# Day 5 of our AC/DC Battle Week! - 2 / 2

**Source:** Dead Flip  
**Type:** video  
**Published:** 2014-10-27  
**Duration:** 11m 11s  
**Beat:** Pinball

**URL:** https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_UJXrqHY7k

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## Analysis

Dead Flip hosts Day 5 of AC/DC Battle Week gameplay streaming, featuring extended AC/DC pinball sessions with commentary on game mechanics, song selection strategy, and player performance. The stream includes banter about Canadian culture, karaoke tangents, and promotional mentions for charity tournaments (Extra Life, Pinball Outreach Project) and local arcade events in Chicago.

### Key Claims

- [MEDIUM] Stern designed AC/DC Premium without utilizing 'Big Balls' as a major song/mechanic despite it being thematically appropriate — _Host muses on song selection strategy: 'I never figured out why they didn't choose like the big ball song for a pinball machine for Stern's AC/DC (Premium). Yeah. It makes the most sense.'_
- [HIGH] Drop catch is a confirmed viable mechanic on AC/DC pinball that provides safe playfield control — _Host confirms: 'The drop catch is real, folks. You can do a lot, Luke... And it's very safe, actually. I've done it.'_
- [HIGH] Dead Flip is streaming on Extra Life's charity channel instead of typical pinball channels to raise awareness — _Host states: 'We're streaming on Extra Life's channel instead of the typical pinball channel to help raise awareness for Extra Life's children's charity.'_

### Notable Quotes

> "I never figured out why they didn't choose like the big ball song for a pinball machine for Stern's AC/DC (Premium). Yeah. It makes the most sense."
> — **Dead Flip host**, mid-stream
> _Design criticism of Stern's song selection strategy on AC/DC; suggests missed thematic opportunity_

> "The drop catch is real, folks. You can do a lot, Luke. And it's very safe, actually. I've done it."
> — **Dead Flip host**, late-stream
> _Confirms viable advanced technique on AC/DC pinball and its safety characteristics_

> "We're streaming on Extra Life's channel instead of the typical pinball channel to help raise awareness for Extra Life's children's charity."
> — **Dead Flip host**, early-stream
> _Charitable streaming initiative and platform choice motivation_

> "It's not a great song strategy-wise, but I still play it because the song pumps me up."
> — **Dead Flip host**, mid-stream
> _Commentary on tension between optimal strategy and personal enjoyment in competitive play_

### Entities

| Name | Type | Context |
|------|------|---------|
| Dead Flip | organization | Pinball streaming channel hosting AC/DC Battle Week gameplay content and charity tournaments |
| AC/DC Pinball (Premium) | product | Stern pinball machine being extensively played and discussed during Battle Week stream; subject of design critique regarding song selection |
| Extra Life | organization | Children's charity; Dead Flip streaming on Extra Life's channel to raise awareness |
| Emporium Wicker Park | event | Chicago arcade venue hosting Pinball Outreach Project charity tournament Sunday 1 p.m. |
| Pinball Outreach Project | organization | Charity pinball tournament organizer; running $20 entry tournament at Emporium Wicker Park |
| Chicago Pinball League | organization | Local pinball league hosting tournament at Logan arcade on Saturday at 4 p.m. |
| Kaneda's Pinball Podcast | media | Referenced multiple times in stream chat/banter; appears as recurring running joke about Canadian content |
| Logan Arcade | event | Chicago arcade venue hosting Chicago Pinball League tournament Saturday at 4 p.m. |
| Stern Pinball | company | Manufacturer of AC/DC Premium pinball machine subject of gameplay and design discussion |

### Topics

- **Primary:** AC/DC pinball game mechanics and strategy, Song selection design on pinball machines
- **Secondary:** Charity streaming and tournaments, Chicago pinball arcade scene, Advanced playfield techniques (drop catch)
- **Mentioned:** Competitive play strategy vs. enjoyment

### Sentiment

**Positive** (0.78) — Hosts express enjoyment of AC/DC gameplay and mechanics, positive engagement with charity mission, light-hearted banter. Minor design critique about song selection softens perfect positivity but doesn't dominate tone. Stream maintains celebratory, community-focused atmosphere.

### Signals

- **[community_signal]** Dead Flip streaming on Extra Life charity channel as strategic platform choice to raise awareness for children's charity rather than traditional pinball channels (confidence: high) — Host states: 'We're streaming on Extra Life's channel instead of the typical pinball channel to help raise awareness for Extra Life's children's charity.'
- **[event_signal]** Multiple charity pinball tournaments scheduled in Chicago over weekend: Pinball Outreach Project Sunday 1 p.m. at Emporium Wicker Park and Chicago Pinball League Saturday 4 p.m. at Logan Arcade (confidence: high) — Host announces: 'If you folks are in Chicago on Sunday, 1 p.m., Emporium Wicker Park, we have a Pinball Outreach Project tournament... $20 to enter' and 'Chicago Pinball League tournament tomorrow... at Logan.'
- **[design_philosophy]** Host questions Stern's song selection strategy on AC/DC Premium, noting 'Big Balls' would have been thematically appropriate for pinball mechanics but was not utilized (confidence: medium) — Direct quote: 'I never figured out why they didn't choose like the big ball song for a pinball machine for Stern's AC/DC (Premium). Yeah. It makes the most sense.'

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## Transcript

But not like, let go and flip again, just like, like, half a second. Ah! That was it. Yeah, give that another shot. You had that shit. Try it again. A little later than that. Wait, yeah, let it get some meat. But still really early. Way too late, yeah. Hold it up. Oh, baby. Come on. Everybody out of the pool. One, two, blam, blam. Or get your multiball. Nail it. Folks, again, thanks for watching. We're streaming in Extra Life's channel instead of the typical pinball channel to help raise awareness for Extra Life's children's charity. That's your second warning, BPW. Thank you. You got a beef Spangberg going on here, buddy. Full beef. Is this all? All right, only like eight more albums. Okay. Jack. What? No, it's the other one. Oh. Yeah? Don't give me grief, man. No, I was just informing you of the situation. You got it. It was a little, you're fine. It was a little late. It was a little late. I don't want to go wasting your VIPs. Yeah. You want to get back? Ow. Oh. Yo. What up? What up, muscles? Stop shaking it. Dude. Wow. I didn't even see you shake it. I didn't even see anything. Really, I did not. That took me by surprise. It felt good. We're the band, you guys. You just got to kick your leg up. That's it. That's the whole thing. You don't need to play instruments. Just learn how to kick your leg really cool. Oh, man, those stinks. Oh, no, cool. Oh, cool. You have another ball, dude. Don't sweat it. Sweet. That felt good. Yo, that's salt. Yo, she's pretty salty, man. Did somebody put up the salt? Yeah. Yes. Dude, she's a not-mah-l. Dude. I love it. Super Panda, you're the man. Still here watching while I work. Tense. Yes. Stick around. Uh-oh. We might be done after this game. We might do one more. I don't know. So it's, uh, we try to keep it at two hours so that we're not, you know. Everyone come to Logan Arcade. Tonight? Yeah. Are you guys going there? Yeah. Then I shall go as well. Not in time! Perhaps I should have had a few less root beers. I am on my motorized bicycle Yeah Root beer and dry Don root beer and drive folks The sugar will get you We were talking about that sugar earlier. Yeah, buddy. You hear about candy? Yeah. By candy. So, in Canada... Super Panda, you're at work too? Good grief. Well, I guess I guess I'm technically at work still. Those are Smarties. Smarties? In Canada, Smarties are like M&M's. Yeah, weird stuff, right? Smarties. Smarties. Wait, they have chocolate Smarties? Yeah. That sounds terrible. No, they're like M&M's. They are M&M's. Yeah. Wait, you mean Six Flicks? They're not that round. Oh. They're like the same like... Slow Night. Super Panda. Well, glad we could be of assistance. Yeah, Canada. Woo-hoo! Yeah, go Canada! You're Canadian? Torontonian. A Tarantonian. Torantonian. I'm a Torontosaur. Torontosaur. Torontosaurus. We just created a dinosaur, folks. It's hide was flannel colored. Spinner spinner chicken dinner. Hey, you didn't do the last prop. You didn't do the last prop. Props. Wait, what did you call? Oh. Props, right? Oh, right. And then Crystal rolls. Rolls. If she likes the leaves, kick her out. Oops, kick her out. Kick her out? If she likes the leaves, kick her out, eh? Sorry. I mean, I like leaves to collect and put in my book with wax paper. She likes to press leaves. Wow, Jack, what are you doing here? I'm talking to the stream. Put this one. The other Jack. JB. You ready? Oh, baby. Are you going to select another song? Okay. Shook me. Oh, baby. The Toronto Maple Leafs. I know what they are. That's a dart team, right? They shoot darts? They shoot darts? The Maple Leafs? It's a pinball team. The Toronto Maple Leafs. For your health. You need to get back to Canada Oh they a hockey team They have hockey in Canada Yeah and polar bears And polar bears You ride polar bears you drink maple syrup When I lived in Canada for a short period of time, I used to go watch curling, which was honestly not exciting at all. It was like shuffleboard. You're just there to eat food and yell at people that are sweeping ice. Yeah. Ho, ho, ho, ho, ho, ho, ho. It's amazing. Oh, that's fantastic. And that's the curling skit. Hockey team. Boop. Here we go. Ready? I didn't know it was a hockey team. I was joking. I was joking. Hey, Jack, could you do me a solid here, buddy? Yeah. Wait one second. Wait for me. What? Dude, we are on the same level right now. We're meant to be together. We were meant to be together. I used to sing this song. I'd get dressed to this song every morning when I was like six or seven before school. Just in the mirror with like a brush or something. Is this your karaoke? Fuck you, Steve Richards. Sorry, guys. Steve always comes back. Yeah. Can we get a salt? It's not a lot of salt. Give me all that salt. Super Panda, let's get it. Get it in here. Guys, I got jukebox ready, which means that one of y'all have to do the... Let's do it. Jack's got it. So... You better flip faster than... Oh, barf. What was it? Yeah. Good song, good song. I actually really like this song. Yeah. It's not a great song strategy-wise, but I still play it because the song pumps me up. What confuses me about this game is Fear Snobbery. Oh, the big salt. The biggest airplane dirigible looking salt device I've ever seen. Yes. You covered my igloo in salt. Dude, oh my goodness. I never figured out why they didn't choose like the big ball song for a pinball machine for ACDC. Yeah. It makes the most sense. Like the lower play field could have been larger pinballs that you played with. Yeah, or ugly face. You know, like a frog. Yeah. That's bad. Like the new album is apparently like about like... Having big balls? Is it about pinball? Let play ball Let play ball Right let play ball Yeah let play ball I just so amped about it I into it We need honestly we need a new we need to replace that damn Who song That live catch Or drop catch? That drop catch. The drop catch is real, folks. You can backhand a lot, Luke. Oh, yeah. And it's very safe, actually. I've done it. I'll try for two. Never here. He was a fast machine. Kill him. Ever seen? When I get my name on it. Oh, the little flick pass. The flick pass, baby. Beautiful. She told me to come, but I was already there. Oh, barf. Oh, nice post-catch. Back to the top. You ever sing this in karaoke? karaoke? The only song I sing in karaoke is A Little Respect by Erasure. It's a good one. It doesn't get me the ladies, but I'll just end it. I heard that song stroken. Stroken? I'd be stroken. Stroken to the east? Yeah, dude. I'd be stroken. Dude. The stroken. the stroking you know what you remind me of when you do that Gollum Gollum thank you Gollum what is that a compliment yeah totally if you're ever called Gollum it's a compliment precious well folks thanks again for coming to watch another exciting episode of Dead Flip Pinball thanks to Jack for showing up Brother, I appreciate it. Thanks to Crystal also for showing up. Folks, find it in your hearts to donate some money. We've got a link below the stream here. Click that. $1, $2. Whatever you want to donate, they'll take anything. That'd be awesome. And if you folks are in Chicago on Sunday, 1 p.m., Emporium Wicker Park, we have a Pops Tournament Pinball Outreach Project. It's another charity project or pinball tournament. $20 to enter. It's awesome. Just come by, whatever. And Chicago Pinball League tournament tomorrow. Tomorrow. Is that IFPA also? I don't know. Is that really? Yeah, it's at 4. I don't know if it's IPA. Oh. Tomorrow at 4. At Emporium Wicker Park? Logan. Logan. Okay. Logan. Great. And there's a lot of pinball happening this weekend, folks. We'll do our best to stream on Sunday. Have a great night. Thanks for coming, everybody. Bye. Bye. You're great. We love you. You're great. We love you. spend all your money

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