# Wizard Mode - TMNT - Final Battle **Source:** Don't Panic Flip **Type:** video **Published:** 2021-10-14 **Duration:** 24m 53s **Beat:** Pinball **URL:** https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2h4xKDacg54 --- ## Analysis Streamer plays Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles pinball machine, attempting to reach and complete the wizard mode 'Final Battle.' The session features multiple modes, multiballs, and eventually reaches the wizard mode's first phase before draining. Chat interaction and commentary on pinball streaming content are interspersed throughout. ### Key Claims - [MEDIUM] Streamer considers purchasing a Star Wars Jedi pinball machine Premium Edition — _I've been thinking a lot about a Premium Edition. I've been thinking a lot about it. That might be what I do with all of Fliptronic funds I will be getting. It's either that or it's Hot Wheels._ - [HIGH] Streamer values entertainment and engagement over pinball skill for streaming content — _Your episodes are lit...I suck...my main focus is just to keep the thing from draining...You are an enjoyable person to watch and talk and chat with...content over everything...content is king._ - [MEDIUM] Stranger Things pinball machine with UV light kit is a desirable acquisition — _Stranger Things Pinball with the UV light kit and shaker. That is amazing._ - [MEDIUM] Pizza eating button in TMNT causes frequent drains due to difficulty of the shot — _I just need to disable the stupid pizza eating button. Every time I hit it, I drain. That is a tough shot._ ### Notable Quotes > "I've been thinking a lot about a Premium Edition...That might be what I do with all of Fliptronic funds I will be getting. It's either that or it's Hot Wheels." > — **Don't Panic Flip (streamer)**, Early-mid stream > _Indicates consideration of high-end pinball purchases; suggests interest in Star Wars Premium Edition or Hot Wheels machine._ > "Your episodes are lit. I suck...my main focus is just to keep the thing from draining. You are an enjoyable person to watch and talk and chat with. Content is king." > — **Don't Panic Flip (streamer)**, Mid-stream > _Streamer philosophy on content creation; emphasizes entertainment value over technical skill in pinball streaming._ > "Stranger Things Pinball with the UV light kit and shaker. That is amazing." > — **Chat user (Stitch)**, Early stream > _Community member acquired Stranger Things pinball with premium aftermarket kit._ > "I just need to disable the stupid pizza eating button. Every time I hit it, I drain. That is a tough shot." > — **Don't Panic Flip (streamer)**, Mid-stream > _Commentary on TMNT game design challenge; identifies difficult shot mechanic._ > "We have finally gotten to final battle! We got the wizard mode and got to phase two." > — **Don't Panic Flip (streamer)**, Late stream > _Achievement of wizard mode completion; reached second phase before final drain._ ### Entities | Name | Type | Context | |------|------|---------| | Don't Panic Flip | person | Streamer playing Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles pinball; host of the stream content | | Stitch | person | Chat user who acquired Stranger Things Pinball with UV light kit and shaker | | Pinball Jones | company | Pinball arcade/venue mentioned as having Stranger Things machines available for rental | | Pez Jeff Johnson | person | Streamer/content creator that Don't Panic Flip referenced and recommended to audience | | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | game | Stern Pinball machine being played; wizard mode 'Final Battle' is the focus of gameplay | | Stranger Things | game | Pinball machine referenced as desirable; Stitch acquired one with UV light kit | | Star Wars Jedi | game | Potential Premium Edition purchase under consideration by Don't Panic Flip | | Hot Wheels | game | Alternative pinball machine purchase option being considered by Don't Panic Flip | | Pin Clash | event | Tournament event mentioned; Don't Panic Flip discussing possibility of doing shots before Saturday tournament start | ### Topics - **Primary:** Wizard mode gameplay and completion, TMNT pinball machine mechanics and difficulty - **Secondary:** Pinball streaming content philosophy, High-end pinball machine purchases and considerations - **Mentioned:** Aftermarket pinball upgrades (UV kits, shakers) ### Sentiment **Positive** (0.75) — Streamer maintains upbeat, enthusiastic tone throughout gameplay. Despite frequent drains and mistakes, maintains humor and engagement with chat. Some frustration with specific game mechanics ('stupid pizza eating button') but overall positive experience with wizard mode achievement. ### Signals - **[community_signal]** Pinball streaming community engagement focused on entertainment value over technical skill performance (confidence: high) — Streamer articulated philosophy that content, audience engagement, and personality are more important than pinball proficiency for streaming success - **[design_philosophy]** TMNT pizza eating button identified as problematic high-difficulty shot causing frequent drains (confidence: medium) — Streamer commentary: 'stupid pizza eating button...Every time I hit it, I drain. That is a tough shot.' - **[product_strategy]** Aftermarket UV light kit and shaker upgrades being adopted by community members on Stranger Things machines (confidence: medium) — Stitch acquired Stranger Things with UV kit and shaker; Don't Panic Flip noted Pinball Jones venue has version without UV kit, implying aftermarket availability - **[product_strategy]** Streamer seriously considering Premium Edition pinball purchase, specific interest in Star Wars Jedi or Hot Wheels machines (confidence: high) — Explicit statement about using 'Fliptronic funds' for Premium Edition purchase; listed two specific games as options --- ## Transcript Choose your title with the F. did that. By the way, this Sunday, um, so, now I think I have to hit those, those shots over there. I'm going to do that. All right, so we hit a skill shot, we hit a shot. Now we need to hit this other dimension shot, apparently. Totally got there. Got it. I hit the dimension shot, but then we drained. That kind of sucked. By kind of, I mean quite a bit. All right, we're fine. We're fine here. Oh, no. So I wonder how many people at Pin Slash I can talk into doing shots before we start the tournament on Saturday? What do you think the chances are that anybody else would be down for that? because I really think that is unlikely the Stitch welcome to the stream it has been a while just one they know you will just be doing shots of water I bet at least one Fliptronic I don't do shots of water we are already one shot of aviation in and if we keep it up There might be a second in the very near future here. Sitch, what machine did you get? Is it a new computer or did you get a pinball machine? Pinball, what did you get? Looks like water to me. It's all a ruse. It's a lark. It's a lark. Stranger Things Pro with the UV light kit and shaker. That is amazing. Find those accursed turtles. Congrats. That's funny. I was just about to call up Pinball Jones today and see if I could rent their Stranger Things. They also have a Stranger Things Pro, but they don't have the UV kit. Okay. Okay. Okay. Got it! Alright, there's two modes done. Alright, we need this right ramp. We're going to try to bank that episode shot. Yeah! Yeah! I might go for one of those Jedi. I've been thinking a lot about a premium. I've been thinking a lot about it. That might be what I do with all of the Fliptronic funds I will be getting from Game of Thrones. It's either that or it's Hot Wheels. there's that all right now what are we gonna do right orbit totally got there got him that worked out really well Alright, so that mode is done. We're now ready, but we're going to get into a multiball. So let's do that. There's our multiball. There really wasn't a way to get around that easily. All right. Oh, yep, give me that one back. Alright, so we got a Mondo Jackbot. Need two more of those. There's two. Let's see if we can grab a triple. Nope. Got it triple Mondo jackpot now, let's even grab a jackpot to grande Got it Hitting all the shots We got an add a ball Add a ball. Add a ball. All right, I don't even... Do we even need any... We got all of our things. I feel like unless I'm going for points, I could just let all of these go. There's a quadruple Mondo jackpot. All right. The time has come to make the super jackpot shot. All right. I guess we can go for it. If TMNT were to leave I think I'd go for quantity right now And get two used pros I don't blame you there The time has come To make the jetpack jump My son We fight for honor And jetpacks we started our episode okay and i think this is number four uh-oh we we lost it what just happened uh we lost that that's weird i'm gonna go to game and i'm gonna say deactivate. Illuminate. Alright, yeah, we're cool. We got it back. That's fine. I do what I want, apparently. Still, you are close to reptiles. Hey, you're a pretty good shot for a run. Okay, now we need to hit another yellow shot. Let's backhand that guy again. let's grab this layer shot here and there's the final shot let's see there's that and finally left ramp Got it. That mode is done. We are ready to start our mini wizard mode. Doing the things, eating the stuff. Got it. Oh, I forgot. No, I'm going for the wrong thing. There it is. I meant that. I don't know why I was going for under the van. I hit the shot I wanted, though. That's kind of a positive. That's fine. I don't even want this team up right now. I just want to work on getting to the wizard mode. Up and around. Get there. I love it. Loving it. Up and in. We also just got a lock shot. This is good. This is good. We're doing things. Things aren't bad. All right What do we need here We need right ramp. Now we need left ramp. All right, last shot on this mode. Beautiful. We don't want to hit that. We want left ramp. Got it. All right, fifth mode done. On to number six. Go, go! I'm going to get you next time! How can you eat that stuff? There it is. Your episodes are lit. Woo! All right, this is why I worry about starting to stream pinball. For one, I suck, and for two, my main focus is just to keep the thing from draining. the stitch you do not have to be good at pinball like you you are a an enjoyable person to watch and talk and chat with like just be engaging and and and chat with the audience and that is more it's content over what is it content over everything if mpt3k was here he would know the phrase content is king that's what it comes down to you can either you can you can be really good at gauging the audience. You can be really good at pinball. You could be a healthy balance of both. You can do something else. The tech is enough to bring people in. Just get in there and start streaming pinball, man. It's awesome, and it's a fun time. Started the episode, by the way. I love that shot. I just need to disable the stupid pizza eating button. Every time I hit it, I drain. That is a tough shot. We are ready to start our second multiball soon here. I should not have done that. It's okay, The Stitch. We totally are borderline okay. It's, yeah, like, Laser Los, Minnesota Pinball, and Raymond Davidson, and I.E. Pinball. Those, I feel like, are your four gonna blow things up every single time you see them. Is there, I feel like, Just by even coming up with a list, I'm offending somebody, but no offense was needed. Was meant. Oh wow, because we started that mode, we're doing okay here. So, let's try this again, shall we? Okay, we can go right into a multiball. We've got two of them, guys. There it is. multiball number one. Oh, I forgot to start the mode. Oh, that was a player mistake. If I have ever seen one. Letting all those drain. I don't need it Now I need to start the stupid mode And we've got an extra ball Let's do it That is the issue That is the issue Stern Right there that was a perfect shot Game. I am going to kill this game for doing that to me. That was a perfect shot up the middle and it got rejected because there's two balls in there. Stern, that is such a mistake. So, that's the thing. Now, in order to succeed... Oh, my God. You have to hit that shot dirty. Peppers, welcome to the stream. All right, so we got our extra ball. We're on our seventh mode, and we're in a multiball. I wasted a multiball because I'm an idiot Here's WeDo Oh no, who is Raiden guys? I can hear it Hesh Johnson Oh my god, he just ran in Here we go Jackpot! Don't need that one. What do I need? What do I need? I need Uh Yellow shots I think Got it. All right, Krang is done. We're on our last mode. We wasted a multiball. Left ramp. Got it. They are lit. Alright, guys. This is it. Start that episode. Got it! Yes! Okay. If we drain, we just have to hit the left ramp now to start final battle. We're doing it. We're doing the things. Oh my god, he just ran in. Pets Johnson. All of the... I would throw the hat at this point for bringing eight beautiful people over. Eight beautiful people. You're amazing, you guys. If you have not checked out Pez Johnson, A, at this point, I doubt that. And B, you should. Go give him a follow immediately. What do we need here? We've got two X. We need either of the inner orbits, so let's go right outer orbit. That did not work. 18 seconds. April, needing help Let's do it Get up there Uh, seven seconds Battle again Uh, seven. Six. All right, that mode is done. I honestly should have just timed it out. This is it. Just hit this left ramp! We're fine. We're fine. Left ramp. Did it! Yes! Oh my gosh! We have finally gotten to final battle! Ah! By the way, Bumper Nugget, if you're still here... If you're still here, yeah, now I can sell TMNT. I'm a special bitch for cheese. Where did Shredder keep getting these guys? Fight bravely, my sons. This may very well be our final battle. Oh, now we need to hit the dimension targets. Alright, need to hit this left ramp. BadDog993, welcome to the stream! Got it. Alright, phase one complete. Let's see if we can beat phase two. Woo! Alright, purple shot there. Alright, alright. We're cool. We're cool. Let's go left ramp. And we drain. Which is fine! Oh man, we actually had done a little bit. We hadn't done Crane, whatever. We did, we got to the first wizard mode and got to phase two. Now, it would have been better to beat that and then also get to Cowabunga, but I'm not going to complain. We did a thing. And we got the new grand champion. Last person to do... Oh, by the... I never... _(Acquisition: youtube_groq_whisper, Enrichment: v3)_ --- *Exported from Journalist Tool on 2026-04-13 | Item ID: bc91a1a1-822e-4afc-a8be-13b9b25539cc*