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The X Files Pinball Project: Finale

Cary Hardy·video·4m 45s·analyzed·Aug 16, 2018
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TL;DR

Cary Hardy completes X-Files pinball LED restoration with glow-in-the-dark rings and green playfield mods.

Summary

Cary Hardy documents the final restoration of an X-Files pinball machine for a local business owner, focusing on LED upgrades including a green-glowing center X playfield element, purple pulsating glow-in-the-dark rubber rings on flippers, and LED strips behind the alien chamber and swamp monster. The project was a budget-conscious shop and polish rather than a complete restoration, emphasizing selective aesthetic enhancements that prioritize thematic consistency (green X over multi-colored alternatives) and visual impact.

Key Claims

  • Glow-in-the-dark rubber rings for pinball flippers are only available through Titan Pinball

    high confidence · Cary Hardy, stating this as a product availability fact during the finale segment

  • A multi-colored changing X playfield element would not look as good as a solid green one thematically

    medium confidence · Cary Hardy expressing a design opinion about LED color choice for the center X

  • The glow-in-the-dark rubber rings remain illuminated even when the GI (General Illumination) drops down

    high confidence · Cary Hardy observing technical performance of the installed rings during gameplay

Notable Quotes

  • “the person that runs this kit wanted it to be a multi-colored changing X on the playfield and once I saw that I was like no we're not doing that it's it's got to be green and that in my opinion it's got to be green”

    Cary Hardy@ 1:17 — Demonstrates designer decision-making prioritizing thematic consistency over vendor default options in LED customization

  • “These blow-in-the-dark rubber rings are only available through Titan Pinball. If you go to their website and order them, let them know that I sent you and I guarantee you will pay the exact same price”

    Cary Hardy@ 2:33 — Product endorsement and affiliation disclosure; suggests Cary Hardy has a referral relationship with Titan Pinball

  • “I really really thoroughly enjoy the glow-in-the-dark rubber rings any kind of machine that I get that I feel that would benefit from those and definitely getting that little special touch”

    Cary Hardy@ 3:03 — Personal preference statement about aftermarket mod quality and aesthetic value

Entities

Cary HardypersonThe X FilesgameTitan Pinballcompany

Signals

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    restoration_signal: Documentation of LED upgrade methods for X-Files pinball including center playfield X element, UV-lit glow-in-the-dark rubber rings, and LED strips integrated behind game toys

    high · Detailed walkthrough of installed LED components: green center X, purple pulsating flippers, LED strips behind alien chamber and swamp monster, UV strips beneath glass

  • ?

    product_concern: LED kit vendor default multi-colored X option was overridden by restoration specialist for thematic accuracy; suggests potential design friction between kit defaults and collector preferences

    medium · Cary Hardy explicitly rejected multi-colored X option in favor of solid green, indicating mismatch between vendor implementation and desired aesthetics

  • ?

    technology_signal: Growing aftermarket ecosystem for pinball LED upgrades including specialized glow-in-the-dark rubber ring products, UV strips, and addressable LED elements

    high · Multiple LED modification types demonstrated: glow-in-the-dark rings, UV strips, LED strips, with emphasis on exclusive supplier relationships (Titan Pinball)

  • ?

    collector_signal: Budget-conscious restoration approach with selective aesthetic enhancements prioritized based on owner budget constraints; suggests tiered customization strategy in collector market

    high · Cary Hardy describes project as 'quick shop and polish' with 'a little bit of flair' rather than complete restoration, implying cost management decisions

  • ?

    design_philosophy: Restoration specialist prioritizes thematic alignment (green X for X-Files) over aesthetic novelty (multi-color options), demonstrating design principle of maintaining original game intent

Transcript

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0:00
What's up guys, here is my final episode for the X-Files pinball machine. This machine was not for my personal collection, this was for a local business and he wanted to add it to his collection that is beginning to grow. So this machine became available for purchase, he was interested, I got it, but he wanted it to be cleaned up and to make it his own. So therefore I made some suggestions on what we could do and according to his budget we were able to make certain things happen other things not so this was not a complete and utter like tear down get everything down get everything looking the best that possibly can obviously this was a quick shop and polish basically he did want a little bit of flair here and there and you will see that within the video and I'll try to point that out to you in case you don't see it but it's gonna be pretty obvious at the end the before and after of what we got so enough of this talking let's get on to the show so I'm gonna pan around this machine multiple times and each time I pan around I'm adding more and more to the playfield Something I want you to notice here is the X in the center of the playfield right here you can see the major difference on how much more illuminated it is compared to what it had with the incandescent bulbs now the thing is with this kit that I got for the LEDs the person that runs this kit wanted it to be a multi-colored changing X on the playfield and once I saw that I was like no we're not doing that it's it's got to be green and that in my opinion it's got to be green if I see like a multi-colored X on there It's just not going to look as good.
1:39
So I added the color glowing flippers, basically just pulsating purple. I figure that goes best with it.
1:49
And here we are, the finished product, guys. This is all LED, including the glow-in-the-dark rubber rings for the flippers and actually for the entire machine. But you're really going to notice the big difference in the flippers here, guys. So take notice of this. I've also got a green LED strip behind the alien chamber right here right behind the aliens you can't even see the LED strip unless you get it perfectly right there to where you can see it other than that it glows and underneath the swamp monster I also got another LED strip so it glows underneath the swamp monster as well Look at these rings on this one Look at this It amazing guys

high · Cary Hardy's explicit reasoning: 'it's got to be green' for X-Files theme; rejection of multi-colored alternative as not fitting the visual narrative

  • ?

    content_signal: Cary Hardy concludes multi-episode X-Files restoration series with finale documentation; appears to be established content series format with episodic narrative structure

    high · Video title 'The X Files Pinball Project: Finale' and closing remarks thanking viewers for watching 'all of these' episodes

    • 2:33
    These blow-in-the-dark rubber rings are only available through Titan Pinball. If you go to their website and order them, let them know that I sent you and I guarantee you will pay the exact same price as if not telling them that I sent you. so that as you want this is with the glass on but look look at the flippers there's the UV strips that gives those flippers the ability to glow as much as they are I really really thoroughly enjoy the glow-in-the-dark rubber rings any kind of machine that I get that I feel that would benefit from those and definitely getting that little special touch and here the before and after difference guys thanks for watching
    3:43
    I mean look at the rubber rings on the flippers I can't get over this look at that and how they just burst with color I mean like they're there there they are there's no mistaking it then they much more illuminated than you would normally see.
    4:08
    Mega light show. And whenever the GI drops down, those rings are still glowing. all right guys that wraps up the x-files pinball series thanks for watching if you happen to watch all of these thank you very much by all means guys check me out on youtube just search for you should be able to find me and subscribe you never know i might post something that might find interesting some do's and some don'ts thanks for watching guys peace out