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Wonka for New JJP Pin
Jersey Jack Pinball just announced its latest pinball game – a world of pure imagination in Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. Shipping this summer, the new machine has four flippers, six balls, seven magnets and all types of Wonka-related features: players will collect Wonka Bars, tour the factory, spell Scrumdiddlyumptous and so much more. A 7” “Wonkavision” LCD screen and 27” screen with interactive 3D animations showing scenes from the 1971 movie starring Gene Wilder are also prominently featured. “This is a dream theme designed by a dream team,” said Jack Guarnieri, founder of Jersey Jack Pinball. “It’s a game that...
Wonka for New JJP Pin
Jersey Jack Pinball just announced its latest pinball game – a world of pure imagination in Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. Shipping this summer, the new machine has four flippers, six balls, seven magnets and all types of Wonka-related features: players will collect Wonka Bars, tour the factory, spell Scrumdiddlyumptous and so much more. A 7” “Wonkavision” LCD screen and 27” screen with interactive 3D animations showing scenes from the 1971 movie starring Gene Wilder are also prominently featured. “This is a dream theme designed by a dream team,” said Jack Guarnieri, founder of Jersey Jack Pinball. “It’s a game that...
Jersey Jack Pinball Announces Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory™ Pinball Machine
LAKEWOOD, N.J., April 12, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Jersey Jack Pinball presents a world of pure imagination! Find the Golden Ticket™ and enter Wonka's Chocolate Factory™ for an unforgettable pinball adventure full of fun, surprises, and magic around every corner! This pinball masterpiece was designed by the legendary Pat Lawlor, designer of Dialed In!, Twilight Zone, and over a dozen other classic games, including the best-selling pinball machine in history, The Addams Family. All models of Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory™ pinball include four flippers, six balls, a captive ball, seven magnets, the Everlasting Gobstopper™, the Most Secret Machine™, Oompa Loompa™ camera sculpture, 7" Wonkavision™ LCD, a 27" HD LCD...
Jersey Jack Pinball Announces Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory™ Pinball Machine
LAKEWOOD, N.J., April 12, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Jersey Jack Pinball presents a world of pure imagination! Find the Golden Ticket™ and enter Wonka's Chocolate Factory™ for an unforgettable pinball adventure full of fun, surprises, and magic around every corner! This pinball masterpiece was designed by the legendary Pat Lawlor, designer of Dialed In!, Twilight Zone, and over a dozen other classic games, including the best-selling pinball machine in history, The Addams Family. All models of Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory™ pinball include four flippers, six balls, a captive ball, seven magnets, the Everlasting Gobstopper™, the Most Secret Machine™, Oompa Loompa™ camera sculpture, 7" Wonkavision™ LCD, a 27" HD LCD...
Jersey Jack Pinball Announces Willy Wonka And The Chocolate Factory™ Pinball Machine
LAKEWOOD, NJ – April 12, 2019 – Jersey Jack Pinball presents a world of pure imagination! Find the Golden Ticket™ and enter Wonka’s Chocolate Factory™ for an unforgettable pinball adventure full of fun, surprises, and magic around every corner! This pinball masterpiece was designed by the legendary Pat Lawlor, designer of Dialed In!, Twilight Zone, and over a dozen other classic games, including the best-selling pinball machine in history, The Addams Family. All models of Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory™ pinball include four flippers, six balls, a captive ball, seven magnets, the Everlasting Gobstopper™, the Most Secret Machine™, Oompa...
Jersey Jack Pinball Announces Willy Wonka And The Chocolate Factory™ Pinball Machine
LAKEWOOD, NJ – April 12, 2019 – Jersey Jack Pinball presents a world of pure imagination! Find the Golden Ticket™ and enter Wonka’s Chocolate Factory™ for an unforgettable pinball adventure full of fun, surprises, and magic around every corner! This pinball masterpiece was designed by the legendary Pat Lawlor, designer of Dialed In!, Twilight Zone, and over a dozen other classic games, including the best-selling pinball machine in history, The Addams Family. All models of Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory™ pinball include four flippers, six balls, a captive ball, seven magnets, the Everlasting Gobstopper™, the Most Secret Machine™, Oompa...
Jersey Jack Pinball – February 2019
Eight Years Following a Big Leap In 2011, Jersey Jack Pinball Dove into a Shrinking Market and, In Part, Helped Revitalize It Into Today’s Millennial-Adored, Hot “New Thing” by Casey Minter The world of pinball looked a lot different back in January 2011 when Jack Guarnieri decided to take a leap of faith. Stern stood as the lone survivor of pinball manufacturers, with Gottlieb and Williams long gone and the remnants of Bally/Midway smoldering in bankruptcy court. Chicago Gaming Company was two years away from releasing its first remake, Heighway Pinball had yet to even begin its short lifespan and...
Jersey Jack Pinball – February 2019
Eight Years Following a Big Leap In 2011, Jersey Jack Pinball Dove into a Shrinking Market and, In Part, Helped Revitalize It Into Today’s Millennial-Adored, Hot “New Thing” by Casey Minter The world of pinball looked a lot different back in January 2011 when Jack Guarnieri decided to take a leap of faith. Stern stood as the lone survivor of pinball manufacturers, with Gottlieb and Williams long gone and the remnants of Bally/Midway smoldering in bankruptcy court. Chicago Gaming Company was two years away from releasing its first remake, Heighway Pinball had yet to even begin its short lifespan and...
Bumper crop: Jersey Jack Pinball is thriving on old-school gamers’ love for its artisanal pinball machines
Jack Guarnieri, founder and CEO of Jersey Jack Pinball in Lakewood. - Photos by Alexandra Pais In an age when “Fortnite” and “Minecraft” rule — and one in which gaming companies are looking for the next “Pokemon” or “FarmVille” — Jack Guarnieri is going old school: Pinball machines. Guarnieri, founder and CEO of Jersey Jack Pinball, has manufactured artisanal pinball machines in his facility in Lakewood for nearly eight years. He hopes he can help make pinball mainstream — and notes that the state’s current champion is under 18 years old. “Young people are discovering pinball every day,” he said. “The...
Bumper crop: Jersey Jack Pinball is thriving on old-school gamers’ love for its artisanal pinball machines
Jack Guarnieri, founder and CEO of Jersey Jack Pinball in Lakewood. - Photos by Alexandra Pais In an age when “Fortnite” and “Minecraft” rule — and one in which gaming companies are looking for the next “Pokemon” or “FarmVille” — Jack Guarnieri is going old school: Pinball machines. Guarnieri, founder and CEO of Jersey Jack Pinball, has manufactured artisanal pinball machines in his facility in Lakewood for nearly eight years. He hopes he can help make pinball mainstream — and notes that the state’s current champion is under 18 years old. “Young people are discovering pinball every day,” he said. “The...
Classic interview: Jack “Jersey Jack” Guarnieri
When Jersey Jack arrived as a company in early 2011, it was the start of the pinball renaissance that we are experiencing today. After many years of Stern Pinball being the sole manufacturer of new machines, a competitor finally arrived. But the company’s CEO wasn’t a new face. Quite the opposite: Jack Guarnieri has been a veteran in the coin-op business and in contact with the silverball since the 1970ies. Thanks to his decades of experience as an operator and seller of pinball machines, he was well aware of the core problem that drove pinball out of the arcades in the 80ies...
Classic interview: Jack “Jersey Jack” Guarnieri
When Jersey Jack arrived as a company in early 2011, it was the start of the pinball renaissance that we are experiencing today. After many years of Stern Pinball being the sole manufacturer of new machines, a competitor finally arrived. But the company’s CEO wasn’t a new face. Quite the opposite: Jack Guarnieri has been a veteran in the coin-op business and in contact with the silverball since the 1970ies. Thanks to his decades of experience as an operator and seller of pinball machines, he was well aware of the core problem that drove pinball out of the arcades in the 80ies...