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Episode 104 – Social Media Watch

Head2Head Pinball·podcast_episode·49m 2s·analyzed·Aug 12, 2019
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TL;DR

Instructional breakdown of Stern's Seaway (1980) rules and playfield mechanics.

Summary

A instructional video segment from the 'Understanding Pinball' series (filmed in 1989) demonstrating the rules and gameplay mechanics of Stern's Seaway (1980), a seven-digit scoring machine. The host walks through playfield features including drop target banks, loop shots, bonus multipliers, and the game's novel high-score display function.

Key Claims

  • Understanding Pinball videos were filmed over 20 years ago in 1989

    high confidence · Host states at beginning: 'I filmed these over 20 years ago in 1989'

  • Stern released Seaway in May of 1980

    high confidence · Host directly states: 'Stern released Seaway in May of 1980'

  • Seaway was a seven-digit scoring machine

    high confidence · Host describes: 'This was a seven-digit scoring machine'

  • Seaway featured four flippers on the playfield at strategic places

    high confidence · Host notes: 'four flippers on the playfield at strategic places'

  • Stern's novel feature at the time was displaying high score date in memory before third ball

    high confidence · Host states: 'Stern had one novel thing that no one else was doing at the time, and that is when your second ball finally did drain, the game would show you the high score date currently in the memory bank of the computer before it spit out the third and last'

Notable Quotes

  • “This series of videos I call 'Understanding Pinball' — I filmed these over 20 years ago in 1989 and I show you on each game that it's more than just flipping the flippers.”

    Host (unidentified) @ opening — Establishes the educational mission of the Understanding Pinball series and its age (filmed 1989)

  • “Stern released Seaway in May of 1980. This was a seven-digit scoring machine, and the cabinet and playfield has a predominantly blue color.”

    Host @ early segment — Key factual claim establishing Seaway's release date, scoring system, and visual design

  • “Notice the loop at the top of the playfield that makes this game extra challenging, with four flippers on the playfield at strategic places, making for interesting play.”

    Host @ early segment — Highlights distinctive design features of Seaway (loop and quad-flipper layout)

  • “Stern had one novel thing that no one else was doing at the time, and that is when your second ball finally did drain, the game would show you the high score date currently in the memory bank of the computer before it spit out the third and last.”

    Host @ closing segment — Identifies Seaway's unique innovation in computerized scoring display — evidence of early solid-state pinball advancement

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Transcript

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0:03
this series of videos I call understanding pinball I filmed these over 20 years ago in 1989 and I show you on each game that it's more than just flipping the flippers there's actually a really neat set of rules on how to play each game I hope you enjoy
0:31
them Stern releas seawa in May of 1980 this was a seven-digit scoring machine and the cabinet and Playfield has a predominantly blue
0:50
color notice the loop at the top of the Playfield that makes this game extra challenging with four flippers on the Playfield at strategic places makes for interesting play to knock down one drop Target Bank the second one and finally the third when you first start your
1:17
game your ball comes up the lane through a piece of uh sheet metal guides your ball through the play field and closes back over so you have a perfect circle the sound of the Waves rolling in as you shoot
1:36
the drop Targets this is Bank One Bank two and Bank three can be lit right here every time I complete one I'll light a blue light now this is worth 1 times the loop value when I complete it see the X here every time I get that I'll increase my bonus when I go down right now I I only get one times whatever I have now it's worth two times the X moves
2:14
here now it's worth two + 1 this is Stern's way of adding these scores together and up top that's worth
2:26
three with all these three lit my extra ball Lane will light
2:37
as each drop Target bank is knocked down the Rip Tide blue lights will light accordingly going all the way around the [Music]
2:56
loop and finally the loop value is worth double the light is lit on both sides all I have to do is get my ball up to hit this star switch to score the value this flipper here can fire the ball up the lane to go around the loop but it can also hit the ball through this opening where I score 5,000 and get an advance on my bonus score here now I get a chance to take my shot again
3:36
up by the pop bumpers there are targets four of them that light corresponding lights next to the spinner the fourth one is oh where is he right there there he is unfortunately when the ball drains these features are reset the only feature remembered is in fact the bonus scoring that I've made during the game Stern had one novel thing that no one else was doing at the time and that is when your second ball finally did drain the game would show you the high squired date currently in the memory bank of the computer before it spit out the third and last