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MBT3K plays Star Trek pinball with guest Audrey; discusses repairs and streams upcoming film.
Star Trek (Stern 2013) has a skill shot mechanism that holds the left flipper to activate a left orbit gate, which had a busted coil that prevented proper gameplay
high confidence · Host describes repairing the game: 'The skill shot for this game, right, as George knows or anybody who plays this game, is hold the left flipper. The gate in the back had a busted coil. So the long story short is the coil was gone. So you could never do the skill shot.'
The host removed the orbit gate mechanism entirely from Star Trek to create a smooth orbit around the playfield, making the current game state not fair for competitive play
high confidence · Host states: 'So I got rid of the whole mechanism is gone right now. So I have nothing but smooth orbit around there. So it's not exactly a fair game. I can't play George in this condition.'
Star Trek was pulled off route and purchased by the host; it previously had a dead flipper that required soldering repair
high confidence · Host explains: 'this table, that Greg didn't even know about, because I think he pulled it off route, and we bought it here. So when I was cleaning it up and I was fixing it, one of the flippers was dead... That was just a broken, what's up, Jack·Bot? Here it comes. I fixed the flipper. That was just a simple solder job.'
The Star Trek pinball machine exists in at least two versions: a Data East 25th anniversary version with a hologram feature, and the Stern 2013 version being played
high confidence · Host clarifies: 'That's the Data East one, Piccolo. That's the Data East, like, 25th anniversary... which one has the hologram? My butt, not his. Oh, that's the Data East one.'
Pinball Life is selling a replacement coil for approximately $2,500
medium confidence · Host reacts: 'Pinball Life has a coil coming to me. Oh my God, 2.5K. Did you see that, Audrey?'
“So I got rid of the whole mechanism is gone right now. So I have nothing but smooth orbit around there. So it's not exactly a fair game. I can't play George in this condition.”
MBT3K host@ 7:46 — Explains the repairs made to Star Trek and acknowledges the machine is in an altered, non-competitive state
“That was your Australian? No. It was my poor English.”
Audrey (LittleBubblegum)@ 14:58 — Humorous moment showing guest's personality during casual banter
“I'm Papa Duke excited for the film, especially watching one that I can see but not hear. It'll be an experience.”
Audrey (LittleBubblegum)@ 34:36 — Audrey's characterization of the challenge of viewing content without audio during the stream due to technical setup limitations
“The skill shot for this game, right, as George knows or anybody who plays this game, is hold the left flipper. The gate in the back had a busted coil.”
MBT3K host@ 6:58 — Technical explanation of Star Trek's skill shot mechanic and the mechanical failure that prevented it
“I'm becoming Papa Duke okay at pinball repairs. I fixed the flipper.”
MBT3K host@ 6:42 — Self-deprecating joke comparing own repair skills to Papa Duke while discussing flipper repair
event_signal: Mystery Pinball Theater 3000 conducting casual gameplay streams with guest participation and planned film viewing segments
high · Stream features guest co-host, gameplay commentary, chat engagement, and announcement: 'we will be watching one of the classic episodes' of Star Trek
market_signal: Replacement pinball coils cost approximately $2,500, indicating high aftermarket parts pricing
medium · Host reacts to Pinball Life coil quote: 'Oh my God, 2.5K. Did you see that, Audrey?'
product_concern: Star Trek (Stern 2013) machine inherited with mechanical failures: dead flipper requiring solder repair and busted orbit gate coil preventing skill shot activation
high · Host describes: 'one of the flippers was dead... the coil was gone. So you could never do the skill shot. But not only could you not do the skill shot, the ball would always stop in the orbit up top.'
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