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Star Wars Pinball Home Pin Double Wizard Mode

Dead Flip·video·26m 53s·analyzed·Jul 23, 2020
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TL;DR

Dead Flip completes Star Wars pinball double wizard mode on home pin.

Summary

Dead Flip streams gameplay of Star Wars pinball home edition, completing double wizard mode (Jedi Multiball twice) while providing detailed commentary on shot sequences, ball routing, and game mechanics. The stream is interrupted by tangential gaming discussion (Star Wars Galaxies MMO) and frequent chat interaction, with the host completing the wizard mode with approximately 7 million points.

Key Claims

  • R2-D2 lock is a passive ball lock with no direct shooting lane; requires ricocheting ball off a post to successfully lock it

    high confidence · Host explains ball routing issue: 'Because it's a passive ball lock, and the way it's placed, there is no just shooting it, you know? Now, we tried Tee'd Off analyze where that might be, I believe last time we streamed, and we found that you can ricochet it off of that post up there.'

  • Leia shot requires a sharp horseshoe shot which is difficult to execute consistently

    high confidence · Host states: 'leia is going Tee'd Off be difficult because she requires that really sharp um horseshoe shot which I'm kind of booty butt cheeks at'

  • Wizard mode shots require twice as many hits to complete compared to normal play

    high confidence · Host explains: 'Now, every shot, I believe, takes twice as much Tee'd Off get done what we're trying Tee'd Off get done' and 'So every light takes two hits.'

  • The game has tight shot angles that are mechanically demanding for execution

    high confidence · Multiple instances: 'That is a tight shot, dude. I don't know if I'm going Tee'd Off be able Tee'd Off hit this thing' and 'It's such a tight shot, dude.'

Notable Quotes

  • “When I left you, I was but a learner. Now I am the master.”

    Dead Flip (reading Obi-Wan Kenobi wizard mode intro text)@ 5:25 — Marks transition to wizard mode gameplay; quotes Star Wars iconic Obi-Wan/Vader confrontation

  • “Because it's a passive ball lock, and the way it's placed, there is no just shooting it, you know? Now, we tried Tee'd Off analyze where that might be, I believe last time we streamed, and we found that you can ricochet it off of that post up there.”

    Dead Flip@ 1:12 — Technical explanation of R2-D2 lock mechanical design and workaround discovered through play-testing

  • “The flow on this thing is bananas.”

    Dead Flip@ 1:37 — Overall assessment of game flow quality

  • “We almost 7 million points for that. Good! That was a lot. That was a lot of points.”

    Dead Flip@ 18:32 — Score milestone acknowledgment during wizard mode

  • “I miss the Pittsburgh pinball scene.”

    Dead Flip@ 25:44 — Personal comment about relocation away from Pittsburgh pinball community

Entities

Dead FlippersonStar Wars: Fall of the EmpiregameJedi MultiballproductPittsburghorganizationStar Wars GalaxiesgameStern Pinballcompany

Signals

  • ?

    community_signal: Pittsburgh confirmed as significant competitive pinball hub; host has recently relocated and misses the scene

    high · Host states: 'I moved Tee'd Off NYC area just Tee'd Off be locked down, so kind of bummed. I miss the Pittsburgh pinball scene.'

  • ?

    design_philosophy: Shot angles are mechanically demanding and tight, creating execution difficulty that may frustrate casual players

    high · Repeated commentary on tight shots: 'That is a tight shot, dude. I don't know if I'm going Tee'd Off be able Tee'd Off hit this thing' and multiple missed attempts at Leia horseshoe shot

  • ?

    product_concern: R2-D2 passive ball lock design creates unintuitive ball routing; requires ricochet discovery rather than straightforward shot

    high · Host explains lock placement makes direct shooting impossible, requiring post-ricochet workaround: 'Because it's a passive ball lock, and the way it's placed, there is no just shooting it'

Transcript

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0:00
Skill shot! Skill shot. Get the home pan, and towers up on... ...the word I would choose. You do not want to spell force before you start your first mode, so we're not going to hit force again until we start somebody.
0:24
Here we go. So there's Leia. Five catch. Beautiful. Start the next... That looks like a loot. And then... Get a leia shot. Con isn't lit, so it doesn't matter. Another leia shot.
0:45
You do as I tell you, okay? Little backhand on the loot key. Alright. Now... Getting R2 is hard to do on purpose.
1:01
That was a crazy fumble. Because it's a passive ball lock, and the way it's placed, there is no just shooting it, you know?
1:12
Now, we tried to analyze where that might be, I believe last time we streamed, and we found that you can ricochet it off of that post up there. That one that we just hit.
1:25
That was a great little horseshoe. Oh, another one. Oh, fall back around. Oh, that would have been amazing.
1:37
But if you can see, the flow on this thing is bananas. This part of City of Heroes, then I'll stop, is any level could team with any other level and it worked. Having server events that everyone could join. Yeah, I mean, they did a great job. My favorite, like, WoW was great, but before they ruined it, My favorite MMO was Star Wars Galaxies.
1:58
Nothing had that scope, that size, that scale of game. The crafting was unreal in that game. You could have 12 people make the same freaking item, but depending on where you got your materials made yours just a little better.
2:23
I hate space travel. Dancing was a whole profession in that game. I remember having a character that just sat in a cantina and danced, and I would leave them dance while I was at work, come back, and I'd be freaking rich.
2:39
Or you could give people tattoos. It was such a smart freaking game. Rifle Entertainer? my favorite class was squad leader because you got to control every aspect of the battle you had 12 people with you could say like I'm going to buff you all right now here's a tent to relax or craft stuff I want everyone to shoot this one person right now and you could force them to it was just amazing video game talk with the pinball guy.
3:25
Get up there? No? Okay. Hairy beast, Lamao. Alright, so here's the next character. Looks like it gave us Han.
3:38
Oh, Han job there. So, Luke is also done. Nope, Luke needs one more shot. Oh my god, that was very close.
3:50
Okay, now Luke is done. Alright, extra ball is lit because we have two done. R2-D2, let's effing go. All we got to do is knock that ball out and we got R2.
4:05
The mystery shot on this game is pretty difficult to hit. It's this side shot right here. Need to do a stream with pinball's best video modes. Oh, that'd be interesting.
4:20
What are the best video modes? Attack for Mars is a pretty straightforward one. Snarf on Johnny Mnemonic is complete fucks.
4:37
Mr. and Mrs. Pac-Man. Baby Pacs, does that count? Granny and the Gators. Can you backhand this? 2 million that's a record there that is a record there and we got that EB 2 million for one shot are you kidding me we doubled our score with one hit
5:20
We meet again at last. Wizard mode, baby. When I left you, I was but a learner. Now I am the master. Boom, boom, boom, boom. Jedi Multiball Obi-Wan Kenobi versus Darth Vader.
5:37
Oh, and I got super whamps. Alright, we'll keep our 2X rolling here. super ramps leia action leia is the only person left she completed everyone really quick actually leia is going to be difficult because she requires that really sharp um horseshoe shot which I'm kind of booty butt cheeks at Open the blast door Open the blast door Open the blast door Unless she just wants one more hit to her regular
6:33
Hold on, let's try one more regular shot. Ah, I wish we had our 2x. Okay. I bet. Are you beating the game, Dad? I just beat it. So... Yes?
6:53
wizard mode all right we got another almost three million on top of that but we're sitting at seven not bad seven mil ball one and now we have to i have a ball save and i just tried moving the game i'm an idiot super wands Let it bounce We got a spell for force We got 2-H Playfield again Red, how you doing tonight by the way, bud Okay, one more shot to do God damn it Death Star Multiball got in the way Big Moss Big damn Moss Oh, we got a ball locked? Okay. I can deal.
7:59
I can dig. I'll take that ball, please. Oh, you couldn't have gone up there. Right in the house. Right cake. Left cake.
8:14
Okay, there's no drop targets in the way, So we should be able to miss and then hate ourselves. We had 2x.
8:26
Can I just have it okay? Sorry, MR dude. You need to talk, baby. You just let me know. Choose again.
8:38
All right, 9 million ain't nothing to sneeze at. Another 20. Okay, R2-D2 is done. If we hit force, we're going to have our next hero.
8:50
Oh, another lock. I'll take it. I love money. Go ahead to play field lit. Out of bounds. Force. Gave us Luke.
9:04
Forehead. That was Leia. There we go. Now, every shot, I believe, takes twice as much to get done what we're trying to get done.
9:25
There we go. So every light takes two hits. So there's the first light. Oh. Some of these saves are getting cray cray.
9:44
Okay. 2x bonus. I cut my own hair and it looks so bad I keep trying to comb it. Oh, shards, dude. Nothing's worse than screwing up your own hair because you've got no one to blame.
10:00
Add bonus multiplier. Dark side of the pool. Like, see, those quotes and stuff, You don't hear that on the Cornerstone game, you know?
10:20
I've never heard that quote on the Cornerstone. Alright, so that side's done. Jabba, free us or die.
10:38
Stop messing up your hair, Ray. Sorry, dude. Get it? Yeah, baby, let's go. Wilhelm Scream. Scoot, scooty, doot, doot. Alright, you can hit the horse for me. Okay. We're just going to get our next hero in line. Alright.
11:04
Almost done. I think we need two more shots to the left and we're done with Luke. Okay, nope. Alright, so we've got to still force to get the next...
11:21
That was just for the points. Leia is next. Okay, so... Paint this one to look like Supreme Step 3 Prophet. Ooh!
11:42
Okay. I accidentally started the R2. Feels bad. Feels bad, man. Clap. Luka, luka, luka. And I think it's over now because it took the ball. Multi-ball restart. Oh, you can hit. Okay.
12:05
That's right. I forgot. Whoa. Why do all these good moments You can say stupid Guardian to the galaxy Alright Leia Aldeia Just got 3mm For all Wait I'm sorry Early Oh too early There we go Okay. Holy sh... And a traitor.
12:57
Okay clear Yes, of course. More force! I can't dust save on this thing. Three millimeters? I'm enjoying my haircut. I'm glad I got it done.
13:12
That was ball one, dawg. Like, actual ball one. No extra balls. Real ball one. Oh, skill shot! What? That was a Jedi skill shot, you son of a bitch. Dagobah. Alright, There's Han.
13:46
There's Han shot. Okay. Don't know why we're not getting warnings all of a sudden. Don't really care.
13:58
I was digging that Civil War look. Is your haircut satisfying? Uh, yeah. There we go. Okay. Ooh, comboing.
14:15
Live. Okay. God damn, that is a tight shot. There's no try. Nailed it. Come on. That flip actually, I don't know if you heard it, but it took the wind out of me.
14:41
Alright, on the shot. Hell yeah, we got that. This is going to take forever to finish her. Oh, that was almost in.
15:03
Okay, here we go. Clean. Oh, we got it. So many more shots left. Oh! How am I nailing this shot? Fuck.
15:22
What ball are we on? Ball two. Shit. You see your haircut's satisfying. I missed Jabba. Free us. All die. Yeah. Alright, I think we get one more shot and then we're on to wizard mode number two. Ghost.
15:40
if we can hit this with a shot. Oh! I hit that. You better give that ball back. I swear. There's just... It's such a tight shot, dude. I don't know if I'm going to be able to hit this thing.
15:54
Okay. Breathe. Focus. Nope. That was way too late. I sensed it the second it left. Okay. Here we go. Here we go. Here we go. Post-transfer.
16:09
Hello? It's not post-passing. Ah. Quit doing that. I get it. You're a dumb robot. You can't hit this damn shot.
16:34
And also, I can't post-pass. Kiss it! Number two BB. Alright, let's put up some big points here. Hit all your shots. Hit all your shots, Internet. Don't let me down. Spell Force for more time. You have 60 seconds. 60?
17:10
Alright, we got double skill. Here we go. There's the... It's not finished. R2's just done. Okay. Okay, focus. Focus up. We need some Leia. We need some Han.
17:40
Ten seconds out. We got it. Okay, so Luke. Ooh, great Leia shot. Great Leia shot. Okay, good Luke shot. Good Leia shot.
17:54
I think we literally only need one more Han shot. No, we needed one more Han shot. Okay, come on I just don't want to hear any counting There's, the con is done Okay Luke, you need one more shot to the right orbit I think Leia Needs one more shot to her Right side Leia's done We need one more shot to the right orbit Right fucking there Let's go We almost got 7 million points for that.
18:59
Good! That was a lot. That was a lot of points. Okay, how much harder does this get now? Obviously R2 does not get harder because it just in there So we can start and R2 moveable
19:36
Luka, luka, luka, luka. Okay, that's over. Level 5, attention lock. Source playfield. Let it bounce. Get a horse. Nailed it.
20:03
Alright, who do we got? Leia? Awesome. Alright, let's do it. Free shot. That was awesome. That didn't do anything.
20:20
Okay. Help me, Opie-Wanton, Opie. Uh, I think it got easy again? Am I incorrect in that sentence? Oh, come on, baby. Oh, freebie.
20:51
He's up nudges though. Okay, here we go. Shirts! I feel it. Whoa, geez! What the hell was that? My target doesn't even do anything. It's just there to F you.
21:12
Okay, we got Han. I'm a traitor. Take her away. Ooh, Leia into Han, dude. The Leia into Han combo. I did a thing. Oh, God. Dirty toes.
21:38
There we go. Oh, baby. How you doing, Dirty? Nicely done. All right, so... Let's see if we can hit this again. Oh, my God, we need to... It's such a dirty shot though.
21:58
3R2. I'm doing decent. How you doing? I'm great. Feeling great. Doing great. All things are great. Okay, come down clean.
22:18
I wanted to lay a into Han. It didn't pan out. We're not doing TIE Fighter hurry-ups. Oh, my God. Dirty Toes, how you doing tonight, bud? I'm going to put this back because I feel like you're all staring at my wiener.
22:38
There we go. Take a few moments to get the coordinates from the Navi computer. Are you kidding? They're right there, Jamie? Alright, so Han is going to be one shot.
22:55
We need more pinball machines with unique shot layouts like these. Amini, you turn under a ramp. Alright, Han is done.
23:06
Leia is one shot away from being completed. We just got to find that shot because it is tough. I'm hearing talking outside of this video, by the way. Good thing the door is locked.
23:18
Oh, that was my bad. I got cocky. Do we have an extra ball? No. All right, this is it. Okay. We got to do Luke. Leia's one shot. Don't get cocky.
23:41
Leia's one shot. So we got to hit... stuff. Oh my god, game. Force. Fuck you, pinball machine. That still might be GC on this thing, though.
24:08
Is it? Let's go. Finishing that second wizard mode was big cash for sure. Who was the last person to sub? Do ISP.
24:26
Wait, didn't I just give you... No, I don't think I put your name in. Who did I put in? I put in Trump. I put in... Did I give it to Do?
24:44
Did I give it to Do? can't remember. Plague TV, how you been, buddy? We'll give it to Pint Stadium since they hit us with the... Alright, Dirty Toes, you get it.
25:00
Some pinball nerd, probably. You're lucky, Dirty Toes. Miss seeing your face on the road tour? Yeah, Plague, same, buddy.
25:13
I hope you're hanging in there, dude. Hope you're hanging in there. Hunter on the run. How you doing, buddy? Dirty Toast, thank you for... You are one month away from two freaking years. Look at this.
25:39
Jedi multiball. I'm okay. I moved to NYC area just to be locked down, so kind of bummed. I miss the Pittsburgh pinball scene. Yeah.
25:47
50 quid with three months in a row. Far did. Thank you, 50 quid. I love you. Ladies and gentlemen, Flippers.