Ep 11 - Mark Seiden
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TL;DR
Mark Seiden joins Jersey Jack Pinball as designer after building custom Metroid machine.
Synopsis
Ken Cromwell hosts Mark Seiden, Jersey Jack Pinball newly hired designer (October 2021), discussing his transition from the homebrew pinball community to professional game design. Mark details his background as a Boston-area pinball enthusiast, Twitch streamer, and creator of a custom Metroid-themed pinball machine, before being recruited by Eric Meunier. The episode also covers Jersey Jack's factory expansion, including a second production line running Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory with latest code updates.
Tags
- Jersey Jack Pinball· company
- Chicagoland Pinball Expo· event
- Pintastic· event
- Dialed In!· game
- Guns N' Roses Not In This Lifetime (Standard Edition)· game
- Jurassic Park· game
- Metroid· game
- Pirates of the Caribbean· game
- The Wizard of Oz· game
- Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory· game
- New England Pinball League (NEPL)· organization
- Eric Meunier· person
- Eric Meunier· person
- Jack Guarneri· person
- Joe Katz· person
- Mark Seiden· person
- Pat Lawlor· person
- Steve Ritchie· person
- Scorebit· product
- Pinball Wizards Arcade· venue