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LED ZEPPELIN PINBALL LE 400 MIL! (No music, beta code reveal)

Dead Flip·video·33m 42s·analyzed·Dec 31, 2020
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TL;DR

Deadflip demos Led Zeppelin pinball LE with music off, revealing Icarus multiplier and combo mechanics.

Summary

Deadflip provides extended gameplay footage of Led Zeppelin pinball (Limited Edition) with music and speech muted to allow YouTube monetization while demonstrating game mechanics. The video showcases playfield design including backhandable ramps, the Icarus multiplier system, combo mechanics, multiball modes, and add-a-ball features. Deadflip notes the game is running beta code and mentions World Tour mode may be in development.

Key Claims

  • Both ramps on Led Zeppelin are backhandable and forehandable

    high confidence · Direct observation during gameplay; Deadflip states 'the both ramps are backhandable' and 'they're also forehandable if you choose to forehand'

  • Icarus target serves as playfield multiplier that builds via combos and can reach high values (Deadflip targets 12.5x-15x)

    high confidence · Deadflip explains 'Icarus in the back there, uh, the Icarus target, that is your playfield multiplier' and 'you increase that playfield multiplier by making combos'

  • Hitting Icarus three times grants extra ball during multiball

    medium confidence · Deadflip states 'hitting Icarus several times, I believe three, will give you... It will give you an extra ball during gameplay for a multiball' (expressed uncertainty with 'I believe')

  • Music plays continuously even during drains without interruption

    high confidence · Deadflip observes 'the songs play all the way through. So there is no interruption. Even when you drain, the jam just keeps jamming'

  • Electric magic spinner gets progressively harder each time it's raised

    high confidence · Deadflip notes 'every time you raise it up, it gets harder and harder' and later 'you see how slow the meter's filling up now? Now it's going to take a hot minute'

  • Game is running beta code

    high confidence · Deadflip explicitly states 'Beta code. We did it' during gameplay and references 'Beta code' as an explanation for a game glitch

  • World Tour mode may be available or in development

    medium confidence · Deadflip states 'I believe World Tour is coded' and 'Might be fun to go for sometime'

Notable Quotes

  • “The both ramps are backhandable. Um, they're also forehandable if you choose to forehand. 10 out of 10.”

    Deadflip@ 0:22 — Quick design assessment emphasizing playfield versatility and shot accessibility

  • “Icarus in the back there, uh, the Icarus target, that is your playfield multiplier. Um, and you increase that playfield multiplier by making combos.”

    Deadflip@ 2:18 — Core mechanic explanation of the central game system

  • “What you're not hearing is the songs play all the way through. So there is no interruption. Even when you drain, the jam just keeps jamming, you know, which is awesome.”

    Deadflip@ 9:18 — Music design philosophy that differentiates this game from others

  • “Call Jack, he's crying, you know, that's how upset I am.”

    Deadflip@ 12:45 — Informal in-joke about difficulty/frustration during gameplay

  • “Gary Stern's calling you to tell you to turn it up. We're not turning up the music. We're not turning up the music. We're just going to have a damn good game and then upload some gameplay.”

    Deadflip@ 8:47 — Humorously addresses the tension between wanting to feature music and YouTube copyright/monetization restrictions

  • “I believe World Tour is coded. Might be fun to go for sometime.”

    Deadflip@ 31:50 — Potential hint at additional game mode or code feature in beta version

Entities

DeadflippersonLed Zeppelin Pinball (Limited Edition)gameStern PinballcompanyIcarusproductGary SternpersonYouTubeorganizationWorld Tourproduct

Signals

  • ?

    design_philosophy: Icarus multiplier system allows combo-building and progressive difficulty through electric magic spinner mechanics; music design philosophy emphasizes continuous song playback without mode/drain interruption

    high · Detailed observation of combo arrows, multiplier build mechanics, spinner difficulty progression, and continuous music playback even during drains

  • $

    market_signal: Content creator using muted music approach to work around YouTube copyright/monetization restrictions while still showcasing game and audio effects

    high · Deadflip explicitly states 'you can't hear the music' due to upload restrictions, maintains focus on sound effects and call-outs instead; Gary Stern joke about volume

  • ?

    announcement: Led Zeppelin pinball Limited Edition gameplay reveal with beta code; first public demonstration of game mechanics

    high · Deadflip's extended gameplay footage showing functional game with rule set implementation; explicit mention of 'Beta code'

  • ?

    rumor_hype: World Tour mode may be in development or coded into beta version of Led Zeppelin

    medium · Deadflip states 'I believe World Tour is coded. Might be fun to go for sometime' near end of game; expressed as tentative observation

  • ?

    technology_signal: Beta code stability issues observed: game glitches during multiball sequences requiring reset/recovery

    medium · Deadflip references 'We borked it, internet. Beta code' and experiences unexplained drain during play; attributes to beta state

Transcript

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0:00
Hey YouTube, Deadflip here. We got the Led Zeppelin LE machine here and we've turned the music all the way off and the sound effects and speech all the way up. We're going to jam on it for you for a little bit, alright? Let's focus up and try to put up a big score. Here we go.
0:15
Since we can't hear anything, I guess the song choice doesn't really matter, but I will tell you this, alright? the both ramps are backhandable um they're also forehandable if you choose to forehand 10 out of 10 intro says uh the live chat we're doing this live by the way youtube doing this live don't forget to uh like and subscribe and comment and tell your friends you know it really does help out the channel and um you know without your love and support we can't do what we do every single day.
0:56
So you can live backhand the Zeppelin ramp, backhand the center ramp, back and forth over and over again. It requires some pretty good timing, though.
1:08
And maybe a game that isn't leaning right all of a sudden. Okay, game. Spin to fill up the cup, the meter. All right, that should be enough.
1:24

  • “Robert Plant is my dad. I'm Jack Plant.”

    Deadflip@ 20:31 — Humorous in-joke/comment about the Led Zeppelin theme

    • So the next shot in there will be a lock. Bloink. Get rid of it. All right, we're good. Now we get to lock up more balls.
    1:35
    You can put one in the scoop on the left, or you can put one in the scoop all the way up top, which you shoot from the right orbit-ish. So there's that shot. Now we can take this multi-ball now, or we could shoot the right shot. chat show made him smile during that intro yeah you guys are wild we're gonna try the show one more time okay next up so we're just gonna take the multiball all you gotta do is break the opto that's all you gotta do so now we're just gonna shoot we're gonna shoot stuff now Icarus in the back there uh the ick on a stick target that is your playfield multiplier um and you increase that playfield multiplier by making combos. Combos are lit. The second you hit a shot, you can see there's combo arrows in front of every shot. So you know you're ready for a combo.
    2:32
    And well, that just plain was a suck shot. Alright. I can kind of hear the music. I don't know if you can hear it at all. I hope not.
    2:43
    But it's kind of making me want to reach over and double check that the internet's not hearing the hot jams. Okay, see how all the combo shots are now lit?
    2:54
    So, had I accidentally shot a combo... Oh my god, the double split just saved my life. Come on, baby!
    3:01
    Alright, we got the Icarus multiplier. Also, hitting Icarus several times, I believe three, will give you... It will give you an extra ball, or an add-a-ball during gameplay. For a multi-ball. So, there's our multiplier. shards. We drain our trash.
    3:25
    So now that our multiplier's going, we're just gonna start collecting some points here. Uh, that was a brilliant shot, apparently.
    3:33
    Oh, come on, baby. Let it bounce. Icarus X. It should say what our... That was a... You'll see how it said, like, 2.0?
    3:44
    And it, uh... It will tell you what your multiplier is while you're going. But you can build it up to some pretty wild amount. I don't know what the cap is, but I was told to try for like 15x or something, like 12.5x or something wild.
    4:02
    All right. So now we're going to go on tour. Let's do 70 spins. Now, it says shoot the spinner for spins. You can shoot the left spinner, or if you bring up the electric magic spinner, that also counts all right so um we're gonna shoot the regular spinner the basic okay game's trying to kill me oh gosh all right let's go for a spin backhand spinner right clever let it bounce let's go for maybe another lock it up yeah baby phase two all right so phase one more shot up there will give us our multi-ball so we're building up some combos right now and this is going to make our icarus cuckoo when we uh when we're in a multi-ball to like start it Shake for me, girl.
    5:12
    Alright, so we just gotta shoot up this ramp. Let's see if we can backhand it. What's wrong with the music? Music's fine. It's just, you know... We want to be able to upload a video to YouTube.
    5:27
    Alright, shoot lit shots for jackpot. Nailed it. Alright, so you'll see Icarus is blinking.
    5:38
    And we lit an extra ball. Let's go. You gotta smash Icarus, so... Come on, stay alive, baby. That was not enough.
    5:50
    That should do it. That was not it. Okay, now it's ready. Here we go. I guess we had to wait for the call-out. Okay, there's our extra ball. Hell yeah.
    6:11
    Okay, stay alive, baby. Come on. I want to show y'all the add-a-ball for Icarus. So we're going to hit Icarus.
    6:21
    Alright, so Icarus is hit. Farts. There's add-a-ball. I guess we only had to hit it twice. I wonder if that changes or if we have actually hit it once already but we're discovering the game together ladies and gentlemen alright super jackpot that save was nutty okay I think you could do the there it is the quill backhand from Guardians.
    6:59
    Two balls locked up make it easier to backhand it. You can shoot that center shot from the upper flipper, maybe?
    7:13
    Okay. Oh, my gosh. That was a double jackpot. Somehow. F. Alright, here we go. We got a lock, so this is tour multi-ball.
    7:31
    Oh, tour's lit. Alright. Oh yeah, we got it. Okay, we're getting... I'm getting texts for days from... it doesn't matter.
    7:45
    I'm in the middle of a game! Alright. Tour jackpot. So we're chasing down these orange shots here. Again, if we get Icarus going, there you go. Icarus will be an add-a-ball always, I think.
    8:12
    Alright, and every time you shoot that side ramp, when you have Icarus running, it extends your playfield multiplier Which is pretty rad Now Icarus doesn have to be running to get that out of ball I don think
    8:34
    Okay, here we go. No? You're not going to give me an out ball? Maybe it's just certain... Maybe it's just during certain modes? I guess I don't know. Gary's calling you to tell you to turn it up. We are not turning up the music. We're just going to have a damn good game and then upload some gameplay.
    8:57
    All right, let's see if we can shoot this. Oh, yeah, there it is. And then this. Oh, F. Did that kill our combo? Oh, it didn't. Oh, okay. Man, Ick is going to be wild when we're ready to fire him off again.
    9:15
    Okay. Now, what you're not hearing is the songs play all the way through. So there is no interruption.
    9:29
    Even when you drain, the jam just keeps jamming, you know, which is awesome. Oh, we got super spinners lit and I got one spin. Let's try early.
    9:42
    There it is. And the door is opening. All right, we got to knock down that. There it is. And we got Ick ready again.
    9:56
    Okay, clean, please. We have the ball save on the left, so we're fine there. Now, every time you go back into the electric magic, every time you raise it up, it gets harder and harder. Oh, we started the multiplier, didn't we? Shh.
    10:16
    Okay, keep blinking. We gotta fill that cup. Bonus multiplier increased. Okay.
    10:30
    Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. Come on. Boom. Don't screw me. Alright, that should be it.
    10:42
    Booyah, let's go. Alright, so now, again, same thing. Let's try to lock up some balls here for extra bolliage.
    10:55
    I believe is the terminology. As I hit nothing. Okay, cool. I'm going to shoot the left scoop. Nailed it. Now we need the right scoop, hopefully.
    11:08
    Is the game, internet, is the game loud enough? Can you hear, like, the call-outs and stuff? Bonus X increased. Bonus X. Yep. Heck yeah.
    11:22
    God, that spinner noise is wild. Okay, we got our Ick lit. There's no way that all the... Oh, F you, game.
    11:33
    Alright, so... There goes all that multiball. Frick. Okay. Damn, that sucked. Okay. The right ramp. Free game. Okay, we got a free game. Lol.
    11:54
    Oh. It's doable, but it's tight. Ugh. So we got to shoot the right ramp. Oh, I thought we hit it already. My bad. So let's get some control.
    12:08
    No. Yes. No. Yes. Stop. Okay. Game. Alright. imagine hitting a shot imagine 20 minutes later that wasn't a scoop you dork it can oh that had a spin to it increased bonus multiply youtube immediately hit like right now i don't care if you like this video or not do it i'm i'm really upset call jack he's crying you know that's how upset i am oh the drain bow all right oh dang 12x let's go yeah so our icarus is going just ballistic uh if you check instant info you should be able to see what your Icarus value is at. So we're going to hold on the right flipper here until instant info pops up.
    13:21
    And our Ick is at... I have no idea. I have no idea what I was just looking at. All right, here we go.
    13:40
    All right. 75, 60 ramps and switches clean don't you do it to me there's a ramp there's a switch alright ramp up the middle that counts there's a ramp over here totally biffed it does the side ramp count as a I just answered my own question Does a side ramp count as a ramp? Lol.
    14:16
    That's only phase one. Shit, I started my... I mean, shards. I started my multiplier. And I drained. Who is calling me? Stop it.
    14:28
    Stop it. YouTube, everyone spam hearts as comments. Is that a thing? I don't know how YouTube works. Dog.
    14:39
    Let's be honest. All right, that's two. So this is our last ball. I'm going to go hard right now. And keeping this alive and getting as many heckin' points as I can, okay?
    14:55
    This is my promise to you, Internet. Guess it doesn't really matter. Okay, good spin. Okay. So that means our left... When it says ball save is lit, it's your left out lane that it saves it.
    15:22
    Ooh, tour lock one. That doesn't count. Okay, cool. All right. Tour multi-ball's ready. So all we got to do is shoot the left scoop.
    15:43
    Imagine hitting that, though. Oh, you farting butt. Right here. Let's scoop. Got it. Spell of protection.
    15:56
    Hobo, thank you, buddy. All right. Let's get this multiball action going. Oh, that shot was clean.
    16:06
    That shot not so much. Okay, we're just throwing balls Throwing balls around Now the super, if I'm not mistaken Ends up being the right scoop Icarus is ready Alright, so let's hit Okay, um, hmm.
    16:38
    Let's post-transfer. Just kidding. Okay I was hoping for something a little dirtier there But it was too dirty There it is Ick you screwed me I guess Icarus isn ready Yeah we got it
    16:58
    Okay, so we're going to shoot up the middle. We're going to shoot this shot. Now we're ready. So I'm afraid... Can we stage? Oh, I screwed that up big time. Holy frick.
    17:20
    Kimmy Stage, he says. Let me get this extra ball. Listen, if you want me to sing, I can sing. But I, you know, it's been a while since my Led Zeppelin cover band days.
    17:39
    I am, I am, okay. There you go. That's what I wanted. Phase 3 with Icarus. Let's go. What is our Icarus value at? 3, 3, 4?
    17:59
    Let's go, baby. Let's go. Big money, big money, big money sitting on the table. Yeah, keep increasing my bonus.
    18:12
    No, don't drain, you dork. That's the one thing I didn't want you to do. Alright, electric magic is back in action, and we have an extra ball, so let's rip this guy all day.
    18:27
    Well, that was a freebie. Go, go, go. Okay, live. That's a drain. Thankfully, we had our ball save. We don't have it twice, though, so chill out.
    18:46
    boom god i love hitting that guy okay uh i don't know how far okay we're almost there we're almost i wonder if that extra ball stays lit what do you think what do you think all right let's smash this has to be close oh i got a bug in my eye all right it's it's gonna be there it is grab it later dude all right so here's another multi-ball ladies and gentlemen what we almost back in that would have been freaking wild bro oh there's a free gimme that was a combo a lock and an extra ball.
    19:37
    Alright. And I guess we're just getting right into it. Got a whole lot of love. Shooting the shots. Shooting all the shots.
    19:58
    So I think we have to get that last set right there. I think we need the D from lead to get Icarus. up and running. Oh, the backhand when it goes up the ramp through the spinner. That's pretty wild.
    20:14
    Whoa, the spinner made like its own unique noise when it was over and going down. Give me the bonus. Alright, baby.
    20:31
    Robert Plants My Dad. I'm Jack Plant. Nailed it. Skill. I didn't get a skill shot. Okay. Cool. Oh, the shots are moving. Rip. Okay. There's a combo.
    20:47
    Mr. Combolina. Mr. Bob Combolina. There's that. Early? Yeah. Late. Not late enough. Okay. Please. We're back in the magic, baby. So you see how slow the meter's filling up now?
    21:08
    Now it's going to take a hot minute to get this thing full. Also, I think it starts degrading over time, if I'm not mistaken.
    21:19
    Is that the right terminology, degrading over time? Losing some of its fill-ed-ness? look at this look at this drop catch to spinner shot multiplier ready okay we got our ick icky icky's gonna oh crap i don't know what the heck that flip was okay as long as we don't start icarus right now i'm trying let's heck and go youtube All right, we got this. We got this.
    22:00
    Yo, where are you going? All right, yeah. We're all multiplied up in this biz now. Can you make a shim break there?
    22:11
    All the way. Oh, you dork. Can I have, like, a ball? Okay, we're good. I want that. Oh, shit. That. Oh, my God. I can't hit the left saucer to save my life.
    22:35
    While the multiplier is going even, you know. And we got three seconds left on it. That was a hecking lightning bolt.
    22:50
    Okay. Oh, man. We out here. Okay. So, let's get this blue shot for 2.3 million. Yes. Let's get a shot there. Shot there.
    23:08
    The shot is now on the left. Okay, please. Okay. Wait for it to go to the middle. And doink it really hard. 2.8 BB.
    23:24
    Get up. Step in. Please. Doody doody. You can't hear the music. I can kind of hear it a little bit, and it's kind of weird.
    23:40
    Hearing it just faintly. Okay, I want to hit this backhand. Okay, this is not looking good. Look where you're shooting, Jack. Oh my gosh.
    23:58
    Look where you're shooting, Tex. My earpiece is falling out. F. I had to adjust my earpiece. That didn't count.
    24:09
    Slide the game back into place. Communication breakdown. All right. I think this is our last extra ball. All right. Let's make this money.
    24:22
    That was not the skill shot. I just did, though? So, like... Also, the game is leaning right. Sive, have a good night, buddy.
    24:34
    Sorry, I'm trying to wrap this up, and then we can be back to loud shenanigans. But I want to make sure we put up a good fight.
    24:48
    You know what I'm saying? Okay, we got two spins. Don't you... okay. Careful. Hold up. How did we get a warning?
    25:06
    What I mean is, um... Stop acknowledging phase one. Man Spinner Okay That was a terrible shot That, on the other hand, was not.
    25:26
    Okay, whole steel life. I love shenanigans. Yeah, this place is great. Alright, um... Back through. Oh my god. This is taking forever to fill up. Look at this thing.
    25:41
    Is it counting down, too? It's not. No, we're not losing any, are we? That would be wild. We are! Oh my gosh, you gotta keep it up.
    25:56
    You gotta keep it charged. That's nutty. Alright. This is a hard multiball, ladies and gentlemen. So I think we're gonna collect some jackpots.
    26:11
    Amidst... Here we go. Alright, let's just focus on... Yeah, the, like, spin when it shouldn't be spinning is awesome. Wait, did we trick it? Back up.
    26:23
    Nope. Wait, are we tricking it? Go away, Ding Dong. Okay. You want to hang out? Alright, go away. Or come back. It's up to you. Two is a lit, fam.
    26:45
    Okay. We just gotta shoot that. Right? Alright. Yo, I'm not Druish. What's up, buddy? Okay, so let's hit it.
    27:02
    Damn it. I think we borked it, internet. Beta code. We did it. We're going to drain this bad boy. Roll save. Her, her, her, yeah.
    27:20
    I think that shot last second might have confused it. Rock and roll. Are we going sans music? Just for this.
    27:33
    Holy crap. Just for this one game. Okay, stay down. Thank you, friend. Alright, we got it. We're back. I drained for no reason. We're good.
    27:49
    We did it, Reddit. Wait, are you back for real? Yeah, I think you're back for real. Yeah, you are. Let it bounce. And put it in.
    28:09
    Increase bonus multiplier. Spin all day. Okay, come on. We're almost there. The ghosts are sexting. How are you doing tonight, Ray?
    28:32
    Okay. Oh, this is brutal. The fact that it, like, loses steam. Right? That's rough. Is that two? Yeah, baby.
    28:57
    Zeppelin launching phase two. To a lock two. To a lock three. to a multi-ball is ready. Okay, well, let's shoot the left scoop, shall we? Was busy coding, didn't realize you went live. It's all good.
    29:18
    We're going off of that. We're streaming off of borrowed internet right now. To a jackpot.
    29:36
    Bonus multiplier increased. Yeah, it is. Increase my bonus, baby. Maximize the bonosity. Bonus eggs increased. Pure jackpot.
    29:58
    Pure jackpot. Full added. All right, we got that added ball. Man, ball added does not give much of a ball save, though, that's for sure.
    30:23
    Not that it should. We're spelling lots of zeps. Yeah, keep it going. We're gonna have a wild frickin' bonus At the end of this God, that was close Alright, Ick Ickris is gonna be Pretty beefy 6.8 5 million for that Let's heckin' go Don't get in the way There's so many monies You're getting in the way No, my money No, my money! No!
    31:09
    Man, we're having... We're just having a casual game over here. Oh, dude, this thing does not want to build up.
    31:23
    Get up there. And get up there! There we go. G'day, mate. Okay, we need spinning. Okay, we're getting the runes. Oh, man. The bounces, though. All right. Good, go away.
    31:47
    Clean. All right, can we shoot it? I believe World Tour is coded. Might be fun to go for sometime. I believe you're close. Oh, really? I like that. How do I get to this world tour?
    32:01
    Don't drain, I'm guessing. First off, don't drain. Second, don't drain. Fantastic! Ooh! Okay. And... Oh, you know what? I went to death save and I literally got blocked by the camera. I couldn't see what I was doing.
    32:33
    Dang! My money! Alright, let's see what this bonus X is. Hoo, hoo, hoo. Eight? Oh. Amazing! Let's freaking go! There you go, YouTube.
    32:49
    Here, this also goes out to YouTube. Why? O-U-T-U-B-E. Yay! There you go. Good game. That felt good. Yo, Jekko. Thank you for the thousand bits. I'm not Jewish. Thank you for the four months. Hobo with the six max. Thank you for gifting that sub out. You're gorgeous. All right. Internet. I hope you enjoyed this first look at the Led Zeppelin LE gameplay. Make sure to hit that like button. Hit that subscribe button. Ring the bell, as they say. Love you.