Ep 77: Earning Wings with Tim Sexton and Raymond Davidson
Ep 77 is here and we talk the many levels of coding with Tim Sexton and Raymond Davidson. We talk Rush, competitive pinball, and a couple of secrets.
Kineticist’s take
Sexton & Davidson discuss Rush development philosophy, competitive insights, and music-game design.
Synopsis
Tim Sexton (lead designer) and Raymond Davidson (co-designer/lead code engineer at Stern) discuss the development of Rush, Stern's music-themed pinball machine. They explore how their competitive pinball backgrounds inform code design, the challenge of balancing complexity with fun, the licensing and creative process for a deep-catalog artist, and specific design decisions about shot sequences, multiball mechanics, and rule integration. The conversation also covers the evolution of their roles across multiple Stern projects and the importance of playtesting and in-person observation for gathering feedback.
Entities
- Flip N Out Pinball· company
- Stern Pinball· company
- Deadpool· game
- Led Zeppelin· game
- Rush· game
- The Avengers· game
- X-Men· game
- Loser Kid Pinball Podcast· organization
- Dwight Sullivan· person
- Ed Robertson· person
- George· person
- Jody· person
- John Borg· person
- Josh Roop· person
- Keith· person
- Lonnie D. Ropp· person
- Nicole· person
- Raymond Davidson· person
- Scott Larson· person
- Steve· person
- Tim Sexton· person
- Zach Sharpe· person