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The Beatles (Stern 2018)

Mystery Pinball Theater 3000·video·1h 1m·analyzed·Oct 26, 2019
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TL;DR

Live Beatles pinball tutorial and gameplay stream with pricing critique.

Summary

Mystery Pinball Theater 3000 streams a live session playing Stern's 2018 Beatles pinball machine, featuring tutorials for newcomers Jason, Tanya, and their parents, followed by extended gameplay commentary. The host explains core pinball mechanics (modes, shots, multiball, skill shots) while playing and critiquing the game's $12,000+ price point relative to its licensing costs versus standard Stern machines (~$6-7K). Discussion touches on game difficulty, rule complexity, and accessibility for casual players.

Key Claims

  • The Beatles pinball costs approximately $12,000, roughly double the price of a standard modern Stern pinball (~$6,000) due to licensing costs

    high confidence · Host and audience member discussing machine pricing: 'It's about 12K... A modern Sam Stern will run you about... five or six?... A modern Sam Stern Stern pinball would be like $69.99. So it's essentially double for the licensing.'

  • The Beatles machine is difficult to dial in initially and has a 'clackety' gameplay feel

    medium confidence · Host commentary during gameplay: 'This game is hard to dial into at first. Its vibe is kind of... Yeah, clackety. It really is. That's a perfect word for this.'

  • All My Loving mode triggers immediate multiball when selected

    high confidence · Host tutorial explanation: 'Once you do All My Loving, immediate multi-ball.'

  • Beatles pinball features staged flippers where partial button presses activate only one flipper

    high confidence · Host explanation to players: 'They're called stage flippers, where if I hit them a little, only one goes. If you press it all the way, they both go.'

  • The Beatles was a 50-year licensing quest before Stern finally released it, suggesting long-standing licensing negotiations

    medium confidence · Host speculation: 'They were trying to get it for 50 years. And at a point, I bet at 25 years, they were just like, it's just the principle of the thing. We're going to do it.'

Notable Quotes

  • “I just wish the price of this pinball wasn't so fucking high.”

    Mystery Pinball Theater 3000 host@ 18:05 — Direct criticism of Beatles machine's premium pricing despite praise for game design quality from Sam Stern

  • “This was like if Sea Witch had a second chance. Nobody asked for The Beatles. Make it Sea Witch 2, right? Then you're talking.”

    Mystery Pinball Theater 3000 host@ 19:55 — Suggests Beatles licensing premium is unnecessary and players would prefer classic Stern IP at lower price point

  • “What's great is seeing their faces light up when you say things like staged flipper... When you say things like skill shot. They're like, whoa, there's stuff on this thing.”

    Mystery Pinball Theater 3000 host@ 17:35 — Reflects on accessibility and appeal of Beatles as entry-level pinball for newcomers

  • “Very well done, Sam Stern. Very well done, Sam Stern. I just wish the price of this pinball wasn't so fucking high.”

    Mystery Pinball Theater 3000 host@ 18:02 — Separates praise for game design (Sam Stern) from pricing criticism (licensing overhead)

  • “It's not Sam Stern's fault, Wax. The price of the machine is not Sam Stern's fault. You need to blame that on Ringo and Paul and all those guys.”

    Mystery Pinball Theater 3000 host@ 19:16 — Attributes pricing to licensing holders (Beatles estate) rather than manufacturer

Entities

Mystery Pinball Theater 3000personStern PinballcompanyThe BeatlesgameJasonpersonTanyapersonJohnny PinballpersonJopersonSam Sternperson

Signals

  • ?

    community_signal: Live stream attracting walk-in arcade visitors who participate in tutorials and competitive play; demonstrates location streaming value for community building and player acquisition

    high · Host notes: 'Tanya was playing this before I set up... And then the whole family comes over, and now everybody's totally into it. So hopefully we get some new people infused in the pinball.'

  • ?

    competitive_signal: Beatles machine requires ~$3 million average score for competitive league play versus ~$2 million casual threshold; suggests significant skill gap between casual and tournament play

    medium · Host analysis: 'I'm getting an average $2 million per game. But to play in league here. It's going to be like $3 million per game.'

  • ?

    design_philosophy: Beatles machine designed with accessible beginner mechanics (staged flippers, multiple mode types, skill shots) that appeal to newcomers while maintaining competitive depth for experienced players

    high · Tutorial demonstration showing skill shots, staged flippers, multiple song selection modes, ball save mechanics, and multiball triggering mechanics

  • $

    market_signal: Beatles pinball priced at ~$12,000 (double standard Stern machines at $6-7K) due to licensing; host questions sustainability and argues game should have been released as cheaper unlicensed 'Sea Witch 2'

    high · Direct pricing discussion: 'It's about 12K... A modern Stern... would be like $69.99. So it's essentially double for the licensing.' Host: 'I just wish the price of this pinball wasn't so fucking high.'

  • ?

    announcement: Barrels of Fun recently released updated version of Winchester Mystery House game with significantly improved flipper response and overall mechanical quality

Transcript

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0:00
Thank you very much. We are live! Hello! Oh wow, look at that pole right in the way. Hello, welcome. MPT3K is back and live and I'm playing Beatles today because I don't have to work anymore and I'm happy.
1:00
And I have a couple people here who are new to the Beatles pinball. And they are Jason and Tanya. I'm going to move this out of the way.
1:10
All right. So we're going to do a little quick pinball tutorial here. And that goes under there, and it hides. Bye-bye.
1:21
I need to just make this a little higher. That should do it. All right. Should we go four? Sure. All right. Player four. Okay. Tanya, do you want to be first? Sure. How does this work? Okay. Show me. Teach me how to. Here's the way pinball works. Come on up. Okay. So basically, you know, the flip and keep the ball on the table. But for the Beatles, notice how these little lights are flashing. Uh-huh. Okay. Those are all the songs you can play. All my love and drive my car. I shouldn't have been better. Ticket to ride. But basically what it means is what you want to shoot. during that round. This says loops. These are loops. Okay. This says drop targets. These guys are called drop targets because when you hit them, they drop down.
Barrels of Funcompany
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Eight Ball Deluxegame
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Winchester Mystery Housegame
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Bradperson
Waxperson
Zoeperson

high · Host testimony: 'I just streamed it the day before... And then I played yours. Wow. Just night and friggin' day... The flippers are not right. Nothing is right on this. And then I played yours.'

  • ?

    product_concern: Beatles machine has difficult initial learning curve and 'clackety' gameplay feel that takes extended practice to dial in; host needs extended play sessions to develop consistent performance

    medium · Host commentary: 'This game is hard to dial into at first... Clackety. It really is.' References needing hour-long practice streams to get comfortable with machine.

  • ?

    licensing_signal: Beatles licensing deal represents 50-year negotiation history before Stern secured rights; suggests significant licensing overhead reflected in final $12K price point

    medium · Host speculation: 'They were trying to get it for 50 years. And at a point, I bet at 25 years, they were just like, it's just the principle of the thing.'

    • 2:11
    These are spinners, and these are called spinners here. When you hit them, they spin. And then pop bumpers are these classic things from pinball. When you start the game, it kind of roves around, but if you hit the flipper, you can choose one. Oh, you can pick the one you like. That looks nice. You can't pick this one yet for reasons, but you can pick any of the other ones. So what you would do is say, I think I'm good at loops. I'm going to try loops right now. And when you launch the ball you have to get as many loops around as possible before the time runs out. That's all you need to know right now. There's more. You'll see a timer as soon as you start it. That light says, well that light, don't worry about that light. But as soon as you launch the ball, you'll start that song. So you pick. Shall I? I'll do that. Loops. Alright, go for it. Launch the ball. Woo! She's already a pro. No!
    3:06
    Alright. See that light flashing? That light flashing means you'll get the ball back. Okay. But now you won't. That's called a ball save. So in case you drain immediately, it gives you a second chance. That's nice. He just dropped some lingo on us, too, with that drain comment. Drain. That's what we call the ball when it leaves the table.
    3:28
    All right. You got to get a little. Almost. You're doing great, actually. Thanks. No. So here's your total. Here's your drive my car total. 5,000. Very good. Now, if you were to play and the time runs out, you have to move to the next song. Okay. But the only way you can get to the next song. Now, you're going to automatically get to the next song because you drained. Right. But if you were playing and you got to the next song, you have to hit fab four and then hit the loop up top to start another song. That's how it is. Jason, you want to come in? Yeah, sure. All right, Jason's up. You're going to choose. Don't just flip. You're going to choose which one you want. Pop bumpers, spinners, whatever. All right.
    4:20
    He's going pop bumpers. The more pop bumpers you can hit, the higher you can score. Coming back. It's coming back. And it's going to drop it right to the top for you.
    4:32
    What's up, Johnny Mnemonic? We're just doing a little Beatles tutorial. Shot it right down the drain. Okay. All right. You got how much? 5,000 times 2, 10,000. Boys, woo! You win the car. All right. Hooray. Who's next? Is Mom going to come over? Mom's next. All right, Dad? Come on. Come on, Mom. You got this. All right. Choose your song with the flipper.
    4:59
    So that's spinners, ticket to ride. And it basically just means what you're going to get the most points on. And the spinners are these two? The spinners are those guys right there. Okay, I'm good. I'm ready. Let's go. All right, go for it. Let's do a ticket to ride.
    5:18
    Yeah. Come on. Oh, it's coming back. She got the ball saved. Oh, she got the nudging, too. Woo! Alright, your ticket to ride total is $5,000. Did you get a bonus?
    5:44
    Probably not. Look it. Oh, mom is in the lead. Woo! Alright. Be real. We have already heard them. The song is getting old. All right. So one thing I want to show you guys. I'm going to pick my song. I'm going to start with, say I start with Pop Pumpers.
    6:05
    Now, one thing you don't want to do when you play pinball is this. You're launching all the flippers at the same time, which means the ball can sneak right under the ball. You want to do one or the other. That's the first skill you want to learn when you play pinball. There's something called a skill shot here, which if you plunge all the way around, that's fine. But if you either hit here or there you get more points, so if I do that I just missed it, but I would have gotten more points if I got nothing so I chose pop bumpers Which means I want to maximize and hit No, that'll come back All right Save oh This game is tough That's it for me, so I wanted to try that No, Tanya's up. Oh, my turn again. You get three balls. Okay, great. So you've completed Drive My Car, and now you're going to go for another song.
    7:02
    Spinners, pop bumpers. No, this one? Spinners, you did that one. You can do drop targets if you want. There it goes. There you go. Okay. All right, now try and plunge it and try to even get it up to the top hole.
    7:14
    All the way around. Okay. That's why they call it a skill shot. That's like before you even start, you can get some points on the table.
    7:25
    Wow. So you're also trying not to pull the button down so the clippers at the top don't block? Right, right.
    7:31
    How are you doing? Good, good. My dad. Awesome. My new stew. Awesome. You guys visiting San Francisco? Yeah.
    7:43
    Done. I'm a new worker, but I moved here in 2003. Nice. How'd you do, Tanya? Oh, let's find out. Yes! Alright, who's in the lead right now? Tanya's in the lead with 235,000 points. Jason, step on up. Choose your song.
    8:01
    It gets exciting. I'm going to let you play my ball. Two and three, okay? Not enough. You almost got it.
    8:15
    You are shooting for loops. You want to try and get it? No, it should be Drop Target, right? Drop Target, you're right. Yep, Drop Target. Oh, my bad.
    8:33
    That's the first time I think I've heard a voice from one of them. Alright, what you got? I think it's Mom's turn. Let's see.
    8:47
    Jason's rocking with. $122,000. Time to seal the lead. I want to show you something real quick. When you said about the flippers, you don't want to push them all the way. They're called stage flippers, where if I hit them a little, only one goes. If you press it all the way in, they both go. I did not know that. They're both like that. Now, I wouldn't worry about that much. I just don't.
    9:10
    Kick butt. You are shooting for loose. Oh, God damn it. It's okay. Sorry about that. Oh, shit. That's okay. You got one more coming.
    9:32
    If you drain the ball really fast, it gives it back to you a couple times. That's nice. Yeah. There you go. I like, she's patient, she's patient. It'll bounce and then she'll hit it. It's like, the ball goes wild, you're in trouble. I was bad. Alright dad, you're up. You can choose a song with this flipper. Okay. We've already done the pop bumpers. We've got targets, which are these. Loops, which is all the way around. And spinners, which are these two guys. So you choose. Once you find one you like, just plunge the ball. There you go.
    10:20
    They got Cousin Brucie in the answer box. Oh, yeah? Yeah, only certain people remember Cousin Brucie. He has to be a certain age.
    10:33
    Ah, Sneaky. Sneaky sneaks. As long as the ball stays on the table, that hits you. That's good. Oh, yes. Good bounce.
    10:57
    I like how I can see the anticipation of you pressing those buttons. As soon as you lean forward. Yeah. He plays like a real pinball player, though. That's what pinball players do. They're like, ha, ha, ha.
    11:13
    All right, Tanya, you're up. Now, here's the exciting point, okay? Remember when I said, so you're in the lead. Remember when I said you couldn't do all my loving? Yeah, can I do it now? You can do it now on ball three. So make sure you pick it. I want it. So pick it over there. Everybody should do this. Once you do all my loving, immediate multi-ball. Oh, that's what happened to me before. Immediate multi-ball. Everything is valid. Okay. Jackpots are up there. Okay. Go for it. All right.
    11:40
    Oh, multiple, here we go. Oh my god, now I'm so confused. One football at a time, that's right. It's gonna come back.
    11:53
    Oh my god, that's too much. Once you hit enough stuff, you light the jackpot. All you gotta do is hit enough things.
    11:59
    Okay, jackpot is lit! Oh, jackpot is lit! No, no, no, no! Do it! Oh, oh, oh. Okay, once you go back to one ball, then the multi-ball is over. Jackpot's gone. But you can start a new song.
    12:22
    Oh. All right. All right, all right, all right. That was fun. With bonus, Tanya is at, we got to beat $404,000. All right, Jason. You can do it. Make sure you pick your multi-ball. You got to pick your multi-ball. Okay, we got the multi-ball. Unlock. We got this. Hit enough things on the table, and Jackpot lights up.
    12:46
    All right, here we go. Here we go. Everybody sing along. Remember, I'll always be true. Jackpot flip. Oh, I know. It's coming back. Don't worry. It's still good. Just got to hit it up the loop. Up the loop.
    13:03
    Jackpot. Woo-hoo! He just took the lead. Yeah! Hit a bunch of switches and the jackpot of light again. Keep those two going. Yep, yep, yep. The universe had other plans for me. All right, Jason, you can start a new song if you hit Fav and 4, all those targets. Okay. Fav and 4. Woo! Got an A and a B. Yep, and an F and an R. So you need the B. Come on, baby. Got the O. You need the U. That's right, cradle.
    13:40
    Oh! Get that four, baby. No, no, no, no. Nice! Yes! Oh, man, that's rough. The thrill of victory and the agony of defeat. All right, so Jason's at 619,000.
    14:00
    Make sure you pick all my levels. Let's just make sure that sits there. Boom. Multiple. Okay. Go, baby. Here we go. Don't forget, that is next. That will come back. Jackpot's lit. That will come back. As long as that flashing record is happening, that ball comes back. Nice bounce. I think it will come back. You just got one more chance. Yep. Almost. Oh, close.
    14:40
    Oh. But that was a heck of a run right there. Good job. Let's see what you got. Good job, Mom. That was a heck of a run. Hey, don't panic flip. Cash, please.
    14:56
    $200,000. Here comes Pop. All right. Here comes Pop. Happy Friday. Don't panic flip. How you doing, bud? Okay, what do I want to be on? Well, you definitely want to make sure it's there. And then when you plunge, you get your multi-ball. Okay. All right. You ready? Go for it.
    15:17
    If you hit enough stuff, you light the jackpot. Oh shit They all coming back The double trick Boom As we say all the kids just left the pool Alright everybody out of the pool Yes Oh he got the add He's got three balls!
    15:33
    Jack by the clip! Ah, damn it. They're all coming back! Go! Hit it with this one. Almost, hit it. Go, baby. Go, go, go! Go!
    15:48
    Yeah! He's still going. Did he get the jackpot? Oh, no. But he got a lot of points. All right, Dad. You got to hit five and four.
    16:03
    Oh, there you go. Oh, so close. He still got in the third place. I think you just rocked into third. Yeah, 300,000.
    16:12
    60,000 total bonus. Yes. All right. Third place. 348,000. The big winner is mom. Awesome, guys. Thank you so much for that. That was so much fun. That was really a lot of fun. Yeah. Thank you. And welcome to Free Go Watchers. How'd you guys come down? Yeah, for sure. Awesome. We got it. All right. Awesome. We got to run. I'm taking them to the Anchor Steam Brewery to do it right now. Oh, cool. Thanks for the game. What's up? Thank you so much. Thank you very much. Enjoy. You're the champ. Oh, I am?
    16:47
    Oh, bud. All right. Woo, that's fun. Part of this job is, I didn't even play that one. I had so much fun. Having people show up. This is what's great about location streaming, having people just show up. Tanya was playing this.
    17:07
    Tanya was playing this before I set up. And I just said, hey, do you want to play? If you'll be on the Twitch stream, you can play for free. She's like, sure. And then the whole family comes over, and now everybody's totally into it. So hopefully we get some new people infused in the pinball. Did you see the dad? He was like, ugh, he was working it. He was into it. All right. Now you get to see me do terrible. I got a little bit longer.
    17:35
    What's great is seeing their faces light up when you say things like staged flipper, right? Boom, boom, boom, boom, right?
    17:41
    This one is not staged too well. You say things like, don't flip, don't double flip. Like this, right? When you say, like, skill shot. They're like, whoa, there's stuff on this thing. I thought it was just flipping and just going.
    17:57
    And that third ball, multi-ball. Very well done, Stern. I just wish the price of this pinball wasn't so fucking high. All right, I'm going to start with loops. because I usually do well with loops in the beginning.
    18:16
    That just trickled. No, don't interrupt my flow, baby. I just smacked it back down. Let's get some loops going again.
    18:39
    Mystery is lit. Oh! Oh! Thank you. No! Oh, well. Oh, they tighten the tilt. You can hit the left loop from the right flipper? Yes. It's a tight shot, though. I usually score jackpots that way. It's a tight shot. All right, I'm warming up. Warming up to... let's do drop targets. possibly get an extra ball.
    19:11
    Because we at Stern care about the little guy. Now buy our 12K machines. It's not Stern's fault, Wax. The price of the machine is not Stern's fault. You need to blame that on Ringo and Paul and all those guys. Now, they really should re-release this table without the theme.
    19:35
    Just make it Sea Witch 2. My point is nobody asked for this machine. Make it Sea Witch 2, right? Then you're talking. Sea Witch 2, make it what, five grand? And that's high for a street level table. That's still high. But this was like if Sea Witch had a second chance.
    20:05
    Nobody asked for this machine, but you know what? They were trying to get it for 50 years. And at a point, I bet at 25 years, they were just like, it's just the principle of the thing. We're going to do it. You know those old guys at Stern?
    20:20
    Nobody asked for the Munsters. And I used to watch the Munsters Oh, re-theme it to Smash Mouth? That would be awesome Somebody once told me The world is gonna roll me But I ain't just part of it In the shed He was looking kinda dumb With a finger and a thumb in the shape of an L on her forehead.
    20:57
    So, yangle, jack-a-doodle-do, dang-a-dang-a-dang-a-dang-a-dang-a-dang. Sorry, I'm singing Smash Mouth music while I'm playing The Beatles. Is that like blasphemy?
    21:07
    Oh, no, no, no, you little son of a gun. The rock pins need to stop. They barely make money on location, blah blah blah. You guys are showing up and just hating. Just hating on Stern.
    21:28
    Let's see, the Rockpins need to stop. They barely made money on location. Deadpool makes four times what Iron Maiden does on location. They should've just never released Deadpool, that's the problem. Johnny, John Lennon rolls a coin, it's great. Zoe's watching you and says that you're very good. Aw, thank you Zoe. You don't know me very well, but I will take that compliment.
    21:54
    Were you trying to mess me up, George? I think you were trying to mess me up. You playing? You got to jump in with me. Here, give me a favor.
    22:13
    There you go. We got a match. Ladies and gentlemen, the Beatles! The Beatles! All right. So you guys who play the Beatles, what do you like to go for first?
    22:30
    Right? Do you like to go for loops? Do you like to go for... Sing more Smash Mouth. Put you in Godmode.
    22:37
    You know what I want? I want them to bring a Shrek. Shrek would be amazing. Hey, Pockets! Pockets ain't full. What's up? Smash Mouth covers the Beatles. We should have... Thank you, bro. We should re-theme this to...
    22:56
    Smash Mouth. It is not, sir. And Hoops is a terrific game. Well, that's the game I play, generally. We got a Hoops right next to us. That's classic.
    23:12
    Oh, thank you for the biddies. Wax. Wax, I should be paying you, bro, because I went on a binge the other night, and I installed, like, six or seven of your games from the June pack, I think it was. You ready? All right. And, man, they are amazing. They play so well. That, um, that Theater of Magic, I mean, not Theater of Magic, Tales of the Raven Knights, it's like night and day. It's like, I'm not kidding you. I just streamed it the day before. Yeah, June, I'm late, bro. I'm late.
    23:52
    I just streamed it the day before. And I played the one that was originally built. And I was like, the flippers are not right. Nothing is right on this. And then I played yours.
    24:06
    Wow. Just night and friggin' day. What am I playing? Top of us. I'm... What's the name of your team? MPT-3K.
    24:27
    Brad? Wait, no, it's just 3K. MPT-3K, yeah. We got Brad here. Brad's gonna play some. This one, baby.
    24:44
    Oh, shit. I got some competition right here. Good ball. All these punch grades here at the arcade have found a certain payoff. So Johnny, you have never cracked two million. You know what? If you play it a bunch of times, you get in the groove a little bit. It is a little tough. It is a little bit tough.
    25:47
    Yeah, that's alright. Oh, I was robbed. Get up there. Ah. I had a bad loop kick out. All right.
    26:14
    Let's give this a shot. Yeah, I've never felt confident on this machine. It's difficult. That's why I play some of these sometimes, because if they're hard, I want to try and figure them out. I mean, like, that's the nice, that's one of the nice old school aspects on this one. Like a couple million is a really good score. Yeah.
    27:03
    Quicker flips. That's what he was telling you. Yeah, like when the flipper's working multiple, multiple flippers, you've got to be remindable of it. Yeah, that's exactly why, especially on this machine, they've got to be like, boom, boom. All right, you and me on the multiball, right?
    27:20
    How well can you guys hear hoops? Probably pretty well. He's got to teach me how to play hoops. Man, I suck at hoops. They've changed it a little bit. That's harder. Oh, yeah, they've got to make it hard here. I used to come here five, six games on it, no problem. Now it's hard to get 12 million on this sucker.
    27:46
    You got to go with the special. I'm just pushing the ball right out. That was a weird pass. I got to keep my eye on that top clipper.
    28:09
    Got it. Nope, didn't get it. Get it. Boom. Last minute ace. Upper clips. All right, I need to calm down for a second. Use the upper flips on clean shots.
    28:28
    They get you in trouble otherwise. Yes. Yeah. Oh, thanks for the bitties. Don't panic flip. And thanks for the follow marks. That's part of me. Oh, is that really? Yeah. Thank you for the follow, bro.
    28:43
    All right, I got four. I need to get fab. All right. 1964 isn't going to get me to the next song now. But it'll give me an extra ball.
    29:03
    Yeah, see, the extra ball is now lit. I wish I could check. Oh, that would be nice. I can't. Especially not on this machine. Alright, let's send it away and see if we can get it to the other flipper.
    29:25
    This is all just busy work until you hit fab. Oh, got the exit ball! Boom! Alright, we gotta get new salt. Boom! All right, drop targets.
    29:48
    Should have known better. Oh, we're supposed to be singing Smash Mouth. Somebody once told me. What's that other song they did, Walking on the Sun? Just like you're walking on the sun. Bo-dee-bo-dee-dee. Why not myself?
    30:06
    Oh, Shia. I didn't realize that was a third ball. I was obsessed with the check. Ah! Ah! Ah! Got extra ball, though.
    30:23
    This game is hard to dial into at first. Its vibe is kind of... Yeah, clackety. It really is. That's a perfect word for this. Clackety.
    30:34
    It's clickety-clackety. I got one more. I got spinners, and then I'll get to the wizard mode. but uh... or ask for it i should ignore spirit worker uh The drop targets again to get another extra ball But you can get spinners on the loops
    31:02
    Oh, look at that. Did you see it catch? It doesn't go clean all the time. And it blew my friggin'...
    31:08
    That's one thing I noticed about Banzai earlier. like a... Wait for a minute. What's that? Oh, wait. It's you. Hold on.
    31:22
    Let me back up there. Where am I? Just time out. It won't let me time out. Watch this. It'll stop at four. See? It won't let you time it out. It's very smart. You got to hit... It stops at your past four? Yeah. You got to hit a switch. Two, one, gone. You have to hit switches, otherwise it doesn't let you do it. It won't let you get away with that. No.
    32:10
    It's playing backwards. There you go. That wasn't it. Oh, no? Oh, wait, that's it? Oh, I got a hell of a multi-ball. Nice. All right.
    32:20
    This time I have to hit shots to build my jackpot. Oh, crap. Oh, sorry, bro. That's all right. We're close. They got a machine hook over here. I know. These machines are really tight. All right. So I would have gotten more points if I had hit more things. But this is a hard day night, guys. This is a hard day's night multi-ball here, which could be pretty lucrative if I can hit stuff. So how many balls in this machine? Six?
    32:58
    That's nice they didn't catch it for us. I know, right? Well, I think this is a timed mode. Jackpot is lit. I really want that. Got it. Oh, I missed it?
    33:15
    All right, let's see if I can collect some balls. Damn, I hit you like 12 times. Sorry. Good luck. Good job on that one.
    33:27
    Oh, give it to me. Yeah. That spinning did look evil. Alright. 3.2. You're up. Oh yeah, that's right. Let's see what I can do here.
    34:05
    I didn't sound it. I didn't think I'd do that. Nice. Shit, I got close to you playing. That was way better than I think I did. Right. I think you hit a million. Did you get a million?
    34:47
    Almost. You want another one? I'm good for the moment. You good? All right. All right, I did exactly... How much is this machine? How much more than most of the new skirts is this when you're talking about the licensing? Well, someone mentioned it. It's about 12K. And the more modern ones, those are like five or six?
    35:10
    Well, yeah. Just like comparatively. A modern pro stern will run you about three thing beetles at Sea Witch.
    35:20
    Yeah, just make it Sea Witch 2. We're talking about Sea Witch 2. This should be Sea Witch 2. A modern stern pro would be like $69.99.
    35:30
    So it's essentially double for the licensing. It's pretty much double, yeah. So I did I think that's the first time in a stream I've ever reached my goal Like immediately But I'm going to try again So that help multiball That wizard mode is very very It's probably the hoops distraction Nah trust me if you can't play pinball distracted You can't play pinball Yeah if you can't play in an active arcade What are you doing Right George I'm messing with my buddy on Twitch right now If you can't play pinball at an arcade What's happening? What are you doing?
    36:26
    I'm supposed to be doing drop targets right now Not loose. Oh, that was weird. Ah, that record, man.
    36:59
    Just making sure everything looks good. I should have did loops then. Ah, right there. That's always the case right there. That's why you've got to keep it out of this area completely.
    37:51
    All right. Easy come, easy go, right? All right, come on back, come on back, come on back. Here we go round, here we go round.
    38:29
    That sucked. Give him back? Thank you. I need that extra ball. Thank you. Get up there.
    39:21
    We'll be right back after these messages. Woo! That was going to happen. Ah! Extra ball, but I'm still in trouble.
    39:52
    Let's do loops because I'm killing the loops right now. All right. Alright, let's keep it going. About 2 million per game. It's okay. Oh, not doing anything about that.
    40:52
    Alright, let's start with drop targets since they're so dangerous. Nice. Loopy, loopy. Get that nine. Get that nine for me.
    42:29
    That was misjudged. Who keeps playing hoops and why? Because it's a good game. All right, I'll leave. I'm about done. I got to get out. No, he's at 205 points, man.
    42:46
    Did you get any super slams? Yeah. Nice. I play mostly for the special now, though. That's the easiest way to get a game. Yeah. Yeah, he does. I just had a bit, but I didn't plan it. I missed it.
    43:03
    They heard you. What am I going for? Spinners. Oh, great job. All right. Come on. Just give me my damn spinners.
    43:28
    So frustrating. You're killing it, man. You know, it used to set at about 41, 42, and then it shifts up to 12. So, I mean, I've done it, but I've got like 33 at one time, but that was it. I know a couple of the guys who did that to you. Yeah, I know. They're in the league here. Yeah, yeah. I'm trying to get to you, but I still love it. I love the flat.
    44:02
    It's like the eight ball one, too. It's one of the really good Gottliebs. Yeah. Cheers. All right, I got two ball, multi ball, and I got pop bumpers, too. Now I'm in a bad spot.
    44:17
    But if I try hard, I might get it. Almost. That is such a heartbreaker when it does that. Every game in here is louder than the one I'm playing. Got it. Finally. That magnet's not stopping that ball.
    45:06
    Scheisse. Give me that extra ball. There we go. So close. So close to the extra ball. Alright.
    45:30
    Here we go again. I have plenty of time. So I'm getting an average $2 million per game. But to play in league here. It's got to be like $3 million per game.
    45:41
    So it's got to be a million better. Per game on this. Let's try. This time, I'm going to try spinners. Actually, I'm going to stick with drop targets because you could walk into an extra ball. I'm trying to hit those fours. Give me 1964 Give me 1964.
    46:27
    One year after Oh, What a Night, right? Two X spinners? Well, that would be good to have spinners on.
    46:37
    Two X! Wow. Well, no more tilting of this particular ball. You suck when you do that. Totally knocked me out of my groove. I don't know. That much I could do there. I thought that was a pretty decent ball too, but not quite. Let's go for pops. Poppy Pops.
    47:35
    Keep that ball safe as long as possible. That didn't help. It's going around the pops.
    48:01
    More pops. How close are we to finishing this? How many seconds? 5, 4, 3, 2, 1. You suck.
    48:56
    I'm very close to an EB. Oh, that was the worst flip ever. They just think I'm crazy and I'm talking about it. I'm okay with that.
    49:15
    I'm the crazy guy for you all to watch that's yelling at himself. That was a bad flip right there. That was a bad flip.
    49:25
    All right. All my loving. Aye yi yi. Yeah, right? Okay. Ah! Murderous. Well, it's easy to get out of that song, though. All you have to do is just suck.
    50:13
    I'm not close to extra ball. Wow, that was random. Always take loops because they might reward something one day.
    50:43
    Damn it. That right. That right lane. I swear. That right lane is always going to do it to me. 2.3.
    51:08
    Alright, how many do I have in here left? I think I will finish this out. This feels like a productive day at the Beatles though. Drop targets. Skill shot first. Give me a, give me a, give me a... all of them what was that anybody see that
    51:51
    these moments last forever and the uh... i don't care about it I know. You just... It's all about control all the time.
    52:24
    Let's do super spinners and go for loops and then double up the loops. That sucked. Alright. Oh, I should have grabbed it. I think it's today.
    52:45
    Aye, aye, aye. Play level is going like this. Alright, who's still with me? This is a fast game right here. Ball three already.
    53:38
    the jackpot for me? That's not fair. Ugh. Look at that. Straight drain because of that damn record. Alright.
    54:02
    Oh, I'm streaming on Twitch. Do you want to try again? I got one more game. I got two more credits in here. Yeah, I'm not going to play it. And one more game. So you're fond of this one in particular? Huh? Or are you fond of this one in particular?
    54:15
    I'm not particularly fond of it, but what I do is I'll stream it for an hour so I can get used to it and practice it. And then sometimes people show up in the chat who are better than me, and they'll say, hey, this is... So you're equipment. So you were... Yes. I'm streaming live right now. Wow.
    54:29
    You sure you don't want to play? Why, thank you. Oh, all right. I put it up for two. Well, I see that you go first. You go first. Come on. It's a free win. Come on. I'll just lose. You ultimately lose pinball always. Come on, try it out. Give it a shot. So, here I am. Yep, you're all set. What's your name, by the way? Jo. Jo? Yeah, I'm French. Everybody, this is Jo. Woo! So... I don't know anything. I'm just starting to lose it. That's okay. Just keep the ball on the table. It'll come back. Coming back. Oh, wow. Got a ball safe.
    55:09
    Oh, so that's the reason why you talk while you play, because you're on stream, right? What's that? So you talk while you play because you are. I talk while I play. I'm trying to, I'm entertaining people, and I'm also, I like to talk to myself. All right.
    55:30
    So who's watching now? Do you know? Hmm? Do you know who's watching? There's two people watching. So don't worry, there's no pressure. Sorry for you guys. And this is going to be it for me. We finish this game and then I'm going to head off and pick up my 10 year old from school. Alright. You are doing great, Jo. She's going to steal all my money. Nice. That was a really good ball. Have you ever played The Beatles before? No. Yeah. It's kind of like a new take on old style tables. All right. Because it's just kind of bumpers and stuff. It looks like this, but it has that fancy screen and the beaters, obviously. And on this one, can you play up there? Or does it never go? This one? Yeah. That's Banzai Run. Yeah, you play up there if you actually get to that screen. It's actually a lot of fun. It's pretty cool. All right. So I'm going to pick a song. All right, Joe. And I'll show you how to get the multi ball when you get to the last ball. On your third ball, you can get into a multiple. Oh, I don't know. She's going to beat me. That's okay. I've been playing too much today.
    56:41
    So this is how you do loops. Oh. And loops are very lucrative when you have loops lit. Oh, God. Oh, no. Oh, boy. There we go.
    56:54
    Oh, boy. Oh. Oh, that was close. Oh, no. I've gotten too used to being scared when I play pinball now. Yeah. Too many oh no's.
    57:13
    I can do that. All right, your turn. All right, fine. We'll go here. Huh? I'd rather watch. Oh, no, no, no. We're playing a two-people game. So now I'm done and you go. You get three balls. Come on in. Okay. You're doing great. And I'll show you how to get the multi-ball in the last one. Okay, you're up. Oh, wow. All right. We're almost tied. Look at that. Okay. You got close to the same score. Oh, so who was... All right. Oh, so this is me and this is you? That was you. That was you. All right. Well... Okay.
    57:43
    Nice. Welcome to pinball in San Francisco. Oh! I think it's gonna fall safe. You know what I love about, you actually know how to play. You're not doing this, like two flippers at the same time. So I had a group of people here who were visiting San Francisco in the beginning, like maybe an hour ago. And they were super, super cool, a couple and the mom and the dad. And they were all doing this. And I said, well, the first thing you don't want to do is that. You want to do one at a time. But for me, part of it is if I set up to play and people come by and go, oh, what's this? I like to invite them in so that, you know, pinball is fun. And it's fun by yourself, but it's more fun when you play with people. And so I'm always going to want to play with people. So it's totally much more fun when you play with people. So how often do you play?
    58:41
    I try and play every day. I sometimes don't get to. I run my own company, so sometimes it's a lot of work. Like this week, I haven't been able to play at all until today. And then I was all excited when I was done with work, and I ran in here. Oh, that's it. I ran in here. I was like, yeah, I get to play. But not exactly enough voice. All right, you're up. So here's what you do.
    59:08
    We're going to choose this song. It's called All My Lovin'. Okay. Okay? And when you launch the ball, you get a multi-ball. Okay. Keep all the balls on the table as long as you can. Okay, let's see. All right, go for it.
    59:20
    Okay, wow. Oh, table! As long as that's flashing, the ball will come back. Okay. So hit everything. Keep going. It will come back. You're doing great.
    59:40
    Yes. I think it will come back. Oh, Jeff! Oh, what's that? What's that now? That means points. Lots of points.
    59:51
    Keep going. Oh! Oh, no! Oh, it's not. Up top. Wow, so you got with bonus, you are sitting at $558,000. Your turn now, right? My turn. Okay, I'm going to try and do the same thing. Take that multi-ball. Now the more things on the table I hit, that will light jackpot. So notice how jackpot is not lit, but if I start hitting things, it will light up eventually.
    60:31
    Okay, jackpot is now lit. It threw an extra ball at me to make things harder, and I got the jackpot, and they all ran out. All the kids out of the pool. I'll get them back. Okay, here they go.
    60:43
    Oh, God, that was terrible. Let's see how far I can go. Ah, that was terrible. All right. I am no longer in the multi-ball.
    60:59
    And in order to start a new song, I have to hit something. That's not that. All right. Well, thank you for joining me, Joe. Thank you so much. That's going to be it for me Ladies and gentlemen I'm done Beatles Awesome game If you find it on Root Play it Stop complaining about how much it costs Because you didn't pay for it If you find it on Root I didn't pay for this thing Alright Thanks guys