Harry Potter Pinball Deep Dive | Exclusive Look at Jersey Jack’s Spellbinding Creation
Harry Potter Pinball Deep Dive | Exclusive Look at Jersey Jack’s Spellbinding Creation
Go behind the scenes of Harry Potter Pinball—Jersey Jack’s most spellbinding machine yet. This exclusive featurette showcases the passion, creativity, and innovation that brought the Wizarding World...
Highlights
- The rotating staircase mechanism creates 13 different ball paths and is the first time such a feature has been done in pinball
- The game contains over 90 original songs created specifically for Harry Potter pinball
- Mina Lima (the original Harry Potter book illustrators) created the Collector's Edition artwork
- The first six films are broken down into 96 mini-modes structured as Hogwarts school years
- Audio comprises one-third of the gameplay experience and enables players to identify game state from across a room
- Stem-separated audio from all eight Harry Potter films was obtained for use in the game
- Jesper Ables created the full art package for Wizard and Arcade Editions; he previously worked on Godfather playfield and Guns N' Roses collector's edition backglass
- The Protego shield mechanic in the right outlane is a game-saving feature that integrates the shield charm from the films
Notable quotes
“If I had to pick one word to summarize a Jersey Jack Harry Potter pinball machine, I would say enchanting.”
“Every creature that you love that you drew as a kid, they're here. They're part of this art package. They are part of the rules. Their scenes are here in the movies as you're playing.”
“I wrote a letter and I sent them a letter and I said, 'I can't tell you specifically, but I'm making something that I need your help with.'”
“With three different levels and three unique ball entrances, this mech creates 13 different ball paths for you to take. And I don't know of any other pinball mech that can do that.”
“We don't make games with a calculator. We make them with passion.”
“Every member of this team, more than any I've worked on in the past, said yes. And then, right, they always added something extra.”
“If you're a longtime fan of this franchise, this game is going to make you feel like a kid again.”
“You've been waiting for your letter from Hogwarts. Here it is.”
Entities
- Jersey Jack Pinball· company
- Harry Potter Pinball· game
- Ashley· person
- Dan· person
- Dave· person
- Eric Minor· person
- Jesper Ables· person
- Joe Catz· person
- Mina Lima· person
- Pierce· person
- RetroRalph· person
- Collector's Edition· product
- Death Eater mechanism· product
- Golden Trio Multiball· product
- Golden Trio wands· product
- Hedwig's theme· product
- Protego shield mechanic· product
- Quidditch upper playfield· product
- Whomping Willow mechanism· product
- Wizard Edition· product
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