New Stern Pinball Documentary on the Making of Rush Pinball Machine

Knapp Arcade·article·analyzed·Apr 3, 2023

Analysis

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TL;DR

Stern releases Rush Pinball documentary with designer/engineer interviews and feature evolution footage.

Summary

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

Stern Pinball released a documentary video on the making of Rush Pinball
high confidence · Article opening statement directly from source
Ed Robinson from Bare Naked Ladies acted as a consultant on the Rush Pinball project
high confidence · Video features Ed Robinson identified as consultant
John Borg designed Rush Pinball
high confidence · Identified as game designer in documentary credits
Tim Sexton served as lead software engineer on Rush Pinball
high confidence · Credit in documentary
Elliot Eismin was the Lead Mechanical Engineer on Rush Pinball
high confidence · Credit in documentary

Entities

Stern PinballcompanyRush PinballgameJohn Borgperson Tim Sextonperson Elliot Eisminperson Raymond DavidsonpersonEd RobinsonpersonMike VinikourpersonNeil PeartpersonBare Naked Ladiesorganization

Signals

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

Topics

Rush Pinball design and developmentprimaryStern Pinball production and teamprimaryDocumentary/behind-the-scenes contentsecondaryGame mechanics and toy evolutionsecondaryLicensed music/band partnershipssecondary

Sentiment

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

Transcript

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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: