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Live gameplay stream and tutorial of Stern's Mandalorian pinball with mechanical issues and community tips.
The Mandalorian TV series is better than all three Star Wars movies
medium confidence · Jon Hey and Mary express strong personal preference for the series over the films, with emphatic agreement in conversation
The right outlane microswitch on this machine is sticking and requires replacement rather than lubrication
high confidence · Host discusses technical problem with switch, Terry responds with specific advice: 'Replace it' and 'no lubricants at all'
The curved metal diverter on the Mandalorian machine broke in three places and was re-welded by a professional
high confidence · Host directly states the machine was 'already broken' before streaming and explains the welding repair performed
The game has very steep slope making backhand shots difficult on certain ramps
high confidence · Host comments 'the game is sloped so hard, you can't backhand the left ramp' during gameplay demonstration
Deadflip achieved a billion-point score on the Premium Edition of Mandalorian
medium confidence · Host mentions 'Deadflip put a billion up on this yesterday' and notes Deadflip was playing the Premium Edition variant
“they already broke the game and fixed it. So I can't catch it on fire. It's going to be, look, it'll probably happen. But it's going to be really hard for us to break a pre-broken game.”
Jon Hey@ 1:39 — Sets up running joke about the machine's pre-existing damage and quality issues
“The series is better than all three movies. I agree. Done.”
Jon Hey and Mary@ 16:48 — Strong personal opinion on Mandalorian TV series superiority; shared conviction between hosts
“No lubricants at all. Replace it if it doesn't loosen up.”
Terry@ 14:16 — Technical advice from experienced community member regarding microswitch maintenance
“That ramp is so hard to hit.”
Host (Jon Hey)@ 18:27 — Recurring observation about game difficulty and design challenge
“This is fun. You heard it here, folks.”
Jon Hey@ 29:31 — Confirmation of positive gameplay experience after earlier uncertainty
community_signal: Strong real-time community participation providing gameplay tips, strategy advice, and technical guidance via Twitch chat; experienced players (Norma, Joel, Terry) actively helping newer players learn game mechanics
high · Multiple chat participants providing tutorials, shot sequence advice, and technical troubleshooting; hosts regularly acknowledge and incorporate community input
sentiment_shift: Divided opinion on whether game quality reflects theme appeal; experienced players distinguish between appreciating IP and evaluating actual gameplay mechanics
medium · El Rocket explicitly states: 'I love the show. The pin is growing on me' and elsewhere 'Star Wars The Mandalorian fan here. But I don't like this game'
design_philosophy: Playfield slope is excessively steep, making certain shots (backhand left ramp) effectively impossible; ramp shot difficulty creates accessibility concerns
high · Host comment: 'the game is sloped so hard, you can't backhand the left ramp'; repeated references to ramps being 'so hard to hit'
design_philosophy: Game design emphasizes flow-based ramp sequences with multiple multiball variants (Razor Crest green/center, encounters red, Jet Pack, Ice Spider) structured around shot multipliers and mode stacking
high · Gameplay demonstration shows distinct multiball modes, shot sequences (left orbit, right orbit, scoop), and multiplier mechanics; hosts explain mechanics like 'all the shots get lit on fire, and then I think they're 2X'
market_signal: Competitive high score benchmark established (billion-point achievement by Deadflip on Premium Edition); community interest in score progression and competitive play
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medium · Host references Deadflip's billion-point score achieved on Premium Edition; multiple chat members tracking personal scores
product_strategy: Dwight Sullivan (implied programmer) expected to issue bug fixes and reach v1.0 release; community member notes current state has bugs that will be resolved
medium · Chat comment: 'When Dwight Sullivan rounds this out Tee'd Off 1.0 and gets rid of Buzz, I think it's going Tee'd Off be even more solid'
product_concern: Multiple pre-existing mechanical failures on this specific machine: curved diverter broke in three places and required professional re-welding; right outlane microswitch sticking and requiring component replacement
high · Host states machine 'already broken' and explains diverter was 're-welded'; technical advice recommends replacing microswitch rather than lubricating
technology_signal: Game uses real Star Wars Mandalorian music rather than copyright-protected substitutes; host emphasizes using official soundtrack in stream
medium · Host states: 'I'm using the real Star Wars The Mandalorian music. This is a really fun shooter.'