active. Such an ideal situation to be in a cool Lando mode and get the ball in there. 3 days. Well done,
Death Star Multiball. Yeah, I didn't open a coin door. I don't know. Yeah, I don't know. It was maybe some weird state the game was in while I was updating or something like that, but it's obviously working fine now. Open the security tower and keep it quiet. Jackpot. Hurry. The chances of survival are now 725 to one. Toilet bowl. What do you think you're doing? I'm getting out of this. Oh my god, that was lame. The voice is strong. And you alone had to be a mistake. No hands. A lot of work. Impressive. Most impressive. You think that after what you did to handle? I'm terribly sorry about all this. After all, he's only a wookie. Hurry, hurry. We're trying to save time from the bounty hunt. D. Oh my god. Isn't it? I advise you to collect it. You've placed a shot multiplier. Oh, I got 2x on the act axe now. That should be nice if I ever get to play that. Killed, too. The Jedi horse is now fully functional. Three, two, one. Oh dear, I can't bear to watch. Backhand Pinball Pinball. No. All right. to see if we can get a Java mode
started with the half there. I feel terrible. Yeah, that was the that was the weird thing, PJ, because I was kept shooting it the opto (optical switch or target registered) registered, but uh I didn't get the Lando. I didn't get uh I didn't get the uh the shot that was lit, whatever that was. So, You The Place a shot multiplier. All right. Not the best mode to play with the multiball, but that's good. Half battle multiball. Jackpot. Oh, and I didn't get it because I was chasing the
jackpot. The ball that was coming out of there. Well done, I should probably start working on my animals. I didn't quite think about that. That Jedi just came a little bit too late. Super jackpot
shot multipliers are lit. Use the arrow of thank them maker. The force is with us. So why oh rancor is still running? That's why that was Yeah, this game is for sale. For sale. It's up on pinsite ping if you want it. Like that one shot that you kind of want to hit is just like so out of reach. There it is. Center. Another center. Yeah, this and Black Knight is currently for sale. Lock is lit. The readings indicate a shot multiplier is active. You might be too soon. Yeah. Yeah. You're only once in all that, right? I think this is The Last Arcade shot. Well, one. Oh my god. Such miss. Brave miss. Yeah, now I can't make progress because the rebels are lit. Oh, the extra door is lit. It is imperative that we collect it. It's not imperative. All right, let's see what you get some hyperspace. Wondering about Master Luke. He hasn't come back yet. She doesn't know where he is. I don't know where he is. Nobody knows where he is. What do you mean nobody knows? Well, you sec officer
You've earned the right to play again. Super jackpot. Super jackpot. How many jackpot? All right. Think about the other ball here now. No, curse you, human body. You run fast enough. Extra ball collected. Very well done. Oh my. You've activated the multipliers. You've placed a shot multiply. Oh, shot and shot. That was a stand up. Go to lock. All right, let's see if we can get a Java going here. Left it up. It's not risky at all to shoot at or anything. There's a lot of bonus. Please Enter Enter Your Initials. Well done. You will be remembered. Yeah, no extra vault for me. So, the thing is I've yet seen any of the mini wizard modes that you've added. I haven't seen them. I haven't got the Sorlac one. I haven't got the one that you added in The Last Arcade revision either.

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