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7 Billion Guardians of the Galaxy Gameplay.

Dead Flip·video·39m 13s·analyzed·Apr 7, 2020
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TL;DR

Dead Flip plays drunk Guardians of the Galaxy pinball, hitting 7B+ points.

Summary

Dead Flip streamer plays Guardians of the Galaxy pinball while intoxicated, demonstrating high-level gameplay with 7 billion point scores, discussing game mechanics like Immolation mode, Hadron Enforcers, and shot multipliers. The stream is casual and entertainment-focused with numerous digressions about food delivery, Baskin-Robbins branding, and interactions with chat.

Key Claims

  • Guardians of the Galaxy was the first pinball machine with a Jackson 5 song on it

    medium confidence · Streamer mentions this as a novel feature while discussing the game's audio design

  • Immolation mode provides infinite points and allows progression on shot multipliers and Hadrons

    high confidence · Detailed mechanical explanation of Immolation mode strategy at end of stream

  • The game has problematic drain characteristics; shooting cleanly can still result in drains

    high confidence · Direct observation during gameplay with specific commentary about drain pattern

  • Guardians of the Galaxy has extensive timers on modes that consume play time significantly

    high confidence · Early observation about game being hard to stream due to time-consuming mechanics with clocks

Notable Quotes

  • “This is the one problem with this game. This game's hard stream because everything has a clock on it. Everything you do is time-consuming.”

    Dead Flip streamer@ 1:01 — Identifies a core design constraint affecting stream playability and viewer experience

  • “They added some cool music that's never been heard on a pinball machine before, like, first pinball machine with a Jackson 5 song on it. How dope is that?”

    Dead Flip streamer@ 7:05 — Highlights a notable audio licensing achievement for Guardians of the Galaxy

  • “Immolation oh ho ho immolation is infinite amount of points not only does immolation let you get progress on your shot multiplier not only does immolation let you get 2x playfield from Hulk Rampage”

    Dead Flip streamer@ 37:02 — Technical explanation of high-value mode mechanics and strategy

  • “Guardians of the Galaxy has an awful drain And if you shoot it too cleanly, it's still gonna frickin' drain”

    Dead Flip streamer@ 21:34 — Direct criticism of game's drain design and playfield geometry

  • “I did. You want to know how I adjusted it? I fucking bent the whole thing.”

    Dead Flip streamer (responding to question about drop target bracket adjustment)@ 4:10 — Indicates mechanical issues or customization of game hardware

Entities

Dead FlippersonGuardians of the GalaxygameStern PinballcompanyJohn BorgpersonJackson 5organizationBaskin-RobbinscompanyAlperson

Signals

  • ?

    competitive_signal: Immolation mode identified as primary high-point farm mechanic with infinite point potential through shot multiplier stacking and Hadron usage

    high · Detailed strategy explanation at stream end about Immolation's infinite points and shot progression mechanics

  • ?

    design_philosophy: Game design relies heavily on timed modes with clocks, creating streaming and gameplay pacing challenges

    high · Early observation: 'This is the one problem with this game. This game's hard stream because everything has a clock on it. Everything you do is time-consuming.'

  • ?

    product_concern: Guardians of the Galaxy has problematic drain design; clean shots still result in drains, indicating potential playfield geometry or ramp routing issues

    high · Streamer observation: 'Guardians of the Galaxy has an awful drain And if you shoot it too cleanly, it's still gonna frickin' drain'

  • ?

    technology_signal: Guardians of the Galaxy features music licensing (Jackson 5) not previously heard on pinball machines, indicating evolving audio design approach

    medium · Streamer notes: 'first pinball machine with a Jackson 5 song on it'

Topics

Guardians of the Galaxy pinball gameplay mechanicsprimaryHigh-score gameplay strategies and mode progressionprimaryGame audio design and licensingsecondaryPlayfield mechanical issues and customizationsecondaryStream entertainment and audience interactionsecondary

Sentiment

positive(0.72)— Despite criticism of drain design and mechanical frustrations, streamer demonstrates genuine enjoyment of the game, achieves impressive scores, and expresses appreciation for audio design and mode depth. Entertainment-focused commentary balances technical critique.

Transcript

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DrinkerThings UV kit True words He's being totally Fully serious He's being fully serious I don't often drink Wine But when I do I smash the hell out of things Thank you so much for the support buddy again shout out to everyone watching especially if you're in the the health care industry thank you for hurting yourselves with those masks and treating people and doing all that crap that you do thank you you let me be drunk and play pinball radical thank you for the 100 COVID 20 pinball adventure I'm good dude alright so we're going to run out of time here because that's talking This is the one problem with this game. This game's hard to stream because everything has a clock on it. Everything you do is time-consuming. Radical, Jesus Christ. So I guess that happens with every gifted sub? Radical, thanks, Marduk. Radical. Radical. He's being fully serious. Radical. You gorgeous, you sexy-sounding bitch. One shot, one kill. Thank you, Radical. Does no one like Baskin-Robbins? Ha ha ha. Do the timers not freeze as the switches are hit? Nothing freezes in this game. Oh, I forget that pop-upers give you your thing. Okay, we're going to put this... right there B&J Baskin and Drobbins you know what's delicious okay hold on I didn't mean to talk about what's delicious the dude that discovered the three and the one in the Baskin Robbins name for branding must have thought he was a goddamn genius when he discovered that get up the three and the B and the one and the R are you kidding me That dude must have got like seven freaking raises. Three in the B? Yeah, bro. What's a B without the line straight down? It's a three. 31 flavors. Baskin Robbins. Genius. The guy's a genius. Most of the Baskin Robbins family are dead from Baskin Robbins. What did I just read? Your partnership with Thanos is waning. Now! That's been drinking. Two shots. We got an extra ball lit. There's one shot. Two shots. Okay, so that's done. Now we got to finish one more. You going for anything in particular? I guess I could talk you through what I'm doing. I'm more just like drunkenly enjoying the vibe right now. Yeah, we're going to start nowhere is what we're going to do. Do orb. Hell no, Dom. I mean, I'll do I'll do Groot with nowhere. I'll do Groot with nowhere. Did you adjust the drop target bracket? I did. You want to know how I adjusted it? I fucking bent the whole thing. I bent the whole mechanism. Fall in? You killed my wife. And you killed my doctor. Got it. We're going right, right into Cherry Blossom. Can't stay at home, can't stay in school. Old folks say I'm Babadoo. Okay, we need a few more shots. Mystery's lit. Add a ball. Big money, no wins. Watch this shit. Nailed it. Grab you and suck you until you're sore. Okay, we gotta... We need that... We need the super to be done with this. And I think we need one more shot, which is to rocket. Oh what the- that was amazing! Game no give me the fucking ball. Am I- what just happened? Open, close, open, close, open. You motherfucker! Open. Close. Open. Yo, Groot. Super. Collected. That means Groot is done, brah. Remember when Groot cucked me from my Super, dude? That was a lot of money you just stopped me from getting, you ass. Holy moly. Best score I've ever gotten is 350 million without Cherry Bomb. Oh. Almost damn near realized how good the sound is on this machine. Yeah, they did a lot on this game. They did a lot on the game. They added some cool music that's never been heard on a pinball machine before. like, first pinball machine with a Jackson 5 song in it. How dope is that? Now, I'm only playing with one ball because I want the security just in case the ball drains, like that. So we can go right into Cherry Bomb with the shot multipliers right where they need to be. Do you need just one super? Yeah, just one super. One super. Oh, fuck me. Are you kidding me, dude? Did you see that shit? This is going to be worth a lot of money, especially if we can hit Groot. Okay, Groot is ready. Several Groot shots would be awesome. There's one. That was 200 million for that. Okay, let's see if we can get... And that was early, too, so we got potential for a lot more. Game! Fucking balls! Stuck. Okay, English. Use your words. Use your words, Dad. Shooting as fast as I fucking can. I would love another group. One more group. God, one more Groot would have been amazing. Don't tilt. Got it. Seriously, alarm sucks. Yeah, it sucks pretty bad. What's with the transitions? You control them. I will probably disable them shortly. Whoa Are the Groots cumulative That I don know I love this That you can control her popping up Alright, ball one. That's a lot of points. Let's go right into a multiball. With all these shot multipliers, I think we're going to be sitting pretty here. Welcome aboard, kid Welcome aboard, kid Yo, Al, how are you, buddy? Al, I hope you're doing good, my dude Love you, brother Good to see you, thanks for coming back Flippers and butts up leaves for my boy, D Okay, this is free points right here. Come on. Thank you, Al. You have both balls trapped on the right. You can short backhand the scoop endlessly. Oh, yeah, that's literally. Alright, done. Are you kidding me? The person with the food is calling. fuck hello yeah could you just leave it right outside alright thank you I appreciate it alright bye um 100 million for that point uh will it sit on this or will it plunge? Will it sit here or will it plunge? There's no food outside. There's no food outside. There's no food outside. My wife screwed up the address. Fuck. Okay. Uh, thanks anyway. Alright. No, don't worry about it. Bye. Hello? Hello? What's that? Okay, uh, my wife's coming out. Alright, bye. my wife put in the home address drained for nothing and my shoe my shoes falling apart Goddamn. Zero fire, you freaking turd. And my shoe's falling apart. So the wife's having pizza tonight? No, she's eating chicken wings and hummus and all sorts of goodies. Damn it, all of those great points gone Because I thought my food was here It's all good Set the alarm, his shoes are falling off Okay, two shots Uno Uno Uno Okay Trace. Groot. Groot, you sack of shit. The alarm is going to get hella annoying. Yeah. People will run out of points soon. The point is to get people to spend their points. Don't worry. Alright. The Gamora ramp's worth 8 million? Oh, shit. Oh, shit. Oh, shit. The point is pointless, too. We're trying to get rid of that point. Holy frick. Why did I have a ball save for that? The stone is in the furthest Borg freaking freaking borg dude freaking borg bro that magnet yes that magnet is not a fan tonight I've had too many ginger ales, ladies and gentlemen. Come with that. Ball one, yeah. We had an extra ball. Three shots. Three shots. One. Two. Three. Jack got the hangry powers. Feels good. Feels good to be good at pinball, you know? So let's start Orb Multiball. Okay Got it Thank you Nice mystery 3x bonus Yeah dog that felt good Three shots Fuck you Sorry internet Time for the best mode in the game, Lumao. I save it for last, because it's the worst. These are the Borgs I know, I know. These are the Borgs I know. Alright, one shot. I'm not wasting it on... Rocket. Alright. I just wanted to duplicate. I wanted to double the group shot. Watch this one shot. Ready? Ahem. Fuck this shot. These are the shots I know, I know. Mom, get the camera. Your time is up. So we're gonna start a multiball to get this last shot and if we can actually if we can get the super inside a orb you know what that means we go directly into to save Xandar skipping immolation which is huge. It's like I said she's got a rep. A lot of prisoners here have lost their families to running in these guns. Get rocked before bash exactly. The Hadron Enforcer button collects... You magnet! Oh my god the magnet dude. Sorry I didn't mean to yell. I mean I did but... Can I have the fucking moment? Got it. Okay we finished his ass. Don't you! Oh, yeah. Enough of this. Necrocraft pilots, enact Damn it. Yeah, you can skip immolation. Not that you want to, because it's great money, but... Remember when I didn't hit a single shot during immolation? I'm gonna take all of you. You're on the road with a lick. You're on the road with a lick. Those of you are increased. You're on the road with a lick. These are the days I know, I know, these are the days I know These are the forks I forked, I forked, these are the forks I forked Guardians of the Galaxy has an awful drain And if you shoot it too cleanly, it's still gonna frickin' drain These are the Bortai, no, I know, these are the Bortai, no These are the Bortai, no, I know, these are the Bortai points All the frickin' points in the game belong to me If you don't wanna give me points, then I'm gonna plug the game I would like another Hadron Enforcer. Give me another Hardon. Hadron. Hadron Enforcer. Bro, bro, bro. Hadron Enforcer. Internet, I'll reach that in a second. These are the days I know a day if these are the points I get. Are we getting any points? I can't tell. Have we successfully secured any points? I can't really make it out. Shit, we gotta hit frickin' Boboli. And my security blanket's gone. Just kidding. Alright, are we good internet? Am I still getting my points? These are the days, I have a day, the days, the days, the days. Points, points, points. He's got the points. Man, I wish we were scoring pretty good on this game. Feels bad, man. I would love another Hadron Enforcer. Oh, don't do it. It's the easiest hate run! Don't do it. How you feeling internet? Are you good? You hanging in there? I'm on fire, and now I think I'm ready to bust a move. Check it out, I'm rocking steady to the flip of my flip. Stego flip, flip, flip. Man, I miss. You know what I miss, Internet? Playing really drunk. Hit Groot, it's the easiest shot in the game, idiot Alright, are we making any points here? No? We need that. Watch this. God damn it, internet. I'm just, like, I'm... Like, I ain't here to brag, dog. You know, it's just like... You know when you're, like, so good at something? I don't need the glue. Because that means we're going to drain. We got saved by a Borg? We'll take care of the people down here. I can't believe I'm taking orders from... Imagine getting more time or something lit or something. All right, so we got to finish orb multiball, which is not going to be easy. We have to finish orb multiball. Yeah, that's why you don't want to skip modes. Early! Ugh, too early. That's two. Don't bork me, you son of a bitch. I can't stop this feeling. Oh, shit. Deep inside! Every shot is doubled, by the way. The legendary outlaw? Imagine hitting that shot. Are you fucking... I'm drunk. Okay, so we got progress here. We just gotta, like, hit some stuff. I would love that ball to hang out. That last second, internet. Last second. Last freaking second. And we got it. Did you see that last second? Hard on usage. Okay? Last second. Visualize success. Okay, a little harder. It's fine, because same Xandar as lit, with every single shot doubled. Internet. The food going to come The food going to come Got you a burrito then the rest is up to you I don want a yoni massage Got it I worry when you don eat Got it What do we do here, Internet? Do I get something to hold this flipper button until the burrito comes? No. What do we do? There's food on the way. This is going to be insane. Okay, get your Hadrons. Get your Hadrons. Okay, we got one more Hadron we gotta get. God damn it, I can't hit it. Wait, which one do we need? Oh, the easy one. That is not me singing, by the way. Dance battle, bro. Okay, internet. I think we just got a crap ton of money just then. And we just started group multiball because we beat the game, by the way. So the game restarts. Hilarious timing for an alarm. Did you guys cover it up? Jesus Christ. I gotta turn that off. Ugh, internet. I'm hungry. Oh, the super slave. Alright, what do we need? Erksome? Confinement. I'm eating a Pop-Tart? Dude, that sounds delicious, though. Like, literally any food sounds amazing. We're the guardians of the galaxy. Attaball. Lit. Alright, super's lit. Don't you drain. Oh, sharks. Fuck! Huka Chaka Huka Huka Huka Chaka It wound it, it wound it. Look at that score. Cool, cool, cool, cool, cool, cool, cool, cool, cool, cool, cool, cool. Ugh. God, I need food. Is it coming? Got you a burrito. All right. I'm excited for a burrito. I can hand a sand ties, eat a burrito. Best game I've ever seen on GOTG. Hell yeah. Thank you, bud. I'm literally like if I was wearing any other color shirt, I'm sweating from that. You didn't get borg to borg borg borg. I'm coming with that 69 score. Thanks, bro. Thanks, bro. Thank you for covering up the screen just as I trade. One word, pizza. True. Pizza would be pretty lit. Jack, does your finger... What do your finger tats say? They say, let's read? Heck yeah. I'll show you in a second. Frick. Hooked on a reading! Dude, reading's the business. I don't do a lot of reading well I take that back I read books to my kiddo whenever I put her down to bed so I read my daughter one book at nap time and then I read her three books at bed time at night so it says let's read heck yeah And he reached chat, true. He's being fully serious. That shot is so last second on the flipper. But it's heck, yeah, true. Okay, I looked away. The high-end community is a bobble-e-bo. Fucking slingshot didn't fire. The high-end community is a bobble-e-bo-bo. It's a tight-knit... It's a bobble-e-bo-bo. It's a bobble-e-bo-bo. Who gets it? Uh, AE1985. Al, this is for you, buddy. seven billion look at that we made three billion points in immolation um you okay so you know my secret to getting cherry bomb right but cherry bomb is kind of a crap shoot for points okay because you don't know like shooting anything when all the balls are on the playfield is a pain in the ass but immolation oh ho ho immolation is infinite amount of points not only does immolation let you get progress on your shot multiplier not only does immolation let you get 2x playfield from rampage not only are you hitting random shit and accidentally getting doublers on jackpots but the way immolation works is you can also get progression on hadrons what you do is you hit a all shots are yellow you hit a shot zero fire i fucking swear to god you hit a shot and then you have to hit that shot again but what you could do is if you have your hadrons you can hit a shot and if you're like i don't want to try to shoot that shot like for instance if Yondu or Nebula or Gamora are lit and you're like, I just can't dial that in with a multiball going right now, hit it. Save the other two. Just hit it. Save the other two. Go, go, go. Hit it. Save the last one. You know, I fucking am turning that off. Ugh. Okay.