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Gameplay stream of Ripley's Believe It or Not with commentary on rules, design, and venue modifications.
Ripley's Believe It or Not was designed by Pat Lawlor
high confidence · Streamer states: 'This is Pat Lawlor, actually. This is a Pat Lawlor design. The guy who did Twilight Zone and Adam's Family... Funhouse.'
The venue has replaced rubber posts with metal posts to make the game harder for tournament play
high confidence · Streamer notes: 'They literally took them all out. They took them all out... because of City The Champ and the tournaments that happen here so they want to make the balls drain a little faster.'
The ruleset of Ripley's is confusing and involves visiting continents, collecting oddities, and hitting the idol head
medium confidence · Streamer states: 'The rule set is confusing as hell. I think all you gotta do is hit the very target and go different continents. And you collect oddities and stuff.'
The game has two loops, an orbit, a lock ball area, and a magnet on the playfield
high confidence · Streamer describes playfield layout: 'There's two loops here. There's a loop, there's an orbit here. The lock ball's here... There's this magnet here.'
The skill shot can award up to 3 million points
high confidence · Multiple instances during gameplay where streamer achieves skill shots worth 1-3 million points.
“This is Pat Lawlor, actually. This is a Pat Lawlor design. The guy who did Twilight Zone and Adam's Family. Yeah, and my favorite, Funhouse.”
Streamer (Unknown name)@ 64:31 — Identifies the designer of Ripley's Believe It or Not and acknowledges Lawlor's other notable works.
“The rule set is confusing as hell. I think all you gotta do is hit the very target and go different continents. And you collect oddities and stuff.”
Streamer@ 0:43 — Summarizes the core ruleset and expresses the game's complexity as a barrier to understanding.
“They literally took them all out. They took them all out... because of City The Champ and the tournaments that happen here so they want to make the balls drain a little faster.”
Streamer@ 74:54 — Explains venue modification strategy for tournament difficulty.
“I love the obscure call-outs on this. Yeah, it's kind of crazy, right? It's crazy, man. The call-outs on this are crazy, man.”
Streamer and chat participant (Jon)@ 13:02 — Highlights the game's distinctive audio design and character call-outs.
“This game is super fun. The craziest call-outs. I love the idle.”
Streamer@ 55:48 — Summary of positive impressions of Ripley's despite difficulty.
gameplay_signal: Streamer repeatedly struggles with the idol shot and super jackpot, indicating these are challenging targets; notes the 2x scoring mechanic and multiball mode mechanics
high · Multiple failed attempts at idol shot; 'I swear to God that idle shot, why is it eluding me?'
venue_signal: Venue has replaced rubber posts with metal posts to increase drain difficulty for tournament play (City The Champ)
high · 'They literally took them all out... because of City The Champ and the tournaments that happen here so they want to make the balls drain a little faster.'
design_philosophy: Pat Lawlor design characterized by complex rulesets, continent-based progression, and distinctive audio/character call-outs
medium · Streamer notes the ruleset is 'confusing as hell' and praises the 'craziest call-outs' and 'obscure' references
product_concern: Streamer experiences wrist pain during extended play and mentions needing to stop and ice wrist
high · 'I'm actually having some trouble with my wrist right now... my wrist is actually starting to hurt. I think I should just finish this and then stop.'
gameplay_signal: Skill shot is highly valuable (1-3 million points) and is frequently the highest-scoring element of play
high · Multiple skill shots worth 1-3 million; 'All my points are from skill shots.'
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design_innovation: Magnet on playfield affects shot trajectories; streamer notes it 'whipped it right out of the left outlay'
medium · 'That magnet, I swear to God... it just whipped it right out of the left outlay.'
gameplay_signal: Game ruleset is perceived as confusing with multiple progression paths and continent-based modes
high · 'The rule set is confusing as hell... hit the very target and go different continents. And you collect oddities and stuff.'
content_signal: Long-form gameplay stream with extensive commentary on game design, mechanics, and venue conditions; includes chat interaction and off-topic discussion (MST3K references)
high · Full stream transcript with interspersed chat commentary and tangential discussion