In this special bonus PINcast, Jonathan Joosten from Pinball Magazine and  Martin Ayub from Pinball News are joined by their special guest, pinball design legend Steve Ritchie.  
Having settled into his new position at Jersey Jack Pinball, Steve talks about the reasons behind his decision to leave Stern Pinball, his role and objectives at JJP, how his new game is progressing, the game he left behind at Stern, how working at Williams, Stern, and JJP compares, licensed vs unlicensed themes, dealing with difficult licenses, how the pinball business has changed over his forty-five years of designing games, and much, much more.
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Pinball Magazine & Pinball News bonus PINcast: the Steve Ritchie interview

Pinball Magazine Editor, Jonathan Joosten, and Pinball News Editor, Martin Ayub, look back at all the news from the pinball industry over the past month.

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As we start the month of May it’s time to join Jonathan Joosten from Pinball Magazine and Martin Ayub from Pinball News for their look back at all the excitement from the pinball industry throughout April in their latest Pinball Industry News PINcast.

The month began with the announcement, reveal and launch party for the new ABBA game from Pinball Brothers. Both Jonathan and Martin travelled to the Swedish city of Örebro to experience both versions of the company’s third game for themselves and to report on the launch event.

Meanwhile, another new game is revealed as Homepin also announce their third title. Following Thunderbirds and This Is Spinal Tap, the new game is another licence, The Blues Brothers. As revealed in last month’s PINcast the new title will feature open source software, but there are many more interesting details about the game to discuss.

If you thought the demise of Deeproot Pinball signalled the end of the line for those games in development at the company, there’s news of the possible revival of titles such as Retro Atomic Zombie Adventureland, Magic Girl and more.

Plus, there’s lots more news of pinball companies exhibiting at shows, all the latest code updates, new videos and articles, the potential timescale for upcoming new game announcements, and a novel way to get help building games.

Get all this and much more in this latest edition of the Pinball Magazine and Pinball News PINcast. Grab it right now from your favourite podcast supplier or get it direct from Spotify on the link above, and don’t forget to subscribe to the PINcast to guarantee you get the freshest episode each month the very moment it is published.

There's so much happening right now and coming up in the pinball world, so join Jonathan and Martin each month to make sure you don’t miss any of it.

Pinball Magazine & Pinball News PINcast April 2024 recap

It's time to join Jonathan from Pinball Magazine and Martin from Pinball News for a special bonus PINcast featuring an extended interview with Pinball Brothers CEO, Daniel Janson.
They talk about the latest Pinball Brothers release, ABBA, to find out how the game came to be created, what's in the game right now, what's going to be in it eventually, what changes they have made, and Pinball Brothers' plans for production of this and future titles.
They discuss the recent ABBA pinball launch party, the multiple elements which go to make up the game, who was involved in creating all the assets, and the possibility of a third, unlimited version of the game.
There's so much to discuss, so join Daniel as he explains the rules and how it all ties-in so closely to the ABBA Voyage holographic stage show.
It's all in this special Pinball Industry News PINcast - the pinball podcast the industry listens to.

Pinball Magazine & Pinball News Bonus PINcast: Interview with Daniel Janson about ABBA pinball

The start of another new month means it’s time to join Jonathan Joosten from Pinball Magazine and Martin Ayub from Pinball News for their look back at all the exciting news from the pinball world throughout March in their Pinball Industry News PINcast.

There are two new games to discuss this month – one already launched and one about to be revealed – plus a radical update to another new title.

American Pinball released their latest title with a tribute to legendary pinball designer, Barry Oursler, in their Barry O’s Barbecue Challenge game. A dozen models were shipped to locations across the US for public play the day following the reveal, after which it became the star of American Pinball’s stand at the Texas Pinball Festival.

Just as this month’s PINcast was being recorded, Pinball Brothers confirmed that their third game title would be based on the hugely-popular Swedish band ABBA. A full reveal is coming shortly, while there will be a launch party to mark exactly 50 years to the day since the group was launched onto the global stage by winning the Eurovision Song Contest.

There’s also much more news from Pinball Brothers with some personnel changes at the very top of the company.

While not announcing their next game just yet, Dutch Pinball celebrate a milestone by launching a new offshoot called Dutch Pinball Exclusive (DPX) to produce short-run titles of 500 or fewer units. It hasn’t been officially confirmed, but the likely first DPX title is discussed along with potential timescales for production.

Last month there was news of a record-breaking auction price for a Jersey Jack Pinball Elton John Collector’s Edition machine, but this month that record was itself smashed.  Get all the details.

Turner Pinball returned to the Texas Pinball Festival with a very different look to their Ninja Eclipse game, taking onboard much of the feedback from their appearance at Pinball Expo last October.  Find out what’s new and how the game plays as part of the extensive TPF 2024 show coverage.

All this and much, much more is packed into this latest edition of the Pinball Industry News PINcast.

Ensure you haven’t missed out on any of the excitement by streaming or downloading the podcast the pinball industry listens to.

Grab the latest edition of the Pinball Magazine and Pinball News PINcast from your favourite podcast supplier or get it direct from Spotify on the link above, and don’t forget to subscribe to the PINcast to guarantee you get the freshest episode each month just as soon as it is published.

There's so much more of excitement coming up in the pinball world, so join Jonathan and Martin each month to make sure you don’t miss any of it.

Pinball Magazine & Pinball News PINcast March 2024 recap

As we leap into March it's time to join Jonathan Joosten from Pinball Magazine and Martin Ayub from Pinball News as they look back on all the excitement from the pinball world throughout February.

There's a new game launch as the mystery makers of The Princess Bride pinball reveal themselves as Multimorphic and introduce us to the three versions of their ground-breaking latest release.

After a long silence, Haggis Pinball communicates with pre-order buyers of their upcoming Centaur Revisited game. There are changes afoot at the company, with the trickle of games coming from the factory expected to slow even more.

This month sees the 20th anniversary edition of the Texas Pinball Festival. Jonathan and Martin will be there of course, reporting and hosting their popular 'So You Think You Know Pinball?' free prize quiz on Saturday.  They look ahead to who will be exhibiting their latest games at the show, who's speaking in the seminar sessions, and why you need to be there.

Plus, there are the latest updates from all the pinball manufacturers, including a 'making of' video for Venom, a charity auction of Elton John Collector's Edition game #002 at Christie's, new translites available for all their titles from Spooky Pinball, expected announcements of the next games from Dutch Pinball and Homepin and why one of them will be open-sourced, along with the free download of the manual for Pulp Fiction available right now.

All this and much more is packed into this latest edition of the Pinball Industry News PINcast.

Ensure you haven’t missed out on any of the excitement by streaming or downloading the podcast the pinball industry listens to.

Grab the latest edition of the Pinball Magazine and Pinball News PINcast from your favourite podcast supplier or get it direct from Spotify on the link above, and don’t forget to subscribe to the PINcast to guarantee you get the freshest episode each month just as soon as it is published.

There's much more of this excitement coming up, so join Jonathan and Martin each month to make sure you don’t miss any of it.

Pinball Magazine & Pinball News PINcast February 2024 recap

It’s time to talk pinball, and who better to talk about the industry, the hobby, the rumours and the latest developments than the heads of three of the biggest pinball companies?


Join Jonathan from Pinball Magazine and Martin from Pinball News in this latest edition of their Pinball Industry News PINcast looking back at all the exciting news from the pinball world throughout the month of January 2024.


The duo got together for the EAG International Expo coin-op trade show in London to play the latest titles from seven different manufacturers, including two models of Stern Pinball’s newest game, Jaws. To find out more about how that game was created and the latest developments at Stern Pinball, they sat down with company Chairman, Gary Stern. You can hear their interview with Gary exclusively in this month’s PINcast.


American Pinball has been the subject of plenty of rumourmongering of late, much of it unfounded. To get at the facts, Jonathan and Martin talk to the company’s Executive Vice President, David Fix, to find out the steps being taken to bolster their customer support, how they are introducing a new board system into their future and previous games, when their next game might be announced, why the company definitely isn’t for sale, and much more.


While at the EAG International Expo, your PINcast hosts also got to sit down for dinner with head of Jersey Jack Pinball, Jack Guarnieri. Jack was there to promote his company’s Elton John and The Godfather games which were being exhibited and earning very favourable reactions from those who got to play them. You can hear that ‘Dinner with Jack’ exclusively in this month’s edition of the PINcast.


Plus, there is news from all the manufacturers exhibiting at the EAG show, including details of how pinball is re-joining the line-up of games at one large coin-op distributor and operator, and who might be behind a mysterious new upcoming game launch.


Meanwhile, there is news of a new appointment at Spooky Pinball, expected changes to This Is Spinal Tap, lots of new game add-ons now available and shipping to customers, and news of the first in a series of new miniature pinballs.


All this and much more is packed into the latest edition of the Pinball Industry News PINcast. 


So, make sure you haven’t missed out on any of this excitement by streaming or downloading the podcast the pinball industry listens to.


Grab the latest edition of the Pinball Magazine and Pinball News PINcast from your favourite podcast supplier or direct from Spotify on the link above, and don’t forget to subscribe to guarantee you get all the freshest episodes each month just as soon as they are published.


As predicted, 2024 is turning out to be another fascinating year in pinball, so join Jonathan and Martin each month to make sure you don’t miss any of it.

Pinball Magazine & Pinball News bonus PINcast: the Steve Ritchie interview

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