# SDTM: Last Man Standing with the Bone

**Source:** Straight Down the Middle  
**Type:** video  
**Published:** 2017-11-13  
**Duration:** 64m 5s  
**Beat:** Pinball

**URL:** https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ruJDfXHv0kQ

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## Analysis

Greg Bone streams solo gameplay on The Walking Dead pinball, aiming to complete the Last Man Standing challenge on 10-ball mode. He discusses the game's mechanics, difficulty, and his upcoming 'Bro Battle' event at Pinball Expo against Buffalo pinball players. The stream features extended gameplay attempts with community chat interaction.

### Key Claims

- [HIGH] Greg set a Golden Cue score of approximately 666 million on Walking Dead — _Direct statement: 'I ended up setting a Golden Cue of like 666 million and something on here'_
- [HIGH] The left drain on Walking Dead is problematic due to excessive magnetic pull — _Direct complaint: 'the extra lighting kind of throws me off sometimes and I do have a Papa Duke generous tilt set on this that left drain gets me more than than anything in this damn pan it's like it sucks it's freakin magnet over there'_
- [HIGH] The 10-ball mechanism sometimes throws balls down the middle unexpectedly — _Direct observation: 'that son of a [] will throw it right down in the middle that's my number one complaint Falls two per game'_
- [HIGH] SDTM will compete against Buffalo pinball players Saturday at 11 a.m. Central at Pinball Expo — _Direct announcement: 'Saturday at 11 a.m. Central time we're gonna be battling the bros from Buffalo pinball me and Zack are gonna go against the Kevin and Nick'_
- [HIGH] Greg has only played one Walking Dead machine before — _Direct statement: 'I've uh I've only played one of these but when my ball comes down it kind of hops and it throws my shots off'_

### Notable Quotes

> "Chuck has been chasing that last man standing on that that 10 ball centered at ten ball so I like I don't want to steal his thunder he hasn't got there yet"
> — **Greg Bone**, ~2:00
> _Explains motivation for attempting the Last Man Standing challenge on 10-ball mode_

> "you can go through two shitty balls and have the most stellar third ball like there's nothing that this game just"
> — **Greg Bone**, ~5:30
> _Characterizes Walking Dead's unpredictable ball physics and recovery potential_

> "I barely beat my Golden Cue playing ten ball on this"
> — **Greg Bone**, ~37:00
> _Acknowledges difficulty of 10-ball mode compared to standard 3-ball scoring_

> "that barn shot because it's makeable and it kind of surprise me...every shot this damn game is surprising and feels good"
> — **Greg Bone**, ~30:00
> _Positive assessment of Walking Dead's playfield design and shot feel_

> "I like every shot this damn game is surprising and feels good it's great"
> — **Greg Bone**, ~31:00
> _Endorsement of game design despite earlier complaints about left drain and ball physics_

### Entities

| Name | Type | Context |
|------|------|---------|
| Greg Bone | person | Co-host of Straight Down the Middle pinball podcast/channel, streaming solo on Walking Dead |
| Chuck | person | Regular co-host of SDTM unable to stream tonight; has been pursuing Last Man Standing challenge on Walking Dead |
| Zach Sharpe | person | Associate of SDTM, obtained early ticket to Pinball Expo reveal party, competing in Bro Battle |
| Matt Scott | person | SDTM team member, bringing five pins to Pinball Expo event, guest mentions |
| The Walking Dead | game | Stern Pinball machine being played; subject of SDTM recent review; features Last Man Standing challenge on 10-ball mode |
| Pinball Expo | event | Upcoming pinball convention where SDTM will compete in Bro Battle and interact with community |
| Buffalo pinball | organization | Pinball content group competing against SDTM in Bro Battle Saturday at Pinball Expo |
| Straight Down the Middle | organization | Pinball podcast and streaming show; hosts Greg Bone, Chuck, and others |
| Jeff Walker | person | Referenced repeatedly as challenging shot mechanic; appears to be a named feature/shot sequence on Walking Dead |
| Kevin | person | Buffalo pinball team member competing in Bro Battle Saturday |
| Nick | person | Buffalo pinball team member competing in Bro Battle Saturday |

### Topics

- **Primary:** Walking Dead game mechanics and playability, Last Man Standing challenge completion attempt, Pinball Expo Bro Battle tournament announcement
- **Secondary:** SDTM streaming operations and team dynamics, Ball physics and machine hardware issues, Pinball competitive play and strategy

### Sentiment

**Positive** (0.72) — Greg expresses genuine enjoyment and satisfaction with Walking Dead's gameplay ('every shot this damn game is surprising and feels good') despite frustrations with specific mechanical issues (left drain magnet, 10-ball mechanism unpredictability). Enthusiasm remains high throughout stream for both the game and upcoming Bro Battle event. Some exasperation with technical challenges but overall tone is engaged and celebratory.

### Signals

- **[event_signal]** SDTM organizing Bro Battle tournament format at Pinball Expo featuring team competition between content creators (confidence: high) — Direct announcement: 'Saturday at 11 a.m. Central time we're gonna be battling the bros from Buffalo pinball me and Zack are gonna go against the Kevin and Nick...and if you are at Pinball Expo man...we're gonna take on a few of you guys whoever wants to come out and play us'
- **[community_signal]** SDTM community engagement through live chat interaction, viewer bits/subscriptions, and welcoming new/returning viewers (confidence: high) — Multiple thank-yous for bits and subs throughout stream; direct community participation in gameplay decision-making ('see what you think you know kind of what you want to see')
- **[event_signal]** Pinball Expo upcoming with early reveal party access for select community members (confidence: high) — Greg mentions: 'Zack ended up getting a ticket to the that early reveal party kind of jealous about that'
- **[product_concern]** Walking Dead 10-ball mechanism unpredictable ball distribution, frequently throwing balls down middle unintentionally (confidence: high) — 'that son of a [] will throw it right down in the middle that's my number one complaint Falls two per game'
- **[product_concern]** Walking Dead left drain design creates excessive ball loss due to magnetic pull, perceived as mechanical flaw (confidence: high) — 'that left drain gets me more than than anything in this damn pan it's like it sucks it's freakin magnet over there in that damn thing - it's uh there's no bouncing'
- **[sentiment_shift]** Greg's recent SDTM review of Walking Dead Remastered likely critical or mixed based on context of current gameplay appreciation (confidence: medium) — Mention of reviewing game today and discussion of how game 'fit my play style'; current positive sentiment during gameplay may indicate review was qualified/critical

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## Transcript

we change that welcome to the chat room welcome to the chat room I was try me freaking crazy what's going on guys say sorry uh Chuck had some stuff come up tonight so I figured I'd fill in for Matt Bennett was streaming last couple Friday's I went on vacation and some did some others too I had to I guess I went on vacation one Friday then the Friday that I got home I had to work all day to make up for the whole week I was off so I don't got streamed to Fridays in a row and in this Friday I'm going to expose so you know screwed by that so I figured I'd to take take place Oh Chucky tonight man we're in the Hat backwards for representing represent for Chuck work so I'm showing him how it's done you know I don't know what I want to do tonight with this I ended up setting a GC of like 666 million and something on here so I'd kind of like to I mean I'm not gonna do that tonight at all but I kind of like to maybe chase that but then at the same time man Chuck has been chasing that last man standing on that that 10 ball centered at ten ball so I like I don't want to steal his thunder he hasn't got there yet and I don't want to steal his thunder so I kind of want to shoot for that so I might throw a few regular games on then we'll crank this [ __ ] up to ten ball and we'll see if we can't do that that Last Man Standing now I was kind of leave it up to you guys see what you think you know kind of what you want to see you know this is getting boring or something will crank up at ten ball cuz man I just kind of got a feeling because with that that GC that I said I got 70 something Walker's on that so I think with a 10 ball I come pretty damn close to getting get into that last man standing and I still want to see what it looks like so let's know a few regular games on here I'm still a little early supposed to be starting at 8:00 but I'm probably in the Patna wrap up a little early because the kids all that good stuff you know the one thing a lot of games I will a man if it's a bad first ball Oh sometimes start a new game you know playing at home if it's up if it's a bad second ball a lot of times I'm definitely going to do that just start a new game but with this man I'll tell you like you can go through two shitty balls and have the most stellar third ball like there's nothing that this games just what's up whacks thank you for the freaking bits man I ain't seen you for a long time I wonder what happened to you I've missed you man and we just thought we released our review today of The Walking Dead and I talented on there how much this game fit my play style it's not it's being a [ __ ] I'm not to Maggie that might not been Maggie I'll tell you what's weird is sometimes like the this will sound like an excuse but the the extra lighting kind of throws me off sometimes and I do have a pretty generous tilt set on this that left drain gets me more than than anything in this damn pan it's like it sucks it's freakin magnet over there in that damn thing - it's uh there's no bouncing what's up Schmidty how are you sure it's not terrible first of all [Music] hey Schmidty has a how's it looking I adjust a few things that are my hammer step out of [ __ ] is a tracking and everything looking pretty good oh man this is an this is an honor Chuck work I just didn't have any glasses I was gonna steal my wife's but she's uh she's blind as a bat so I probably wouldn't be able to see what was going on get out yeah I had to go back and actually started the stream and then I forgot that it incorrect the title so I stopped the stream and went back I knew that could [ __ ] the hall thinks the [ __ ] about it's that damn title every time oh man I know and I'm bad about that cuz of you of shaking it a little too much salt oh I'll smack us up and pull my hands off I don't know why it's not like how can I stop shaking it I stop shaking it taking my hands off my gonna do anything but it's like this weird habit it sometimes involved as I had them the ball bounced out of the the trough before and I've missed inside my damn hands off them freakin buttons hey screw me so many times that mag mel shuka will shoot your ball right down the middle and if nobody this watching knows what's going on on this game just stop me I'll give you a little tutorial on it I'm kind of tell you what's going on tell you what shots you need to hit where's the balls going I can do that for you but most people are kind of familiar with this game so unless you want it I won't bore you with it you know what tibalt let's try this I just gotta find out where the 10 ball is guess I should've looked how to change my balls first change my balls three play yes exactly what WAC said no it is not adjustable and a lot of the times that son of a [ __ ] will throw it right down in the middle that's my number one complaint Falls two per game let's go to TN sorry Chuck I'm stealing your thunder brother that guy trying to this [ __ ] knows how to lock them up and I damned vice that's all it is not change them out so now we're gonna go for that Last Man Standing and I honestly think the key to it is to not necessarily just completely go after Walker pills like still focus on your multi balls and all that stuff no it's gotta it's gotta after work man I had a UH Star Trek and that damn Star Trek I pulled a ball out of there that literally like had a chunk missing out of it it was a complete chip off of that damn ball like I've never seen such shitty balls in my entire life I guess it's really any benefit of going for bicycle girl it's a shitty two balls [ __ ] balls it's up J Shore or Joe shorts pill alibi no brother I will that is the truth right there no balls to the face that tunnel shot man that is one of the worst shots what we got like we're on ball four we got like goodwill Walker kills the pinball man you got to be so careful what you say because everything can be twisted you know I don't know if they do with well Walker I am so big on rules and what to do I just kind of hit the damn thing I do not know man that is a good question [Applause] [Music] and now we're we're on a roll with these freaking walkers you now probably get something done [Music] hey what's going on kid how you doing brother buff a little pinball in the house oh brother I'm getting warmed up how are we going to decide who picks what machine then that's what we got a we got to figure out we gonna draw lit from the Hat we got what it would Scott got uh five five pins he's bringing I'll put anything but woz ah thank you so much for that wack oh you guys are already up there awesome man and I was ex going up Thursday night I'm not going up until Friday morning I can not wait for that reveal and Zack ended up getting a ticket to the that early reveal party kind of jealous about that no new rights going help me get more kills off of that one nice things a lot of times even if you don't make tunnel it will the pops will pop it up in there and hit that that switch I still give you the kill I'll tell you what we're not doing bad on our kills oh man the was see it's all mine trickery I'm going to tell you all the games that I'm really really good at and then uh I'm gonna tell you all the games that I'm really good at I'm gonna tell you yeah that's terrible I can't play them and that way you guys pick that one [Music] well I figured just because of probably at least for the stream setting up the rig we're probably just play one game won't way what do you think I figured we talked maybe once we got up there or something I still think it's gonna be a hell of a good time and you guys have are you pretty girls are pretty good at most games that's why this is gonna be interesting she got me ins at just some petty pinball [ __ ] penny pinball players against some Pappa guys well we're a little nervous yeah there's so much going on on wise man hell out if people don't follow it even if I knew what the hell was going on earlier 51 yeah it'll be closer oh okay that's what I saw about about those pops that one pop actually kind of rejected me and then up in there hi there's a lot of EPX - damn hey see you keV thanks for stopping by man oh [ __ ] then we're gonna get there this game but tell you what we're different we're as bad as what we started off a little bit better start another prison maybe knock out a lot with that you know I start a bloodbath too I don't know what the burp estate of the birth curious about this one I know what ball we're on I don't care about you bossy [Music] it's kinda messed up man is it our last ball gotta get close Oh ball tan oh no we got up to anybody see the count oh here we go stack them high stack em high ah 73 I'm telling you what man I think we can do it that was uh that was just close enough to get half me Oh think you guys are gonna see little Last Man Standing tonight it's God I feel it in my bones I feel it in my bones this is where it's bad is when you've got I want you Walker kills are over here with that damn tunnel or that Katerina hell yeah I'm still gonna expel you know what I mean I need like you know what the bank those tube systems like I need like a tube system right here so that I can just yell upstairs to the wife and she can just walk over there stick it in there and just get it right out because I know if I asked her to bring me one it's not gonna happen hey what ladies and gentlemen if I keep this going for a few more balls then we are good Buffalo don't want none of this on the walking dead whoa pick a new K whole thing I hate it's like I don't know if it's just I mean I like I said I've uh I've only played one of these but when my ball comes down it kind of hops and it throws my shots off oh yes [Music] see you Smitty but didn't catch you too late I'm gonna get anything off this well water one man from checked we up to 5000 we're not 250 of what do we have ball for ball 450 Walker ladies and gentlemen can we do okay oh but we lost universe how are we losing viewers when we're doing this [ __ ] ah what I'll be so close I'm just beyond enamored about how anyone could ever frickin achieve that on a 3-ball there we go now we're starting to get some of them back in the waxes under the goon thank you wax you think I'm gonna make it wax what's your prediction give me your honest prediction I mean I need it I 777 thank you for the sub sir only the bids the awesome sub because I'm going some zombie ass [Music] oh you've made it's a freakin blast meeting with Tim ball I've never played a 10 ballgame before oh it's blowing like butter come off that flipper the way I thought it didn't have the speed definitely get you ax brother we are at 79 Walker kills 79 ball seven whoa sorry combination of few drinks and excitement you know honestly what I find to be one of the most satisfying shots in this game is that damn barn shot because it's makeable and it kind of surprised me I don't know that damn right shot that's why I like every shot this damn game is surprising and feels good it's great I'm getting their brother Charles Wolf feeling good killing zombies making your mom proud that cut on here so you can see how a real man play this game where I wouldn't know what you're talking about oh I got a run to get a tour yeah I agree man that crossbow it is it's kind of a pain in the ass Oh get back in my rhythm there's a lot of things I do in my life that's a no-no sir it is nearing my bedtime and I serve them at 99 walkers all suck my ass if I am this close and I squander this [ __ ] Hey I said that it was a little loose hey and it's not as bad as it it seems these little gentle smacks that I give it doesn't it doesn't get the Machine going the way that damn hurry we have like 10 left all at five suck suck so bad [ __ ] what can I have two balls well what the [ __ ] do I do is that fire everything I gotta hit every shot or just hit anything down to the [ __ ] wire get my hands on her that time wax what's with the roving red shot oh [ __ ] [Music] oh what a get framedrops [ __ ] of all times goodness walk that was amazing that's cool music - man that's worth it that is nuts Wow [ __ ] that my GC on there all I got three Chucky always puts in sheet you know what though like what's [ __ ] sick though is like I barely beat my GC playing ten ball on this [ __ ] well I think you switched three TV hey thank you wax again for the sub brother thing for all the bits you know that we always love you thank you for tuning in thank you everybody from SDTM checks out the x-bow up any of you guys are going if you don't know man check us out Saturday at 11 a.m. Central time we're gonna be battling the bros from Buffalo pinball me and Zack are gonna go against the Kevin and Nick we have picked a game yet or exactly what we're gonna do but we're gonna be streaming it Buffalo's gonna be streaming it on their channel so be sure to check that out and if you are at Expo man hit us up have a beer with our I was gonna say have a beer with us but you know that Zach but so have a beer with me hang out with this man pick up a shirt if you want play a couple games with this I think also during that bro battle we're gonna take on a few of you guys whoever wants to come out and play us so I will talk to you guys later and thank you guys for tuning in hope you like that last man standing see you guys

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