Jokerz! (1988 Williams / VPW)

TL;DR

Manu streams VPX Jokers! with community chat, discussing upcoming projects and pinball events.

Summary

Key Claims

• Guardians of the Galaxy at the local arcade has finally been mostly fixed (was previously having issues)

  high confidence · Direct statement: 'I have that common jingle On the VLT My local guardians finally mostly fixed'

• The Guardians of the Galaxy fix was a rules/code issue, not related to artwork/3D elements

  high confidence · 'It's so good I'm like I'm shocked It's so good it's so good guardians now it was a rules thing it wasn't had nothing to do with the um mr h'

• Jurassic Park VPX is coming soon ('a little bird told me that Jurassic Park is coming out with something else')

  medium confidence · Speculative comment: 'a little bird told me that Jurassic Park is coming out with something else'

• Harlem Globetrotters pinball machine is available for sale locally at approximately $3,800

  medium confidence · 'there's a harlem globetrotters for sale here locally i think they're asking 3800'

• Free Gold Watch recently added original Avengers back to their arcade after Matt Henry had it in his house since before the pandemic

  high confidence · Matt Henry 'Took the Avengers before the pandemic started took the avengers and put it in his house and was playing avengers all Barnyard himself... he just put avengers back'

• VPX Jokers is described as 'the most realistic looking And playing VPX to date'

  high confidence · Direct statement from host: 'Jokers is the most realistic looking And playing VPX to date in my own'

• A planned collaborative event: Manu and Don't Panic Flip planning a 'duels battle' between VPX Guardians of the Galaxy and the physical machine

  medium confidence · 'George and I, Don't Panic Flip and I, are planning... if we could plan to have a duels battle. Guardians of the Galaxy VPX versus Guardians of the Galaxy Physical'

• Pinball Expo is happening in October

  high confidence · 'And when is it? October? Right? Pinball Expo's in October'

Notable Quotes

• “Jokers is the most realistic looking And playing VPX to date in my own”

  Manu Smith@ 16:15 — High praise for VPX Jokers remake quality and authenticity

• “My local guardians finally mostly fixed...it was a rules thing it wasn't had nothing to do with the um mr h and all and um mr h is a freaking god when it comes to doing the artwork and the the 3d stuff”

  Manu Smith@ 14:54 — Confirms Guardians of the Galaxy code/rules improvements separate from artwork; praises Oscar H. Ray's contributions

• “This Jokers is sick Whenever you have a shot right in front of you That's going to be the best to hit And the most painful”

  Manu Smith@ 16:27 — Commentary on Jokers playfield design and shot difficulty mechanics

• “we're going to be riffing to music videos again four categories that means four sessions three video music videos each session and one bonus at the end”

  Manu Smith@ 15:59 — Upcoming collaborative content plan with VP Fiends for music video riffing events

• “i'm so confident about the scoring in the vpx that we will put it up against the real the physical machine”

  Marty / Game Club Central@ 34:54 — Expresses high confidence in VPX Guardians of the Galaxy rule accuracy for competitive comparison

Entities

Signals

• ?

  community_signal: VPX creators planning collaborative competitions between virtual and physical machines (Guardians VPX vs real machine)

  high · 'we're going to treat it like the exact same game. We're going to have goals... we're going to see who's guardian skills'

• ?

  event_signal: Pinball Expo confirmed for October 2024; multiple streamers and community members planning attendance

  high · 'And when is it? October? Right? Pinball Expo's in October. I'll go again'

• $

  market_signal: Harlem Globetrotters pinball available in local secondary market at $3,800

  medium · 'there's a harlem globetrotters for sale here locally i think they're asking 3800'

• ?

  product_strategy: Guardians of the Galaxy received code/rules updates that improved gameplay quality and brought rule set in line with artwork/design quality.

  high · Direct statement: 'it was a rules thing' and 'now we brought the rule set back to the level of the way it looks it's at the it looks mr h you'll be proud'

• ?

  rumor_hype: Jurassic Park VPX version rumored to be in development/upcoming release

  low · 'a little bird told me that Jurassic Park is coming out with something else'

• ?

  technology_signal: VPX Jokers remake achieving unprecedented realism and authenticity, setting new standard for virtual pinball recreation quality