Stern X Men teaser reaction!

Don's Pinball Podcast YouTube Feed·video·6m 34s·analyzed·Aug 30, 2024

Analysis

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TL;DR

Don's live reaction to Stern Uncanny X-Men teaser reveals Sentinel mechanism, comic art style, Sept 4 release date.

Summary

Don reacts live to the newly released Stern Uncanny X-Men teaser trailer, analyzing brief visual details of the playfield including what appears to be a Sentinel head mechanism, comic book art style, and various playfield features. The game is officially announced for September 4 release. Don speculates on design choices, potential mechanical features, and art direction while acknowledging limited information from the short teaser.

Key Claims

Stern Uncanny X-Men teaser was released on a specific date with Jack Danger involved in the reveal
high confidence · Don confirmed seeing the teaser drop and mentions 'Jack Danger's doing it' in reference to the teaser/reveal
The game features a Sentinel head as a playfield mechanism
high confidence · Don observes 'I didn't expect to see that Sentinel head pop up there' while analyzing the teaser footage
The art style is based on comic books rather than the X-Men '97 animated series specifically
medium confidence · Don notes 'looks like they likely riding the wave of X-97 without going for that particular license but going back to cartoon or comic' and later confirms 'that doesn't look like the cartoon show that looks like comic book'
Jeremy Packer is doing the art for Uncanny X-Men
low confidence · Don speculates 'Jeremy Jeremy Packer is like you know tops at Sam Stern right now especially for comic book style art' but acknowledges 'i haven't heard anything on who's doing the art'
Official release date for Uncanny X-Men is September 4
high confidence · Don references '9-4? 9-4, so that's next frickin' week' and confirms this appears in the teaser

Notable Quotes

“it was always two days away oh that Sam Stern teaser is going to drop on Tuesday and Tuesday would come. Oh, it's going to be there Friday”
Don@ 0:27 — Don humorously describes the weeks of anticipation and delays for the teaser announcement
“I didn't expect to see that Sentinel head pop up there”
Don@ 3:36 — Expresses surprise at the Sentinel mechanism reveal in the teaser
“Jack Danger? What are you doing, Jack Danger?”
Don@ 4:21 — Rhetorical question wondering about the design choices being revealed
“Dude, I want to know more now. I want to know so much more.”
Don@ 5:01 — Expresses excitement and anticipation for more details about the game
“if there is a hatch, I don't want to get too excited. I don't want to get too excited. He's going to get his paint chipped.”
Don@ 5:22 — Speculates about potential mechanical features while expressing concern about durability

Entities

Donperson Jack Dangerperson Jeremy PackerpersonStern PinballcompanyUncanny X-Mengame SentinelproductX-Men '97productZach Mannyperson

Signals

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design_philosophy: Jack Danger employing envelope-pushing mechanical design with Sentinel head mechanism on Uncanny X-Men playfield
high · Visual analysis of Sentinel head mechanism that Don finds noteworthy enough to analyze extensively for potential functionality and design influence
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event_signal: Stern Pinball officially announced Uncanny X-Men through teaser trailer with Jack Danger involvement
high · Don confirmed watching and reacting to official teaser that dropped; mentions Jack Danger's involvement in the reveal
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community_signal: Jeremy Packer potentially leading art direction for Uncanny X-Men with comic book style aesthetic
low · Don speculates 'Jeremy Jeremy Packer is like you know tops at Sam Stern right now especially for comic book style art' but acknowledges lack of confirmation
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announcement: Official Stern Uncanny X-Men teaser released with confirmed September 4 release date and first-look at Sentinel mechanism
high · Don confirms seeing the teaser with '9-4? 9-4, so that's next frickin' week' visible in the teaser trailer
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licensing_signal: Uncanny X-Men using Marvel IP with focus on comic book aesthetic rather than pursuing X-Men '97 animated series license
medium · Don notes 'looks like they likely riding the wave of X-97 without going for that particular license but going back to cartoon or comic' and 'i did hear a rumor that wasn't X-Men '97 it was what appears to be the '97 X-Men but Uncanny X-Men and that tracks'

Topics

Stern Uncanny X-Men teaser analysis and mechanical designprimaryPlayfield art style (comic book vs. animated series)primarySentinel head mechanism and potential functionalityprimaryOfficial release date announcement (September 4)primarySpeculation about artist involvement (Jeremy Packer)secondarySpeculation about design influences (John Papaduke, Circus Voltaire ringmaster)secondaryJack Danger's design philosophy and teaser approachsecondary

Sentiment

positive(0.82)— Don is enthusiastic and excited about the teaser reveal, appreciating the visual design and Sentinel mechanism. He expresses eagerness to learn more ('I want to know so much more'). Minor concerns expressed about potential durability issues with the mechanism, but overall sentiment is one of anticipation and approval.

Transcript

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what's up fan don here from don spinball podcast you know where to find me hey i was just sitting in my easy chair relaxing after work and what should happen to drop in my lap but the stern uncanny x-men teaser that's been largely rumored to have been coming out for like what seems like weeks now it's probably only been two but it seems longer than that it was always two days away oh that stern teaser is going to drop on Tuesday and Tuesday would come. Oh, it's going to be there Friday and Friday would come in. Oh, the beginning of next week to the point that I was like, if it comes, it comes. And then what dropped in my lap today while I was sitting there relaxing, watching some television, not another Jersey Jack avatar teaser picture. Although I'm sure that's coming later today, but the stern uncanny X-Men teaser, I saw a little, somebody emailed me a link or messaged me. Jack danger's doing it. I haven't watched the trailer yet. owner teaser whatever it is it looks like it's pretty short so we're gonna check it out you're getting a live reaction from this guy right now let's go roll that beautiful bean footage all right so comics right ah there it is The Bafa Bash toy. 9-4? 9-4, so that's next frickin' week. I'm gonna watch that ten more times. Alright let break that down That was cool When I first loaded up the video like the first couple seconds played and it looked like the Marvel intro from the movies So I was like okay we just going to get confirmation that this is a theme and then we going to find out what it is later I didn expect to see that Sentinel head pop up there All right So what do we got It looks like the OG cartoon It looks like they likely riding the wave of X 97 without going for that particular license but going back to cartoon or comic uh looks like the cartoon show mimicked the comics pretty closely as far as art style looks like what we're getting i'm gonna go back in there watch it again and see if i can see some detail of what's going on with the uh the the art on the play field now who's doing this zombie yeti is like you know tops at stern right now especially for comic book style art and i haven't heard anything on who's doing the art um i did hear a rumor that wasn't x-men 97 it was what appears to be the 97 x-men but uncanny x-men and that tracks that tracks so we were getting some good info i like that i like that all right let's jump back in and watch this thing again here all right so let's just tab through here so yeah all right so got all the characters in there you know like the whatever you call the magnificent seven or something is that jean gray looks like jean gray wait a second hang on hang on hang on can we figure out this art style this doesn't that doesn't look like storm from a cartoon that i remember is that comic book storm must be must be comics i dig that yeah dude this look at the look at the shading this is comic shading all right this is a marvel what if stern starts doing pinball movies the stern expanded universe who ready for that i want to go on Black Knight Sword of Rage I want to see the prequels it a Black Knight how did the Black Knight become the Black Knight uncanny X-Men dude there we go okay hang on here for just a dang second this is all we have to go on until now look at the art on that sentinel head is that just a smooth dome with that cool painting on there I dig it man all right it's definitely comic yeah that doesn't look like the cartoon show that looks like comic book I see some plastic so it is stern is this the premium that's gonna have the rise up head and the pro is gonna have just you know whatever whatever that looks cool man all right inserts I can't really see much are these fast locks I can't tell I see a new pinball machine for the first time it's so awesome we're gonna digest this all labor day weekend just this 10 seconds of static frame on this. What's this over here? Is that a gate? Is that like a ramp that just ends right there and there's like a one-way gate on it? The hell is that? What are you doing, Jack Danger? I was talking. What did he even say? It's gotta be a bash toy, right? so wait it can't be a dome on top because that's got to go down and sit flush with the play field can we see him rise up how high does he get no it comes in like already kind of coming up yes he's already coming up so what the hell do you just bounce balls off there talk about like we need more air balls in pinball So is this the middle of the play field Is this the back third Kind of where the inserts look like Is that a bridge behind him? Dude, I want to know more now. I want to know so much more. All right. I'm going to have to analyze the heck out of this. But yeah, that's cool. I don't know how that works if that's all the way down. Maybe there's a hatch cover. Would it be cool if there was like a hatch that would move aside and then this guy would come up? because his head doesn't look like it would be smooth for balls rolling over it. Looks like it'd be airball heaven. Dude, if there is a hatch, I don't want to get too excited. I don't want to get too excited. He's going to get his paint chipped. Is this like we're dipping into some old John Papadiuk designs? Is this the ringmaster from Circus Voltaire? So 9-4, what day is it today? It's the 30th, right? So is that Tuesday? I have to look at a calendar. yo all right thank you stern no i don't want to buy a jeep all right back to this okay so we got it man next cornerstone and it's still august somewhere zag many is recovering from his bush light party from last night and celebrating while dennis audibly groans because he was calling it that there was going to be something in august and here it is all right so if you excuse me i'm gonna run over to Costco go play some Jurassic Park Home Edition and then figure out if I'm gonna get this game or not I guess I'm gonna have to wait and see what more is in there but what's up with that Sentinel man comments below you know where to find them share this video around everywhere too let's get it pop in on YouTube