Avenger's LE Pinball with George Gomez of Stern Pinball

Stern Pinball·video·3m 36s·analyzed·Dec 16, 2012

Analysis

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TL;DR

George Gomez walks through Avengers LE gameplay mechanics, modes, and Avengers assembly system.

Summary

George Gomez provides an official walkthrough of The Avengers LE pinball machine, detailing core gameplay mechanics including skill shots, the two-level right ramp with Hawkeye/Loki features, Avengers assembly mode progression, Hulk multiball activation, and the Tesseract spinner mode. The game emphasizes collecting all six Avengers through four-shot progressions, with custom Marvel-approved voice acting and themed music for each character.

Key Claims

The right ramp has two levels: Hawkeye level and a Loki Multiball level that locks balls on the ramp
high confidence · George Gomez direct product explanation of game features
Loki Multiball is started by lighting outlanes and in-lanes, then locking three balls on the ramp
high confidence · George Gomez describing multiball mechanics
Each Avenger requires four specific shots to collect (Captain America, Hawkeye use ramps/targets; Hulk/Thor use drop targets)
high confidence · George Gomez explaining Avengers assembly progression
Hulk multiball is a six-ball mode activated after knocking four drop targets and hitting Hulk eject
high confidence · George Gomez detailing Hulk mode activation sequence
All Avenger voice acting was performed by Marvel-approved actors
high confidence · George Gomez stating voice talent procurement policy

Notable Quotes

“The game is about assembling the Avengers. Consistent with Avengers fiction, the Avengers don't necessarily get along.”
George Gomez @ ~2:15 — Core design philosophy: game mechanics reflect the narrative of Avengers team dynamics and conflicts
“Every Avenger has four lights associated with them... Making those four shots collects the Avenger.”
George Gomez @ ~2:45 — Explains the four-shot collection progression that forms the backbone of game progression
“The Hulk eject can be accessed a variety of different ways... The for sure way to get into the Hulk eject is when the green arrows are flashing, make the widow ramp.”
George Gomez @ ~3:30 — Demonstrates multi-path design philosophy allowing flexible gameplay approaches
“Once you spell out COSMIC, you're in the Tesseract mode and you collect the score that you built up by spinning them by making the illuminated shots.”
George Gomez @ ~4:15 — Describes spinner-to-mode progression mechanic for Tesseract feature
“Loki Multiball is essentially lighting the outlanes and the in-lanes at the bottom of the game. And that qualifies you to put balls on a ramp and lock them.”
George Gomez @ ~1:50 — Explains lane-to-lock progression for three-ball multiball start

Entities

George GomezpersonStern PinballcompanyThe Avengersgame Marvelorganization Captain Americagame Hawkeyegame Hulkgame Thorgame

Signals

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community_signal: Official Stern Pinball producer (George Gomez) providing detailed educational walkthrough of Avengers LE gameplay, demonstrating commitment to customer education and feature transparency
high · Full feature walkthrough covering skill shots, multiball mechanics, Avengers assembly system, and mode interactions
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design_philosophy: Avengers designed with narrative consistency to source material (Avengers don't get along) reflected in game mechanics requiring assembly and individual collection
high · Gomez: 'The game is about assembling the Avengers. Consistent with Avengers fiction, the Avengers don't necessarily get along.'
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licensing_signal: Marvel maintained approval over voice acting talent selection, indicating strict IP control over character representation in pinball
high · Gomez: 'All of the speech was performed by Marvel-approved actors.'

Topics

Gameplay mechanics and mode progressionprimaryMultiball design and activation pathsprimaryMarvel IP licensing and voice talentprimaryAvengers assembly mechanic and character collectionprimaryPlayfield layout and shot architecturesecondarySkill shot variety and game flow designsecondary

Sentiment

positive(0.85)— Gomez presents gameplay with clear enthusiasm and structural pride in design decisions. Content is promotional/educational rather than critical, highlighting feature richness and mechanical flexibility.

Transcript

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Hi everybody. My name is George Gomez and I'm going to take you through the Avengers Ali begin the game. You've got the ball in the shooter groove. You've got a couple of different things you can do. There's a variety of skill shots. The most obvious one, the top lanes. Plunging hard will get you to the top of the top lanes. You can move the lights around with the flippers, eliminating all of the top lanes is essentially your multiplier. You can also short plunge, in which case the ball will come back to the right flipper. And there's a variety of things you can do. You can start one of the features right away, or you can go for a skill shot. The right ramp on this game does so many different things. It has two levels. It has the Hawkeye level which allows the ball to cross over on the Hawkeye ramp. When it's working towards Loki Multiball, you'll see the ball drop down along the back of the game and come back around to the lock. The three ball lock is right on the ramp. You'll see all three balls up there for Loki Multiball. Loki Multiball is essentially lighting the outlanes and the inlanes at the bottom of the game. And that qualifies you to put balls on a ramp and lock them. Once you get all three of them up there, you'll start Loki Multiball. The game is about assembling the Avengers. Consistent with Avengers fiction, the Avengers don't necessarily get along. Every Avenger has four lights associated with them. Captain America has four lights. Hawkeye has four. In the case of Hulk, it's the four drop targets. In the case of Thor, it's the four drop targets. As you make those shots, you advance towards starting that Avengers mode. Making those four shots collects the Avenger. Making any one of the Avenger shots starts an Avengers mode. Once you finish that mode, you've collected the Avenger that will illuminate the six Avenger icons at the bottom of the game. Hulk is started by knocking down the four drop targets and then putting the ball Hulk eject. The Hulk eject can be accessed a variety of different ways. You can actually shoot into it off the playfield, fall into it off the playfield. The for sure way to get into the Hulk eject is when the green arrows are flashing, make the widow ramp and the widow ramps diverter will drop you right into the top of the Hulk eject. We stage the ball there and then we do the big show. Hulk starts getting mad, throws the bridge, and then you're in a six ball multiball, which is absolutely action-packed. Prominent on the playfield is the tesseract, the cosmic cube, if you will. Every time you spin it, you build up a score. And once you spell out cosmic, you're in the tesseract mode and you collect the score that you built up by spinning them by making the illuminated shots. Over on the right side of the playfield, the three shield agents, Coulson, Maria Hill, and Fury, that is a series of awards which can be collected by hitting the Nick Fury target. Every Avenger has custom speech. All of the speech was performed by Marvel approved actors. Every Avenger has uh specific tunes.