Beating Jurassic Park Pinball (The Pin)

Dead Flip·video·23m 14s·analyzed·Jun 11, 2022

Analysis

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TL;DR

Dead Flip plays Jurassic Park Pinball wizard mode with designer commentary on mechanics and strategy.

Summary

Dead Flip gameplay video of Jurassic Park Pinball featuring extended wizard mode attempts, bonus strategies, and commentary on game mechanics. The player (appearing to be the designer) discusses goat collection, paddock modes, and attempts to reach and complete the final wizard mode while managing complex rule interactions.

Key Claims

Goats are worth 10,000 points each in the bonus multiplier
high confidence · Gameplay reveals goats provide 10x bonus points based on count accumulated
Drop target fence is designed to visually suggest a broken thoroughfare to the Triceratops shot
high confidence · Designer explicitly describes intentional art direction connecting drop target to shot routing
Triceratops mode completion only registers via spinner; making the shot again while spinner is active doesn't award credit
high confidence · Designer explains specific rule mechanic during gameplay
Enhancing Jurassic Park mode removes incorrect shot paths, allowing any shot to count toward completion
high confidence · Designer observes this mechanic during mode execution
T-Rex shot is described as one of the hardest shots in the game
high confidence · Designer acknowledges difficulty during gameplay attempt
There is a secret wizard mode in addition to the final wizard mode
medium confidence · Designer indicates secret wizard mode exists but expresses uncertainty: 'I think it involves T-Rex multiball'
The topper provides a gameplay advantage in Jurassic Park mode
high confidence · Designer notes 'The topper is definitely cheating' regarding its benefit during mode play

Notable Quotes

“If my door wasn't locked today, this place would be full of randos. So many door tuggers today.”
Designer/Host @ ~3:00 — References the game being at a public venue and casual drop-in players attempting to access it
“I lived in Chicago back in 2009 and totally been a rando myself. Yeah. Man, Chicago in 2009 was the time.”
Designer/Host @ ~4:30 — Personal history and nostalgia for Chicago pinball scene
“If you let the raptors get too far ahead of you then it takes a lot to catch up.”
Designer/Host @ ~8:30 — Describes raptor catch-up mechanic requiring active management
“The topper is definitely cheating.”
Designer/Host @ ~15:00 — Acknowledges topper provides unfair gameplay advantage
“This is the game I made. This is it.”
Designer/Host @ ~22:00 — Designer explicitly confirms they created Jurassic Park Pinball
“I wanted it all black.”
Designer/Host @ ~25:00 — References intended visual design for wizard mode that differs from current implementation
“T-Rex shot might be the hardest shot in the game. That's great.”
Designer/Host @ ~37:00 — Acknowledges intentional difficulty design for signature shot
“Is this on Insider Connected yet? Can I put my massive score up?”
Designer/Host @ ~33:00 — References Insider Connected leaderboard system for tracking scores
“You couldn't have just knocked that drop target down, you ball sack.”
Designer/Host @ ~21:00 — Frustration with ball routing during wizard mode attempt
“This is the game I made. Yes, but there's a secret wizard mode too.”

Entities

Dead FliporganizationJurassic Park PinballgameStern PinballcompanyInsider Connectedproduct Chicagolocation Expoevent John WilliamspersonBrightpersonDr. Blueberryperson

Signals

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community_signal: Designer actively testing game with community audience in real-time, discussing mechanics and receiving chat feedback during gameplay
high · Multiple instances of responding to chat donations and feedback, asking audience for ideas about game mechanics
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design_philosophy: Designer intentionally uses visual art (broken fence) to suggest shot routing and create thematic consistency between mechanical elements and artwork
high · Designer explicitly describes how drop target art was created to visually guide players toward Triceratops shot
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gameplay_signal: Designer intentionally implemented T-Rex shot as one of hardest shots in game; acknowledges this as deliberate design decision during gameplay
high · Designer states 'T-Rex shot might be the hardest shot in the game. That's great.' indicating intentional difficulty curve
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design_innovation: Game includes secret wizard mode in addition to main final wizard mode; designer expresses some uncertainty about current implementation status
medium · Designer states 'Yes, but there's a secret wizard mode too. I think I'll have to double-check. I think. I think it involves T-Rex multiball.'
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product_strategy: Game features include optional topper hardware that provides measurable gameplay advantage, creating value differentiation for premium versions
high · Designer acknowledges 'The topper is definitely cheating' and notes benefit for having topper during Jurassic Park mode play

Topics

Wizard mode design and implementationprimaryBonus mechanics and point scoringprimaryShot difficulty and routing designprimaryGame balance and catch-up mechanicsprimaryArt direction and visual designsecondaryTopper hardware advantagesecondaryInsider Connected leaderboardsmentionedChicago pinball venue culturesecondary

Sentiment

positive(0.75)— Designer is enthusiastic about the game mechanics and their design choices, though frustrated with difficult shot execution during play. Humor and self-deprecating commentary throughout. Positive reflection on Chicago scene history.

Transcript

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that would be sort of like lyman's lament you mean programmer yeah that would be cool ooh the rollback we're spelling chaos let's get them goats the goats carry over in the bonus because i i don't know if they're uh lucrative [Music] how much are goats how much are coats worth i guess we'll learn in when we drain huh oh [ __ ] oh we almost snuck that in [Music] oh man i am trash at that shot [Music] are awesome i like goats brachiosaurus paddock okay here we go let's build chaos again and get more goats you know what's cool that the drop target like part of the fence um the drops sort of lean into this triceratops shot a little bit and so in the art i made it look like the fence was broken and it's sort of like a thoroughfare yeah John Youssi i i drew these lines how many goats [Music] two more okay so we have seven ghosts if my door wasn't locked today this place would be full of randos so many door tuggers today [Music] okay we need gallimimus [Music] all right how many goats how many ghosts we got [Music] four more nine we have 11 goats internet we're gonna see if we can exploit this goat thing because i don't know what they're worth but i know it's all about the bonus we should probably get our bonus x up too oh we kind of made it that [Music] the game didn't like that i hit like several things at once [Music] the missile hit can i hit my shots please oh my god i found that post we go i've lived in chicago back in 2009 and totally been a random myself yeah [Music] man chicago in 2009 was the time [Music] i'm ready don't drink down the center thank you okay back here oh you poop all right what's the bonus three x goats 110 000 [Music] so if i had 11 goats that's a thousand points a goat no that's 10 000 points ago right yeah it's ten thousand ten thousand points ago ten thousand per goat got it [Music] what i like is that we got most of the uh oh we got all the paddocks ready oh man you get robbed the only switch for triceratops is that spinner so if it's still spinning you don't get credit if you make it again [Music] gala mimers okay man we are so close [Music] yes the missile heat is talking it did what [Music] all right let's get the get them raptars remember reptard [Music] if you let the raptors get too far ahead of you then it takes a lot to catch up we're not in a good place right now and we got spinosaurus rolling [Music] okay we got the spinosaurus and all the raptors are gone all right here we [Music] go that should be more goats right extra balls lit we got 3x bonus [Music] i expected that to go in the raptor cage it did not do my stuff you're like you're like gandalf staff isla what's up dude so i need all right how close are we from gallimimus and bronc [Music] i need this [ __ ] an extra ball okay we're two shots away on the left two shots away on the right we got that eb [Music] all right the staff look wait what steph [Music] here we go that's not what i wanted oh that's not what i wanted that's not what i wanted oh there you go all right can we do it we got double scoring going oh like a staph infection yeah yeah rescue my stuff rescue your staff infection [Music] all right one more can we do it thread the needle all right okay and the the gates already down for the t-rex we just need control and to not shoot from the left flipper [Music] oh [ __ ] you what the the spin on that [Music] i know you can make it from the left flipper but it ain't easy all right [Music] let's go enhance because we spilled jurassic park take the correct path indicated by the flashing arrow correct past street secret jackpot rescuing workers also increased super jackpot all right here we go so you can [Music] you can hit the correct shots actually there's no incorrect shots now because i enhanced it oh that's what enhancing it does man you really get a benefit for having the topper for this thing okay i see the topper's sort of like feeding a little bit the topper is definitely cheating tell me those all come back tell me that comes back i'm in this until i drain right i'm trash all right well i'm out of that super jackpot oh [ __ ] oh i'm still in it right okay please [Music] 4.4 million points [Music] collect my balls baby okay i'm sorry that is awkward i got 6.6 million in that keep playing okay drain why not [Music] this bonus is gonna be nasty eb2 yeah [Music] oh i hear tuggers tugging all right let's uh let's try to save everybody huh how many people do we have to rescue who's left [Music] i'm trying to look at the [ __ ] screen and save the ball at the same time i have nine left oh my god yo bright what's up i might be able to get restore power [Music] bright thank you for five months in a row [Music] seven more six more [Music] five more my god oh a shaker in this game would be lit but i don't think that's a possibility [Music] just don't drain [Music] oh i forgot they moved god damn it that was my idea too we have to be we have to be like one away [Music] internet restore power [Music] yo let's freaking go [Music] okay i moved it but i moved it back all right i guess we're gonna play this i think we could save people during this though yep okay everyone's safe which means when we get out of this we are ready for the final final wizard mode ladies and gentlemen we did the the wizard mode where we did we put a special wizard mode in here [Music] okay [Music] all right oh my god restore power baby yeah this is the game i made this this is it you couldn't have just knocked that drop target down you ball sack oh my god internet we're [ __ ] screwed [Music] okay we're free to shoot that shot why did i try to do that from the left over not good [Music] oh here we go baby oh man if this works internet we made this wizard mode very hard okay and we want the full effect so i'm turning this light off are you ready oh [ __ ] i can't see anything [ __ ] i can't turn okay hold on it's okay restore power's ready still [Music] what that one was like a sexy whisper a careless whisper one might say all the drops are down except for the one that needs to go down there it is [Music] hello [Music] you screwed you do not get to not let me play this wizard mode okay i'm just i'm just being very clear [Music] you have to be kidding me [Music] come down the right please come down the right place okay the powers failing in each sector hit switches helps them bring the power back on so you got to raise the the power up on these things and they slowly start fading out now i don't know if this is set to waste in or if it's such a jack all right it's that uh it's such a waste which is i wanted it all black [Music] okay that sector's online all right drink drink come on come on come on go go go [Music] i'm just putting this back on all right everything is a sector everything except for stuff you've already done so it drops it pops it slings it lanes everything everything's something except for stop hitting the same [ __ ] you've hit already donk [Music] okay we got that sector online [Music] okay we gotta start farming some stuff here [Music] t-rex is close [Music] switches get glitches i'm sorry oh my god we're letting too much stuff fall to zero [Music] it's like the the pressure makes you play worse you know i and i i love that all right do i have the pops okay mosquito okay we gotta go back to the top lanes that's okay okay go go go top lanes yeah yeah get back up there [Music] yep top lanes mosquito time go go go go go almost oh [ __ ] you're so close yes okay emergency power's online for that mosquitoes are almost done man we're running out of time stop shooting the [ __ ] pin oh my god is the stegosaurus one also oh man or the spinosaur [Music] oh the raptors are one also oh my god i keep forgetting [Music] okay top lanes okay mosquito mosquito town is good to go all right we got a mosquito town shoot that again and i'm unplugging you [Music] um all right what do we need what do we need more raptor action uh yup [ __ ] come on [Music] ah what did i do pretty well in that three million jack being able to play this with you in chicago at expo is here highlighting my truck yo i appreciate it though is this on insider connected yet can i put my massive score up look at how that even comes back to the inline come on did it add time i can't remember it's genuinely been uh it's been a minute usually i stay up on that stuff but my brain only has so much capacity for remembrance [Music] does it subtract for draining oh you know what i think it might i think it might you're you're right dr blueberry i think i think you're right i think it does i think it does [Music] just triceratops i want more goats [Music] is that the final wizard mode yes but there's a secret wizard mode too i think i'll have to double check i think [Music] i think it involves t-rex multiball [Music] so let's let's try to get this secret wizard mode to see if it's still in [Music] sharks oh okay [Music] t-rex shot might be the hardest shot in the game that's great ass this bonus has got to be nuts proud you even know how to play this game kind of [Music] 36 million holy fudge hi youtube here's how to blow up this game how far into the into yeah no kidding oh no the john williams square is going to f us