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Rush Tutorial - Pinball Guide
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Rush Tutorial - Pinball Guide
Highlights
- Rush was designed by John Borg with coding by Tim Sexton and Raymond Davidson
- Ed Robertson from Barenaked Ladies was recruited as creative director for Rush pinball
- Rush features 16 iconic tracks from the band
- Custom speech was recorded by surviving members Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson
- Raymond Davidson is one of the world's top ranking players
- The combo system in Rush has no timer between shots, unlike most games
- Cygnus X-1 wizard mode involves flippers being switched around
- The time machine is motorized on Premium and LE versions but static on Pro
- Closer to the Heart did not make it into the final Rush game
- The dead end shot is a vertical upkicker on Premium version but just falls out on Pro
Notable quotes
“Rush is the legendary Canadian prog rock band known for complexity and precision. So, it's only fitting that this table was designed by the legendary John Borg...”
“Rest in peace, Neil. You truly were the goat of drumming.”
“The band recruited Ed Robertson from the Barenaked Ladies to join in the design of this machine as a creative director, which is fitting since he is a pinball fan, a Rush fan, and a Canadian.”
“Unlike other games, you can't move these with the flipper buttons.”
“You'll be spending a lot of time with that shot, so get practicing.”
“Unlike most games that have a combo system, though, there is no timer to hit the next shot.”
“It's a just one more game kind of machine. It's fast, it's loud, and the rules go deeper than Neil Peart's drum solo.”
“I never got there, but it looks awesome.”
“Mine is Closer to the Heart. It's so good. I was actually really sad that it didn't make it into the game.”
“If you manage to start all six multiballs, you'll be able to do the Cygnus X-1 Voyage wizard mode”
Entities
- Stern Pinball· company
- Rush· game
- Barenaked Ladies· organization
- Pinball Pursuit· organization
- Alex Lifeson· person
- Ed Robertson· person
- Elliot Eismin· person
- Geddy Lee· person
- John Borg· person
- Michael Barnard· person
- Neil Peart· person
- Raymond Davidson· person
- Tim Sexton· person
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