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Jersey Jack Pinball’s The Hobbit Pinball Begins Production
The Hobbit pinball machine had one of JJP’s longest development timelines, and this December 2015 update marked another milestone: full assembly underway, three years after the title was first announced. JJP reused much of the same internal language from its earlier production updates, building subassemblies, playfields, cabinets and full games for testing before a full production ramp, while also confirming a new financing partnership with Paramount Financial for lease-to-own purchasing. The Hobbit became one of several wide-body cabinets in JJP’s catalog, a design tradition that carries through the brand’s current lineup, shop pinball machines to see what’s in production today....
Jersey Jack Pinball’s The Hobbit Pinball Begins Production
The Hobbit pinball machine had one of JJP’s longest development timelines, and this December 2015 update marked another milestone: full assembly underway, three years after the title was first announced. JJP reused much of the same internal language from its earlier production updates, building subassemblies, playfields, cabinets and full games for testing before a full production ramp, while also confirming a new financing partnership with Paramount Financial for lease-to-own purchasing. The Hobbit became one of several wide-body cabinets in JJP’s catalog, a design tradition that carries through the brand’s current lineup, shop pinball machines to see what’s in production today....
Jersey Jack Pinball Offers Three Redemption Play Modes For Wizard Of Oz
Wizard of Oz wasn’t just JJP’s debut release, in late 2013, founder Jack Guarnieri revealed it had also become the first pinball machine awarded New Jersey’s status for skill-based prize redemption, under a patented system called Pindemption. The technology gave operators three ways to run it: virtual tickets on-screen, swipe-card integration with FEC loyalty systems, or a physical triple-ticket dispenser, plus configurable game timers Guarnieri said could make pinball more competitive for skilled and casual players alike. That same engineering ambition still drives JJP’s pinball machines for sale today, built for collectors and operators alike, more than a decade later....
Jersey Jack Pinball Offers Three Redemption Play Modes For Wizard Of Oz
Wizard of Oz wasn’t just JJP’s debut release, in late 2013, founder Jack Guarnieri revealed it had also become the first pinball machine awarded New Jersey’s status for skill-based prize redemption, under a patented system called Pindemption. The technology gave operators three ways to run it: virtual tickets on-screen, swipe-card integration with FEC loyalty systems, or a physical triple-ticket dispenser, plus configurable game timers Guarnieri said could make pinball more competitive for skilled and casual players alike. That same engineering ambition still drives JJP’s pinball machines for sale today, built for collectors and operators alike, more than a decade later....
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
Jersey Jack Pinball (JJP) holds to a simple standard across its catalog — every machine is assembled in the USA — and that held true even for limited spinoffs like the 75th Anniversary Edition of its debut Wizard of Oz machine, opened for pre-order in November 2013. Capped at 1,500 units and priced at $9,000, the anniversary run added four new playfield pieces over the standard release, molded castle walls around the Witch’s lair, a 3D sculpted twister, lollipop targets, and a sculpted Toto, along with red cabinet treatments and a numbered topper. The press update about this release does...
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
Jersey Jack Pinball (JJP) holds to a simple standard across its catalog — every machine is assembled in the USA — and that held true even for limited spinoffs like the 75th Anniversary Edition of its debut Wizard of Oz machine, opened for pre-order in November 2013. Capped at 1,500 units and priced at $9,000, the anniversary run added four new playfield pieces over the standard release, molded castle walls around the Witch’s lair, a 3D sculpted twister, lollipop targets, and a sculpted Toto, along with red cabinet treatments and a numbered topper. The press update about this release does...
New Pinball Machine is a Game Changer for the Industry: We're Not in Kansas Anymore
In May 2013, Jersey Jack Pinball (JJP) shipped its very first game, the Wizard of Oz Pinball Machine, after a two-year development process. The debut title left the company's Lakewood, NJ factory bound for more than 1,400 customers worldwide who had pre-ordered it sight unseen, a launch that helped define the modern, premium pinball machine. Wizard of Oz has since moved into JJP's Legacy Collection, but the spirit of that first game lives on across the brand's current lineup of pinball machines for sale, from Guns N' Roses to Avatar to The Godfather. On January 1, 2011, when amusement game industry...
New Pinball Machine is a Game Changer for the Industry: We're Not in Kansas Anymore
In May 2013, Jersey Jack Pinball (JJP) shipped its very first game, the Wizard of Oz Pinball Machine, after a two-year development process. The debut title left the company's Lakewood, NJ factory bound for more than 1,400 customers worldwide who had pre-ordered it sight unseen, a launch that helped define the modern, premium pinball machine. Wizard of Oz has since moved into JJP's Legacy Collection, but the spirit of that first game lives on across the brand's current lineup of pinball machines for sale, from Guns N' Roses to Avatar to The Godfather. On January 1, 2011, when amusement game industry...
No Place like Jersey: Inside the factory of the wizard of pinball
In early 2013, Polygon traveled to Jersey Jack Pinball’s 42,000-square-foot factory in Lakewood, NJ, for an inside look at the team building the first new commercial pinball machine outside of Stern Pinball since 2001: The Wizard of Oz. The feature traced founder Jack Guarnieri’s path from repairing electromechanical machines in the 1970s to running pinballsales.com, and ultimately to designing JJP’s debut release after watching demand collapse for off-the-shelf games. JJP shipped that original 1,000-unit run at $6,500 apiece, the first step in a catalog that has grown into the brand’s current lineup of pinball machines today. Jersey Jack's new pinball...
No Place like Jersey: Inside the factory of the wizard of pinball
In early 2013, Polygon traveled to Jersey Jack Pinball’s 42,000-square-foot factory in Lakewood, NJ, for an inside look at the team building the first new commercial pinball machine outside of Stern Pinball since 2001: The Wizard of Oz. The feature traced founder Jack Guarnieri’s path from repairing electromechanical machines in the 1970s to running pinballsales.com, and ultimately to designing JJP’s debut release after watching demand collapse for off-the-shelf games. JJP shipped that original 1,000-unit run at $6,500 apiece, the first step in a catalog that has grown into the brand’s current lineup of pinball machines today. Jersey Jack's new pinball...