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SAW Homebrew (crappier Whirlwind) Pinball Review!! Spoiler: IT SUCKS!!

Walt Wood Pinball·video·17m 1s·analyzed·Sep 26, 2025
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TL;DR

Walt Wood savagely reviews Saw homebrew as inferior Whirlwind copy with missing audio and weak rules.

Summary

Walt Wood delivers a harshly critical review of the Saw homebrew pinball machine, claiming it's a poorly executed copy of Whirlwind lacking music, audio, coherent rules, and compelling gameplay. Wood expresses personal frustration with Glenn (the creator) for allegedly talking negatively about him, using the review as a platform to air grievances while critiquing specific design choices like flashing arrows and underutilized standup targets.

Key Claims

  • Saw is a copy of Whirlwind with worse game rules, audio, and light show

    high confidence · Repeated throughout review; core criticism comparing the two games directly

  • The game lacks music, audio callouts, and proper gameplay documentation

    high confidence · Wood repeatedly points out absence of audio: 'No music, no audio' and criticizes video quality

  • Every arrow flashes simultaneously, creating unclear player objective

    high confidence · Wood criticizes design repeatedly: 'Why is every arrow flashing? Every single arrow is flashing'

  • The primary mode is simply spelling 'SAW' with unclear mechanics

    high confidence · Gameplay footage shows white shots spell letters, red shots lose letters, reach scoop to start

  • Glenn and team didn't design the game; it's derivative of Pat Lawlor's Whirlwind

    medium confidence · Wood attacks credit listing: 'Pat Lawler did that game. Get your names off there'

Notable Quotes

  • “All this is making me do is want to play Whirlwind. Whirlwind has better game rules, better audio, better dude, a better light show. It literally has Whirlwind is everything better than this.”

    Walt Wood @ Mid-review — Core critique summarizing Saw's inferiority across all dimensions

  • “Why is every arrow flashing? Are you sure you didn't you weren't on drugs making this? Cuz every arrow is flashing, bro.”

    Walt Wood @ Early gameplay critique — Highlights specific design flaw and mockingly inverts Glenn's alleged criticism of Wood

  • “This mode sucks. All they did I need a better gameplay video. You guys don't have any good gameplay video. They literally lit that target and that target. This is your mode, bro. You light these horrible standup targets.”

    Walt Wood @ Mid-review — Criticizes both gameplay design and marketing (lack of video content)

  • “No, look, we got no game audio, no music. What's going on right here? I mean, dude, but also no gameplay video. Where's your Where's your online presence, dude?”

    Walt Wood @ Late review — Identifies multiple presentation failures beyond gameplay

  • “It doesn't feel good hitting a stand-up target for the player. FYI, it feels good when you hit a shot for the player. So, put the arrow on a shot.”

    Walt Wood @ Design critique section — Provides actual design feedback emphasizing shot-based mechanics over standup targets

Entities

Walt WoodpersonGlennpersonSawgameWhirlwindgamePat LawlorpersonCanadapersonDon's Pinball Podcastorganization

Signals

  • ?

    community_signal: Interpersonal conflict within pinball homebrew community; allegation of Glenn criticizing Wood and other players; Wood using review platform to respond to personal grievances

    high · 'The guy who made this game is always talking shit about me' and repeated references to Glenn's alleged criticism about drug use

  • ~

    sentiment_shift: Broad dismissal of Saw as failed homebrew; comparison to superior original (Whirlwind) unfavorable; skepticism about creator's credibility

    medium · Repeated assertion that Saw is 'worse Whirlwind' that only makes player want to play original game instead

  • ?

    community_signal: Wood positions himself as honest, credible voice offering design mentorship; contrasts his credibility (ranked top player, tournament wins) against Glenn's lack of demonstrated skill

    high · 'I just won 200 Whoppers in Illinois...I can back up my shit...you show up and you give us this'

  • ?

    design_philosophy: Specific playfield design flaw: simultaneous lighting of all arrows creates visual clutter and fails to guide player through clear objective progression

    high · 'Every single arrow is flashing...you got to have some like kind of symmetry in your modes...the player has to ask what's my action?'

  • ?

    design_philosophy: Critical disagreement on shot-based vs standup-target mechanics; Wood advocates for shot-based design as more satisfying

    high · 'It doesn't feel good hitting a stand-up target for the player...it feels good when you hit a shot for the player'

Transcript

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0:03
Yo, what is going on? Today we're doing a popup review. I didn't even expect to do one, but we're doing one right now. You know why? Because the guy who made this game is always talking [ __ ] about me. So, we're going to find out if the game's any good. The game is Saw and the dude is Glenn, whatever the [ __ ] his name is. Let's see. I don't really know. There he is. Glenn. Uh, how do you say it? White or whatever. Yeah, bro. Always talking [ __ ] about your boy. Always on drugs, always [ __ ] up, right? Yeah. So, now we're going to go through your game and see if it's any good, [ __ ] And I heard you giving Canada [ __ ] about him giving somebody some c um like giving somebody some honor on 9/11 and you try to patronize that. [ __ ] you, dude. Like, that's some [ __ ] bro. You don't understand what [ __ ] tragedies mean to other people. [ __ ] you. Seriously, bro. So, now we're going to [ __ ] review your game and see if it's any good. See how your game stacks up. Let's [ __ ] go, buddy. Now it's a popup review, man. The tables have turned. Let's go. Let's see if Saul's any good. I already know it isn't because you just copied [ __ ] Whirlwind. I know. I already know it's not. You just [ __ ] copied another game. And then it says on game design, four people on game design. First of all, you need to get your [ __ ] names off there because none of you did game design. That's Pat Lawler. Pat Lawler did that game. Okay, so get your [ __ ] names off there. Let's see some pictures of this thing. Where's the pictures? Let me see pictures. Pictures. Gallery. Let's see it. Load more images. Let's see it. No, bro. I'm getting sick of this [ __ ] People running around saying, "I'm your boy's on drugs. I'm on drugs." How many times I got to talk about the fact I'm sober? At least three years sober, bro. Working on it every day. [ __ ] you, dude. I'm sick of these [ __ ] Load more images, bro. You ain't got no images for me. All right, [ __ ] it then. We'll go on here. [ __ ] it. You know what? [ __ ] it. We'll try and find some gameplay another way. [ __ ] it. Saw pinball. Uh, homeb bro. There we go. Home bro. Oh, is this it? Here we go. Let's go. Blow my [ __ ] dick off.
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    market_signal: Poor documentation and online presence; lack of quality gameplay videos; insufficient content to showcase game mechanics

    high · 'Where's your Where's your online presence, dude? I got nothing' and frustration with missing/low-quality gameplay footage

  • ?

    product_concern: Homebrew game plagued by missing core features: no audio, no music, no callouts, poorly lit modes, unclear objectives

    high · Repeated critiques: 'No game audio' 'No music' 'Why is every arrow flashing?' 'What am I supposed to do?'

    • 2:33
    Blow my [ __ ] dick off. Seriously, I'm sick of these [ __ ] talking [ __ ] bro. And this motherfucker's talking [ __ ] at the lineman tournament, too. Two weeks ago. We're out there having a ball, dude. Having fun, having a great time. The first comment I see is this [ __ ] saying, "I'm on drugs." [ __ ] this guy. Seriously, bro. You give me [ __ ] You give Canada [ __ ] [ __ ] you, dude. Is it because you're in love with me in Canada? Is that what it is? Are you secretly in love with us? It might be it. You got to look in the mirror and ask yourself, bro, are you in love with me? Are you in love with Canada? It's something. Something's going on. So, let's take a look at this dude's modern marvel of a game. Let's see what we got here. Oh, my dick is prepared to be blown off. Come on. Let's go.
    3:27
    Let's go, bro. Let's go. I'm ready. Come on. Give it to me. [Music] [Applause] I already know you took whirlwind. I already know it's whirlwind. Where is it? That's not it. Where is it? Where is it? I don't care. There it is. Let's see this [ __ ] Let's see this [ __ ] [ __ ] Look at that. You copied whirlwind, bro.
    4:09
    [Music] Oh, wow. The discs move, bro. Holy [ __ ] Oh, wow. The discs move, bro. Holy [ __ ] The [ __ ] discs move. Oh my god.
    4:20
    Why is every arrow flashing? Every single arrow is flashing. Look, every [ __ ] arrow is flashing. So, what am I supposed to do? What am I doing in this [ __ ] game? [Music] Bro, why is every arrow flashing? Are Bro, why is every arrow flashing? Are you sure you didn't you weren't on drugs making this? Cuz every arrow is flashing, bro. What's up now?
    4:58
    [Music] No music, no audio. I mean, but even the camera guy is bored, bro. You got Even the [ __ ] camera guy is bored.
    5:17
    You made this poor lady age like 50 years, dude. She was like a [ __ ] teenager when you started when they started filming. That's how boring that was. That's how boring that was. You bored 50 years out of her life.
    5:33
    No, go back to the other one, bro. I want to see more Saw. Why is every arrow flashing? Dude, what is wrong with you guys? Are you Dude, you got to have some like kind of [ __ ] symmetry in your modes, dude. You know what I'm saying? You got to like what what's your action? You know, the player has to ask what's my action? Why am I doing this? You know, you can't just light every [ __ ] arrow, dude. God damn, bro. You got to work on this, man. Before you like, I'm serious. like you you love to run around and talk about like, yo, I'm this way, the Canada is this way, whatever the [ __ ] it is. And I'm standing up for my boy Canada on this one. I'm telling you right now, cuz that [ __ ] is telling truth. Whether you like it or not, this [ __ ] is dropping truth bombs on you. Whether you like it or not, Canada is telling the truth. Give this [ __ ] his trophy. whatever he wants. Give it to Can't you just split it between Kale and and uh [ __ ] uh what's his face? Canada. Just have a [ __ ] equal partnership six months of the year. How about this joint custody trophy? Half the week it stays at your house, half the week it comes at my house. You know, I grew up like that. My parents had joint custody of me. I turned out okay. I'm a little twisted. I'm a little fired up today, but you know, it's just the way it rolls. Tough [ __ ]
    7:03
    I'm just saying, bro, if you're going to run around talking [ __ ] about all of us, you should have some [ __ ] to back it up. This sucks. This [ __ ] sucks. I need to see I need to see a better gameplay of this, bro. Cuz I All this is making me do is want to play Whirlwind. Whirlwind has better game rules, better audio, better [ __ ] dude, a better light show. It literally has Whirlwind is everything better than this. This all this did all all this saw is is a worse whirlwind. That's all it is. This sucks. You better There better be some better gameplay video cuz this sucks, bro. I'm going to tell you right now. Horrible. You know what I think? Horrible. [ __ ] Let's see some more. You better have some more, bro. I need to see some more. I mean, bro, you don't even have your own video in there. Let's see. Here we go. Here we go. Ready? Uh, Saw Pinball Homebrew. Come on. What you got? All right. Here we go. Here we go. This is a little clear. You're going to lose a letter. You're going to lose a letter. Okay. Okay. So, you're playing a game. So, you're playing a game. So, yeah. So, you lost one letter. So, yeah. So, you lost one letter. Well, I want red shot. Well, I want red shot. No, you want white shot. white shots. No, you want white shot. white shots. Yeah, red shots are going to turn on a Yeah, red shots are going to turn on a disc and lose a letter. Okay. Okay. Yeah. Three white letters and then get Yeah. Three white letters and then get to the scoop to start. [Music]
    8:40
    Bro, where's the game music? Where's the audio? You There's no audio. What the [ __ ] are you guys doing? I'm keeping you at the same standard as Whirlwind at this point. All right. The same level as Whirlwind. You don't get a pass. You [ __ ] don't get a pass. If you're copying whirlwind, you got to bring audio. You got to bring call outs. You got to bring I'm holding you [ __ ] at that level. That's what I'm saying to you. So far, you're bringing nothing. You're bringing me a boring mode where I got to spell saw. Oh, big [ __ ] deal. And then the white arrows take a letter away. What? The red ones add one. Oh god. Amazing.
    9:23
    I can just hit one. Oh, you see what I did there? Yeah. Yeah. That was nice.
    9:40
    Yo, they lit like the worst standoffs in the whole game, too. This mode sucks. All they did I need a better v gameplay video. You guys don't have any good gameplay video. They literally lit that target and that target. This is your mode, bro. You light these horrible standup targets. That's your mode. This is your mode. Wow. And I'm I'm the guy on drugs. I'm the one on drugs and this is your mode. Dude, you got to stop and think about that for a minute, bro. You do you know the kind of modes? If you weren't such a [ __ ] talker, do you know the kind of modes I could help you design for this [ __ ] thing to make to exploit all the different areas of the play field, dude? But no, you know it all cuz we're all on [ __ ] up and on drugs, right? You know it all. We don't know [ __ ] You know everything.
    10:40
    Let's see. Dude, you got to give me Come on, bro. Like there's nothing. There's literally nothing. So, I I'll try to search again.
    10:50
    All right. Here we go. Here we go. Here's a Yo, you guys forgot to put the music in, dude.
    11:15
    And there's no there's no lights lit. Yeah, bro. Yo, this guy Glenn or Yeah, bro. Yo, this guy Glenn or whatever the [ __ ] your name is. Dude, I'm just calling you out, bro, because you like to say I'm on drugs all the time. So, what I'm saying to you is work. Instead of running around saying we're all on drugs, you need to step back and work more on this [ __ ] game, dude. Because this game sucks from what I see. No, look, we got no game audio, no music. Wh What's going on right here? I mean, dude, but also no gameplay video. Where's your Where's your online presence, dude? I got nothing. [ __ ] What mode am I in right here? There's literally no The only thing flashing is the GI, the general illumination. There's no arrows or anything lit on the playfield at all. Look at this.
    12:10
    What the [ __ ] am I doing here? You guys need help. I'm telling you. So, before you this dude, I mean, I'm sure it's not all of you working on this, but you got to tell your buddy Glenn before he runs around and start talking [ __ ] about all of us. Crack yourselves out a winner first, you know? You got to have something to back you back yourselves up. If you notice, I don't make this channel. I'm one of the top pinball players in the [ __ ] world. Okay? I just won 200 Whoppers in Illinois. All right? So I can back up my [ __ ] when I'm talking about videos, when I'm talking about rules, when I'm talking about pinball companies, I can back my [ __ ] up. You know what I'm saying? Because when I show up, I perform. You show up and you give us this. So can you really back up what you're saying? I don't know, [ __ ] But I'm the guy on drugs, right? Meanwhile, you're giving us this halfass [ __ ] No gameplay, no game audio, no [ __ ] uh game music, no [ __ ] rule. What is this rules? The only mode I saw was a dumb mode where it's like spell saw. This mode takes a one away, I let her away. This stupid standup adds one. You didn't think to like put the arrow on a shot to make it feel good for the player? The It doesn't feel good hitting a stand-up target for the player. FYI, it feels good when you hit a shot for the player. So, put the arrow on a shot. Ding, ding, ding. And this came from the guy that's on drugs. So, before you talk [ __ ] next time, remember, we all got eyes and ears. We know where you are. We can hear you, [ __ ] Okay? And we're, you know, we're going to critique your [ __ ] too. And you know what? That's just the way it rolls, [ __ ] So, this is the only gameplay video I have to go on. I got nothing else, bro. I got I got no I got nothing else. Do we got any other gameplay vids? I don't think so. Amazing proof. Amazing. At least Don This is Okay, this video is from Don's pinball podcast. At least Don gave you a music bed. Don had some some f Don had a heart for you and he put a music bed in here. Listen.
    14:42
    Oh, there's an arrow lit. I saw an arrow lit. Yay. [Music] Oh, at least Don gave you a music bed. Now the game is somewhat interesting. God damn. Like, bro, your game's going to suck without music. I'll tell you right now, [ __ ] right now. So, just a few tips from me, the drug addict. Um, number one, I would I would uh not run around talking [ __ ] so much about, you know, people like me, people like Canada, people who are honest in this industry, in this hobby. We're honest. What you see is what you get. We're not getting paid to say some dumb [ __ ] that we don't believe in. I can't say the same for more than half the people in this hobby. You know, when you watch me, you know what I'm saying is true. Canada is the same way. Kale, Electric Bat, Rachel, same [ __ ] way. Real is what you get. What you see is what you get. They're real [ __ ] dude. This one, I don't know. I don't know about this dude. I would say Yeah. So my advice, stop run stop running around talking [ __ ] about us so much and concentrate on your [ __ ] cuz this sucks. You know what I'm saying? That's like me running around talking [ __ ] about pinball players and I'm ranked like 5,000th in the world. Maybe I should shut the [ __ ] up and practice pinball and get my rank up before I open my [ __ ] mouth. You know what I'm saying? The same goes for you in this situation. Maybe you should bring us a banger before you open your [ __ ] mouth and talk about how we're all [ __ ] up on drugs. Okay, that's all I have to say. Thank you for bringing this into my life. This is horrible. I remember I saw it a couple years ago in Texas. I thought it was the I thought I'm like this is Whirlwind and I played it. I'm like, yo, this got no game audio. I'd rather play Whirlwind. So, I found a whirlwind and played it. And now it makes me just want to play Whirlwind. So, at least the one thing you guys did is inspire me to play Whirlwind. Like, you guys made such a bad homebrew with this that you inspired me to play the better game that inspired you to make this. So, thank you. Yeah, thanks so much. Until next time, I'll see you guys later. And uh, cheers, folks.