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Scorbit Announces Global Achievement Platform for Pinball; Jersey Jack Pinball Releases Integrated Support for Game Catalog
Scorbit has debuted Achievements, the latest in its series of features designed to elevate the player experience across internet-connected pinball machines worldwide, using their Scorbit Platform on machines ranging from older solid-state games from as far back as the ’70s to today’s latest titles. And, Jersey Jack Pinball has taken the next step in working with the company by announcing that they’re fully embracing the new feature set, launching it on their complete library beginning with Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory on Sept. 23. (By the way, Scorbit says Achievements for more games from other manufacturers will follow.) In short,...
Scorbit Announces Global Achievement Platform for Pinball; Jersey Jack Pinball Releases Integrated Support for Game Catalog
Scorbit has debuted Achievements, the latest in its series of features designed to elevate the player experience across internet-connected pinball machines worldwide, using their Scorbit Platform on machines ranging from older solid-state games from as far back as the ’70s to today’s latest titles. And, Jersey Jack Pinball has taken the next step in working with the company by announcing that they’re fully embracing the new feature set, launching it on their complete library beginning with Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory on Sept. 23. (By the way, Scorbit says Achievements for more games from other manufacturers will follow.) In short,...
Jersey Jack Pinball Adds Designer Ritchie
Jersey Jack Pinball has added legendary pinball designer Steve Ritchie to its growing team of designers. The factory spread the news through a post to PRNewswire in which they note that his career, which spans 47 years in the industry, started in 1974 with Atari. Among other titles Ritchie is known for Flash, High Speed, Terminator 2, AC/DC, Game of Thrones and Star Wars. “Steve is not joining the JJP team because of what he has done, but for what he will do,” said Jersey Jack Pinball founder Jack Guarnieri. “We believe his best games are ahead of him.” Added Pat Lawlor, the company’s head of game design: “I’m...
Jersey Jack Pinball Adds Designer Ritchie
Jersey Jack Pinball has added legendary pinball designer Steve Ritchie to its growing team of designers. The factory spread the news through a post to PRNewswire in which they note that his career, which spans 47 years in the industry, started in 1974 with Atari. Among other titles Ritchie is known for Flash, High Speed, Terminator 2, AC/DC, Game of Thrones and Star Wars. “Steve is not joining the JJP team because of what he has done, but for what he will do,” said Jersey Jack Pinball founder Jack Guarnieri. “We believe his best games are ahead of him.” Added Pat Lawlor, the company’s head of game design: “I’m...
Lucky Snake Arcade Adds Jersey Jack’s GNR Pinball
Lucky Snake Arcade & Sports Bar at Showboat in Atlantic City, N.J., just added the brand-new Guns N’ Roses game from Jersey Jack Pinball. The massive 150,000-sq.-ft. arcade boasts nearly 500 amusement and redemption games. The new GNR machine joins Jersey Jack’s Wizard of Oz and The Hobbit in the facility. Jersey Jack’s latest pin, Guns N’ Roses was atop RePlay’s Players’ Choice “best pinballs” chart in June, the first time in over a year we’ve had the charts due to Covid. Pictured with the new game (below) at Lucky Snake are, from left, Morgan Chisholm and Jack Roberts (Tower Investments), Jersey Jack Guarnieri, Lenny Vasile, Travis Dunville (Tower Investments),...
Lucky Snake Arcade Adds Jersey Jack’s GNR Pinball
Lucky Snake Arcade & Sports Bar at Showboat in Atlantic City, N.J., just added the brand-new Guns N’ Roses game from Jersey Jack Pinball. The massive 150,000-sq.-ft. arcade boasts nearly 500 amusement and redemption games. The new GNR machine joins Jersey Jack’s Wizard of Oz and The Hobbit in the facility. Jersey Jack’s latest pin, Guns N’ Roses was atop RePlay’s Players’ Choice “best pinballs” chart in June, the first time in over a year we’ve had the charts due to Covid. Pictured with the new game (below) at Lucky Snake are, from left, Morgan Chisholm and Jack Roberts (Tower Investments), Jersey Jack Guarnieri, Lenny Vasile, Travis Dunville (Tower Investments),...
Jersey Jack Wins TWIPY Award for Game of the Year
Guns N’ Roses by Jersey Jack Pinball was voted Game of the Year at the 2020 TWIPY Awards. The company’s most popular release to date took home numerous other awards including Best Artwork, Best Lightshow, Best Animations and Display and more. (Naturally, it also won Best Music & Sound Effects.) In second place for Game of the Year was Stern Pinball’s Avengers: Infinity Quest and third place went to Rick and Morty by Spooky. Jersey Jack said on Facebook that it “would like to say thank you to everyone for the tremendous support for this epic pinball machine … in the end, it’s always your...
Jersey Jack Wins TWIPY Award for Game of the Year
Guns N’ Roses by Jersey Jack Pinball was voted Game of the Year at the 2020 TWIPY Awards. The company’s most popular release to date took home numerous other awards including Best Artwork, Best Lightshow, Best Animations and Display and more. (Naturally, it also won Best Music & Sound Effects.) In second place for Game of the Year was Stern Pinball’s Avengers: Infinity Quest and third place went to Rick and Morty by Spooky. Jersey Jack said on Facebook that it “would like to say thank you to everyone for the tremendous support for this epic pinball machine … in the end, it’s always your...
Jersey Jack Stars on BBC TV
Our own Jack Guarnieri was the focus of an interview that aired yesterday, Dec. 1, on BBC TV’s Business Briefing show (click here to see). On this televised Zoom across the Atlantic from the States to the U.K., Jack said pinball sales have zoomed themselves in recent times as folks searched out ways to fill their time during the pandemic lockdown. Jack explained that this renaissance in flipper game popularity caused a 2-hour sellout of the premier version of his new Guns N’ Roses pin, which was actually co-designed by his old friend and group icon known as Slash. (There are 21 songs...
Jersey Jack Stars on BBC TV
Our own Jack Guarnieri was the focus of an interview that aired yesterday, Dec. 1, on BBC TV’s Business Briefing show (click here to see). On this televised Zoom across the Atlantic from the States to the U.K., Jack said pinball sales have zoomed themselves in recent times as folks searched out ways to fill their time during the pandemic lockdown. Jack explained that this renaissance in flipper game popularity caused a 2-hour sellout of the premier version of his new Guns N’ Roses pin, which was actually co-designed by his old friend and group icon known as Slash. (There are 21 songs...
Welcome to the Hall of Fame: “Jersey Jack” Jack Guarnieri Inducted at Pinball Expo
In the industry for more than 45 years, Jack Guarnieri – founder of Jersey Jack Pinball in 2011 – has been inducted into the Pinball Expo Hall of Fame. The announcement was made much to Jack’s surprise at the recent Pinball Expo, held virtually from Oct. 14-17. He was inducted by pal, pinball aficionado and writer Gary Flower, who detailed Guarnieri’s years in pinball – from his start as a tech repair guy and his years selling and consulting to his founding of JJP nine years ago. “You’re a great ambassador for pinball, and all-around great guy,” Flower said, adding...
Welcome to the Hall of Fame: “Jersey Jack” Jack Guarnieri Inducted at Pinball Expo
In the industry for more than 45 years, Jack Guarnieri – founder of Jersey Jack Pinball in 2011 – has been inducted into the Pinball Expo Hall of Fame. The announcement was made much to Jack’s surprise at the recent Pinball Expo, held virtually from Oct. 14-17. He was inducted by pal, pinball aficionado and writer Gary Flower, who detailed Guarnieri’s years in pinball – from his start as a tech repair guy and his years selling and consulting to his founding of JJP nine years ago. “You’re a great ambassador for pinball, and all-around great guy,” Flower said, adding...