Reading my Reviews

Cary Hardy·video·18m 30s·analyzed·Jul 5, 2020

Analysis

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TL;DR

Kerry Hardy celebrates YouTube anniversary by reading 10 five-star community reviews praising his pinball content quality and personality.

Summary

Kerry Hardy reads 10 community reviews from the Pinball Promoter's Database on his YouTube channel's two-year anniversary, receiving consistent 5-star ratings praising his production quality, honest critique, restoration work, and relatable personality. Reviewers highlight his mix of entertainment and information, willingness to voice unpopular opinions, and technical expertise, with one reviewer requesting he finish the Addams Family restoration series. Hardy clarifies various community perceptions and expresses gratitude while hinting at upcoming announcements and increased video output.

Key Claims

Kerry Hardy has been creating pinball content on YouTube for two years
high confidence · Host explicitly states this marks his two-year anniversary on YouTube when it comes to pinball content on Independence Day/July 4th
This Week in Pinball created a Pinball Promoter's Database for reviewing content providers
high confidence · Hardy references 'This Week in Pinball has put up a pinball promoter's database' allowing people to scroll through 'white pages or yellow pages' and leave reviews
Kerry Hardy received 10 community reviews, all five stars
high confidence · Hardy states 'I have got 10. I've got 10 reviews' and proceeds to read through them; each visible review shows five stars
The Addams Family restoration series finale has been recently completed
high confidence · Hardy states 'We just finished the Addams Family Restoration Series. So this was posted a couple of weeks ago' in response to a reviewer's plea to finish it
Hardy does not accept sponsorships that would influence his product recommendations
high confidence · Hardy explicitly states about Penn Stadiums: 'They are not a sponsor for any of my videos, so don't let that think that that's any kind of persuasion on my part'
Hardy brought a custom Last Action Hero to Texas Pinball Festival 2019 with volume issues
high confidence · Hardy explains the 'whole volume thing' stemmed from TPF 2019 where his 'completely shopped out last action hero' had a vibrating shaker motor affecting the potentiometer
Hardy hints at upcoming announcements and plans for increased video production
medium confidence · Hardy states 'I've got some news, good news, bad news' and 'I definitely have a lot of plans for this channel in the future' and plans to 'put out a surplus amount of videos'
Hardy attributes his entry into pinball to a friend named Jason, but credits Todd Tucky for his knowledge development
high confidence · Hardy states 'Jason, my buddy Jason brought me into the hobby, but I have learned and started out and knowing as much as I do because of watching his channel' (referring to Todd Tucky)

Notable Quotes

“Kerry Hardy provides the right mix between information and entertainment. In the end, that exactly fits and services where the pinball community is today. This host's personality and age brings a needed younger perspective to what many erroneously assume is a hobby for an older generation.”
Rich S (reviewer)@ 2:31 — Summarizes how Hardy's youth and personality challenge demographic assumptions about pinball; reflects broader community perception of Hardy's role in modernizing the hobby
“I will tell you this as well. As mentioned before, the Addams Family Barn find is just riveting... Please finish up that Addams Family build. I am dying over here.”
David B (reviewer)@ 8:08 — Shows impact of Hardy's restoration content on new collectors; demonstrates viewer investment in multi-part series completion
“His love and passion for the hobby is evident for all to see. And he tells it like it is about all machines, something I can't do quite yet in my videos... has the best theme music ever.”
Todd T (Todd Tucky)@ 10:47 — Co-creator validates Hardy's authenticity; suggests Todd Tucky himself is still developing his own critical voice; rare public endorsement between pinball content creators
“He is also not shy to voice his opinions of what's going on in the pinball world with game releases and game manufacturers. He can be blunt, but we need more of that in this hobby.”
Paul M (reviewer)@ 11:42 — Suggests community values blunt critical perspective from content creators; indicates Hardy is seen as filling a needed role for unvarnished manufacturer critique
“If he starts drinking a beer during the show, you better strap in because those are the best episodes to watch.”
James T (reviewer)@ 13:30 — Indicates Hardy's personality during beer consumption is a positive viewer draw; casual drinking is normalized as part of his on-camera persona

Entities

Kerry Hardyperson This Week in Pinballorganization Todd TuckypersonTexas Pinball Festival 2019eventAddams Family (restoration project)productLast Action HerogamePinball Promoter's Databaseproduct

Signals

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business_signal: Kerry Hardy accepts voluntary viewer donations through YouTube premiere features; frames this as connection-building rather than monetization; suggests alternative revenue model beyond sponsorships
medium · Paul M's review references 'sent money through the videos'; Hardy clarifies: 'I don't go, oh, right, it's time to make some money. No, I put it out there because I want to be involved'
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community_signal: This Week in Pinball's Promoter's Database demonstrates infrastructure investment in community feedback systems for content creators; suggests formalization of pinball content ecosystem
high · Hardy references the recently-launched Pinball Promoter's Database allowing community to review content providers through 'white pages or yellow pages' format
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sentiment_shift: Strong community preference for honest, blunt critical voices in pinball content; multiple reviewers specifically praised Hardy for not sugarcoating opinions and criticizing manufacturers/games
high · Multiple reviews emphasize Hardy's willingness to be 'brutally honest,' not sugarcoat, be 'blunt,' and 'tell it like it is about all machines'; Paul M noted 'He can be blunt, but we need more of that in this hobby'
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community_signal: Addams Family restoration series generated significant viewer investment and completion pressure; demonstrates audience appetite for long-form restoration documentation
high · David B's lengthy review expresses strong emotional investment in series completion ('I am dying over here'); Hardy confirms finale was recently posted; indicates restoration content is a key channel strength
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Topics

YouTube content creation and channel growthprimaryCommunity feedback and appreciation for pinball contentprimaryPinball restoration and technical workprimaryHonest product reviews and content integrityprimaryPinball community events and personalitiessecondaryProduction quality in pinball video contentsecondaryUpcoming pinball announcements and newssecondaryDemographic shifts in pinball hobbymentioned

Sentiment

positive(0.92)— Overwhelmingly positive content. All 10 reviews are five stars with substantive praise. Hardy responds graciously to feedback, clarifies misunderstandings without defensiveness, and expresses genuine gratitude. Only minor tension: brief embarrassment about Last Action Hero volume incident at TPF 2019, quickly contextualized and resolved. Closing hints at exciting future plans elevate mood further.

Transcript

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oh and we'll see how it goes i keep doing these videos and all of a sudden I get a bunch of gas and I like I guess it's from the beer oh well worth it We are having some dead guy ale this evening. What's up guys and welcome back to my channel where I talk and do everything pinball. So if that sounds interesting to you then hit that subscribe button down below. Happy Independence Day, 4th of July, whatever you want to call it. But it also marks my two-year anniversary on YouTube when it comes to pinball content. And to mark that occasion, I figured I would read my reviews. Now, just recently, This Week in Pinball has put up a pinball promoter's database. And essentially that gives individuals the ability to go on there and scroll through the white pages or yellow pages of Pinball, of all the content providers out there when it comes to Pinball. And you have the ability to leave reviews for said content providers, good, bad, whatever. So I already had, I think, a few reviews. and so I put it on my YouTube channel to anybody else out there that wanted to send a review, good, bad, ugly, whatever. We're just going to see what happens. So I have got 10. I've got 10 reviews and we're going to go through these. I might go through all of them and I might just go through some of them because I'd like to implement this in maybe not all of my videos, but a video here and there just kind of throw hey here's a new review put it out there so strap in boys and girls let's do this let's start from the oldest and work our way to the newest reviews shall we all righty then let's see if i can screen share this here we are first review five stars title of this review is a great mix of information and entertainment so i'm liking what i'm seeing so far. Kerry Hardy provides the right mix between information and entertainment. In the end, that exactly fits and services where the pinball community is today. This host's personality and age brings a needed younger perspective to what many erroneously assume is a hobby for an older generation. I highly recommend CH to keep you up to date on pinball in a fun way. Enjoy it, and remember, it's pinball. that is from rich s thank you rich for the very kind words towards me on that review you didn't have to but you took the time and did that and that's awesome to hear stuff like that uh thank you for watching moving on to the next one great production value and content five star review production value on carrie's videos are great content varies from reviews to restoration not afraid to give an unbiased opinion from jeff d thank you jeff for your review and input and i'm glad you enjoy the variousness of my channel i like to keep it that way it's just i talk and do everything pinball like i say so that goes from old school machines to new age machines and thoughts to actual physical interaction with games and when it comes to my unbiased opinion yes that is very true also i would like i don't want to lie to you people so whenever i'm talking about a certain machine and if i do have biasness towards it i will tell you like hey just so you know i'm a little biased because of this so there you go on to the next one okay this one is also another five star review great content carrie's channel is awesome as he says i talk and do everything pinball great in-depth channel covering restorations opinions and everything pinball not to mention he was the host for the 2020 twippies that were dreamt i guess that's supposed to be streamed streamed through his channel from travis l yes yes yes we did stream the Twippies through my channel And thank you very much for the kind words and the five review Travis And I tell people, and I was making sure I was as clear as I possibly could when it came to the Twippies, guys. For those of you that think that I did a lot of editing with the Twippies or anything, no, I really didn't do nowhere near as much editing as Emoto did. But Emoto Harney did, I'd say, 90 some odd percent of the editing and everything that was involved to make that show happen. Literally, I got a lot of the 3D renderings from my brother. He did the trophies and everything and sent those to her. And I think putting it all together, that was all her. So that was that. so i definitely give her props and uh do not envy her uh all her efforts towards making that show as good as it was on to the next one five star review honest reviewer brutally honest sometimes i love how he doesn't sugarcoat the games also i love how when he has issues and then sees the games and the issues go away or are even worse carrie i think you could design a game by mark v well mark i'll tell you right now yes i do not like to sugarcoat things uh there are times where i start to say things and i'm like that's too harsh i don't have to say it that bad but if i don't like something i'm gonna say i don't like it there's things that i would would say but i'm like i can still say it without saying those words because i know it in my head i'm just like that sounds worse than it actually is sometimes and uh but when it far as me coming to designing designing a game i don't i don't think i could honestly i i mean it it would be an interesting task if i had the time and stuff like that to attempt to but i definitely do not think i could do better than people that we currently have in this industry without a doubt whoa on to the next one this is a little bit of a lengthy one right here that's what she said that's my joke damn it dwight uh five star review just a fun easy going pinball show i stumbled upon this channel a while ago and found how to clean how does that say and pound a how oh okay i got you found a how to clean and weigh your plate wax i'm guessing that's what he meant to say right there wax your plate field video i was hooked from then on from the start he is relatable honest and the kind of guy i would actually have a conversation with i find that we have similar likes and pins and gives no holds barred reviews of things and will really let you know what he thinks and the best part is if he changes his mind or he was wrong about something he will absolutely let you know and take responsibility the show is just super relatable and now i only have one pin and just started my collection but watching the barn build of the adams family restore is just riveting can't wait to see it in the end but it's not a super polished show and that is what bolsters its charm and integrity for me just a guy who loves pinballs and wants to share and invites you along to be a part of an amazing hobby in today's ring the bell and click subscribe i find that i am selective of what content i want to be alerted about and i find that the topics and work that he is doing growing his channel is well worth both the clicks. I will tell you as well. Good. It's still going. That's what she said. I will tell you this as well. As mentioned before, the Addams Family Barn find is just riveting. One of the guys at work is a big pinball guy. He brought me over to the dark side by getting a machine. He will pop in from time to time and we will talk shop. I showed him the first video and he was hooked from the clear coating at home to working and cleaning these machines. I have spent hours just watching ducks and all. And if you are reading this review, Carrie, please finish up that Addams Family build. I am dying over here. All right, David B., thank you for the very lengthy review right there. That is awesome. You didn't have to do that, and you did. So a lot of great compliments in there. So first of all, thank you for all of that. A couple of things. We just finished the Addams Family Restoration Series. So this was posted a couple of weeks ago. So yeah, at that time, the video was not posted. I literally, we just did the finale for it. So I have answered your beck and call You now know what the Addams Family looks like in the end and I hope it meets your expectations When it comes to the ducks those weren ducks those were chicks Those were little baby chickens. Either way, if you think the chickens were bad, I've got quail in there right now that you may end up hearing in my future Swords of Fury videos. And those guys were a pain in my ass, too. all right so yes once again david b thank you for the kind words moving on to the next one all right great channel another five star review all things pinball sums it up i like it all but if i had to pick i'd say the restoration work with new products a close second i will buy some stadiums because of your reviews always looking for carrie's next video cheers from dave all right Dave, thank you very much for that input. PinStadiums is one of the products that I do vouch for. I stand behind it because it serves me well. It has done good for all of my machines. I stand behind it. They are not a sponsor for any of my videos, so don't let that think that that's any kind of persuasion on my part. Like I said in previous videos, if I find a product and that I find that it's very useful and I enjoy it and it's a good product, I will promote it without it being a sponsor. So there you go. Kerry has a great channel. Kerry puts time and care into each of his videos and also the machines he restores. His love and passion for the hobby is evident for all to see. And he tells it like it is about all machines, something I can't do quite yet in my videos. And as I have said many times, has the best theme music ever. Todd T. I think I know who that is. That is the good old buddy of mine, Todd Tucky from TNT Amusements. I believe everybody in this hobby knows who that man is. I'm sure a lot of you out there are in this hobby because of that man. I am in this hobby because of that man. I mean, granted, yeah, Jason, my buddy Jason brought me into the hobby, but I have learned and started out and knowing as much as I do because of watching his channel. On to the next review. A true hobbyist. Kerry Hardy is one of the channels you can't get enough of. He has a great personality and is one of the true hobbyists of pinball. He is also not shy to voice his opinions of what's going on in the pinball world with game releases and game manufacturers. He can be blunt, but we need more of that in this hobby. His restoration videos are absolutely amazing, and I enjoy every meticulous attention to detail he puts into his machines. I wouldn't mind cracking open a few beers and talking pinball with him. Keep up the good work, Carrie. From Paul M. Paul, I believe this is the same Paul that I'm thinking of that is in there whenever I do my premieres. Paul is one hell of a guy. He has sent money through the videos, and he doesn't have to, but he does. and it's one of those things where it's an unexpected thing. Whenever I put out video premieres and stuff like that, I don't go, oh, right, it's time to make some money. No, I put it out there because I want to be involved and I hope you enjoy the content as much as I do as I'm watching it to give me the ability to converse with all of you out there. But he willingly throws money at the videos and stuff and it's really nice to see actual words that people feel about my channel. So I greatly appreciate the kind words that you have bestowed upon me right there, Paul. And I think this is, okay, I got two more. One of the best out there right now. So I'm guessing he's saying as of right now, that could change. Five star. I met Kerry one year at Texas Pinball Festival. He is one of the nicest guys you will ever meet. He always seems to be in a great mood and very upbeat. He will rub off on you for sure. I love his show because it's so much different than anything else out here. His production is off the hook. You can tell he takes pride in what he puts out there with his high-quality videos. If he starts drinking a beer during the show, you better strap in because those are the best episodes to watch. The only negative thing I will say about Cary is about his hearing is bad. He likes to play his games at full volume sometimes, it seems. Other than that he is a top in my book are okay now I know who this is all right James James T there a story behind this whole volume thing right here and that goes back to tpf 2019 and that was the year that i brought in my completely shopped out last action hero now a lot of you know that i have my own personal mix on there and it does very well uh the thing is for whatever reason the i'm going to assume it was the bass or something but it was vibrating the shaker motor was vibrating the machine enough to where it kept on moving the potentiometer on my pen sound so over time like hours that volume would just slowly get louder and louder and louder to where the game was just completely loud and i'm talking to the screen so the volume was like ridiculously loud at a lot of points to the to the point to where you would not be in the actual exhibitor hall and you would hear my machine screaming that ac dc portion i know it might but the thing is people were still playing it but i'm sure they were playing it going good god this machine is loud and i was drowning out a lot of the other games that were around there it made it seem like i was a total asshole and that is not what I was trying to do. I had to keep going over there, taking the back glass off and adjusting the volume down. It was a little embarrassing because I wasn't trying to draw that attention to the game. I was like, why is it doing this? So that's where he's getting off on the whole listening to my games at too loud a volume. So thanks Jay for the review and the kind words on there. And the final review on here says, great show and Carrie keeps getting better. Zach. Now I don't know which Zach that is. I doubt very seriously that Zach Sharp. It might even be Zach Mini. I don't know, but it just says Zach. So it could be a number of different kinds of Zachs. You know what? Screw it. Let's just say that is Zach Sharp. Thanks, Zach. I didn't necessarily leak the TMNT video or pictures. I just helped them be leaked. So there's that. All right, guys, that's going to wrap this video up i just wanted to basically uh read out my reviews to all of you and make sure that each one of you gets the recognition for taking the time and putting in a review and like i said throughout my videos if i see that i get more reviews then i will put i will kind of put those in there in my videos every once in a while like i said good bad bring it on i'm reading them we'll just see how it goes and but by all means uh thank you guys for the past two years on youtube My channel has continuously grown and I'm hoping it continues to do so. And I believe it will continue to do so if I keep seeing people like this that come on here and generally appreciate what I put out there. So that's always good. I've got many videos on the way, guys. I've got some news, good news, bad news. But I've got a lot of other videos. So don't be too surprised if I put out a surplus amount of videos over the course of the next few days. It is the 4th of July and everything. And if things go the way they're planned tomorrow, then I definitely have a lot of plans for this channel in the future. So if you like what you've seen here, then give me the thumbs up. And if you haven't already, then hit that subscribe button down there. That way you can be notified whenever I upload something for your viewing pleasure. Until next time guys Peace out a needed younger perspective to what many erroneously... I said it! Yes! Ah, shit, I gotta say it again now.