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Total Nuclear Annihilation Pinball Gameplay in 4K

IE Pinball·video·28m 59s·analyzed·Feb 4, 2018
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TL;DR

IE Pinball gameplay walkthrough of Total Nuclear Annihilation with rules commentary

Summary

IE Pinball gameplay footage of Total Nuclear Annihilation (TNA), a Spooky Pinball game designed by Matt Scott Demisi. The video showcases extended play with commentary on game mechanics, rules, and playfield behavior including reactor modes, multiball, and lock sequences. Host discusses streaming schedule challenges and game performance throughout multiple balls.

Key Claims

  • Total Nuclear Annihilation is a Spooky Pinball game designed by Matt Scott Demisi, originally a homebrew that Spooky Pinball picked up to manufacture

    high confidence · Host states during gameplay: 'This is a Spooky Pinball game made Barnyard Matt Scott Demisi is the designer. First time game, it was a homebrew, and he Spooky Pinball ended up picking up'

  • The game has a fast, responsive ruleset with an excellent lock mechanism and great sound design

    medium confidence · Host commentary: 'Excellent ruleset it very uh not a lot Tee'd Off it but what it does is fantastic...You're fast Great lock mechanism great sound'

  • The playfield has eight-digit display scoring that can reach up to 99 million points

    high confidence · Host states: 'There are eight digits on the display. You can go up Tee'd Off 99 million'

  • The game's main objective involves lighting and destroying reactors, progressing through reactor levels 1-9

    high confidence · Host explains mechanics: 'You're trying Tee'd Off get up Tee'd Off reactor 9, right now I'm on reactor 3. You light the reactor with the grid, then you start at the scoop'

  • Extra balls are awarded at reactor 3 and reactor 6

    high confidence · Host states during play: 'And when you shot the sixth reactor you get one' and 'when you start the third reactor, you get an extra ball'

Notable Quotes

  • “This is a Spooky Pinball game made Barnyard Matt Scott Demisi is the designer. First time game, it was a homebrew, and he Spooky Pinball ended up picking up”

    IE Pinball (Host) @ ~2:30 — Introduction and background context for Total Nuclear Annihilation's origin as a homebrew converted to commercial production

  • “Excellent ruleset it very uh not a lot Tee'd Off it but what it does is fantastic”

    IE Pinball (Host) @ ~3:00 — Positive assessment of game design simplicity and effectiveness

  • “You light the reactor with the grid, then you start at the scoop, now I'm trying Tee'd Off make it critical up at the top”

    IE Pinball (Host) @ ~3:30 — Core rules explanation demonstrating game flow and progression mechanics

  • “Great lock mechanism great sound”

    IE Pinball (Host) @ ~3:15 — Positive feedback on mechanical and audio design quality

  • “I think the flipper gap might be a little wider than most games”

    IE Pinball (Host) @ ~9:30 — Observation about playfield ergonomics and flipper spacing on TNA

Entities

Total Nuclear AnnihilationgameSpooky PinballcompanyMatt Scott DemisipersonIE PinballpersonJack Dangerperson

Signals

  • ?

    community_signal: Content creator actively broadcasting live gameplay and rules walkthrough to YouTube audience with ongoing commentary

    high · Host records in 4K locally for YouTube uploads and maintains running dialogue explaining game rules and mechanics throughout gameplay

  • ?

    design_philosophy: Total Nuclear Annihilation demonstrates streamlined, focused ruleset prioritizing depth over complexity with repeatable core loop

    medium · Host commentary: 'Excellent ruleset it very uh not a lot Tee'd Off it but what it does is fantastic It's basically the same thing over and over, well kind of'

  • ?

    product_concern: Host observes potential flipper gap sizing and trap overheating issues during extended play

    medium · Host states: 'I think the flipper gap might be a little wider than most games' and 'why I'm getting, uh... having trouble with the trap. It's like it's overheating or...'

Topics

Game mechanics and ruleset designprimaryPlayfield layout and ergonomicsprimaryContent creation and streaming schedulesecondaryHomebrew to commercial conversion processsecondaryAudio and sound design qualitysecondaryLock mechanisms and multiball featuresprimary

Sentiment

positive(0.78)— Host demonstrates consistent enjoyment and appreciation for the game mechanics, sound design, and lock system. Some minor technical observations about flipper gap and trap behavior noted without significant complaint. Stream interrupted by technical issue (King crashed stream) but overall tone remains upbeat and enthusiastic about gameplay.

Transcript

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Now I am. Oh, that's horrible. Oh, man. I guess I have to play some more. Welcome to the future. That is not the highest score of the night. It was, what, 8 million, I think, somewhere around there. Petal revisited but its too hard So now I'm recording locally for later YouTube uploads. There are eight digits on the display. You can go up to 99 million. Good luck there, though. Alright. Alright. Jackpot! Reactor, critical! Double jackpot! Reactor destroyed! Oh god! Oh thank you boss dude! Level 1! Super spinner initialized! Super Spinner initialized. Oh, I ruined that. I should have the ball sit there. Oh. Danger. I'll let that sit for five minutes now. Oh, boy. Here we go. One more. One more. Not another one. Yeah, Bowen. Bowen got up to 11 million so far. That's been his reactor eight. And I drank too much. Thank you again. Thank you. Alright. Mystery. No mystery. What a reactor. Shoot the left Scoot to start reactor. Mystery award, lit. Wait, didn't I already have that? I did already have that. Okay, that's actually useful. by the reactor startup sequence. Reactor on mark. Bonus overpower increased. Come back. Ball saved. Plunge right. Plunge right. Reactor critical. Bad, bad, bad. Bad, bad, bad. Bad. Lane saved. Level two. Wind King crashed the stream. I need to have people over. I never have anybody over. It's always when I'm setting these up it always seems to be late night though, never... Yeah I think I'll stream tonight, I need a regular schedule. It's tough, so many things going on all the time. Oh gosh. Barely did that. One more, one more. Three, three, no. Nope. Ah. Welcome, Death of the East Coast. This is a spooky pinball game made by Scott Demisi is the designer. First time game, it was a homebrew, and he spooky ended up picking up the right, I guess you could say, to making it. And here it is. Incredible game. Oh, what was that? Jackpot. Jackpot. Oh Hung on the edge of the flipper there mystery award Report lit. Reactor jackpot! Apparently I've forgotten where the Orbits are. Completely. Excellent ruleset it very uh not a lot to it but what it does is fantastic It's basically the same thing over and over, well kind of. You're trying to get up to reactor 9, right now I'm on reactor 3. You light the reactor with the grid, then you start at the scoop, now I'm trying to make it critical up at the top And once I get to a hundred up there it lights for three I'll have three different targets I have to hit on the lower part of the playfield to destroy the reactor and then it moves you on the reactor floor But the game is fast Great lock mechanism great sound So now the reactors critical I need to shoot those three I need to shoot the A, the D, and the pop bumper to destroy it and I will get 91,600. Unless I'm in the multiball. Oh, I got a ball save there. That was pure luck there. Um. Stand by for extra ball. Anyway, that's the basics of the game. shoot again random question hole two blocked Oh! That was close I'll check that out. Wow, how did I do that? So I knocked down I knocked the ball somehow into the middle drop target, but not the back one to start the multiball. That's hilarious Jackpot! Double jackpot! Danger! What am I doing? I'm having my food there, jeez. Yeah, I think the flipper gap might be a little wider than most games. Match! Alright. Alright, this is probably the team. 11th. Yeah, this is going to be the last game I think. This one right here. into the future. Unless it's horrible, then I'll play another. Locked quickshot. That's my last user description. Or two. Locked. One call in. Jackpot. Double jackpot. Super Funny I'm at 4 balls but I haven't had 4 balls on the playfield because they keep draining There we go, start reactor Oh that was a bad move on my part. Now I have to reshoot all those drop targets to light the locks. Shouldn't have shot it when I saw that last ball crash. Oh yeah this is a fast one. Alright, I'll take that lock slip. Coming back. One! Oh, not gonna... Laser Coconut Lightning Wall 2 locked multiball increase Bonus multiplier increase Reactor locked Double jackpot come on grass. golu. nice Dennis. Jackpot Jackpot Alright just one target There we go. Alright, it's lit already. Oh, pretty good. Oh, amount of saves. So, So the last digit tells you how many reactors you've destroyed. So since I've destroyed two, that's why I have a two as the last digit. Level one. Shoot the left scoop to start reactor. Skill shot complete. Hurry up, hurry up. Don't waste my ball save. Bonus multiplier increased. Extra ball reactor on one. So when you start the third reactor, you get an extra ball. Ball one locked. And when you shot the sixth reactor you get one. Bad, bad. Jackpot! Double jackpot! Double jackpot! Jackpot! Ball save Google jackpot Come on Megan Super jackpot Ball added Reactor jackpot Jackpot all those balls never get to the reactor ball Ohhhhhhh! Unassisted death save that was. Locks are lit. Oh no. Bad. all right I want to build my reactor value up here though playful but that's That's not going to do it. Oh boy. There, that'll do it. That'll build us up a bit. So I'm at 97,000. 99,000. I'm doing multiple to get triple. And that's bad. I will So the one target is the finished reactor I missed Missed Missed Missed Wow I'm hitting the scoop every time now That's funny Well the reactor value will at least be high Reactor value at least be high, huh? Reactor destroyed. Jackpot. Reactor unlocked. Definitely weaker Definitely weaker Ah I can't breathe Reactor, physical. Reactor, destroy. Ball save. Thanks for that, Reactor. Ball save. Wow, thanks a lot. I hope that comes back. Standby for extra ball. Oh, I got robbed there. Shoot again. Level 2, skill shot complete. Yeah, it could be something with the... why I'm getting, uh... having trouble with the trap. It's like it's overheating or... I don't know. Let's take a look at it after, uh... So Reactor at launch Shoot the left scoop to start the reactor Reactor online Super Spiderman initials. Oh my gosh, I have a giraffe. So rare. Up with that reactor to critical. Whaling away, it's still down here. Nice airball then, wow. That's okay. Those targets will stay down so I can do my locks now. Oh, that's funny. All those games where I won the light locks. or one, locked bonus multiplier increased that's good or two, locked oh boy Oh my fault Oh my fault Completely Alright Get this next react direction ball And uh Get the reaction ball Alright Reactor locked. Shoot the left scoop to start reactor. Extra ball for the reactor. one t it it che check Carol Boom! Standby for extra ball. Shoot again. All right, final ball for the night. No exception. Oh, I could have had the... Level two. What did I do wrong? Kill shot complete. What did I do wrong? Ball saved. Reactor critical. Don't upset the game. I got this one. Boom. I don't have this one. don't call your shots that stuck on the job target all right that's a 4x reactor that should be a good value Jackpot! All saved! Initialized! Jackpot! Reactor unlocked! Pay me back for the nasty. Yeah, that's right. I would have had it if I went right, but I messed up Still a good game Maybe tomorrow There, best game of the night Thanks everyone for watching Thanks everyone for watching Tomorrow maybe more maybe Sunday. I don't know I do mother See you later