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Ultraman Gameplay Code Update v1.13

Spooky Pinball·video·1h 2m·analyzed·Oct 25, 2023
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TL;DR

Ultraman v1.13 code update adds Giant Fuji attacks and Spacium-based score multiplier mechanics.

Summary

Spooky Pinball streams live gameplay of Ultraman v1.13 code update, showcasing new features including Giant Fuji attack mechanics tied to Spacium collection, a dynamic score multiplier system, and enhanced visual effects. The streamer discusses gameplay strategy, answers community questions, and announces Spooky's presence at Pinball Expo with booth staff including Jesse Bonesack.

Key Claims

  • Giant Fuji is a new feature in v1.13 that attacks randomly when the right scoop is hit during base gameplay, appearing at the left ball-lock targets (Baltan servos), with players having ~15 seconds to hit her or lose Spacium

    high confidence · Spooky Pinball streamer demonstrating gameplay and explaining mechanics directly

  • Spacium now affects a general score multiplier that increases by 3% for each Spacium collected, starting at base (109% shown) and capping above 200%

    high confidence · Streamer explaining new multiplier system and showing on-screen display

  • Giant Fuji was inspired by an episode where the monster casts an illusion of her as other monsters including Baltan, and the feature was added because it's 'a little different than just another monster of the week'

    high confidence · Streamer explaining thematic and design reasoning for the feature

  • Spooky Pinball will have booth presence at Pinball Expo with streamer and employee Jesse Bonesack manning the booth, plus other guest appearances from staff

    high confidence · Streamer directly confirming attendance and staffing plans

  • Spooky will have one of each game model available for sale at Pinball Expo

    medium confidence · Streamer stating 'Probably, like, one of everything, if I had to guess' regarding The Games for sale

  • The scoop now displays different colors that signify different things (light blue = extra ball, deep blue = store open)

    high confidence · Streamer explaining new visual indicator system during gameplay

  • Every code update to Ultraman has made significant changes to strategy and gameplay decisions

    high confidence · Streamer stating 'Every update we've done to this game has really made some significant changes to strategy'

  • This is the first live stream of Ultraman; previous content has been pre-recorded videos only

    high confidence · Streamer: 'This is the very first time we're ever live-streaming Ultraman. We've only done pre-recorded videos on this so far'

Notable Quotes

  • “So, the more Spacium you collect, the more likely it is that Giant Fuji is going to attack. So, sorry, I'm a little in the zone.”

    Spooky Pinball streamer@ 2:24 — Core explanation of Giant Fuji mechanic tied to Spacium accumulation

  • “I really like that we did it because it's something a little different than just another monster of the week kind of thing. So super excited to get that in the game.”

    Spooky Pinball streamer@ 4:37 — Design philosophy rationale for Giant Fuji feature as unique content differentiation

  • “Every update we've done to this game has really made some significant changes to strategy, which I always love because, you know, I don't like playing the same strategy over and over on something.”

    Spooky Pinball streamer@ 7:47 — Indicates ongoing commitment to meaningful gameplay evolution through code updates

  • “This is the very first time we're ever live-streaming Ultraman. We've only done pre-recorded videos on this so far, so I'm really excited to be, like, for the first time ever live-streaming this.”

    Spooky Pinball streamer@ 16:43 — Confirms shift from pre-recorded to live streaming content for Ultraman

  • “I think it's an underrated AF game. I really do. It is... It's a gorgeous game. These modes are fun. Ton of assets. Ton of assets. Really fun dynamics for pinball.”

    Chat participant (JK Ultraman)@ 6:13 — Community sentiment on Ultraman quality and underappreciation in market

  • “I like the Halloween cabinet more, but I like the Ultraman playfields more. So what I'll do someday when... Well, I'm never going to retire, so I guess that's out of the question. I was going to say, when I retire, I will put my Ultraman playfield in my Halloween cabinet and I will have the perfect machine.”

Entities

UltramangameSpooky PinballcompanyKyle YountpersonJesse BonesackpersonHalloweengameThe GamesgamePinball ExpoeventGiant FujiproductSpacium

Signals

  • ?

    community_signal: Spooky Pinball implementing live streaming format for Ultraman content (first live stream vs. prior pre-recorded videos) and conducting giveaways (full playfield sets) during stream with interactive chat participation

    high · Streamer announces 'This is the very first time we're ever live-streaming Ultraman' and conducts numbered giveaway with chat participation

  • ?

    event_signal: Pinball Expo positioned as key industry gathering point for Spooky Pinball with planned giveaways, staff interactions, and experiential marketing; attracts multi-family attendance and casual players alongside professionals

    medium · Streamer promoting Expo attendance, discussing booth presence, mentioning secret catchphrase strategy for visitor engagement

  • ~

    sentiment_shift: Positive community reception toward Ultraman post-launch improvements; chat describes it as 'underrated AF game' with 'gorgeous' aesthetics and 'fun dynamics'; family engagement cited as particular strength

    high · Chat: 'I think it's an underrated AF game... It's a gorgeous game. These modes are fun.' and 'You have made my daughter so happy with Giant Fuji'

  • ?

    community_signal: Spooky Pinball maintaining engagement through content creator appearances (Kyle Yount announcer work), educational stream commentary on mechanics, and staff visibility at major trade shows

    high · Kyle Yount providing new call-outs, streamer detailed mechanics explanation, confirmed staff attendance at Pinball Expo

  • ?

    design_philosophy: Giant Fuji feature inspired by specific Ultraman episode lore (monster creating Fuji illusion with other monster appearances) raising questions about IP authenticity and source material fidelity in game design

Transcript

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0:00
Giant Fuji? Yeah, Giant Fuji! We're playing Giant Fuji tonight. Alright, I'm gonna stop yappin'. We'll yap later. We're gonna start playin'. Here we go. Ultraman, hero of the galaxy. So, right off the bat- oh, hang on. Are you bringing show games for sale at Expo? Yeah, there will be show games for sale at Expo. Probably, like, one of everything, if I had to guess. We will see. I still have to get the trailer loaded up and everything next week, but... All right, I want to talk about code for a little bit, and then I cannot wait to chit-chat with you guys. So, all right, let's kick this off. Right off the gate, we've got some new call-outs from announcer guy, or as I know him, Kyle Yount, the host of the Kaiju cast, or I guess he doesn't host it anymore.
0:45
So, yeah, new call-outs from Kyle Yount. Something else, you're going to notice I'm going to be focusing big time tonight on Spacium. I'm going to be trying to collect as much Spacium as possible, and not just because of that beautiful new light show that you get whenever you collect it. You see that? Oh, so I love the light blues in this game. They look so good. But we're going to be really focusing on Spacium tonight, because the Spacium is now affecting a general score multiplier. So, if you take a look on screen, you see on the display, it now says 109% multiplier. Every bit of spacium that you collect is going to be increasing that multiplier by 3% So now, spacium is going to be really changing the dynamic of how you go about collecting it Because it's a very high risk reward on keeping it and spending it at that store So you can spend it on items at the store still, but you're going to be giving up a little bit of a score multiplier So, we're in the store Because of some other things we have going on with the spacium I'm not gonna be spending any tonight. I don't think I think I'm just gonna be exiting the store So I can try and show you guys this other super cool feature. So we're gonna go ahead and exit. Uh, What mode am I feeling?

  • The upper playfield top section (called 'pizza platter' internally at Spooky) opens and closes in many different instances and went through several design iterations

    high confidence · Streamer discussing upper playfield mechanics and design history

  • Kyle Yount (mentioned as host of Kaiju Cast) provided new call-outs/announcer voice lines for v1.13

    high confidence · Streamer: 'we're going to be really focusing on Spacium tonight, because the Spacium is now affecting a general score multiplier' and 'new call-outs from announcer guy, or as I know him, Kyle Yount'

    • Spooky Pinball streamer@ 6:37 — Personal aesthetic preference comparison between Spooky's two flagship recent releases

  • “You have made my daughter so happy with Giant Fuji. That's what it's all about. I like... I love when I see stuff like that. I like when people are like, the whole family is involved.”

    Chat participant@ 28:56 — Indicates family appeal and multi-generational engagement with Ultraman design

  • “Giant Fuji's out! Oh my god, I was looking at the chat! Okay, so Giant Fuji's out... That jump scared me, which is funny because it's kind of like Halloween, but wow, that got me.”

    Spooky Pinball streamer@ 27:34 — Documents Giant Fuji's jump-scare presentation and visual impact during gameplay

  • “Like, obviously, like, you're buying pinball machines, you're collecting pinball machines, you're clearly passionate about it. And sometimes your family is not as interested or into it as you are, so to see that we can do something to get them into it, I know how special something like that is.”

    Spooky Pinball streamer@ 29:14 — Reflects on Spooky's design philosophy prioritizing family/broader appeal alongside core audience

  • “It's always a win when the son, presumably around teenager age, is playing pinball and not Fortnite, right? Like, you'd rather see your son with his group of friends not huddled around the PS4 and huddled around some Ultraman.”

    Spooky Pinball streamer@ 32:09 — Commentary on pinball's cultural positioning against modern gaming and youth engagement

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    medium · Streamer: 'in that episode, when the monster of the episode is turning Fuji into the Giant Evil Fuji, he also kind of casts the illusion of her being other monsters in that episode, and Baltan is one of them'

  • ?

    design_philosophy: Ultraman design intentionally differentiates through thematic variety (Giant Fuji as non-standard 'monster of week' feature, multiple Ultraman series references, family appeal prioritization) rather than pure mechanical complexity

    high · Streamer: 'It's a very quirky, weird thing... something a little different than just another monster of the week' and extensive discussion of family multi-generational engagement

  • ?

    event_signal: Pinball Expo approaching; Spooky Pinball confirming vendor presence with multi-staff booth, games available for sale, and planned guest appearances; vendor setup Wed, public show Thu start

    high · Streamer: 'Will be there... me and Jesse are going to be manning that booth, and there should be some other guests and employees'

  • $

    market_signal: Spooky Pinball using live streaming as primary marketing/community engagement channel post-launch, shifting from pre-recorded tutorial model; considering experiential marketing elements (secret catchphrase giveaway) at Pinball Expo

    high · Streamer: 'I started these live streams... for some reason, it's just way easier live' and discussion of Pinball Expo secret catchphrase strategy

  • ?

    community_signal: Spooky Pinball streamer/developer describes iterative design process (upper playfield went through multiple design stages), collaborative team involvement (Luke Albin Peters credited with upper playfield concept), and learning curve/evolution in design approach

    high · Streamer: 'The upper playfield saw many different designs and ideas and stages. And there was a few ideas that we just weren't able to pull off that I know we could pull off now'

  • ?

    product_strategy: Ultraman differentiated vs. Halloween through playfield design and art package aesthetic; streamer expresses preference for combining elements ('I like the Halloween cabinet more, but I like the Ultraman playfields more')

    high · Streamer comparison: Halloween cabinet preference but Ultraman playfield preference, implies complementary strengths

  • ?

    product_strategy: Ultraman v1.13 introduces Giant Fuji mechanic (random attacks at left targets triggered by right scoop hits) and Spacium-based score multiplier system (+3% per collection, caps 200%+), representing significant gameplay strategy shifts

    high · Streamer demonstrates both features in real gameplay and explicitly states 'Every update we've done to this game has really made some significant changes to strategy'

  • ?

    technology_signal: Ultraman utilizing dynamic visual feedback systems (color-coded scoop indicators for game states, light show effects for Spacium collection, integrated LCD messaging) representing updated Spooky technical approach

    medium · Streamer: 'At the scoop there, you'll notice it's now got some different colors going on... light blue was extra ball. Deep blue is the store being open'

    • 2:03
    Best star makes sense because he was our white screen tonight shoe what Expo Awesome. Yeah, so it's not something that you will see in this mode, because it doesn't work inside of other modes in the game. But, Giant Fuji, let's talk about that for a second. So, the more Spacium you collect, the more likely it is that Giant Fuji is going to attack. So, sorry, I'm a little in the zone. Yeah, so the more Spacium you collect, the more likely it is that Giant Fuji is going to attack. So, Giant Fuji attacks over at the ball-tan servos over on the left there, where those ball locks are. So, when she attacks is when you hit the scoop on the right any time that you're not in a mode such as this. So even when you're in the pre-multiball phases of both of your multiballs in the upper playfields, Fuji can still come out and attack you. Now, it is random, so you're not... Oh, dang. It is random, so you're not going to, like, for sure know, oh, I just hit the scoop, Fuji's going to jump out. In fact, when you're in that base gameplay and you hit that scoop, it's going to light Spacium for you to go and collect. So, if you're randomly hitting the scoop throughout, it's going to light Spacium across the playfield, just one at a time, but it will be lighting it for you to collect, which is awesome, because it gives you a whole new way to go and collect Spacium. You can try and strategically hit that scoop to go ahead and light more, so you can get your multiplier up, or so you can go and buy an extra ball from the store, something along those lines. And then, of course, you still have the normal ways of collecting your spacium, which is clearing the center three drop targets and beating, ending the pigmon modes over there. So I've got three of them lit now. Got another one there. And, of course, as you see me collecting those, my multiplier will be going up.
    4:02
    I'm going to go ahead and try and collect this one here. So hopefully, yeah, hopefully I can hit the scoop. We can get Giant Fuji to come out and attack us. You may be wondering why we put that over at the Baltans. That's because in that episode, when the monster of the episode is turning Fuji into the Giant Evil Fuji, he also kind of casts the illusion of her being other monsters in that episode, and Baltan is one of them, so that's kind of how we tied it into being at the Baltan targets. Giant Fuji is also just something that I think a lot of people wanted to see because it's a very quirky, weird thing that happened in the show. I really like that we did it because it's something a little different than just another monster of the week kind of thing. We've already got how many kaiju in the game. There's so many kaiju. It's cool to get something in there that's just a little bit different. So super excited to get that in the game. Hoping to be showing that here when I get into base gameplay and I start hitting that right scoop.
    4:58
    I should have played better. Oh, but I can go ahead and shoot the beta caps. God, this game is so beautiful. Let it fall.
    5:10
    Let it fall. The light shows in this game are just so delicious. Let me know in the chat, what do you guys think? Which game had the better art package? I'm very curious. Did Halloween or did Ultraman have the better art package? Let me know in the chat. I'm very curious as to what people say. For me, it just depends on the day of the week.
    5:38
    Super Deck, bro! One step closer to the wizard mode. Ultraman, Ultraman! Ultraman all day long, baby! Look at that!
    5:48
    I mean, it makes sense, because we're in an Ultraman stream right now. That's awesome. I didn't know it had that definitive of a... Wow.
    5:57
    I've only seen a Halloween. Yeah. Dang, guys, that's cool. I think it's an underrated AF game. I really do. It is... It's a gorgeous game. These modes are fun.
    6:13
    Ton of assets. Really fun dynamics for pinball. JK Ultraman. Both great, though. Yeah, don't get me wrong. I think both are fantastic. If I had to say what my favorite was, I would say I like the Halloween cabinet more, but I like the Ultraman playfields more. So what I'll do someday when... Well, I'm never going to retire, so I guess that's out of the question. I was going to say, when I retire, I will put my Ultraman playfield in my Halloween cabinet and I will have the perfect machine.
    6:48
    That was dumb. I should have been paying attention. Alright. Thank you all for being here so much. It's really awesome to see everybody came out tonight. Thanks, Matt Kemp, for being here answering questions. Thanks, Luke Peters. Love you both. You're great.
    7:05
    I also really want to play the Naranga mode tonight. Oh my goodness. I decided to move the location of my game, like, right before stream. So there's a chance it's, like, slightly unlevel. Because my floor is not level. It's like carpet on top of concrete right now. Okay, so, you saw I just hit the right scoop. It lit that Spacium out in the center of the playfield. So yeah, I'm getting my multiplier built up repeatedly.
    7:33
    You can get it all the way up past 200% too, so you can really, really go for that. So like I said, totally changes some things about gameplay and decisions you're going to be making, which is something we've been trying to do in all these updates. Every update we've done to this game has really made some significant changes to strategy, which I always love because, you know, I don't like playing the same strategy over and over on something. I like switching things up and doing things differently, so...
    8:03
    Focus on that Spacium. Yeah! Kyle, of course, is letting me know how much more time I have to collect the Spacium.
    8:27
    Ah, I'm out of time there. But it's too late, too late, too late for Spacium. I'll stop that. I'll stop that. Spooky Squirrel! I think it's probably about time for a giveaway. Unless I totally biff this on this next mode. Oh, I want to play it. I should have done some more to qualify it. Uh, let's go! Zumbalar. Love Zumbalar. I think so too. Hit it! Four playfields, entire Ultraman playfield set coming your way.
    9:07
    Get ready. Okay, just one second. Alright. Explain them rules, Spooky Squirrel. I think they're ready.
    9:36
    I am. I am getting thirsty. I'm parched. But you gotta ask the question first. Thank you again all so much for being here.
    9:51
    Chats, of course, always a little bit behind for me, so it's always hard for me to tell when Squirrels actually already sent the thing.
    10:03
    You read it. First person to guess the number on the bottom of the can. Oh my gosh, slow down, guys.
    10:10
    Oh, they're thirsty. They're thirstier than me. Good lord. I'll give you a hint It's between 0 and 100 That's an important note Otherwise this game could take forever Alright, well, I'm thirsty Make sure I got this right I'm so parched It's 66 We already had a winner It was M.A.C. Kennedy was the first guy to say 66, I believe. I do believe I saw that.
    10:47
    Can you see it? Oh yeah, there you go. Or is it 99? No, it's 66. Why is it 66, though? That's the question. M.A.C. Kennedy is the winner. I saw him throw it in there first, like way up high.
    11:00
    But I am double-checking that, just to be sure. Somebody said 666, which maybe they just messed up when they did that. Spooky Squirrel is going to, of course, confirm the winner for me.
    11:15
    Spooky Squirrel is going to go back. She'll make sure who the first person is. I thought it was Emmett Kennedy. I'm pretty sure it was.
    11:22
    Congratulations. An entire Ultraman playfield set for you, sir. Thanks for coming out tonight and participating. And if you didn't win, don't sweat it. Because we've got two more to go. We still have two more to go. We still have more code to play. We still have lots to do. So, yeah, we're going to keep it rolling. Congratulations to the winner. And chin up, soldiers. You'll do well. That was, I don't know why I said that. Sometimes when you stream, you just say things and you're like, wow, that sucked. Why'd you say that?
    11:50
    Awesome. All right, keeping this train rolling. Let's get giant Fuji. Let's get the giant Fuji. What are we doing? What are we doing? What are we doing?
    12:15
    Why not? Let's go ahead and start this. Right away. I love the surf rock, especially in this... I don't know. Maybe I'm just dumb. But, like, because he's coming out of the water, and that's when the surf rock music starts off, of course, I love it.
    12:33
    Okay, so that should... Yeah, so that lights our space. See, I'm, uh... Because I don't have that drop target... We're gonna kick this game's ass now, starting at this moment. Every time I say that, it's like the kiss of death that I'm not gonna play good. Anyone from Spooky going to Expo? Hope to see you guys. I will be there. It's gonna be a pretty small crew this year. We got a few people who are already out of town and other people who have to run the shop. See, Expo has a really weird schedule because it... It really... For the vendors, it starts on Wednesday, and then the show actually opens on Thursday. Well, we do a four-day work week, and Wednesday and Thursday is half our work week, so we can't exactly have all the people who are in charge of making sure things get done in the building not there. So I will be there. Our good friend Jesse Bonesack, an employee, of course. Good friend Jesse Bonesack will be joining me. So me and Jesse are going to be manning that booth, and there should be some other guests and employees and whatnot, people you know from the company who will be making some appearances throughout the weekend. So yeah, keep an eye out for us.
    13:44
    Are you handing out free fist bumps? People love free crap. Yes, I should. Oh man, you know what I should do? Not to rip off Don's Pinball Podcast or anything, but I should come up with a secret catchphrase that if you come up and say, you get a free something. Maybe we should do that.
    14:06
    That would be kind of fun. A secret catchphrase. You gotta like... But you can't go around telling everybody. Because that would be not cool. That would make you not cool.
    14:19
    I'll have to come up with something to give away. A new car! Oh, she's not gonna death save for us tonight. That's okay. Our hero will protect us all.
    14:39
    Enjoyed playing Scooby at SFGE in Atlanta. Oh my goodness. All right, get it together. Get it together.
    14:55
    The secret's out. All those pre-recorded videos I used to do where I'd do tutorials weren't done on the first try. No, so here's the honest truth. With those videos, when I would do the... When I used to do the pre-recorded videos and I would put out a tutorial on the mode that week or the wizard mode that came out or something, I'm not lying when I say it. Those videos would always take me probably 15 to 20 tries to get right, and it was never because of gameplay. Once I got into it and started playing, I could usually beat or show whatever I needed to on the first to second try I literally would have to redo the intros to those videos every single time For some reason I just had this like huge mental block where I could never get through an intro. Or if I did get through the intro a minute, like 30 to 40 seconds into gameplay, I would like just say something and be like, ah, no, that sucked. I'm starting over. Like it was so impossible for me to do. And then I was really nervous when I started these live streams. I was like, dude, you can't even get through an intro in under 15 takes. Like, how are you just going to do it off the cuff, live on air? And for some reason, it's just way easier live. Like, I don't know if it's just because I can, like, not see you guys, but, like, I can see that you're here and we're just hanging out. But it was always a fight on those videos.
    16:23
    Always a fight. All right, focus, focus. we need to do many things. Mostly, I want to qualify Naranga so I can show you guys that mode.
    16:39
    This is the very first time we're ever live-streaming Ultraman 2. We've only done pre-recorded videos on this so far, so I'm really excited to be, like, for the first time ever live-streaming this. That leaves us with only the Jetsons, and then I will have played every single spooky pinball game live on air at some point, which is really cool. It's like 10 titles total, I believe. Yeah. Sorry, I'm like barely even focusing on the mode. I just want these orange shots so that I can qualify in a round guide. I need three. Don't really remember how many I already got. Oh, they're gone. Doesn't matter. All right, we got our hurry-up shot lit at Baltan. Let's go get that, and then that'll light a whole bunch of spacium for us, which would be very nice.
    17:42
    Ah, please! No! Oh, I opened up Dress. I wasn't even... I was so focused on Gamora and the Naranga shots.
    17:55
    Let's see here. Oh yeah, let's go get the Spacium while it's still out there. How much time we got? 12 more seconds? We can get all the Spacium in 12 seconds.
    18:07
    I want that giant Fuji. Bring me the Fuji. Excellent. Oh boy. Do Ultraman's palms get as sweaty as mine when I play? Probably not. Doo doo.
    18:44
    I saw a very large couple of questions in there. It did just go to ball search because I was not hitting anything. Well, I saw a couple of really large questions on there. I'll have to try and go back to those or something. Not spending any spaceium tonight because we really want to get Fuji to pop out. The more spaceium you have, the more likely it is for Fuji to pop out. So, we'll not be spending zespasiums.
    19:14
    Now I don't know how many Naranga shots I collected. But I don't want to go there if I don't have Naranga lit. Ah! I had two Spaceums lit and I hit the thing right in the middle. Let's just get like one more Naranga shot to be safe. I know I've gotten like two. Yeah. No! Come on! How did that happen? God dang it. It's okay, we'll play Dada. I love this mode too. This mode is... Naranga's my favorite mode in the game. This is probably my second favorite mode in the game. We gotta pay attention. Where's Dada gonna be?
    20:14
    Bottom Baltan. He's getting it. Oh, God. Keep hands on the flippers at all times. Did I not take the Tilpob out?
    20:32
    Oh, God, he moved. I forgot that he does that. Shoot. All right. Die, little guy. Yes. You're going to get it.
    20:50
    All right. Start doing the left ramp and center ramp combo. One. Two. Three. Dang it. Three. Keep it going. Before he runs away. This is the uncool way of beating this mode.
    21:15
    We haven't hit that yet. But we're about to! Yoink. All really good questions. Gonna let Bug take them when he gets the chance. Oh boy. Oh no, I wasn't paying attention. I don't know where he is. Oh dear.
    21:34
    That means he's going to spank us when he moves. Ultraman doesn't want to get spanked. I mean, I could luck my way into hitting it.
    21:47
    Where is it? We must find the alien. I know that, Kyle. Oh, okay. I can hit that. Somebody's going to have to give me a recap on all the questions I missed.
    22:03
    That was so rad. Love all the upper playfield. Whose idea was it to have all of them? I believe Spooky Luke's idea, originally.
    22:17
    It was... The upper playfield saw many different designs and ideas and stages. And there was a few ideas that we just weren't able to pull off that I know we could pull off now if we wanted to. so who knows there, but...
    22:43
    I'm trying to read this. Any thoughts on a one-second ball save? Oh my gosh. Ah, dang it! I Where you at? Where you at?
    23:15
    You dead meat! Anybody else watch dead meat on YouTube? Dead. Gotcha. Take that, Dada. Alright, right scoop.
    23:46
    Oh, I thought that was still open. The upper playfield, the topmost, I almost called it the pizza platter, because that's what we always call it at work. But the top playfield there, it opens and closes in so many different instances now. It's actually hard to keep up with.
    24:05
    All right. Believe. Yes. So here's another new feature about this update I wanted to talk about, is you'll notice that at the scoop there.
    24:20
    Okay, hang on. Okay, we're going to do this first. Sorry. So at the scoop there, you'll notice it's now, it's got some different colors going on.
    24:35
    Excuse me. And so the colors all signify different things. So light blue was extra ball. Deep blue is the store being open.
    24:49
    Oh, nice. Okay, we got ball time going. I will wait. Spooky will be at Expo. Will Spooky be at Expo? That ball had some heat on it.
    25:02
    I've got her warmed up. I'm seeing a work for pin thing in there. There you go. We are scoring a lot of... Doing a lot of stuff right now. Like, everything is lit. Everything's going crazy. Oh my goodness. That was fun. I liked it.
    25:33
    See, we're working on so much stuff at this point that when I get to just sit and enjoy it like this, it's so nice.
    25:43
    Seldomly do I just get to sit down and play for extended periods of time. And if I am, it's specifically testing something or clearing or...
    25:52
    It's nice to be leisureful. Did I get the suit? I did get the suit, but... Hell yeah. Oh my goodness.
    26:07
    Is that extra ball too? I think I just got, yeah, extra ball on top of that. There's a new extra ball. Yeah, new extra ball animation there. We are kind of blowing this up right now. This is cool.
    26:21
    How about another super jackpot? Wouldn't that be neat if we did that? Do it! Get the super jackpot! Yes!
    26:33
    Alright. I want Naronga. He's yelling at us. Okay. Zachariah Pinball. I have no idea what that is. Zachariah Pinball. I just learned something new.
    26:55
    I know what we can play now, though, and it's Naranga. Well, first we have to leave the store, but... All right.
    27:17
    Oh, shoot! Giant Fuji's out! Oh my god, I was looking at the chat! Okay, so Giant Fuji's out. you have about 15 or so seconds to hit it. It's at the topmost ball tan right now, so she's wrecking everything. If you don't hit it in time, it will advance forward the next time it pops out, and when she does it... Okay, we did not get it. So yeah, that jump scared me, which is funny because it's kind of like Halloween, but wow, that got me. I was not ready for that. Yeah, when Giant Fuji pops out like that, you have about 15 seconds to go and hit her. And then, like I said, if you don't get her, she will take away some of your Spacium and also advance forward. So each time she advances forward, too, she's going to be taking away more Spacium from you. So you really do need to hit her and move her back and keep her away from getting to the front. So, Giant Fuji, with the jump scare of the evening. Holy crap.
    28:19
    Got me. Crazy. Alright. I think it's Naranga time. As I've said for a while now. Do it! I love this game.
    28:38
    Did I not? I thought I got it ready. What did I do wrong? Okay. Well, we're going to keep trying. What do we want to do instead?
    28:49
    We didn't beat this last time. You have made my daughter so happy with Giant Fuji. That's what it's all about.
    28:59
    I like... I love when I see stuff like that. I like when people are like, the whole family is involved. That's one of my favorite things about Scooby right now, especially.
    29:09
    It's just... I love when the... Because, like, obviously, like, you're buying pinball machines, you're collecting pinball machines, you're clearly pretty die-hard about it. And sometimes your family is not as interested or into it as you are, so to see that we can do something to get them into it, I know how special something like that is, when people aren't as interested in that thing, and then you get them kind of into it, and you can see the gears turning as they're figuring out why pinball is so freaking rad. I love being a part of that in any way. That's really cool. Oh yeah! That was nice. Need one more Science Patrol Assist. Let's make it happen. Except for now I got Pigmon ready. Let's do that. If you really pay attention, the lights in the center here is to resemble Pigmon getting crushed. That was my devious little creation. So this is the Ultraman Leo theme song And it was cool that we got to include it in the game But whenever it plays That main stinger I always sing Pigmon instead Because it's his mode That is one of my favorite moments in the show Is when he's passionately holding Pigmon as he dies in his arms, and he's, Big Mon! He's so furious, like,
    30:46
    you don't get that level of emotion out of anybody anymore on a kid's show. They freaking sold it. They took it seriously. I like that.
    30:57
    They were messing around. Backhand the left orbit, question mark? This song freaking rules. Backhand the left orbit I not just the hell out of the game Hit that skill not skill shot jackpot Super jackpot I mean Oh get the assist Ah!
    31:23
    Word. Oh yeah. Not again, no! Big mon! Oh boy. Oh! And save! I have the menu settings for that song cranked! Well, that's a big, long message. That's awesome. It's always a win when the son, presumably around teenager age, is playing pinball and not Fortnite, right? Like, you'd rather see your son with his group of friends not huddled around the PS4 and huddled around some Ultraman. I always felt that little sting of guilt with my dad growing up.
    32:36
    I'd have a friend. We used to do karate together. And so he would come over to my house every Tuesday and Thursday. And you know, sometimes me and my friend didn't play pinball. We admittedly played some Call of Duty. And I could just tell it would... Not like, he wasn't like mad, like my dad wasn't like mad about it, but I could tell he was like I should be playing pinball. Which I agree now, I totally understand and agree, but it's always kind of funny. I'd feel guilty if I didn't. If I didn't play pinball. Oh, will I be able to start Naranga while I'm in this, like, pre-phase for Jiras, I wonder?
    33:23
    Let's find out. Yes! All right, stop Naranga from draining the power. So, if you haven't seen my tutorial on this video, it is a very intense mode with a lot going on, and I'm going to do my best to explain it and play with you guys. The general gist is you are keeping the power plants alive that Naranga is draining. There is five... it'll show us in a second. Five power plants that you're trying to keep alive, and then occasionally Naranga will pop up at those center drop targets. You have to take those out to beat... you have to take those out three times, and then shoot the crossover shot on the upper playfield to defeat him. So, there's a lot going on in the mode. Obviously, the more you keep these up, the more scoring you will get. This is giving me assists right now. So this is... Oh, man, there's so much to explain. The orange shots there are tied into those assists.
    34:24
    Oh, don't drain immediately after you start this. You came so far. Mr. Roman, I need your help. Get back out here.
    34:34
    Spooky Squirrel, I think you should do that one giveaway. Not the other one that you're probably thinking I'm talking about, but the other easier one.
    34:43
    Well, actually no, since we just started... Forget what I said. We're going to do the... That thing.
    34:58
    Okay, we are dying all over the place right now. Okay, so Naranga just took down one of the power plants.
    35:10
    We need to get back up there. Ooh, it doesn't look like I have an assist up there. I don't think I can bring it back online. That's a bummer.
    35:17
    We're getting slapped around by Naranga. Well, don't. I'm trying, Kyle. Oh my god, he's back already. Ugh! Okay, we'll definitely get back to this. You're so discreet. Yeah, I know.
    35:36
    Ultraman, hero of the galaxy. Alright. Ba-ba-bam! More space here. The museum is lit. I want that. I still... Oh wow, yeah it was. Holy cow. Oh, that's right. We got that all taken care of. Let's go for a Bemular. Let's see if we can get...
    36:31
    Sorry, I'm getting focused. Finger Scream would be awesome. I freaking agree, dude. I mean, we gotta have the option to have two games with Matthew Lillard side by side, because it just makes sense.
    36:48
    I'm trying! I keep hitting real shots and not the... not the targets! I did a couple practice games before hopping on live tonight, and I just could not freaking hit targets to save my life. Like, I was... Every time I was going for...
    37:04
    A target spacing of a shot, I was hitting a real shot. Shouldn't Bug be wearing a rumor fodder shirt like usual?
    37:14
    I love trolling. I won't lie. Major perk of working in pinball is trolling. Working our way through. We haven't played Ragone. That's like... Ultraman 101 type of mode.
    37:31
    A Friday the 13th in October tomorrow? Yeah, I know. It's pretty freaking sweet. We are lucky, to say the least, to be having one of those.
    37:43
    All right. Also beat Juras. Time to beat Juras. Har har har. Oh, that was quick. Die! He is a beast. A monster.
    38:01
    That was dirty. Classic. I love this mode intro sequence. I know I skip it a lot because I get in the groove and things are happening, but sometimes it's nice to enjoy. Oh, we're on... okay, so we're on theme discussion now. Gotcha! I need to know in the chat who here can sing the entire Ultraman theme song in Japanese.
    38:35
    And if you can, prove it. Or you're a liar. And you're not cool. All right, well, we are one super jackpot away from getting our wizard mode here, so why don't we try and do that?
    39:00
    Oh, dear. No! The Tim Curry is coming out. Prove it at Expo. Yeah! Please don't. I'm going to have, like, an army of people singing the Ultraman theme to me in Japanese at Expo. I mean, it wouldn't be the worst thing that would happen.
    39:25
    We got a nice little score going up there. Why are you doing that? Go to Bemular instead, dude. Space balls.
    39:40
    Decent. What do we want? I'll tell you what I want, what I really, really want. Pasta. Sorry, guys.
    40:00
    Oh, yeah, Return of Ultraman's a whole different bag. Like, my personal favorite Ultraman series is actually Ultraman Mabeus, which is a newer one from, oh, man, probably, like, 07, 08. I honestly don't know what year it's from. But if you're watching the Ultraman series with your daughter, you've got to watch Ultraman Mabeus. It's fan-freaking-tastic. Ultra 7 is also absolutely top-notch. I wasn't the biggest fan of Return of Ultraman. It was good, but I liked getting into the newer Ultraman. We had the whole series with the original.
    40:41
    Mabeus is amazing. The callbacks, yeah. I think Mabeus is like a fan favorite too, if I'm not mistaken. I think a lot of people agree that that series is top notch in the Ultraman world. It's definitely my favorite.
    40:54
    And then a handful of the movies are a really great time too, especially when they introduced Ultraman Zero. He's really badass. Son of Ultra Seven, he's awesome.
    41:04
    They do one movie with... We don't need to get into it. But it's great. when they introduced Ultraman Zero. That movie is a cheesy good time. I like any movie that feels like an 80s action movie but made in the modern day, like a really schlocky 80s action movie. And the movie where they introduce Ultraman Zero is exactly that. It's fantastic.
    41:29
    And it's also like the longest movie title ever. I'm not joking. You guys should look it up. It's called like Ultra Super Galaxy Monster Battle. or it's like Ultra 100 Monster Super Mega Battle. It's literally like that is the title of the movie. It is insane and awesome. Mega Monster Battle, yeah.
    41:52
    It is a really good time. All right, we need this super jackpot real bad. Trying to put that one away up there so we can focus We're just doing that one target It's not even a particularly tough one There we go Super should be lit, right? I think I got them all Oh yeah, it is It's getting scary You got them all Oh.
    42:37
    Yes! That is Wizard Mode lit. We're gonna kill the crap out of Zetan. Hopefully. Last time on the Halloween stream, I did this. I got to the Wizard Mode, and then I kind of biffed it immediately. So... I am... I have got to be, in the world, a top 10 contender.
    42:58
    You know, I'm going to just self-proclaim it. I am the best pinball player in the world at getting to a wizard mode and then immediately failing. I bet you I am the best at that, specifically. Not the best pinball player in the world by a long shot, but the best at getting to wizard modes and then immediately losing. That's my title.
    43:18
    I hope that's what they remember me for. Zetan. locking seven balls. We've got to do our stretches.
    43:34
    All right. I love his voice. Zetton. Okay. It's focus time. Oh my god, dude. Dude. What have we done?
    44:21
    So a lot of people have been asking, when is this code going to be available? It is currently, we're actually going to do something kind of unique tonight. And it was kind of something we wanted to do to make you being here even more special. So what you can do tonight is, if you want this code, if you want to play on this code, You can let Matt Kemp know and he will send you the code update for you to play We're still gonna do some more testing on it just for a couple more days here We're planning on putting it out this Sunday as of right now But if you want to get this code tonight, you absolutely can you just have to talk to Matt Kemp email Matt Kemp Matt you should drop your email in the chat there because I don't remember it off the top my head all of a sudden
    45:15
    But yeah, you can get this code tonight we're going to be going live actually with it on Sunday. Wanted to get a couple more days of testing in there. Really want to make sure it's as stable and safe as possible before it goes out to the public for real. But like I said, if you're interested, if you want to, you can get in there and get some Ultraman code tonight.
    45:36
    Or is it in the morning for you, Matt Kemp? You have to be just an absolute master of the time translation.
    45:47
    Because I never know what time it is in New Zealand still, and it's been like a year. I was laughing at that joke. I don't have Ultraman Can I Install on Star Trek or World Cup Soccer.
    46:17
    It's the future in New Zealand. Not a bad score. You know what time it is? Giveaway time. All right.
    46:29
    How am I going to do a dramatic number reveal again? Between zero and 100. Hit me with it. Start laying them on. For an entire Ultraman set, entire Ultraman playfield set. Oh, my gosh. It's so fast.
    46:47
    Oh I really should wear glasses I can keep up Oh man Holy cow. Squirrel, I hope you got this. Oh, my goodness. I'm just going to start scrolling up and scrolling through. This might take a second, guys, because you are all freaking awesome human beings who come to these live streams and partake. holy cow guys you are seriously the best oh man I don't I'm just scrolling through right now I don't think I see it oh my goodness wow I see it okay we have a winner okay I do see it yeah we have a winner you can stop sending in oh my goodness Alright, I just gotta, before I announce this winner, I'm a little sore, I'm tight, I can't reach back there and scratch. Could you guys just scratch this itch? Could you scratch this itch, perhaps, for me? Wait, there we go. It's right there. I can't reach it. I'm a dork, I know. I don't know why you guys put up with me.
    48:10
    Number 13. Uh, from my best guess, I think it was Grapopotamus, Grapopotamus. I believe he had it first.
    48:19
    Somebody needs to double check on me. It's LB. My handwriting's not the best. Uh, yeah, I believe Grapopotamus won that one. Yeah, somebody's gonna have to check. Somebody's got to go back and check. But yeah, Grapopotamus, that's what I saw. Okay, word. Yes. Congratulations, Gerpopotamus, which is a really funny name. I would like an explanation on it. Congratulations. You won yourself an entire set of Ultraman play fields, four play fields. But don't sweat it, guys. We still have one more. We still have one more giveaway to do, which we're going to technically start right away because it's going to be based on whatever my score is at the end of this game. So will Ultraman Code work on Halloween? No.
    49:07
    I should have done the score one on that game because it was actually a good score. With random stuff versus knowledge-based questions. Yeah, we like to switch it up. Sometimes we will do trivia questions. Like on Alice Cooper, we were doing trivia questions, but people are just too damn good. Oh, man, they're so good at that stuff. So we like to switch it up. Sometimes we do total chance because I like everybody to feel like they got a shot and that they should join in and, you know, try and go for that. So, all right, people are sending in scores. Send in your scores. What am I going to score on this game? Excuse me, LaCroix, it gives me chronic burping syndrome.
    49:43
    All right. And then, Squirrel, you're just going to have to cut that off at some point. But yeah, for the next giveaway, guess what my score will be at the end of this game. Go ahead, throw it in the chat there. And then, Squirrel, just cut it off eventually.
    49:57
    Awesome. Let's do this thing. Uno mas. Welcome to the Science Patrol. Starting off sassy with that catch.
    50:15
    Pardon the throat stuff tonight. I've just been talking a lot this week. And we did see Giant Fuji, which is super exciting.
    50:34
    You guys already know what I'm going for. Oh, did I hit that too soon? Monster. Still throwing in the guesses. I see some freaking believers in there. You guys are awesome.
    50:53
    Making me feel good about myself. Oh, too good. Seriously, guys, we love you so much. You are all the most fantastic people. I love doing these streams, guys. They really do mean a lot to me.
    51:10
    And I still have two more super exciting things to announce. We still got some more... Oh, man, we have so much stuff to talk about. I can't wait to get to the Q&A. I can wait, because I'm going to try and put up a wicked score for whoever is my truest of believers.
    51:28
    So, now what you may notice, I'm trying to hit these stand-up targets in a specific order right now. Squirrel, you should really cut off the entries soon here. It's gonna be hard to keep track of.
    51:39
    I'm trying to shoot these shots in order because you score more points for doing that. You can hit all of the drop targets, or I'm sorry, all of the stand-up targets throughout the mode in any order if you want, but if you hit them all in order, you get more points for that, which I've never done on video, but it looks like if I hit that, I just did.
    51:58
    Oh, so close. How much time do I got? Oh man, only nine seconds. Ah, ah, no, no. Give it back, give it back, don't you dare! Oh, I blew it. I gotta stop saying things that are gonna ruin me. Alright, Spooky Squirrel called it. No more entries. If you're in, you're in. And whoever gets the highest, I love you the most. Probably. Unless you're like... Don't be draining, I have a high guess. I'm gonna try my hardest. I'd like to get back to Z-Town if we could.
    52:51
    The first game we really... Don't worry. I got your back. We're gonna get you a playfield, whoever you are. We're getting you a playfield tonight.
    53:01
    It will be you who wins. Okay, we want the super secret skill shot. Oh, we hit it too fast! We still can hit it. Yes! That's how it's done. Okay. So that automatically qualifies the Naranga mode for you. Well, it should still do it, I believe.
    53:27
    That was aggressive. I'm getting scared. Let's go for a multiball and just try and rack up stupid points.
    53:36
    10 seconds. Get to headquarters now. Be careful or you will be in trouble. Alright. And you are dead. Son.
    53:59
    Awesome. I should say, I also love whoever guessed the lowest, because that's just funny. Super jackpot. Hit it.
    54:23
    You're teasing me. Oh my goodness. Dude. That was amazing how much I could not hit that shot. There we go. Alright. Now that we got the super jackpot at least secured, I always try and just hit it as quick as I can because you are locking in your stuff for the wizard mode. You have to get the super jackpot in each of the main multivolves to qualify for the wizard mode. So that's what I like to... In this mode, I always just immediately try and get that super jackpot. I don't care what the value is. I just go for it. After that, now we start hitting as many jackpots as we can. Rip those spinners up above because everything you're hitting in the mode is increasing the value of your super jackpot.
    55:09
    So we're also going to release that now. And we're going to try and get our way back up there. Hopefully score a pretty nice super.
    55:27
    Oh, mom. All right, back up we go. There we go. Nice little jackpot there. Oh, I forgot. We can also put a ball at the... Oh, that was dirty. We can also put a ball in... Well, we can't anymore because the boat's over. You can lock balls in various spots during those modes for, like, a double scoring. What's up, Buggles? Don! You're late! Oh my gosh! You are not locked in for an Ultraman playfield right now, sir. So, why are you even here? Why are you even here? And yes, I am stealing your idea, by the way.
    56:05
    In fact, hey, how about, Don, since you're here, so I was saying earlier that we should really do some kind of giveaway for anybody who uses a secret password at Expo when they see me, which is exactly what you were doing in Kentucky when I saw you. And I want to totally rip off your idea. So you should come up with the secret passcode or passphrase or whatever for Expo. So if anybody comes up to me and says whatever you're about to say, I will give them a free something. I have to figure out what that is yet, but we'll give them a free something. So Don, you're in charge. You've got to figure that out for me.
    56:45
    He's like, dude, you don't have to explain it. I literally came up with it. Oh, shoot. Might need to add more time. Will do. Awesome. But you gotta let us know tonight. Like, while we're still streaming.
    57:11
    Is anybody out yet? Did I already pass anybody's lower guess? Decent choice. Why that one in particular?
    57:30
    Don was like, Bug's not doing any t-shirt trolling tonight, so I will. Nice. Okay. Let's get this super jackpot.
    57:50
    All right. Don has spoken. If you come up to the booth and say, Texas Chainsaw Massacre, you will get a free something. We're going to figure out what that something is, but yeah, if you say Texas Chainsaw Massacre to me at Expo and not, is your next game Texas Chainsaw Massacre, or I really hope your next game is Texas Chainsaw Massacre. If you just say Texas Chainsaw Massacre and nothing else, you'll get a free something. All right, super jackpot, incoming Are you kidding?
    58:40
    Oh my god, I keep getting like multiple up there, it really throws me off Two super jackpots down. We're working our way back to wizard.
    59:13
    Maybe that would be confusing. Yeah, maybe. what have you done to me down right oh goodness me what do we need to get the bolt hand going. Top one? Okay. Top one. Don't get eliminated. I'll give you a hug if you know what that's from. What was the Benton Diner we ate at? Nick's. Nick's Cafe. We go there every single week. Usually on Tuesdays, a small crew of us goes to Nick's cafe every single week and it's delicious. We love it there. They have amazing chicken and waffles. Our server is really mean to us, but in a very funny way. So we love her to death.
    60:24
    Their coffee is delicious. They have a wide option of items on the menu. You can get like a steak with some eggs. It's astounding. Like Nick's cafe in Cuba city. Love it. That should be the password. Okay. God, I can't believe you're making this more complicated than it already was. Okay, the new password, according to Don, and final password is Nick's Cafe. So if you say Nick's Cafe at Expo, you will get a free something.
    60:57
    The Don has spoken. The Don. I don't know why I don't call you that more often. Narungga, let's do this thing.
    61:07
    Thank you all again so much for being here tonight. This is a great turnout. I was very happy to see all the Ultraman support and love. Really means the world to me, guys. That way there's no confusion. Well, there's confusion now, Don! You know I love you. Seriously, I'm honestly really excited to just see everybody at Expo. It's gonna be awesome. We got an assist over there, up there, over there, and there! One here? I think so, yeah.
    61:47
    All right, let's do this thing. Naranga's draining all the power. We're gonna keep it up. We've got the power!
    61:59
    Alright, and then that'll fill that one up. Hit me. Hit me. Do the thing. Do the roar. Oh, that failed.
    62:10
    No! No! What was our score? Did we do decent? 52's not too bad. Well, we don't know yet. Hang on. Great job, but I 52 340 who won let me know