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First Look! Stern’s Dungeons & Dragons: The Tyrant’s Eye Pinball Machine Limited Edition

Gonzo's Pinball Flipperama·video·38m 20s·analyzed·May 23, 2025
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TL;DR

First look at D&D:Tyrant's Eye LE reveals impressive dragon mechanism, Dorn voiceover, but game requires upgrade kit.

Summary

Gonzo from Gonzo's Pinball Flipperama provides a first-look video of Stern's Dungeons & Dragons: The Tyrant's Eye Limited Edition pinball machine. He praises the dragon mechanism, sound package with Michael Dorn's voiceover, back glass artwork, and overall build quality, while acknowledging the game's depth and complexity. He notes the machine requires an upgrade kit and highlights design features like the interactive dragon blocking shots during modes and the shield mechanism. Gonzo emphasizes he is not the target audience but respects the game's design and engagement factor.

Key Claims

  • D&D: The Tyrant's Eye Limited Edition is numbered 401 of 740 units produced

    high confidence · Gonzo directly observed and reported the serial number visible on the back glass

  • The metal apron is signed by Brian Eddy

    high confidence · Gonzo physically inspected and showed the signature on the machine

  • Michael Dorn provides voiceover for the Dragon character

    high confidence · Gonzo stated definitively that Michael Dorn (Worf from Star Trek: TNG) voices the dragon

  • The game comes with an upgrade kit from Stern that is needed

    high confidence · Gonzo stated 'this game apparently needs an upgrade kit from Stern' and one is 'on the way here'

  • The D&D machine is heavier than typical Stern games due to dragon mechanism

    medium confidence · Gonzo noted 'This is a heavy, heavy machine' and attributed it to the dragon and mechanisms, contrasting with Sterns typically being the lightest games

  • The cabinet artwork uses foil decals that require specific lighting to appear visually striking

    high confidence · Gonzo extensively discussed and demonstrated how the decals require correct lighting angles to shimmer like Panini foil stickers

  • The fan noise on this machine is noticeably quieter than previous Spike 2 Stern models

    medium confidence · Gonzo remarked he didn't hear the fan during setup/gameplay despite the machine being on for ~10 minutes, contrasting with prior Stern videos

  • The game's shots are well-positioned and hittable, unlike John Wick which had problematic shot geometry

    medium confidence · Gonzo compared D&D favorably to John Wick, saying 'The shots are all sort of where they're meant to be. Every shot feels hittable' vs John Wick where 'shots were very tight' and he got 'a lot of bricked shots'

Notable Quotes

  • “The limited edition has a really, really good sound package on it... And he brings this dragon to life. Not literally, otherwise I'd be nothing but ashes at the moment. But he really works through the speakers and through the bass.”

    Gonzo@ 4:46 — Establishes Michael Dorn's voiceover as a standout feature of the LE sound package; Gonzo emphasizes the quality through humor

  • “This is a game with a lot of depth, and I don't know anything about role-play games... But I think I get the general gist... But if you don't, that's cool as well, because this game's going to talk you through all of it.”

    Gonzo@ 2:48 — Gonzo acknowledges the game's learning curve but praises its onscreen guidance and accessibility for non-RPG players

  • “The back glass is stunning. I just—I don't think there's any way that I could point that camera or position those lights that would do the back glass justice... It is a stunning, a stunning piece of art, really.”

    Gonzo@ 6:45 — High praise for artistic quality; demonstrates photographer's struggle to capture sparkle/glitter effects on camera

  • “This game apparently needs an upgrade kit from Stern. I don't know exactly what that all about... I don't know if they rushed these things out a little bit too much or if they're not play tested for an adequate length of time.”

    Gonzo@ 10:05 — Raises quality control concern about D&D requiring post-delivery upgrade kit; questions whether Stern rushed production or had insufficient playtesting

  • “The dragon is cool as hell. Really, really cool. And it is so robust... even just moving it there, it's a really, really strong bit of kit.”

    Gonzo@ 20:00 — Validates the dragon mechanism as the flagship mechanical feature with exceptional build quality

Entities

GonzopersonBrian EddypersonDwight SullivanpersonJim SullivanpersonMichael DornpersonStern PinballcompanyDungeons & Dragons: The Tyrant's Eye

Signals

  • ~

    sentiment_shift: D&D:Tyrant's Eye appears well-received by non-target audiences for mechanical quality, build, and engagement factor despite complex ruleset and RPG focus

    medium · Gonzo (non-RPG player): 'I enjoyed it... The shots are all sort of where they're meant to be... I'm clearly quite enjoying it... I didn't want this game to be over then... Decent game. There's lots of fun.' Also notes his children impressed with dragon mechanism despite being 'very spoiled' and used to seeing pinball machines.

  • ?

    design_philosophy: Cabinet artwork uses foil decals that require specific lighting angles to visually pop; may appear underwhelming under poor lighting conditions or on camera

    high · Gonzo: 'the art, not the art blades, the cabinet artwork... they were sort of foil... the light needs to be a certain way... I had to set them up just so, so as I could sort of get the shimmer and the shine in the foil for you... the camera does not do this justice.' Acknowledges trade-off between lighting-dependent appearance and photography limitations.

  • ?

    design_philosophy: D&D:Tyrant's Eye uses interactive dragon mechanism that actively blocks shots during certain modes/multiball, creating dynamic mechanical interplay between playfield shots and mode state

    high · Gonzo during gameplay: 'the dragon actually drops his chin. So he's blocking the shot I'm trying to hit, which I think that's a really cool use of the mechanism. Interactive then, isn't it?' Multiple observations of dragon blocking attempts during gameplay sequences.

  • ?

    licensing_signal: D&D:Tyrant's Eye includes prominent character voice work (Michael Dorn as Dragon) and licensed Dungeons & Dragons IP elements (lore, character names, mechanics), indicating significant licensing investment

    high · Gonzo discussing voiceover: 'Michael Peter Dorn... Worf in Star Trek... brings this dragon to life... He's got that big bassy voice. Really good. Really enjoyed that aspect of the game.' Multiple references to D&D lore elements (cube/Tyrant's Eye, character selection, dungeon crawl mechanics).

Transcript

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0:00
A pinball machine that needs no introduction, but I'm going to give it one anyway. Dungeons and Dragons, The Tyrant's Eye by Stern. Now, we've got a limited edition here, so we are very, very lucky. Don't have many limited editions. What was the last one? Stranger Things, I think the Stranger Things Limited Edition Aside from that, we don't tend to have this very limited and exclusive flavour of Pinball Machine too often And for that, we have to thank channel sponsor, Pinball Heaven So thanks Phil, for sending this down Well, I was going to say for your viewing pleasure, but a lot of my pleasure just playing it Let's be perfectly honest here Because I just wouldn't get to play these games, wouldn't get to feature these games and just wouldn't get to know anything about them without pinball heaven sending them down and i'm really really pleased to be able to um to play this now i've got a square with you here i have had one game on this so ordinarily what i would do is on my first video on any game is i would you get initially my first reaction so it's not quite that and the reason being is this pinball machine has eight eight balls the multi-ball is absolute mayhem hopefully i'll show you some of that later on because we're going to film my second game on here and so as i can show you some gameplay we'll take the camera off of its tripod and we'll give you a little tour around the playfield and the cabinet and all that good stuff but when i was loading the pinballs in when you take this lock bar off eight pinballs but in the coin box i only had five now i might I'd be the best in the world at mathematics, but I knew something was up there. I knew there was three. I think it's three. I knew there was three missing. So I put the balls in and turned the machine on. I did a ball search and actually there were already three machines in the ball. I don't know, under playfield subways or the magnificent dragon here had swallowed one or whatever the case may be. And I couldn't resist. So I thought I have to test it to see if it's working. so I pressed start. You can't blame me, can you? So I played out the game. It was set on five balls, which ordinarily I would apologise for, but I'm not going to make any apology. I was pleased that it was on five balls because I needed it. This is a game with a lot of depth, and I don't know anything about roleplay games. Never played them, not at all. I don't know. I had friends who played Warcraft. I had friends who played Dungeons & Dragons, but I never played it at all myself. But I think I get the general gist, and I think I get what you're meant to do. But if you don't, that's cool as well, because this game's going to talk you through all of it.

  • “I don't claim to know an awful lot about this cube, but it's very important. And if you understand the lore of Dungeons & Dragons, this is very, very important.”

    Gonzo@ 20:52 — Acknowledges the cube (likely Tyrant's Eye artifact) as narratively central while admitting his lack of D&D knowledge

  • “The dragon actually drops his chin. So he's blocking the shot I'm trying to hit, which I think that's a really cool use of the mechanism. Interactive then, isn't it?”

    Gonzo@ 26:04 — Highlights dynamic dragon interaction during multiball—mechanism actively blocks shots during modes, creating interactive challenge

  • “I would love that. I really would have appreciated that. Um, so yes, this is not a game that I would even remotely consider buying, because it's just not. I don't think I'm the target audience, and that's fine.”

    Gonzo@ 15:05 — Gonzo clearly establishes he is not the target demographic (non-RPG player) but respects the game's design quality

  • “Really nice ramp there... I really do want to show you a multi-ball on here. That's the orbit. Really hittable, that orbit.”

    Gonzo@ 24:52 — During gameplay, Gonzo validates the playfield flow and shot geometry as accessible and well-designed

  • “I think if you liked this stuff and you were really into this Dungeons & Dragons stuff you'd want this game wouldn't you... I didn't want this game to be over then so I'm clearly quite enjoying it.”

    Gonzo@ 34:51 — Acknowledges the game's appeal to target audience (D&D fans) while admitting his own unexpected engagement with it

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  • ?

    manufacturing_signal: D&D:LE production limited to 740 units (observed unit #401/740), establishing scarcity positioning

    high · Gonzo reading off back glass: 'This is number 401 of 740.' Also notes at video opening: 'we are very, very lucky. Don't have many Limited Editions' and compares to Stranger Things LE as recent precedent.

  • ?

    personnel_signal: Multiple Stern design/development personnel (Brian Eddy, Dwight Sullivan, Jim Sullivan) made themselves available for extended interview with Gonzo, indicating active community engagement

    medium · Gonzo: 'we've been very, very, very lucky on this channel. Brian Eddy and Dwight Sullivan, Jim Sullivan... were kind enough to share an hour of their time and join us on this channel for an interview.' Indicates Stern staff prioritizing content creator relationships.

  • ?

    product_strategy: D&D:LE differentiates from Pro/Premium through metal apron (signed by designer), enhanced sound package with subwoofer, foil decals vs standard artwork, and ArtBlades

    high · Gonzo touring the machine: 'To start with, because this is the limited edition, it is a metal apron... this has obviously all of it [full sound package]... you're going to have to catch it just right [with foil decals]... you have those ArtBlades... on standard decals you might get on a Stern Pro Vault Edition or a Premium Edition.'

  • ?

    product_strategy: D&D:LE shipped with additional rubber bumpers on outlanes compared to standard configuration, making the game easier/more forgiving for casual players

    high · Gonzo during playfield tour: 'This particular game has had additional rubbers placed on it here and here on the outlanes and on the other side, which ordinarily wouldn't be put on there. That just makes the game a little easier. But that's how it arrived here.'

  • ?

    product_concern: D&D:Tyrant's Eye requires post-release upgrade kit from Stern; questions raised about whether machine was rushed or inadequately playtested before delivery

    high · Gonzo: 'this game apparently needs an upgrade kit from Stern... I don't know if they rushed these things out a little bit too much or if they're not play tested for an adequate length of time.' Compared to Uncanny X-Men which also required upgrade kit (ball launcher).

  • ?

    technology_signal: D&D:Tyrant's Eye appears to feature improved fan cooling/noise reduction compared to previous Spike 2 platform machines

    medium · Gonzo: 'we've done so many videos on this channel of the Modern Sterns and the Spike 2s. Normally... that fan, that noisy fan, will kick in... Neither when I played it the first time or when I've set it up here... I've not heard the fan.' Notes hope this isn't LE-exclusive and should go into Pro/Premium editions too.

    • 3:02
    The limited edition has got a really, really good sound package on it. Now, it's funny because I'm recording this video three or four days after I watched a Cary Hardy video.
    3:14
    And he had, I think it was his game, he purchased himself a Kong limited edition. Excellent video. And he was talking about whether or not he felt the additional cost of the limited edition was worth it. Above and beyond a pimped premium. And he made some excellent points. He really, really did. If you've not seen the video, I'm sure you will have. Great video, excellent. I thought it was really, really good. And he discussed all this stuff, the speakers, the powder coating, the lights, the ArtBlades.
    3:47
    I've obviously not paid for this. This is not my game. This is going to go back at the end of it. So the cost hasn't had any impact on me at all, obviously.
    3:56
    I think I might feel quite differently if... It's like the tastiest meal you've ever had is the one you haven't paid for, if you know what I mean. I sound like a freeloader, don't I?
    4:05
    So I don't know if the sound from the speakers sounds that little bit sweeter or a little bit bassier. Maybe if I paid an extra £3,000 for it, it might not sound quite so good. But I felt it was noticeable, the upgrade on the sound package. I do have a Stern Premium here. I've got a Jaws Premium. I have the upgraded speakers on there, but I don't have the subwoofer. This has obviously got all of it.
    4:29
    And it's Michael Dorn, I believe, who does the voiceover for the Dragon. Now, he was Worf in Star Trek Next Generation, and I loved Star Trek Next Generation, obviously. He's got a great voice, a really, really brilliant voice actor. And he brings this dragon to life. Not literally, obviously, otherwise I'd be nothing but ashes at the moment. But he really works through the speakers and through the bass. He's got that big bassy voice. really good really enjoyed that aspect of the game it has just going back to Carrie's video in his video he spoke about the art not the art blades the cabinet artwork the decals and he was saying that on he found them to be a little bit dull or they didn't quite pop out right on his Kong but if they caught the light correctly because they were sort of foil what a better word i'm sure i'm sure it's not foil but whatever they are then the light needs to be a certain way and if you caught caught it just at the right light they look fantastic i can only echo what he said there i totally agree because as i'm recording this video now in fact the reason i'm holding my glasses in my hand and haven't got them on which means i can't see too much but it means you've not got the light clearing as a reflection in my glasses i'll have to put them on in a minute but when i was setting these lights up i had to set them up just so so as i could sort of get the shimmer and the shine in the foil for you they look good that they are very good but i've got to be honest i think if i was paying for a limited edition i'd probably want the rad cows because still to this day the best looking pinball machine i've ever seen is the elton john which had the sparkle and it had the sort of glitter in it and this has got that and particularly in the back glass there but i think the radcals gave it a depth so i think i don't know i don't know maybe you think differently let me know in the comments below i i think i prefer the radcals to the four but don't get me wrong these are these are better looking than the standard decals you might get on a pro or a premium but um yeah they do look nice but yeah you've got to catch it uh just right the back glass is is stunning i don't think there's any way that I could point that camera or position those lights that would do the back glass justice I just I don't there's a glitter in the in the font where it says Dungeons and Dragons of Tyrant's Eye the the clear parts of the back glass where the mirror is showing you just don't ever really see it on cameras I've tried to film it you know 20 different ways and it just doesn't do it justice. It is a stunning, a stunning piece of art, really. And make no mistake about it, if you are into Dungeons and Dragons, which I am not, I think you're going to love this game. So the first game I played, I was somebody curly foot, which I think is a dwarf. By the way, I'm cool with dwarves and elves and wizards and all that stuff. I'm a Lord of the Rings nut, geek. there's other you can see that my map of middle earth just in the background there um but anyway during it i think i was curly foot who was a dwarf and in the end i ended up fighting other dwarfs i'm not sure if such things are permitted but anyway i did that in the game tried to progress up the map and there's lots to learn on here i'm not going to pretend i'm not going to pretend for a moment to know any of this stuff so if if you're watching this video now and expecting a tutorial or some insightful observation about the the deep rules and the gameplay you're in the wrong place switch off now because this is this is not that this is very much well i was going to say first time a second time person looking at a machine who doesn't really understand anything about it at all but i've been very impressed very very impressed i'm more so with the the dragon itself the mechanism it's it's impressive this game's heavy by the way so i move for filming and for playing i move pinball machines around quite a lot sterns tend to be the lightest games to be fair they tend to be the most reliable but they also the lightest games not this this is a heavy heavy machine so i guess it's you know the mechanisms and how much of it is the dragon maybe a standard for a dragon i don't know how much dragons weigh but this dragon is you can actually feel it just when you you touch get moving it around there. It's a heavy, heavy bit of kit. Very, very solid. It does a lot, particularly during the multiplayer. I'm not entirely sure what it's doing. I've got to learn and explore a little bit more about it. I should probably make the point here that this game apparently needs an upgrade kit from Stern I don know exactly what that all about There one on the way here But also if you remember Uncanny X had an upgrade kit as well which was the ball launch
    9:43
    I didn't really play that before it had the upgrade kit, so I couldn't tell you if that made a difference or not. But this is going to need an upgrade kit. So it's certainly something Stern are going to look at when they put these games out. Probably going to be getting these games ready particularly when they cost so much when you get them you don't want to be waiting for bits of plastic or springs or things like that in order for them to work so yeah i don't know if they rush these things out a little bit too much or if they're not play tested for a certain length the adequate length of time hey who knows um what i would say on this i've just been reminded of it there we've done so many videos on this channel of the Modern Stearns and the Spike 2s, normally when I'm doing a video, that fan, that noisy fan will kick in and it will interrupt me. I'm just sort of mindful, neither when I played it the first time or when I've set it up here and doing this video now, and the game was probably switched on for 10 minutes while I was setting up the lights, I've not heard the fan, which is a, it's not a big deal, but it sort of is when you're trying to record a video, because it doesn't help with the sound and whatnot. So I think that's pretty cool, and not before time, too. That fan was far too noisy, and I would hope, because it's such a small item, I hope that's not just a limited edition thing. Really, that fan should be going into all of their games, pro, premium, and limited edition. The other thing I want to touch on is the Insider Connected. which I've only started using relatively recently. I wasn't traditionally a fan, as I've mentioned before in previous videos. For me, pinball was very much an analogue experience.
    11:27
    And because of my job, it was a way to switch off from the digital world. So the very thought that I could get my pinball machine online and use my phone, it sort of sickened me a little bit, truth be known. And the last thing I want to do when I switch on my pinball machine is have my phone. I want my phone to be put down. So I was quite anti-insider connected. Jaws got me using it a bit and I started seeing it as a bonus, as an addition rather than an annoyance. So I started using that, quite enjoyed the way it was tracking my progress, particularly in terms of capturing the sharks and the different sharks. I thought that was pretty cool. And I started using it on Bond.
    12:12
    And I've not used it on here. I know I've said it a few times, but if you're new to the channel, well, firstly, welcome.
    12:19
    Down here in the cave where I film this, I don't have a Wi-Fi password. And because I don't have a Wi-Fi password, I can't get Insider connected because it wants me and needs me to put in a Wi-Fi password. And I just don't have one because it's got an independent Wi-Fi, the cave. So this is not right now. This is not on Insider Connected. But if I was, I would imagine that this game would lend itself to Insider Connected if they've programmed it correctly. And to be fair, we've been very, very, very lucky on this channel. Brian Eddy and Dwight Sullivan, who is obviously the software designer, were kind enough to share an hour of their time and join us on this channel for an interview.
    12:58
    You know, Dwight is such a great coder. But I would be surprised if incorporated in this game, there isn't a way where you can level up or remember your progress or something like that. I don't know. But I would imagine as time goes on, Insider Connected becomes more fun, really, and just becomes more and more useful. So I've no doubt if you're if you're a different kind of geek to me and you're not a Lord of the Rings geek and you are a role play geek. I don't know I'd imagine saving your character and saving your progress and upgrading and leveling up and working your way up this map it's gonna be pretty damn cool uh the game itself well I look I guess you'll see when I start to do my gameplay in a bit I enjoyed I played one game so let's not get carried away here I enjoyed it the shots were where they were meant to be and that's look that's not always the case certainly when we did my video here with John Wick the shots were not where they were meant to be as far as I was concerned I was getting a lot of bricked shots the shots were very tight I just wasn't really able to hit them and because of that it didn't feel particularly rewarding I don't think in John Wick I ever got to do more than one mode that's not this the shots are all sort of where they're meant to be every shot feels hittable nothing felt too difficult not a standard Brian Eddy design by any stretch of the imagination but yes certainly enjoyed shooting it did I know what I was doing I didn't have a bloody clue I didn't know what I was hitting or why I was hitting it but I don't think it'd take me long because there was quite a lot going on on the screen quite a lot of call outs and I think there was a lot of choices did you want to go through a mode or did you want to progress or take a separate path up the map or go to a different destination on the map not for me ultimately if i was buying well i wouldn't buy this machine that's that's the truth no matter but i think if i was into this stuff i would love that i would i really would have appreciated that um so yes this is not not a game that i would even remotely consider buying because it's just not i don't think i'm the target audience and that's fine you don't have to like every pinball machine goodness no um and at the moment i'm very very happy with playing my Jaws. So that's, for me, is still sort of, yeah, peak, pretty much the peak game at the moment. But this is fun. This is fun. And I definitely enjoy playing it. I'm going to look forward to playing it a lot more until it goes. And yeah, I just thought I would share those experiences with you. Okay, I think what we've got to do now is take that camera off of tripod i'll put my glasses back on and we'll take a little tour of the cabinet and the playfield
    15:56
    let's start with a close look at this this cabinet artwork now hopefully you can see exactly what i was describing which is at least a foil glimmer on it but it doesn't the camera does not do this justice it really does in certain lights in the correct light it really does pop out like an old panini foil sticker one of the rare ones if you remember and i think one thing you'll really notice is the armor now i remember seeing some of the promo videos and the armor looked a lot more flame red a lot more vivid red than it looks in real life it's almost i don't want to say orangey because well it's not orange that would be inaccurate but it is it's not a not a ferrari red if you know what i mean what we'll try and do is i haven't got great light around all of it i'll try and give you as good a view as i can hopefully you'll see here and again foil decals here if we travel around to the other side of the cabinet hopefully you'll see that it's a slightly different scene it's not just the two dragons here but again it is so reflective because it's foil it's pretty hard for the camera to pick it up but suffice to say it is it is impressive so let's take a look shall we at the apron to start with so because this is the limited edition it is a metal apron and other if you could just see here this is actually been signed by Brian Eddy no less that is your scanner for your insider connected let's just turn the exposure levels down a little bit and then you're into what you can see is the play field here now the shield is here this pops up when you press this action button at certain points in the game you can guard basically the shield will pop up and you can block the gap in between the flippers there that's really cool it should be noted that this particular game has had additional rubbers placed on it here and here on the outlanes and on the other side which ordinarily wouldn't be put on there that just makes the game a little easier but that's how how it arrived here we'll get to the dragon in a second that that really what everybody wants to see isn it as you see it a free 3 flipper game There the other flipper up the top just there Very makeable shots off that upper flipper but you're going to have to, most of the time, hit the ball through this orbit to get it round up to that upper flipper.
    19:25
    But the two shots that you can hit from there are very, very makeable, and you can hopefully see... Well, actually, you can hit the captive ball as well from there, So you've actually got, if you can see just here, you've got this captive bull shot, which is just here. You have this ramp and you have this ramp, which is just behind the dragon. You know what? Let's get to it. Let's have a look at the dragon. He is cool as hell. Really, really cool. And it is so robust. I mean, it's really you're just not going to get the feel of this because I'll be holding it. But even just moving it there is, it's a really, really strong bit of kit.
    20:08
    And you'll see underneath, there are the three targets of the dragon. And just around there to the left, you have another shot. Just before you get that sort of left orbit. Now there's a ramp that drops down on that left orbit.
    20:24
    Which turns that into a ramp shot. So that's a ramp you can see just behind the dragon. But the dragon is excellent. That's a really, really good mechanism.
    20:38
    There's three ramps, three main ramps that you can see there. One is hittable from the upper flipper.
    20:48
    Really cool. Really, really cool. Now, I don't claim to know an awful lot about this cube, but it's very important. And if you understand the lore of Dungeons and Dragons, this is very, very important.
    21:06
    Just below here, you will see you've got this spinner shot. Very important shot there. And then you have this trapdoor mechanism.
    21:18
    Dungeon Crawl. This pops up and you've got to hit the shot into it. I think it's really good. Really, really good. and as you'll see the limited edition hopefully they're illuminated enough for you you should just be able to see here you've got those art blades that's sort of a dungeon scene there which is quite right on one side you've got dungeons and if i just show you here on the other side you've probably guessed it you've got dragons on the art blades there but it looks really really good just give you a closer look at that map hopefully you can see that there you're plotting your way around here and obviously it lights up and charts your progress um i'll try and show you the back glasses as best i can so there's your lcd screen there's your lights, your speakers. As you can see this, this is not my game. So I'm not going to, I'm not going to peel this off, much as I'm tempted to. So this is number 401 of 740.
    22:30
    And here is the back glass. I just wish it, I wish I could do it more justice. It's very, very sparkly but I'm looking through the viewfinder on the camera here and I can see it's just not looking the same as I'm seeing it with my naked eye but it's pretty cool some really nice detail on there hopefully you can see that It's good. I mean, it's a good-looking game. Really, really good-looking game.
    23:11
    Zoom out a little bit. That means walk backwards with this camera. It is a stunner. My children are sort of used to seeing pinball machines, so they're not easily impressed. They've always been in and around the house and they see a lot coming and going. They're very, so they're a little bit spoiled. What I would say is that when I got this here and put this in place and I had a look at it,
    23:40
    they said, they both said, wow, they were so impressed with this dragon. It's a very, very cool mechanism. And I keep saying it, but yeah, really impressive.
    23:52
    That's quite neat of the Brian and Dee signature in there, actually. But there you go. There you have it.
    24:00
    Dungeons & Dragons, limited edition by Stern Pinball. Available at Pinball Heaven, of course. Let's have a game.
    24:13
    So, I've got to select a character at the start of the game. I've got Ardor. Anya. Frey Curlyfoot, who I was last time. So, I'm going to select Frey Curlyfoot. Just so you know, I've got the glass off. So as you can see better, it's not going to do anything for the audio, I'm afraid, because you'll hear the ball clunking around. But you will hopefully get a clear sight of the ball. Right, very curly fit it is.
    24:47
    So time extended, I don't know what that is, but I've been hitting these targets underneath the dragon. I really do want to show you a multi-ball on here. That's the orbit, really nice orbit that by the way, very hittable that orbit.
    25:01
    That's the spinner in the centre. You can see some pretty nice ball paths on it. There was your dragon.
    25:24
    Really nice ramp there. oh that came back really quickly oh dragon multiball so that happened really quickly this is bad I've tried this before right now this is really interesting because the dragon actually drops his chin then so he's the dragons blocking the shot I'm trying to hit which I think that's a really cool use of the mechanism interactive then isn't it I mean it's crazy that there are so many, well it's almost too many really but I guess that's part of the challenge.
    26:38
    That's absolutely crazy. I've no idea if I'm scoring good points at all, I dare not look up at the screen. So the game has just completely cut out now.
    26:53
    Completely cut out. Which it's meant to do. Because that was the end of the mode. That multiball. Whoa! Well, that cheated me, that did. That cheated me.
    27:11
    Oh! This is cool. Look at that. I don't know if you can see it up there. The trap door has popped open.
    27:19
    Oh, I'm nervous now. Oh, come on. I've got to shoot it better than that. The ball's locked behind the dragon. And now I've got to choose. Select a mode to play. I'll travel to Westgate. So I'll try that. I don't know what that does, but I'm going to give it a go. Oh, come on.
    27:37
    I really want to hit that. I really need to hit that trapdoor. This is awful. Come on. Oh, no. I was too late. I've got to select another mode.
    28:06
    Zombie sailors. Why not? Who doesn't want to find out about zombie sailors? Shoot the red arrows to attack the zombies. Oh that wasn't a red arrow There's one So I've attacked a zombie Oh that was quite cool on the animations There goes another one I've levelled up There we go Oh that was accidental But I take it And there another zombie killed surely Wave complete I did it I... I... I... I... Oh! Ha ha ha ha ha! I was so pleased with myself that I lost the ball.
    29:01
    That'll teach me. So we've got to see quite a lot there. Unfortunately, I didn't quite make this shot. We've got to see the trapdoor. This is on the screen. It's telling me how well Frey Curlyfoot is doing.
    29:16
    I've fought the dragon. I've killed some zombie sailors. Okay. I mean, it's quite engaging. I'd say that for it, even though it's not really my sort of thing.
    29:37
    Okay. so trouble in the dock so it's asking me to select again or i can travel to arabelle let's do that Oh, it's there again! It's there again! No, no, no, no, no. Come on, please. Just... Yes! Dungeon Crawl. Thank you.
    30:19
    That's pretty cool. Shoot orange arrows to move forward. Well, every shot is an orange arrow, so I should get at least one. There you go.
    30:28
    Now the orange arrows are gone. So I've got a choice here. Which door? What do you think? Okay, I'll choose. Right.
    30:42
    Whoa, whoa, whoa. okay thinking about it that's gonna be quite difficult to get on that shot so I need to get up to that upper flipper really cuz I don't I'll try I don't think I can hit it from there if I can't
    31:03
    we've got it in the end so I'm gonna hit that shot again it's a tough shot to hit it needs to be on that upper flipper
    31:17
    didn't want to hit that shot so I've got it again once you get it to the upper flipper the shot is not too difficult they are very hittable I don't feel it's a particularly tough shooting game it's not as I say it's not like John Wick which I found really tough I don't think I'm really doing the troll much damage on fighting but he's got a life bar on the screen so hit oh i'm just sorry i just gotta read that there was a yeah i wasn't quick enough there was an instruction was telling me to hit something but there's a light you probably won't see it just on as a target here telling me there's a secret door there i actually missed oh no i did hit it
    32:09
    So I got him, I think I got the troll. That's pretty cool, shoot purple arrows to move forward. So you definitely feel like you're in a game here. As I say, I've never played Dungeons & Dragons.
    32:30
    But I feel like I'm moving through something under some instruction. Oh, that's not going to help me. Oh dear, I should have pressed the shield. Why didn't I press the shield? Just so I'm not used to it. If you got used to it, I could have pressed the shield and it would have saved it. That's quite cool.
    32:50
    Okay. It's still on the five ball game, which is... I'm more than happy with that. I'm exploring it and learning about the game. That's a shame because I knew that was going to go straight down the middle, that one. If I was more used to using the shield thing. I would have been able to save the ball.
    33:20
    I've got no control here. This is interesting. Choose something to buy. So I can buy a magic item weapon. A plus one bonus multiplier. Light dice game. Spot secret door. I don't know what I did actually. I don't actually know what I chose Oh, there it is again I like this bit I am useless at it Yes!
    33:51
    Level 2 Level 2, okay Shoot purple hours, we know this Oh no, no, no, no, it's alright, I get the ball safe oh okay oh not another one but that shot there that's that's tough that shot i know i keep saying it i'm not particularly good at this left orbit there at the moment so
    34:29
    Oh no. End of ball bonus. Okay, so this is my last ball unless I get an extra ball. Come on, curly foot. I think if you liked this stuff and you were really into this Dungeons and Dragons stuff you'd want this game wouldn't you no no no can we shoot again thank you that's the truth of the matter I didn't want this game to be over then so I'm clearly quite enjoying it love to be able to hit this shot here please oh no come on because the ramp is down now, so it turns into a different shot. Buy something else.
    35:26
    I will... You know what? I'll magic item weapon. That's what I'll do. I've got a war hammer. Upgraded magic item. War hammer. I can't read. I don't have time to read it all, but something or other.
    35:45
    Yes! That was what I was after. oh here we go again so I'm gonna have to select a door here right no just straight onto the purple arrows now I'd choose door
    36:19
    Oh, I was just too slow, I managed to shot. No, no, no, no, no. Oh, for goodness sake, I messed that up again.
    37:01
    I feel like I did the hard work. I should have used the shield then. I know I saved it anyway, but I've got no... The trouble is I don't have an instinct to use the shield. Come out!
    37:25
    Oh, fast. Oh, I've lost my accuracy for that top shot. Oh, I should have used the shield. There we go. I enjoyed that.
    37:44
    I think that is over. It's over now. Pretty cool game. I've got to say, that's a decent game. Decent game. There's lots of fun. I didn't really understand what was going on, but to an extent, I felt that it was guiding me through. Yeah! Dungeons and Dragons, a tyrant's side.