# Stern Pinball's 24 - Master Agent Wizard Mode

**Source:** IE Pinball  
**Type:** video  
**Published:** 2026-04-28  
**Duration:** 33m 40s  
**Beat:** Pinball

**URL:** https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1CfOz53EUco

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## Analysis

IE Pinball streamer completes the Master Agent wizard mode on a Stern 24 pinball machine, achieving 12 million points after a long, challenging session. The machine is owned by Mark Schultz from San Diego and features customized settings including lightning flippers and a removed guide that make the ramp shots extremely difficult. The streamer expresses frustration with the difficulty throughout but ultimately succeeds, and viewers participate in a Twitch prediction about whether they would complete the wizard mode.

### Key Claims

- [HIGH] The Stern 24 machine has lightning flippers that are too sensitive and create excessive bounce — _IE Pinball streamer discussing machine setup issues during gameplay_
- [HIGH] The ramp guide has been removed from this 24 setup, making the sniper/ramp shot significantly harder — _Streamer commentary: 'ramp is all because that guide is removed otherwise it is a very easy shot but with that gone and the rubber in front of it now it's it's that's what makes it so hard'_
- [MEDIUM] This 24 setup is designed specifically to be tournament-viable but the suitcase feature allows shooting the same shot repeatedly — _Streamer: 'I mean I think the way this 24 setup is the only way you could put in a big tournament but then this you know the suitcase just kind of kills it still because you can just shoot this all day'_
- [HIGH] Mark Schultz owns and operates this Stern 24 machine; he rents games through Pincraft Pinball in San Diego — _Streamer explanation at end of stream about machine ownership and rental business_
- [MEDIUM] The streamer expects Guns and Roses pinball to arrive in late November or early December — _Streamer: 'he should be here it's supposed to be late November early December'_

### Notable Quotes

> "last night's terrorist attack is now the latest in a series of bombings that's the plutonium you have a jackpot until yeah jackpot's a great game jackpot's a great game"
> — **IE Pinball / Game Audio**, Early in stream
> _Game audio clips from 24 theme integrated into gameplay commentary_

> "ramp is all because that guide is removed otherwise it is a very easy shot but with that gone and the rubber in front of it now it's it's that's what makes it so hard it's ridiculous"
> — **IE Pinball**, During gameplay
> _Explains the specific machine modification that increases difficulty_

> "I mean I think the way this 24 setup is the only way you could put in a big tournament but then this you know the suitcase just kind of kills it still because you can just shoot this all day"
> — **IE Pinball**, Mid-stream
> _Assessment of machine balance and tournament viability trade-offs_

> "I hate this game I never want to play this game again"
> — **IE Pinball**, Near end of wizard mode
> _Expression of frustration with game difficulty during climactic sequence_

> "Master agent total 12 million yeah I didn't even look at uh what it was"
> — **IE Pinball**, After completing wizard mode
> _Final score and acknowledgment of achievement_

### Entities

| Name | Type | Context |
|------|------|---------|
| IE Pinball | person | Content creator / streamer playing Stern 24; appears to be regular pinball content creator on Twitch |
| Mark Schultz | person | San Diego-based pinball operator; owns the customized Stern 24 machine; operates games at Harvard Town Pub; runs Pincraft Pinball rental business |
| Stern Pinball | company | Manufacturer of the 24 pinball machine being played |
| Stern 24 | game | James Bond 007-themed pinball machine featuring wizard mode called Master Agent; this episode's machine has custom modifications including removed ramp guide and lightning flippers |
| Pincraft Pinball | organization | San Diego-based pinball rental and operations business run by Mark Schultz |
| Harvard Town Pub | venue | San Diego bar/pub where Mark Schultz operates pinball machines |
| Guns and Roses | game | Pinball machine expected to arrive in streamer's collection in late November/early December |
| Hot Wheels | game | Pinball machine mentioned as part of streamer's challenge/gameplay schedule |
| Avengers | game | Pinball machine available to streamer for play after completing 24 session |
| Jurassic Park | game | Pinball machine mentioned in context of streamer Carlos playing it |
| World Poker Tour | game | Pinball machine the streamer mentions wanting to find in SoCal area at decent price |
| Pain Class | event | Activity the streamer mentions will take significant time after this stream |

### Signals

- **[gameplay_signal]** Stern 24 machine customized with removed ramp guide and sensitive lightning flippers creates excessive difficulty on core shots, particularly the sniper ramp. Streamer repeatedly struggles with same shot throughout session. (confidence: high) — Multiple comments about guide removal making ramp shots 'ridiculous' and 'difficult'; lightning flippers noted as creating crazy bounce even with black rubber guards
- **[gameplay_signal]** Suitcase repeatable super jackpot feature may allow indefinite shooting of easy/safe shots, potentially breaking intended game balance despite difficult ramp design elsewhere (confidence: medium) — Streamer: 'you know the suitcase just kind of kills it still because you can just shoot this all day'
- **[operational_signal]** Location operator (Mark Schultz) heavily customizing tournament-level machine for increased difficulty, suggesting operator preference for challenging setups that differ from standard house settings (confidence: high) — Removed guide, lightning flipper installation, black rubber swaps mentioned as active modifications on location machine
- **[venue_signal]** Mark Schultz operating pinball machines at Harvard Town Pub in San Diego; offering rental service through Pincraft Pinball to local area (confidence: high) — Streamer description: 'he operates at Harvard Town Pub the San Diego guys can help me out more... he also rents out games'
- **[content_signal]** IE Pinball using Twitch prediction feature to engage viewers in wizard mode completion outcomes; viewers wagering channel points on success/failure (confidence: high) — Streamer runs prediction asking 'would I become a master agent today yes or no'; awards channel points to correct predictors
- **[product_launch]** Guns and Roses pinball expected to arrive at streamer's location in late November or early December timeframe (confidence: medium) — Streamer: 'he should be here it's supposed to be late November early December so that'll be fun to do'
- **[community_signal]** Streamer running 'Pain Class' technical rehearsal and challenges for other pinball players, suggesting organized competitive/skill-building community event (confidence: medium) — References to 'Van Slash' technical rehearsal on Saturday and challenge signups for pinball community
- **[operational_signal]** Streamer managing complex schedule of specialty streams (Pinball Wednesdays, technical rehearsals, video work sessions, raid-offs), indicating growing streaming operation (confidence: medium) — Discussion of skipping/rescheduling Wednesday streams, Saturday technical work, potential video projects

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## Transcript

the following takes place between 6 a.m oh I question why I took the game why when Mark called me I went he asked me if I wanted it I'm like yeah sure sounds like fun I've never done that it can't be that hard right last night's terrorist attack is now the latest in a series of bombings that's the plutonium you have a jackpot until yeah jackpot's a great game jackpot's a great game yeah I definitely recommend that game not been added to the least I should put the black rubber on those flippers get rid of the crazy bounce yeah what's funny is they had the blue flippers on and that was even worse blue rubbers can someone get that I don't know I still think it's the um still think it's the outlines that are doing now I mean I already took off the lightning flippers slings being Ultra sensitive that doesn't help either oh no I didn't want to cancel that out damn it okay drain go away all right jackpot one lift gotta get two balls up the ramp there's one save that ball not that one all right another ball at the ramp no another ball up the ramp there is two okay time to get sniper jackpot [Music] ramp is all because that guide is removed otherwise it is a very easy shot but with that gone and the rubber in front of it now it's it's that's what makes it so hard it's ridiculous I mean I think the way this 24 setup is the only way you could put in a big tournament but then this you know the suitcase just kind of kills it still because you can just shoot this all day well there you go [Music] what you can't really otherwise I wouldn't finish this by now but oh no bye-bye [Music] all right had a ball at a ball at a ball [Applause] [Music] this is Chloe oh two x balls goodie I hope I do well here [Music] all right I should be half I should have four balls in play now it's not gonna give me any of these orbits though until uh all the balls are flushed don't expect to be have four balls in place or long okay that's even better [Music] Sni all right only reason I'm gonna play this out right now is because I have two extra balls that sniper's gonna be a pain but am I wasting my time here I probably have Brian because that's one hit that's two hits now I gotta do the hurry up claiming responsibility for this wave of death that's the plutonium time for marbles playing with my Marvel nuke was not lit nuke was not lit I needed four more ramp shots to get nuke so the idea here is to get that sniper if I can just get multiball I got it somehow that ramp is what I want [Music] there we go ramp and splits damage attacks wait I have a there's a ball like I have a fourth ball somewhere I know I do didn't drain all right there's sniper number two lit I think all three of these are lighting up oh well especially now the back ends working again [Music] oh wow I thought it was gonna light it right there all right lit don't okay there's sniper and the soup give me another letter good all right two letters in crap up no give that back give that one back foreign that's it back hand is dead on the left flipper backhand's dead backhand's dead forehand's dead [Music] survive oh gosh that was a weird uh bounce there all right damn it I can't over here was working earlier now gotta ditch it okay damn it there we go all right sniper is done cyber's done which means this Ball's gonna go away now organization has waged non-stop war against the West I don't think that gives me my uh hurry up no I still need one more for the hurry up turn the whole way into the back all right gotta get back in there all right I'm gonna shoot the safe house for multiball all right jackpot all right six targets then back in safe house then Super then six Victory laps then back in Safe House that's all it is nothing right I had no terrorists so far but I'm still in this even if I drain out of these two the one of the balls no even if I drain on both of them all right I'm still okay I'm still okay still okay one Terrace left back in there all right super jackpots lit no Super Jackpot all right I need six Victory lap shots these counts [Music] got another ball coming orbits count I mean I gotta watch out my ball so he's about to die I've also died I don't care about that sniper that's trying to convince me and shoot it so on a regular 24 you could just Loop that ramp over and over at this point because it's easier to shoot and this one oh it's difficult so is that two warnings oh crap I wish I remembered all right forget that shot we're just gonna go orbits again I'm still safe here for a little a little safe because I've got that extra I've got my safety net Taping that sitting in the suitcase right now all right I think there's one more there's been an explosion on the Metro Red Line it appears to be a suicide bomber all right that's it no more ramp screw the ramps all right Safe House final shot in his lips then we gotta do nuke way off on that one all right safe house is done [Music] so now we got nuke um I wish I had an extra ball now so there's two options here I can drain this ball which then I only need to shoot two super jackpots or I can shoot it up that ramp which then I need to shoot three super jackpots all right there's one that'll give me another ball and now I need to shoot that ramp two more times and we're just gonna slow down here there's oh that one should have made it I really wish I knew if I you know I knew if I had two warnings were left or one crap all right so we're probably gonna be playing another nuke with my guess here uh we gotta play save the president [Music] a man that ramp the heck going early I'm going late I can't find it again sorry Chad I'm ignoring you right now yeah I'll work on the scenes I'll try and bring uh scene six into that next uh well now I'm I'm down the ball now great I have no extra balls this time thanks Colby looks like she knows when uh when I'm gonna have a good game oh my gosh if I can't shoot that ramp it's all over anyways I see those mole targets blinking and I really hope I don't have to hit them and the Chloe targets too that would suck I don't good I just have to hit the ramp of Doom whatever them hit wow we saved the president that's first and get an extra ball for that no [Music] no all right let's lock some uh let's lock some balls here no extra balls this blows this sucks I'm at that last scene if I shoot in orbit and then the ramp I'll be on the scene that's a multiball and then I can shoot the suitcase to start them do that don't kill me please don't kill me please be kind oh my gosh I hit just go up the stupid ramp what did I just start oh it started it for me huh I think it's hilarious when that happens all right slowly converging on each other so come on you better count my multiple there you've got timer one bomb suitcase I don't care about the safe house because I have to do it twice there's two in the suitcase almost done too which is an extra ball the lights okay that's coming back all right scene is we should have slipped there four and five to the down position hurry shoot the safe house I don't care about the safe house Chloe really don't all right three supers I need three super jackpots there's one there's two and two balls all right so now it's alternating ramps why ain't only two balls why why four three two one lit so four ramps is what I need here this is when I should have the heart rate monitor on [Music] okay come on let's do this all right come on good to cradle good separation damn it nuke oh geez all right um I want to get that extra ball now in case I drain out here I'm not gonna nudge this I'm not gonna do it I assume it's a second oh boy we're done yes oh I hate this game I never want to play this game again so what am I doing what's this for just 90 seconds of stuff oh gosh you have no idea the Elation that I feel right now just just the uh this is worse than [***] on Earth oh my gosh all right what am I doing here now that now that I'm done two balls I don't even care oh I got another ball where'd that come from somewhere Chloe O'Brien all right let me actually pay attention to the rules oh thanks thanks for the bits and everything oh gosh Master agent shot six hundred thousand huh okay all right whatever what else am I doing here I didn't even read the instructions at the beginning of this oh okay so I got another atom for some reason I have to play through the scenes again is that what's this doing Bolero thanks for that Brian's uh oh my gosh it was due to your raid Brian yeah what am I doing here I mean there's blinking shots and there's blinking shots oh thank you I appreciate it [Music] oh we're draining this we don't care team blue wins yes team blue all right let's dish those out uh oh hold on I am actually gonna put my initials in now I was recording thankfully all right thank you all I really appreciate the support oh all highlight it already I will all right um prediction prediction let's see what everyone wins okay choose outcome yes we finished we became a master agent complete are you sure yes that the correct outcome once you choose the outcome viewers who have chosen the correct outcome will be awarded 59 524 Channel points you will not be able to reverse your choice and this will end the prediction complete it all right everyone that everyone that played in that got your points I hope that was fun ah all right how do I celebrate now it's Tuesday night it's not hmm oh boy 60 oh okay so I can look at details here now can I see details see details oh no I can't celebrate by never playing this game again exactly Master agent total 12 million yeah I didn't even look at uh what it was Ryan won 34 coins how much so Luca how much did you win because you bet 15 000 right how much did you get lightning flipping no way Adam no freaking way no way now I'm doing Landing flippers this game I I'm gonna message um Mark right now and see when he wants the game back pretty much now I can uh play other games I still have to do the last Hot Wheels challenge you won 25 481 nice that's a good return the bet so so twitch now has this uh prediction stuff so you can wage your channel points based on what the streamer says so I said would I become a master agent today yes or damn it no yeah this game is uh Mark Schultz's he's in San Diego he um he operates at Harvard Town Pub the San Diego guys can help me out more um please help me uh pincraft pincraft pinball that's the name of this place and he also rents out games so yeah if you're in the San Diego area you can rent a game from pincraft pinball look them up Avengers yeah I'll play more Avengers now more Avengers little Hot Wheels and then we will see what else Guns and Roses who knows when they'll get here he should be here it's supposed to be late November early December so that'll be fun to do and then maybe I'll talk to uh maybe after the holidays or after pain class pain class is going to take so much of my time now and I can kind of this is a weight off my shoulders good Rocco you're gifting a sub to piece oriano thanks Rocco yeah Mark's great Mark really set this thing up I mean this this game is all his brainchild he this is how he had it on location with the lightning flippers just crazy right oh what World Poker Tour find me a World Poker Tour and I if it's got a decent price in SoCal I'll I'll pick it up so I can do it okay all right can I burn the cone the cone sitting right here maybe the cones back in in play now that uh this game's over in the Z Mac behaves I think evil though captains usually I haven't seen cat oh yeah haha goren we want the con okay cone will come back now okay I'm done with the frustration of this game so cone it will I'll bring it back reading multiple times yeah the price is going up now though hey oh why you hitting me all right everyone thank you for watching um I will probably skip winds Wednesday's stream now and oh come on I'll probably skip Wendy's Wednesday's stream uh maybe do it on Saturday um or maybe I can if I'm doing more video work I'll pop on and do video work like I did on Saturday that was nice that was Tony all made of backstabbing me huh all right again thank you everyone for the support for watching I'm so glad this is over all right uh let's go raid somebody let's see who streams on Monday you know let's go raid laserless let's rate Carlos because he's playing Jurassic Park when no one else wants to play Jurassic Park now right but he's probably working on the challenges as my guess which is very good for anyone that's playing in pink glass you should definitely um watch the challenges off to see if anyone else signed up for um for my technical yeah Saturday that's right Saturdays I'm running a technical stream um a technical rehearsal for Van Slash all right again thank you have a good evening have a good night and take care

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