Unboxing a Munsters Pinball Machine

Straight Down the Middle·video·30m 55s·analyzed·Feb 1, 2019

Analysis

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TL;DR

SDTM unboxes Stern Munsters Pro, praises build quality and gameplay smoothness.

Summary

Greg Bone and Zach Minney unbox a new Stern Munsters Pro pinball machine in this SDTM video, documenting the full setup process from shipping box through first power-on. The episode features Greg's daughter Audrey sketching Herman Munster while Greg unboxes, commentary on cabinet construction quality, and appreciation for Christopher Franchi's artwork. Upon play-testing, Greg praises the machine's smooth playfield, fast ramps, and the green GI (general illumination) which appears better in person than in online videos.

Key Claims

Greg Bone's first new unboxed pinball machine; he previously owned used/secondhand games
high confidence · Greg explicitly states 'this is my first known box' and 'admittedly I'm having a little freaked out'
Stern provides good safety margins on box design to avoid cutting into the machine with box cutters
high confidence · Greg notes 'Stern gives you plenty of room' on the corners for safe unboxing
Spike system pinball machines have significantly fewer power cords/bundles compared to older platforms
high confidence · Greg states he is 'happy to not have to worry about those' bundles of cords compared to older systems
The green GI (general illumination) on Munsters appears better in person than in online gameplay videos
high confidence · Greg says 'in a lot of the videos it was kind of washed out blown out but dude in person the green is amazing'
Christopher Franchi's artwork was a primary factor in Greg choosing Munsters as his first new machine
high confidence · When asked why Munsters, Greg responds 'I like the whites Cove on everything' and explicitly praises 'Franchi's art'

Notable Quotes

“we just don't do any unboxing we do super unboxings”
Zach Minney@ 2:41 — SDTM's branding promise: their unboxing videos feature competitive sketching or other entertainment elements alongside the unbox
“I think Zach's a little more excited than I am because this is my first known box... admittedly I'm having a little freaked out”
Greg Bone@ 3:37 — Reveals emotional investment/anxiety associated with first new machine purchase; context for viewing experience
“in a lot of the videos it was kind of washed out blown out but dude in person the green is amazing”
Greg Bone@ 30:06 — Direct commentary on visual representation gap between online/video vs in-person pinball experience; has implications for how game reviews/marketing are consumed
“this is so freakin smooth and the ramps are super fast like it's crazy”
Greg Bone@ 29:56 — Immediate positive feedback on Munsters playfield ergonomics and ball flow; early quality assessment
“I actually like the latch system I know some people complain about it but I do like the latch system”
Greg Bone@ 24:59 — Counters common community complaint about Stern backbox latch design; defends durability and security

Entities

Greg BonepersonZach MinneypersonAudrey BonepersonChristopher FranchipersonStern PinballcompanyMunsters (pinball machine)gameStraight Down the MiddlemediaSpike (platform)product

Signals

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community_signal: SDTM creates entertainment-integrated unboxing content ('super unboxings') that combines product setup with competitive/creative elements (art sketch competition)
high · Zach: 'we just don't do any unboxing we do super unboxings'; Audrey sketches Herman Munster during unbox
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design_philosophy: Christopher Franchi's artwork identified as primary decision driver for machine purchase; Spooky artist's work differentiates games in collector market
high · Greg: 'I like the whites Cove on everything Star Wars still when my favorite games ever so I don't know kind of seems fitting' and 'I love Franchi's art'
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product_concern: Positive first-hand quality assessment of Munsters Pro: smooth playfield, fast ramps, good cabinet construction, minimal cord complexity with Spike platform
high · Greg: 'this is so freakin smooth and the ramps are super fast like it's crazy'; praises cabinet clarity and build margins
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sentiment_shift: Green GI (general illumination) color appears washed out in online videos but impresses in person; video representation gap for game marketing
high · Greg: 'in a lot of the videos it was kind of washed out blown out but dude in person the green is amazing'
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technology_signal: Spike platform architecture praised for reduced cord complexity compared to older pinball platforms (WPC, SAM, etc.)
high · Greg: 'one thing I can say about these spike systems that I really really like is the lightweightness and the lack of 10000 bundles of cords'

Topics

Unboxing and machine setup processprimaryCabinet build quality and safety designprimaryMunsters artwork and theme appreciationprimaryFirst-play experience and playfield ergonomicsprimaryChristopher Franchi's artistic role at Spooky PinballsecondarySpike platform architecture and advantagessecondaryVideo representation vs in-person pinball visual experiencesecondary

Sentiment

positive(0.82)— Greg expresses enthusiasm throughout the unboxing and setup process, praising Stern's cabinet design, Franchi's artwork, and the Munsters machine's playfield quality and smoothness. Minor anxiety about first new machine ownership is quickly overcome by positive experience. No significant criticism beyond playful commentary on setup process.

Transcript

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yours now at comet pinball comm [Music] let's take this [ __ ] [Music] hey Elle it's never too cold for flipping out pinball we're here to deliver a beautiful Stern Munsters pearl pinball machine to our buddy SDTM great bone so come along for the journey that we're gonna unbox this thing we're in a lot of fun it's straight down the middle we just don't do any unboxing we do super unboxings what are we gonna do today we're gonna have my wonderful daughter Audrey bone try to sketch a sketch of Herman Munster to compete with our world-renowned artist Christopher Franchi and see if she can complete her drawing in the time that I unbox this beautiful Munsters Pro you up for the challenge you go good right you thinking beat Chris you know what I hear only does it copy or copy from statues anyway got my first doing box here guys it's a Munsters Pro yes a pro not black and white Cruz it's a bro and I have to tell you guys I think Zach's a little more excited than I am because this is my first known box so admittedly I'm having a little freaked out but at least I got it from a good distributor that I hope will take care of me so let's start oh that's reassuring when their servers are even better camera goes shaky there well I talked it smack in the high I show war see I got some PPE I needed my PPE so Sharper - in there we cut drywall this baby why'd you pick the monsters for your first new inbox you know I don't know I like a monster thing I love board games yeah I love franchis art okay what can I say I like the whites Cove on everything Star Wars still when my favorite games ever so I don't know kind of seems fitting thanks Stern for that that's it's not flipping out dirt oh I usually wear gloves for everything Zack warned me this is a good tip that gave me this tip okay watch the staples in the top Zack told me that it could fly out and hit me an ally yeah or shadow my TV or just fall on the carpet me go pick it up in the bottom of their heel on [ __ ] that hey they're up to date with tetanus shots all that good stuff uh-oh somebody's : flipping the room work never stops it's the wifey work never stops oh look come here come on move it like your mom full of happiness right now oh now we're gonna keep this box you just cutting right down on the side of it you know what I honestly think that I'm gonna cut it and I swear to you like this is stupid but I love pinball so much I think I'm gonna keep the front of it yeah a lot of people do that yeah cut it out and keep this whole front and maybe uh dude I could problem make a nice little frame that sounds really stupid it look kind of cool there's new my first to the box and have it framed there's a surgeon dollar for your business yeah with a sheet of glass we want to see more oh I want to see more okay so now I've got to let me have a look and see we got legs oh I miss the leg no legs nice thing about steering is they usually get well yeah on your corners you got good good leeway so you don't have to really worry about cutting into your machine what I do that's worry about is whether my knife it's gonna cut through this box safe my pretty front I'm not sure you need pogies machete okay where's your pocket knife at world's worst pocket knife I've been cutting drywall oh here we go now we got it got a good seen groove here to deal with oh yeah now you know how I said that Stern gives you plenty of room if you're using hoagies machete there is a good chance you'll cut into the side of your hand [Music] here it straight down the middle we're not nearly that kind of man so we just use a simple box cutter you know what I don't smoke or anything but this box has got me a little wind the herbs party worn out and didn't help coming through the Jon Snow look at that the bottom of Kevin expected to be a little cleaner but I guess it'll do God let's pull this thing now we got to pick these legs out so I'm gonna leave legs over to the side because we couldn't fit the box downstairs because my stairs are too narrow so we're gonna pull it out of the box up here take her downstairs and finish setting it up so I'm gonna lay my legs over to the side then I'm gonna lay this mofo down here we go we're gonna look how gorgeous that oh my god that's pretty it is it's glossy it is really glossy and nice you next see me when they're butter cabinets starting just having me a butter cabinet oh and look the decals don't yeah that's uh yeah live dance get this phone [Music] go take out these bolts with our unknown washers we starting gave us some bolts with washers we don't really know what the washers are gonna do right Zach might but I don't know he's letting me sort of do this myself makes it more fun doesn't make it more fun see you mess up oh dude I'm still blowing over this cabinet so like I feel bad talking so much but man that is puppets guardians to shame on us good brothers no Star Wars see what I'm gonna have to do is I'm at the put right the move Star Wars out from beside guardians and put monsters eventually over with my other Franchi Borg enough to get me some speaker lights go on here so Zach loves this green I'm excited to see this green because it's covered in a plastic protective film right now but I'm excited to see what this green looks like Zach Zach loves it but I don't know if I'm sold on it yet and whether I like it I don't like it maybe go with a changing key molding is one of the easiest things you can do and one of the cheapest has that kind of beautiful ghostbusters at one point on that he had he had had powder coated this beautiful like pinkish purple color so what do you think exact do you think we should put those washers I don't have another game of washers on them that just doesn't feel put them like this right we'll hear from these people yeah you guys let us know whether we should use the washers if we do simple as pulling a leg off oh yeah and I did the I worked on the doorway on a tree my best videos our main streets worker a little better than SVP mm-hm there's a good twerk video okay so one leg down did you turn into the crunch no no we talked about that videos do not do not be a leg cruncher is it like I've seen so many people do that freaks me out you just need a good firm twist Oh kinda like it I like that rotten nipple you had rabbit with it the run yeah crusty nipple that you know it's very much like her show I do not have a crusty haunted nipple it chase it that's a crusty nipple chase things are crusty exactly well I'm doing this boring stuff tightening this leg why don't you show them what else I I picked up over there that's for another video Greg yeah but you get a little sneak peeks I'm pretty much I'm almost as pumped about that my monsters yeah we're not gonna show mullet stay tuned if you want to see some zombie Yeti artwork I'm gonna do the initial tilt forward hope I have plenty of clearance just clear hey I just got a hernia okay so I need my trusty stool why no because make sure that's secure yeah make first those little single make for a good recording is the fellow single toe know what yeah grooming cry give me give me one little Debbie East or something Nana I can take that maybe but this here always got that little mono a little mono shaft it might not be the stiffest what's that baby no not at all stay on that dirty box by the Sun that's what I tell them to stop it yes ma'am I do don't touch it till my saving Matt Frank like a weird person [Music] this is a good time to extend your legs out a little bit your back leg Jack Zack like some jacked-up good I'm gonna see this and then what we'll do is we'll try to match them up I'm on a concrete basement floor so is that what is that what's good oh oh you thought I was flat yeah okay we're doing yeah yeah we're good look at that mm a little bit of a rookie take these in but like I said normally your basement floors there's nothing board level so I'll always I'll have to go back and make sure everything's good in level and sometimes more whack I can move a game two inches sometimes in my basement and I I'm out of the level by quite a bit you're the peanut gallery over here John Youssi that Apple didn't fall far from the tree that was wrong with her she fell out of the tree here we go problem number one did you think he lost the label no I didn't what am I gonna do with a boat just know tell the world what daddy is daddy's or what but I think I'm pretty generous what other kids have all this cool stuff what else would I get you let me show you guys something real quick here I know we're doing lectures on boxing even the titles I don't always ball space so I pay some Tupperware in there to fill up some of that space that make it look a little fuller I do need a beer and I didn't want to you to think lowly of nano oh my god speaking of this did John Youssi I want to give a shameless plug to Maude couple did John Youssi that eyeball pop up how cool is that yeah I know men sit on the forum I was like oh that's nice that is probably my favorite mod that probably it's the cuckoo clock a new cuckoo clocks good it is neat but yeah man that popovers is needed mmm-hmm come on with the stool okay forgot about the wire forms don't worry I put this BAM this man hears danger this band hears tight whoa a little scared on Alan okay read all instructions it says blah blah blah only girly men do that it was priced say I read every direction I just you know why like because I do not want to wait I'm taking stuff apart are you doing stuff so we're gonna cut this coin door and I cut the coin door but we're going to this part mccuddin the umbilical cord yeah I delivered Audrey started to deliver Lily but she was literally a parking garage or since she was a little stubborn not in the hospital and so Lily had to be kind of rescued so I had a abort no I say that word when you're talking about I thought about that was like that sounded really bad with this option sling toe what are you worried about you look great see something unplugged news I don't know well I had a little sign oh my god [Music] smells like smells like cancer it smells like retail it's right there let's leave that up there that would be just knowing you you're gonna charge people to play in your basement I thought about that for birthday parties I thought about putting everything on coin drop this room you should have a tilt bomb in there as well as your bowls tilt Bob as well as you I don't need one because I don't beat games up but Zack if you've seen him play definitely have to put tilt Bob on or he'll cheat and Rick Moonen coat newsroom baby okay so here's our head bolts you have middle two in univille head bolts got a good old Stern balls okay you're ready to pull this up I'm gonna leave that up and let it warm up in there a little bit freezing cold here today in Indiana weird what do we add Zack about windchill negative 15 I mean we're we're worn compared to a lot of people always check the chords my friends make sure that you're not heading straight up you know one thing I can say about these spike systems that I really really like is the lightweightness and the lack of 10000 bundles of cords I am happy to not have to worry about those would you say that is would you just classify simply as a me huh I think the artist called the told the green a short to screen I heard I'm sure was I wanted hurt that ramp right there I want to hit that Marilyn all right look at that we'll see here in a minute he's got that Joe like Greg bone does it doesn't look strong but your feelings ray are you you're still worried right I'm actually a little more nervous right now that's what I got John here thanks get a little looking to make sure that every little thing I have a drink in me it's right that's assume you don't have good lighting so you're really worried so what we do now we're gonna pull this off no we want to see what you're gonna do I'm gonna pull this off it's the phone of this and then I've got to pull the glass so we're gonna we're gonna pop these hinges starts to have attended yeah and I will say let me let me tell you this though okay so I do you know some people complain about these hinges but who was it like I know my second does Bali Williams had a latch that you pushed back correct oopsie my sega's spring-loaded and I don't like that because I'm trying to keep the glass in place I think of the spittle money okay but it's hard to get your lock nut bar and step I like to hold this up put my lock bar down in and then clamp it so you know I actually the last thing about the latches is it really secures there you don't have no wobble yeah there's nothing I actually like the latch system I know some people complain about it but I I do like the latch system oh oh I see something I like I didn't know about include six bull Oh sick okay that's good alright see I like little details like that I kinda like how they use it on the phone to leave the fun there's a handle yeah that's what I'm saying it's not just the colors it's everything mmm remove phone John Youssi this sucker yet so I'm gonna pull this foam block up here oh we got zip ties around the house nice and glossy because I can see your reflection in oh it is pretty who says good clear coat oh yeah grant the plastics over the ramp okay imma cut this maybe no okay I didn't notice that in the gameplay videos over seen beyond the ramp thing though orbit I'm looking at the plastic over that work oh I want to look at that later here and take a three-dimensional advance one piece of foam protect Herrmann deck Doha me Helmer me okay I'm gonna go wash my balls better hurry we're ready to turn this thing on player 2 player 3 [Music] [Applause] [Music] what you think great it's not as easy as everybody said but it's this is so freakin smooth and the ramps are super fast like it's crazy I got Mexican and actually like the green GI it's not as you know in a lot of the videos it was kind of washed out blown out but dude in person the green is amazing [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] and with Burrell [Music] no they're they're separate do you think it's just for shipping oh look going on I don't think I fit legs good unless they were heaven people say