# 6/16/26... #radiogarden  / TOTAN remake / JJP Sonic updates AND MORE

**Source:** Walt Wood Pinball  
**Type:** video  
**Published:** 2026-06-16  
**Duration:** 61m 21s  
**Beat:** Pinball

**URL:** https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=swL3PUmaTsM

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## Analysis

Walt Wood discusses a gamedev idea for Sonic pinball (ring trading mechanic for ball saves), extensively promotes the Radio Garden app for discovering global radio stations, reviews the upcoming Tales of the Arabian Night remake by Pedretti (expressing skepticism based on Funhouse remake quality), and covers Jersey Jack Pinball teaser reveal with production updates. Also critiques various game designs, notably Avatar.

### Key Claims

- [HIGH] Jersey Jack Pinball is producing Sonic and Harry Potter simultaneously on two different production lines for the first time — _Walt Wood citing news about JJP's Elk Grove Village factory production_
- [HIGH] JJP's full Sonic reveal is scheduled for Tuesday, June 23rd — _Walt Wood reading official news about Sonic announcement timing_
- [HIGH] Tales of the Arabian Night remake is coming with Enhanced 1.5 code and quality of life tweaks — _Walt Wood reading news about Pedretti Gaming remake_
- [MEDIUM] Data East originated the 'coming soon' teaser practice in pinball, not Stern — _Walt Wood Pinball claim about Data East using teasers in Lethal Weapon 3 and Deathball 2000_
- [MEDIUM] The original King Kong pinball (1990) had only about 8 prototypes made — _Walt Wood discussing King Kong history_
- [MEDIUM] Steve Ritchie is deaf and reads lips, which sometimes causes people to misinterpret his demeanor — _Walt Wood Pinball personal observation about Ritchie at pinball events_
- [MEDIUM] Funhouse remake by Pedretti has poor ball flow and feels clunky compared to original — _Walt Wood Pinball personal gameplay experience and opinion_
- [HIGH] Godzilla code was updated to allow players to change the multiball song with an action button — _Walt Wood discussing code updates made by Jerry Thompson at Stern_
- [HIGH] The Sonic teaser video in JJP arcade machines only shows a coin door image — _Walt Wood analyzing the teaser video footage_
- [LOW] There are seven Chaos Emerald inserts visible in the Sonic teaser video — _Walt Wood speculating based on visible playfield details in teaser_

### Notable Quotes

> "They should put that in there. And it makes me feel more immersed in the game because I'm getting rings along the way, just like I'm doing in Sonic in the Genesis game."
> — **Walt Wood**, ~0:02:00
> _Walt's original game design idea for Sonic pinball featuring ring trading for ball saves_

> "Dude, your mind will be blown. I'm telling you. Your mind will fucking be blown."
> — **Walt Wood**, ~0:10:00
> _Enthusiastic endorsement of Radio Garden app as life-changing discovery_

> "It's hard for me to get excited about a remake, especially coming from these guys, because Pedretti is the one who did the Funhouse remake, and that thing sucks, dude."
> — **Walt Wood**, ~0:32:00
> _Critical skepticism about TOTAN remake based on prior Funhouse experience_

> "It seems like we've been talking about Sonic for like two fucking years, though. Doesn't it seem like that?"
> — **Walt Wood**, ~0:45:00
> _Commentary on long development/teasing timeline for Sonic pinball_

> "Dude, Jersey Jack Pinball, bro, you guys need help with your code, dude. It seems like everybody needs help with their code. Everyone."
> — **Walt Wood**, ~0:52:00
> _Critique of Harry Potter code complexity and clarity issues_

> "Every time I step up to Kong, every time I step up to fucking... JAWS (Pro). The code is fun though, dude. They still find a way to make the code engaging and fun."
> — **Walt Wood**, ~1:00:00
> _Praise for Keith Elwin's code design across multiple games_

> "Because I heard the dude was like... I heard that that guy was working on that game for like three fucking years, dude. Like, bro, you need somebody else in the room with you to be like, no, that's not going to work."
> — **Walt Wood**, ~1:15:00
> _Critique of Avatar's design process and need for collaborative feedback_

> "The only problem with Richie, bro, is he can't hear. So you really, like, he reads lips really good. But, like, it's really hard for him to hear."
> — **Walt Wood**, ~0:48:00
> _Explanation of Steve Ritchie's hearing challenges and communication style_

### Entities

| Name | Type | Context |
|------|------|---------|
| Walt Wood | person | Pinball content creator, host of this video analysis show, discusses games and industry news with 30+ years of pinball experience |
| Jersey Jack Pinball | company | Boutique pinball manufacturer producing Sonic and Harry Potter simultaneously; full Sonic reveal scheduled for June 23rd |
| Sonic the Hedgehog | game | Upcoming pinball machine from Jersey Jack based on video game franchise; teaser revealed with coin door image; full announcement June 23rd |
| Tales of the Arabian Nights | game | Remake coming with Enhanced 1.5 code and quality of life tweaks; being produced by Pedretti; Walt skeptical based on Funhouse remake experience |
| Harry Potter | game | Jersey Jack pinball game in production alongside Sonic; Walt criticizes code clarity and suggests design improvements for readability |
| Steve Ritchie | person | Legendary pinball designer; deaf and reads lips; appearing at Arcade Under the Glass event in Red Bank, New Jersey with Jersey Jack team |
| Keith Elwin | person | Game designer at Stern known for excellent code design; Walt praises his games (King Kong, Jaws, Godzilla, Avengers, Iron Maiden) for engaging gameplay |
| Stern Pinball | company | Major manufacturer; uses in-game teasers for upcoming games; Godzilla updated with song-changing code feature |
| Godzilla | game | Stern game designed by Keith Elwin; code updated to allow players to change multiball song via action button |
| Data East | company | Historical pinball manufacturer credited with originating the 'coming soon' teaser practice in arcade games |
| Funhouse | game | Remake by Pedretti criticized by Walt for poor ball flow and clunky gameplay; original featured STEP targets (not STEPS) |
| King Kong | game | Keith Elwin-designed Stern game; 1990 original had ~8 prototypes; features two upper flippers and stage flip mechanics |
| Avatar | game | Pinball game severely criticized by Walt for poor playfield design and confusing layout; designer reportedly worked 3 years on it |
| Radio Garden | product | App for discovering live radio stations globally; Walt extensively promotes and shares curated favorites list; code DGKCBS expires in 3 days |
| Jaws | game | Keith Elwin-designed Stern game; Walt finds right outlane and fishing reel shot mechanics frustrating but appreciates code engagement |
| Jack Guarnieri | person | Jersey Jack Pinball founder; appearing at Arcade Under the Glass event in Red Bank with Steve Ritchie |
| Jerry Thompson | person | Credited with implementing song-change feature in Godzilla code; honored Data East tradition from earlier machines |
| Pedretti | person | Game designer/producer of Tales of the Arabian Nights remake and Funhouse remake |
| Arcade Under the Glass | venue | Venue in Red Bank, New Jersey hosting Jersey Jack event with Ritchie and Guarnieri |

### Signals

- **[machine_intel]** Jersey Jack Pinball released a teaser for Sonic the Hedgehog in arcade game code, showing coin door image with visible playfield elements including seven Chaos Emerald inserts (confidence: high) — Walt analyzes teaser video showing coin door and visible inserts on playfield; full reveal scheduled for June 23rd
- **[announcement]** Jersey Jack Pinball announced simultaneous production of two games (Sonic and Harry Potter) on separate lines at Elk Grove Village facility for first time (confidence: high) — Walt cites news: 'Games are already on the production line at JGP's Elk Grove Village Factory, on a second line alongside Harry Potter. This is the first time that the company has produced two different machines simultaneously.'
- **[product_launch]** Jersey Jack Pinball scheduled full Sonic reveal for Tuesday, June 23rd following teaser campaign (confidence: high) — Direct news citation: 'The full reveal of the game is happening a week from today, Tuesday, June 23rd'
- **[code_update]** Godzilla multiball code updated to allow players to change song during multiball by pressing action button, addressing player feedback about repetitive 'Go, Go, Godzilla' track (confidence: high) — Walt: 'So they edited the code to make it to where you start the multiball and now you can hit your action button to change the song.'
- **[product_concern]** Harry Potter pinball criticized for unclear progression tracking and overly long modes that cause players to lose sense of current objective (confidence: high) — Walt proposes UI redesign: 'I start the term and it's like, like I said, I gotta shoot like fucking 37 shots. And am I still on the term? Am I not on the term? I don't fucking know.'
- **[product_concern]** Tales of the Arabian Nights remake sparks skepticism due to poor quality of Funhouse remake by same designer; concerns about ball flow and gameplay feel (confidence: medium) — Walt: 'It's hard for me to get excited about a remake, especially coming from these guys, because Pedretti is the one who did the Funhouse remake, and that thing sucks.'
- **[gameplay_signal]** Keith Elwin's games praised for consistent code engagement and playfield flow despite some mechanical frustrations; establishes design standard contrast with other manufacturers (confidence: high) — Walt: 'Every time I step up to Kong, every time I step up to fucking... Even Jaws. The code is fun though, dude. They still find a way to make the code engaging and fun.'
- **[product_concern]** Avatar pinball heavily criticized for confusing upper playfield layout with unclear shot targets and questionable design decisions after 3-year development cycle (confidence: high) — Walt: 'What the fuck are you supposed to shoot with that upper right flipper? Please! You can put a gun to my head right now.'
- **[personnel_signal]** Steve Ritchie is deaf and relies on lip-reading for communication, which can create misunderstandings when others attempt interaction at events (confidence: medium) — Walt: 'The only problem with Richie, bro, is he can't hear. So you really, like, he reads lips really good.'
- **[historical_signal]** Data East originated the 'coming soon' teaser practice in pinball machines (Lethal Weapon 3, Deathball 2000), predating Stern's modern adoption of the technique (confidence: medium) — Walt: 'It all started with Data East, baby. Stern isn't the originator of that, by the way... Data East became Sega and Sega became Stern.'
- **[rumor_hype]** Community perception that Sonic pinball has been in development/teased for extremely long period; Walt notes 'two fucking years' of discussion before official reveal (confidence: medium) — Walt: 'It seems like we've been talking about Sonic for like two fucking years, though. Doesn't it seem like that? Doesn't it seem like this game has been in the pipeline for like 15 years?'
- **[content_signal]** Walt Wood dedicates substantial video runtime to Radio Garden app discovery and feature tutorial, sharing curated radio station list with expiring code DGKCBS (3-day validity) (confidence: high) — Extended segment promoting Radio Garden with station demonstrations and explanation of sharing feature; code provided for audience favorites list

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## Transcript

I'd like to start the video with, dude I just had a really good idea, like literally like five seconds ago. So Sonic, right, Sonic, the whole world knows Sonic has come in, we got leaked photos. The Empire is a game that is based on the story of a man named Sonic. The Empire, Godzilla, Bbeetlejuice, King Kong. I lose the ball. Okay, because I suck, right? I lose the ball. And then the game prompts you with the decision. Do you want to trade in your rings to save this ball? And then you have to make a decision. Well, shit, because if you get enough rings, you can unlock something in the game. So if I was to trade in my rings right there, I'm gonna have to start from zero, but I'll save my ball. So it's like a, it's a decision that you have to make. I mean, obviously if you're on ball three, you want to save your ball, but then you're gonna have to start over. You have zero rings, but you'll get the ball back. Like, let's say like a hundred rings, you, you, okay, here we go. 100 rings, you unlock the Robotnik battle. Like, that's how you unlock, like, that's how you get to the mode where you challenge Robotnik or whatever. Like, you gotta, you gotta get 100 rings. So if I lose a ball and I have to trade in all my rings, I gotta start from zero. But if I didn't trade all my rings, game over. Yeah, bro, that's, that's a good one. I like that one. They should put that in there. And it makes me feel more immersed in the game because I'm getting rings along the way, just like I'm doing in Sonic in the Genesis game. And then you could put like stars in there, like have that as a mystery award, like how you're opening boxes. Dude, they should put a box mech in there. How you like, like, remember how you open up the boxes in Sonic and you can open up a box that's the stars, you know? What's the music? Uh, God, I can't remember. Whatever the fucking music is that plays with the stars, I can't remember. The I'm a super now! And I just, I don't know, that just struck me, dude. I just, I don't know, is that a good idea? Is it not? Maybe it's bullshit. I don't know. I just figured I'd throw it out there. I mean, who the fuck listens to me anyway? I think that they did with Pokemon, because now, you could change the ball save with the flipper. And I remember bitching about that, dude, when the game fucking first came out. And I said, yo, you should go back and change that. And then, like, I don't know if they did or not, but I know on Pokemon now Good job. So maybe that's just parallel thinking or they listen to us. I don't know, dude. Either way. Either way, you could change your ball save with the flipper now. I love it. But that's just like a little idea I had about Sonic. But I wanted to take a brief minute and talk about something that has inspired me. And maybe it'll inspire you too. Someone showed me this and now I think it's my job to pass it along. That's what I think. I think that's God's will. Like someone showed me it and now I want to show you it. And maybe you'll run with it and maybe, or maybe just like, ah, what is this crap, you know? And what I want to show you is an app called Radio Garden. Okay? So essentially what it is, is you open up your, here we'll just go there from scratch, right? So here is my Radio Garden. Radio Garden right here. So the way you get to it is just you could just type in Radio Garden, right? Just type in Radio Garden and you'll see it come up right away. If you're on your Mac, it might say Radio Garden Live. Radio Garden, Radio.Garden. And then you click that, Explore Live Radio, Planting Seeds. Is that all the stations that we have near here? Jesus Christ, really? Aurora, Arvada, Boulder, Centennial, Denver. So not much going on here. But you can back out. So let's check this out, right? So let me let me move it to right there. Here we go. Country Underground. So I could back out, let me back out and show you. So here's the world. This is the world that we're in right now. Can you believe it? So all of the green is radio stations in the whole world. Pretty much. And you can move, you can find radio stations this way. You can shuffle the globe. Like look, look, here's a random station. The The And they're based in Maryland. So now what I can do, you know, what I can do, okay, I like that station. So then I click the little heart right next to it, bink, and now it's my favorite. Now look, now it's right there in my favorites. And then what you can do if you have OCD like me, I like to keep everything organized, right? So then you go edit, you grab these lines, and then you can pull it down and keep it organized. The One of these first tracks are dance, like dance kind of music. And then we got old school hip hop. Like look, it's 90s hip hop. Yeah! Big FM, old school. Oh! Fade to Black! Live! Let's go! Turn that shit up! You guys are gonna shit your bed when you get this app going, I'm telling you. Nothing seems a better way, drifting further everyday, getting lost within myself. The Then we got Radio Classique from Romania. And this one is great because they got all, like, look, it's country, blues, jazz, R&B, relax station. This station's great. Listen to this. You guys are going to love these. I have a gift for you all at the end of this. And then, look at this. Bach, Beethoven, Mozart, Strauss, Vivaldi. Listen to this. So you got Bach. Beethoven Turn that up a little bit Mozart Dude, you put this shit on while you sleep, dude. It like seeps into your mind. When you wake up, you're like... It's fucking cool. Strauss. I like this one. Strauss a lot. Strass and Vivaldi. I listen to these two. Like, I know a lot about Bach and Beethoven and Mozart, but Strass and Vivaldi I haven't really heard too much of. And then you got Vivaldi. Here's Vivaldi. Dude, and then, on top of it, I found this shit called ROK, and what this is, is old radio, dude, from like the 40s. The 40s and 50s and shit, before TV. This is what people used to watch, not watch, they listened for entertainment, because they didn't have TV. So this is what people were doing, were listening to and imagining in their mind. They imagined the stories. They imagined all the shit that was happening before TV. Like look, we got 1940s radio, Jazz Central, all this shit that's R.O.K. is all this old school radio. So if you got crime and suspense, crime radio, look at this. Crime and suspense, listen to this. Listen to this. You know why. Besides, I had Ernie to take care of. Ernie was there? I don't leave Ernie alone, Mr. Clover. Did you know Jane Arnold? Of course. Thousands of us, Mr. Clover, in New York. Entertainers we call ourselves. We work club dates and conventions, socials. We bump into each other's- 1940s radio. Stopping with Jose Fernandez. Oh, Andy, you're down! Liz, for the last time, who is it? Ha ha ha! I wish, I hope one of them has an ad going. I don't know. You gotta hear one of these ads. Jazz Central. The ads come on and they're great. It's like, Buy Lucky Strike cigarettes and support your boys in the wall effort. Donate wall bonds today. It's fucking awesome, dude. Adventure stories. American classics. There's so many of them. Beat it, you loony, you're off your feet. Beat it, old man, go back to the street where people will listen to what you have to say. I back to the light where I shall proclaim that the host of evil... Dude, I just want to listen to this and like learn all their voices, you know? Beat it, get out of here, I'm sleeping in the street, you bastards. What are you doing in the air? ...things which are seizures. I just want to learn all these dumb voices. The American Comedy. Look at this. Comedy Gold. driving of Formula One Lotus needs special training, but teaching people to drive needs special training too. Instructors of the British School of Motoring are specially trained. That's why last year alone, BSM had more than 250, 000 successful pupils. If you want to learn to drive safely, confidently, and in the shortest possible time, Just spawn your local branch of the British School of Motoring. The British School of Motoring. How do you know they're mild? Well, you just make our mildness test. You buy them. Yeah. You can enjoy that mildness. So we got that, all that shit that's ROK is all those old radio. Dude, check that shit out. It's great. And then you got Sir Classic's Comedy Zone from Atlanta, Georgia. Oh, I can't get the audio. It's failing to load. Ah, we'll get back to that one. Here's another one. Comedy Radio, Tomsk from Russia. I can't believe you're a redhead. What are you talking about? You're lying and breathing. You're not just rolling to me. I can see you redhead, I can see you through. I give you iPhones and Teslas. A lot of the countries over there have the call to prayer. And I'm butchering it. But it's this call to prayer that they have multiple times throughout the day. And it has these really beautiful vocal stylings that go in and through it. So a lot of these stations from out there do. They kind of have that in their music. It's cool to listen to this shit. It's very different. This is from Dubai, United Arab Emirates. And then I can zoom out and see what in the world it is. Like look, there's the Strait of Hormuz! The Empire is a game of chess. The www.sparr.com You're going to see a thing that says receive favorites and that's what you want to click. You're going to click that and then you're going to have this prompt to enter a code. Okay? When you get that prompt, this is the code that you enter. Right here. DGKCBS. Enter that code and this code will expire in three days. So three days from this moment, that code will expire. So if you watch this video in a week, that code has expired, unfortunately. So I'm trying to get you guys all the favorites. Dude, I spent hours and hours putting this favorite list together. And I want to give you guys a head start. So you open that up, go to settings, select receive favorites, and you type that in. DGKCBS. Maybe I can get it a little zoomed in so you can see it. Yeah, there we go. There it is. DGKCBS receive favorites and then you will get all my favorites that I just showed you right there. And dude, your mind will be blown. I'm telling you. Your mind will fucking be blown. I wanted to do this because someone told me about this app and it changed my life, okay? And I want to do, I think it's God's will to pass things along like that. That's what I believe. You know, that's honestly what I believe. That's why I make these dumb videos. I want to pass along what I know. I know. You know. I'm gonna pass along what I've learned in 30 fucking years of doing this. I hope I've learned something. I've been doing this for over 30 years. If I haven't learned anything, then fuck, I should shut the fuck up and pack it up, pack up shop and move to the goddamn Sahara Desert or something. I don't fucking know. Where there's not a pinball machine within a thousand miles. I like to think I've learned something. I got that. I got that for you. I wanted to share that, pass it along to you guys before I started talking about whatever. I don't know what kind of news we got. I think Sonic is coming, right? Sonic? Do we got any Sonic news? Let's see. Here's Nap, the world famous Nap. Let's see what we've got here. But guys, please, I hope you guys find that Radio Garden app useful. And then, dude, you're only limited by your own imagination. You know, it's one of those things where you could spend all day on there and find, and let me know. Let me know if you find some cool shit, dude. Hit me up, let me know. Cause I always have my, a lot of those favorites, dude, like other people have told me about. Like other people I got into the app came back and were like, yo, Walt, check this station out. And I did. I'm like, fuck! So some of those favorites were people coming back to me and being like, yo, Walt, this app is dope, but check this, I found this station, look at this, and I didn't even know. One of them was from fucking Morocco, and it's like one of my favorite stations, dude, it's awesome. Lock and Fissure, Senore. It's amazing. Dude, it's really good, it's my first, like on that list, if you get the list, it's like the first one. It's so good. So let's see what we got here, Nap. We've got Tales of the Arabian Nights is a remake that's coming right by Pedretti. The game officially revealed its remake of Totem, Enhanced 1.5 code, quality of life tweaks, and known bug fixes. It's hard for me to get excited about a remake, especially coming from these guys, because Pedretti is the one who did the Funhouse remake, and that thing sucks, dude. I'm sorry, but that game sucks. It does not play well. Like, it doesn't flow. I don't know why. You know, I don't fucking know why it doesn't flow. It just doesn't, like, it doesn't feel good. Sometimes you hit a target and it's like, bam! And the ball just sits there. Like, it doesn't bounce back or anything. You hit the target and it's those targets right next to the crazy steps right there. You hit those, like the, what is it, the T-E targets? Because you got step. It spells step. It's a little known fact about Funhaus. In playtesting, it was actually supposed to be steps. But the last S target that was right next to the scoop was blocking the shots. So they took it out. So now it just says step. I'm just a nerd. I know a lot of pinball shit. So that's just, yeah, in game testing, in playtesting, there was five targets. The But for some reason the Pedretti one doesn't, it doesn't like, I don't know bro, it doesn't play that fast. Like it doesn't play fast enough where you can get that going, dude. It feels clunky. I can't put my finger on it, dude. I don't know why. Hopefully they've ironed that shit out and this one plays better. But I was excited about the Funhouse one and then I played it and I was disappointed, dude. I was really disappointed. I mean it looks pretty. The The Empire Godzilla Bbeetlejuice King Kong Did he have no eyes before Yeah look at this play art dude And she looks too like trailer trash She looks like she just rolled off the fucking Maury Povich show, or the fucking Jerry Springer show. You know? This motherfucker has four kids of mine, Jerry, and he's never there! He will never come to a birthday, he will never send a card! Thank you for watching. That's how white trash my history is. I got the stripes to prove it. I'm sorry! She looked trashy, dude! I don't want to bring you home to my mom. She's dead, but still, I wouldn't bring you home if she was alive! These chicks just look trashy to me. I'm sorry, bro, I'm sorry, okay? I apologize to the world. For the way that I am, alright? Goddamn. The bitch looks trashy. I don't know what it is with these like the abs. The abs always look weird on these chicks. I can't figure it out, dude. I don't know. Maybe I'm just overthinking it. I don't fucking know. Yeah, bro, like the chick. Is this the regular art on here? I'd rather I see that regular art. Is this the regular art? Yeah, see, they made the chick all sexy and fucking shit. Like, see, this one is the regular chick. But on the new one, like, look, they made her all slutty and shit. Like, I'm not, I don't like that, dude. I don't know. Look, so here's the new one, the purple. Look how they made the chick on here. They gave her, like, lipstick and now her ass is popping out. It's like, I don't like that, bro. Knock that shit off, dude. The I'm sorry, I'm sorry. I'm not doing that quarter. I ain't doing shit. Okay, I'll pick up the quarter. That shit was the best, bro. She looks like she's about to go to Marty's military boot camp. God damn. I just have a problem with this shit. I can't put my fucking finger on it, dude. How come they didn't make Rudy look all sexual and shit? He's got like a button down shirt. Dude, that would have been funny. They should have done that with Rudy. Because Rudy's on the cover. On the back glass they give him like a button-down shirt and shit. Like a fucking, and like chest hair popping out. And Rudy's like, remember how he's on the back glass of Funhaus? He's like this. And he's all chiseled and sweat and hair is coming out. The Empire is a game of chess. Here we go, we got, uh, next news is the first official image of Jersey Jack Pinball's upcoming Sonic. What do we got, folks? Let's take a look. Let's take a look and see. Could it be? Let's take a look and see. It looks like a coin door. Breaking news! Minutes ago, Jersey Jack Pinball launched a new short teaser on the screens of its pinball machines for its upcoming pinball machine based on the iconic video game franchise, Sonic the Hedgehog. Oh, so they're doing what Stern's doing. They took a page out of Stern's handbook. And I gotta say, I like that Stern does this. Stern will like edit their game code so that on like some of the new moderns, like it'll show the next game. It's really smart. And Data East, and it all started with Data East. It all started with Data East. Stern isn't the originator of that, by the way. Fuck you. It all started with Data East, baby. Data East, for some reason they were like so far ahead or they knew like three down the line what games they were going to make. So if you go into like Lethal Weapon 3 and play it and then you end the game and just let the game run in attract mode, it'll say Data East coming soon. The www.wwf.com 1994, Data East. So you play the game, and then the game ends, a track mode, run it through a track mode, just like I was talking with Lethal Weapon 3, and then what happens? It says, coming soon from Data East Pinball, Deathball 2000, the game people have been dying to play. The I'm doing that shit with Data East. Yeah. So Stern got that idea from Data East. With Data East became Sega and Sega became Stern. So these companies pretty much are like the ancestors of Data East. Like Stern is pretty much like the ancestor, like a close cousin of Data East. That's why you're seeing them remake games like King Kong. King Kong, a lot of people don't realize they made a King Kong in 1990. There was only like eight made. They were prototypes. But for some reason the game didn't go or they might have got a better license with Back to the Future because a lot of the audio and a lot of the little sound effects and shit in King Kong turned out to be in Back to the Future. The main theme of King Kong is actually Checkpoint, which is Data East. And you're going, Walt, how the fuck do you know all this shit? Are you crazy? Yeah, I am. Yes, I am. When it comes to music, you cannot put one behind me, bro. I got you. I fucking got you. For some reason, I just understand music. I don't know why I don't understand it. I just I love music, bro. I could tell when that's something. I could tell. So I played King Kong and I was like, this is something. This theme is something. And then you go play Checkpoint, which is another Brian Schmidt game, and then you can see, oh, there's the main theme. But in Checkpoint, what's cool is you can choose between seven different genres of music. Classic, soul, rock, hip-hop. It's fucking amazing. Dude, it's really, really cool. Same with Lethal Weapon 3. You could choose between ZZ Top, CC and the Music Factory, or you could choose between the Lethal Weapon 3 theme. You could choose which music you wanted in the beginning of the game. You know, it's pretty cool. And Stern has went and honored that. Jerry Thompson, I gotta put, hey, hats off to you bro, because he put that shit in Godzilla. So now in Godzilla multiball, because everybody was getting sick of go, go, Godzilla, which sucks because I love that song. But now every time it comes on, I'm like, oh, God, because in the beginning it was like every time you went to multiball, I was like. And you're just like, oh, here we go again. It's Godzilla. So they edited the code to make it to where you start the multiball and now you can hit your action button to change the song. The Empire, Godzilla, Bbeetlejuice, King Kong. I don't know for sure. I haven't been able to like, you know, write down every track that's on random music. I don't fucking know, but I just think that's cool. So you can see Jerry Thompson, bro, has continued that tradition with his button in Godzilla. Thank you, brother. You're the man. So it goes on. It's like, it's like you pay homage. It's like a little, you pay homage to the ones who did it before you, you know, the fucking cool thing, man. It's really, really cool. I think it's awesome. Where were we? So, okay, yeah, so anyway, Jersy Jack, it looks like it's done the same thing. By putting a little demo in their video screen to tell you about the next game. Great. It seems like we've been talking about Sonic for like two fucking years, though. Doesn't it seem like that? Doesn't it seem like this game has been in the pipeline for like 15 years? God damn. The full reveal of the game is happening a week from today, Tuesday, June 23rd. Games are already on the production line at JGP's Elk Grove Village Factory, on a second line alongside Harry Potter. This is the first time that the company has produced two different machines simultaneously. Alright, that's a good thing. Dude, Harry Potter is a great shooter. That's a fun game, bro. Harry Potter, the problem with Harry Potter is, again, it's the code, dude, like, I'm playing the game and I don't know where the fuck I am. It's just frustrating, dude, because the shots are great. The shots are great. Maybe get rid of, like, I wouldn't ideally, not two inlanes leading to the drain, just one, you know? Like, that's my, I know you got the Protego target over there that'll save you. The End The I have a huge member. You wanted me to prove it? Nah, I'm just fucking with you. I'll do it, motherfucker. I'll pull my balls out right here. Oh, shit. So some of this is making sense. Protego, I get it, right? But again, so he's got the Protego target on the left, or I'm sorry, right in lane, comes up, saves your ball, yada. The problem again is the code, man. I just don't know what the fuck I'm doing. I start a term and I gotta shoot like 15 fucking shots. It's like, come on, dude. You know, what the fuck, bro? Like it takes so long to get through the term, like I forget what the fuck mode I'm in, you know? Like the term should be like like you should have to do like three little modes to get through the term Like each term has three mini And then you got twelve modes all day So what, you got four terms or whatever the fuck? Each term has three modes in it. And then you could put that on your playfield like this, like a circle, right? And then you quarter it, and then one, two, three, one, two, three, one, two, three, one, two, three. Then I can look at the playfield, see a circle, and then see each quarter of the circle with three dots, three lights, three inserts, pick your poison. Three things that tell the player where I am, where the fuck I am, because I don't know where the fuck I am, okay? Help me. Help us help you, okay? Let us help you, or whatever the fucking expression is. This is what you do. Put that shit on there. Quarter it off, each one, okay? And that way we know where the fuck we are. Oh cool, I'm on the third mode of the first term. Bam. Once I get this done, I'm done that quarter mode. And then that'll be solid, whatever the fuck, and then I can move on to the next term. But right now I don't know where the fuck I am. I start the term and it's like, like I said, I gotta shoot like fucking 37 shots. And am I still on the term? Am I not on the term? I don't fucking know. Dude, Jersy Jack, bro, you guys need help with your code, dude. It seems like everybody needs help with their code. Everyone. Except whoever the fuck is doing Elwin's games. Those are the ones that seem like the Elwin games, and again, I'm not trying to kiss balls, but I gotta give credit when it's due, bro. Because every time I step up to Kong, every time I step up to fucking, what's another one? Even Jaws. I'm not even a big fan of Jaws, really. Like, not the movie. I think the movie's great. I'm talking about the pinball machine. I don't know. For some reason, dude, like, it just, that fucking right outlaying drives me nuts. And then, I don't know. I don't like the fishing reel shot. Like, when you got to shoot the reel to get it through. You know when it's got the fishing reel thing? The upper playfield left ramp. Like, bro, like, half the time that shit just tires out. And you can't get the ball to the upper playfield. You know? So I'm not like the craziest fan of Jaws to be honest with you. Like it's not, but still the code is fun though, dude. They still find a way to make the code engaging and fun. Even on Jaws. Even the game like I'm not a crazy big fan of. Like dude, if I see that in an Elwin lineup, if you got a lineup of every one of Elwin's games, the Jaws is probably the one I'm going to go to last for me. I'll pick every other, I'll pick Avengers, I'll pick Iron Maiden, I'll pick fucking Godzilla, of course. Fucking King Kong is growing on me, dude. That game is just a shooter, bro, and it's fun. Because not only is it, you got two upper flippers, so you can really work on your staging skill, you know? When you, now stage, if you guys don't know what a stage flip is, I'll explain it to you really brief. In this video, we're going to talk about the The Empire is a The Empire, A The Empire is a game of chess. God damn. Like, they're at a fucking, they're at some other level. I don't even, I'll never be there. I just admire it. I'm like, holy shit. So when I was at the expo last year, they had a paper on the King Kong that said, no stage flipping, sorry, or whatever the fuck. Like, because they, oh, we figured out what you're doing. Like, whoever wrote it was like, yeah, we figured out what you're doing. So, no, that's not going to work here. Nah, nah, nah, nah, nah. I'm not sure if that's the right word. At the Arcade Under the Glass in Red Bank, New Jersey. All right. Dude, that's cool. He says, uh, Jersey Jack, Jack O'Nary and Steve Ritchie will be there. Fuck yeah, Nap. Dude, make sure, yo, Nap, if, I don't think a Nap will ever watch this, but if you get a chance to talk to Ritchie, dude, talk to him. He is such an interesting person. He's, he's fucking cool as shit. The only problem with Richie, bro, is he can't hear. So you really, like, he reads lips really good. But, like, it's really hard for him to hear. So, like, a lot of times, like, people, like, try to talk to him and it's like, they think he's a dick or something. Because it's like, well, I tried to talk to him but he didn't say anything. It's because he's deaf, dude. He can't, he's got some syndrome. I can't remember what the fuck it's called. Mark told me what it was. I can't fucking remember. The I could try to put it together and maybe I could design a good game. Who knows? That's where I'm at. So, okay, what do we got here? Oh, this must be the ad for it. Here you go. Look at that. Is that all we got? The coin door? The coin door, bro? That's all you gave us is the fucking coin door? Oh, you scumbag. They gave us a coin door. That's all we got. So this is the video of Avatar with the new code that's doing the sneak peek. So look, it cuts out and then it just shows the fucking coin door. Come on, bro. Oh, I can kind of see something down here. Look, I can kind of see something down there. Okay. Hold on, hold on. I can kind of see like a play field. I'm seeing seven inserts right here, so I'm gonna bet that's your Chaos Emeralds right here. Seven inserts. And it might be hard for you guys to see on your end, but there's seven inserts right there in the middle. I guarantee you that's all the Chaos Emeralds. Because isn't there seven Chaos Emeralds that you need? I will fucking bet you right there. That's your inserts for your Chaos Emeralds. Right there. And then we go back to shitty Avatar. What a bomb that game was, bro. I'm sorry, but Jesus Christ, dude, that game sucks, dude. God damn. Dude, I just feel bad for the guy. Because I heard the dude was like... I heard that that guy was working on that game for like three fucking years, dude. Like, bro, you need somebody else in the room with you to be like, no, that's not going to work. Like, this isn't going to work. Ssshhhhhh! The guy needs somebody. Like, dude, we need to jump in our fucking DeLoreans. And then we arrive in the year, what was it, 2018 or whatever, 2019? Whenever this guy was putting his scram together, like, Marty, no! You've got to come back with me, Marty! The Empire is a game of chess. The Empire, Godzilla, Bbeetlejuice, King Kong. The end of the fucking playfield, dude! So, what the fuck am I supposed to hit with this upper right flipper? Please! You can put a gun to my head right now. I'll be like, what the fuck are you supposed to shoot with that flipper? I'll be like, I don't know! I don't know! Bam! And now I'm dead. Because I couldn't answer the murderer's question, what the fuck are you supposed to hit with that upper right flipper? Now I'm dead. Are you happy? Now I'm murdered. And yes, I'm sure a lot of people would be happy if I was gone, but never! I will never die. It just gets me, dude, it gets me fired up, bro. I don't mean to. It's just like, dude, it gets me fired up. I'm like, what the fuck is this dude? What was he seeing where he was working on this thing for so long that I'm not seeing? Like, it pisses me off that I can't see it. I want to have fun. My life is miserable. I want to have enjoyment in my life, you know? And you're denying me that enjoyment, fucker. That's why I get mad. I'm not having any fun. You see, it pisses me off. Do you understand why I'm so mad? Fuck. I want to have fun too. I'm not allowed to have fun. I can't have a good time. No. I don't get the fucking avatar, bro. I don't get it. The lower playfield is an abomination, dude. It's the least fun thing I've ever seen. I don't get it. The least fun, oh, under playfield, lower playfield, whatever the fuck it's called. The least fun lower playfield I've ever fucking played is Avatar, bro. The ball goes down the scoop, into the pop bumper, and you gotta pop it, so you have to move the lanes with your flipper, and hope the pop bumper pops into all the stand-up targets. And then, cool, I qualified it, great. So now what? Okay, great. Alright, so then you go to another lower playfield with these giant flippers and a tiny pinball that's like that fucking big. Like one of the balls on Still Crazy. It's a Williams game from 84 if you've never played it. It's really fun. Dan Langlois, same guy who did Radical. Motherfucker was a genius taking too early from us. But hey, I digress. Let's get back to this play field. Giant flippers, tiny ball, fuck my life. Dude, and then all you're doing is shooting the fucking giant targets in the middle. Okay, great. And then the green bars go out. I did it. Great. The flippers die, the ball drains, and now I have a multiball. Lame, lame, lame. It's so fucking lame. Like who played that and was like, this is good. Someone played that and said, this is good. No, you got to play that and be like, this is boring, bro. We need more things happening. Something has to happen. There needs to be a moving target. The flippers need to be smaller. Holy shit. The flippers are like giant fucking boat oars. Jesus Christ. Like, you have to play that and be like, yo, something needs to change. And they didn't do that. That scares me. And we go back to the same thing with the Scrant Ramp. The guy who invested so much time in this thing that it's just not fun to shoot. That scares me too. Hey, whatever. So we got Sonic coming. We'll keep it posted there. Guys, check out the Radio Garden, okay? And I'll try to do another live stream soon. I just, I don't like the fact that I can't go this dimension when I live stream. I don't like streaming the other way, like a, what would that be, portrait? I like going landscape with my camera, so. I'll figure it out though guys, but when I see you again, cheers, hopefully we'll have Sonic now, and that's all I got man, peace.

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