The Pinball Show Ep 70: Steve Ritchie Hired At Jersey Jack & Lamenting Lyman Leaving
The Pinball Show Episode 70: Jersey Jack Hires Steve Ritchie & Lamenting Lyman Leaving Hosts: Dennis Kriesel & Zach Meny - Industry Changing Hires & Movements - Jersey Jack Announces GNR Playfield Purchasing - Stern Pinball Machine & Accessories Production Timeline Updates - Spooky's Halloween & Ultraman Get Played By The Public - Roger Sharpe Has A Birthday & Signs Onto A Biopic - Josh Sharpe Discusses Competitive Pinball Ups & Downs - Pinball Market Trends - Dennis Actually Gives Zach A Compliment! email: thepinballnetwork@gmail.com website: thepinball.network facebook: facebook.com/thepinballnetwork twitch: twitch.tv/pinballnetwork youtube: youtube.com/thepinballnetwork instagram: @thepinballnetwork twitter: @therealTPN review: thisweekinpinball.com/the-pinball-show/
Kineticist’s take
Steve Ritchie joins JJP; Lyman F. Sheats Jr. leaves Stern amid design/code shakeup.
Synopsis
Jersey Jack Pinball hired legendary designer Steve Ritchie from Stern, while coder Lyman F. Sheats Jr. also reportedly departed Stern for unknown destinations. The hosts discuss implications for both companies' design philosophies and production capacity. Additional news covers manufacturing delays at Stern Accessories, custom Grogu mods for Mandalorian, and early sightings of Ultraman: Kaiju Rumble (SE) and Halloween machines.
Entities
- Jersey Jack Pinball· company
- Spooky Pinball· company
- Stern Accessories· company
- Stern Pinball· company
- Black Knight Sword of Rage· game
- Elvira's House of Horrors· game
- Guns N' Roses· game
- Halloween· game
- Led Zeppelin· game
- Mandalorian· game
- Ultraman· game
- Eclectic Gamers Podcast· organization
- The Pinball Show· organization
- Craig Bobby· person
- Dennis Creasel· person
- Eric Meunier· person
- Joe Abate· person
- Keith Elwin· person
- Keith P. Johnson· person
- Ken Rodberg· person
- Lyman F. Sheats Jr.· person
- Pat Lawlor· person
- Steve Ritchie· person
- Zach Minney· person