Episode 434: Raymond Davidson remastered
Stern Pinball’s Raymond Davidson talks about tinkering with masterpieces like Metallica and The Walking Dead. And we hear about his first lead game for programming, Star Wars: Fall of the Empire. And a little competitive banter too with one of the game’s all-time best players.
Kineticist’s take
Raymond Davidson discusses Stern code design, tournament play, and upcoming game releases.
Synopsis
Jeff Teolis interviews Raymond Davidson, lead code designer at Stern Pinball, about his recent Stern Pro Circuit tournament win and his work on high-profile game remasters (Metallica, The Walking Dead) and new releases (Star Wars: Fall of the Empire). Davidson discusses the design philosophy behind making complex modern games accessible to casual players while maintaining depth for competitive players, and hints at future Stern releases without confirming specifics.
Entities
- Stern Pinball· company
- Starfighters Arcade· event
- Stern Pro Circuit· event
- Metallica (remaster)· game
- Star Wars: Fall of the Empire· game
- The Walking Dead (remaster)· game
- Pinball Profile· media
- IFPA· organization
- Seattle Mariners· organization
- Andrew Wilkening· person
- George Gomez· person
- Jeff Teolis· person
- Keith Elwin· person
- Lyman Sheets· person
- Raymond Davidson· person