Journalist Tool

Kineticist

  • HDashboard
  • IItems
  • ↓Ingest
  • SSources
  • KBeats
  • BBriefs
  • RIntel
  • QSearch
  • NName Review
  • +Health

v0.1.0

← Back to items

HORDE Wizard Mode (The Walking Dead pinball)

Straight Down the Middle·video·12m 45s·analyzed·Mar 23, 2017
View original
Export .md

Analysis

claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 · $0.014

TL;DR

Zach Sharpe plays The Walking Dead pinball and successfully reaches the Horde wizard mode.

Summary

Zach Sharpe demonstrates gameplay of The Walking Dead pinball, focusing on reaching and playing the Horde wizard mode. He explains the progression mechanics required to unlock Horde (completing six multi-kills across various modes), successfully reaches it after stacking modes and completing Bloodbath, and plays through the Horde mode itself where players shoot red shots to kill approaching walkers before they get too close. He drains during Horde but expresses satisfaction with the overall gameplay and recommends the machine.

Key Claims

  • Horde is 'arguably one of the best damn wizard modes in pinball'

    high confidence · Zach Sharpe, describing Horde after unlocking it

  • To access Horde, players must complete six multi-kills across different modes to make the Woodberry shot eligible

    high confidence · Zach Sharpe explaining the progression system during gameplay

  • Completing all five different modes grants access to another wizard mode beyond Horde

    high confidence · Zach Sharpe mentioning secondary wizard mode during gameplay

  • In Horde, closer proximity to walkers when shot equals higher points

    high confidence · Zach Sharpe explaining Horde mechanics

  • The Walking Dead is 'totally worth' buying for the Horde experience

    high confidence · Zach Sharpe's closing recommendation

  • Multiballs are critical for progress in Walking Dead; capitalizing on them determines game success

    high confidence · Zach Sharpe during gameplay commentary

Notable Quotes

  • “Horde... is arguably one of the best damn The Wizard modes in pinball.”

    Zach Sharpe@ 8:33 — Direct praise of Horde's design quality and standing in pinball community

  • “If you guys have not got to play The Walking Dead and got to the Horde yet, buy the game. It's totally worth it.”

    Zach Sharpe@ 12:01 — Strong recommendation indicating the Horde experience justifies machine purchase

  • “If you complete all those, you get to another The Wizard mode.”

    Zach Sharpe@ 0:11 — Reveals existence of secondary wizard mode unlocked by completing all five main modes

  • “For Horde, the object of the game is to kill the walkers that are coming after you. Each of the red shots. If you can kill them, the closer they are when you kill them, the more points you have.”

    Zach Sharpe@ 9:52 — Core mechanics explanation of Horde gameplay

Entities

Zach SharpepersonThe Walking DeadgameHordeproductStraight Down the MiddleorganizationBloodbathproductWellwalkerproductBarnyardproductBicycle Girlproduct

Signals

  • ?

    community_signal: Straight Down the Middle produces detailed gameplay demonstration content focused on reaching specific wizard modes and explaining complex rule sets, indicating community interest in deep mechanical understanding

    high · Entire video dedicated to Horde demonstration with detailed rule explanation

  • ?

    design_philosophy: Horde wizard mode demonstrates successful endgame design with escalating difficulty, dynamic mechanics (walker approach speed), and risk-reward gameplay that Zach identifies as 'one of the best' in pinball

    high · Zach's explicit praise and extended gameplay focus on Horde mechanics and challenge

Transcript

youtube_groq_whisper · $0.038

0:00
Let's go take them out! What's up everybody? Tonight I'm playing some Walking Dead I would love to get to the Horde Wizard mode for you guys That would be a damn treat But I can't guarantee anything.
0:41
Alright, so modes are all lit. They're eligible. I got to that by knocking down the drop targets. During the food one. So any of those shots is going to lock me into that mode. I hit the prison twice to open up a potential prison multi-ball. Those are the red corresponding shots. Alright, so we've hit CBC, that left ramp. We're going to start that. You have to hit it so many times to complete the mode. See how it says multi-kill? I got the multi-kill. I have to get six of those to be able to, six of them to start a horde. All right, so that mode is complete. I can go for it for more points, or I can keep hitting my red shots to get close to prison multi-ball, or I can hit the drop targets. That first one's a little pain in the ass to get, so I probably won't shoot for that. Ah, I want to shoot for the drain. That's what I want to shoot for. All right, all right. It's a ball two. So we did get a multi-fill, so that's not horrible, but you need a lot of them. And you need to capitalize on your multi-balls in this game.
1:58
No. If you don't capitalize on your multi-balls, that's where a lot of stuff can happen. A lot of progress can be made on those. I want to be you right now.
2:15
If you shoot the prison, it will spot you a prison shot. The only bad thing being it is a very, very dangerous shot.
2:32
Woo-hoo-hoo! All right, let's see what we can do here. All right, so I do have the tunnel shot to get to it, but boy, oh boy.
2:41
It's just an easy one. Alright, let's try to get prison multi-ball going. Oh, Zach. The smart thing to do would be to try to get a mode going first and stack it. But I just don want to drain I want to keep alive I want to stay alive with the multi ball for a while One more shot And we start the multi ball Now I'm going to shoot the little drop tower so I can get the mode rolling. There we go. So, the knives are eligible now. Try to start one up.
3:40
So far I've got nothing. Boy, oh boy. Talk about getting just absolutely demolished in a multi-ball. See? On multi-balls, you can't do that. All right, so we started Barnes.
4:06
Negan's bat is in the way, so you can't see it, but it is there. I guess we can't get at least a multi-kill on this. So I went the back alley to get that free ball That's okay Alright, come on down
4:27
So we got a multi-kill by completing that Points aren't too high right now though We have a shot and a couple more million That one's worth Watch it out of those props is mean. How do you control that? You can't control that. All right. That wasn't that great. We'll take it. We're going to take it to the bank though. Got an extra ball here. We're feeling good. Okay. The skill shots not really that valuable. I mean, don't get me wrong. It's a pretty shot, but I find that it does not do much.
5:17
All right, so we can get blood back. Right now, it'd be smart to stack blood bath. It wouldn't be bad to stack blood bath and walker multi-ball.
5:39
See if I can get it in. Alright. We started bloodbath. We still got Here's the multiple going. And we've also made eligible for mode here.
6:20
Ah Zach come on now Zach Let control that ball Here we go Shoot some drop targets try to get an extra ball going Add a ball. So we're still ultimately shooting for arena as well. It would be nice to get enough on the arena. And right, I mean, I'm just dry running it here. I mean, the object for me right now is just to keep the bubbles,
7:06
to keep them alive. So we can do it with the tolmok down here. Alright. Whew, slow down. I think we've got bicycle drill, but just to be safe we'll try to shoot her a couple times here. Because that could be a good multi-kill to hoard there. I do think we have it. to a hoard there.
7:50
I do think we have it. Ah, that we didn't either, you guys. We're going to take that because we've got a hoard going now. All right.
8:09
Whew! That's pretty good. So now, we're going to try not to blow it. Try not to blow it. So, we've got all six different weapons or multi-kills complete. Which makes eligible this Woodberry shot for Horde. Which is arguably one of the best damn wizard modes in pinball. So that's what we're going for right now. I do have three of the five different modes complete. If you complete all those, you get to another wizard mode. But right now, oh man, this is the part where I usually blow it. But we're not going to blow it this time. You guys want to see some You gotta get it into that shot.
9:07
Let's try to control it here. Look, see, that's all zap right there, baby. That wasn't it. That wasn't it either.
9:22
Okay, you got this shot. Right off the tip of your flipper Zach come on now Ooh in and out In and out Oh this is it Get in there There it is Uh
9:39
Uh-oh. I wonder if I can turn it up. Oh, yeah, baby. It's going down. So for Horde, the object of the game is to kill the walkers that are coming after you. each of the red shots.
10:01
If you can kill them, the closer they are when you kill them, the more points you have. Oh no, did I blow it already?
10:14
Alright, there we go. Okay. Here he comes. He's coming on the screen. That's a tunnel shot. Got it! No! Fell short! If it gets too close it's going to bite you.
10:34
The lights correspond with that too. They move faster and faster. Until you drive me! It's okay. Well that was horrid. I didn't get to play long enough. I would have had some fun on that.
11:01
Well, at least you guys got to witness it. Okay. So we're going to get back. I've got to turn this down. Got too amped up there, Zach.
11:09
Got to calm down now, baby. Okay. So we're going to go for some more mode shots. I'd love to get another little extra ball action. That would be pretty sweet.
11:23
All right, calm down. Here we go. Middle drop target. And a miss. Middle drop target. And a miss. It's okay. I mean, I don't have...
11:50
I just got straight to hoarding and got out. Ah! Okay, that's it. Not a bad score, though. Got to Horde. That was a blast. It always is a freaking blast. If you guys have not got to play The Walking Dead and got to the Horde yet, buy the game. It's totally worth it. I love it. That was Horde. This is Zach. We're straight down the middle. Hell yeah, let's play some more.
12:22
Thank you.