Top 5 Greatest Pinball Machines From Jersey Jack Pinball (SDTM, 2025)
Top 5 Greatest Pinball Machines From Jersey Jack Pinball (SDTM, 2025)
THE TOP 5 GREATEST PINBALL MACHINES FROM JERSEY JACK PINBALL SDTM lists the best of the best from JJP. COMMENT on your favorite pinball game from Jersey Jack. Do you agree with the SDTM Top 5? Remember to purchase your next pinball machine or arcade game, new or used, from Flip N Out Pinball! flipnoutpinball.com zach@flipnoutpinball.com
Kineticist’s take
SDTM ranks JJP's top 5 games; Elton John #1 for Ritchie's shooting design and immersion.
Synopsis
Straight Down the Middle hosts debate and rank Jersey Jack Pinball top five greatest machines: #5 Wizard of Oz (world under glass despite poor shooting), #4 The Hobbit (immersive journey experience), #3 Pirates of the Caribbean (loaded with mechanics), #2 Willy Wonka (challenging pinball player's game with Pat Lawlor design), and #1 Elton John (Steve Ritchie masterpiece with exceptional shooting and code by Bill Cravens). Discussion emphasizes design philosophy tension between loaded/toy-heavy games and pure shooting mechanics.
Entities
- Jersey Jack Pinball· company
- Addams Family· game
- Avatar· game
- Destroy All Humans· game
- Dialed In!· game
- Elton John· game
- Guns and Roses· game
- Pirates of the Caribbean· game
- Star Trek· game
- The Godfather· game
- The Hobbit· game
- Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory· game
- Wizard of Oz· game
- Straight Down the Middle· organization
- Bill Cravens· person
- Eric Mercer· person
- Joe Catz· person
- Keith Elwin· person
- Pat Lawlor· person
- Steve Ritchie· person