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Star Wars Costco Pinball *HONEST and UNSPONSORED* Review - Is it worth it?

Walt Wood Pinball·video·55m 56s·analyzed·Aug 25, 2025
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TL;DR

Walt Wood's critical Costco Star Wars pinball review: overpriced reskin with weak design.

Summary

Walt Wood provides a critical, unsponsored review of the Star Wars Costco Pinball ($4,700-$4,800), arguing it's not worth the price. He identifies it as a reskin of existing Stern home edition layouts (similar to Spider-Man), criticizes the playfield design as derivative and mechanically uninspired, and questions the marketing tactics of influencer reviewers he suspects are incentivized by Stern to promote the game.

Key Claims

  • Star Wars Costco home edition uses the same playfield layout previously used in Spider-Man and other home editions, with only minor modifications

    high confidence · Walt compares playfield photos side-by-side, noting 'behind the targets on Spider-Man, there's a drop. There's a stand up behind the targets on here. There's a ramp. They just switched it around a little bit.'

  • Spider-Man home edition originally retailed for $6,500 but secondary market prices show it at $2,800-$3,400

    medium confidence · Walt searches pricing history, finding conflicting data: some sources claim $6,500 MSRP, but Pinside shows $2,800 initial price rising to $3,400 on aftermarket

  • Star Wars home edition is a $4,700 game that can be purchased for $200 less ($4,500) at Costco

    high confidence · Multiple references to $4,700-$4,800 MSRP with $200 Costco discount mentioned in embedded video

  • The playfield features stand-up targets blocking key shots and lacks satisfying mechanical feedback compared to pro models

    high confidence · Walt criticizes: 'There's a TIE fighter up there, but you don't get to hit it. You hit the target under the TIE fighter... This doesn't feel anything. I don't feel anything from that.'

  • Dean Grover programmed Spider-Man and his image is included in the game as tribute

    high confidence · Walt references: 'Dean Grover did the programming on it... they programmed Dean Grover's The Reaper. They got his picture in there.'

  • Content creators reviewing the Costco Star Wars game (Kong, PD7) appear to be incentivized by Stern to create positive coverage

    medium confidence · Walt observes subliminal marketing language ('$200 discount,' 'pick it up today') and notes reviewers lack pinball expertise/background, suggesting potential sponsorship

  • Jurassic Park home edition (designed by Jack Danger) offers better gameplay value than Star Wars home edition

    medium confidence · Embedded video reviewer states: 'if I had to choose between this or the Jurassic Park home edition, I think the Jurassic Park home edition has much better gameplay value'

Notable Quotes

  • “I just call it like I see it, dude. That's just the way it is. If Stern was killing it, then you wouldn't hear a peep out of my ass.”

    Walt Wood @ early in video — Establishes Walt's review philosophy: honest criticism regardless of manufacturer, sets tone for unsponsored review

  • “Stern, it's so cool, man... they programmed Dean Grover's The Reaper. They got his picture in there. F*** stern. Thanks for keeping that in there, man.”

    Walt Wood @ early segment — Shows Walt acknowledges good design decisions (tribute to deceased designer) even while critical of Stern overall

  • “This doesn't feel anything. I don't feel f*** anything from that... At least in the other Star Wars I could shoot it into this Death Star. Like that shot's a pain in the ass. But at least when you get it into that Death Star, it feels good.”

    Walt Wood @ playfield analysis — Core critique: home edition lacks mechanical satisfaction and meaningful shots compared to pro versions

  • “It's a reskin of other pinball machine designs... It's a pretty simplistic layout with two ramps, several drop targets, and things to shoot.”

    Embedded video reviewer (Kong) @ mid-video — Even the ostensibly positive reviewer admits the design is derivative and simple

  • “I'd rather have a DMD than that tiny little shitty video screen... Wouldn't it be cheaper for them to just put a DMD in there?”

    Walt Wood @ screen discussion — Critique of home edition display choice; notes LCD screen lacks the creative potential of dot-matrix displays

  • “The crudeness of the animation in the dots and the alpha numeric... leads to humor. It actually leads, it's funny... But when you have shitty video assets that doesn't look funny. It just looks shitty and cheap.”

    Walt Wood @ technical philosophy section — Walt articulates aesthetic philosophy about retro display technology versus modern video screens

  • “He won't say it's not worth it, though... Well, you know, it's up to you. That's what a guy trying to move games would say.”

Entities

Walt WoodpersonStar Wars Pinball (Costco Home Edition)gameStern PinballcompanySpider-Man Home EditiongameDean GroverpersonKong (Kongs R Us)personPD7personJack Dangerperson

Signals

  • ?

    business_signal: Stern appears to be using Costco as mass-market distribution channel to introduce pinball to casual consumers, with home editions positioned as accessible entry point despite $4,700+ price.

    medium · Embedded reviewer: 'Star Wars hopefully would draw a lot of eyes to people walking through Costco. This is a huge marketing thing where they can say that pinballs are still being made.'

  • ?

    community_signal: Established pinball content creators (Walt) perceive newer influencer-driven reviews as inauthentic; friction emerging between traditional enthusiast review culture and commercial incentivization.

    medium · Walt's repeated skepticism about Kong and PD7: 'He seems like a nice guy... I get the vibe you're trying to sell me some f***. I get that vibe... He's just trying to move product.'

  • ?

    design_philosophy: Simplified home edition design philosophy (fewer unique shots, lower mechanical complexity) contrasts with traditional pinball design emphasis on varied, satisfying shot sequences.

    high · Embedded reviewer: 'It's a pretty simplistic game... two ramp shots that are pretty decently easy to hit. A couple drop targets... Multiball is pretty easy to get into.' Walt responds: 'This doesn't feel anything.'

  • ?

    leak_detection: Costco Star Wars home edition availability and pricing ($4,500-$4,800) confirmed through retail channels; not a leak but informal announcement through retail discovery.

    high · Multiple reviewers discovering and filming Costco machines; Walt states: 'Do you guys hear they got a pinball machine at Costco? Did you know about it, dude? It's $4700. $4,800.'

  • ?

Transcript

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0:05
Do you guys hear they got a pinball machine at Costco? Did you know about it, dude? It's $4700.
0:21
$4,800. How much is it? I could go buy a pinball machine for less than five grand. Wow. We got a Costco pinball. Here we go. For $49.99.99,
0:40
dude, complete with Oh, look at this creepy ball guy. I don't know if I want him in the package, dude. Get him out of there.
0:50
Look at the kid. The kid seems like he's into it. What's up with the girl? She seems like uh you take it or leave it. Oh, here's the playfield. Here we go. Let's see. Yeah, this looks like a playfield I've seen before. This is like uh Here we go. Yeah, let's get in there. Let's get in there nice and deep. Like this is uh this is the Spider-Man playfield.
1:20
They've been they've been using this playfield design a lot, dude. It's like uh I think it's the Spider-Man the the the home use only. I've seen this design because in Spider-Man, dude, you got to shoot. Well, here. Let me just get it. I'll get it. I'll get it on right here. We can go for it. Let's see. Um Spider-Man Stern Pinball home use game. Maybe that'll do it. Yeah. Here we go. There we go. I know this cuz Dean Grover did the programming on it. Rest in peace, bro. [ __ ] legend. Legend, [ __ ] You know, Stern, it's so cool, man. I just want to say a big I know. I You know, I I kind of come down on Stern a little bit. Hey, I just call it like I see it, dude. That's just the way it is. If Stern was [ __ ] killing it, then you wouldn't hear a peep out of my ass or I would just come on and suck their nuts or whatever it is, you know? But hey, I just call it like it is, you know? But the one thing that they're [ __ ] doing that's awesome is they're they programmed Dean Grover's The Reaper. They got his picture in there. So when the games are in attract mode, you could see his picture with the playfield. Dude, [ __ ] stern. Thanks for keeping that in there, man. [ __ ] awesome. I miss that dude. I used to play with him a lot. He taught me a lot about the [ __ ] game, about game state. Dean was a really smart guy, but very soft spoken, man. And I'm a big [ __ ] guy with a lot of energy. So, it's hard to, you know, it's like I kind Yeah. So, I always be excited to see him, dude. and he'd always be like, you know, so it took me years to really get into a close conver in a close relationship with him, man. And then he passed away. But rest in peace. He his memory lives on forever and his work lives on forever. And it does in this game because this is one of the games he coded. All right, let's go. Give me a playfield picture. That's what I need. Yeah. Here we go. So, it's a little different, dude. It's a little different. You can see You can see here if I could go in a little further. Can I go in a little further? Okay, whatever. There's a [ __ ] ramp. Okay, let me do this. Ready? Let's do this. Yeah, we'll pull that there, right? And then we'll do this. Um,

  • Supreme Pinball sells for $38,000-$60,000 in secondary market, significantly more than Walt expected

    high confidence · Walt searches pricing: 'Stern Supreme pin goes for 38750 in auction' and notes 'historical auction estimates listings in the 40 to $60,000 range'

    • Walt Wood @ review analysis — Walt detects evasive language from reviewer, suggesting financial incentive to avoid negative recommendation

  • “Like me suddenly making a video about Tetris... Hey guys, you guys are going to love this Tetris game. If I came on like that, you're like, first of all, why is this f*** talking about Tetris? Thirdly, who is paying this f***?”

    Walt Wood @ reviewer credibility section — Walt questions why reviewers without pinball expertise suddenly promote pinball content, implying sponsorship

  • “Why are you telling me that it's available? That's a red flag to me... I didn't ask if it was available.”

    Walt Wood @ second reviewer analysis — Walt identifies marketing language ('still available') as indicator of sales pitch rather than neutral review

  • “Look at this guy... Nothing else about pinball... If I came on like that suddenly talking about Tetris... Who is paying this f***? Somebody's paying this f*** now.”

    Walt Wood @ influencer analysis — Core accusation: content creators with no pinball background suddenly creating promotional content indicates incentivization

    • George Gomez
    person
    Supreme Pinballgame
    Jurassic Park Home Editiongame
    Costcoorganization

    licensing_signal: Star Wars IP used for home edition positioned as mass-market product at Costco, appealing to casual consumers; theatrical/nostalgic artwork elements reused from earlier pro editions.

    medium · Walt notes: 'It looks exactly like the pro edition... The side art of the cabinet... It looks like they took pieces from the other Star Wars and just cropped it into this one.'

  • $

    market_signal: Stern appears to be seeding content from non-pinball influencers (Kong, PD7) to reach Costco shoppers; reviews contain subtle sales language ('$200 discount,' 'pick it up today') suggesting coordinated promotional strategy.

    medium · Walt identifies pattern: 'I think Stern hit this dude up and was like, Yo, make a video about that Star Wars, man... and maybe you can make a video about how great it is.' Notes reviewers lack pinball background: 'Nothing else about pinball' on their channels.

  • $

    market_signal: Star Wars home edition priced at $4,700-$4,800 while earlier Spider-Man home edition available on secondary market for $2,800-$3,400 (60-70% price range), raising value assessment concerns.

    high · Embedded video reviewer notes 'Pinside has been tracking the prices of the old home editions, and they've only been kind of valued at around 3,000... this is really up to you in terms of what you find value' — deliberate evasion of stating overpricing.

  • ?

    product_strategy: Star Wars home edition playfield is mechanically and aesthetically similar to Spider-Man and Supreme home editions, with only minor layout changes (ramp directions, target positioning). No unique mechanical innovation.

    high · Walt compares playfield photos side-by-side: 'behind the targets on Spider-Man, there's a drop... on here there's a ramp. They just switched it around a little bit, but it's very similar.'

  • ?

    product_concern: Home edition stands up targets block effective shots and lack mechanical satisfaction compared to pro versions; slingshot firing glitch observed ('both the slings fire at the same time').

    high · Walt: 'You hit the target under the TIE fighter. Dude, that's almost like Predator level... Come on.' Embedded reviewer: 'when the ball hits the sling, both the slings fire at the same time. That's weird.'

  • ~

    sentiment_shift: Critical reassessment of Stern pinball's home edition strategy: moving toward more simplified, cost-reduced designs while maintaining premium pricing, perceived as cash extraction from casual consumers.

    medium · Walt's core complaint: 'This doesn't feel anything. I don't feel anything from that... There's a TIE fighter up there, but you don't get to hit it. You hit the target under the TIE fighter.'

  • ?

    technology_signal: Home edition uses 10-inch LCD video screen instead of dot-matrix display (DMD), losing creative potential; Walt argues video assets appear cheap and lack the humor of dot-based design.

    high · Walt: 'I'd rather have a DMD than that tiny little shitty video screen... The crudeness of the animation in the dots... leads to humor. But when you have shitty video assets that doesn't look funny. It just looks shitty and cheap.'

    • 3:59
    yeah, there we go. Watch this. I'm a [ __ ] genius. No, I just have a shitty setup, bro. And you just got to deal with like this is the setup I have. I just got to put these shitty pictures next to each other. Here we go. This is the best I could do. Okay, here we go. Yeah, there we go. There we go. And then I want to get this one zoomed in a little bit. There we go. And now Oh, you [ __ ] I had it. You [ __ ] There we go. That's not bad. You can kind of see up here. This is the spot I want to see. So, behind the targets on Spider-Man, there's a drop. There's a stand up behind the targets on here. There's a ramp. They just switched it around a little bit, but it's very similar. The right is pretty much the same except the ramp goes that way. This ramp goes that way. But the loop is right there. The orbit is right there. The lanes are on Spider on Star Wars or Slanted.
    4:57
    not bad. But how much was Spider-Man when it came out? That's what I want to know. How much was Spider-Man? Let's find out. How much was this game? Let's see if they tell me. They might tell me. 2,300 to $2,600.
    5:20
    [Music] How much was it when it first came out? How much? Let's do this. How much was Spider-Man? Whoops. Was Spider-Man certain pinball home music game when it first came out? Here we go.
    5:55
    6500. Get the [ __ ] out of here. Yo, I don't know about that. I don't know if I trust that uh what do you call it? 6500, bro. Okay, I got to go with what Pinside says cuz Oh, yeah. 6500. That seems really really high. Why would it now be 4700? That doesn't make any [ __ ] sense. Oh, here we go. Here we go. Yeah, 6,500. Kiss my nuts. Here's the price history of this. Okay, look. It was 2,800, then it went up to 3,400 on the on the aftermarket. Okay, now 3,300. I don't know where they're getting that 6,500. Kiss my nuts.
    6:45
    Look at this. Here you go. Unless that's what it sold for. I don't [ __ ] 6,500, dude. Whatever. I don't [ __ ] I don't get it. Look at that software. Dean Grover. Yeah. So, now we got a Star Wars one, which the playfield we've seen before. Stand up target in the middle we've seen before. It's a Gomez design. You know, let's see the features. Authentic Star Wars sounds, music, and video. 10 in LCD display screen. 10-in screen. Handdrawn classic movie artwork. That's like the same size of the screen in the [ __ ] Bond 60th, dude. Fast play, ramps, spinners, and drop targets. Okay. Oh, there's a TIE fighter up there, but you don't get to hit it. You hit the target under the TIE fighter.
    7:45
    Dude, that's almost like Predator level, dude. Come on. Like, we're at like Predator levels now. So now I gotta hit that thing to activate that [ __ ] TIE fighter. Come on, bro. At least in the other Star Wars I could shoot it into this Death Star, you know? Like that shot's a pain in the ass. But at least when you get it into that [ __ ] Death Star, it feels good. This doesn't feel anything. I don't feel [ __ ] anything from that. What other pictures you got? Oh, look. Another another [ __ ] Death Star with a goddamn standup target in the middle of it. Come on, bro. No,
    8:22
    this one doesn't look as fun as the Spider-Man one. This one looks a little limiting. Like I don't remember the [ __ ] standup target blocking my shots, dude. The ramp was a nice [ __ ] flowing ramp on the right on Spider-Man. I know cuz they had one up. They had Dean's I think it was his up at Lion's Classic Pinball for a long time. I don't know what they did with it though. It's gone now. Like that used to be the only reason I wanted to go up there, man, was to play that [ __ ] Spider-Man and now it's gone. I have no idea where it went. [ __ ] breaks my heart, dude. That's a fun game. It's a fun game. It's not like the hardest game in the world, but it's it's fun rules, you know? All right, so let's see.
    9:13
    Why does this bald guy creep me out so much? I don't know why, dude. I just don't He looks like he's looking at the kid that way instead of the pinball machine. He's looking at like you could you could crop this guy and back him up two feet and it's like he looks like he's looking at the kid that way.
    9:34
    I'm sorry. That's where my mind goes. I can't help it. Okay. I can't help it. Whatever. I think that's all the [ __ ] uh I think that's all the pictures we get. All right. So, let's see some video. We got some video here. Now, this is what I want to see. My favorite pinball content creators, they're out there in the trenches. They're like the [ __ ] first responders playing these games, letting us know how they are, so we don't have to, you know? Like, I've played pinball for 30 years, but these guys know. They know it. You know, they really understand the es and flows of the machine, dude. That's why they own none. Yeah, bro. Did this guy [ __ ] even buy any games, dude? Does he have any pinball machines? This [ __ ] guy. Do these people like, are these people actually going to buy the game? Like, these people testing this g Star Wars, are they going to buy it? Let's find out. Let's find out if they bought it. Here's this guy, Kongs R Us. I remember this guy from John Wick. The Stern lassoed this dude to try to appeal to a new audience. So, let's see if it worked on him. Is he going to buy the game? I don't know. Let's see. You can get this fixed now. You can get this fixed now. Let's find out, shall we? Let's find out, shall we? Oh man, I got to watch the full ad. This Oh man, I got to watch the full ad. This [ __ ] won't even let me skip it. He's trying to get paid, He's trying to get paid, bro. He won't even give me the skip bro. He won't even give me the skip option in the [ __ ] ad. Jesus Christ, dude. This guy means business. All right, here we go. Is now on the front panel of this Is now on the front panel of this machine. So, that's Wait, why are we 47 seconds in? Go to Wait, why are we 47 seconds in? Go to the beginning. This is me from This is me from Costco and they got Star Wars pinball. Check it out. Here we go. Here we go. So, a couple of weeks ago, Star Wars So, a couple of weeks ago, Star Wars home edition pinball machines were starting to show up at Costco's for God. 4,800. Dude, is this It is a re-release of 2019's is this It is a re-release of 2019's Stern Pinball Star Wars Home Edition. At the time, this retailed at 4,500 bucks. The new MSRP for this version. Wait, they already made this game? Did Wait, they already made this game? Did they already make this game?
    11:51
    Machine is $49.99. So, you are getting a $200 discount at Costco currently. So, what are you getting with this latest version of the game? Well, this is the home. Well, you are getting a 200. See how he Well, you are getting a 200. See how he see how he just these guys are just trying to sell you these games, bro? See how he just throws it in there? You are going to get a $200 discount. So, you know, bro, it's a $5,000 game, dude. Like, is it worth it? RP for this version of the machine is RP for this version of the machine is $49.99. So, you are getting a $200 discount at Costco currently. So, what are you getting with this latest version of the game? Well, this is the home edition plus version. So, for an extra five, I think Stern hit this dude up and was I think Stern hit this dude up and was like, "Yo, make a video about that Star Wars, man. Try to try to like, hey, Kong, see if you can go down there to Costco and see what you think about the Star Wars, man." And, you know, if you're not too busy, maybe you can make a pinball about how great maybe make a video about how [ __ ] great it is. I have a feeling a conversation similar I have a feeling a conversation similar to that was had between these two features. Well, one, it comes in a features. Well, one, it comes in a retail box that you can pick pick up from Costco today. Besides this fancy looking box, you have stern again. Again, like I don't know if again. Again, like I don't know if you're catching the subtlety, but I do. I do. It's all about subliminal [ __ ] [ __ ] You could pick it up today. Again, you So, first it's $200 off and now you could pick it up today. Listen. Just listen. can pick up from Costco today. Today, he emphasized that you can pick Today, he emphasized that you can pick it up today. This fancy looking box you have Stern This fancy looking box you have Stern Insider connected is now on the front panel of this machine. So, that's a very nice feature because logging in definitely helps improve the experience. And trust me, dude, I don't like dislike trust me, dude, I don't like dislike this guy. He seems like a nice guy. But, bro, I I get the vibe you're trying to sell me some [ __ ] already. You know what I mean? Like, I get that vibe. lit up coin door. The side of the cabinet is pretty nice. On the left side, you got some stormtroopers and a nice Hoth battle scene there. And on the right side, you got the Millennium Falcon. An a lit up coin door. An a lit up coin door. The side of the cabinet is pretty nice. And the left side, it's pretty nice. There's one guy it's pretty nice. There's one guy standing there. It's pretty [ __ ] nice. He goes, "The side art of the cabinet is He goes, "The side art of the cabinet is pretty nice." There's one [ __ ] Stormtrooper behind in a on a on a back a red background. Really? and a lit up coin door side of the look at it. look at it. The cabinet is pretty nice. The cabinet is pretty nice. There's one [ __ ] stormtrooper There's one [ __ ] stormtrooper standing there. He's like, it's really nice. To the left side, you got some To the left side, you got some stormtroopers and a nice Hoth battle. No, there's not some Stormtroopers. No, there's not some Stormtroopers. There's a Stormtrooper. Don't you misspoke. There's not some Stormtroopers on the side paddle. There's a Stormtrooper behind a red background. There he is.
    14:50
    Don't pluralize it, [ __ ] There's only one. The cabinet is pretty nice. On the left The cabinet is pretty nice. On the left side, you got some stormtroopers and a nice Hoth battle scene there. And on
    15:03
    the right side, you got the Millennium Falcon navigating through that asteroid. It looks like they took pieces from the It looks like they took pieces from the other Star Wars and just cropped it into this one. The Steve Richie one. Like all that art I feel like I've seen before. field with a tie fighter pipe. Yeah, same thing. Yeah, same thing. And cool enough for the backlash, they And cool enough for the backlash, they actually kept the pro version of the Star Wars artwork on the transl. So, here is the beautiful Mrs. Kong's arrest doing some gameplay of the Star Wars home edition version of this machine. So, this layout, if it looks familiar, it's because it is. It's been used for several different store machines. It was used in Marvel's Spider-Man Home Edition. It's called
    15:44
    heavy metal. know my pinball history or do I know my pinball history? Yeah, thank you. Con and Supreme Pinball, which I've gotten and Supreme Pinball, which I've gotten to play a little bit. So, I was like, that's a rare game, bro. Supreme that's a rare game, bro. Supreme heavy metal and Supreme heavy metal and Supreme again. Dean did the code on that. again. Dean did the code on that. Now, if I'm looking at that, dude, that looks very similar to uh the star, what do you call it? Spider-Man. But this game apparently is like worth thousands and thousands of dollar. Dude, how much is Supreme worth? [ __ ] Hold on. Let me see. How much is Supreme pinball worth?
    16:40
    Get the [ __ ] out of my face. It says $60,000. [ __ ] you. No, no,
    16:57
    It says the value of a Supreme pinball machine can vary significantly, but a new inbox unopened unit has been listed for as high as 60 grand with historical auction estimates listings in the 40 to $60,000 range.
    17:17
    Holy [ __ ] Uh damn, bro. Is there one for sale right now? Well, this one go went It says Stern Supreme pin goes for 38750 in auction. Jesus [ __ ] that's way more than I thought it would be worth. God damn, bro. [ __ ] me. I've gotten to play a little bit. So, I I've gotten to play a little bit. So, I was like, this this feels familiar. So, it is a reskin of other pinball machine designs. While it has been used a few times, it is a pretty simplistic layout with two rams, several drop targets, and things to shoot. There's a trap ball where you can start some multiball as well. Uh the other cool thing that is it's very similar from a theme standpoint and assets to the Star Wars actual pro premium versions of this game. That's what I was thinking, dude. It That's what I was thinking, dude. It looks exactly like the the pro edition. Is that the pro up there? Yeah. Is that the pro up there? Yeah. Park kind of had similar elements. This Park kind of had similar elements. This look and feel looks very much like my Star Wars Pro Edition. I did a full review of it here. You can kind of see the layout uh looks very similar in terms of at least the artwork itself. Uh the game play vastly different though and notably difference on these home editions is the smaller 8 in screen compared to your 15.6 in DMD. But uh assets from Star Wars. Dude, they literally put the screen from Dude, they literally put the screen from the Bond playfield. Like they just put it right there.
    18:41
    I'd rather have a DMD than that tiny little shitty video screen. Dude, I'd rather have a DMD. Like, wouldn't it be cheaper for them to just put a DMD in there? Like, you can get creative with the dots, dude. Like, I miss that. I [ __ ] miss that in pinball. Like, people getting creative with dots. People got creative with alpha numeric. Like, I remember some alpha numeric games. People were getting creative. Pulp fiction, like when you start modes and [ __ ] like it gets creative with the alpha numeric. Like, dude, you can get creative. There's some creativity in being crude or the crudeness. I don't know how to use my words apparently, but when you're like, that's that's why South Park is so good, Monty Python, because the crudeness of the animation leads to humor. And the same can be said here. The crudeness of the animation in the dots and the alpha numeric and all that [ __ ] leads to humor. It actually leads it's funny. It's kind of funny, you know, like but when you have but it doesn't translate to video assets like if you have shitty video assets that doesn't look funny. It just looks shitty and cheap, you know? But when when you like when you have, you know, you're trying to convey messages on an alpha numeric or something and you're using different dots to do it like that's just interesting to me. I just think that's fascinating. You know, that's one thing I'm great Pulp Fiction did. They did that really good, man. And I think it's kind of an underrated thing. It's a lot of people don't talk about it, but the the creativity in the alpha numeric and Pulp Fiction is so [ __ ] cool, dude. And I hope they keep that up with their next game, whatever it is. I hope Richie designs another game. Mark, please give us another [ __ ] game.
    20:34
    Well, we'll see. But this little video, I don't know, dude. But I'd rather have a DMD screen. Actually, all there. It's actually kind Actually, all there. It's actually kind of cool that they got a lot of those. And he even says smaller DMD screen And he even says smaller DMD screen size. This isn't a DMD, by the way. This is It's an LCD video screen, but he says smaller DMD. Dot. DMD stands for dot matrix display. Do you see any dots on there? I don't [ __ ] see any dots on there. I'm not trying to be a stickler. I'm just saying, dude. Like, we're looking to this guy for pinball, you know, his pinball expertise, and he's calling that [ __ ] thing a DMD. I'm just just saying. I'm just putting it out there. That's it. Let's continue from the original game here. So, here I from the original game here. So, here I am finally getting a chance to play it and test it out. And again, I played this a couple different times, especially like, dude, if I'm working on a car and like, dude, if I'm working on a car and I go, "Hey, your Johnson rod's [ __ ] up." You'd be like, "Does this guy really know cars? And is there a Johnson rod?" You know? Now, the game itself, it's a pretty Now, the game itself, it's a pretty simplistic game. Yes, it's themed Star Wars, but there's two ramp shots that are pretty decently easy to hit. A couple drop targets. There are some different modes you can play with the different characters to score differently. Multiball is pretty easy to get into. There's some pop bumpers in the back. But again, if I had to choose between this or the Jurassic Park home edition, I think the Jurassic Park home edition has much better gameplay value. It was designed by Jack Danger. It's completely different layouts, but this is a huge theme. Star Wars. Oh [ __ ] I see that. Oh [ __ ] I see that. Danger. It's completely different Danger. It's completely different layouts, but this is a huge I don't know if you're going to be able I don't know if you're going to be able to pick that up on the c my [ __ ] my my wonderful home studio kit that I have here, aka my shitty cell phone. Um, uh, when the ball hits the sling, both the slings fire at the same time. I caught that. I don't know. I don't know if you're going to be able to see that. Designed by Jack Designed by Jack when he hits the slings, but this is a when he hits the slings, but this is a huge both the slings fire at the same time. both the slings fire at the same time. That's weird. That doesn't seem Why would a [ __ ] brand new game be doing that? That doesn't seem Star Wars hopefully would draw a lot of Star Wars hopefully would draw a lot of eyes to people walking through Costco. This is a huge marketing thing where they can say that pinballs are still being made. Is it worth $4,800 though? Unfortunately, Pinsside has been tracking the prices of the old home editions, and they've only been kind of valued at around 3,000, but again, this is really up to you in terms of what you find value of this. He won't say it's not worth it, though. He won't say it's not worth it, though. He just g He just put it out there. He's like, well, you know, Pinid saying it's $1,000 less, but he won't say it's not worth it. Well, you know, it's up to you. the old home editions and they've only been kind of valued at around 3,3500. You and I would say [ __ ] no. It's not You and I would say [ __ ] no. It's not worth it. But a guy trying to move games would say something like this. This is really up to you in terms of This is really up to you in terms of what you find value of this Star Wars Pro Edition that I have at home. Uh, you know, I bought it originally for $5,200. Again, that was used at Captain's Auction, so I did pay a little bit more for fees. But beyond that, you know, you probably could get a Pro almost the same price as this brand new. So, think about that as you're looking at options to getting into pinball. Yes, they've done a great job with the home edition like full suction pinball machines, but you could get a very similar much better just for it. So, hope you guys like this video. If So, hope you guys like this video. If you did, give it consider subscribing to the channel and we'll see you guys next time. Yeah, he can't say it. you know, Yeah, he can't say it. you know, it's like, uh, you know, should you take, you know, should you take OMIC? Well, you know, there's a lot of options out there. I'm not saying you shouldn't take Ozmpic, but you know, should Should I just Well, should I just not take that and work out next exercise? Well, that's an Well, that's an option, too. Or you could just take the Ozmpic. I'm not telling you to take it, but, you know, it's there. Like I'm not going to tell you it's a bad idea because I work for them. Like that's what that's the vibe I'm getting with him. So that analogy is a little offthe-wall, I know, but like that's the vibe I'm getting. Like I can't I can't like I can't get out of my head with this guy. Like this guy doesn't seem like a bad guy. This Kong guy. He seems like a nice dude. What? Nice enough guy. He's got a family. He's got a wife. Which leads me to believe more that he's trying to get views and get, you know, his clicks and whatever the [ __ ] is he's got kids. I got kid, [ __ ] I got kids to feed, you know, like it makes me, you know, like a piece of [ __ ] like me who doesn't have kids, doesn't have, you know, like I'm not really worried so much about like getting Please like and subscribe. Please go to my Patreon, you know what I mean? Like I'm not really worried about that. I don't have like, you know, a a kid to a kid to [ __ ] raise, you know, a wife to support, a marriage to [ __ ] you know, I got my girlfriend. We have a great relationship, but it doesn't, you know, it's not like uh it's I get this vibe from this dude. He's just trying to move product. That's the vibe I get. like he's putting it all out there like, "Yeah, I'm fine on pin side for $1,000 less, but you know, it's really up to you, you know, like he won't say for sure like, oh man, like he won't come out and say like, "Yo, this isn't worth it." Honestly, my opinion, it's not worth it because we're we're seeing them $2,000 less, whatever it is, and all you're getting is a bigger screen. when it's not looking. It looks like they already made it. What's this guy have to say? Oh, his video is 16 minutes long. [ __ ] I'll just fast forward to the part where like the final thoughts or whatever. But again, look at this guy. PD7 8.3,000 subscribers, you know. Let's see what what else is on his channel before I look at this. Let's see. Look, arcade. Um, what's that action figure? Uh, N64. Nothing else about pinball.
    27:04
    you got to kind of put this into perspective, dude. Like, these guys don't have any other videos about pinball, you know? That's like me suddenly making a video about [ __ ] uh you know goddamn Tetris or some [ __ ] Hey guys, you guys are going to love this Tetris game. They just remade it. It's got great audio and you're going to love it. And for some reason I turn into Casey Kasem. I don't know why.
    27:39
    You guys are going to love this game. Let me tell you all about it. Like, dude, if I came on like that, you're like, first of all, why is this [ __ ] talking about Tetris? What the [ __ ] Has he had a stroke right before? Uh, thirdly, who is paying this [ __ ] That's the second thing you guys The third thing you guys would say, who is paying Walt? Somebody's paying this [ __ ] now. Why is he now talking about Tetris? That's the vibe I'm getting with these [ __ ] dude. Like, again, it's nothing like personal. It's not like, yo, like, [ __ ] this guy, you know, or whatever. I don't even know them, dude. I got no beef with them. All right, let's see what this dude's about. Welcome to today's video. As of recording of this Thursday, August 14th, 2025, kind of entered the the force right there. It's a Star Wars video. I just want to go on record here. I never thought that this pinball would be showing up in Wisconsin. Going back to Jurassic Park, which is still available Costco Direct on their website, maybe in some stores. See, again, the same thing that that See, again, the same thing that that last [ __ ] did. That's still available. Like, dude, if you're just talking about the game, why would you tell me that you could still buy it? Like, how many games have I talked about on this channel? How many times have I said, you know, the game's still available? I've never said that ever. I'm just giving you my honest opinion about pinball machines. That's it. That's it. And so that's a red flag to me. It's still available. I didn't ask if it was available. Why are you telling me that it's available? Proceed. Please proceed. Never came across it. I know. As as Never came across it. I know. As as close as Illinois has I'm just saying now you're on my radar, I'm just saying now you're on my radar, this dude. Now you're on my radar with your Terminator glasses. You are now on my radar. But as far as this area, I never saw the But as far as this area, I never saw the Jurassic Park stern pinball. Made some calls today. A friend told me that about 354 minutes north of me had the Star Wars, but a store closer, actually the main Costco where I usually stop at does in fact kill me kill me Star Wars stern. Excited to check this Star Wars stern. Excited to check this out. We're going to run over there. Oh my god. Just play the [ __ ] game. Document Document the stern Star Wars pinball at 79. Can you go [ __ ] play it Can you go [ __ ] play it right at 4:30? High at 81, low of 61. right at 4:30? High at 81, low of 61. Why are you showing me the [ __ ] Why are you showing me the [ __ ] weather? What is this? Come on. What the [ __ ] are we doing? Come on. What the [ __ ] are we doing? Get your ass in there and play a game. Get your ass in there and play a game. God damn it. I know the waters are still high and I asked a friend today how Oh my god, I'm sick of hearing about Oh my god, I'm sick of hearing about your friends. Oh my god, bro. Could you get there? He lives very very Could you get there? He lives very very close to the the the proximity and I'm trying so hard identify that I could I'm trying so hard identify that I could make it all the way down to the river. Do you understand how hard I'm trying Do you understand how hard I'm trying right now? A couple of days we'll be back at our at A couple of days we'll be back at our at our usual intro. Going to grab my coffee. It's right on Going to grab my coffee. It's right on the on the ground here. Oh yeah, grab your coffee. Please, please get your coffee. Oh yeah, there you go. Oh yeah, there you go. Star Wars. Star Wars. Great. Yeah, all this. Yeah, don't don't Great. Yeah, all this. Yeah, don't don't cut any of that. Keep all that in. Definitely don't cut any of that. We all need to see you getting your [ __ ] coffee. God damn it. This is the same Costco where I bought This is the same Costco where I bought my Pac-Man XL. Seen a lot of golden TXL's, other other arcade oneups, the Star Wars pinball arcade oneup. And now I believe I could fly. I believe I could fly. Star Wars. Star Wars. I believe I could touch the sky. I believe I could touch the sky. AT&T's internet works in minutes. AT&T's internet works in minutes. I sang that song at my fifth grade I sang that song at my fifth grade graduation and it made me really happy. So I'm trying to like calm myself down. I think about it every night. I could do it. I could do it. Spin my wings and fly away. Spin my wings and fly away. I could I could see me running through the open door. Bro, I got to watch two ads. I had to watch a full ad and now I got to watch another ad with no skip button.
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    Now I get a skip button on the second ad. Jesus Christ. I think that's on their end. That's on their end, dude. Like you have that's like a mandatory ad. Watch.
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    I believe I can fly. Oh my gosh. And right when I'm walking Oh my gosh. And right when I'm walking in, it is right here. Finally, right by the entrance. And here is the right by the entrance. And here is the uh the item number 1948. Test out the uh the plunge of the pulse. Test out the uh the plunge of the pulse. Ready? All right. Here we go.
    32:35
    I did hear that there was some lag on on the flippers. Not not seeing it. It is going to be a little little challenging to
    32:44
    to play with one hand. I'm going to try to prop the camera up in a second, but I just wanted to get my my first impression here on on the the flippers. It's amazing. I love it. It's amazing. I love it. Literally any leg. Look at the the back Literally any leg. Look at the the back glass the store. Bro, you literally didn't even hit the Bro, you literally didn't even hit the ball with your flipper. And he's already making flipper assessments. Can you like flip the ball around a little bit before you start like talking about lag and [ __ ] uh all this? The ball didn't even make contact with your [ __ ] flipper. Okay, continue. It's nice that they they give you the It's nice that they they give you the Oh, this is a great angle. I can't even Oh, this is a great angle. I can't even see the [ __ ] flippers. This is pretty cool. I I'll show some This is pretty cool. I I'll show some some visuals here of Dude, are you [ __ ] kidding me? Dude, are you [ __ ] kidding me? Just just to get a little sample in Just just to get a little sample in here. Not noticing any Bro, this is a joke, right? This is a Bro, this is a joke, right? This is a joke. Like delayed. Like delayed. Okay, wait. a little sample in here. Not Okay, wait. a little sample in here. Not noticing any like look again. Did you see that? The slings look again. Did you see that? The slings fire at the same time. That's [ __ ] weird. I don't like that. So, when the ball hits one sling, they both fire at the same time. It happened in that dude Kong's video and it's happening here today or here today. Here in this video. Yeah, because that was yesterday and now we're God, I'm dumb. It happened in this video also. Continue. delayers.
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    Pretty cool. [Music] There we go. All right. This guy sucks. Have you seen this here yet? Have you seen this here yet? No. No. Come on, bro. Put the [ __ ] camera Come on, bro. Put the [ __ ] camera back towards the flippers. Jesus. Gra. I made some calls today. Gra. I made some calls today. What do you need to call in Spielberg What do you need to call in Spielberg for this? God damn. Really? You can't direct a little pinball video. [Music]
    35:02
    Oh god, that bugs me, dude. That [ __ ] bugs me. That [ __ ] bugs me. Why do they both fire at the same time? I mean, it's a new [ __ ] game sitting I mean, it's a new [ __ ] game sitting there. Kong, the last or or what's his name? Yeah, Kong, right? The last guy we watched, his did the same thing, dude. The his ball hit the [ __ ] sling and it they both fired. Like, that bugs me, dude. This is a brand new game. Why is it doing that? You know, I don't remember the Spider-Man one doing that. Look. See it? And that one didn't even fire. Look, the And that one didn't even fire. Look, the ball's going to hit it again and it doesn't fire. Look,
    35:46
    what the [ __ ] So, does it only sling from the left, dude? It might only sling from the dude? It might only sling from the right. Because look, the ball hit the sling and nothing happened. Watch. The ball hit it dead on the sling and The ball hit it dead on the sling and nothing happened. It might only sling from the right.
    36:04
    I don't know, dude. I haven't seen a ball sling off the left yet. Let's go. Let's keep going. I I got questions I need answered now.
    36:18
    Put this Put the camera back down, dude. Come on. This [ __ ] guy. This [ __ ] guy. You're on a good roll. You're on a good roll. The the misleading thing is it's on a The the misleading thing is it's on a pallet. So, this is like this is perfect height, isn't it? Like you don't get that pinch in your back. Perfect height. Perfect height. Oh, they got it on pallets, dude. Does the pallet come with the game? Probably not. So, when you're playing the [ __ ] thing, you're probably going to be like hunched down a little bit. That's [ __ ] misleading, dude. Holy [ __ ] It's good thing they showed the pallets. Kong didn't show the pallets. He didn't even talk about the pallets. So, you would have bought the game, dude. It would have be a different level. Would have got you. At least this guy showed the pallets. That's cool. That that that's that's a little little misleading with with the pallet. So, thank you. I like this guy. All right. thank you. I like this guy. All right. Not afraid to go against the grain. It's a little misleading with the pallets. He said, "All right." Misleading with with the pallet. Misleading with with the pallet. The truth shall set you free. The truth shall set you free. Good. Good. Yeah. I I'm surprised like that very Yeah. I I'm surprised like that very Wait, did that ball sling off there? Wait, did that ball sling off there? Yeah, I I'm surprised like that. Yeah, I I'm surprised like that. No. No.
    37:37
    Come on, bro. Put the camera back now. God damn it. I don't think that left swing fires like I don't think that left swing fires like when the ball hits it. Dude, I don't think I don't think that Dude, I don't think I don't think that left sling fires when the ball hits it. I think it only fires from the right. And I thought it was honestly I have a sneaking suspicion that that I have a sneaking suspicion that that left sling does not work. And it only works when the ball hits the And it only works when the ball hits the right. I don't know, guys. I think it's worth I don't know, guys. I think it's worth it.
    38:08
    And the only reason I'm making a a stink about this is because the last video we watched, the same thing was on there when when the ball hit the left sling. I don't think it fired either. I'll have to rewatch that and see because I don't remember specifically because now it's on my radar. I literally watched the ball hit that rubber and nothing happened. Every time the ball hits the right sling, it fires. That's just weird, dude. This is a You're spending five grand on the game. Don't you want it to work, right? Am I right or am I wrong? Well, now it's a sec separate issue. Do they wire that to fire together? I don't to save money. I don't know. All
    38:57
    [Music] right, bro. At least I can skip this ad. The first one I couldn't skip. Damn it. The first one I couldn't skip. Damn it. That gentleman was nice enough to let me That gentleman was nice enough to let me film when he was playing. I was That was awesome. It's It's so hard, you know. I can't bring like a stand and they'll set up shop. I mean, literally the the door. What's this guy? What's he think about What's this guy? What's he think about it? Let's see. Instructions. Instructions. Oh, here's the game instructions. Let's Oh, here's the game instructions. Let's see. Spell force to light rebel shots. Make rebel shots when to assemble the rebels. Collect rebels extra ball. Assembling all the rebels. Blah blah blah. Right round rams. Show tie fighters. Starts multiball.
    39:42
    Um, complete all features to start. Jedi multiball. So that sounds like that's your wizard Jedi multiball.
    39:54
    I don't know. That might be it, dude. That might be your wizard mode. Like victory multiball in the pro. That might be as far as this game goes. Like I know Spider-Man went deeper cuz there was a mode at the end where you got to like get 5 million points or some [ __ ] And I'm not talking about the mass-produced one. I'm talking about the home edition one we just looked at because I know that there was a mode in there. And that's the thing. You don't have Dean anymore. He was a He was a master with code, bro. Miss that [ __ ] So now it looks like their wizard mode is a Jedi multiball. No thanks.
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    [Music] I'm really shocked. I I I am loving that now. Oh, he loves it. Oh, he loves it. A little steep at 4,800. If it was like A little steep at 4,800. If it was like honestly, if it was like 3,000, even like 3,800 take a,000 off, I am probably like, how am I How do I How do I bring this home? How can I can I bring this Star Wars? I agree with that. I agree with that. That would be awesome to have. Now, I That would be awesome to have. Now, I never played the Jurassic Park. I'm sure it's after playing that. I'm sure the Jurassic Park is great and I know that. All right, cool, buddy. We I got your All right, cool, buddy. We I got your impressions. Um, let's see. Okay, sounds good. So,
    41:15
    honestly, a few things I'm seeing from that Star Wars is a little concerning. It doesn't look like it's very deep. It looks like you're going to get bored of the game really quickly. Um, there's no wizard mode. I mean, if you want to call the Jedi multiball that we looked at a [ __ ] wizard mode, I mean, go ahead. But there's no like cuz in Spider-Man when you got all four of the guys, you got to do like I don't remember. I haven't been able to play it in a couple years cuz they got rid of it, dude. Lions. I don't know where the [ __ ] it is. So, but there was like another mode where you got to do like kind of like a shadow or like a uh you know those modes where you got to score a certain amount of points and then you win like the shadow score a billion points to win. I think Indiana Jones is like that, right? Or no, Indiana Joneses hit every target in the game, isn't it? Or maybe that's the shadow. The shadow might be hit every target in the game. One of them score five billion or some [ __ ] like that. Okay, I'm sorry. There's a lot of pins. It's hard to remember the wizard modes on all of them, but one of them is that. And that's the one the Spider-Man Home Edition had. And if they put something like that into there, that'd be cool. At least put the Endoor mode in there, dude. You could at least put the Endoor mode in there cuz the Star Wars like, "All right, let's talk about how do we make this game better?" Okay, what code? It seems like the code is lacking. So, what could we do to make this game better? Well, you could put take some things from the Pro Edition and and jam it in there. Like the [ __ ] Endor mode. That's fun and easy. When you go to battle Endor, whatever it's called, I think it's battle battle Endor, right? The green hot dog mode on Star Wars Pro. Um, you could take that and put that in the game. So, you light three arrows and then you have a flashing shot at that Death Star. Bam. And now you got a a [ __ ] victory multiball. Dude, that's one thing you could put in to make it more fun and more and dude, this isn't going to cost anybody anything. This is just manh hours, dude. This is like literally the coders at [ __ ] Stern just coding in more things, dude. That's all it is. Or just copy and p copying the thing from Star Wars code, Star Wars Pro code, and dragging it over to [ __ ] this code. Should be plugandplay, right? I mean, what the [ __ ] do I know? I'm an idiot. I'm just assuming.
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    [Music] But [ __ ] you know, I I do think I agree with that guy. The last guy. I like the last guy. The first guy, uh, what was his name? Kong or whatever. He's definitely trying to move units. Definitely like the sec this he's because he he was very hesitant to say anything slighted against that game. Very hesitant. Um, the second guy was more honest. I like that. He's like, uh, you know, I'd get this game if it was $1,000 less. I'm actually feeling the same way. If that game was like three grand, I'd say [ __ ] buy it up, dude. Buy it up. If it was like three 3,3500 is pushing it. 3500. I say buy that [ __ ] up, dude. It's got enough in it's got enough in code in it at that point to be worth 3500, dude. 3500. I don't know why I keep doing it. But that's it. Well, I guess that's my max max 3500 not going anymore. That wouldn't make it worth it. But there's some things that were concerning, dude. Like the sling's firing at the same time and the left sling not firing. Why am I only getting a slingshot from the right? That's weird, you know? I mean, dude, when your slings don't work, like everybody [ __ ] about the slings. We all [ __ ] about the slings, right? Especially when it's in a tournament, dude. Trust me. I'm the first one to say, "Fuck this game." Because the slings, [ __ ] these slings, whatever the [ __ ] it is. These, you know, but dude, when you're just playing for fun and your slings don't work, the game's boring as balls, dude. So, if you're playing on and the left side of that Star Wars isn't slinging, dude, it's going to be boring as [ __ ] you know? And I didn't see any balls slinging from the left. All I saw was the ball hitting the right slingshot and them both firing every time. If you if you find some video of me of of me. If you find some video of that pinball machine. If you find some video of me, burn it. No. If you find some video of me, if he finds some video of the Star Wars, right, home use slinging from the left, I'd love to see it. Cuz I watched two of those videos. I didn't see it. And I saw on both videos the slings firing at the same time. That just looks weird. Like is that something that they did to save money? because it's just one relay that fires at the same time instead of two independent ones. I don't know that much about mechanical engineering. I just know that Stern is cheap. I know that they're cheap as [ __ ] So any any way that they can use to cut corners and [ __ ] dude. Like I remember I first met Borg, he was telling me all the [ __ ] that he wanted to put in to [ __ ] uh to Rush that they didn't let him do. Like dude, the LE is only a snippet of the [ __ ] he wanted to put in. Like I'm not going to say all the [ __ ] he wanted to put in. Half of which because I don't really remember him, but another but he was telling me all the [ __ ] that he actually wanted to put in that Stern wouldn't let him. Or Stern is saying, "Hey, you know, you got to scale back. You got to do this one, the this and the other thing, you know." So, a few of those things made it onto the LA, but I think there's a bunch more [ __ ] that Borg Borg's creative [ __ ] guy. There's a bunch of [ __ ] that didn't creep on because Stern is so cheap. That's why Elwin is is like the the rumors about Elwin going to JJP. I think there's some weight to that. I definitely think there's some weight to that, man. Like I think him like them taking Jack Danger down from design is a big like I think that's a bigger deal internally at Stern than they're letting on, man. I mean [ __ ] he was such an innovative designer and Keith knew that. This is this is my speculation. I don't know [ __ ] Trust me, I don't know anything from the inside. That's what I think. Like he like Keith is an innovative designer. Everybody else at Stern is doing the same [ __ ] except Jack Danger. He was the only other designer pushing envelopes and [ __ ] I mean, look at [ __ ] X-Men, dude. How many envelopes are [ __ ] pushed with that game, bro? Come the [ __ ] on. Whether you love it or not, it's a Dude, it's so cool to look at. It is [ __ ] so cool to look at. The way the wireforms like around the rail and then Predator trying to steal the idea. Yeah, get [ __ ] bro. You got no vision. We to You totally stole that. You stole the one from Roller Coaster Tycoon. Like it looks like the one from the shittier one from Roller Coaster Tycoon, which is still a fun game, don't get me wrong, but the one Danger did, the one Jack Danger did is a little more tighter cuz he got the wires down feed that lane perfectly. You know, like the way Lawler did it in Roller Coaster Tycoon just feeds a buck so it doesn't nec or it just feeds a kicker. So it same with Predator, by the way, just feeds his kicker lane. So it doesn't have to feed a lane. Jack had to tweak that to feed a lane, dude. It has to feed that lane in the danger room. That's some creativity, man. [ __ ] You know how I know? Because th those [ __ ] who made Predator, Pinball Brothers, couldn't figure out how to get that in, so they just had it the way Lawler had it. Feeding the [ __ ] kicker. Jack tweaked it to feed that lane. That's so clever, dude. So, I think Keith I think Keith like Keith is bummed that Jack is down because now all eyes are on Keith again. And I don't I don't know if he necessarily likes that, you know? Like I said, I don't know [ __ ] dude. I'm just speculating. But this is what I think. When you're the guy, dude, it gets tiresome being the guy, man. And Elvin's been the guy for years now. I think he's sick of at least with danger coming up, it took the pressure and heat off him. So, if he could he could take an L every now and again, dude, like not every game he makes is not going to be a banger. It's not going to be Godzilla level. S tier, you know? We saw that with Avengers. We saw that with Jaws, dude. Fun games, but they're not at the level of Godzilla. King Kong, same thing, dude. Fun game, not at the level of Godzilla. It never will be. It's just it's not it's not as good of a design as Godzilla is, and it's just the way it is. But, dude, you know, that's got to it's got to be tough, bro. Ellwin is essentially like Led Zeppelin trying to put out a better album than his last album, dude. That's what we're we we're facing right now with Ellen, dude. He's that good. He's at that level, bro. I'm telling you, this [ __ ] is at that level. Cuz not only do you have a good designer and trust, I'm not trying to kiss his nuts, dude. I'm just being [ __ ] honest. That's what I do. If you're a shitty designer, I'll call you out. And if you're amazing, I'll call you in. I'll call you out, too, or whatever you want to say. So, [ __ ] Yeah, dude. like [ __ ] uh so Elwin like this gives him the freedom to take an L, you know? This gives him the freedom to experiment and [ __ ] around with different ideas. And with Jack being around, but now Jack's not designing games, it puts so much more pressure on Elwin, dude. Cuz what? We're all on the edge of our seats for Brian Eddie's next game. I don't think so, dude. I mean, Dungeons and Dragons is his worst game that he's came back and made between Stranger Things, Mandalorian, Venom, and what? Dungeons and Dragons. Am I I might be missing one. I usually miss one. I don't think I'm missing one here. Dungeon Dragons, Stranger Things in order. Stranger Things, Mandalorian, right? Venom, Dungeons and Dragons, Dungeons and Dragons is the worst shooting of those four. Prove me wrong. You can't because I've put hours and hours on it and I know firsthand that the game shoots worse than the other two or the other three. It does, dude. It shoots worse. Like the shots don't feel good when you hit them. You give me the ball on the [ __ ] upper flipper at a kink like this and I got to shoot my ball and the flippers like I want a flat flipper to make a shot, not on a kink, bro. How many times I got to tell you? Why do you got to get me all fired up about this damn game? No. Okay, look. I'll play Dungeons and Dragons. I'm going to the [ __ ] expo and whatever the [ __ ] the Lime Memorial Tournament in two weeks. I'm pumped about that, bro. Is there going to be a [ __ ] uh Dungeons and Dragons? Probably. So, I better suck it up and get used to it. Will I be yelling at the game? Probably. But I don't give a [ __ ] That's how I have my fun. Because I know a lot of other people are thinking it in the room, but they won't say anything. So, if I go, "This flipper [ __ ] sucks the way it's bent," or whatever. I know some other people are thinking that [ __ ] but they won't say it. Well, I'll say it for you. Okay. And that's the way I roll. So, what else we got? Anything else? Star Wars. What do I think about it? I don't think it's worth it. Honestly, it's not deep enough in code to be worth it. It looks like they didn't program in a wizard mode. And apparently they've already made that game, which I don't know. I don't I don't keep in track with the Costco games. I just wanted to see this one. It seemed like it was a little high in price. And the way pinsides working, I mean, you can almost get a pro for that much money. A little bit more maybe. So, you know, I just I don't think it's worth it. I think, like I said before, like that dude if said, if it was like $1,000 less, I think it would be worth it. And uh I think that's that's all I think about it. I mean, and also you're not getting a new design. You're getting a played design that's been around before. We're not seeing anything new. We're not seeing cool, unique ball pads. We're not seeing anything that we haven't seen before. You know, we're seeing the same played out design, just tweaked a little bit. Oh, instead of the ramp going over there, I'll have it go over there. You know, instead of punching you in the balls this way, I'll me in the balls that way. You know, it's like, what's the difference? I'm still getting needed in the balls. I'm still getting my balls struck. you know what's the difference? So, I guess that's all I got. I wish you all the best. Peace, love. Get out there, play some [ __ ] pin. And, you know, don't take these guys to heart, man. These content creators, man. Get out there for yourself. Try to find a Costco and play it yourself before you put your credit card down, dude. Honestly, like, don't take these guys, dude. I mean, I creep on their videos, dude. Like, when we're talking about it here, I don't like I just did. We I didn't see any other pinball videos in the channels. So that has to give a red flag, dude. You know, like if if I click on other videos and every like there's 300 videos and every one is have a pinball machine in it, I might be inclined to go, "Yo, this this [ __ ] might know what he's talking about." But if I click on your videos and there's no other thumbnails of pinball and now you're talking about pinball, it just seems a little fishy to me. That's all That's all I'm saying. It just seems like some company just said, "Hey, why don't you talk about Star Wars? What are you doing today? Why don't you tell them how it's Don't talk about the pallet, but just talk about, you know, talk about the fact that uh you know, it's $200 off and uh you know, talk about the fact it's available now and this is Stern's elbow. Talk about the fact that you know that's the way those like Kong especially seem like that. The second guy not so much. The second guy seemed like he got the call and he was just going to be honest about it because he doesn't give a [ __ ] either way cuz he's not that into pinball. That's the vibe I got from the second guy. Kong seemed like he got the brief of of bullet points. Don't talk about this. Don't say anything negative. Okay, we'll do boss. That's what that guy seem seemed like. Again, nothing malicious towards these guys. I have no ill will. I'm just being honest. That's just I call it like I see it. But I wish them all the best though. I hope you guys get a hundred,000 million subscribers and make $600,000 a month from YouTube and Stern promotes you to head [ __ ] face of socials or whatever. I don't know. I wish you the best. That's my point. I wish you the best. And with that said, God bless. Get out there, play some pen, and I'll see you on another one, man. Peace.