Jersey Jack Pinball Company spilled the magic beans recently a a pinball conference in Texas.
The Texas Pinball Festival was held a week ago. It is a giant expo featuring pinball makers and players around the world come to have fun and find out the future of the game of pinball. Which over the years has made an incredible comeback.
Will There Be A Pinball Game With A Harry Potter Theme?
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The answer was announced at the Texas Pinball Festival at one of the seminars.
During the company’s Friday seminar, Jack Guarnieri officially confirmed verbally for the first time what we all have known for a while, that Jersey Jack Pinball’s next game is based on Harry Potter. Specifically he said:
“The next Jersey Jack game is Harry Potter. We know that. I would. Or spend dime out of your pocket until you see the game. I wouldn’t spend anything. Nothing. And if I’m wrong, when you see the game you let me know. It’s gonna be spectacular. Of course it’s gonna be, Jersey Jack said that. But it took me 10 years to get the license. Only 10 years and X millions of dollars. We have all the movies. We have all the assets. I can’t wait to see the Internet blow up. If you think Wizard of Oz was something, you’re gonna love the game.”
Jack went on to add that Jersey Jack Pinball Co. has three pinball machines actively in development right now and that they have the licenses locked up for the next three games after that.
What Games Has Jersey Jack Released Over The Years
Jersey Jack Pinball is a company founded in 2011 by Jack Guarnieri, a long-time pinball industry veteran. They have established themselves as the #2 pinball manufacturer in the industry and are known for their innovative use of technology in games such as The Wizard of Oz, Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, and Guns n’ Roses, Toy Story, Avatar, Elton John, The Godfather, Guns & Roses, Pirates of the Caribbean, Dialed In, The Hobbit and more being developed.
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Some of Your Favorite Classic Rock Bands Have a Pinball Game
Some of Your Favorite Classic Rock Bands Have a Pinball Game
Pinball came out in the 1930s and right from the beginning it was labeled as trouble. Pinball was at one time, from the 1940s till 1976,s banned as illegal gambling. Arcades were all the rage in the 70s. Around here they were in every roller rink like Motor City Roller rink, to arcades like Walkers Pinball Palace and the Van Dyke Butterfly Sports center.
My love for pinball started very young as my neighbor across the street had a game in his garage. The bells and lights drew me to the game and I was hooked. In 1976 Pinball got a big boost from the band, “The Who.” Not only that but a hit song to go with it. Pinball Wizard, gave way to a pinball game based on the movie with Roger Daltrey and Elton John. The pinball game was Captain Fantastic by an American pinball company,Bally Manufacturing.
In later years, Pinball games have had their ups and downs, but like rock and roll, have never died! Many bands and artists have been immortalized forever with their own pinball game machines. Rock guitar god, “Slash,” even helped to design a new Guns and Roses pinball game. The list is getting long on rock and roll-themed pins.
Foo Fighters
Elvis
The Who
Iron Maiden
Ac/Dc
Metallica
Nugent
Alice Cooper
Rush
The Beatles
Led Zeppelin
Guns & Roses (2)
The Rolling Stones (2)
Kiss (2)
Rob Zombie
Primus
Elton John
Dolly Parton
More Rock and roll-themed pinballs are being planned. Cheap Trick would be one of the pinball games I would like to see in the future.
Some of Your Favorite Classic Rock Bands Have a Pinball Game. Here is a list of my personal favorites.
2012 AC/DC Stern
2012 AC/DC Pinball
Great fun game with an awesome playlist of AC/DC songs to keep you rocking for hours
1979 KISS - Bally
1979 Bally KISS Pinball
17,000 KISS pinball games were made of the original game. Later in 2015, Stern made an updated version. If you have one of the original games hold on to it as it’s going up in price now that the band is allegedly on their final tour.
Aerosmith 2017 Pinball by Stern
Aerosmith 2017 Pinball by Stern
With an MSRP when new: $8,999.00 Aerosmith keeps fans entertained with drum sounds, toys in the attic multi-ball, and a soundtrack of classic Aerosmith.
Captain Fantastic - 1976 Bally
1976 Captain Fantastic by Bally
Remember first playing this at the Van Dyke Sports Center in Warren, MI. Loved the old-style bells and it is a bit slow by today’s standards. The artwork is so interesting with secret drawings hidden throughout the game.
Nugent - Stern 1976
1978 Nugent Pinball by Stern
This Nugent pinball I own myself. Location now is in my office at WCSX. I couldn’t afford the KISS pinball and came across this game which only 2,437 were made. Thought it might be a good investment. Plus you can’t beat the Motorcity Madman.
Born in Mt Clemens, Screamin’ Scott has been a part of the Detroit airwaves for 30-plus years. With 40 years of experience in radio. When he’s not out on the streets for WCSX, you can find him devoting time to local charities with his, “Screamin Angels”; and for 16 years with Rock 4 Tots charity. And last 10 years with his local band, "Chit!." Screamin Scott likes to write about nostalgic Detroit area memories, classic rock, and local metro Detroit topics.
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