Even Jersey Jack Pinball Left New Jersey

About this episode

The episode discusses the evolution of Jersey Jack Pinball and its impact on the pinball industry.

Want to Support the Show? Visit our Patreon at www.patreon.com/silverballchronicles Or pick up a tee shirt at https://tinyurl.com/kz5xt4hc Episode Begins at 10:10 Episode Summary: Join us this month where Dave says 'Swing on Over' like 40 times in the preamble, Ron spoils JJPs next game with the help of Jersey Jack himself, reviews of 70s style, Jack's business building and evolving that business over and over, pinball needing to move to the home consumer market, stripped down Sterns, building a company from scratch, their first game Wizard of Oz and how it changes pinball forever, and the Abass Family. Sources: Jersey Jack Pinball. Here and Here. Jersey Jack Pinball Podcast Ep 1 – Brett Abass 2011, Pinball News. New Pinball Manufacturer. Here 2013, Huffington Post. Jersey Jack Pinball CEO Explains How He's Making The Beloved Arcade Game Cool Again. Here 2013. Pinside. Early Review of Wizard of Oz. Here 2015, Pinball News – Jersey Jack Pinball Gets New Investors. Here 2017, Modern Magazine. Nature and Nurture by Beth Dunlop. Here Brett Abess LinkedIn. Here Jersey Jack Pinball Game List. Here 2013, Slate Magazine. Can This Man Save Pinball? Here

People in this episode

Hosts: David Dennis, Ron Hallett

Topics covered

• pinball
• Jersey Jack Pinball
• business evolution
• home consumer market
• 70s style pinball
• game reviews

Keywords

• pinball
• Jersey Jack
• Wizard of Oz
• business
• home market
• game reviews
• 70s style

Sponsors

Patreon, Tee Shirt Store

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Jersey Jack Pinball

Books & works: Wizard of Oz

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