Stern Pinball's James Bond 60th Anniversary Limited Edition - Tutorial, Gameplay, and Wizard Mode!

IE Pinball·video·38m 48s·analyzed·Jun 15, 2023

Analysis

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TL;DR

IE Pinball tutorials James Bond LE rules, mechanics, and gameplay with critique on pricing.

Summary

IE Pinball provides an extended tutorial and gameplay walkthrough of Stern's James Bond 60th Anniversary Limited Edition pinball machine, covering basic rules (Mission Multiball, Bond collection, villain modes, bonus ladder), mechanical quirks (disc positioning issues), gadget collection mechanics, and an attempt at wizard mode. The streamer discusses pricing concerns ($15-20k MSRP perceived as overpriced), compares it favorably to other modern games in their collection, and demonstrates various modes and scoring strategies during live play.

Key Claims

James Bond has three main multiball types: Mission Multiball (start by hitting three in-lanes into scoop, lock two balls, three-ball play), Bond Multiball (collect six Bond letters for extra ball), and Villain Multiball (finish six villain modes)
high confidence · IE Pinball gameplay explanation during tutorial segment
Bonus ladder maxes at 1,000 points with 2X and 3X multipliers earned via A, B, C targets
high confidence · IE Pinball direct explanation of bonus mechanics
The disc/spinner on James Bond is not resting in its proper position and is blocking MI6 targets; this is a recurring mechanical issue noted on other streams
medium confidence · IE Pinball observation: 'honestly like I said I honestly don't know why it's not if you watch other streams or watch other people's games you'll see it always rest in this position right here'
Hitting MI6 targets during a mode extends timer on first hit, then doubles mode scoring on second hit
high confidence · IE Pinball rules explanation
Wizard mode consists of a build phase followed by locking balls in the scoop, with a 20-second timed shooting phase to build value, then dropping targets and in-lines
high confidence · IE Pinball wizard mode gameplay demonstration
James Bond has 60 total gadgets collectible in-game
medium confidence · IE Pinball comment: 'there's 60 total gadgets or something like that right'
The maximum bonus multiplier achievable is 1,099 points (built from 10 through 40 range)
medium confidence · IE Pinball observation during gameplay: 'oh I can take the lock... um so I've got 60 right now 64. of the top bonus collect is lit... oh I can take the lock... yeah the max is like yeah 10 99'
The streamer switched from pre-ordering Foo Fighters to James Bond LE, believing it was a good decision
high confidence · IE Pinball personal statement: 'I have a foo premium I mean a foo Le on order and I I decided to switch it to this I think I made it good decision because I can always pick up my Foo Fighters later'

Notable Quotes

“I have a foo premium I mean a foo Le on order and I I decided to switch it to this I think I made it good decision because I can always pick up my Foo Fighters later”
IE Pinball@ 2:51 — Indicates collector decision-making and willingness to change pre-orders; relevant to machine demand and collecting priorities
“honestly like I said I honestly don't know why it's not if you watch other streams or watch other people's games you'll see it always rest in this position right here”
IE Pinball@ 7:47 — Notes recurring mechanical issue with disc positioning affecting multiple machines, potential design flaw or manufacturing issue
“it's not worth 15. it's not worth 20.”
IE Pinball@ 17:43 — Direct critique of James Bond pricing relative to perceived value
“it's so different from all the other games in my collection because I've gone most I've gone no not mostly I've gone all moderns in all my games so I used to have a nice set of Classics but they went away”
IE Pinball@ 14:32 — Collector preference shift from classics to modern games; relevant to collecting trends
“I ended up just playing this game every time I was there nothing else”
IE Pinball@ 15:53 — Strong endorsement of game's playability and engagement despite pricing concerns
“I'm not gonna argue that one but they're overpriced”
IE Pinball@ 20:45 — Confirms pricing criticism while acknowledging it's a known issue in the community

Entities

IE Pinballperson James BondgameStern PinballcompanyFoo Fightersgame Willy Wonkagame Star Warsgame Acevenue

Signals

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gameplay_signal: James Bond features multi-layered rule set with six villain modes, three multiball types, 60 gadgets, bonus ladder with multipliers, and wizard mode requiring specific sequencing. Player describes it as exhausting but engaging.
high · Extended tutorial covering Mission Multiball, Bond letters, villain modes, gadgets, bonus mechanics, and wizard mode structure; streamer comment 'this game takes it out of me this is exhausting to play'
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product_concern: James Bond disc/spinner is not resting in proper position and is blocking MI6 targets. Streamer observes this issue appears consistent across multiple machines and multiple streams.
medium · IE Pinball: 'honestly like I said I honestly don't know why it's not if you watch other streams or watch other people's games you'll see it always rest in this position right here I don't know I'll figure it out'; repeated attempts to work around disc placement during gameplay
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market_signal: James Bond LE perceived as overpriced at $15-20k MSRP relative to gameplay value despite high engagement. Streamer explicitly states 'it's not worth 15. it's not worth 20.' but acknowledges 'they're overpriced' is known community position.
high · Multiple explicit statements: 'it's not worth 15. it's not worth 20.' and 'they're overpriced I'm not gonna argue that one'
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collector_signal: Collector willing to change pre-order from Foo Fighters to James Bond LE, indicating preference shift and confidence in James Bond value despite pricing concerns.
high · IE Pinball: 'I have a foo premium I mean a foo Le on order and I I decided to switch it to this I think I made it good decision because I can always pick up my Foo Fighters later'

Topics

James Bond LE rule complexity and mechanicsprimaryPricing and value perception of premium/LE pinball machinesprimaryMechanical issues (disc/spinner positioning problem)secondaryWizard mode structure and completionprimaryCollector behavior and pre-order decision-makingsecondaryPlayability and engagement despite pricing concernssecondaryModern vs. classic game preference shiftssecondaryTournament vs. casual play dynamicsmentioned

Sentiment

mixed(0.55)— IE Pinball strongly enjoys gameplay and rates James Bond highly as a fun, engaging machine that keeps them coming back to the venue ('I ended up just playing this game every time I was there'). However, there is consistent and explicit criticism of the $15-20k MSRP as overpriced relative to perceived value. There is also frustration with the disc mechanical issue. Overall: positive view of the game itself, negative view of pricing; satisfaction outweighs the complaints but both positions are clearly stated.

Transcript

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[Music] so the wizard Mode's um it's like a build phase and then you have to lock the balls in the scoop played it in the challenge but I didn't I saw a challenge were like oh so before I plunge here let's let's go over some basic rules on how to play the game so there's what there's three three or four um main multiball is the end lines right here and the hit the three in lines get in the scoop that'll start your multiball and then that's that's Mission multiball you have to lock two balls one two and then you have three balls in play and then you have to get the balls back in the scoops to shoot the jackpot there and it's timed everything's timed and then if you get that jackpot there's a Time Super Jackpot right there and that's where the big points are for that multiball that's either 1500 if you have one lock and get it if you get the single jackpot or I think it's 3 000 if you get the double Jackpot by having two balls locked and getting the single jackpot Bitcoins then there's Bond so every time you spell Bond right there you can collect the bond at this scoop it'll be a little light blinking right there the bonds are shown up here you can kind of see three of them you can't see all six of them so we let me collect them after three you get an extra ball after all six there's a multiple little Hoops like that multiple yeah yeah very true very true just not getting the bonus immediately for getting them but I like it I like how the the multiball progresses with the with the third ball that comes in um then there's the villains so the villains are these six incidents around here you start those by hitting the MI6 targets that starts super loops super spinner all these modes he finished all six of them then you get the villain multiball I haven't gotten there yet that's a lot of a hit in the middle I have not rolled it yet no no absolutely not my high is around 40 000 at the moment uh what else is important to know the uh the bonus ladder right here Max is out at a thousand and then you have a 2X and a 3X multiplier those are increased with the a the B and the C targets and then when bonus collect is lit you can shoot into the in Lane that collects it and it resets it so you have to restart start rebuilding it this is my game yes so I have a foo premium I mean a foo Le on order and I I decided to switch it to this I think I made it good decision because I can always pick up my Foo Fighters later uh what else what else there's a q Target right here that kind of gives like mystery Awards it's pretty important uh the other thing about I forgot about the in my six months is during the mode if you hit the MI6 targets you know these you'll extend the timer on the first time and then the second time you hit it it doubles the mode scoring so that's important take a peak thanks for the sub I'd be a fully not to buy this good one cheap uh uh what else still there yep EQ is still there I think that's pretty pretty much it for the basics [Music] sure let's do 75 and then I'll do the um 80s electronic uh with the actual um not the QR code special one player one everyone understand the rules by now I mean they're pretty you know the game's pretty simple and you know on the surface it's just mean [Music] Keaton I'm doing all right how are you doing it would be a test on the rules of the industry that's right how we should give stuff away that's a great idea actually how do you do this in the game have you been paying attention that's how you get a giveaway I have a lot of shirts I do need to give away at some point see that disc it's not where it should be I should be able to hit the m without trouble [Music] super Pumpers oh wow okay when I have super bumpers I don't want to go through those inlays get the middle one get the middle oh you didn't hit a single bumper [Music] come on [Music] oh that was close that was a close one gotta score of 147 million on Shrek oh my God you uh that's a grind that's a grind getting there as long as we need to hit one in my six Target and hat so I think that part of the the uh the design though right it's totally part of the design intentional nice shot name is Bond James Bond I haven't figured out exactly what I want to do when I'm coming down from there deaths bonus multiplied finishing two sets of lanes no I can't no I can't that's trouble I never want to forehand those um those drops get my Gadget here [Music] gadgets collected nice shot make the left scoop look easy it's it's it's it's it's it's sticking right now for some reason never seen the James you've never seen any of them Mission Impossible three I'm surprised there's not an Mission Impossible um not even the newer Montrose huh okay just the Hat shift away on the underside there's a um there's a weight and no there's no way to shift it it's where it is it's [Music] honestly like I said I honestly don't know why it's not if you watch other streams or watch other people's games you'll see it always rest in this position right here I don't know I'll figure it out it's affect that it's supposed to do something like that diamond spinner is lit sprinters oh the Violet spinner is the right one I would have thought I did hit that hard enough get that payment [Music] oh no oh no I feel this one's the easiest to finish with the um with the off the Spinners excellent oh that was me that was me chanically it was supposed to sit in one position most of the time yeah exactly exactly that's why I'm saying it's not resting where it should it'll get stuck in like over there over there [Music] like where it is right now is about where it should be it blocks in my six targets basically [Music] trying to decide what to do I guess get the collect the bond get it [Music] yeah like right now it's sitting right where I don't think I can hit it bonus collector is lit all right hey put a special spinning out [Music] due to the derby ball is lit [Music] give me give me ball give me ball spin spin spin I'll help you out pretty good I'll drop that odd job got an achievement we play all right hundred thousand I don't believe so yet that's that's like I said that's the ultimate goal that I I'm going for it's just bonus roll the game that's that's rolling this with I mean you're getting over the top of work for the uh you know the ten thousands every ten thousand but the real thing is even a hundred thousand which is gonna be hard really freaking hard because even the final Vision mode doesn't seem like it's worth a ton of points running out uh that's not gonna do it get out of there and that's that I can restart [Music] no I can't why'd you stick there [Music] all unlocked all right phase two finally my name is Bob James Bond dies so quickly and be worth nothing [Music] all right um I can't hit the M right now the disc is in the way so I gotta go for Bond letters I guess [Music] I have one extra lid so I have the potential to get two more balls [Music] no I would say not worth that much but but uh most people aren't paying that they are one you're up still overpriced for what it is but the game is fantastic to me I'm thoroughly I have no regrets let's say that there's one extra two bonds away from Bond multiple my name is Bob James [Music] it's so different from all the other games in my collection because I've gone most I've gone no not mostly I've gone all moderns in all my games so I used to have a nice set of Classics but they went away shoot again I found they didn't keep my attention as a shop as much so we'll see how long this lasts [Music] remember the extra get it come on I have a gadget for the main multiball too um that's closer than Ben right [Music] it's worth it if you enjoy it right the name's phone James Bond I mean yeah Jersey Jack stock fathers are um are that much right so nothing honestly nothing nothing's worth that much nothing if I grabbed this because when I was playing for fun at Ace I ended up just damn that was short [Music] I ended up just playing this game every time I was there nothing else [Music] I felt like whenever I could play Just For Fun by myself Bonzo welcome [Music] paper yep maybe hi you are what I must have shoot the skittle shot that's something I assume there we go all right all right that's done um I can keep going or I can let's light the multiple villain that's four I seem to be getting the four and not getting past that I've defeated the villain so I'm not gonna play it right now I mean good for points [Music] have you played one Junior actually fine it feels a little more premium than what I expected I mean it's not [Music] it's not worth 15. it's not worth 20. [Music] Mission multiple all right I'd love to get a double super [Music] cried you can get Willy Wonka he's running out I don't have a lot of time on Willy Wonka I mean I have it I have time before the code updated but not since the big code update all right stick um actually I need to make it up there two to the captive ball okay come back please come back okay I get a double here [Music] cap the ball shot it's tough you know the home conditions are actually good running um the Star Wars I really like um I haven't played Jurassic games I'd love to play Jack's Jurassic nice shot okay tune to the captive ball 350 points for that that's it that's it um I got hit more MSX targets I don't have my gadgets to be neglecting the gadgets or I'm not getting them [Music] really move this thing for that um let me try and get some targets no [Music] Gadget all right there's the gadget jeez good work at that um lit shots can I do that yeah [Music] exactly if it was less or if they come on hopefully I mean I've got this I don't care I hopefully someday they um they come out with a different model you know it'd be nice to see amazing you know one that isn't limited with the same layout and same rules You Only Live Twice [Music] but yeah they're overpriced I'm not gonna argue that one but [Music] I'm not gonna finish damn that was a horrible backhand [Music] super heck yes triple bonus oh as I drained at all but that's a lot of points five thousand it's big on this um try and get that last Gadget because I haven't done that that's a ball safe [Music] all right gotta hit the disc don't drain me now [Music] nice shot it's so close all right got x-ray glasses there's Gadget okay Auto starts I haven't played this yet on this uh this game or at all I believe this is just shoot the uh shoot the Hat I missed that there's 60 total gadgets or something like that right [Music] and if on inside it'll keep track of what you've earned or what you're having well that wasn't worth many points [Music] go this is my last oh this is my last villain too oh dang come on I have an extra Molly do okay I think that's it right six bonds four gadgets all the villains it should be the wizard mode I think yeah left orbit all right oh no villain multiball that's right I didn't play this yet shoot lit Spinners okay I haven't played this once [Music] upper left huh yeah no flipper fade it's nice [Music] oh boy that's a nasty airball have that once before they're all good [Music] what's that for over the Forty thousand oh I almost lost that one couldn't quite tap it as much as I wanted to all right that'll definitely be the high now all right I'll take it good run I think six thousand points all right all right there it is ah [Music] so the wizard Mode's um it's like a build phase and then you have to lock the balls in the scoop played it in the challenge but I didn't I saw a challenge like oh that looks like fun all right super scoring so this shoot everything for 20 seconds build your value then you gotta shoot the drops the inlines so I'm actually gonna hold off here since my time's almost up if I can start shooting at the drums oh and then keep that down because there's a very limited time to hit these drops I believe I can keep building two during this but control give me the ball all right so just points Point shoot everything everything I don't think there's a timer on this I couldn't see a timer so you can trap up here [Music] fourteen thousand dang poor man 60 61. dang oh no uh I've got a 3000 collected to click bonus uh right now if I dare shoot it uh so everything resets and we're back to uh back to the beginning nice [Music] yes I missed and I'm gonna kill myself trying for it but it's you really want to hit that bonus when uh when it's lit because you can't build anymore until you actually collected bonus collected oh boy no 50k light no so you have a 10 through a 40 light um so I've got 60 right now 64. of the top bonus collect is lit [Music] oh I can take the lock I mean I can light my multiball right now yeah work another stuff during this mission multiball [Laughter] my name is Bob [Music] all right locks are lit I still want that double o double achievement that's that it's it's just the one that kind of is calling to me just because I it's just so difficult all right those are both coming back they won't if I lose them again though and that one I lost dang it thank you oh that was for multiple all right um well [Music] keep moving shoot the mid shots [Music] oh I didn't remember I should have known they had no warnings left shoot again yeah the max is like yeah 10 99. one um I guess it's a go for the um go for the locks now the lanes All unlit I notice all these just unlit I don't know if they get that if there's another extra ball if you have to do them all in the same ball or not okay oh no foreign [Music] it's not good all right I'm gonna get the second chance now [Music] he lives twice oh that was a friendly nice rebound there into that lock logs are lit all right it's thick all right [Music] no no [Music] you just have to say no if you don't want the ball try it no uh that was a single jackpot damn it oh that's gone okay and that's dead hurry up your time is running I know it's running out my time is up [Music] this I got a single Jack got something something out of that [Music] 72 000. oh where do I go where do I go I think I did well if we reset the game there's potential for a another um extra Bob from the third Bond so I can work on trying to finish that stuff [Music] shoots the pop bumpers come on pops be active be active active active amazing there we go okay all right um forget the mode get the bonds the name's Bond James Bond trying to get another Bond double bonus foreign Pond is lit [Music] we're gonna find out soon that there is no extra ball for getting background nope there's on it'd be too many extra balls right right geez that mode keeps going um okay so two extra balls Max in the game [Music] all right so where to go now that was a decent value on that mode though I probably should have doubled it with the MI6 [Music] um [Music] again spin odd job Gadget all right play it out that's good so I have a multiball sitting there with the next one [Music] I have no idea how much extra balls are worth attorneys I haven't played one in tournament mode it's always been in um at Ace it's just been on free play when you're not free um it's not in turn [Music] oh no oh I mean 500 is a good value Willie thank you for the sub you know Keith doesn't make the game harder ah [Music] no oh no oh no no okay I'll save crap [Music] okay I have two warnings gotta remember two warnings I'm dead can't none can't nudge can't nudge I saw my job no I don't I don't I died no [Music] that should not be the Baseline okay well that was fun that was a good game enter your initials 70 uh so three quarters of the way there huh games are fun it's just fun spread your legs no I can't play like that though you know when I'm playing at home I'm all relaxed I just kind of most of the time I'm on one foot I have like like crossed my legs it's weird I never do that in the tournament I'm Mr serious in those all right we're gonna call it there I don't think I'm gonna have a better getting that tonight and and this game takes it out of me this is exhausting to play so uh when did the max be 150 no 40 plus 30 plus 20 plus 10. 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