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Rumor: Sonic the Hedgehog Pinball is on the Line at JJP; Big Spooky Update; Holy Frijoles

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The pinball world is likely to heat up as we approach the end of the May. Over the next several weeks we will likely end up getting a whopping three n...

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Highlights

  • Jersey Jack Pinball has paused tours of its Elk Grove Village facility because Sonic the Hedgehog pinball is already on its second production line
  • Spooky Pinball is currently producing Beetlejuice at a target rate of roughly 100 games per month
  • All 300+ shotgun handles for Evil Dead have shipped; Spooky lost money on this mod and likely won't produce another as complex
  • All 398 Dead Bars for Evil Dead have shipped and are currently pulled from the website while Spooky sorts out future production
  • Dead Bars for Looney Tunes and TCM are confirmed in development, converting white apron lights to RGB
  • Spooky is testing upgraded LCD screens from Beetlejuice as a retrofit option for compatibility with older Spooky games
  • Spooky Luke and Bug are working on a secret original game they plan to complete and hold for a future rainy day release
  • Three new pinball games are expected within several weeks by end of May 2026: Sonic (JJP), Transformers (Stern), and a Bally Williams remake (Pedretti)

Notable quotes

“I heard an interesting rumor this afternoon that Jersey Jack Pinball has paused tours of its Elk Grove Village, Illinois facility because its next pinball machine is already on its second production line.”
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“Production is currently dedicated almost entirely to Beetlejuice, with a target of roughly 100 games per month (subject to fluctuation). They're now building in the upper 200s.”
Bug (Spooky Pinball)
“Bug joked he wishes he had a 13th month in the year just to catch up on non-Beetlejuice builds.”
Bug (Spooky Pinball)
“Bug said they lost money on these and likely won't do another mod that complex.”
Bug (Spooky Pinball)
“Bug said that he would generally like to keep Spooky's production levels at right around where they're at.”
Bug (Spooky Pinball)

Entities

  • Jersey Jack Pinball (JJP)· company
  • Pedretti Gaming· company
  • Spooky Pinball· company
  • Stern Pinball· company
  • Beetlejuice· game
  • Evil Dead· game
  • Looney Tunes· game
  • Pokémon· game
  • Scooby-Doo· game
  • Sonic the Hedgehog· game
  • The Crow: Movie (TCM)· game
  • Transformers· game
  • Knapp Arcade· media
  • Bug· person
  • Elliott Eisman· person
  • Eric Priepke· person
  • Rob· person
  • Spooky Luke· person
  • Steve Ritchie· person
  • Holy Frijoles· venue
  • Next Level Pinball· venue

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