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Stern Pokémon Premium Pinball Machine Unboxing & Setup + Gameplay

Wild Dog Arcade·video·14m 2s·analyzed·Apr 9, 2026
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TL;DR

Wild Dog Arcade unboxes and assembles Stern Pokémon Premium Edition pinball machine.

Summary

Wild Dog Arcade unboxes and sets up a newly arrived Stern Pokémon Premium Edition pinball machine. The video documents the unboxing process, initial assembly of the cabinet, examination of internal components including the Spike 3 board, and discovery of bonus Pokémon trading cards included by Zach Sharpe from Flipping Out. The hosts discuss packaging changes (white boxes vs. craft), internal layout, and the machine's modding potential.

Key Claims

  • Stern switched to white boxes for Pokémon packaging, possibly due to branding considerations related to the Pokémon theme

    medium confidence · Wild Dog Arcade hosts speculating on packaging changes, noting Spooky also uses white boxes

  • Pokémon Premium uses Spike 3 board with a simpler backbox layout compared to previous Stern machines

    high confidence · Hosts examining the internal components and explicitly identifying 'Spike 3 board' and noting 'a lot less going on back here'

  • Power supply placement on Pokémon Premium is different from previous models, positioned in the middle rather than by the switch

    high confidence · Host directly observing and commenting: 'Instead of having the power box over here by the switch, they have it in the middle'

  • Pokémon Premium includes replacement parts like sling tops and inlane components that commonly break

    high confidence · Hosts identifying included replacement parts and noting 'these are like trinkets and replacement... sling tops, things that commonly get broken, they typically include with the game'

Notable Quotes

  • “This is going to be a modders paradise game. People are going to be putting Pokemon everywhere.”

    Wild Dog Arcade host@ 8:51 — Indicates community perception of Pokémon Premium as highly customizable for aftermarket modifications

  • “Please update the software on this game. The new software includes bug fixes, uh, reliability improvements, and additional feature content.”

    Onscreen text/instruction@ 7:17 — Documents that the machine arrived with a software update prompt, suggesting firmware improvements were ready at launch

  • “Thank you, Zach, for flipping out, for getting us this game so quick. We appreciate it.”

    Wild Dog Arcade host@ 13:24 — Acknowledges Zach Sharpe's role in quickly providing the machine for coverage and inclusion of bonus Pokémon cards

Entities

Stern PinballcompanyPokémon Premium EditiongameWild Dog ArcadeorganizationZach SharpepersonSpooky PinballcompanySpike 3product

Signals

  • ?

    product_launch: Stern Pokémon Premium Edition machine arrives at Wild Dog Arcade and is unboxed/assembled on camera, with software update available at startup

    high · Direct unboxing footage, assembly process, software update prompt visible, machine successfully powered on

  • ?

    product_strategy: Stern changed from craft color boxes with black ink to white boxes for Pokémon Premium, possibly driven by brand/licensing considerations

    medium · Hosts note the packaging difference and speculate on branding; Spooky's white box adoption mentioned as possible industry trend

  • ?

    manufacturing_signal: Pokémon Premium features simplified backbox layout using Spike 3 board with repositioned power supply (center vs. switch-adjacent)

    high · Hosts directly examine and comment on Spike 3 board placement, power supply location, HDMI connectors, and note 'a lot less going on back here'

  • ?

    design_innovation: Machine ships with replacement parts (sling tops, inlanes) and Pokémon trading cards, suggesting design anticipation of common wear items and themed collectible integration

    high · Hosts identify replacement parts in goodie bag and Pokémon cards included in envelope, with Zach Sharpe credited for card inclusion

  • ?

    collector_signal: Pokémon trading cards included as bonus items with machine, adding collectible value beyond the pinball experience

    high · Pokémon TCG cards discovered in sealed envelope; Zach Sharpe from Flipping Out credited with inclusion

Transcript

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0:01
Coming up, we're going to unbox something amazing, something stupendous. It's >> Pokemon Premium Edition. Just arrived
0:09
Pokemon Premium Edition. Just arrived
0:09
Pokemon Premium Edition. Just arrived yesterday. We're going to unbox it. >> That's right. We're really excited. We
0:13
That's right. We're really excited. We
0:13
That's right. We're really excited. We can't wait to unbox [music] this and show you what all the goodies have inside. Yeah, let's do it. >> Yeah. [music]
0:26
All right, let's get to it. We're going to unbox this bad boy and see what's inside. Here we go. Oh my god.
  • ?

    community_signal: Zach Sharpe from Flipping Out facilitated rapid delivery of Pokémon Premium to Wild Dog Arcade and bundled Pokémon cards as a thank-you gift

    high · Thank you credited to 'Zach, for flipping out, for getting us this game so quick'; card envelope labeled 'From Zach and Flipping Out'

  • ?

    design_innovation: Hosts identify Pokémon Premium as highly moddable, expecting community to customize with Pokémon-themed aftermarket modifications

    medium · Host statement: 'This is going to be a modders paradise game... People are going to be putting Pokemon everywhere'

  • ?

    code_update: Pokémon Premium shipped with pending software update that includes bug fixes, reliability improvements, and additional feature content

    high · On-screen software update prompt visible during setup with specific messaging about bug fixes and feature content

    • 0:54
    Now we have gotten white boxes. I'm wondering if it's because they have to make sure that this is in [music] a white box because Pokemon >> Yeah, I don't know. Well, I know Spooky
    1:03
    Yeah, I don't know. Well, I know Spooky
    1:03
    Yeah, I don't know. Well, I know Spooky went to like white boxes, [music] so maybe they thought they got a little brand more branding. >> Yeah,
    1:08
    Yeah,
    1:08
    Yeah, >> cuz now they got the red ink and all of
    1:10
    cuz now they got the red ink and all of
    1:10
    cuz now they got the red ink and all of that stuff. >> That's true. Yeah. Used to be black ink
    1:13
    That's true. Yeah. Used to be black ink
    1:13
    That's true. Yeah. Used to be black ink on just this >> on a craft color box. Yeah.
    1:16
    on a craft color box. Yeah.
    1:16
    on a craft color box. Yeah. >> All right, we've [music] got the stuff.
    1:18
    All right, we've [music] got the stuff.
    1:18
    All right, we've [music] got the stuff. Let's Tall guy can pull stuff out. >> Yep.
    1:38
    There we go. All right. Legs.
    1:38
    There we go. All right. Legs. Legs.
    1:44
    Paper cut.
    1:44
    Paper cut. >> Oh, careful.
    1:46
    Oh, careful.
    1:46
    Oh, careful. >> Paper cut.
    1:47
    Paper cut.
    1:47
    Paper cut. >> Our first casualty.
    1:50
    Our first casualty.
    1:50
    Our first casualty. A paper cut. Got some machine registration quick start guide. Woo! Woo! >> We've got a small envelope.
    2:21
    We've got a small envelope.
    2:22
    We've got a small envelope. >> Okay,
    2:22
    Okay,
    2:22
    Okay, >> it's got [music] stuff in there. We'll
    2:23
    it's got [music] stuff in there. We'll
    2:23
    it's got [music] stuff in there. We'll have to see what it is. >> All right.
    2:25
    All right.
    2:25
    All right. >> Later.
    2:55
    right. Now, I need to go put the ramp.
    2:55
    right. Now, I need to go put the ramp. [clears throat] >> Okay.
    2:56
    Okay.
    2:56
    Okay. >> Let's move some of this stuff out of the
    2:58
    Let's move some of this stuff out of the
    2:58
    Let's move some of this stuff out of the way.
    3:31
    Heat. Heat.
    3:31
    Heat. Heat. [music]
    3:56
    I was trying to say drink water again.
    3:56
    I was trying to say drink water again. >> Oh, hello.
    3:59
    Oh, hello.
    3:59
    Oh, hello. [music] taping it up only to go down the stairs and then take it all back off. [music] >> Yep. Yep.
    4:15
    Folks, if you buy a house, get one with
    4:15
    Folks, if you buy a house, get one with a walk out. >> Yeah. You'll you'll love yourself later
    4:20
    Yeah. You'll you'll love yourself later
    4:20
    Yeah. You'll you'll love yourself later because this [music] is not very fun. But exercise is necessary [music] in life. So, look at it that way. You get exercise.
    4:35
    Shake it. Shake it. Shake it baby. I didn't take the bolts off. [music]
    5:01
    Ah, [groaning and screaming] the insanity. You got it. We did that again. >> Yeah.
    5:17
    Yeah.
    5:17
    Yeah. >> All right.
    5:19
    All right.
    5:19
    All right. Ready? There we go. Now, >> the mirror's a little heavier than the
    5:27
    the mirror's a little heavier than the
    5:27
    the mirror's a little heavier than the other one. >> This one's heavier.
    5:28
    This one's heavier.
    5:28
    This one's heavier. >> Yeah. Okay.
    6:28
    Now it's time to pop the
    6:28
    Now it's time to pop the [music] Yep. Got the foam cardboard thingies. Okay, [music] now let's get the back legs on it.
    6:54
    All right, now let's go to the front. >> Ready?
    6:55
    Ready?
    6:55
    Ready? >> Yep.
    6:56
    Yep.
    6:56
    Yep. >> Here we [music] go.
    7:04
    Right. So, just hold on to that. I got
    7:04
    Right. So, just hold on to that. I got to get into the coin box [music] to get the bolts for the back. >> Yes.
    7:08
    Yes.
    7:08
    Yes. >> Keys. Bolt keys. Sets of keys.
    7:12
    Keys. Bolt keys. Sets of keys.
    7:12
    Keys. Bolt keys. Sets of keys. >> Please [music] update the software on
    7:14
    Please [music] update the software on
    7:14
    Please [music] update the software on this game. The new software includes bug fixes, uh, reliability improvements, and additional feature content. [music] >> All right,
    7:24
    All right,
    7:24
    All right, hold it forward. We got to feed the wire in. Okay. Okay, there it goes down.
    7:37
    put the bolts on the [music] back. >> Okay. And there we go. All right. [music] >> Yes.
    7:48
    Yes.
    7:48
    Yes. >> Software updates achieve.
    7:52
    Software updates achieve.
    7:52
    Software updates achieve. >> Oh, I don't have to hold this anymore.
    7:53
    Oh, I don't have to hold this anymore.
    7:53
    Oh, I don't have to hold this anymore. Yeah, >> you do not have to hold that anymore.
    7:55
    you do not have to hold that anymore.
    7:55
    you do not have to hold that anymore. [music] >> You ready for some ASMR?
    7:59
    You ready for some ASMR?
    7:59
    You ready for some ASMR? >> Here we go. Yep. Now, are you ready for some football? >> Look, are you ready for some football?
    8:10
    Look, are you ready for some football?
    8:10
    Look, are you ready for some football? >> I got to open up the game. So, you're
    8:12
    I got to open up the game. So, you're
    8:12
    I got to open up the game. So, you're actually in the way. >> Oh, always in the way. I know.
    8:27
    Yes. They got me out with
    8:27
    Yes. They got me out with >> Save him. Save him. He's He can't
    8:29
    Save him. Save him. He's He can't
    8:29
    Save him. Save him. He's He can't breathe. >> Suffocating.
    8:31
    Suffocating.
    8:31
    Suffocating. Ow. [music] This is going to be a modders paradise game. [music] >> Yeah. Yeah. There's a lot of ways you
    8:48
    Yeah. Yeah. There's a lot of ways you
    8:48
    Yeah. Yeah. There's a lot of ways you can mod this, I'm sure. >> People are going to be putting Pokemon
    8:51
    People are going to be putting Pokemon
    8:51
    People are going to be putting Pokemon everywhere. >> Yeah. [music]
    8:52
    Yeah. [music]
    8:52
    Yeah. [music] >> All right. Let's get our firsterson
    8:54
    All right. Let's get our firsterson
    8:54
    All right. Let's get our firsterson look. >> Yeah.
    8:55
    Yeah.
    8:55
    Yeah. >> At a Spike [music] 3 game.
    9:02
    Yeah. So, a lot less going on back here.
    9:02
    Yeah. So, a lot less going on back here. >> It's a lot simpler. That's a pretty
    9:04
    It's a lot simpler. That's a pretty
    9:04
    It's a lot simpler. That's a pretty small device. >> That's the Spike 3 board there.
    9:08
    That's the Spike 3 board there.
    9:08
    That's the Spike 3 board there. >> Wow.
    9:09
    Wow.
    9:09
    Wow. >> Yeah. And there's a I think it's the Got
    9:12
    Yeah. And there's a I think it's the Got
    9:12
    Yeah. And there's a I think it's the Got to figure out which [music] of the HDMIs I got to hook up for pull out.
    9:31
    more diagrams. >> Yeah,
    9:32
    Yeah,
    9:32
    Yeah, >> there's more diagrams all over the
    9:33
    there's more diagrams all over the
    9:33
    there's more diagrams all over the place. >> Yeah, you're right. [music]
    9:35
    Yeah, you're right. [music]
    9:36
    Yeah, you're right. [music] >> But yeah, the power is interesting.
    9:37
    But yeah, the power is interesting.
    9:37
    But yeah, the power is interesting. Instead of having the power box over here by the switch, they have it in the middle. >> Huh.
    9:41
    Huh.
    9:41
    Huh. >> So, good place for [music] me to put the
    9:43
    So, good place for [music] me to put the
    9:43
    So, good place for [music] me to put the HDMI panel. >> Yeah.
    9:47
    Yeah.
    9:47
    Yeah. Say the art looks similar underneath. All previous stuff node boards are going to be same. I'm just looking at [music] connectors and making sure things are seated.
    10:32
    lot going on, I'll tell you.
    10:32
    lot going on, I'll tell you. That's the That's what >> That's Mis. Yeah, that's what Mal is.
    10:35
    That's Mis. Yeah, that's what Mal is.
    10:35
    That's Mis. Yeah, that's what Mal is. That's Malith right there. >> That's [music] the Oh, that's neat neck.
    10:40
    That's [music] the Oh, that's neat neck.
    10:40
    That's [music] the Oh, that's neat neck. Yeah. >> Yep.
    10:42
    Yep.
    10:42
    Yep. >> Little motor. Some earring.
    10:44
    Little motor. Some earring.
    10:44
    Little motor. Some earring. >> Yeah. A lot of wires, lot of zip ties.
    10:48
    Yeah. A lot of wires, lot of zip ties.
    10:48
    Yeah. A lot of wires, lot of zip ties. >> We've got
    10:51
    We've got
    10:51
    We've got goodie bag. [music] >> Yeah. Pokemon.
    10:55
    Yeah. Pokemon.
    10:55
    Yeah. Pokemon. >> Some extra elastics and things.
    10:57
    Some extra elastics and things.
    10:57
    Some extra elastics and things. >> Yeah.
    10:58
    Yeah.
    10:58
    Yeah. >> Stickers. [music] Replacement stickers.
    11:00
    Stickers. [music] Replacement stickers.
    11:00
    Stickers. [music] Replacement stickers. So, pretty typical. >> Mhm.
    11:02
    Mhm.
    11:02
    Mhm. >> Pretty typical that it comes with them.
    11:04
    Pretty typical that it comes with them.
    11:04
    Pretty typical that it comes with them. So, you got the stern army. >> What's [music] that little piece right
    11:08
    What's [music] that little piece right
    11:08
    What's [music] that little piece right there that's longer? >> That's a That's a inlane.
    11:11
    That's a That's a inlane.
    11:12
    That's a That's a inlane. >> Oh, it is. Oh, it's like a replacement.
    11:14
    Oh, it is. Oh, it's like a replacement.
    11:14
    Oh, it is. Oh, it's like a replacement. >> Yeah. These are these are like
    11:17
    Yeah. These are these are like
    11:17
    Yeah. These are these are like trinkets and [music] replacement like uh sling tops, things that commonly get broken, they typically include with the game.
    11:38
    We clean the balls. We clean the balls from Birmingham [music] to Montreal. We clean the balls.
    11:51
    So, [music] in the game was this little envelope. Feels like the size of a Pokemon card, doesn't it? >> Maybe. [music]
    11:55
    Maybe. [music]
    11:56
    Maybe. [music] >> Yeah.
    11:56
    Yeah.
    11:56
    Yeah. >> Let's see.
    11:58
    Let's see.
    11:58
    Let's see. >> Okay.
    11:59
    Okay.
    11:59
    Okay. >> Thank you.
    12:00
    Thank you.
    12:00
    Thank you. >> There's a
    12:02
    There's a
    12:02
    There's a Thank you. >> Mhm.
    12:04
    Mhm.
    12:04
    Mhm. >> And [music]
    12:05
    And [music]
    12:05
    And [music] And >> oh, [laughter]
    12:08
    oh, [laughter]
    12:08
    oh, [laughter] we get some Pokemon cards. >> This is from Zach and Flipping Out. Oh,
    12:12
    This is from Zach and Flipping Out. Oh,
    12:12
    This is from Zach and Flipping Out. Oh, nice. >> Yeah,
    12:14
    Yeah,
    12:14
    Yeah, >> very cool.
    12:14
    very cool.
    12:14
    very cool. >> So, we get some Pokemon.
    12:17
    So, we get some Pokemon.
    12:17
    So, we get some Pokemon. >> We will see.
    12:20
    We will see.
    12:20
    We will see. >> Pokemon trading card game. Six and up.
    12:24
    Pokemon trading card game. Six and up.
    12:24
    Pokemon trading card game. Six and up. >> Six and up.
    12:26
    Six and up.
    12:26
    Six and up. >> Okay, here we go. Oh, there's one more in here. All right, so what do we got? So we got >> Squat, cross
    12:40
    Squat, cross
    12:40
    Squat, cross >> Milsery,
    12:41
    Milsery,
    12:41
    Milsery, >> Milsery, Wer
    12:45
    Milsery, Wer
    12:45
    Milsery, Wer >> Arcticuno,
    12:47
    Arcticuno,
    12:47
    Arcticuno, >> Postwick.
    12:48
    Postwick.
    12:48
    Postwick. >> Postwick [music]
    12:49
    Postwick [music]
    12:49
    Postwick [music] cloth. >> Cloth
    12:50
    Cloth
    12:50
    Cloth >> cloth. Got pincers. He's a crabby
    12:52
    cloth. Got pincers. He's a crabby
    12:52
    cloth. Got pincers. He's a crabby thingy. >> Yeah,
    12:53
    Yeah,
    12:53
    Yeah, >> he's unhappy. He's crabby,
    12:55
    he's unhappy. He's crabby,
    12:55
    he's unhappy. He's crabby, >> right?
    12:56
    right?
    12:56
    right? >> Spiky energy.
    12:58
    Spiky energy.
    12:58
    Spiky energy. >> Spiky energy. Corvvisquire.
    13:01
    Spiky energy. Corvvisquire.
    13:01
    Spiky energy. Corvvisquire. >> That one's cool.
    13:03
    That one's cool.
    13:03
    That one's cool. >> Ludicolo.
    13:05
    Ludicolo.
    13:05
    Ludicolo. Vibrant dance. And then we've got an energy card. Basic energy. >> Cool.
    13:11
    Cool.
    13:11
    Cool. >> All right.
    13:12
    All right.
    13:12
    All right. So now, >> so Zach threw these in here.
    13:15
    so Zach threw these in here.
    13:15
    so Zach threw these in here. >> Yeah.
    13:15
    Yeah.
    13:15
    Yeah. >> He must They must have cut the game open
    13:17
    He must They must have cut the game open
    13:17
    He must They must have cut the game open just enough to put the card in. >> Yeah. Very cool. [music] Thank you,
    13:21
    Yeah. Very cool. [music] Thank you,
    13:21
    Yeah. Very cool. [music] Thank you, Zach. >> Yes. Thank you, Zach, for flipping out,
    13:23
    Yes. Thank you, Zach, for flipping out,
    13:24
    Yes. Thank you, Zach, for flipping out, for getting us this game so quick. Yeah, we appreciate it. Ready to get it all set up to stream and we'll be streaming. Heat.