Episode 33: I Played Harry Potter Pinball & Filmed the Featurette!
In this episode, I share my first impressions after playing Jersey Jack Pinball’s highly anticipated Harry Potter machine — but that’s not all. I was honored to help tell the story behind this game...
Highlights
- Harry Potter pinball was filmed in late April and launched in June 2025
- The game features four flippers and a rotating staircase with multiple ball path configurations
- A number 11 Quidditch player Easter egg had to be removed due to licensing concerns
- Arcade Edition costs $10,000; Wizard Edition costs $12,000
- The Harry Potter set was originally filmed in North Carolina for a separate project and shipped back to JJP's Illinois factory
- Jesper hand-drew all the Collector's Edition artwork over nearly two years
- The Wizard edition features a color-shifting powder coating effect
- The Death Eater mechanism has variable speed settings
Notable quotes
“I got a chance with my buddy Mason Conrad to film the featurette for the Harry Potter game that Jersey Jack just released. So it's really exciting.”
“I'd be like, what? I would be pissed. Like I'd be mad. That's just, it's just not right... you cannot refute that there is a ton of hard work and effort that goes into making these games.”
“This game really flows and it's fast so that kind of a departure from some of like the stop nature of some of the other Jersey Jack games... no floaty in here this thing is fast which makes it super fun in my opinion.”
“The wands are all like one-to-one replicas from the movie props.”
“I will give you one little Easter egg. I hope I don't get in trouble for this... this Quidditch player will look exactly like this, but there will be no number 11 on the back.”
“If you're a super fan, you're going to very much appreciate it. And then if you're not really like into that artwork, the Wizard's beautiful.”
Entities
- Flip N Out Pinball· company
- Jersey Jack Pinball· company
- Southern Fried Gaming Expo· event
- Harry Potter· game
- The Flipside Podcast· organization
- David Thiel· person
- Eric Minier· person
- Jesper· person
- Joe Katz· person
- Mason Conrad· person
- Miraphora Mina· person
- Retro Ralph· person
- Zach Sharpe· person
- Arcade Edition· product
- Collector's Edition· product
- Wizard Edition· product
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