# Avenger's LE Pinball with George Gomez of Stern Pinball **Source:** Stern Pinball **Type:** video **Published:** 2012-12-16 **Duration:** 3m 36s **Beat:** Pinball **URL:** https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uwfOALXmVSA --- ## Analysis George Gomez provides an official walkthrough of The Avengers LE pinball machine, detailing core gameplay mechanics including skill shots, the two-level right ramp with Hawkeye/Loki features, Avengers assembly mode progression, Hulk multiball activation, and the Tesseract spinner mode. The game emphasizes collecting all six Avengers through four-shot progressions, with custom Marvel-approved voice acting and themed music for each character. ### Key Claims - [HIGH] The right ramp has two levels: Hawkeye level and a Loki Multiball level that locks balls on the ramp — _George Gomez direct product explanation of game features_ - [HIGH] Loki Multiball is started by lighting outlanes and in-lanes, then locking three balls on the ramp — _George Gomez describing multiball mechanics_ - [HIGH] Each Avenger requires four specific shots to collect (Captain America, Hawkeye use ramps/targets; Hulk/Thor use drop targets) — _George Gomez explaining Avengers assembly progression_ - [HIGH] Hulk multiball is a six-ball mode activated after knocking four drop targets and hitting Hulk eject — _George Gomez detailing Hulk mode activation sequence_ - [HIGH] All Avenger voice acting was performed by Marvel-approved actors — _George Gomez stating voice talent procurement policy_ ### Notable Quotes > "The game is about assembling the Avengers. Consistent with Avengers fiction, the Avengers don't necessarily get along." > — **George Gomez**, ~2:15 > _Core design philosophy: game mechanics reflect the narrative of Avengers team dynamics and conflicts_ > "Every Avenger has four lights associated with them... Making those four shots collects the Avenger." > — **George Gomez**, ~2:45 > _Explains the four-shot collection progression that forms the backbone of game progression_ > "The Hulk eject can be accessed a variety of different ways... The for sure way to get into the Hulk eject is when the green arrows are flashing, make the widow ramp." > — **George Gomez**, ~3:30 > _Demonstrates multi-path design philosophy allowing flexible gameplay approaches_ > "Once you spell out COSMIC, you're in the Tesseract mode and you collect the score that you built up by spinning them by making the illuminated shots." > — **George Gomez**, ~4:15 > _Describes spinner-to-mode progression mechanic for Tesseract feature_ > "Loki Multiball is essentially lighting the outlanes and the in-lanes at the bottom of the game. And that qualifies you to put balls on a ramp and lock them." > — **George Gomez**, ~1:50 > _Explains lane-to-lock progression for three-ball multiball start_ ### Entities | Name | Type | Context | |------|------|---------| | George Gomez | person | Stern Pinball designer, providing official product walkthrough for Avengers LE | | Stern Pinball | company | Manufacturer of Avengers LE pinball machine | | The Avengers | game | Stern Pinball machine with Marvel Avengers license, LE edition, designed by Keith Elwin with custom speech and mechanics | | Marvel | organization | IP licensor; approved voice actors and character implementations for game | | Captain America | game | Avenger character in game with four associated lights for collection | | Hawkeye | game | Avenger character; defines right ramp level, has four associated lights | | Hulk | game | Avenger character with four drop targets; triggers six-ball multiball after eject | | Thor | game | Avenger character with four associated drop targets | | Loki Multiball | product | Three-ball multiball mode on Avengers, started by locking balls on right ramp after lighting lanes | | Tesseract | product | Spinner feature on Avengers playfield; spelling COSMIC activates mode with score collection | | Nick Fury | game | Target on Avengers that awards shield agent selections (Coulson, Maria Hill, Fury) | | Keith Elwin | person | Designer of Avengers LE (referenced in KB as designer of this machine) | ### Topics - **Primary:** Gameplay mechanics and mode progression, Multiball design and activation paths, Marvel IP licensing and voice talent, Avengers assembly mechanic and character collection - **Secondary:** Playfield layout and shot architecture, Skill shot variety and game flow design ### Sentiment **Positive** (0.85) — Gomez presents gameplay with clear enthusiasm and structural pride in design decisions. Content is promotional/educational rather than critical, highlighting feature richness and mechanical flexibility. ### Signals - **[community_signal]** Official Stern Pinball producer (George Gomez) providing detailed educational walkthrough of Avengers LE gameplay, demonstrating commitment to customer education and feature transparency (confidence: high) — Full feature walkthrough covering skill shots, multiball mechanics, Avengers assembly system, and mode interactions - **[design_philosophy]** Avengers designed with narrative consistency to source material (Avengers don't get along) reflected in game mechanics requiring assembly and individual collection (confidence: high) — Gomez: 'The game is about assembling the Avengers. Consistent with Avengers fiction, the Avengers don't necessarily get along.' - **[licensing_signal]** Marvel maintained approval over voice acting talent selection, indicating strict IP control over character representation in pinball (confidence: high) — Gomez: 'All of the speech was performed by Marvel-approved actors.' --- ## Transcript Hi everybody. My name is George Gomez and I'm going to take you through the Avengers Ali begin the game. You've got the ball in the shooter groove. You've got a couple of different things you can do. There's a variety of skill shots. The most obvious one, the top lanes. Plunging hard will get you to the top of the top lanes. You can move the lights around with the flippers, eliminating all of the top lanes is essentially your multiplier. You can also short plunge, in which case the ball will come back to the right flipper. And there's a variety of things you can do. You can start one of the features right away, or you can go for a skill shot. The right ramp on this game does so many different things. It has two levels. It has the Hawkeye level which allows the ball to cross over on the Hawkeye ramp. When it's working towards Loki Multiball, you'll see the ball drop down along the back of the game and come back around to the lock. The three ball lock is right on the ramp. You'll see all three balls up there for Loki Multiball. Loki Multiball is essentially lighting the outlanes and the inlanes at the bottom of the game. And that qualifies you to put balls on a ramp and lock them. Once you get all three of them up there, you'll start Loki Multiball. The game is about assembling the Avengers. Consistent with Avengers fiction, the Avengers don't necessarily get along. Every Avenger has four lights associated with them. Captain America has four lights. Hawkeye has four. In the case of Hulk, it's the four drop targets. In the case of Thor, it's the four drop targets. As you make those shots, you advance towards starting that Avengers mode. Making those four shots collects the Avenger. Making any one of the Avenger shots starts an Avengers mode. Once you finish that mode, you've collected the Avenger that will illuminate the six Avenger icons at the bottom of the game. Hulk is started by knocking down the four drop targets and then putting the ball Hulk eject. The Hulk eject can be accessed a variety of different ways. You can actually shoot into it off the playfield, fall into it off the playfield. The for sure way to get into the Hulk eject is when the green arrows are flashing, make the widow ramp and the widow ramps diverter will drop you right into the top of the Hulk eject. We stage the ball there and then we do the big show. Hulk starts getting mad, throws the bridge, and then you're in a six ball multiball, which is absolutely action-packed. Prominent on the playfield is the tesseract, the cosmic cube, if you will. Every time you spin it, you build up a score. And once you spell out cosmic, you're in the tesseract mode and you collect the score that you built up by spinning them by making the illuminated shots. Over on the right side of the playfield, the three shield agents, Coulson, Maria Hill, and Fury, that is a series of awards which can be collected by hitting the Nick Fury target. Every Avenger has custom speech. All of the speech was performed by Marvel approved actors. Every Avenger has uh specific tunes. _(Acquisition: youtube_auto_sub, Enrichment: v1)_ --- *Exported from Journalist Tool on 2026-04-13 | Item ID: b5b66d26-0fb9-47e9-9dd9-eb00472841d3*