Deadpool Tutorial - Pinball Guide

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Analysis

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TL;DR

Deadpool (Premium) tutorial covering battles, quests, team-ups, and multiball modes.

Summary

Comprehensive tutorial of Stern Pinball's Deadpool (Premium), released August 2018 and designed by George Gomez. The guide covers all major playfield features, battles with Juggernaut/Mystique/Sabertooth, quests (T-Rex and Megalodon), team-up mechanics with X-Men allies, and multiball modes including Ninja, Disco, and Mech Suit variants. Hosts praise the game's blend of humor, rules depth, and rewarding chaos.

Key Claims

Deadpool (Premium) was designed by George Gomez and released August 2018
high confidence · Stated as factual introduction; aligns with known entity data
George Gomez is current chief creative officer at Stern Pinball
high confidence · Stated explicitly by hosts as descriptive context
George Gomez's previous designs include Monster Bash, The Lord of the Rings, and Batman 66
high confidence · Stated by hosts as part of biographical context
Code was developed by Mike Kaiser, Tanya Kleiss, Tim Sexton, and Waisen Chen
high confidence · Stated by hosts as credits
Deadpool voice was performed by Nolan North
high confidence · Stated by hosts; Dr. C elaborates on North's other roles (Nathan Drake, Ghost, David, Raphael, Superboy)
Lighting all four top BAM lanes multiplies end-of-ball bonus by 2x, increasing by 1x for each subsequent completion
high confidence · Detailed gameplay mechanic explanation
Completing DEADPOOL three times lights regeneration ball save at left outlane
high confidence · Specific gameplay rule stated during playfield walkthrough
Mech Suit multiball requires collecting 45 weapons and is a 5-ball multiball
high confidence · Hosts explicitly state during multiball section
Collecting 100 weapons provides permanent 1x score multiplier
high confidence · Stated during mech suit multiball explanation

Notable Quotes

“This game was designed by the legendary George Gomez, current chief creative officer at Stern Pinball, and one of the most prolific pinball creators in the business.”
Mrs. J@ 0:25 — Establishes Gomez's credentials and importance to Stern's creative direction
“Designing Deadpool (Premium) was especially memorable, bringing Marvel's famously chatty, fourth-wall-breaking anti-hero to pinball, and it for sure delivers with that unique George Gomez flavor, fast-paced, witty, and fun.”
Mrs. J@ 0:44 — Characterizes the game's design philosophy and Gomez's signature style
“I'm kind of a nerd about voice actors, and Nolan North is incredible, guys.”
Dr. C@ 1:14 — Personal enthusiasm for voice acting quality; demonstrates attention to production detail
“You shot who and what now? Yes, that is a real sentence that I just said.”
Dr. C@ 3:58 — Comedic reaction to chimichanga truck quest mechanics (T-Rex/Megalodon absurdity); reflects game's humorous theme
“Hitting the katana will send the shot through the middle of the playfield, up a ramp, and into a wireform that beats the ball over the playfield and into the katana. The katana is... one of the craziest and frankly coolest shots in pinball.”
Mrs. J@ 6:27 — Highlights signature mechanical feature; expresses admiration for shot design innovation
“Next is my favorite multiball, mech suit multiball.”
Mrs. J@ 13:42 — Personal preference statement; indicates strong positive sentiment toward core game mechanic

Entities

Deadpool (Premium)game George GomezpersonStern PinballcompanyNolan NorthpersonMike KaiserpersonTanya KleisspersonTim SextonpersonWaisen ChenpersonJerry Thompsonperson

Signals

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competitive_signal: Mech Suit multiball identified as primary high-scoring mechanism requiring 45 weapon collection with persistent progress tracking across drains
high · Mrs. J states: 'This is my favorite multiball, mech suit multiball' and explains 5-ball multiball with all-shot jackpots and weapon accumulation strategy
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design_innovation: Katana shot mechanics represent standout mechanical feature with wireform ramp and ball lock integration for Ninja multiball
high · Mrs. J calls it 'one of the craziest and frankly coolest shots in pinball' with detailed mechanical description
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design_philosophy: George Gomez delivers signature style characterized by 'fast-paced, witty, and fun' gameplay that successfully translates Deadpool's fourth-wall-breaking humor into pinball mechanics
high · Hosts explicitly state: 'it for sure delivers with that unique George Gomez flavor, fast-paced, witty, and fun'
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product_concern: Contrary signal: Deadpool (Premium) is praised as successful blend of humor and rules depth, not criticized for mechanical or design shortcomings
high · Hosts state 'This game blends absurd humor with smart rules and rewarding chaos' with clear satisfaction

Transcript

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Welcome to Pinball Pursuit. I'm Mrs. J. And I'm Dr. C. Today we're tackling Stern Pinball's irreverent masterpiece, Deadpool, released in August 2018. This game was designed by the legendary George Gomez, current chief creative officer at Stern Pinball, and one of the most prolific pinball creators in the business. George is no stranger to iconic machines. His resume includes Monster Bash from the 90s, The Lord of the Rings, and Batman 66. Designing Deadpool was especially memorable, bringing Marvel's famously chatty, fourth-wall-breaking anti-hero to pinball, and it for sure delivers with that unique Gomez flavor, fast-paced, witty, and fun. The code was developed by the team of Mike Kaiservat, Tanio Kleiss, Tim Sexton, and Waisen Chen. The sound was by Jerry Thompson and Bob Baffey. The call-outs are by Tim Katsura, and the voice of Deadpool was performed by the Nolan North. I'm kind of a nerd about voice actors, and Nolan North is incredible, guys. So many cool voices he's done, including Nathan Drake from the Uncharted series, Ghost from Destiny, David from The Last of Us, he did Raphael from the Ninja Turtles, he did Superboy. All right, all right. Enough nerding out over there, Dr. C. Let's get to the tutorial. First, let's walk through the playfield and its main features. How does that sound? That sounds good. Let's do it.

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First up are the top BAM lanes. There are four lanes up here that will light whenever a ball goes through them. These are called rollover targets. Lighting all four will multiply your end-of-ball bonus by 2x, and that amount goes up by 1x every time you light all four lanes. You can move which lanes are lit by pressing the flipper buttons. You can choose one of these four for a skill shot by using flippers before plunging the ball. The out-lane and in-lane rollovers work in pretty much the same way. You can see the word boom spelled out. Roll over one of these lanes and that letter will be lit. And just like the top lanes, you can move which letter is lit by hitting the flipper buttons. Completing Boom will light the action button in the middle of the lockdown bar and a small bomb can be seen on the LCD screen. Pressing the Boom button will spot or complete the highest value shot on the playfield, except for the scoop shot. If you manage to collect 4 booms, then you'll get a Super Boom which completes every lit shot on the playfield. If you have a super boom, you can no longer collect more booms, so plan accordingly. Above the inlanes and outlanes are the dead targets on the left and pool targets on the right. These targets are important for the Juggernaut fight, which we'll talk more about later. There are also rewards for completing these. Completing dead will light a battle at the scoop if it isn't already lit. Lighting all the pool lights activates the Katana Lock if it isn't already lit. Finish both sides to spell out Deadpool and you'll receive a mystery award at the scoop. And if you complete Deadpool three times, you'll light the regeneration ball save at the left out lane. The left orbit shot is just above the dead targets. This is the Dazzler team up shot and has the disco spinner, which you must spin 60 times to qualify for disco multiball. This shot also starts disco multiball and is the super jackpot for that mode. On the other side is the right orbit shot This is the domino team up shot and is how you advance the chimichanga truck which allows you to start collecting chimichangas that allow Deadpool to travel through time and fight either a T-Rex or a Megalodon. You shot who and what now? Yes, that is a real sentence that I just said. The left ramp is next to the left orbit. This shot qualifies the Catanarama mini-mode, and is an important shot during the Mystique and Sauron battles. Nestled underneath the left ramp is the U-turn shot, which is the colossus team-up shot.

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Next to the center spinner is the Snikt target. Hitting this target just right will send the ball up the katana ramp and into the katana, and doing so will give you a play field multiplier that starts at 2x and can be increased each time the snicked shot is made. It also makes a really cool sound effect when this happens which we both kind of love. Next let's talk about the little Deadpool area. In front of little Deadpool there are three oof drop targets. Knocking these down will expose little Deadpool target inside. Drop the oof targets and hit the little deadpool target twice to start little deadpool multiball. A fun two ball multiball. Completing a mode or a quest will enable the little deadpool target again. This time, drop the oof targets and hit the target three times to start little deadpool frenzy, which awards 100,000 points for each thing you hit for 60 seconds. Complete another battle or quest and you can drop the oof targets and hit the target four times to start Little Deadpool Bounce, where a single dead, oof, or pool target will flash, and hitting it scores millions. Completing more battles will allow you to play each of these modes again in the same order. Just to the right of the Little Deadpool area is the Katana Shot. This is one of the craziest and frankly coolest shots in pinball. Hitting it will send the shot through the middle of the playfield, up a ramp, and into a wire form that beats the ball over the playfield and into the katana. The katana is a ball lock that will start ninja multi-ball after locking three balls. Now let's get into the core of Deadpool, the battles. The scoop will be lit at the start of each ball. Hitting it will give you the option to battle either Juggernaut, Mystique, or Sabertooth. Each battle is timed and the longer you take the more Deadpool's life bar we'll go down. Juggernaut is probably the hardest battle. You'll need to hit the dead and pool targets to weaken Juggernaut and then any lit shot to damage him. Mystique requires you to hit the center spinner and then the two ramp shots. After that, all three of these shots will be lit. When Mystique transforms into one of your allies, you can hit their corresponding shot to deal some significant damage. Sabertooth is probably the easiest battle. He's damaged by shooting the center spinner the two orbits the bam lanes and the pop bumpers Get the boss health down to zero by making shots and the scoop will light for a hurry final shot If you fail to beat the boss don worry your progress will be saved. Regardless of winning or losing, you can battle again by spelling dead to light the scoop again. There are four allies that you can recruit to help you in these battles. Hit an ally's shot twice to have them available to help you on your first battle. and then one extra time for every battle afterwards. You'll know that an ally is available if the blue team-up target is lit. To recruit the ally during battle, you simply have to hit their shot during the fight. Dazzler is recruited at the left orbit and increases the time you have to battle. Wolverine increases the damage you do per shot and is teamed up at the center spinner. Colossus is gathered at the U-turn under the left ramp and doubles your scoring. And finally, Domino increases scoring from boss-specific targets and can be recruited at the right orbit. If you defeat all three bosses, the scoop will light again so you can battle Sauron. This is a three-ball multi-ball that will light shots green that score jackpots. After you either defeat Sauron or he escapes, then you can battle each of these bosses again, but this time with Sauron helping them. When he shows up, you'll need to hit each of the ramps to continue the battle. Defeating all of them again will take you into the mini wizard mode clone multi-ball. Next, let's talk about the quests. There are two quests that Deadpool can go on, fighting either a T-Rex or fighting a Megalodon. You qualify for a quest by advancing the chimichanga truck by hitting the right orbit. This will light several shots orange, and hitting one will collect a chimichanga that scores you bonus points at the end of each ball. Once you hit three chimichanga shots, then the quest will be lit at the scoop.

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Finally, it's time for the multiballs. We already covered how to start Little Deadpool multiball, but the one detail we didn't get into is getting jackpots. First, you'll need to hit the Little Deadpool target enough times to then light other shots red for jackpots. It's honestly not worth a ton of points, but it's more useful when combined with a battle or a quest. Ninja multiball starts once you lock three balls in the katana. This multiball will light shots a purple color, which will collect a jackpot. The value of this jackpot is determined by how many ninjas you have managed to ghost before the multiball starts. You ghost ninjas by hitting the flashing purple shots when you aren't in a mode. You can also ghost 10 ninjas by hitting the ninja apocalypse combo, which is the right orbit followed by the right katana ramp shot. These ninjas add to your end of ball bonus as well, so prioritize them when you can. The super jackpot is collected by hitting the katana right ramp shot when it is lit. You can score big in this mode, since the super jackpot is the sum of all the other jackpots collected. Keep this going and you can score big and do it during a battle or quest and it will really help you finish them. Next is one of the silliest but one of the most fun multiballs of the game, Disco Multiball. This multiball has you teaming up with Dazzler to fight vampires at a disco roller skating party. To qualify this multiball, you'll need to hit the spinner at the left orbit while you are not in a mode. Once you spin it enough, the insert behind the spinner will be lit bright purple. Hitting the orbit shot again starts this multiball. This cannot be done during a mode though. Next is my favorite multiball, mech suit multiball. This is a 5-ball multiball that starts after you collect 45 weapons. Weapons are generated by hitting combos. Once you hit nearly any shot, you'll see a round insert with an X in it light. one of these generates a weapon. These will accumulate over time, and anything you generate is kept even if you drain. You can collect these weapons you've generated by hitting the scoop. Each weapon collected adds to your end of ball bonus, and collect enough and you'll earn an extra ball. Collect 100 and you'll have a permanent 1x score multiplier. If you collect 45, you qualify mech suit multiball. Hit the scoop, and then this multiball will start, and every shot is a jackpot. And you collect a super jackpot at the scoop when it's lit. Just like disco multiball, however, you cannot start this multiball if you are in a mode.