Ep 52: 4 Inches Thick...of Concepts with Eric Meunier
Eric joins us to talk all things Guns N Roses! From unused concepts to favorite moments from the creation of the game. Enjoy!
Kineticist’s take
Eric Meunier discusses Guns N' Roses pinball's record-breaking success, Slash's collaborative genius, and hidden design complexity.
Synopsis
Eric Meunier, designer of Jersey Jack Pinball's Guns N' Roses, returns to the Loser Kid Pinball Podcast for an in-depth discussion about the game's unprecedented success, including its 90-minute sell-out of the collector's edition ($13K+ units), Slash's hands-on collaboration and IP facilitation, the game's 21 licensed songs with elaborate light shows, and the enormous design and manufacturing complexity hidden behind each finished game. Meunier emphasizes theme integration depth, the three-tier market approach (Pro/LE/CE), and the thousands of man-hours spent on features that never ship.
Entities
- Element Studios· company
- Flipping Out Pinball· company
- Jersey Jack Pinball (JJP)· company
- Guns N' Roses Pinball· game
- Loser Kid Pinball Podcast· organization
- Pinball Loft· organization
- Alex (Element Studios)· person
- Axl Rose· person
- Duff McKagan· person
- Eric Meunier· person
- Joe Katz· person
- Josh Roop· person
- Paul McCartney· person
- Scott Larson· person
- Slash (guitarist)· person
- Tim Purcell· person