Episode 75: 2019 A New Hope

Head2Head Pinball·podcast_episode·1h 11m·analyzed·Jan 7, 2019

Analysis

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TL;DR

Jack Black plays vintage pinball at Las Vegas Pinball Hall of Fame

Summary

Jack Black visits the Pinball Hall of Fame in Las Vegas and plays various pinball and mechanical games spanning from 1921 to 1978, including Royal Guard (1968), Line Drive, and a 1933 antique machine. The episode is largely gameplay-focused with minimal substantive industry discussion.

Key Claims

Pinball Hall of Fame in Las Vegas is worth visiting
medium confidence · Jack Black's recommendation at end of episode

Notable Quotes

“pinball Hall of Fame if you're in Las Vegas I highly recommend it”
Jack Black @ end of episode — Explicit venue recommendation to audience
“turns out I'm like actually pretty good at this game”
Jack Black @ mid-episode — Self-assessment during gameplay at Line Drive machine

Entities

Jack BlackpersonPinball Hall of Fameorganization Royal Guardgame Line Drivegame Jack Dempseyperson

Topics

Pinball history and vintage machinesprimaryPinball Hall of Fame Las VegasprimaryGameplay experienceprimary

Sentiment

positive(0.75)— Jack Black expresses enthusiasm and enjoyment throughout gameplay; recommends venue to audience; celebratory tone

Transcript

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what's jab Lin's j-bolts Jack Black here and I know what a lot of you are and I know what a lot of you are thinking when are we gonna start gaming thinking when are we gonna start gaming enough of this yappin so the time is now enough of this yappin so the time is now and we're gonna start o school from the and we're gonna start o school from the beginning goli January 1945 dude that's the beginning of games as we know it beginning of games as we know it that's a gaming dude hoedown that's a gaming dude hoedown what are you kidding me what are you kidding me 1978 bro Oh give what's this one 1978 bro Oh give what's this one Royal Guard 1968 weighted thanks Sammy Royal Guard 1968 weighted thanks Sammy fresh popcorn look at the corn somebody fresh popcorn look at the corn somebody once told me the very newest the once told me the very newest the sharpest tool in the shed sharpest tool in the shed hey announce you're now down it's game hey announce you're now down it's game up and say up and say my campaign antique the fancy pinball my campaign antique the fancy pinball machine built in 1933 ball in John Youssi machine built in 1933 ball in John Youssi the ball there let's do this the ball there let's do this there's no it's all about like releasing there's no it's all about like releasing it at the right time it's kinda like a it at the right time it's kinda like a [ __ ] oh dude [ __ ] oh dude turns out I'm like actually pretty good turns out I'm like actually pretty good at this game we're gonna play line drive at this game we're gonna play line drive I'm gonna try to hit a home run did John Youssi did John Youssi that that was a home mother father okay this is what I'm home mother father okay this is what I'm talking about right here this is an old talking about right here this is an old movie old machine 1921 put the quarter movie old machine 1921 put the quarter in here okay and then we watch a movie in here okay and then we watch a movie and what is it dull fight Jack Dempsey and what is it dull fight Jack Dempsey knocking some pool out back in the day knocking some pool out back in the day that is what I'm talking about that is what I'm talking about that's hot Ed Boon Ed Boon I don't Ed Boon so that's hot Ed Boon Ed Boon I don't Ed Boon so that was incredible that was incredible pinball Hall of Fame if you're in Las pinball Hall of Fame if you're in Las Vegas I highly recommend it Vegas I highly recommend it that's Jablonski game see you know next that's Jablonski game see you know next week week [Music] [Music] you