Pinball Magazine & Pinball News September 2020 pinball industry news recap
Pinball News editor Martin Ayub and Pinball Magazine editor Jonathan Joosten look back at the pinball industry news of September 2020 and the first week of October, covering the following: reveal of Jersey Jack Pinball's new Guns n Roses game Deeproot failing to launch again Interview with Rob Berk and David Fix of Virtual Pinball Expo and much more
Kineticist’s take
JJP launches Guns N' Roses to acclaim; Deep Root Pinball cancels September reveal amid design criticism.
Synopsis
A September 2020 pinball industry recap discussing Jersey Jack Pinball surprise reveal of Guns N' Roses (JJP6) with innovative light show and sound design, and Deep Root Pinball dramatic failed launch attempt on September 21st after inviting press to their San Antonio facility. The episode analyzes Deep Root Pinball unconventional cabinet innovations (floating backbox, touchscreen pin bar, hydraulic glass lift) while questioning whether innovation in non-playfield areas compensates for lack of core gameplay innovation.
Entities
- Bally· company
- Deep Root Pinball· company
- Heighway Pinball· company
- Jersey Jack Pinball· company
- Stern Pinball· company
- Texas Pinball Festival· event
- Guns N' Roses· game
- Raza· game
- This Week in Pinball· organization
- Duff McKagan· person
- Eric Meunier· person
- Jack Danger· person
- Jean-Paul DeWin· person
- Jonathan Houston· person
- Martin Ayer· person
- Robert Mueller· person
- Slash· person
- Steve Bowden· person