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The Beatles Pinball Taxman Wizard Mode.

Dead Flip·video·18m 52s·analyzed·Nov 10, 2020
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TL;DR

Dead Flip plays Beatles pinball Taxman wizard mode with gameplay commentary and design analysis.

Summary

Dead Flip plays through The Beatles pinball machine, focusing on the Taxman wizard mode. The video showcases gameplay mechanics including multiball modes, drop target sequences, and mode completion strategy, with commentary on game design quality and difficulty. The speaker discusses the game's depth beyond being a simple retheme, highlighting its reimagined ruleset despite licensing constraints.

Key Claims

  • The Beatles pinball has only one extra ball available per game

    high confidence · Speaker states 'you can only get one extra ball' during gameplay

  • The Beatles pinball game features fewer licensed songs than Game of Thrones Premium

    medium confidence · Speaker compares: 'This game can do with more Beatles songs... Game of Thrones (Premium), let's see, one, two, three, four, five, six or seven songs'

  • The Beatles pinball is a complete reimagining rather than a simple retheme

    high confidence · Speaker defends game: 'Because people just think it's a re-theme when literally it's a whole reimagining of like...'

  • The Beatles pinball has tight tilt sensitivity

    high confidence · Speaker repeatedly comments: 'Dude, the tilt on this is gnarly tight, bro' and 'Fuck you, tilt'

  • Post-passing mechanics on The Beatles pinball are difficult/unreliable

    high confidence · Speaker states 'post-passing on this game is a little sketch. That's why I haven't done it' and later 'Staging on this is a little sketch, too'

Notable Quotes

  • “This game can do with more Beatles songs. It's Game of Thrones (Premium), let's see, one, two, three, four, five, six or seven songs. Also, I'm sure licensing one song is a jillion dollars.”

    Dead Flip host@ 0:52 — Commentary on licensing constraints limiting Beatles music in the game

  • “Because people just think it's a re-theme when literally it's a whole reimagining of like...”

    Dead Flip host@ 16:20 — Addresses common criticism of the game and emphasizes its design depth

  • “Very similar to Guardians of the Galaxy.”

    Dead Flip host@ 7:26 — Compares wizard mode structure to another Stern title

  • “This game is tight butthole.”

    Dead Flip host@ 17:41 — Positive assessment of overall game quality and design

  • “Highly underrated design. Absolutely stony. Let's freaking go.”

    Dead Flip host@ 3:53 — Praise for game design quality despite technical difficulties during gameplay

Entities

The BeatlesgameDead FlippersonGame of ThronesgameGuardians of the GalaxygameJackpersonBlue GoosepersonGeorge HarrisonpersonStern Pinballcompany

Signals

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    sentiment_shift: The Beatles pinball is widely perceived as a simple retheme, but the designer/community insiders understand it as a complete gameplay reimagining with depth

    medium · Host defends: 'Because people just think it's a re-theme when literally it's a whole reimagining of like...'

  • ?

    design_philosophy: The Beatles pinball has notoriously tight tilt sensitivity that affects gameplay and ball control

    high · Multiple frustrated comments: 'Dude, the tilt on this is gnarly tight, bro' and repeated tilt warnings during play

  • ?

    design_philosophy: The Beatles pinball features sophisticated multiball and mode stacking mechanics with wizard mode progression similar to Guardians of the Galaxy, suggesting intentional design depth beyond casual play

    high · Host describes multiple modes requiring sequencing: drop target frenzy, All My Loving, two-ball multiball, and Taxman wizard mode, with specific rules for mode advancement and shot requirements

  • ?

    product_concern: Post-passing mechanics on The Beatles pinball appear unreliable or inconsistently staged, with host noting he avoids attempting them due to unpredictability

    high · Multiple comments: 'post-passing on this game is a little sketch. That's why I haven't done it' and later 'Staging on this is a little sketch, too'

  • ?

    licensing_signal: Beatles music licensing significantly constrains song selection in the game, with host expressing concern about licensing cost impact

    high · Host states 'This game can do with more Beatles songs' and speculates 'licensing one song is a jillion dollars,' suggesting songs are limited by licensing agreements

Topics

Wizard mode progression and strategyprimaryGame design depth and mechanicsprimaryLicensing constraints on Beatles music selectionsecondaryPost-passing and shot difficultysecondaryTilt sensitivity and machine setupsecondaryMultiball modes and jackpot mechanicsprimaryGame difficulty and player skill expressionsecondary

Sentiment

positive(0.75)— Despite frustration with specific mechanical challenges (tilt sensitivity, post-passing difficulty, ball drains), the host expresses strong appreciation for game design quality and depth. Praises the game as 'highly underrated design' and 'tight butthole.' Defends it against criticism of being a simple retheme. Frustration is directed at gameplay execution rather than game design itself.

Transcript

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The Beatles! There it is. Come the frick back, idiot. I'd love to. I'd love to stop the ball from leaving. Can we keep the ball? So post-passing on this game is a little sketch. That's why I haven't done it. Put the ball on the right. Fuck you, tilt. This game can do with more Beatles songs. It's got, let's see, one, two, three, four, five, six or seven songs. Also, I'm sure licensing one song is a jillion dollars You fucking piece of shit I'm about to put rubbers on these outlanes, bro The posts don't have rubbers on them, by the way Drive my car Shoot it Alright, boys Come on, do it So this mode is easy unless you fall out of it. Meaning you fall out of your loop up top. All right, there's five. You punched your ticket to the outlaying cousin, Brucie. Remember when Jack set his games up hard? Yeah, what am I doing? I should put this back. Go get it. Go get it. Whoa, that ricochet spin was gnarly. How it will be So by spelling four We're gonna also light our extra ball Who is that? Blue Goose? Thank you for 26 months in a row You're amazing, ladies and gentlemen Slippers, I'm about to No, no, no Oh god, what have I done? Be thankful I don't take it. Beep, beep. No, no. Dude, the tilt on this is gnarly tight, bro. Did he say fat? Okay. So we're going to collect this and hopefully When the ball comes in and we don't hit the slingshot It's going to give us our extra ball too Alright let's get it See what I mean it's like a little sketch Alright Don't miss Booty we got it Cousin Alright and multiball is ready Oh, highly underrated design. Absolutely stony. Let's freaking go. Hey, I'm on two warnings, idiot. By the way, you can only get one extra ball. Oh, we got freaking tricked. So it's all about hitting switches to light the jackpot. So the spinner is your best bet or pop-up reaction probably the spinner though. Can I start calling you all the dead people Get up there! Oh, imagine. Okay. Staging on this is a little sketch, too. Yeah, it's not staging. Okay. So, here's what we're going to do. We're going to shoot here, and then shoot... Shit. Not both of you! Did you hear him trying to calm me down? It'll get better. It'll get better! That was a good ball one. Easy five mil. All right. So the pop pumpers we explained, the drop target frenzy mode, I should have known better, is tough because it's the drop target mode. And it's not just hitting drop targets. It's clearing a bank is your credit. So you essentially have to clear any target bank five times. But we're going to go with the pop bumpers. Just because Cousin Brucey said so. All right, better come back. Till I belong to you. At George Harrison. Jack, Jack, he's a beetle maniac. Drop target mode. Mystery's lit. Alright, cool, we finished it. The only mode we didn't finish so far is our multiball. this fucking game dude we're getting none of our super jackpots at all because it's just draining us that's okay we just gotta play drop target frenzy then we'll have a wizard mode then we gotta finish all my loving and then we'll have another wizard mode very similar to guardians of the galaxy Skill shot. Skip. Hit the drop. Stop. It was a big slap, but it wasn't that big, bro. This could only happen to me. Hit that number one. Hit that number one. You doink. Yeah, hit that F. Level four. Okay. Hit that F. Yeah. Oh, was that level five? Let's go, baby. All right. So the only mode we didn't finish was our multiball. All right. So wizard mode is lit. Are you ready? The first wizard mode, and then we got to finish our two-ball multiball, and then we're gonna get another wizard mode after that. If we can make this a very tight shot, internet, here we go. We fucked up, we fucked up, we fucked up. Good point Oh god we dead No Okay. Special's lit too, here we go. Shit! Just go and protect the fucking magnet. Okay, left flipper's fine. Oh, you screwed me! Yeah! Now, this multiball is pretty cool. So, you sit here and you rack up points. And then, when you drain, that's the... Never mind. What I was going to say was You get to play and build up like the jackpot values But here we are Not doing that I would love for one of these balls To light the jackpot It's always an add-a-ball. What do you mean, what could it be? There's that EB, baby! What? The ball? Woo! You heard him. All right, now I've got to spell Fab 4 to play our two-ball multiball. And then we're going to get to Taxman. All right, well, the multiball's immediately lit now, okay? Stop it. We just got to get some jackpots now. This one's going all my loving. Hey, girls, lay it on me. Shoot again. Come on. Baby girl, put it on me. I know you're tired of being lonely. It would be a frenzy if I could shoot anything. Oh my god, you guys are cucking each other so hard right now, bro. My ball safe's gonna run out. Is that it? All right, we got level five. Let's a heckin' go. Okay, so here's where we're going to drain this on purpose so that we can start the wizard mode. All right, Internet, you ready for the tax man? Do we try to... Okay. Do we try the very difficult tight left shot? Or do we try to post-pass and shoot up the right? Tight left? We'll go tight left. This is for you, Internet. It didn't work. Oh, God. So every mode is doing its dang thing right now, okay? Plus, we got our super jackpot from our multiball to collect all seven. And we can still light up a... We can still light up a... Extra ball. Like we just did. Yeah Kiss it So that's the... We got eight million from it? Yo! Damn. Damn. Well, we got the special. Heck yeah. Yo. Internet. Legit. Have we ever got Taxman on the reel and completed it? I don't think so. Completed. Oh, we have? Okay. I have a bad memory. I don't know if we completed it, though. Oh, now we can go right into the two-ball multiball. every time we drain we're given a new opportunity also to get um all right junior see you later buddy see you tomorrow I live for you. Ass. Ass. Ass. Attaball. Advanced Boners? Damn it. Pretty sweet. Why does this game have so many haters? because people just think it's a re-theme when literally it's a whole reimagining of like... Sneak in boners. See, it's getting hung up there on something. Hello, this is John speaking with his voice. Damn, my prospects look good. A super beetle maniac, I'm sorry. It's all very fun. Baby, you can drive my car. Star Trek Pover... Yo, Star Trek's really good, though, Jujitsu. This game is tight butthole. Yeah, bud. All right, do we risk it for the biscuit? You don't! You! Yes! Oh. You can pick up a gold for 6K? Oh, that's great. Hell yeah. Do we have any more balls? Frickin' pizza. You like that sand? Who's the last person to sub? Blue Goose. Blue? I have a feeling this score is going to stay up here for a while, buddy. Congrats. Congrats. 26. you