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Bon Jovi Pinball Reveal | Barrels of Fun
Phil Grimaldi joins us to talk about how they took one of the most iconic 80s bands of all time, Bon Jovi, and made the band into a rockin' pinball machine Socials: Facebook - Instagram - Tiktok -
Kineticist’s take
Barrels of Fun reveals Bon Jovi pinball: concert-themed, beginner-friendly design with innovative heart mech and premium audio.
Synopsis
Barrels of Fun announces Bon Jovi pinball with Phil Grimaldi discussing design philosophy emphasizing beginner accessibility, a concert-themed ruleset with song selection mechanics, and innovative features including a multi-position heart magnet toy and enhanced audio design by Jeff Dodson. The game uses a familiar concert structure (5-song setlist plus encore) with scaffold learning, 3D tutorial animations, and risk-reward mechanics inspired by deck-building games.
Entities
- Barrels of Fun· company
- Flip N Out Pinball· company
- P3· company
- Bon Jovi· game
- Creature from the Black Lagoon· game
- Dune Pinball· game
- Dungeon Crawler Carl· game
- Ender's Game· game
- Foo Fighters· game
- Labyrinth· game
- Lord of the Rings· game
- Winchester Mystery House· game
- Loser Kid Pinball Podcast· organization
- Brian Savage· person
- Jeff Dodson· person
- Johnny Crap· person
- Josh Roop· person
- Joshua Clay· person
- Luke Underwood· person
- Phil Grimaldi· person
- Scott Larson· person
- Zach Sharpe· person