Multimorphic Pinball Revealed Their Best Game Yet

Cary Hardy·video·13m 44s·analyzed·Feb 25, 2022

Analysis

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TL;DR

Cary Hardy praises Multimorphic's Weird Al P3 game as their best yet despite steep $13k+ pricing.

Summary

Cary Hardy reviews Multimorphic's upcoming Weird Al-themed P3 pinball game, expressing genuine excitement about its mechanical design and content despite the Weird Al theme not being his personal preference. The game features 17 Weird Al songs, 2,000+ voice callouts, five flippers, and a seven-ball launch system, with pricing starting at $11,100 for the base model and $13,100 for the LE edition. Hardy notes this is the closest P3 has come to feeling like a traditional pinball machine.

Key Claims

P3 base system costs $8,300; Weird Al base model adds $3,000 for total of $11,100; LE edition adds $1,800 more for $13,100 total
high confidence · Cary Hardy explicitly states pricing: '8300 plus 3000 for the base model plus another 1800 if you wanted to get the le you're looking at 13 100'
Scott Denise did the soundtrack for Total Nuclear Annihilation
high confidence · Cary Hardy: 'Scott Denise is...he did one of the best soundtracks for a pinball machine. and that was for Total Nuclear Annihilation'
Weird Al game features 17 songs with 2,000+ voice callouts
high confidence · Cary Hardy: 'There's going to be 17 songs in this game' and 'over 2,000 voice call outs from Weird Al'
The game includes a seven-ball launch system and five flippers
high confidence · Cary Hardy: 'Seven ball launch system. Five flippers'
Existing P3 owners need to purchase separate left and/or right side target flipper assemblies to play Weird Al
high confidence · Cary Hardy: 'existing p3 owners will need to install a left and or right side target flipper assembly both sold separately'

Notable Quotes

“This is the most interested I have ever been in a P3 multi game”
Cary Hardy @ ~12:30 — Indicates this Weird Al game represents a significant shift in Hardy's perception of P3 system appeal
“This is the closest I've seen it to where it looks like a full-fledged pinball machine with the screen”
Cary Hardy@ 4:18 — Key insight into how Weird Al game's mechanical design addresses a major criticism of P3 system
“I think a theme, a silly theme like this, has something to do with it as well...The spinning hamster wheel, the UHF camera, and all the shots, and the fire flipper system”
Cary Hardy@ 5:36 — Hardy identifies specific mechanical features that excite him about the game
“Autographed by Weird Al...that's what should be on every le including those rush fans out there”
Cary Hardy@ 9:22 — Hardy advocates for autographed items as standard LE features across all manufacturers
“it's not a dream theme for me but it is a dream theme for certain people out there”
Cary Hardy@ 11:57 — Clarifies Hardy's personal opinion while acknowledging Weird Al will appeal to target demographic

Entities

Multimorphiccompany Cary Hardyperson Scott DenisepersonJerry StellenbergpersonSteven SilverpersonMatt AndrewspersonMichael OceanpersonGreg GoldiepersonBowen Kerinsperson

Signals

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community_signal: Cary Hardy anticipates future streaming/gameplay content from Fliptronic due to geographic proximity, suggesting content creation roadmap for Weird Al game
medium · Hardy: 'I'm sure we'll see a stream soon' and 'I cannot wait to play it next month' indicating near-term public gameplay availability
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design_philosophy: Multimorphic addressing core P3 criticism by increasing mechanical features (hamster wheel, UHF camera, fire flipper system) to reduce digital pinball perception
high · Hardy: 'what turns a lot of us off on p3 is that it seems very much like digital pinball' and praises Weird Al for having 'more mechanical devices on this machine'
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market_signal: Escalating pinball machine pricing across industry reaching P3 base price levels ($8,300+); LE pricing at $13,100 signals unsustainable market trend
high · Hardy: 'other pinball manufacturer pricing is getting closer and closer to what the base model of a p3 multimorphic system is it's creeping on up there man'
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announcement: Multimorphic officially revealed Weird Al-themed P3 game with full specifications including 17 songs, 2,000+ voice callouts, seven-ball launch system, and five flippers
high · Cary Hardy presents complete official spec sheet with creative team credits and pricing
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product_strategy: LE package includes exclusive autographed trans light by Weird Al, exclusive art package, motorized topper—positioned as luxury differentiation vs base model
high · Cary Hardy lists LE exclusives: 'Exclusive trans light autographed by Weird Al' and calls this standard practice that should be on all LEs

Transcript

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P3 Multimorphic has been building up the hype on their upcoming title for months now. I mean, you've been seeing words being thrown around like Dream Theme, Licensed, and their best game to date. Then later on, it's revealed that Scott Denise will be doing some audio for the game. And for those of you new to the hobby that don't know who Scott Denise is, he did one of the best soundtracks for a pinball machine. and that was for Total Nuclear Annihilation.

0:36

That's baby making music. So when we hear Scott is on board for this title, then naturally those of us within the hobby enthusiast are getting a little bit more faith in what P3 is bringing us. Then as of recently, Jerry started posting up some little tidbits on social media about how they're chiseling out the fine details, little stuff like that. I don't think they were so much hints, but they were just letting the public know that the future release of their title is just around the corner. Then we get a short video of a reaction from Fliptronic seeing this themed game for their first time.

1:14

F***ing hell! No! F***! Well, I got my dream theme. Oh my god! Then some more time goes by and we finally get the reveal.

1:45

What's up guys and welcome back to my channel where I talk and do everything pinball. If that sounds interesting to you, then hit that subscribe button down below. Now, before we get started, let me clear the air by stating that I do not have a problem with Weird Al. I grew up listening to his music. And, like, sadly enough, one of the songs that is my favorite is You Don't Love Me Anymore. I will put a link in the description down below if you've never heard it. It's still a song that, to this day, I will randomly start singing. I don't know why. I have seen his movie UHF. I think I've maybe only seen it twice. it's actually available on Amazon Prime if you have not seen that just to get a little more idea of what you're looking for when it comes to I guess his style satire wise and everything and parody so that just kind of gives you more idea if you are curious there you go it's not a dream thing not for me and I get it when they say it's a dream thing because technically anything could be a dream thing for someone does that technically make it a dream theme because there are people out there that would consider it then okay if that is the rule then okay i guess it's a dream theme it's just not my dream theme but nothing against weird al i just don't think that the theme alone doesn't sell me on getting this title but the things i am seeing do interest me. This is the most interested I have ever been in a P3 multi game Heist their previous big release title I saw that game and was like okay cool they taking a step in the right direction when it comes to getting those of us that are not into p3 more interested because they're starting to put more mechanics and make it more closer to pinball because i think what turns a lot of us off on p3 is that it seems very much like digital pinball because there's that giant screen down below and i think that's definitely what's like keeping people away from the system and if they're going by their previous titles their earlier titles i can also see that because especially if you compare their first titles to this game this is definitely a major improvement this is the closest i've seen it to, I hate to use the word real pinball, because they've always used real pinballs, but this is the closest I've seen it to where it looks like a full-fledged pinball machine with the screen. I mean, you have certain people that complain about the screen being on the play field and blah, blah, blah, but you got to think about it. I get what you're saying, but if you look at almost every pinball machine ever where is the majority of the mechanics at where's the majority of the shots the back third of the play field which is the portion that gets removed and swapped out on the p3 multimorphic system not to mention you have that area that splits between the screen and the mechanical removable modulation portion and it's got these little portions that come up out of the play field that add an extra layer of difficulty or tasks and coding and stuff like that. And I feel like I'm trying to sell you on the P3 system, guys, when I personally don't own one or have any kind of like anything in the game on this. I am just stating that this is the most excited I've been about one of their titles before, because it looks like more mechanical devices are on this machine. The spinning hamster wheel, the UHF camera, and all the shots, and the fire flipper system, and I think a theme, a silly theme like this, has something to do with it as well. I think the other thing that has been always the stickler for the P3 system is the price. It's always been more expensive than every pinball machine on the market. The base price for your basic P3 system is $8,300.