# Labyrinth trailer react

**Source:** Don's Pinball Podcast YouTube Feed  
**Type:** video  
**Published:** 2023-10-13  
**Duration:** 7m 13s  
**Beat:** Pinball

**URL:** https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iLrs3exHzTg

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## Analysis

Don's Pinball podcast hosts react to the newly released Labyrinth pinball trailer from Barrels of Fun, breaking down visible game features including playfield layout, modes, toys, and mechanical elements. Hosts express high enthusiasm for the game's design, drawing comparisons to Jersey Jack Pinball's Wizard of Oz in terms of upper playfield complexity and character integration, and note several interesting design choices like lack of bumper nest, animated muppet toppers, and strategic use of backglass screen space.

### Key Claims

- [MEDIUM] Labyrinth will feature animated muppet puppets on the backglass or topper — _Hosts speculate whether animated elements shown in trailer are translite or backglass; express hope they are animated backglass effects_
- [HIGH] Labyrinth has no bumper nest in its playfield design — _Host explicitly states 'I don't think there's a bumper nest in it. That's interesting' while analyzing trailer footage_
- [HIGH] Labyrinth's wizard mode is the Goblin City multiball battle with Jareth character — _Host identifies mode list in trailer: 'Knockers, four guards, fairies, bog...Goblin City multiball battle Jareth. All right, that must be your wizard mode there'_
- [HIGH] Optional accessories (toppers, art blades, shooter rod) are sold separately to keep main cost down — _Host observes trailer callouts: 'Topper accessory sold separately...art blades, shooter rod sold separately. That'll probably keep the main cost of the game down'_
- [MEDIUM] Labyrinth will have playable character collection mechanic during gameplay — _Host speculates: 'I wonder if as you play you collect the characters on the journey'_

### Notable Quotes

> "If that's animated, if those muppet puppets up there are animated, like you'd have to go down...Hopefully if they've done it, I'd want back glass, man"
> — **Don (host)**, ~3:30
> _Identifies key visual feature expectation — animated backglass effects would be significant advancement for theme immersion_

> "I'm getting The Wizard of Oz vibes all over this...If that's what they inspired this from, you know, that's awesome"
> — **Don (host)**, ~3:50
> _Positions Labyrinth as spiritual successor to Jersey Jack's Wizard of Oz in terms of upper playfield complexity and character integration_

> "There's a two-door action. Love it...I like the flap on there too, so that'll probably function each way"
> — **Don (host)**, ~5:15
> _Technical appreciation for thematic playfield design incorporating movie elements (labyrinth doors) as functional game mechanics_

> "This is kind like best case scenario as far as layout and game design I would think wise, man"
> — **Don (host)**, ~6:00
> _Expresses strong approval of overall playfield design philosophy and mechanical feature selection_

> "I don't think there's a bumper nest in it. That's interesting"
> — **Don (host)**, ~6:30
> _Notable observation about unconventional layout choice (absence of bumper nest) showing technical design literacy_

### Entities

| Name | Type | Context |
|------|------|---------|
| Labyrinth | game | Pinball machine by Barrels of Fun based on Jim Henson's 1986 film; newly released trailer just dropped, subject of this reaction video |
| Barrels of Fun | company | Pinball manufacturer producing Labyrinth |
| Don | person | Host of Don's Pinball Podcast; conducting reaction video to Labyrinth trailer |
| We Are Pinball | organization | Podcast/content creator producing this reaction video with Don |
| Jim Henson | person | Creator of Labyrinth film (1986) that pinball game is based on |
| Jersey Jack Pinball | company | Referenced as designer of Wizard of Oz, which hosts cite as visual/mechanical inspiration for Labyrinth |
| Wizard of Oz | game | Jersey Jack Pinball game cited as design inspiration for Labyrinth's upper playfield and character integration approach |
| Pinball Expo | event | Host mentions attending Pinball Expo next week/next Friday to play Labyrinth with pizza party; will cover event and do Facebook live |

### Topics

- **Primary:** Playfield design and layout philosophy, Mechanical toys and interactive features, Game modes and wizard mode structure, Jim Henson theme integration and character representation
- **Secondary:** Barrels of Fun as manufacturer, Comparison to Jersey Jack's Wizard of Oz, Optional accessories and pricing strategy, Animated backglass/topper elements

### Sentiment

**Positive** (0.88) — Host expresses genuine enthusiasm throughout ('Holy garbage', 'I'm hyped on that', 'my hype index is up', 'exponentially more hyped'), appreciates specific design choices (character integration, playfield layout, lack of bumper nest), and compares favorably to acknowledged premium titles like Wizard of Oz. No criticisms or concerns raised.

### Signals

- **[event_signal]** Labyrinth playable at Pinball Expo next week; host will cover event with Facebook live stream; pizza party mentioned (confidence: high) — Host states 'we're gonna be able to get to play this, uh, next week, next Friday...I'll be covering this, and I'll even probably do a Facebook live too' and mentions 'pizza party at Pinball Expo'
- **[design_philosophy]** Labyrinth lacks traditional bumper nest in playfield — unconventional design choice worthy of note from experienced player (confidence: high) — Host explicitly calls out absence: 'I don't think there's a bumper nest in it. That's interesting' while analyzing trailer layout
- **[design_philosophy]** Labyrinth incorporates thematic Jim Henson/Muppet design elements with branching paths and character-driven narrative modes, positioning as 'best case scenario' for layout and game design (confidence: high) — Host notes 'if you were making a Jim Henson's Muppet kind of universal game, that's the kind of stuff I would expect to see...there has to be branching paths' and later states 'this is kind like best case scenario as far as layout and game design'
- **[announcement]** Labyrinth pinball trailer officially released; gameplay footage reveals modes, mechanical features, wizard mode structure, and optional accessories (confidence: high) — Host states 'just dropped like five minutes ago' and explicitly watches newly released trailer for first time; detailed breakdown of visible game modes and mechanics from trailer footage
- **[product_strategy]** Labyrinth uses optional accessories (toppers, art blades, shooter rod) sold separately as cost management strategy while maintaining core game experience (confidence: high) — Host notes multiple 'sold separately' callouts in trailer and explicitly connects this to pricing: 'That'll probably keep the main cost of the game down'
- **[technology_signal]** Labyrinth explores backglass screen space as underutilized design area for projections and animations; potential for animated muppet effects on backglass or topper (confidence: medium) — Host observes 'So you could put all kinds of projections and things back there' and speculates whether muppet animations are backglass vs translite, expressing hope for backglass implementation

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## Transcript

 We are now recording this extremely awesome reaction video to the Labyrinth trailer that just dropped like five minutes ago. I just saw that it's available. I haven't seen it yet. So I thought, what better to do than what all the kids are doing nowadays, the reaction videos. So we're going to pop over, and I'm going to play this thing. We'll run through the trailer once, then we'll go again for a breakdown. All right, picture in picture is activated. All right, let's get over here, and let's watch some Labyrinth. I'm excited. Well, we're all waiting. Here, I'll set some fire. I have turned the world upside down. What? And I have done it all for you. You have 13 hours in which to solve the labyrinth. Turn back before it's too late. Holy garbage. Things are not always what they seem in this place. Long adventure, search me. We're just the knockers. All right, all right, I like the pick of the place to go to LED. Not your bus! Would you go left or right? Nice. Stop I say! Blast it out of my house! You got it! I got it! Shhh! Whoa! Super jackpot! You're a wonderful conversational companion! Well all these must be the modes All right Hogs in there Greener Complete this quest and you be rewarded I love VR plates Fire forms Ramps playfields All the stuff I like. Music. Magic dance. Magic dance is there. Where you going with a head like that? Look what I'm offering you. Your dreams. Okay. All right. Collectfun.com. we're gonna have to go check that out next all right let's head back in here let's discuss here for a second yo like if you were making a uh jim henson's muppet kind of universal game i mean that's the kind of stuff i would expect to see see all the characters like popping up a little rattle on the roof of the house i dug that and it's labyrinth so there has to be branching paths branching diverging paths let's jump through this thing again real quick here and break it down that was legit the first time i've seen that and like my hype index hype index is up let's talk about this all right play through again here well we're all waking all right check that art yo like it's one of the siege scenes it looks like i just watched this movie again the other day just so i'm hype on it i don't see any lollipop room and we got the regular green star button there um uh yeah rocket city pinball get on that i have turned the world topper accessory sold separately dude if that if that's animated if those muppet puppets up there are animated like you like you'd have to go down and i have done it i can't tell if it's just a translator if it is back glass but hopefully if they've done I'm back glass, man. Yeah all right I getting Wizard of Oz vibes all over this Like you know stepping up to jersey jack wizard of oz for the first time like the upper play field the sculpts um you know the witch that popped up like that was all there and if that's what they inspired this from you know that's awesome a little horseshoe shot down there with one of the characters is that a okay it was like a drop target there between the red stand-ups um i like the house mech the plastic ramp into the wire form the metal ramp into the wire form 13 hours in which to solve the labyrinth turn back before it's too late nipper rod accessories sold separately which one's nipper oh my oh it's it's one of the things that was on the jousting poles that they were biting the characters with bro bro can we talk about wormy young adventurer search me so that's i'm hype on that all right so yeah put a screen in the back of the play field you know that's an area that i guess currently is underutilized really with everything so you could put all kinds of projections and things back in there look there's the two doors there's a two-door action love it magnet so here's what i'm looking at it doesn't look like the ball actually goes up on that sculpt up there but there's a diverter underneath it you know there's a drop target that could pop up I like the flap on there too so that'll probably function each way Right. Stop, I say! Block it out of my house! Love that. I wonder if as you play you collect the characters on the journey There a little fairy right there I hope you can spray raid on the fairies and unlike venom there a super jackpot all right so there your modes knockers four guards fireys bog I'll boil it love it that's in there the cleaner and then uh Goblin City multiball battle Jareth all right that must be your wizard mode there yeah I mean this is kind like best case scenario as far as you know layout and game design i would think wise man quest shoot five orbits yeah i don't think there's a pop bumper nest in it that's interesting i like that this came with uh art blades shooter rod sold separately topper sold separately. That'll probably keep the main cost of the game low, and then for those of us with more space than sense, we're going to get Muppet Toppers. I like the lit speakers. I hope that's a speaker. And you got the music. Dance, magic dance. Where you going with a head like that? Love that. Look what I'm offering you. Your dreams. And I'm hoping that uh there's gonna be even more that hasn't been quite revealed yet let i'm gonna go check out that collectfund.com here in a second um but yeah that's our reaction video man i'm hyped for labyrinth now like like exponentially more than i was before i just watched the movie the other day i dig it you know um and uh yeah we're gonna be able to get to play this uh next week next friday friday yeah i think it's friday saturday right i said there's a pizza party at expo and i'll be covering this and i'll even probably do a facebook live too thanks for for joining. That was dope.

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