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Pinball Magazine & Pinball News pinball industry news recap August 2020

PodcastAnalysis updated 2d ago2 hr 5 min listenBy Martin Ayub, Jonathan Joosten
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Martin Ayub (Pinball News) and Jonathan Joosten (Pinball Magazine) look back at the pinball industry news of August 2020, including: Stern Pinball announces Avengers: Infinity...

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Highlights

  • Avengers Infinity Quest is designed by Keith Elwin and features an all-new art package from Zombie Yeti/Jeremy Packer
  • The Avengers Tower ramp uses a speed-sensing mechanism similar to Burbank targets, where ball speed determines awarded points
  • Avengers Infinity Quest features a ramp that can be shot from all three flippers, which Stern claims is a first in pinball
  • Full gameplay of AIQ Limited Edition scheduled for September 9th with Jack Danger having exclusive, followed by Pro version two days later
  • Chaz Siddiqui, Stern technical support engineer, passed away in August 2020 and a GoFundMe campaign exceeded $5,500
  • Jersey Jack found surplus Hobbit and Willy Wonka playfields as 'Factory Finds' which sold out quickly
  • Teenage Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 1.2 introduces licensed music replacement with instrumental covers for streaming compatibility
  • Jack Danger suggests Jersey Jack's next game will be significant enough to influence purchase decisions in the coming months
  • Jim Patla was hired as new COO of Jersey Jersey Jack Pinball with Jack Danger approval

Notable quotes

“if I were anybody that was going to buy a pinball machine in the next couple of months I would not spend a dime until you see our next game”
Jersey Jack Pinball
“it's just going to knock, it's just going to blow the windows off a lot of things”
Jack Danger
“You never get a second opportunity to make a first impression. So let them see it and love it and be surprised”
Jack Danger
“Stern has a very good relationship with Marvel, I suppose”
Martin Ayer
“He was pretty much the voice of the 1-800-KICKERS phone number support line. So if you had called, then you'd very often speak to Chas”
Jonathan Euston
“this is his third title but Iron Maiden and Jurassic Park can definitely be considered hit games”
Jonathan Euston
“I never had to use that service, I have to admit. I don't have many support call issues with Stern”
Jonathan Euston
“you really need to build people for our industry. It's hard to just hire somebody off an ad or out of school and throw them into pinball manufacturing”
Jack Danger

Entities

  • Jersey Jack Pinball· company
  • Multimorphic· company
  • Stern Pinball· company
  • Pinball Expo· event
  • Avengers Infinity Quest· game
  • Elvira's House of Horrors (Premium/LE)· game
  • Stranger Things (Pro)· game
  • Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles· game
  • Willy Wonka· game
  • Pinball Magazine· organization
  • Pinball News· organization
  • Chaz Siddiqui· person
  • George Gomez· person
  • Jack Danger· person
  • Jim Petla· person
  • Jonathan Euston· person
  • Keith Elwin· person
  • Martin Ayer· person
  • Zombie Yeti / Jeremy Packer· person

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