THIS WEEK IN PINBALL: March 2nd, 2020

The Scoop

— This Week’s Top 5 Stories —

1. Jersey Jack Pinball Moves Manufacturing to Illinois

Jersey Jack Pinball

In a major development last week in the pinball world, Jersey Jack Pinball shared a press release announcing they would be moving manufacturing to Elk Grove Village in Illinois:

More information was released via RePlay Magazine:

2. TWIP: Mini-Interview with Jack Guarnieri

This Week in Pinball reached out to Jack Guarnieri of Jersey Jack Pinball who provided a little more information regarding the move:

TWIP: Can you share more about what prompted the move from New Jersey to Illinois?

Jack Guarnieri: We outgrew both of our buildings, the one in NJ and in Bensenville. We needed to get into a big, beautiful building so everyone can be together.

TWIP: How long do you anticipate it will be before the Illinois manufacturing facility is ready to build games?

Jack: It will be up and running quickly.

TWIP: Will this move impact release plans of the next JJP title?

Jack: No, we are on track to release as per our plan.

TWIP: Have their been any discussions of mergers between JJP and any of the other pinball manufacturers located near Chicago?

Jack: No.

TWIP: As far as the future of Jersey Jack Pinball – where do you see Jersey Jack Pinball in five years?

Jack: The industry leader in innovation and FUN! Releasing multiple titles yearly, designing and building thousands of amazing games a year, expanding the base of pinball players all over the world.

3. Circus Maximus: Kingpin Remake Update

Our friends at Circus Maximus gave an update on their Kingpin Remake build last week on this Pinside post:

4. Black Knight Topper Now Available

The interactive and super cool Black Knight topper is now available per Stern’s Facebook page – check out this thing in action!!

5. Heavy Metal Pinball Artwork Reveal

Last week Stern also revealed some of the artwork for their upcoming build of Heavy Metal pinball – check it out!!

  • Heavy Metal (contract game)

  • Stranger Things

  • Star Wars Vault

  • Elvira’s House of Horrors

  • Jurassic Park

  • Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

  • Led Zeppelin

  • James Bond

  • Godzilla

  • Rush

Jersey Jack Pinball
  • Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory

  • Pirates of the Caribbean

  • Dialed In!

  • Hobbit

  • Wizard of Oz

  • Guns N’ Roses

  • Toy Story

Chicago Gaming Company
  • Monster Bash Remake

  • Attack From Mars Remake

  • Medieval Madness Remake

  • Cactus Canyon Remake

  • Original Licensed Title

  • Theatre of Magic Remake

  • Big Bang Bar Remake

Spooky Pinball
  • Rick and Morty

  • Alice Cooper’s Nightmare Castle

  • Total Nuclear Annihilation

  • Jetsons (contract game)

  • Dominos (contract game)

  • Licensed title

American Pinball
  • Oktoberfest

  • Houdini

  • Hot Wheels

  • Robin Hood

  • Sherlock Holmes

  • Valkyries

  • Poker Run

  • Cosmic Cart Racing (P3 Game Kit)

  • Lexy Lightspeed (P3 Game Kit)

  • Cannon Lagoon (P3 Game Kit)

  • ROCs (P3 Mini-Game)

  • Barnyard (P3 Mini-Game)

  • Lexy Lightspeed – Secret Agent Showdown (P3 Mini-Game)

  • Grand Slam Rally (P3 Mini-Game)

  • Hoopin’ It Up (P3 Mini-Game)

  • HeadsUp

  • Wizard

  • Magic Girl

  • Retro Atomic Zombie Adventureland

  • Fire and Brimstone

  • 2 Dennis Nordman Unlicensed games

  • Alice in Wonderland

  • Nothing so far

Other Manufacturers

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