Ep 152: Remastering Metallica Code with Raymond Davidson
PodcastAnalysis updated last month1 hr 13 min listen
What does it take to make an old game feel new without losing the magic that was the original code of Metallica Pinball? Rayday is here to tell us all about it!
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TL;DR
Raymond Davidson details Metallica Remastered code design and technical conversion process.
Synopsis
Raymond Davidson discusses his work as lead code designer on Metallica Remastered, a 2024 Stern Pinball remake featuring new modes (72 Seasons, Hardwired, Blackwired), LCD animations, UV lighting effects, and careful preservation of Lyman Sheets' original ruleset. Davidson explains the technical challenges of converting SAM-era code to Spike 2, his design philosophy for filling single-ball play gaps, and the collaborative process with designer John Borg.
Entities
- Flippin' Out Pinball· company
- Stern Pinball· company
- 72 Seasons· game
- Blackened· game
- Hardwired· game
- Metallica· game
- Metallica Remastered· game
- Rush· game
- John Borg· person
- Josh Roop· person
- Lyman Sheets· person
- Raymond Davidson· person
- Scott Larson· person
- Zach Minney· person
- SAM· product
- Spike 2· product
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