Why Stern’s Transformers More Than Meets the Eye… with Elliot & Elizabeth
Why Stern’s Transformers More Than Meets the Eye… with Elliot & Elizabeth
Join us as we sit down with Stern Pinball designer Elliot Eismin & Elizabeth Gieske to dive deep into the brand-new Transformers: More Than Meets the Eye pinball machine. * The inspiration behind the game * The design process from concept to production * The innovative playfield features and mechanisms * How the rules were developed * Challenges faced during development Whether you’re a die-hard Transformers fan, a pinball enthusiast, or simply curious about what goes into creating a modern pinball machine, this is a conversation you won’t want to miss. Donate to help the channel here: 👇👇👇
Kineticist’s take
Stern's Transformers G1 game showcases ambitious design, deep code, and seamless theme integration despite cutting the transforming Optimus toy.
Synopsis
Enzo interviews Elliot Eismin (designer) and Elizabeth Davey (code) from Stern Pinball about the newly announced Transformers G1 pinball machine. The conversation covers theme integration, the decision to exclude a transforming Optimus Prime toy due to reliability concerns, extensive code depth with five missions and dynamic rule systems, collaborative design with Hasbro, and the game's nostalgia-driven appeal to 1980s cartoon fans. Both speakers praise the licensing partnership and emphasize ambitious, non-safe design choices that differentiate it from recent mass-appeal titles like Pokémon and Star Wars.
Entities
- Hasbro· company
- Stern Pinball· company
- Northwest Pinball Show· event
- Black Rose· game
- John Wick· game
- King Kong· game
- Pokemon· game
- Star Wars· game
- Transformers G1· game
- Elizabeth Davey· person
- Elliot Eismin· person
- Enzo· person
- George Gomez· person
- Joel· person
- Kerry· person
- Ralph· person
- Retro Ralph· person
- Zombie Yeti· person
- Knights of Unicron· product