Steve Ritchie Interview!
Here is the complete audio of my sit down with inductry legend Steve Ritchie at the launch of his 35th game Sonic the Hedgehog from Jersey Jack Pinball.I had such an excellent time and can't wait to hang with this guy again.Thanks so much to Steve, Jack, and the whole team over there at JJP. Really excited to see what the future holds!
Kineticist’s take
Steve Ritchie details Sonic the Hedgehog pinball design, upper playfield innovation, and technical mechanics.
Synopsis
Don interviews Steve Ritchie about Sonic the Hedgehog pinball at Jersey Jack Pinball. Ritchie discusses the game's innovative upper playfield featuring a polycarbonate surface with edge lighting, advanced magnet mechanics, and custom target designs. They cover licensing constraints, gameplay flow, design philosophy, and specific technical innovations like the magnet-driven loop and opto-based targets.
Entities
- Jersey Jack Pinball· company
- Sega· company
- Elton John· game
- Sonic the Hedgehog· game
- Bill Grupp· person
- Don· person
- Joe Katz· person
- Keith Elwin· person
- Steve Ritchie· person
- Taylor Snyder· person
- Sonic Generations· product