Early gameplay of JJP Pirates of the Caribbean pinball machine (POTC)

Straight Down the Middle·video·6m 14s·analyzed·Oct 13, 2017

Analysis

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TL;DR

Early POTC pinball gameplay showing character selection and gold collection mechanics

Summary

Early gameplay footage of Jersey Jack Pinball's Pirates of the Caribbean machine being played, showing character selection mechanics, gold collection gameplay, and various playfield targets and modes including the Snuffbox, wooden eyeball, and character selection features.

Key Claims

Pirates of the Caribbean features character selection gameplay
high confidence · Multiple references to 'Choose your character' with characters like Angelica and the tobacco cutter mentioned
Gold collection is a core gameplay mechanic in POTC
high confidence · Repeated callouts of 'Gold! Gold!' and 'collect gold' during gameplay
POTC includes playfield toys/targets such as wooden eyeball, snuffbox, and bottle
high confidence · Multiple toy names called out: 'wooden eyeball', 'snuffbox', 'bottle', 'Moroccan beads'
POTC has an action button mechanic for quick hits
medium confidence · Callout: 'Hit the action button as quick as you can. Light super...'

Notable Quotes

“Choose your character. The beautiful Angelica. The tobacco cutter.”
Game callout/footage @ mid-gameplay — Shows character selection feature is a prominent gameplay element
“Gold! Gold! Oh, that's how you earn the gold? Yeah, it says collect gold.”
Player commentary @ during gameplay — Demonstrates discovery of gold collection mechanic during play
“Shoot a specific playfield target or shot on Pirates of the Caribbean to lock them all!”
Game callout @ late gameplay — Indicates multiball/lock mechanic tied to specific shots

Entities

Pirates of the Caribbeangame Jersey Jack PinballcompanyAngelicagame characterStraight Down the Middleorganization

Signals

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announcement: Early gameplay footage of Pirates of the Caribbean being publicly demonstrated, indicating machine is in late development/early release phase
high · Direct gameplay footage with game callouts and mechanics functioning

Topics

Character selection mechanicsprimaryGold collection gameplayprimaryPlayfield toys and targetsprimaryAction button mechanicssecondaryMultiball/lock featuressecondary

Sentiment

positive(0.75)— Players express enthusiasm and curiosity about discovering game mechanics; exclamations like 'Gold! Gold!' and character selection interest indicate engagement, though some frustration about character availability ('My flight didn't really learn to give me all four of them')

Transcript

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Captain Barbosa's wooden eyeball. The James Bond. Player 2. What? It's on the edge of the ship. The B-Zar. Gold. Stolen identity. Now it's time to get the action started. Got it Go Oh it like those point donation things for Spencer Allen That cool Shoot the chest, the love of love! Three guys left. Who wants to take over? Don't worry. Player three. The spectacle. The snuffbox. The wooden eyeball. The bottle. Moroccan beads collected. Governor's Park. The Getty the one pirate The tobacco cutters. This is Bradlee Ching's Spectacle. This is Bradlee Ching's Spectacle. The Snuffbox. Hit the action button as quick as you can. Light super... Gold! Gold! Oh, that's how you earn the gold? Yeah, it says collect gold. That's what happens. Yep. Select your character The beautiful Angelica. The tobacco cutter. I'll see you. Nope. Uh... Choose your character. What's the most of them right away? Umm, one in the bottom right corner, one on her, that one. Philip, added the tobacco cutter. My flight didn't really learn to give me all four of them, for some reason. Oh! Choose your character. Probably a lot of people want to play that character. The tobacco cutters! First they skip! Disrespectful! The boss! Shoot the chest to lock them all! Thank you.