Five Minutes to Tilt #11 – Zombie Yeti on Going from Popadiuk to Stern Pinball
Five Minutes to Tilt #11 – Zombie Yeti on Going from Popadiuk to Stern Pinball
Untold Pinball Stories – Episode: Jeremy Packer (Zombie Yeti) What happens when a talented artist starts his career on projects that never quite worked out… and ends up becoming the Art Director at...
Highlights
- Jeremy Packer started making art for pinball games with John Papa at Zidware, creating Magic Girl, Raza, and Alice in Wonderland
- Dennis Nordman reached out to Jeremy and introduced him to Greg Ferrer, who hired him to work on Ghostbusters approximately two to three weeks after their lunch meeting
- Jeremy worked on Deadpool, Iron Maiden, and Primus all in the same year, which he describes as not recommended
- Iron Maiden was released before Deadpool, though Jeremy expresses uncertainty about the exact order
- After Deadpool, Iron Maiden, and Primus, Jeremy's next project was likely Turtles, followed by Avengers
Notable quotes
“My name is Jeremy Packer, also known as Zombie Yeti. I am currently the studio art director at Stern Pinball.”
“Dennis Nordman reached out to me... and he's like, 'Hey, I like what you did. Do you want to work with me?'”
“Greg and I hit it off pretty well. And Greg about two or three weeks later hired me to work on Ghostbusters.”
“I did Deadpool, Iron Maiden, and Primus all in one year. I don't recommend doing three games.”
“I came into pinball at just the lucky time... I've been fortunate.”
Entities
- Stern Pinball· company
- Zidware· company
- Alice in Wonderland· game
- Avengers· game
- Deadpool· game
- Ghostbusters· game
- Iron Maiden· game
- Magic Girl· game
- Primus· game
- Raza· game
- TMNT· game
- Dutch Pinball Museum· organization
- Dennis Nordman· person
- Greg Ferrer· person
- Jeremy Packer· person
- John Papa· person
- Keith Ellen· person
- Zombie Yeti· person
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