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MPT3K streams Tron pinball with L1ttleBubblegum; Star Trek machine failed from coil damage.
Star Trek pinball machine experienced a catastrophic coil failure after two weeks of ownership, with the left orbit gate coil 'frying itself over time' and eventually destroying the control board, disabling all flippers, plunger, and coils.
high confidence · Host directly described diagnosing the failure with Greg (likely a technician), hearing 'magic smoke,' and concluding the coil failure took out the board.
The host finds Tron pinball more enjoyable than Star Trek pinball overall.
high confidence · Host stated: 'I'm having more fun with Tron Than I had with Star Trek That's good Point blank 42' and 'Everything is working. It's not bad, but there's better options in my opinion.'
Tron pinball has a high replay score and challenging Light Cycle mode completion.
medium confidence · Multiple chat interactions about difficulty finishing Light Cycle, with host repeatedly attempting and missing the mode; Flipstream and others confirmed 'Light Cycle is so hard to finish.'
The Flintstones VPX (virtual pinball) with Pup Pack is highly regarded by the host.
medium confidence · Host stated: 'The Flintstones VPX blew my mind like six months ago. It was so amazingly good. And I played it in VR, which is insane.'
“I had it for two weeks And I fired it up The day after we did some Star Trek riffing And it decided that it didn't want to launch the ball anymore”
MPT3K Host@ 3:38 — Describes the Star Trek pinball machine failure that prompted its replacement
“I'm having more fun with Tron Than I had with Star Trek That's good Point blank 42”
MPT3K Host@ 43:11 — Direct comparison of Tron vs Star Trek gameplay experience
“Light Cycle is so hard to finish”
Flipstream (chat)@ 17:08 — Confirms difficulty of Light Cycle mode completion, repeated by multiple chat participants
“The Flintstones VPX blew my mind like six months ago. It was so amazingly good. And I played it in VR, which is insane.”
MPT3K Host@ 7:13 — Endorsement of high-quality VPX table production
“the left orbit gate um it must have been frying itself over time and it just it just it took out um it took out something it just and and nothing worked anymore the flippers didn't work the plunger didn't work all the coils didn't work”
MPT3K Host@ 4:29 — Technical diagnosis of cascading coil failure destroying control board
community_signal: MPT3K stream demonstrates active community participation with multiple raid events, subscriber engagement, and regular chat participants providing gameplay advice and interaction.
high · Multiple raid events documented (TurboGrafx7 raid with 15 viewers, Just Another Pinball Stream raid), subscriber activity (El Rocket 6-month sub, Jericho77 500 bits), and persistent moderator/regular interaction
gameplay_signal: Host explicitly states preference for Tron Legacy pinball over Star Trek pinball for gameplay experience, citing 'better options' despite Star Trek having functional features.
high · 'I'm having more fun with Tron Than I had with Star Trek' and 'Everything is working. It's not bad, but there's better options in my opinion.'
product_concern: Star Trek pinball machine experienced catastrophic coil failure after only two weeks of ownership, with left orbit gate coil 'frying itself over time' and destroying control board, rendering machine non-functional.
high · Host described diagnosis: 'the left orbit gate um it must have been frying itself over time and it just it just it took out um it took out something it just and and nothing worked anymore the flippers didn't work the plunger didn't work all the coils didn't work'
technology_signal: Virtual pinball (VPX) technology, specifically The Flintstones VPX with Pup Pack and VR implementation, is receiving high marks for quality and innovation from content creator.
medium · 'The Flintstones VPX blew my mind like six months ago. It was so amazingly good. And I played it in VR, which is insane.'
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