Deck the Halls with Pokémon Pinballs | Eff It Beard Bros

[@superbeardbros]

Merry Christmas Katie!

[@katiecretin4323]

Omg this was an AMAZING present, I honestly can’t believe you guys played it. It’s true this is the only damn game I play - I have to break that 5 billion point threshold... hope you all had a great holiday!!

[@hatosukejp]

Merry Christmas! You have great taste

[@superbeardbros]

Glad you liked it!

[@l3x1c0n1c]

Jirard's "Its Caterpie" has some real "My man sabertooth" feels

[@papanighlo7145]

Hope you guys had a great Xmas

[@retroryguy2821]

Because no one has said it: Whose that pokemon!? My man Sabertooth!

[@zeikjt]

Who's*

[@retroryguy2821]

@@zeikjt Autocorrect failing me yet again!

[@vibinya]

14:45 Now this is some premium Eff It Beard Bros content.

[@shinubu]

wow I just realized one of the background songs is the japanese intro to the anime !

[@GelidPrince]

I had the same realization!

[@buchiklop110]

Yep. The only time Aim to be a Pokemon Master is heard in a legal Western Pokemon product.

[@hatosukejp]

It’s during the Pokémon catch time, if anyone was wondering. Search Mezase Pokémon Master if you’re interested

[@Jgt612]

Ever just see a game that suddenly floods you with memories you didn't know you still had? I can actually remember the feeling clear as day now of the rumble pack as you try catch the Pokemon.

[@bazzfromthebackground3696]

Advice for you pinball enthusiasts; Raising both flippers opens the gap wider than leaving them both down.

[@jarroddobben]

Imagine a Bennett Foddy pinball game, where you advance screens by doing tasks, but dropping a ball makes you go back to previous screens

[@TheCreepypro]

not just another cool episode of eff it beard bros but a really nice gift from one loved one to another props to Ian for getting such a fabulous gift for katie I thoroughly enjoyed this as a pinball enthusiast who used to go to the arcades all the time to play pinball games

[@faceofbearr]

Fucking love this game I'ma go play it right now. My save is still there from 20 years ago holy fucking shit.

[@samslash9]

Whats ypur point total?

[@robaba89]

take pictures cause the internal battery doesn't last forever. a coupe old games I have can no longer save

[@Professional.Expert]

100% same. I couldn't even sit through the whole video without feeling the need to go dig out my copy, and I was so weirdly happy just now to see the battery is still good and my old scores (and complete pokedex) are intact!

[@faceofbearr]

@@samslash9 230,000,000. I sucked.

[@faceofbearr]

@@robaba89 at least you can replace the batteries!

[@jupiterjazz9421]

Pokemon gameboy music is so *chef's kiss*

[@bigruss9288]

Am I the only one who wants a full series of this?

[@DeronHargrove]

I want one too

[@TDM1138]

I lost it at the Boogeyman impression. So spot on.

[@shrews12001]

Kirby's Block Ball is a brick breaker/Arkanoid game. It was one of my favorite GB games. It's actually really, really good.

[@macedossaulo8917]

they were thinking about kirby's pinball land. if i'm not mistaken, both pinball games are from hal and share the same ~engine~

[@TimberCreates]

This was one of the first game boy games I ever played. I played the heck out of it until I got everything you could possibly catch :D such a nostalgic trip for me so thanks guys and merry Christmas/happy holidays!

[@Zerocool3809]

i loved this game as a kid and its like the only game boy game my dad ever played and he loved it

[@jarroddobben]

I hope Katie had a good Christmas

[@EdoFuzzy21]

So many memories of joy and frustration. The music was always a bop, too! Thank you for this amazing gift ^^

[@jarroddobben]

The idea of someone just grinding out a gameboy puzzle game is so cute to me

[@Toastie]

This was my childhood, great game, beautiful to see it.

[@PointandClickNerd]

I loved this game as a kid

[@shawnheatherly]

What a nice Christmas gift.

[@hamham0317]

Literally the first game i ever played

[@sirdan1987]

This game brings me back. I still recall the day I got Mewtwo. Happy Holidays!

[@Xynth22]

Well this is fitting. This was the game that I got when I got my Gameboy Color for Christmas many years ago.

[@chadstruzynski]

The last time I played this, I was camping as a kid. I was riding my bike in flip flops and fell, and ripped my toe nail completely off. My parents didn't want me to get it infected so they had me wear a bag on my foot, in addition to a bandaid. So I was sitting there playing this with a bag on my foot while the other kids got to play outside 😂 true story from a 90's kid

[@jarroddobben]

Alex def in the future, dude is cold calling these pokémon

[@taylorsorge3]

Ah a GB classic, my dad and I played the hell out of this. I remember having to put the extra battery in the cartridge, that was such a pain.

[@superenthworld]

This is legitimately still an amazing game and I'm so happy to see you guys play it! I do go back to it every so often, and the GBA version is even better

[@SorvahrSpahr]

I love this! and the energy of these three is so wholesome. Wish this would become a full playthrough. or even other chill games like pkmn snap or something

[@crickettbug3959]

Ooh, I hope they play the new Snap when it comes out!

[@keegs5632]

Man, I went through so many batteries on my GameBoy playing this game. I think I played it more than Pokemon Red.

[@ASLTheatre]

I remember playing this with my brother. He always did the Blue mode and so did Red. It was easier to get high scores in Blue mode.

[@zeikjt]

Is that what you say to explain your brother's higher scores? Haha

[@ASLTheatre]

@@zeikjt haha that was my excuse as a kid. As a kid it was easier to get to the Shelders/bumpers for higher scores. I haven’t played that game in 20 years.

[@gregorybostian1421]

I loved this game it requires an AAA to have the rumble to work. . I loved it though

[@NightOwl2O]

This whole video sent me back, so far in time. It also reminded me of how trash I was at this game. 😂

[@T4silly]

I need to catch up on the Eff Its, but this jumps to the top spot right now. Hope you guys do the GBA one too.

[@TheSpiritOfTheHero]

I fucking loved this game

[@AndorRobotnik]

What a fucking blast. More.

[@xarris37]

oh man. i played the gba version of this so much. this video really has me craving some pokemon pinball

[@BamadeusTTV]

I remember the christmas I got this alongside the gameboy version of the card game. I put so many hours into both!

[@TeacupDragonEliade]

I still keep this game on the shelf just because I love it so much. I'm surprised you did this well without using the tilt buttons too!

[@zeikjt]

He tilted but very rarely and not well at all! 16:57 he might not even have done these two on purpose

[@misaelnavarrete8031]

U guys eff ing rock!!!

[@Clay-tality]

I remember this game! I wasnt very good at it as a kid, but I remember the gameboy color cartridge had a AA battery in it? How wild is that. If you guys are serious about neat pinball games, Demon's Tilt is insane on the pc and xbox. Very cool retro feel, themeing is off the hook and incredibly addicting and challenging!

[@lorrygoth]

This looks kind of awsome.

[@TheArcSet]

Oh this is nostalgic.

[@Dreigonix]

POKÉMON PINBALL RUBY AND SAPPHIRE WHEN

[@flamefalconz]

I was so invested in the end!

[@tenrec89]

This was so much fun.

[@alejandromontanez2977]

I played the shit out of the gameboy advance version of this, absolute best gameboy game

[@mickmast8901]

This was so chill

[@Zephyrblaze456]

The red board in this game is a PAIN IN THE ASS

[@jollyrogers408]

Merry Caterpie!

[@DukeofGames50]

omg the nostalgia

[@larson0014]

i think there were 2 types of travel gamers, those that had Kirby block ball and those that had this

[@victoriousf.i.g.3311]

Love this effin game

[@Channel9001]

It says "S" because in Japan the "Great Ball" is called the "Super Ball" and they didn't bother to change the graphic. But if you were playing on a GBC, it would still be blue and white like a Great Ball.

[@bluedart]

I remember this from when I was a kid. I thought it looked better back then, and I just checked - it did, because this is a Gameboy Color game and Jirard chose an unfortunate method to play this. Hopefully that wasn't a dealbreaker for the people who payed them.

[@DukeofGames50]

13:25 oh, you mean Wheels?

[@buchiklop110]

So, the Poké Ball upgrades are indeed the Great Ball, Ultra Ball, and Master Ball like normal, and would be easily seen if you used the full palette. However, in Japan, the Great and Ultra Balls are called the Super Ball and Hyper Ball respectively, hence why the Great Ball has an "S" on it and why the Ultra Ball design is a giant "H." Changing the names also caused the destruction of some theme naming in Gen 7, since the device designed to capture the Ultra Beasts, which in the US was known as the Beast Ball, is known as the Ultra Ball in Japan.

[@luliby2309]

All I wanna do is fill the "ball meter" in life.

[@guidojacobs2002]

Stop flipping up both flippers. Flip up the side that the ball is on, to hold it, so if it slips out, the other is down to catch it.

[@Kevinsyel]

Kirby Block Ball is an "Arkanoid"/"Breakout" game that's Kirby skinned... not a Pinball game. But Breakout being so similar to pinball, I won't fault Alex for saying that

[@tronicgo8873]

Only 13 comments step it up people

[@no1yudkno]

This made my top 5 games of the year we played on my podcast this year! Also... Make great content, get money!

[@buchiklop110]

Any particular reason you guys played it via sepia tones rather than the proper GBC/SGB palettes?

[@zeikjt]

Nostalgia probably. I'm sure as kids they played it on a GB.

[@MystLunarabne]

Switch Remake when though?

[@pineapplequeen13]

Hello yes i was told to say how good i was in the comments. I am very good at this game.

[@hatosukejp]

It’s an S because great ball is super ball in Japanese

[@Flippopotamus]

My question of the day: Why do I still like Jynx?

[@jarroddobben]

Smash level was saffron

[@MadForHatters]

Didn't Pokemon Pinball come out for the Gameboy Color? I thought it looked a lot nicer than this.

[@Xynth22]

It did. But most Gameboy Color games were backwards compatible, so it works on whatever Gameboy thing Jirard was using here.

[@MadForHatters]

@@Xynth22 Ohhhh that's interesting! I never knew that! I only had the Gameboy Color since my mom didn't like the regular Gameboy was black and white and got me a Sega Game Gear. LOL.

[@zeikjt]

​@@MadForHatters It's actually incredible. Making the extra color data work so that GB or GBC can play the same game but display it differently is crazy cool. Here's a pretty good breakdown video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/kHath4J-a7Wrock

[@spagoolidude3379]

Wooo! First time being early!

[@anAlanBlaze]

YOOOOOOOO

[@jarroddobben]

Although I can't imagine not, I totally get playing a game like this for thousands of hours, just turn off

[@gregtaylor9957]

1. This is a werid ass pokemon game. 2. This is perfect for a eff it show. 3. Please dont do a full playthrough. The screen switching was giving me a headache by the end. But overall this was a great episode. Thandks to whoever asked for this.

[@Finalest]

:)

[@Tharathgar]

The screen change is actually hurting my eyes.

[@cadegcn]

$250… you treat it like garbage. Embarrassing.