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Dead Dead Flip stream with ROM updates, studio setup challenges, and charity costume auction plans.
Breakshot has a new ROM with fixes to animations, audio gaps, and rule adjustments
high confidence · Jack Danger discussing updates Gavin made to Breakshot: 'It's got the new ROM in it. Gavin fixed a few things on here' and 'The animations all play properly. There are no blankets... There's no more gaps in the audio.'
Jack designed and animated the Wicked Witch character and back-end menu system for Wizard of Oz pinball (Jersey Jack)
high confidence · Jack states: 'I designed and animated the Wicked Witch, and I also personally designed the back end look for their entire menu system.' Also confirmed: 'Nick Campbell definitely has his name in there from Dead Flip. And his autograph is on the apron, actually, for some of the limited edition games.'
Jack recently moved to a smaller interim studio location while working on a TV show
high confidence · Jack: 'We're using this space as an interim location while we're working on the TV show. One month at my old space is like three or four months here... we moved into a smaller location temporarily.'
Jack plans to auction the original Wizard of Oz actress costume used for animations for charity
high confidence · Jack: 'We have a couple of charity streams coming up... one coming up in August that we're doing at Twitch headquarters... So we'll probably take in money for the charities and then do an auction for the Wizard of Oz costume.'
Jersey Jack reached out to Jack about streaming Hobbit and Wizard of Oz but timing conflicts have prevented it
high confidence · Jack: 'Jax reached out to us to stream Hobbit a couple of times, and Woz... They wanted me to scream The Hobbit like an hour before... all of our gear was already set up, so we weren't able to do that.'
“It's got the new ROM in it. Gavin fixed a few things on here.”
Jack Danger @ Early in stream during Break Shot introduction — Confirms recent code updates to Break Shot improving gameplay and audio
“Every Monday when we play a pin, we're going to play it with the game audio on so that you guys can properly hear it and it allows me to properly upload it to YouTube for later watching and it doesn't get muted.”
Jack Danger @ Mid-stream — New streaming strategy for Dead Flip content format
“Having your first pin is like taking your first hit of very addictive anything. It's like your first sip of coffee. It's pretty good. And then you're just like, I need more coffee.”
Jack Danger @ During gameplay — Commentary on the addictive nature of pinball machine ownership
“Right now, animation is slow for me, so 100% of all my income is coming from Twitch. So, I just want to say thank you. You're actually keeping me fed.”
Jack Danger @ Late in stream — Reveals financial dependency on Twitch streaming and viewer support during TV show development
“Jersey Jack had some problems with Woz at first with some boards and stuff like that, but it sounds like they're really killing it with the code updates, and kudos to them. Sam Stern did the same thing with, what was it, Walking Dead. Walking Dead was terrible when it first came out, but code turned that game into one of my favorite machines.”
Jack Danger @ During gameplay discussion — Praises Jersey Jack's code update quality and compares to Stern's approach with Walking Dead
code_update: Break Shot received recent ROM update fixing animation playback gaps, audio cues that would repeat/hang, and rule adjustments. Improved overall code quality.
high · Jack: 'The animations all play properly. There are no blankets... There's no more gaps in the audio. This thing would get hung up on audio cues and would repeat them and stuff like that... Overall, super, super good.'
content_signal: Dead Flip introducing new Monday streaming format playing games with game audio enabled to avoid YouTube muting and improve content quality for archival.
high · Jack: 'Every Monday when we play a pin, we're going to play it with the game audio on... it allows me to properly upload it to YouTube for later watching and it doesn't get muted.'
personnel_signal: Jack Danger's animation work is currently slow; dependent on Twitch streaming for 100% of income while pursuing TV show development.
high · Jack: 'Right now, animation is slow for me, so 100% of all my income is coming from Twitch... With my wife not working right now, you guys are definitely hooking it up.'
venue_signal: Dead Flip studio moved to smaller interim location closer to home while working on TV show. One month rent at old space equals 3-4 months at new location. Still resolving audio/echo issues and lighting.
high · Jack: 'We just moved in here, actually... We're using this space as an interim location while we're working on the TV show. One month at my old space is like three or four months here.'
community_signal: Strong Twitch membership retention with multiple subscribers maintaining 11-14 month consecutive memberships; active community participation with cheers and donations during stream.
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high · Multiple callouts: 'Ryu... 14 months in a row, brother', 'Rubber ducks... 11 months in a row', 'St. Faze... for six months in a row'
design_innovation: Break Shot features center post mechanic for controlling multiball, three-ball lock system with scoops and stoppers, dual multiball modes (standard lock and Ballarama), and wizard mode (Cutthroat Countdown) with number-hitting progression.
high · Jack's detailed explanation of game rules and mechanics throughout gameplay commentary
industry_signal: Jersey Jack receiving praise for strong code updates and improvements; comparison drawn to Stern's Walking Dead turnaround, suggesting code quality as critical reputation factor for manufacturers.
high · Jack: 'Jersey Jack had some problems with Woz at first... but it sounds like they're really killing it with the code updates... Stern did the same thing with Walking Dead... code turned that game into one of my favorite machines.'
licensing_signal: Jersey Jack has been reaching out to Dead Flip about streaming Hobbit and Wizard of Oz games, but scheduling conflicts at events (Game of Thrones launch, Expo) have prevented streams from happening.
high · Jack: 'Jax reached out to us to stream Hobbit a couple of times, and Woz... They wanted me to scream The Hobbit like an hour before... all of our gear was already set up, so we weren't able to do that.'