Der Riese: 10 Dev Secrets You Didn’t Know (CoD Zombies)

Der Riese was the first map Jason Blundell worked on, years before he led Treyarch's Zombies team, and he was terrified his teleporters and gun-upgrade machine would break World at War zombies. Here are 10 secrets behind the map, mostly in Blundell's own words. CHAPTERS 0:00 Intro 1:17 #10 Cheap new toys 2:22 #9 The Walken monkey bomb 3:19 #8 Props that exist in real life 4:36 #7 The spawn room bluff 5:43 #6 The factory is smaller than you think 7:03 #5 Teleporters fix Shi No Numa 8:27 #4 The Fly Trap's missing reward 10:22 #3 Never meant to be the last map 11:28 #2 The Giant isn't a remaster 13:09 #1 Pack-a-Punch is the story 15:04 Conclusion SOURCES Jason Blundell commentary: JC Backfire, "DER RIESE - Jason Blundell's Commentary" (2026):    • DER RIESE - Jason Blundell's Commentary   Teleporters and the Shi No Numa layout:    • DER RIESE - Jason Blundell's Commentary   Playing longer, Pack-a-Punch as the payoff:    • DER RIESE - Jason Blundell's Commentary   Bowie knife and the railroad sleeper:    • DER RIESE - Jason Blundell's Commentary   Nolan North and the Walken take:    • DER RIESE - Jason Blundell's Commentary   Power switch, barrels, Empire tight-to-wide:    • DER RIESE - Jason Blundell's Commentary   Pistol rockets and the stuck clock:    • DER RIESE - Jason Blundell's Commentary   The spawn door bluff and stair light:    • DER RIESE - Jason Blundell's Commentary   Fly Trap as "a promise into the future":    • DER RIESE - Jason Blundell's Commentary   The teddy bear, Marina del Rey to Origins:    • DER RIESE - Jason Blundell's Commentary   Two toys over one new weapon:    • DER RIESE - Jason Blundell's Commentary   The Giant as a different point in the story:    • DER RIESE - Jason Blundell's Commentary   Ch0pper, "Black Ops 3 Zombies Chronicles Retrospective; with Jason Blundell" (2026):    • Black Ops 3 Zombies Chronicles Retrospecti...   "Just do Der Riese":    • Black Ops 3 Zombies Chronicles Retrospecti...   Wonderfizz and Pack-a-Punch placement:    • Black Ops 3 Zombies Chronicles Retrospecti...   Maps that act against you:    • Black Ops 3 Zombies Chronicles Retrospecti...   Articles and interviews: Andy Hartup, GamesRadar, "Call of Duty Zombies - the accidental creation of a glorious gaming monster" (Apr 20, 2016): https://www.gamesradar.com/call-of-du... Scott Butterworth, GameSpot, "Call of Duty Zombies: An Oral History of the Unlikely Undead Phenomenon" (Jul 30, 2016): https://www.gamespot.com/articles/cal... Release history: Activision, "Call of Duty: World at War Map Pack 3 Now Available" (Aug 6, 2009): https://investor.activision.com/news-... Xbox Wire, "Call of Duty: Black Ops 'Rezurrection' now available" (Aug 23, 2011): https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2011/08/2... Destructoid, "Black Ops III has a classic Zombies map remake, but only for special editions" (Jul 2015): https://www.destructoid.com/black-ops... Activision Games Blog, The Giant bonus map trailer (Jul 11, 2015): https://blog.activision.com/call-of-d... Treyarch, "Zombies at Comic-Con" (Jul 2015): https://www.treyarch.com/studio-cultu... Activision Games Blog, The Giant standalone release (Jun 2, 2016): https://blog.activision.com/call-of-d... Treyarch, "Zombies Chronicles" (May 2017): https://www.treyarch.com/studio-cultu... Activision, Zombies Chronicles press release: https://investor.activision.com/news-... Cast and Fly Trap: Nolan North filmography (Wikipedia): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nolan_N... Nolan North credits (Giant Bomb): https://www.giantbomb.com/nolan-north... Call of Duty Wiki, "Der Riese" (Fly Trap): https://callofduty.fandom.com/wiki/De... Zombies Codex, Der Riese guide: https://www.zombiescodex.com/world-at... CREDITS Gameplay recorded by Cartridge Crypt in Call of Duty: Black Ops (Rezurrection map pack). Thunder SFX: "Loud Thunder sounds." by Rvgerxini, Freesound (CC0 1.0): https://freesound.org/people/Rvgerxin... Call of Duty, Der Riese and all related game footage and art belong to Activision and Treyarch. This video is commentary and educational content and is not affiliated with Activision or Treyarch. If you want more Zombies history dug up from the crypt, subscribe. #DerRiese #CODZombies #WorldAtWar #BlackOps #Treyarch