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Golden State Pinball Fest 2026 - Live Stream

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TL;DR

Live coverage of Golden State Pinball Fest 2026 featuring Dark Chaos, custom homebrews, and community gameplay.

Summary

Live stream coverage from Golden State Pinball Fest 2026 in Lodi, California, featuring gameplay demonstrations of newly released and custom-built pinball machines including Dark Chaos (a physics-heavy homebrew), Star Wars and Gemini (custom restoration/recreation projects using P-ROC and Cobra Pin control systems), and various commercial releases. The event showcases the community-driven aspects of pinball culture, with emphasis on venue operations, collector machines, and the social gathering nature of pinball festivals.

Key Claims

  • Dark Chaos is a physics-heavy homebrew created by Apophis from BPW, available in both virtual and physical versions

    high confidence · Host and Isaiah confirmed they 'played the crap out of the virtual' and are now trying the physical version at the event

  • Star Wars custom recreation uses a wedge-head cabinet originally converted to a VP (Virtual Pinball) cabinet, then rebuilt as a physical machine with P-ROC control system

    high confidence · Builder explained the cabinet was 'originally wedge head,' was converted to VP with vertical monitor, then rebuilt to recreate the physical table using P-ROC

  • Stern sent a Transformers pinball machine early to Golden State Fest 2026 before the official Chicago Pinball Expo announcement

    high confidence · Host stated 'we got it early here' and 'they were nice enough to send this one early,' contrasting with needing to go to Chicago to see it

  • Atari is entering the pinball market and will be making pinball games

    medium confidence · Jean (photographer/player) stated 'Atari is going to do something in the pinball world' and host confirmed 'Atari's making games now'

  • Dark Chaos has gameplay differences between virtual and physical versions, including alternative ship routing paths on the physical machine vs. fixed paths in the virtual version

    high confidence · Michael explained 'on this physical game you can go either or' when the alien ship appears, versus 'on the virtual you got to go the one or the other'

  • Barrels of Fun games (Labyrinth, Winchester, Dune) were on display and operational at Golden State Fest 2026

    high confidence · Host noted 'we got all the barrels of fun games. We got Labyrinth. We got Winchester and Dune popping off right now'

  • Golden State Pinball Fest features Camp Silverball where collectors bring RVs and trailers for an extended weekend camping experience integrated with pinball playing

    high confidence · Host described the campground setup: 'look at all these freaking trailers. This is the sick part... this is a party all weekend'

Notable Quotes

  • “I'm not really looking for pinball. I'm going to hang. It's nice to have pinball in the background. Yeah, it's pinball's the glue that sticks the people together.”

    Unknown attendee / host reflection@ 54:54 — Captures the cultural shift in pinball fandom from competitive/collecting focus to social community gathering; reflects broader industry trend of experiential events over product consumption

  • “It's a huge deal... I can't believe this thing is real, man.”

    Michael (streaming from site)@ 3:49 — Emotional reaction to Dark Chaos physical machine existence; indicates homebrew/custom machines generate significant community excitement comparable to commercial releases

  • “On the virtual you got to go the one or the other. On this physical game you can go either or.”

    Michael (discussing Dark Chaos)@ 7:04 — Demonstrates intentional design differences between virtual and physical implementations; shows homebrew designers optimize physical machines independently from VP versions

  • “Atari's making games now. So, they're going to... That was my favorite. They got a big first one, Superman. That's huge. It's a huge IP.”

    Jean / Host response@ 39:03 — Confirmation of major IP holder (Atari) entering pinball market; Superman represents significant licensing deal; indicates IP licensing consolidation trend

  • “It's like TNA. You almost never look at the TNA back back screen, right?”

    Builder/Designer (discussing Dark Chaos backglass relevance)@ 31:52 — Reference to TNA (Total Nuclear Annihilation by Spooky) as industry standard for minimal backglass reliance; indicates design philosophy trend toward playfield focus over backbox displays

Entities

Golden State Pinball Fest 2026eventDark ChaosgameApophispersonStar WarsgameGeminigameMultimorphiccompanyBen Heckperson

Signals

  • ?

    event_signal: Golden State Pinball Fest 2026 drew significant streaming and media attention with multiple content creators (Mystery Pinball Theater 3000, DRI374) covering gameplay and venue operations live

    high · Extended live stream coverage of event with multiple venue tours, game demonstrations, and attendee interviews; emphasis on streaming quality and viewer engagement

  • ?

    product_launch: Stern Pinball provided early distribution of Transformers game to Golden State Fest 2026, allowing showcase before official Chicago Pinball Expo announcement window

    high · Host stated 'we got it early here' and 'they were nice enough to send this one early,' contrasting need to travel to Chicago for official reveal

  • ?

    design_innovation: Dark Chaos demonstrates intentional design divergence between virtual and physical implementations, with physical version offering expanded shot routing options not present in VP version

    high · Michael's detailed explanation of alien ship routing differences: 'on this physical game you can go either or' vs. fixed paths in virtual; indicates mature homebrew design process

  • ?

    community_signal: Golden State Fest 2026's Camp Silverball model positions pinball events as extended social gathering experiences with RV camping, emphasizing community bonds over competitive play

    high · Host reflection: 'pinball's the glue that sticks the people together'; emphasis on trailer camping setup and social atmosphere over tournament focus

  • ?

    licensing_signal: Atari confirmed as new entrant to pinball licensing market with Superman as primary IP, representing consolidation of classic gaming IPs into pinball format

Transcript

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0:02
Be careful. So, Isaiah is your um your eyes. I'm your eyes, your ears, your nose, your mouth, your feet. Isaiah works for Marco, as you can see. I am Mr. Marco. From Expo in Chicago. Technically, it was your shirt. I love that you can walk Hey guys in chat, make let me know if his um if his mic needs to be a little closer to him now that we have everything working. >> Is my too quiet?
0:24
Is my too quiet?
0:24
Is my too quiet? We have wind, too, so I'm passing wind.
0:34
How's everyone doing? We're going to Dark Chaos. We are here in Lodi, California. We have >> Lodi.
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Lodi.
0:41

  • A Johnny Mnemonic custom pinball machine exists, built by Ben Heck as a one-off, featuring dual playfield mechanics with saucers that tilt the opposing board

    high confidence · Host identified 'Johnny Mnemonic... It's Bill Paxton pinball... It's in honor of Rob Anthony. It's a one-off completely custom built by Ben Heck'

  • “No belly bricks? Yeah, I know, right? Why can't I flip the screen, though? Like I can't flip it.”

    Chat participant / attendee@ 10:42 — Community discussion of Dark Chaos design choices regarding DMD/screen orientation; suggests design constraints or intentional decisions for physical version compatibility

  • “So, this is a recreation... I built [it]... a Gottlieb in 1978 basis... Wow, I wish most EMs felt like this.”

    Borg (builder) / Host response@ 12:35 — Demonstrates modern homebrew quality standards matching or exceeding classic EM machines; reflects skill development in hobbyist scene and technology enablement via P-ROC/Cobra Pin

  • “We got Labyrinth. We got Winchester and Dune popping off right now. Two games are already broke.”

    Adam (Rewind Arcade operator)@ 34:56 — Early reliability feedback on Barrels of Fun production machines at major event; indicates potential quality control or early production issues requiring field monitoring

    • Johnny Mnemonic
    game
    Barrels of Funcompany
    Transformersgame
    Ataricompany
    Rewind Arcadevenue
    Camp Silverballvenue
    Capital Pinball Parlorvenue
    Michaelperson
    Isaiahperson
    Adamperson
    Borgperson
    Jeanperson
    Cactus Canyongame
    TNAgame
    P-ROCproduct
    Cobra Pinproduct

    medium · Jean and host discussion: 'Atari's making games now' and 'They got a big first one, Superman. That's huge. It's a huge IP'

  • ?

    product_concern: Barrels of Fun machines (Labyrinth, Winchester, Dune) reported two units non-functional at Golden State Fest 2026, indicating potential early production reliability issues

    medium · Adam stated: 'we got all the barrels of fun games... Two games are already broke'

  • ?

    technology_signal: Homebrew scene demonstrates mature adoption of P-ROC and Cobra Pin control boards, enabling complex rule implementations and differentiated gameplay compared to VP versions

    high · Multiple custom builds (Star Wars, Gemini, 1978 Gottlieb recreation) utilizing these systems; architectural differences explained between distributed (P-ROC) and centralized (Cobra Pin) approaches

  • ?

    design_philosophy: Dark Chaos builder's design philosophy minimizes backglass/backbox visual significance, aligning with industry trend seen in TNA where player focus remains on playfield rather than display

    medium · Designer stated 'I don't actually look at it very often' regarding backglass; host comparison to TNA's minimal backglass role

  • $

    market_signal: Golden State Fest 2026 consolidates multiple regional venues and operators (Rewind Arcade, Capital Pinball Parlor, Lenz Arcade, Camp Silverball) into single event, indicating growing scale and organization of pinball festivals

    high · Stream coverage of multiple vendor booths, arcade areas, and collaborative operator setups; emphasis on venue network participation

  • ?

    content_signal: Multiple simultaneous streams (Mystery Pinball Theater 3000, DRI374) with cross-promotion and audience direction between channels; indicates maturing content ecosystem with coordination between creators

    high · Host directing viewers to DRI374 for 'best version of this game recording'; Michael offering to upload video 'later tonight' on YouTube; awareness of streaming interference issues

  • ?

    manufacturing_signal: Barrels of Fun early production machines (Winchester, Dune, Labyrinth) experiencing immediate failures at major event, suggesting potential manufacturing or quality control challenges during initial production run scaling

    medium · Two of three Barrels of Fun games reported non-functional within first day of public venue display

  • ?

    restoration_signal: Star Wars custom machine demonstrates reverse engineering approach where VP cabinet design was later recreated as physical machine, representing emerging restoration/recreation hybrid methodology

    high · Builder explained cabinet 'originally wedge head' converted to VP with vertical monitor, then 'rebuilt the cabinet to be the real cabinet to build the real version of the VP table'

    • Lodi. Out here is Camp Silverball, where everyone likes to come and camp. We got some games over there. We got Bill and Ted's phone booth.
    0:55
    We got a cool a bunch of neat stuff. I'm turning away from the wind. Yeah. I don't have the dead the little dead dead cats. Yeah. I don't have the wind socks, so we better get inside. Man. >> walking backwards.
    1:10
    walking backwards.
    1:10
    walking backwards. All of a sudden, it's crazy windy. If you're in chat and this sounds okay, type banana. Something smells good.
    1:24
    I made money at A&W before we came. Lodi, at home of A&W I just had onion rings. And they were hot, good onion rings.
    1:36
    The burger wasn't the best, but it was okay. There's too much too much bread.
    1:43
    Walk normal, man. No, cuz the wind's going that way. So, if I'm that way, the wind's going to blow against the Okay. >> the mic. There there is a method to your
    1:49
    the mic. There there is a method to your
    1:49
    the mic. There there is a method to your madness. Yeah, I'm doing it for the the chat. For you, though. Can we go in this way? They let us in. No. >> There's a giant
    2:02
    There's a giant
    2:02
    There's a giant Pokemon. All right, I'm going to keep it low until we're at where we need to be. Oh, no way. Is there a line? Not only >> Oh, Michael's. Oh, [ __ ]
    2:21
    Oh, Michael's. Oh, [ __ ]
    2:21
    Oh, Michael's. Oh, [ __ ] Great. >> Everyone get off his stream. Great. Go
    2:24
    Everyone get off his stream. Great. Go
    2:24
    Everyone get off his stream. Great. Go to his stream tell him to get off. But nobody knows how to play this game except me.
    2:42
    Chad. Chad. >> I'm that guy Oh, that guy Chad. What's
    2:44
    I'm that guy Oh, that guy Chad. What's
    2:44
    I'm that guy Oh, that guy Chad. What's up, man? >> [laughter]
    2:47
    [laughter]
    2:47
    [laughter] >> I couldn't wait to try this.
    2:49
    I couldn't wait to try this.
    2:49
    I couldn't wait to try this. >> Dude, it's awesome.
    2:50
    Dude, it's awesome.
    2:50
    Dude, it's awesome. I practiced already on the digital version. Yeah. I'm going to sub on this one now.
    3:01
    I want Well, we're streaming right now. Of course, Michael's streaming also. Yeah, right.
    3:49
    Man, I can't believe this thing is real. I can't believe this thing is real, man.
    4:12
    Did you get to play it? Yeah. I'm so happy for him. Yeah, me too. It's a It's a huge deal. It's a huge deal.
    4:29
    Oh, THERE'S BORG. BORG! BORG! I THOUGHT WE WERE WORRIED ABOUT PEAKING THE MICS. >> [laughter]
    4:45
    THAT'S PROBABLY the most rude thing I
    4:45
    THAT'S PROBABLY the most rude thing I could have ever done. Look at all the homebrews. What's that? I'm looking at the homebrews. That Star Wars one has interesting art. They got Beastie Boys over here. Stay in line. Oh, we done? Yeah. Oh, no. >> that was ball one.
    5:56
    Michael, were you waiting for this one?
    5:56
    Michael, were you waiting for this one? Were you waiting for this one? Did you hear about Dark Chaos? Yeah, yeah, yeah. Yeah. Oh, yeah, exactly. That's what I figured. Yeah.
    6:09
    Their streaming waves are going to interfere with our streaming waves. You're going to start getting some of his video feed on our channel. Yeah.
    6:31
    Michael, did you ever get a chance to play the virtual? It's awesome. I I just loaded up on Oh, okay. That's what I was practicing on. I found one difference. What's that? >> to explain. Uh-huh.
    6:43
    to explain. Uh-huh.
    6:43
    to explain. Uh-huh. So, you know when the alien ship comes after the third wave or whatever, second wave? And the uh horseshoe it goes between the left horseshoe and the right horseshoe or whatever the way the alien ship is going. Yeah. On this physical game you can go either or. Go either way. >> Oh, you go either or? Okay, that's nice.
    7:03
    Oh, you go either or? Okay, that's nice.
    7:03
    Oh, you go either or? Okay, that's nice. Yeah, yeah, yeah. On the virtual you got to go the Yeah, the one or the other. Yeah. Yeah. He might have saved on switches. No, I think he he's got >> Made it easier? Uh
    7:13
    Made it easier? Uh
    7:13
    Made it easier? Uh Is it styled up? Okay. We'll see. We'll see. Okay. Cuz I didn't realize that you could freeze that guy. If you hit the time ramp Yeah. while he's moving you could freeze him. Yeah. Yeah, yeah. That was cool. Yeah. Yeah, that timer comes in handy, but you can only get it like two times. Is it per ball or No, you got to you got to shoot it three times to to activate it. You'll see the inserts. It's like one, two, three to activate. So, you're talking about on the ramp? Yeah, the left ramp. The left ramp. As far as I know, all those shots to collect the thing you need, you have to hit it three times. So, it lights, lights, lights, and then you collect. >> pause the pause timer though, I think
    7:54
    pause the pause timer though, I think
    7:54
    pause the pause timer though, I think you can just hit the left ramp during the during before the wave, right? Oh, okay. That would be cool. That's nice. It's not three shots to do one thing, yeah.
    8:12
    G 0, what's up? What's up? What's up, y'all? Can you give me a Red Bull?
    8:27
    What's up, Grammy? Grammy, that's Michael's rig. That's not my rig. That's this guy's rig.
    8:45
    This is This is probably the This is probably the best rig you're going to find anywhere cuz Michael's pretty hardcore. It's the greatest rig. Yeah. >> The
    8:54
    The
    8:54
    The Take it when he's not looking. I'm sure he won't notice if it goes missing.
    9:06
    All right, I'm going to sneak in here. Sorry. He's played a little bit. That DMD sure is nice, huh? >> What? Yeah.
    9:42
    What? Yeah.
    9:42
    What? Yeah. Yeah, it's a nice It's nice. Yeah. I like that it's not like the big draw. Like the game is the big draw. But I figured why not? He figures why not? Might as well do it. Yeah. Yeah.
    10:23
    No belly bricks? Yeah, I know, right? >> [laughter]
    10:42
    Why can't I flip the screen, though? Like I can't flip it. So. HEY! [screaming] WELL, YOU I CAN'T FLIP THE SCREEN. I don't know why. Borg, get in front of your games.
    10:56
    BORG DOG! WHAT'S UP? SO, THIS IS YOU? BOTH OF THESE ARE YOU? ALL RIGHT. SO, this is an original or a restore? This is a recreation. I built Recreation. Yes. Let's go.
    11:13
    Oh, okay. Wait. Oh, so it's it's it's Is it Is it the same P Rock stuff that's used on the Multimorphic P Rock? Yeah, so they just upgraded the software and and but still let everybody use the same software.
    11:31
    Nice. That one's Cobra pin. This one's P Rock pin. All right. You stay in that line. I'm going to play this one. Hey Mark, you going to film me playing your game. All right. All right.
    11:46
    [laughter]
    11:46
    [laughter] >> Streaming is really easy. Don't worry
    11:48
    Streaming is really easy. Don't worry
    11:48
    Streaming is really easy. Don't worry about it. Yeah. You're streaming live at the moment? I AM, YEAH. >> [laughter]
    11:54
    [laughter]
    11:54
    [laughter] >> WOW, THESE ARE STRONG.
    11:56
    WOW, THESE ARE STRONG.
    11:56
    WOW, THESE ARE STRONG. All right. I'm going to Roger sharp this today. House ball. House ball. House ball. So, you built this whole thing based on a different table. No, this is a Gottlieb in 1978 basis. Okay. But, you recreated it and with with software. Right. Wow. Oh, this
    12:35
    Wow, I wish I wish most EMs felt like this. I'm playing it first so that when Isaiah plays it he can blow up my score. Is it five ball game or three ball? Ah, shoot. Three ball. All right. I'm going to roll it. I got to roll it board. I got to roll it. I got to roll it. Last ball. You get 2x bonus on it. Last ball.
    13:16
    You clear all the drop targets after you clear the three acts. Okay.
    13:31
    ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU, SIR. WOW, that plays really, really good.
    13:44
    And so Star Wars is your original. That's right. All right, I'm not going to get in his way.
    13:51
    Mics are still peaking, maybe probably because I'm yelling. I don't mean to yell. I could talk in a normal They can hear me. It's hard to not yell in here. Yeah.
    14:05
    But it's that used to be my VP cab. Okay. Oh, so I made the VP Star Wars table go when I built the VP cab themed as a Star Wars cabinet. And then I later rebuilt the cabinet to be the real cabinet to build the real version of the VP table. The same cabinet. So, so it was a originally a wedge head? Originally wedge head. Wow. I had a I had a monitor vertically down into the cabinet.
    15:01
    Would you mind? Sure. I'm going to try this guy out. I'm forgetting how to start. Start. No, well, I mean, I'll admit, not too many. When they get to be like that, where it's like not a real big button, then I'm searching like everybody else.
    15:27
    So, this is also done with um P-ROC? No, this one's Cobra Pin. Cobra Pin, okay.
    15:36
    So what's the difference? Like, what did you find to be Um several hundred dollars. But it achieves the same thing, right? Pretty much. Pretty much. I mean, they do them differently. P-R-O-C is is a distributed system. Whereas Cobra Pin is like like old Williams where everything is one board, everything goes back to one board. >> Okay, yeah, yeah, yeah. So wiring is a
    16:02
    Okay, yeah, yeah, yeah. So wiring is a
    16:02
    Okay, yeah, yeah, yeah. So wiring is a lot different. Easy. This shot here reminds me so much of um Is it Bad Girls or So this Yeah, so this is definitely a like a a Diamond Ladies. Yeah, uh Alien Star Alien Star, yeah, that era, which is pretty sweet. I love those big fat spinners. I love the big fat spinners. >> one more time.
    16:35
    one more time.
    16:35
    one more time. Wow. We did two of the three missions so far. Okay. Kill the Storm Troopers. >> kinds of [ __ ] at you. It really
    16:43
    kinds of [ __ ] at you. It really
    16:43
    kinds of [ __ ] at you. It really Kill the Storm Troopers. One more. Nope. Man, he's playing good. Oh, he's tough. That one there is tough.
    17:06
    Just the burrito shot. I'm still playing Yeah, I did that on purpose. Ah.
    17:16
    I got to get that last dude. All right, let's go for R2. Let's do droid locks. What you need to do, there's four missions. You got to train Luke, rescue Leia, escape the Death Star, deliver the plans. Rescue Leia when you just complete the drop target. Okay, I did that already. And I did I delivered Okay, so now I got to Escape the Death Star and you got one more orbit to do. >> Okay. Okay. Train Luke is the
    17:40
    Okay. Okay. Train Luke is the
    17:40
    Okay. Okay. Train Luke is the third one. So you got two more of those to do. Look at me. If you complete three of those it'll light one of the locks. All right. Let's go. Let's go. Oh. Oh, you
    17:58
    Was that game? I'm coming back. I'm coming back. I'm coming back. I understand it now. This is fun. If you complete these three it lights the droid lock.
    18:22
    Oh, that's so cool. Check that out, guys. Oh, there's a lot here. Oh, it starts off really kind of like chill. There's like seven multi-balls. There's four main multi-balls and three add-a-balls. What's up, El Robinson? Check it out, bro. This is Star Wars. We didn't get to see it um um T TPF. Yeah, we didn't get to see this at TPF. This is the first time. First time this is out in the wild, I think.
    19:04
    Say what? It was at the Northwest Show last year. >> Okay, you had it at Northwest.
    19:12
    El Robinson has worked on Star Wars properties before. So, that's why Yeah. Yeah. He's a game developer.
    19:21
    And we got Beastie Boys over here, which is kind of cool. >> [laughter]
    19:24
    [laughter]
    19:24
    [laughter] >> Go for it. Yeah, yeah, yeah. All right, let's see where we are still with dance game. We're still waiting on dance game. That's cuz Michael got to it before us. >> [laughter]
    19:55
    So, I got to wave Do you remember what wave I got to on my stream? And then I did a stupid thing and I I was so close. I got the nuke, dude. I didn't even know it.
    20:09
    Yeah, that's what I figured. I watched it back. Like, I don't typically watch my streams back. I watched that one back. And I was like I saw the the slingshots light up orange. At the time I didn't I That was different, but I was like All right, tell me where the nuke is. Tell me where the nuke is. And you're like, you have it. It's It's the slings that light up. Actually, with the nuke three ways you can get it in the mystery. You can get it if you hit skill shot three times or you can get it if you complete three trainings. Oh, wow. Can you do You got to complete three different trainings? Yeah. Okay.
    20:45
    Yeah, we're excited. You're on freaking DRI's channel right now. That's big. This is this This is this This is the guy that's stream master.
    21:03
    And we also got a um Papa Bongo. Papa Bongo, which pretty cool.
    21:16
    What's up, M Carter? Nice shirt, Dan. M Carter says nice shirt. >> [laughter]
    21:20
    [laughter]
    21:20
    [laughter] >> LET'S GO. THIS IS so cool seeing both Dan and Borg here.
    21:35
    If you guys want to see some more game play, check out DRI374.
    21:43
    Cuz he's streaming right now. Uh you'll probably get the best view of the game on his channel.
    21:52
    Oh, he's going to record it for later? Okay. All right, this may not be streamed on his channel right now, guys, but
    22:02
    I don't know. I'll send people to I'll send people to see Dan's game. It's so awesome. Check out Dan and Papa's.
    22:16
    Yeah, well, uh M Carter, Dan 2012, Ill Robinson, who else is here?
    22:44
    Timing is Timing is everything. Dude, you need to play both Star Wars and this Gemini. Yeah. >> Star Wars is cool because you got
    22:50
    Star Wars is cool because you got
    22:50
    Star Wars is cool because you got missions and stuff. >> Yeah, I'm looking at that. It's coming
    22:52
    Yeah, I'm looking at that. It's coming
    22:52
    Yeah, I'm looking at that. It's coming up on the side. He's got the Attack from Mars drop targets by the Death Star. You wouldn't even know it. But once you clear them like three times, and lowers down. Yeah. It's crazy. It's cool that he used a wedge head for it. I know, right? He said that used to be his V pin. Oh, really? And he V pinned it and took it back to a physical pin. That's crazy.
    23:14
    All right, I'm going to tell these guys to move. So, it's someone else's turn. Well, I know. It's tough. Oh, he's got all kinds of animations now and everything. Joking. It's his game.
    23:31
    Interrupt the stream. All right, guys. All right, guys. >> [laughter]
    23:36
    Wrap it up.
    23:36
    Wrap it up. I want to play some pinball. I know, right? We We got to play some Other people exist, you know, right? Uh I'll show you guys around. What's up, Flip Stream? I'll show you guys around the uh This is where all the EMs and like uh wedge heads and wood rails are So, this is a lot of that. Um Hey, we got uh we got an auction, I guess, or raffle. >> Yeah, raffle.
    24:08
    Yeah, raffle.
    24:08
    Yeah, raffle. >> silent auction stuff, too, but I don't
    24:10
    silent auction stuff, too, but I don't
    24:10
    silent auction stuff, too, but I don't think we're How's Low Tide? Low Tide's awesome. What's up, Flip Stream? So far, Low Tide's awesome. We haven't even gone in the other room yet. We were in there for 1 second looking for Yeah.
    24:33
    Somebody got a GC at 161. Yeah. Oh, that was Dan. He's GCing his own damn game. No, it's not too hot. It's actually nice, right? Somebody asked if it was too hot. >> it's a little warm outside, but the
    24:44
    it's a little warm outside, but the
    24:44
    it's a little warm outside, but the wind's coming, so wind keeps you cool. It's a little warm, but it's cool. That's crazy.
    24:58
    Maybe for East Coasters it's hot. All right, stay in line. I'm going to I'm going to walk over to barrels for a second. >> That's my third stay in line. Stay in
    25:03
    That's my third stay in line. Stay in
    25:03
    That's my third stay in line. Stay in line. >> That's the third time.
    25:04
    That's the third time.
    25:04
    That's the third time. >> I'm
    25:05
    I'm
    25:05
    I'm Once was to Once was to say to stay in queue, and the other two was to stay in line. Well, the second one was stay in line, and the third one was to make sure I stay like stay in line like like Stay in your line, you know. Oh, right. >> order.
    25:19
    order.
    25:19
    order. >> Stay in your lane.
    25:20
    Stay in your lane.
    25:20
    Stay in your lane. >> Yeah, yeah. Why is this beeping?
    25:23
    Yeah, yeah. Why is this beeping?
    25:23
    Yeah, yeah. Why is this beeping? Oh. This is barrels over here. No, this is rewind.
    25:33
    Come on, you. Come back. There's a Winchester. Let's go talk to Adam at the weird the rewind.
    25:52
    Coming in. I'm Isaiah, by the way. Irod. Ah, yeah. I know you. Yeah, yeah. Cool, cool. I think I think we're I think we're in. >> Nice to meet you as well.
    26:03
    Peace out. Michael, is that going up later? Yeah, later tonight. Okay. On your YouTube? Yeah, yeah. All right, so
    26:20
    Yeah, exactly. Um you guys should take a look for um DRI374 YouTube if you want to see like the best version of this game recording. Thank you for doing that, Michael. All right, get out of the way. I'm going to play first. >> me to hold it for you? Oh, it's two
    26:34
    me to hold it for you? Oh, it's two
    26:34
    me to hold it for you? Oh, it's two player? I think it is. Yeah, let's do two player. I've never played this before, so Okay, let's do two player. You go first. >> Okay.
    26:48
    All right, we got two dollars. Yeah, I've never played this before, so >> [laughter]
    26:52
    [laughter]
    26:52
    [laughter] >> I love how you do it. I only tested one player thoroughly and not two players. All right. All right. >> Well, it's all right. Oh, we just We
    27:01
    Well, it's all right. Oh, we just We
    27:01
    Well, it's all right. Oh, we just We just did two players. It was fine. It's always the case where the two player mode I had to um Isaiah and I play play tested the crap out of Matrix to make sure that two player was okay. And you'd find a little bugs here and there. Sometimes when balls are locked, someone else could steal that lock and it's not intentional and stuff like that. But um I hope that's not the case. Somebody might be able to steal the moon lock. You know?
    27:36
    You get like nothing, Donald. So, you can't steal it. Oh, okay. Oh, so So, >> They're They're physical, but they're
    27:40
    They're They're physical, but they're
    27:40
    They're They're physical, but they're counted virtually only. Okay. >> So, you can use them and if they're
    27:44
    So, you can use them and if they're
    27:44
    So, you can use them and if they're there, they'll If they're not there, they'll pop out of the the front lane. You should tease uh You should tease the fish bowl high coach. No. Hey, man. It's actually all handled by MPF almost automatically. Okay. I'm playing with you, the fish bowl, if you're watching. I'm just joking.
    28:08
    Ah. Oh, no. I got a right right sling left out lane. All right, you're out. It's a classic. Hang on. It is a classic. Okay. Here we go. All right. Oh my god, I'm here. I'm actually here.
    28:32
    I can't I can't hear you. I'm zoning out right now. All right, here we go.
    28:52
    Let's collect some stuff. Oh, it does it automatically. Yeah. Oh, yeah. Let's go. Let's go. Let's go. Let's go. Oh!
    29:09
    All right. I got to get used to it. I got to get used to it. I got nothing. I did nothing. No theme. I did absolutely nothing.
    29:28
    That's the camera inside my eyes. It's going Isaiah cam. What you're watching right now, guys, is Dark Chaos created by Apophis from BPW. The physical version is here at Golden State. Nope. I have played the crap out of the virtual and now I'm trying the physical and both me and Isaiah are getting our butts kicked. All right. No more skill shots for me. I'm going to try to frame that. Oh, but then I I I barely get the skill shot. I just want to fight a wave of monsters. Just give me a wave.
    30:06
    No ball save. Oh, I'm in? No, you're out. >> I'm out.
    30:09
    I'm out.
    30:09
    I'm out. All right. Maybe I can survive long enough to get to uh
    30:24
    You got 20 something seconds before the wave. Just let it time out. >> [laughter]
    30:28
    [laughter]
    30:28
    [laughter] >> Yeah.
    30:29
    Yeah.
    30:29
    Yeah. I got to one wave. Adam has his own Mr. M. Carter. Adam has his own booth. Yeah, the rewind has their own booth right now. Nice.
    30:45
    Okay, so you can get that ball if you need it if I can by hitting the other button, the right button on top. So, that's your ball save.
    30:57
    We got Here, let me switch over here cuz I got a light in the way. Uh that light is that light is permanently there. No, I might hit any target. Here we go. Two left. One left. One meteor left. And he's going to get you. He got you, but that's okay. You got plenty of health. I'm in training. Oh, neat. Oh. Dude, that's cool.
    31:33
    I know. We're not going to see that in the virtual. Uh eventually you will. Okay. You promise? It's so It's so It's cool. It definitely needs to be on the physical. But, um you know, I don't know. You know, don't stress about backboarding it. Honestly, I I don't actually look at it very often. No. I mean, it's like TNA. You almost never look at the TNA back back screen, right? No. I backhanded it. It's like any of these, but Isaiah got me. Uh by the way, if you have a lock in Yeah, you had a moon lock. Oh, I see. During the training. I see. That would have saved me. See, I was hoping that that would >> coulda, woulda. I was hoping that that
    32:10
    coulda, woulda. I was hoping that that
    32:10
    coulda, woulda. I was hoping that that would save me cuz I know how to do that, but you don't. >> Yeah.
    32:14
    Yeah.
    32:14
    Yeah. But, now Dan just ruined it. He purposely was trying to trick us. Skill shot. No. All right, 1 second left. Okay, here's my battle.
    32:40
    Okay. guy got me. Oh, neat. You're in training. This is our training. Okay. All right, skip it. How about two fli- two flippers?
    33:22
    Look at this guy. This guy knows what he's doing. He came prepared for everything.
    33:34
    WHOA! CLUSTER.
    33:45
    [laughter]
    33:45
    [laughter] >> OH, MAN. I I You got You're not going to
    33:47
    OH, MAN. I I You got You're not going to
    33:47
    OH, MAN. I I You got You're not going to get me away from here. Oh, you're not going to You We're We're We're We're going to We're going to stream a little bit more, but then we're going to come back and play. All right, let's I'll let people jump in. Thank you. Thank you.
    34:05
    Did you want to jump in? What? Where to? EMs? Yeah, we could We could do a little walk around. Do the EMs loop.
    34:26
    Yeah, let's let's show you guys where the Rewind is. Northern California. Rewind Arcade.
    34:35
    Adam is the proprietor. He was here for a second. There he is.
    34:43
    Mr. Rewind. Mr. Rewind, welcome. What's up? >> Hey, how you doing, brother? Just giving
    34:46
    Hey, how you doing, brother? Just giving
    34:46
    Hey, how you doing, brother? Just giving everybody a shout-out about the Rewind. This is the man. Well, we got all the barrels of fun games. We got Labyrinth. We got Winchester and Dune popping off right now. Two games are already broke.
    35:20
    All right, in the back. Have you seen the selfie stick selfie stick? Yeah. Very cool. Yeah. Well, that's also the stand. That is very cool. Thank you. All right, we're going to walk around a little more. >> All right, nice seeing you guys.
    35:40
    It like It like closed my screen while I was talking. It's Johnny Mnemonic. We're hoping that this game We're hoping that this game starts at some point.
    36:14
    It's Bill Paxton pinball. Isaiah doesn't know the the the history behind this game. >> It's in honor of Rob Anthony. It's
    36:19
    It's in honor of Rob Anthony. It's
    36:19
    It's in honor of Rob Anthony. It's pretty pretty cool. It's a a one-off completely custom built by Ben Heck. That's right. >> [laughter]
    36:27
    [laughter]
    36:27
    [laughter] >> Oh, he does know. Never mind. A dual dual pinball. There's uh special things where if you uh get into one of the saucers, it'll tilt the other one. Looks like they're working on Blue Chip right now.
    36:55
    I don't know anything about what that guy's doing. >> [laughter]
    36:57
    [laughter]
    36:57
    [laughter] >> Never seen it.
    37:00
    Never seen it.
    37:00
    Never seen it. Jungle King. Truckstop pool. Hey, it's the Fonz.
    37:19
    Something rolling down there. It's alive. Yeah, look at that. Takes a special kind of person to understand how these work.
    37:41
    Is that a lizard? No, that's the dragon. Dragon, that's a French Yeah, that's the one that's like rawr. Rawr.
    38:07
    If you see a Superman that's turned off, that would probably be mine. Hey, Jean. Hey. Welcome. Welcome to Golden State. This is Jean, amazing photographer, Bay Area, and uh he's a little bit good at pinball, too. A little bit. I'm okay. I'm okay. A little bit. >> [laughter]
    38:23
    [laughter]
    38:23
    [laughter] >> Couple of trophies. I don't know.
    38:25
    Couple of trophies. I don't know.
    38:25
    Couple of trophies. I don't know. One or two. Can see you, Jean. Can see you, Jean.
    38:38
    Space Invaders with the glass. Superman, classic. It's for sale. Everyone get your Superman. Come and get your Superman right here. Atari. Atari is going to They're going to do something in the in the in the pinball world, I think. Oh, wow. So, it's like Atari's making games? Yeah, they're making games now. So, they're going to They're really going to That was my favorite. They got a big first one, Superman. That's huge. It's a huge IP. Guys, this is my favorite right here. Lady Luck. In fact, I'm going to come back and play a little Lady Luck later. One in here and one in the other room, too. He said, "Yep, that That's it. That's his two reds." Yep. That's his two reds.
    39:29
    Time Locker. 1001. I found Knight Rider at a thrift store. Oh, really? Yeah, at uh and they had nice Knight Rider and Space Shuttle. Neither of them were in working condition. Nice. Space Shuttle. Classic. There's a Barracora.
    39:52
    There's a Comet. Now, what do you What do you know? You know Comet's brother. Yeah, Cyclone. And his other brother is? Hurricane. That's right. I know. >> Paul Barry Ohs! Barry freaking Oh, baby.
    40:04
    Paul Barry Ohs! Barry freaking Oh, baby.
    40:04
    Paul Barry Ohs! Barry freaking Oh, baby. Barry Ohs barbecue? That Barry D. Barry Oh? We don't mention that one, but it is Barry >> [laughter]
    40:13
    [laughter]
    40:13
    [laughter] >> We don't talk about the illegitimate
    40:14
    We don't talk about the illegitimate
    40:14
    We don't talk about the illegitimate cousin. Space Shuttle. Maybe maybe the two one. Or maybe it wasn't space. It was either space shuttle or space station. Yeah. I'm going to pop some tags. I got That song's been stuck in your head since we first I know, but cuz you said thrift and I That's what happened. Here's some wedge wood rails. Some old wood rails.
    40:58
    Go to the other side. Win a pinball machine. Either win a Halloween or a Foo Fighters. Yeah.
    41:10
    I'll take a Foo Fighters. $5 each. Get a thousand tickets. You're getting a pinball machine half off. Yeah. If you win. When? If not, then you're out a thousand bucks.
    41:31
    You guys.
    41:31
    You guys. >> [laughter]
    41:36
    Got the same one.
    41:36
    Got the same one. >> Nice. All right, I'll let you lead. I'll lead. You be the eye candy. I got to walk backwards again. Isaiah's going to take us into the I guess the main tent. It's not a tent. >> Yeah.
    42:06
    Yeah.
    42:06
    Yeah. We got Charmander, Marco Charmander. God, how do you remember these freaking things' names? There's Charmander, Charmeleon, Charizard, Bulbasaur, Ivysaur, Venusaur. Pat Jerry's Philly's. It's my favorite Pokémon.
    42:27
    I don't think I ever had a Philly cheesesteak. Really? No. In 24 years of my life, I think I've never had a cheesesteak. Have you been to Philly? I've never been to Philly. I've only been to Chicago. Well, and some other western states.
    43:38
    Pirates. I can imagine more games are showing up tomorrow. It could be. AC/DC.
    45:05
    Win Pokémon cards. Every score over 100 million gets a Pokémon card.
    45:16
    Yeah, it's Capital Pit Ball Parlor out in Sacramento. Oh, okay. So, if you look on the coin door, that's where it spits out the cards.
    45:33
    That's where you can redeem a actual Pokémon card. There's a Stern's Transformers.
    45:42
    We got it early here. >> it early. Transformers right here, guys.
    45:45
    it early. Transformers right here, guys.
    45:45
    it early. Transformers right here, guys. We already got it. We already got it. I don't need to go to Chicago to see it. Yeah, they they were nice enough to send this one early. Jokers.
    45:58
    Had enough Jokers for one night. Oh, hello. We're good. Did you like the one at Marco this year? No, I'm wearing the shirt. Nah, we were like, "No, we're not working this year." >> [laughter]
    46:07
    [laughter]
    46:07
    [laughter] >> Not working today. We just wanted to
    46:09
    Not working today. We just wanted to
    46:09
    Not working today. We just wanted to chill, like hang out. >> Yeah.
    46:30
    I played a really bad F-14 Tomcat by Home Team, where it was leaning so much to the right that I could like essentially only trap up on the right flipper. If I got on the left and I tried to trap, I was screwed.
    46:49
    All the beautiful people. They got a Lost in Space here. Yeah. It's a Rip Ripley pinball. Nice looking Ripley edition. Yeah. We have an upgraded regular edition. Yeah.
    47:41
    I love Breakshot. Yeah. Such a simple game, but it's fun. Capcom makes some good games.
    48:18
    The sound effects on Terminator 2 are so
    48:18
    The sound effects on Terminator 2 are so good. Big guns there. Big guns at the uh Pacific pinball museum. Yeah.
    48:33
    Indiana Jones, the one nobody wants to play. The stern Indiana Jones.
    49:01
    Little big and bad. Look at this Look at this South Park back glass. >> [screaming]
    49:10
    That is not a
    49:10
    That is not a That is not a a market. That's an aftermarket back glass. Pretty cool.
    49:58
    Lines are long for Beetlejuice.
    49:58
    Lines are long for Beetlejuice. I've still never played it. Get your Insider Connected badge. Play any Stern game.
    51:09
    Yeah, this year's art is amazing. It is. Hey Johnny, what's up? How many games do you think they have here? I don't know, 250? At least three. Something like that.
    51:31
    They got one Potter. One Potter. One dialed in. One Godfather. Pinball Pirate is a um Jersey Jack distributor, also. They got a Potter CE, actually.
    51:48
    Shaun, don't see me. What's up, Sean? One of the best operators in the planet. What's up, baby?
    52:15
    What do you think? That's the main floor. That's the main floor. How about we head back over to the lens tent and then uh close this puppy down.
    52:42
    I need me some caffeine. >> got to play some Beetlejuice. I do got I
    52:44
    got to play some Beetlejuice. I do got I
    52:45
    got to play some Beetlejuice. I do got I You got to play some Beetlejuice. No uh no Flash Gordon nowhere. Just kind of hoping I >> No, no Flash Gordon.
    52:52
    No, no Flash Gordon.
    52:52
    No, no Flash Gordon. I got to play some Beetlejuice, eat eat a Philly cheesesteak, Yeah? get a Red Bull. Okay. I like this. >> You got a good list so far. Yeah.
    53:03
    You got a good list so far. Yeah.
    53:03
    You got a good list so far. Yeah. I think only one of the three is pinball. Out of Pinball Expo. Other two are food related. >> [laughter]
    53:10
    [laughter]
    53:10
    [laughter] >> We got a Free Gold Watch shirt. FG dub represent. Yeah. Um yeah. So, there's also from my hometown, San Luis Obispo, um BA Star is going to have a a setup out here. I think they're doing a They're doing a Killer Queen tournament. Oh, they're bringing the Killer Queen? >> Yeah. Dang.
    53:37
    Yeah. Dang.
    53:37
    Yeah. Dang. So. I'm going to definitely play some more Dark Chaos. Yep. I got to get past wave one. That was ridiculous. Just straight ridiculous. I got to wave two. It feels a little bit floaty though. He should steepen it. Yeah. Well, I mean it's kind of hard to get up that left ramp still for me. Yeah. But But amazing job for a first-time home brewer, man. Yeah, no. It's great. Crazy.
    54:07
    We're going back over to the Lenz Arcade uh area. If you're in Monterey, you got to go over to Matt and Carrie's spot. Yep, yep. Freaking awesome, dude. So, this is Camp Silverball. It's where everyone's chilling.
    54:24
    So, this is why Golden State is cool cuz you get to bring your trailer and freaking just hang. Like this this is a party all weekend. Like forget it. Look at all these freaking trailers.
    54:41
    This is the sick This is the sick part. This is the This is the reason. Yeah. Matt asked me today. He's like, "So, what pinball are you looking for?" I was like, "I'm not really looking for pinball. I'm going to hang." >> It's nice to have pinball in the
    54:51
    It's nice to have pinball in the
    54:51
    It's nice to have pinball in the background. Yeah, it's it's pinball's the glue that sticks the people together. >> Exactly.
    54:57
    Exactly.
    54:57
    Exactly. And I I want to get stuck to these people. Stuck on? I'm stuck on Band-Aid brand. Just Band-Aid stuck on me. I want to see an RV RV painted like a pinball machine. Shoot, I bet if we look around >> last year.
    55:10
    last year.
    55:10
    last year. >> Was there? Yeah. I don't think it was an
    55:12
    Was there? Yeah. I don't think it was an
    55:12
    Was there? Yeah. I don't think it was an RV, but it was like a someone's van. Feel like if we stick around long enough we will see that. So, check it out, you guys. Check this out. How sick is this? You're about to go into Lenz Arcade's little city.
    55:31
    Pinball and canned slangery. Oh, and if you If you're in um Sacramento, Capital Pinball Parlor. Capital Pinball right and they got a little Check this out. Oh, this is sick. Oh, shoot. They got Ellen here. This is Ryan's set up.
    55:53
    They got a Deadpool, Godzilla, King Kong, Elton John two. Paps can crushes two. One ain't enough. Oh, they got a Cactus Canyon with the new uh Yep. It's It's It's It's Chicago. Yeah, the alternate back glass though.
    56:12
    [music]
    56:12
    [music] >> They're going to lens. Lens. Let's go. I'm going to be a little nondescript here and not try and film too many people. It's getting to be So, I'm going to keep it on the DL. Warming up here. But, I can film that dude cuz that dude
    56:35
    That dude right there. What? I can film him. You just were awesome, dude. That's it.
    56:43
    That's my That's my He's my DJ teacher. He taught me everything I know. >> [laughter]
    57:26
    It's heating up. It's heating up. We're in the shade and it's hot. >> Yep.
    57:29
    Yep.
    57:29
    Yep. So >> I think that's it.
    57:33
    I think that's it.
    57:33
    I think that's it. That's Golden State for now. It lights up at night. Maybe we'll do another night walk later. Yeah, that'd be cool. Let's do a night walk. All right. We're signing off, Isaiah? Peace out. We're signing off. We're here at Golden State 2026 Pinball Festival out in Lodi, California. We'll hopefully we'll see y'all next year. Yeah. Yeah, Johnny. We we might we might stream a little bit tonight. So, catch y'all on the flip side. Catch y'all on the flip side. >> [laughter]
    58:02
    [laughter]
    58:02
    [laughter] >> Later, later. I'm like, "Yeah, that has nothing to do with what No, >> [laughter]
    58:12
    [laughter]
    58:12
    [laughter] >> I'm not