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Day 3 of TRON, Portal Hype? April, 2015 - 2 / 2

Dead Flip·video·6m 57s·analyzed·Apr 17, 2015
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TL;DR

Deadflip streams TRON gameplay, attempts Portal mode, discusses strategy.

Summary

Deadflip streamers play Jersey Jack Pinball's TRON machine on day 3 of a multi-day streaming event in April 2015. The session focuses on gameplay mechanics, strategy tips (gem shot routing, multiball tactics), and attempts to hit Portal mode as a community challenge. Despite multiple tries across games, Portal remains unachieved; streamers note a co-founder returning tomorrow who may have better success.

Key Claims

  • One of Deadflip's co-founders (Sam Stern) who moved away will return tomorrow and is likely to hit Portal because he is 'a monster' at pinball

    high confidence · Jack Danger mentions Sam Stern's expected return and superior skill/perspective advantage due to height

  • TRON Portal mode has not been hit during this 3-day streaming event despite multiple attempts

    high confidence · Host repeatedly notes 'no portal today' and 'we danced around it again' across sessions

  • Gem shot on TRON is accessible via soft plunge routing after holding flipper to clear the ball quickly

    high confidence · Jack Danger explicitly explains the gem shot mechanic: 'So when I start Cora I immediately hold this flipper up to get this ball out ASAP... all you need to do is touch that little roll of the target there'

  • Double scoring was active during a 12 million point shot, with buildups contributing to jackpot

    medium confidence · Commentator explains the 12 million score outcome: 'You had double scoring running, and I think you hit a bunch of the buildups for the jackpot'

  • Jersey Jack Pinball no longer has Iron Man in their lineup

    medium confidence · Opening comment: 'Jersey Jack Pinball, we no longer have an Iron Man. It's hard talk about.'

Notable Quotes

  • “This is Tron being the girl that doesn't kiss on the first date. Jeez. You gotta let everybody carry you know.”

    Jack Danger@ 3:22 — Describes TRON's difficulty/stinginess with mode advancement; commentary on game design philosophy

  • “So when I start Cora I immediately hold this flipper up to get this ball out ASAP. Okay. So that I can start soft plunging to get just over the slip, and all you need to do is touch that little roll of the target there.”

    Jack Danger@ 1:53 — Explicit rules explanation for TRON gem shot; advanced strategy tip

  • “Well, Internet, no portal today, unfortunately. We danced around it again.”

    Jack Danger@ 5:29 — Confirms Portal mode remains unachieved; establishes ongoing community challenge

  • “one of the co-founders of Deadflip (Sam Stern content creator/streamer) that moved away will be here tomorrow and I'm sure he will get Portal because that kid's a monster”

    Jack Danger@ 5:36 — Identifies Sam Stern as Deadflip co-founder and elite player; sets expectation for tomorrow's stream

  • “we didn't hit 500 viewers, or I'm sorry, 500 followers but I'm going to give the damn stuff away tomorrow anyway”

    Jack Danger@ 6:05 — Community engagement metric; indicates giveaway strategy independent of follower goals

Entities

Jack DangerpersonSam SternpersonDeadfliporganizationTRONgameJersey Jack PinballcompanyPortalproductMannypersonStanpersonRichieperson

Signals

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    community_signal: Deadflip streaming event with multi-day TRON focus and Portal mode community challenge; giveaway strategy to drive engagement

    high · Multiple references to Portal attempts across days, giveaway commitment despite not hitting follower goals

  • ?

    community_signal: Sam Stern, Deadflip co-founder, has moved away but returning for streaming event; positioned as elite player likely to achieve Portal

    high · Jack Danger: 'one of the co-founders of Deadflip (Sam Stern content creator/streamer) that moved away will be here tomorrow and I'm sure he will get Portal because that kid's a monster'

  • ?

    announcement: Jersey Jack Pinball has discontinued Iron Man from their active lineup

    medium · Jack Danger: 'Jersey Jack Pinball, we no longer have an Iron Man. It's hard talk about.'

Transcript

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0:00
Yeah, sorry Java Jack, we no longer have an Iron Man. It's hard to talk about. Here we go. But I'll tell you how to blow it up.
0:16
Number one, get some bogeys. I don't know. If you feel comfortable shooting ramps, then you're going to destroy everyone on that machine, I guess is what I'm trying to say. Oh, dude.
0:41
Get it back in there. Get it in there for the relay. Oh, no. Whoa, 12 million. So here's what happened. You had double scoring running, and I think you hit a bunch of the buildups for the jackpot. Oh, so if you hit all the blue shots before you hit the center, it's like building up. Dude. Where the hell did that come from, though? Thank you. Seriously.
1:06
We're watching the... You broke? There's four eyes right here. There's pinball hair on your truncheon. You know what it is?
1:17
When I do multi-goals, I just look at the purpose. Yeah, that's the best way to do it. That's my thing. You literally hit, like, every shot. Yeah, you were just like going to every shot. I just like to try to guess where I had the flipper. Oh, I thought that was ball three. Okay, that's what this is. So did you say there a secret way to get a gem shot here Oh yeah so this is you This is what I do when I start Cora multiball because a gem shot is your jackpot Yeah So when I start Cora I immediately hold this flipper up to get this ball out ASAP. Okay. So that I can start soft plunging to get just over the slip, and all you got to do is touch that little roll of the target there. Oh, and you'll count it as a... And that is the gem shot. Oh, nice. So if it barely falls off and touches that, gem shot. Oh. That's a nice little way to... Let's try to do that. Manny is part of the grid.