# New Stern Pinball Documentary on the Making of Rush Pinball Machine

**Source:** Knapp Arcade  
**Type:** article  
**Published:** 2023-04-03  
**Beat:** Pinball

**URL:** https://www.knapparcade.org/new-stern-pinball-documentary-on-the-making-of-rush-pinball-machine

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## Analysis

Stern Pinball released a documentary video detailing the creation of Rush Pinball, featuring interviews with key team members including designer John Borg, software engineer Tim Sexton, mechanical engineer Elliot Eismin, consultant Ed Robinson from Bare Naked Ladies, and others. The documentary showcases the evolution of major game features including the Time Machine Toy, Neil Peart Drum Clock, and ramp prototypes.

### Key Claims

- [HIGH] Stern Pinball released a documentary video on the making of Rush Pinball — _Article opening statement directly from source_
- [HIGH] Ed Robinson from Bare Naked Ladies acted as a consultant on the Rush Pinball project — _Video features Ed Robinson identified as consultant_
- [HIGH] John Borg designed Rush Pinball — _Identified as game designer in documentary credits_
- [HIGH] Tim Sexton served as lead software engineer on Rush Pinball — _Credit in documentary_
- [HIGH] Elliot Eismin was the Lead Mechanical Engineer on Rush Pinball — _Credit in documentary_

### Entities

| Name | Type | Context |
|------|------|---------|
| Stern Pinball | company | Pinball machine manufacturer that produced Rush and released the documentary |
| Rush Pinball | game | Licensed pinball game based on the rock band Rush; subject of documentary |
| John Borg | person | Designer of Rush Pinball; legendary Stern mechanical designer |
| Tim Sexton | person | Lead software engineer on Rush Pinball |
| Elliot Eismin | person | Lead Mechanical Engineer on Rush Pinball |
| Raymond Davidson | person | Software engineer credited in Rush Pinball documentary |
| Ed Robinson | person | Member of Bare Naked Ladies; served as consultant on Rush Pinball project |
| Mike Vinikour | person | Team member credited in Rush Pinball documentary |
| Neil Peart | person | Drummer of Rush; referenced in game feature 'Neil Peart Drum Clock' |
| Bare Naked Ladies | organization | Rock band; Ed Robinson consulted on Rush Pinball |

### Topics

- **Primary:** Rush Pinball design and development, Stern Pinball production and team
- **Secondary:** Documentary/behind-the-scenes content, Game mechanics and toy evolution, Licensed music/band partnerships

### Sentiment

**Positive** (0.85) — Article presents documentary release as noteworthy news; tone is informative and celebratory without criticism

### Signals

- **[community_signal]** Stern using documentary format to provide behind-the-scenes transparency on game development process and team (confidence: high) — Video features extensive interviews with designers, engineers, and consultants showing development process
- **[announcement]** Stern Pinball officially releases documentary video on Rush Pinball production (confidence: high) — Article opening: 'Stern Pinball rolled out a new documentary video on the making of it's Rush pinball machine'

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## Transcript

A few minutes ago, Stern Pinball rolled out a new documentary video on the making of it's Rush pinball machine. The video features interviews with the game's designer John Borg, lead software engineer Tim Sexton, Lead Mechanical Engineer Elliot Eismin, The Bare Naked Ladies' Ed Robinson (who acted as a consultant on the project), Raymond Davidson software engineer and Mike Mike Vinikour. 

I have imbedded it below for your pre-NCAA Men's Championship viewing pleasure. Enjoy!

 

 

Recording of the Callouts:

 

 

The evolution of Rush Pinball's Time Machine Toy:

 

 

 

 

The evolution of the game's Neil Peart Drum Clock:

 

 

 

 

The Ramp Prototype:

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