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Jersey Jack Pinball Offers Three Redemption Play Modes For Wizard Of Oz
LAKEWOOD, NJ -- Jack Guarnieri, founder of Jersey Jack Pinball, reports that his company has been granted a patent for a system that adds redemption features to classic flipper games. The system, called Pindemption, has been tested on location and will be implemented in a new software release for Jersey Jack's popular Wizard of Oz flipper. The game's software will be upgradeable by use of a plug-in dongle. Pindemption offers three choices for operators, making it suitable for use in establishments with card-based payment and redemption architecture, online loyalty programs and the classic ticket-dispensing approach. Guarnieri observed that "pinball is a...
Jersey Jack Pinball Offers Three Redemption Play Modes For Wizard Of Oz
LAKEWOOD, NJ -- Jack Guarnieri, founder of Jersey Jack Pinball, reports that his company has been granted a patent for a system that adds redemption features to classic flipper games. The system, called Pindemption, has been tested on location and will be implemented in a new software release for Jersey Jack's popular Wizard of Oz flipper. The game's software will be upgradeable by use of a plug-in dongle. Pindemption offers three choices for operators, making it suitable for use in establishments with card-based payment and redemption architecture, online loyalty programs and the classic ticket-dispensing approach. Guarnieri observed that "pinball is a...
In The World Of Pinball, An Underdog Takes On The Giant
For more than a decade, Stern Pinball was the only manufacturer of pinball machines. The Chicago-based company's last rival closed down in 1999. But Stern's pinball monopoly may be drawing to an end. In 2011, the startup manufacturer Jersey Jack Pinball opened for business, and it's working hard to grab a slice of the industry. "You know, it would be a boring world, I guess, if there was only one company making shoes or handbags or anything," says Jack Guarnieri, the New Jersey company's owner. "So, I think more competition and more product in the marketplace raises the awareness of pinball." Jersey Jack...
In The World Of Pinball, An Underdog Takes On The Giant
For more than a decade, Stern Pinball was the only manufacturer of pinball machines. The Chicago-based company's last rival closed down in 1999. But Stern's pinball monopoly may be drawing to an end. In 2011, the startup manufacturer Jersey Jack Pinball opened for business, and it's working hard to grab a slice of the industry. "You know, it would be a boring world, I guess, if there was only one company making shoes or handbags or anything," says Jack Guarnieri, the New Jersey company's owner. "So, I think more competition and more product in the marketplace raises the awareness of pinball." Jersey Jack...
Home New Releases Videos Unreleased Games Links Game Reviews About Contact Us Store Jersey Jack Pinball Announces Pre-Order For The Wizard of Oz Pinball 75th Anniversary Limited Edition
Arcadian November 8, 2013 Fans of The Wizard of Oz in general and pinball collectors rejoice – Jersey Jack Pinball has announced that the special 75th Anniversary Edition of their Wizard of Oz pinball game is now available for pre-order. The prototype units were shown off at a couple of pinball events and after the company gauged interest, they have decided to move forward with it. The press update about this release does make clear that production of these units will take place after all pre-ordered standard and Limited Edition units have shipped, putting the likely production time for the 75th at this next...
Home New Releases Videos Unreleased Games Links Game Reviews About Contact Us Store Jersey Jack Pinball Announces Pre-Order For The Wizard of Oz Pinball 75th Anniversary Limited Edition
Arcadian November 8, 2013 Fans of The Wizard of Oz in general and pinball collectors rejoice – Jersey Jack Pinball has announced that the special 75th Anniversary Edition of their Wizard of Oz pinball game is now available for pre-order. The prototype units were shown off at a couple of pinball events and after the company gauged interest, they have decided to move forward with it. The press update about this release does make clear that production of these units will take place after all pre-ordered standard and Limited Edition units have shipped, putting the likely production time for the 75th at this next...
New Pinball Machine is a Game Changer for the Industry: We're Not in Kansas Anymore
LAKEWOOD, N.J., May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- After a 2+ year journey down the Yellow Brick Road, New Jersey based Pinball Manufacturer, Jersey Jack Pinball, Inc. (JJP) has started shipment of their much anticipated first game, The Wizard of Oz Pinball Machine. Games have started to make their way from the company's 42,000-sq foot building in Lakewood, NJ to over 1,400 customers worldwide who have pre-ordered the machine. On January 1, 2011, when amusement game industry veteran Jack Guarnieri announced the formation of a new company to design and build commercial Pinball Machines, the world of Pinball turned upside down. The company known as Jersey Jack Pinball (JJP) had licensed the iconic...
New Pinball Machine is a Game Changer for the Industry: We're Not in Kansas Anymore
LAKEWOOD, N.J., May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- After a 2+ year journey down the Yellow Brick Road, New Jersey based Pinball Manufacturer, Jersey Jack Pinball, Inc. (JJP) has started shipment of their much anticipated first game, The Wizard of Oz Pinball Machine. Games have started to make their way from the company's 42,000-sq foot building in Lakewood, NJ to over 1,400 customers worldwide who have pre-ordered the machine. On January 1, 2011, when amusement game industry veteran Jack Guarnieri announced the formation of a new company to design and build commercial Pinball Machines, the world of Pinball turned upside down. The company known as Jersey Jack Pinball (JJP) had licensed the iconic...
No Place like Jersey: Inside the factory of the wizard of pinball
"Is this the place?"Located a couple hours outside of New York City is the New Jersey-based business Jersey Jack. It's nondescript, only recognizable by a small sign near the road. The 42,000-square-foot blank canvas ware-house space has been converted into a pinball factory. Jersey Jack's new pinball machine is based on the classic film version of The Wizard of Oz. The pinball machine, scheduled to ship later this year, will be the first new pinball machine not made by Stern Pinball since 2001. The Wizard of Oz pinball machine is bold, innovative and expensive, a shot across Stern's bow. With...
No Place like Jersey: Inside the factory of the wizard of pinball
"Is this the place?"Located a couple hours outside of New York City is the New Jersey-based business Jersey Jack. It's nondescript, only recognizable by a small sign near the road. The 42,000-square-foot blank canvas ware-house space has been converted into a pinball factory. Jersey Jack's new pinball machine is based on the classic film version of The Wizard of Oz. The pinball machine, scheduled to ship later this year, will be the first new pinball machine not made by Stern Pinball since 2001. The Wizard of Oz pinball machine is bold, innovative and expensive, a shot across Stern's bow. With...
JERSEY JACK PINBALL ANNOUNCES SECOND GAME AS THE HOBBIT
Keeping the title of the next game under wraps is getting harder than ever these days, and today Jersey Jack Pinball officially announced what many people already unofficially knew - that their second game would be based on the upcoming movie trilogy of J. R. R. Tolkien's book, The Hobbit. The Hobbit movie with Martin Freeman as Bilbo Baggins Personalised e-mails went out to registered buyers of The Wizard of Oz earlier this week which detailed the staged payment scheme for the Limited Edition model of The Hobbit. When The Wizard of Oz's Emerald City Limited Edition first went on...
JERSEY JACK PINBALL ANNOUNCES SECOND GAME AS THE HOBBIT
Keeping the title of the next game under wraps is getting harder than ever these days, and today Jersey Jack Pinball officially announced what many people already unofficially knew - that their second game would be based on the upcoming movie trilogy of J. R. R. Tolkien's book, The Hobbit. The Hobbit movie with Martin Freeman as Bilbo Baggins Personalised e-mails went out to registered buyers of The Wizard of Oz earlier this week which detailed the staged payment scheme for the Limited Edition model of The Hobbit. When The Wizard of Oz's Emerald City Limited Edition first went on...