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Orin Day

personactive5 mentionsFirst seen Feb 20, 2008Last seen Apr 15, 2024

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Orin Day is a person mentioned in 1 episode(s).

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  • factualmedium

    My old Baywatch is still taking coins at a location called Volleyball House in Maryland, nearly 25 years after I sold it

    Source: Slam Tilt Podcast Episode 114Episode 114 – A Banner Day
  • factualhigh

    Kevin Martin and I started at Data East in the same week of December 1993

    Source: Slam Tilt Podcast Episode 114Episode 114 – A Banner Day
  • opinionhigh

    Slash was very easy to work with, but Axl was not so easy to work with

    Source: Slam Tilt Podcast Episode 114Episode 114 – A Banner Day
  • factualhigh

    The stage mechanism in Guns N' Roses originally planned for six-ball multiball was removed because it got too expensive

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  • Legendary pinball programmer at Data East (1993-1998), Sega, and Stern; worked on Guns N' Roses, Tommy, Baywatch, Apollo 13, WWF Royal Rumble, Frankenstein, Maverick, and others; passionate collector with 40+ machines

    Episode 114 – A Banner DayOct 30, 2018
  • Data East designer; played with Greg in Pimgolf league; allowed factory visits for game testing

    TOPCast 62: Greg DunlapJul 30, 2008
  • Data East, Sega, and Stern programmer specializing in dot-matrix display programming. Worked on games from 1993 onwards including Guns and Roses, Crypt, Baywatch, Batman Forever, and others. Started at Data East on December 13, 1993.

    TOPCast 53: Orin DayFeb 20, 2008
  • Veteran pinball/arcade industry figure; worked for Sega and Stern; known for Twister contribution

    Lloyd Olson - Pinball Expo 2018 - Pinball NewsOct 22, 2018
  • Co-programmer of Space Jam; Data East/Sega era designer

    Episode 26 - Die on this Hill: Space JamApr 15, 2024

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Source: Slam Tilt Podcast Episode 114Episode 114 – A Banner Day
  • factualhigh

    The idea for 13-ball multiball on Apollo 13 came to me at a trade show in Reno, probably with a lot of wine involved

    Source: Slam Tilt Podcast Episode 114Episode 114 – A Banner Day
  • factualmedium

    Tattoo Assassins was only made in about 100 units

    Source: Slam Tilt Podcast Episode 114Episode 114 – A Banner Day
  • factualhigh

    Lyman Sheets worked on Demolition Man and Attack from Mars at Williams after leaving Data East

    Source: Slam Tilt Podcast Episode 114Episode 114 – A Banner Day
  • opinionmedium

    There were probably only 12 to 15 programming jobs in the entire pinball industry at the time I started in 1993

    Source: Slam Tilt Podcast Episode 114Episode 114 – A Banner Day
  • factualhigh

    I own the first surviving Frankenstein off the line that actually has a backbox that says Data East

    Source: Slam Tilt Podcast Episode 114Episode 114 – A Banner Day
  • factualhigh

    I changed translation code in Tommy the first day that I was there at Data East

    Source: Slam Tilt Podcast Episode 114Episode 114 – A Banner Day
  • factualhigh

    Slash was present at Data East the Friday after Thanksgiving 1993 for Guns and Roses design meetings

    Source: Orin Day interviewTOPCast 53: Orin Day
  • factualhigh

    Kevin Martin later ran Papa and was hired at Data East the same day as Orin Day

    Source: Orin Day interviewTOPCast 53: Orin Day
  • factualhigh

    Christina Donifrio was a programmer on Crypt who resigned from Data East in October 1993 for work-life balance

    Source: Orin Day interviewTOPCast 53: Orin Day
  • factualhigh

    Orin Day found a sound priority bug in Crypt where a high-priority sound call would kill the music

    Source: Orin Day interviewTOPCast 53: Orin Day
  • factualhigh

    Data East used separate 6809 CPUs for game code and dot-matrix display programming

    Source: Orin Day interviewTOPCast 53: Orin Day
  • factualhigh

    Orin Day standardized display effect numbering across Data East games (e.g., AC=jackpot)

    Source: Orin Day interviewTOPCast 53: Orin Day
  • factualhigh

    John Carpenter worked on Baywatch and Batman Forever display programming before moving to Florida

    Source: Orin Day interviewTOPCast 53: Orin Day
  • factualhigh

    Orin Day started programming at Data East on December 13, 1993

    Source: Orin Day interviewTOPCast 53: Orin Day