Pinball Magazine & Pinball News PINcast June 2026 recap

Jersey Jack's Sonic the Hedgehog designed by Steve Ritchie launches with innovative two-level playfield and magnetic mechanics.

Synopsis

Jersey Jack Pinball revealed Sonic the Hedgehog on June 23, 2026 (Sonic's 35th anniversary), designed by Steve Ritchie as a two-level game with polycarbonate upper playfield, innovative magnetic loop mechanics, and five micro-LED ring displays. The game launches in three non-limited tiers (Arcade $10k, Special $12k, Collector's $15k) with identical playfield features across all models. In an interview, Ritchie and JJP founder Jack Guarnieri discussed design philosophy, durability of polycarbonate playfields, the licensing collaboration with Sega, and production strategy emphasizing street/arcade placement alongside home collectors.

Entities

• Jersey Jack Pinball· company
• Segasa· company
• Black Knight· game
• Elton John· game
• Elvis· game
• Harry Potter· game
• High Speed· game
• Pokemon· game
• Saratoga· game
• Sonic Generations· game
• Sonic the Hedgehog· game
• Star Wars· game
• Tales of the Arabian Nights· game
• Transformers: More Than Meets the Eye· game
• World Poker Tour· game
• Pinside· organization
• Alex Manning· person
• Bill Grupp· person
• Bill Grupp· person
• Jack Guarnieri· person
• Jonathan Bergeron· person
• Steve Ritchie· person
• Taylor Snyder· person