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Concord Champ '25 King Kong Premium quarters match with code update analysis and battery failure.
There is a bug in King Kong Premium where progress on 'Dead Eye' mode carries over from player two/four to the next game
medium confidence · Commentators discussing a reported issue where 'the progress made for player two and four on the rapid fire mode...carries over to the next game'
King Kong Premium recently added a 'retry' feature for completed modes to address repetitive gameplay in NYC events
medium confidence · Commentators note 'They added that thing as well. You can retry your scene, right? and finish it off' and discuss how this is a recent change to mode design
King Kong Premium code update now counts upper flipper flips toward the 'Flips' mode counter
high confidence · Commentator: 'the note on the game says now the upper flipper flips count as flips' and 'Because a flip is a flip'
Virtual locks are being used at this tournament venue
high confidence · Commentator states: 'So, for the information for chat there, they have it set on the virtual locks. So, the virtual lock makes the game play like a pro.'
Crash the Gate is a new mode recently added to King Kong Premium
medium confidence · Commentators say 'there was something in there I didn't recognize' and 'That was a 31 now' in reference to new mode callouts
The game setup at this venue includes rubber on the center post, making it easier to achieve higher scores
medium confidence · Commentator: 'It's probably set up easier with rubber on the center post and stuff like that. So, it's probably in the billions.'
“I'm happy to see Dustin got his jacket on because we know it's going to be business if he takes it off.”
Commentator @ early game — Casual reference to a player's superstition/power move ritual
“You definitely want to get something bigger like a pterodactyl or something. Okay, with this multiball.”
Commentator @ mid-match — Strategy advice on mode selection during multiball play
“the note on the game says now the upper flipper flips count as flips. So, I don't know if that's something how they must have coded that in.”
Commentator @ late match — Documentation of a significant code change addressing player exploitation of upper flipper mechanics
“So, for the information for chat there, they have it set on the virtual locks. So, the virtual lock makes the game play like a pro.”
Commentator @ during multiball — Clarification of tournament setup choice affecting game difficulty
“Crash the gate gets nutty. Yeah, the supers. Yeah. 2 minutes.”
Commentator @ late match — Assessment of a newly discovered/added mode's high scoring potential
code_update: Upper flipper flips now count toward 'Flips' mode counter, addressing previous player exploitation where staging upper flippers without engaging main flippers avoided flip count
high · Commentator explicitly states: 'the note on the game says now the upper flipper flips count as flips' and discusses how 'the players were getting so good at staging the upper flippers without the flippers counting'
code_update: New 'retry' feature added to modes allowing players to restart failed attempts with reduced shot requirements
medium · Commentators discuss: 'They added that thing as well. You can retry your scene, right? and finish it off' with context that this was added in recent NYC events updates
product_concern: Dead Eye mode progress carries over between games for players 2 and 4, creating unfair advantage where subsequent games start with pre-lit features
medium · Commentators note: 'the progress made for player two and four on the rapid fire mode...carries over to the next game' and 'So, it holds a value'
design_innovation: New 'Crash the Gate' mode recently added to King Kong Premium with high-value super jackpots and repeating target sequences that can be cycled multiple times
medium · Commentators unfamiliar with mode initially, discussing its mechanics: 'Crash the gate gets nutty' and tracking 50+ million point supers from repeated mode completion
gameplay_signal: Recent code updates have significantly increased scoring ceiling; commentators estimate game-over (GC) is now in billions rather than hundreds of millions
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medium · Discussion of Crash the Gate mode generating 375+ million points and commentary: 'this game is in League...It's probably set up easier with rubber on the center post...So, it's probably in the billions'
operational_signal: Machine battery died during tournament match, forcing game restart and score recovery; commentator notes 'we have battery damage'
high · Commentary tracking battery failure: 'There's the battery. Yeah, the battery died' and subsequent restart procedures
operational_signal: Tournament using virtual locks configuration and center post rubber to affect difficulty and scoring; commentator notes this makes game play 'like a pro'
high · Explicit statement: 'they have it set on the virtual locks. So, the virtual lock makes the game play like a pro' and 'probably set up easier with rubber on the center post'
competitive_signal: Pro players demonstrating advanced techniques including metal post bounces, post passes, elbow flipper manipulation, and ball control strategies
high · Commentators observe: 'we got pro players here. They know how to bounce on metal post' and note techniques like using elbow to hit action buttons while covering playfield