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TWILIGHT ZONE (Midway 1993) 05/11/15 - 2 / 2

Dead Flip·video·14m 32s·analyzed·May 12, 2015
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TL;DR

Dead Flip streams Twilight Zone gameplay with casual discussion of local tournaments, equipment setup, and pinball community.

Summary

Dead Flip hosts a casual gameplay stream of Twilight Zone (Midway 1993) at their venue, discussing streaming setup costs (~$400 for camera equipment), tournament format changes at their location, and various pinball topics including local player Andre Maslov, nearby arcades like Logan Arcade, and pinball discovery apps. The conversation is largely unscripted and meandering, mixing gameplay commentary with community discussion.

Key Claims

  • A streaming setup (minus computer) featuring DMD capture and audio costs approximately $400

    high confidence · Speaker explicitly states 'this setup minus the computer is about $400' when discussing their streaming equipment for pinball

  • Dead Flip is changing their tournament format to have all games played during an open window (5pm-midnight) with one game per player, no finals, to maximize WPPR points

    high confidence · Tournament organizer explains new format: 'every game is going to be played. And we just give a window for you to come in...play your game...you have to play one game on all The Games and then that's it there's no finals'

  • Logan Arcade has Stern employees working there and receives games from Stern at similar frequency to Dead Flip's venue

    medium confidence · Speaker states 'Logan Arcade actually has some Sam Stern employees working So they get The Games about as frequently as we get The Games from Sam Stern'

  • Andre Maslov, a top local player, did not qualify for finals in a recent league despite normally being 'the king'

    medium confidence · Speaker discussing local league: 'he didn't even qualify...normally it's either he or this guy James Squires who like are are the kings'

  • Pin Finder app has more games listed than Pinball Map despite being less intuitive

    medium confidence · Community member preference stated: 'I feel like Pin Finder always has more The Games listed...More people using it...More stuff is logged'

Notable Quotes

  • “this setup minus the computer is about $400”

    Dead Flip host@ 0:22 — Establishes accessibility of streaming setup for other pinball content creators

  • “we're just coming in and playing your one Twilight Zone game three balls and then walking around up against anybody. And you walk away with some good locker points”

    Tournament organizer@ 1:55 — Explains new casual tournament format designed to maximize WPPR points and accessibility

  • “Pinball on a computer or on a phone is nothing compared to the real thing. You have to feel it. You have to be able to hit it.”

    RPG (guest)@ 4:21 — Articulates difference between digital and physical pinball play experience

  • “Pin Finder always has more The Games listed...More people using it. That's important. More stuff is logged.”

    Community member@ 8:26 — Discusses practical considerations for pinball discovery apps in the community

Entities

Dead FliporganizationLogan ArcadeorganizationAndre MaslovpersonTwilight ZonegameWinchester Mystery HousegameGame of ThronesgameMustanggameWalking Deadgame

Signals

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    business_signal: Logan Arcade maintaining close relationship with Stern through employed staff and receiving regular game shipments at similar frequency to other major venues

    medium · Speaker notes 'Logan Arcade actually has some Sam Stern employees working So they get The Games about as frequently as we get The Games'

  • ?

    community_signal: Dead Flip planning weekly gameplay streaming focused on teaching Twilight Zone strategy for tournament play

    high · Speaker states 'My goal is to show people how to blow this up in a tournament' and 'I'm going to start every stream off with a brief explanation'

  • ?

    event_signal: Dead Flip hosting weekly tournament with new open-window format designed to maximize WPPR points while maintaining casual accessibility

    high · Tournament organizer explains format change: 'we're changing the format of our tournament this year so that every game is going to be played. And we just give a window for you to come in and play your game'

Transcript

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0:00
Us, the DMD, and this mic picks up our sort of voices and the sounds in a cone. And then like back here, part of here, and back here, works out pretty well.
0:15
Very nice. Yeah, and honestly this whole setup, like I've helped a lot of pinball streamers set this up. It's like, this setup minus the computer is about $400.
0:27
Not better. See him? Yeah. Right down the middle. Those are the Logitech C920s, I think. C920s, baby. Very nice. The sexiest webcams you'll ever find.
0:42
We tried getting fancier ones, I guess. Really giant, oh, come on, weapon. We didn't notice a discernible enough difference. RPG is a really pissed genie.
0:57
What the hell is going on right now? Oh my god. Jack's been drinking again. So, do you host tournaments here a lot? Yes, we are having one in June. Yes.
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Nick George Campbellperson
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Pin Finderproduct
Pinball Mapproduct
1:12
All right. Should be good, brother. So if you're in town, please stop by. Yeah. We're changing the format of our tournament this year so that every game is going to be played. And we just give a window for you to come in, play your game. you know if you want to play half of them take a break go eat dinner and come back as long as you come in from like 5 to like midnight you have to play one game on all games and then that's it there's no finals there's no nothing and that's we found a way to like maximize the water points for what's going on and it also keeps it very casual because you're just coming in and playing your one Twilight Zone game three balls and then walking around up against anybody.
1:58
And you walk away with some good locker points. Oh, absolutely. That's the other thing. The total amount of games played is the locker points. Oh, God. Who wants the fucking Powerball?
2:10
You do it. Take it back. I'll take that. And so, are these your questions? All these games, minus the ones that are on the home team, Nick Campbell, who's another player, We got that immediately when they released it so we unboxed it, built it, and then streamed it. This is like a modern retro build. This game has callouts, it has music, it has ridiculous callouts. I did it!
3:15
I saw over at headquarters they also had Mustang. Is that a new game? So the Mustang, I believe, came out three games ago? Four games ago? Three? Mustang was, yeah, three. Three games ago. Um, like before. Logan Arcade has. Walking Dead, yeah. Yeah right So Logan Arcade actually has some Stern employees working So they get games about as frequently as we get games from Stern But these are all on Loom By the way, have you met Dean? Has he been here before? What's that? Have you met Dean? I... you know what, I think I have met him, but I did not know of him when I met him. He's usually got a camera in his hand. He took a lot of the Papa and Timber pictures when I was there, but I don't think I knew who he was at the time.
4:13
I've never played pinball like the real one, but I've played pinball computer game, but pinball is fun. RPG. It's a completely different animal. Pinball on a computer or on a phone is nothing compared to the real thing. You have to feel it. You have to be able to hit it. You have to be able to adjust... The tilt's tight. It's very tight. We told you, we set them apart. Maybe that pinball thing has speed or something after it. Tilt's tight.
4:50
Oh, come on. Go in there, you ding-dong. That was sexy. JD needs to grip it. Don't talk about... Don't talk about gripping it, dog. Where do you live, RPG? Maybe we can figure out a place. Yeah, RPG, if you're anywhere near Chicago or somewhere we can probably... If you download the... What's the pinball map? There's two of them, but pin finder.
5:19
Download pin finder. That'll give you an idea of where some games are around where you're at. What language is that? It's English. It's England politics, don't it? England politics. Oh, real English.
5:44
Holy crap, that was dirty. Ah, that is the dirtiest speed. Pinfinder, you can find it on the App Store. Yes, you can. You're up, brother. I'll take it over for you.
6:03
Oh, no shit. Yeah, that's it. Oh, yeah. Here we go. Same ball. Oh shit, it's 7.04 We gotta wrap this game up Yeah, that's probably our last game Or more We left the internet The game for the week But we haven't seen Tyler jump in a while so we sort of forced that and we'll be playing it all week showing people how to... My goal is to show people how to blow this up in a tournament. Getting a high score on this one we freaking care about. But like, you know, just if you're up against somebody when points matter blah blah blah, it's time to start people off with this one. So I did some of that early on and then I started drinking and then the swim and I mean what That what I call it Right on I should have tuned in earlier It funny this is like So there a bar by my house that has six awesome tables I'm probably the only one of them. And it's just like one of those ones where... um... It's so hit or miss for me. I can have really awesome games and other times I just have like less than 30 seconds of balls going down. Well, this game, uh... This is one of those criminal machines that you never want to tilt because most of your points you're putting from your bonus.
7:41
But there's also, like, ways to play. So you can go for, like, the skill shot, which typically puts it in this thing, shoots it in the pop-up bars, and then you drain immediately. Yeah, you know, people say that, but, you know, my experience has been you drain maybe one out of ten times. Sure. You know, it seems like there's a good odds for the amount of shots you can get.
8:06
Uncle Kermy, you prefer the pinball map? I'm more of a Pin Finder guy. I mean, I like the branding of Pinball Map better, but I feel like Pin Finder always has more games listed. I didn't already know that. I didn't know. Pin Finder is so good.
8:26
It's not as intuitive, but there's more people using it. That's important. More stuff is logged. Exactly. Oh. How are you getting to where you are? I don't know Are you taking the bus every now and then? Did Nick drive?
8:43
You might want to go ask him really quick So do you play in league with Genex? I do, yeah I just finished my second league We just had our finals actually this past weekend So I made it into We have A, B, and C. Yeah. Divisions. Divisions, yeah. I mean, I got fourth place C. Oh, it's awesome. You know, it's better than, you know. We have some really heavy hitters, though. Yeah, that's what it sounds like. You got some people from, like, IGN in there. Yeah, we got Andre Maslov. Oh, Andre Maslov. Maslov, yes. And he actually didn't even qualify. I mean, he didn't. normally it's either he or this guy James Squires who like are the kings and he didn't even he didn't qualify well he got four times but he didn't get any didn't walk away with a prize there you go yeah that was a carmé entree it is really incredibly good entree is a monster such a cool dude too but that was new guy Tony I guess I don't know if he's new to me but he ended up taking the new one spot this time Weapon what the hell are you talking about okay so there's a headline titled Morgan Freeman makes marijuana plea this sounds like a YouTube poop thing he's not here you're hearing it Nick yeah are you sure he's not in the podcast room no he's not in there okay you're up well we'll finish this up and then And we'll all take a freaking Uber over there. Sounds good. Yeah. We'll keep a Lyft over here. Lyft is good. It's good. I'm more of an Uber guy for no real reason at all. I mean, it's a commodity at this point. One is surging over the other. Yep.
10:52
Then you know what You don have to deal with the kick myself Yeah I think the last lift I took had like a glow, like a light up. Yeah, they have like an illuminated dash. Ridiculous. Much better than that. That was fuzzy.
11:12
RPG, going to sleep and watching someone on Twitch are the exact same thing. Are you ready for the battle? For your lucky. Huh? For your lucky. Come on girl, stay alive. For your lucky. Get out of there. You love it in there. I hate this. My life's over. Alright, cool. It's worth so much. What have I done?
11:54
Oh, come on. Do I have any quarters? Yeah, because we're heading over to Logan. We got the quarter machines, but... I have... I might have some quarters.
12:08
The machines, like, give out a full dollar for quarters or something? No, they do. It's just... You have to pay for them. Like, we, uh, at our bar, it's token-based, and they just give us, like, handfuls of tokens. Got it.
12:21
Guess where their bar is. What's your bar? Emporium Wicker Park. Huh. It's a... Got, like, nine. It's a good bar, yeah. They got some fun games there. Oh, yeah, yeah, that's one of those. Oh, you son of a biscuit.
12:38
All right, finish it up, buddy. Okie dokie. Take us home. You got this. Dude. Don't be nervous. Just win.
12:51
Be there. Who? Nick. Nick doesn't like us. All right, that's it. Joe Nate to Kielza. Joe Nate to... All right, Internet.
13:09
We have an award ceremony to go to and make fun of people for winning what they shouldn't have won. Just kidding! No, we're not. But not really. Just kidding, not really. I love you guys. Thanks to Brad for coming out. Nick. Brother.
13:25
Eddie. All the way from San Fran. Cisco. We never say San Fran. No, that's not a thing? No. It's not San Fran. It's not Frisco. It's just SF. People call it Frisco? Some people do. That's gross. Eddie! Push everyone. Uncle Carmy, I'm going to go there and just push my way through everybody. I know what you should do. It's called, like, You Can't Play Next Season. Yeah, right! I'm going to be pissed if you play. Yeah, no, I like this.
13:58
It's going to be great. We're going to be playing Twilight Zone all week, folks. Thanks for coming. Thanks for Weapon for hosting.
14:05
Yeah, I'm going to start every stream off with a brief explanation of how to blow this game up so that you guys know what you're doing. I love you. Have a good night. Go play some pinball. Goodbye. And donate to kids. No, you know, screw kids. I mean, donate to kids. Whoa! That's a different... Oh, no. Well, not literally. Whoa! Please. Actually, donate to them. I'm sorry. Replace what I said.