THIS WEEK IN PINBALL: March 2nd, 2020

— This Week’s Top 5 Stories —

1. Jersey Jack Pinball Moves Manufacturing to Illinois

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!!

• Recent Titles

• Rumor Titles

• 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

• Recent Titles

• Rumor Titles

• Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory

• Pirates of the Caribbean

• Dialed In!

• Hobbit

• Wizard of Oz

• Guns N’ Roses

• Toy Story

• Recent Titles

• Rumor Titles

• Monster Bash Remake

• Attack From Mars Remake

• Medieval Madness Remake

• Cactus Canyon Remake

• Original Licensed Title

• Theatre of Magic Remake

• Big Bang Bar Remake

• Recent Titles

• Rumor Titles

• Rick and Morty

• Alice Cooper’s Nightmare Castle

• Total Nuclear Annihilation

• Jetsons (contract game)

• Dominos (contract game)

• Licensed title

• Recent Titles

• Rumor Titles

• Oktoberfest

• Houdini

• Hot Wheels

• Robin Hood

• Sherlock Holmes

• Valkyries

• Poker Run

• Recent Titles

• Rumor Titles

• 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

• Recent Titles

• Rumor Titles

• 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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