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Mystery Pinball Theater 3000 streams Labyrinth with Barrels of Fun rep present; gameplay, mechanics, pricing discussion.
Labyrinth is priced from $10,000 to $12,000 in the United States, but $17,000 in other regions (possibly UK)
medium confidence · Manu looks up pricing during stream; later confirmed as expensive. Variation by region noted.
A new code update is coming soon to Labyrinth
medium confidence · Barrels of Fun representative mentions 'A new update is coming soon' in chat during stream
The tilt mechanism has no debounce and can tilt unexpectedly; a recent code update addressed this grace period issue
medium confidence · Manu notes tilt behavior; Matt (Flutronic) states 'We updated the code' and asks when Manu last played (4 days ago)
One of the green stand-up pop-up targets on Labyrinth has been malfunctioning for a while at Free Gold Watch
high confidence · Manu states: 'Criss-cross pop-up is currently not 100% working. There's a row that's out that we've been trying to get fixed for a while.'
Labyrinth lacks a topper on the Free Gold Watch machine, but one could be purchased if sufficient revenue is collected from the game
high confidence · Manu mentions no topper, checks cash box, and notes 'If the game makes enough money, we can buy a topper. You know, $9.50.'
Free Gold Watch owners Shannon and Brian decided to purchase Labyrinth after Shannon expressed strong desire for the game at league
high confidence · Manu: 'Shannon and I think Brian... Shannon said, there's no way we could not have this at Free Gold Watch. So they went in and they bought it.'
Labyrinth does not have an action button in the middle of the playfield, unlike some other modern games
high confidence · Manu praises this: 'It's so nice to have a game that's really fun to play and doesn't have an action button in the middle that I have to think about.'
Amiga Kami (a chat participant) has pre-ordered Labyrinth and it is shipping to Australia, making it possibly the only Labyrinth in Australia
high confidence · Amiga Kami states in chat: 'I've been saving up for it since it was announced and pre-ordered as soon as I could... it's on a ship coming to Australia.'
“It's so nice to have a game that's really fun to play and doesn't have an action button in the middle that I have to think about. It's just a lock bar. It's just, that's it. It's so refreshing not to have an action button.”
Manu@ 15:06 — Expresses relief at Labyrinth's design simplicity compared to other modern games with action buttons; suggests this is a notable and appreciated design choice
“There's no way we could not have this at Free Gold Watch.”
Shannon (Free Gold Watch owner, paraphrased by Manu)@ 2:17 — Indicates strong demand and appeal of Labyrinth among casual venue operators; drove purchase decision
“Barrels of Fun. Wait a minute, hold up. Barrels of Fun CEO? Are you kidding me? Well, welcome.”
Manu@ 13:41 — Manufacturer representative from Barrels of Fun joined the stream live, indicating community engagement and active monitoring of content
“The thing about this game is that nothing about this game makes me feel like it's being cheap. Well, except maybe some of the Wallop shots.”
Chat participant / Manu reflection@ 37:31 — Balanced assessment of game fairness; minor complaint about specific shot design
“Sadly, it's horribly expensive. Well, yeah. That does kind of suck. 17K in where they are.”
Chat participant discussion / Manu@ 39:18 — Acknowledges pricing concern; indicates high cost is a known barrier to accessibility
“We updated the code. When's the last time you played it? Four days ago.”
Matt (Flutronic / Barrels of Fun representative) — Confirms recent code update addressing tilt behavior; establishes that updates are actively being deployed
product_launch: Free Gold Watch arcade purchased Labyrinth for their location based on owner Shannon's strong request, indicating successful market penetration into casual venue market
high · Manu: 'Shannon said, there's no way we could not have this at Free Gold Watch. So they went in and they bought it.'
code_update: Recent code update to Labyrinth addressed grace period/debounce issues with tilt mechanism; update deployed within last 4 days
high · Matt (Flutronic): 'We updated the code. When's the last time you played it? Four days ago.'
product_concern: Playfield described as having 'hungry' lanes that tend to drain balls; outlanes difficult to nudge; center ramp is challenging to hit consistently
high · Multiple references throughout stream: 'The lanes are hungry,' difficulty with outlanes, center ramp described as hard to hit
product_concern: Criss-cross pop-up (green stand-up targets) has been partially non-functional at Free Gold Watch for an extended period
high · Manu: 'Criss-cross pop-up is currently not 100% working. There's a row that's out that we've been trying to get fixed for a while.'
market_signal: Labyrinth priced $10K-$12K USD but $17K in some international markets (possibly UK); high pricing acknowledged as barrier to accessibility
high · Manu looks up price ($10-12K US); later $17K mentioned for UK/other regions; chat acknowledges 'horribly expensive'
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The game's lanes have been described as 'hungry' (tending to drain balls easily), and outlanes are difficult to nudge
high confidence · Manu repeatedly notes lane behavior; discussion of outlane difficulty and rubber management with Matt (Flutronic)
The game's center ramp is difficult to hit consistently and is described as 'very cool' but challenging
high confidence · Manu: 'There's a very cool center ramp... which I can't seem to hit right now. It's very cool, but I'm not hitting it.'
“I like that you're doing the quest the whole time, you're doing everything else... Versus the bounty hunt in [Jaws]. I like that.”
Matt (Flutronic)@ 49:44 — Designer/representative commentary comparing Labyrinth's quest design favorably to other games; suggests intentional design philosophy
“It's like a Multimorphic P3, but it isn't.”
Chat participant or Manu@ 102:46 — Comparison to high-end modern pinball platform; indicates Labyrinth sits in a similar design/complexity space without being a P3
design_philosophy: Labyrinth praised for not including a middle action button, contrasting with other modern pinball games; seen as refreshing design choice
high · Manu: 'It's so nice to have a game that's really fun to play and doesn't have an action button in the middle... It's so refreshing not to have an action button.'
collector_signal: Labyrinth generating international interest; pre-order customer (Amiga Kami) in Australia; game potentially rare in that region
high · Amiga Kami: 'I've been saving up for it since it was announced... it's on a ship coming to Australia. Amiga Kami is gonna have the only Labyrinth in Australia.'
community_signal: Barrels of Fun CEO/representative actively monitoring and engaging with content creators on Twitch stream; follows channel
high · Barrels of Fun appears in chat; Manu reacts with surprise; representative later provides design commentary
gameplay_signal: Labyrinth features quest system with randomized objectives, multiball modes, lock mechanics, and integrated narrative progression through character collection ('finding friends')
high · Extensive gameplay discussion showing modes, quests, multiball, ball locks, friend collection mechanics
design_innovation: Designer (Matt/Flutronic) highlights Labyrinth's quest system as superior to traditional bounty hunt systems (compared to Jaws); allows simultaneous progression on multiple objectives
medium · Matt: 'I like that you're doing the quest the whole time, you're doing everything else... Versus the bounty hunt in Jaws. I like that.'
product_strategy: Labyrinth topper not standard on all installations; Free Gold Watch can purchase topper for approximately $9.50 if arcade revenue supports it
high · Manu checks cash box and notes pricing for optional topper acquisition