Episode 293: Timmy Page Sexton
Tim Sexton gives us all the details on his rules design and software for Led Zeppelin from Stern Pinball.
Kineticist’s take
Tim Sexton reveals Led Zeppelin innovative music-sync lighting, song-section shot mechanics, and multiplier system.
Synopsis
Tim Sexton, lead code designer at Stern Pinball, discusses the development of Led Zeppelin pinball in depth. The conversation covers innovative game mechanics including synchronized expression lighting tied to music, a unique song-mode system with dynamic shot arrows that change with song sections, the complex Icarus X multiplier feature that compounds based on target bank combos, and multiple multiball modes (Zeppelin, Tour, Electric Magic) with strategic depth. Sexton emphasizes accessibility for casual players while maintaining competitive complexity for experts.
Entities
- Stern Pinball· company
- Earl's Court· event
- Avengers· game
- Beatles· game
- Black Knight· game
- Jurassic Park· game
- Led Zeppelin· game
- Pinball Profile· organization
- Dean Grover· person
- Jeff Teolis· person
- Jimmy Page· person
- Jody Dankberg· person
- John Bonham· person
- John Paul Jones· person
- Josh Sharp· person
- Keith Elwin· person
- Raymond [Davidson]· person
- Rick Nagel· person
- Robert Plant· person
- Steve Ritchie· person
- Tim Sexton· person
- Electric Magic Toy· product
- Expression Lighting· product