Mystery Pinball Theater 3000

Casual 3Bil on Big Trouble in Little China VPX (2026 VpxPinballWizards)

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Host plays Big Trouble in Little China VPX homebrew, scores 2.8B, praises gameplay but critiques sound design.

This is the second "Big Trouble in Little China" pin I have tried. The first one is a physical homebrew by Kyle Smet you cah check out here: [ This one is created by the Vpxpinballwizards group and it's a virtual masterpiece. Fun, imaginative rules, great FX and cool call-outs from the movie. I only have one big gripe and I mention it much later in the stream. Spoiler Alert, I pretty much finished the game and show the final wizard mode, so viewer BEWARE!

Star Wars: Death Star Assault GALACTIC EDITION (PinEvent V2)

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Manu streams Star Wars pinball while discussing Fanime venue work and game design principles.

Terry Red's update to the massive Future Pinball table is finally here. Lots of quality of life improvements plus added Pup enhancements! Broadcasted live on Twitch -- Watch live at

Star Wars Galactic Edition Future Pinball Terry Red

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Gameplay walkthrough of Spooky Pinball's Star Wars Galactic Edition with mode commentary.

I'm off to a decent start I guess.

Villain Escape Playthrough 1

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Batman 66 Villain Escape wizard mode gameplay demo with ball save mechanics.

A quick playthrough on Villain Escape

Welcome to MPT3k!

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Manu launches MPT3K pinball streaming channel across Twitch and YouTube.

Welcome to Mystery Pinball Theater 3000, or mpt3k for short. I play virtual pinball on my homemade FULL sized digital cabinet at home (Virtual Pinball, Pinball FX3). I also play real pinball at various locations all around the San Francisco / Bay area. The first place I've ever streamed from was Free Gold Watch in SF. From there, I branched out and now I stream from various amazing spots in California (and maybe soon, THE WORLD!!). Check out my Twitch channel: twitch.tv/mpt3k. Thanks for stopping by!

Diablo Ending

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Diablo pinball ending narrative explores hero vs. corruption theme.

Finished all the bosses for a second time in one game. At around 1 billion points at this stage.

Golden State Pinball Fest 2026 - Live Stream

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Live coverage of Golden State Pinball Fest 2026 featuring Dark Chaos, custom homebrews, and community gameplay.

mpt3k and Irod2001 take a walk around the Golden State Pinball Festival 2026. We check out the Homebrew section, including awesome games by BorgDog and Apophis. We look at the EMs and older pins. And we also look at the main show floor. GSPF is such a great party! Check out Dark Chaos and Star Wars homebrews! Broadcasted live on Twitch -- Watch live at

Virtual Pinball with Scorbit Integration - Setup and Use

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Tutorial: Setting up Scorebit integration for virtual pinball games and using the app to track scores and compete.

Edit this Links scorbit.io Many features explained in detail here: ScorbitVision (For Manipulating Venues / Scoreboards / Leaderboards, etc) sv.scorbit.io Meet the Scorbit crew and hear their vision for the future of connected Pinball Guardians of the Galaxy VPX w Scorbit Support

Gotg / Scorbit Testing App v1.2.8 (976)

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Scorbit app v1.2.8 has game-state tracking bugs that don't match Scorbit Vision accuracy.

ScorbitVision vs. Scorbit App. on the VPin of Guardians.

Homebrew Showcase: Dark Chaos (Apophis 2025)

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Dark Chaos homebrew machine showcased pre-Golden State Pinball Festival appearance.

Dark Chaos is an original homebrew design by Dan Massie, a.k.a. Apophis who is also a member of the Virtual Pinball Workshop. The game is incredible, combining an intense game loop with managable rules and terrific sound. This game will be featured in its physical form at the Golden State Pinball Festival 2026 in the homebrew section. I want to get good at the virtual version so I can compare with my actual play on the physical machine so this is my practice session. Not bad for a human! Download the virtual version here: Go t the Golden State Pinball Festival: Broadcasted live on Twitch -- Watch live at

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Learning How To Play JAWS Stern 2024 with Irod2001

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Tutorial walkthrough of Stern Jaws 2024 featuring gameplay and rule explanations.

Irod2001 shows mpt3k some of the rules and shots on the JAWS Pinball game by Stern. This is a Keith Elwin design and like most of their games, it sits high on the Pinside top 100 ranked pinball machines. Irod gives some tips and tricks as well as shows some great scores.

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Learning How to Play Pokemon Pinball by Stern

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Pokémon Pinball Pro tutorial reveals incomplete code but solid fundamentals; production bugs acknowledged.

Irod2001 shows mpt3k some of the rules and shots on the Pokemon Pinball game by Stern. We try to explain some of the game even though the code is not very far along. The game still shoots very well and should provide endless fun to capture over 100 Pokemon to add to your Pokedex! twitch.tv/mpt3k