Drinks with Jack - John Borg EP5

John Borg reflects on 37-year pinball design career, iconic games, and signature layout innovations.

Synopsis

Jack Danger interviews legendary Stern Pinball mechanical designer John Borg on his 37+ year career, starting at Gottlieb in 1987 through work at Data East and Stern. Borg discusses his transition from hydraulics engineer to designer, notable projects including Robocop, Jurassic Park, Data East Star Wars, Guns N' Roses, and Metallica, celebrity encounters, and his signature playfield design philosophy around lane protection and player engagement.

Tags

• Data East· company
• Gottlieb Pinball· company
• Premier Technology· company
• Stern Pinball· company
• Data East Star Wars· game
• Guns N' Roses· game
• Metallica· game
• Robocop· game
• Sparky· game_element
• Rock and Roll McDonald's· location
• Dirty Donny· person
• Gary Stern· person
• Jack Danger· person
• James Hetfield· person
• Joe Kaminkow· person
• John Borg· person
• Lars Ulrich· person
• Slash· person
• Tim Seckel· person
• Curtis· person/animal