Ep 153: Rock On with John Borg
PodcastAnalysis updated last month1 hr 3 min listen
John Borg is here to talk about all his 37 years of making pinball!
Kineticist’s take
TL;DR
John Borg discusses Metallica origins, remaster design, and 40-year pinball career arc.
Synopsis
John Borg, legendary Stern pinball designer, discusses the creation of the original Metallica (2012-2013) and the 2024 Metallica Remastered, detailing his design philosophy, mechanical innovations, and the integration of new Metallica albums (72 Seasons, Hardwired) into the remaster. He also shares career history spanning Gottlieb, Data East, and Stern, including anecdotes about working with Slash on Guns N' Roses and the origin of the Star Wars game.
Entities
- Data East· company
- Flippin' Out Pinball· company
- Gottlieb· company
- Stern Pinball· company
- Guns N' Roses· game
- Metallica· game
- Metallica Remastered· game
- Star Wars· game
- Loser Kid Pinball Podcast· organization
- Dirty Donnie· person
- Eric Lieberman· person
- Joe Kamikow· person
- John Borg· person
- Josh Roop· person
- Lyman Sheets· person
- Neil Falconer· person
- Raymond Davidson· person
- Scott Larson· person
- Slash· person
- 72 Seasons· product
- Blackened· product
- Hardwired· product
- Resurrection· product
- Roadcase Edition· product
- Sparky· product
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