Spooky Pinball Podcast #10... Jersey Jack CHANGES PINBALL HISTORY!

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djcharlie17

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Jan 1, 2011, 10:40:32 AM1/1/11
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Ok... I'm a pretty excitable guy. If you've listened to the show, you
know that little things get me pretty damn happy.

But when I say the interview with Jersey Jack from pinballsales.com on
this months show will mark a change in pinball history, I'm
UNDERSTATING the whole situation. :-)

I know some of you are aware... some have heard rumors and
speculation... now hear it from the man himself.

Jack, I can't thank you enough for sharing this with our little
pinball podcast. I hope everyone is as excited about this as the
goofballs that put the show together are!

Happy new year everyone, and what a great year it's going to be!

Charlie
http://www.spookypinball.com

mnpinball

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Jan 1, 2011, 10:53:18 AM1/1/11
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Awesome Chuck, Another great podcast !

-J

MrBally

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Jan 1, 2011, 10:56:47 AM1/1/11
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We knew he's been quiet on his website (and here) for a reason. Note
he did not even deal with the Avatar LE version after getting burned
big time by the LOTR LE fiasco.

djcharlie17

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Jan 1, 2011, 11:05:27 AM1/1/11
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Thanks Crazy J. I'm not the most polished part in the tumbler, but I
do my best. :-)

Like I said... I know many of you are aware, but this makes it
official and "out there".

We are just proud to have this little slice of pinball history on the
show!

Charlie
http://www.spookypinball.com

Xamindar

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Jan 1, 2011, 11:56:09 AM1/1/11
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So....This guy is going to make "Wizard of Oz" themed machines? How big
is this company?

ScottinSGFNY

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Jan 1, 2011, 11:58:52 AM1/1/11
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Can I pre-order the Canadian version?

ScottinSGFNY

djcharlie17

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Jan 1, 2011, 12:04:21 PM1/1/11
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Pinball sales is actually a small part of what Jack does.

Check out http://elautusa.com/ to get a bigger scope on his
businesses.

This will be a huge project, but as Jack says, they already build
bigger and more complex machines.

This isn't a fly by night type thing, or wishful thinking... it will
happen. And it's only the first in a whole new line!

Charlie
http://www.spookypinball.com

DCug4eva

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Jan 1, 2011, 12:04:31 PM1/1/11
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Sounds awesome, can I preorder a LE sans REAL RUBIES & EMERALDS:eek:


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Xamindar

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Jan 1, 2011, 12:22:07 PM1/1/11
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On 01/01/2011 09:04 AM, djcharlie17 wrote:
> Pinball sales is actually a small part of what Jack does.
>
> Check out http://elautusa.com/ to get a bigger scope on his
> businesses.
>
> This will be a huge project, but as Jack says, they already build
> bigger and more complex machines.
>
> This isn't a fly by night type thing, or wishful thinking... it will
> happen. And it's only the first in a whole new line!
>
> Charlie
> http://www.spookypinball.com
>
> On Jan 1, 10:56 am, Xamindar <junkxamin...@gmail.com> wrote:

Oh nice. This might be the thing that brings some new and innovative
ideas back to pinball.

djcharlie17

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Jan 1, 2011, 12:23:02 PM1/1/11
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I won't say Crazy J is or isn't right... :-)

There is lots more to all this, but Jack was more than generous to
share the amount with us he did, and he'll release more of the details
as time goes on... maybe with us, maybe with other outlets.

Let's just say there is a WHOLE lot to look forward to with this and
all the games they will produce!

Charlie
http://www.spookypinball.com

On Jan 1, 11:11 am, mnpinball <mnpinb...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> What's really cool is the use of WMS and GTB parts and patents in
> these new games.

MrBally

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Jan 1, 2011, 12:25:32 PM1/1/11
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On Jan 1, 12:23 pm, djcharlie17 <djcharli...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> I won't say Crazy J is or isn't right... :-)
>
> There is lots more to all this, but Jack was more than generous to
> share the amount with us he did, and he'll release more of the details
> as time goes on... maybe with us, maybe with other outlets.
>
> Let's just say there is a WHOLE lot to look forward to with this and
> all the games they will produce!
>
> Charliehttp://www.spookypinball.com

>
> On Jan 1, 11:11 am, mnpinball <mnpinb...@yahoo.com> wrote:
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>
>
> > What's really cool is the use of WMS and GTB parts and patents in
> > these new games.- Hide quoted text -
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> - Show quoted text -

Maybe he will get King Pin done faster (don't know about cheaper
though). than it seems to be going.

DCug4eva

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Jan 1, 2011, 12:27:02 PM1/1/11
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Protoype pics or gtfo :p Seriously though I hope the cabinet artwork
looks better than that Wiz pusher, it's fugly.

MrBally

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Jan 1, 2011, 12:33:04 PM1/1/11
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I'm surprised that Frank Seninsky isn't mentioned as being involved.
He and Jack basically have the same pedigree with the exception that
Jack is now an OEM with Elaut USA. And they are not too far away
geographically. Maybe that's part of future announcements. You can bet
that the guys offering Stern pins for low prices won't be able to beat
Jersey Jack prices though.

I really look forward to the non-licensed pin. That will shut Gary's
pie hole.

cody chunn

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Jan 1, 2011, 12:33:09 PM1/1/11
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Where's a pic of the WoO pusher?

-cody


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cody chunn

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Jan 1, 2011, 12:34:45 PM1/1/11
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It will be very interesting to see the quality and price points on these
games!

-cody


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kmoore88

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Jan 1, 2011, 12:35:31 PM1/1/11
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Great news. But Wiz of Oz theme does nothing for me - too bad it
can't be something more contemporary.

DCug4eva

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Jan 1, 2011, 12:39:56 PM1/1/11
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Where's a pic of the WoO pusher?

-cody

http://elautusa.com/news_1110.html

kmoore88

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Jan 1, 2011, 12:42:54 PM1/1/11
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Forgotto comment: Open Source code approach is great and will open up
a world of opportunities and will give the industry a much needed
boost.

Matt Elder

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On Jan 1, 9:40 am, djcharlie17 <djcharli...@hotmail.com> wrote:

Absolutely great news for the world of pinball! They could do some
neat stuff with the WoO. Tme to start saving money....

Matt

Xamindar

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Jan 1, 2011, 12:48:17 PM1/1/11
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He pretty much said they are going to be expensive. I just hope they are
reasonable but from the podcast it doesn't sound that way.

cody chunn

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Jan 1, 2011, 12:56:13 PM1/1/11
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I would think his prices must be lower, or features/quality higher than
Stern, or it will be short lived.

-cody


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Lloyd Olson

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We'll he's Pinball Sales, and about a year ago merged with that company (
from Belgium ? ) and they manage around 100 amusement parks in America and
Europe. LTG :)

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djcharlie17

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The impression I got from Jack, was that they won't be cheap... but
not off the charts or out of line expensive either.

His focus will be on making GREAT GAMES... not just cool themes, hence
the original and licensed games. And most importantly to me is...
Jack listens... he listens to his customers, he listens to his game
designers, and he enjoys pinball as much as you and I.

Again, he'll give all the fun details when he feels time is right, and
I surely don't speak for him.

There is every reason to be excited and optimistic here folks! This
isn't an upstart hopeful company, or a MM rebuild project... it's
being done, and it's being done by the right people. :-)

Charlie
http://www.spookypinball.com

cody chunn

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Yeah, but Stern prices are already too high. If he's in line with them he
will be too high also.

Maybe he's just making them so he can sell them to himself to place in his
amusement locations. Then outside buyers wouldn't matter too much.

-cody


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Bryan

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On Jan 1, 9:40 am, djcharlie17 <djcharli...@hotmail.com> wrote:

Thanks for for the Pod Cast Charie.. I sat here and listened and was
also happy on the announcement. I am sure Jack is reading these post
and scratching his head at some of the post he will read. I think its
a great title in the total picture of getting this machine out to as
many people as possible. My personal opinion is not to limit the
amount being made. In order to get product out there it has to be in
the publics hands. If you limit the amount and the fat cats are the
only buyers visibility will be limited to a segregated few. This
needs
to be big and needs to be available and sounds like your passion will
make that happen. I agree on the none licence theme and believe that
the money spent in that should be put into a public figure that back
it and is well known to the youth. Its like the the Justin Beaver
deal
being caught in the bowling alley watch bowling take off... I am
nobody in the grand scheme of things but would like to see this work
for you Jack and for us the pinball player...

Rare Hero

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On Jan 1, 12:21 pm, Bryan <universityav...@gmail.com> wrote:
> My personal opinion is not to limit the
>  amount being made.

It sounded like he was saying the first 1000 will be a limited Emerald
City edition...and then any more made after that would be a regular
version. That's what I took from it...

Greg

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Your right Jack said the first release was 1000 pins. My mistake

firepower

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Jan 1, 2011, 1:58:32 PM1/1/11
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I thought Jack said on the podcast that he sold "less than 10 Avatar
LE's" at around 29:00. So although he did get burned on the whole LOTR
LE situation, they do sell the collector quality Stern titles.

I do hope he can pull this off, and wish his company all success in 2011
creating a new line of pinball games. I have bought from Jack and would
do so again!

-Richard

On 01/01/2011 15:56, MrBally wrote:


> On Jan 1, 10:40 am, djcharlie17<djcharli...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>> Ok... I'm a pretty excitable guy. If you've listened to the show, you
>> know that little things get me pretty damn happy.
>>
>> But when I say the interview with Jersey Jack from pinballsales.com on
>> this months show will mark a change in pinball history, I'm
>> UNDERSTATING the whole situation. :-)
>>
>> I know some of you are aware... some have heard rumors and
>> speculation... now hear it from the man himself.
>>
>> Jack, I can't thank you enough for sharing this with our little
>> pinball podcast. I hope everyone is as excited about this as the
>> goofballs that put the show together are!
>>
>> Happy new year everyone, and what a great year it's going to be!
>>
>> Charliehttp://www.spookypinball.com
>

> We knew he's been quiet on his website (and here) for a reason. Note
> he did not even deal with the Avatar LE version after getting burned
> big time by the LOTR LE fiasco.

Lloyd Olson

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Jan 1, 2011, 2:39:02 PM1/1/11
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Thank you Charlie. I like your podcasts. You really started the year off
GREAT with this one. LTG :)

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mnpinball

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On Jan 1, 1:39 pm, "Lloyd Olson" <l...@ssbilliards.com> wrote:
> Thank you Charlie. I like your podcasts. You really started the year off
> GREAT with this one. LTG :)
>
> "djcharlie17" <djcharli...@hotmail.com> wrote in message

>
> news:744fd523-df09-4099...@d7g2000vbv.googlegroups.com...
>
> > Ok... I'm a pretty excitable guy. If you've listened to the show, you
> > know that little things get me pretty damn happy.
>
> > But when I say the interview with Jersey Jack from pinballsales.com on
> > this months show will mark a change in pinball history, I'm
> > UNDERSTATING the whole situation. :-)
>
> > I know some of you are aware... some have heard rumors and
> > speculation... now hear it from the man himself.
>
> > Jack, I can't thank you enough for sharing this with our little
> > pinball podcast. I hope everyone is as excited about this as the
> > goofballs that put the show together are!
>
> > Happy new year everyone, and what a great year it's going to be!
>
> > Charlie
> >http://www.spookypinball.com

Hope there is some local test locations in mind :-)

Lloyd Olson

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I don't know if they plan a test program, and also they are in New Jersey,
so I'd think they'll have a test location nearer to them so they can send
their people over to check on things. LTG :)

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djcharlie17

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Jan 1, 2011, 3:17:40 PM1/1/11
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Thanks Lloyd! We appreciate the kind words.

And heck, why not SS Billiards for test? Lord knows there are enough
pinball crazy dudes up there to work it over and keep it running! ;-)

Charlie
http://www.spookypinball.com

On Jan 1, 1:49 pm, "Lloyd Olson" <l...@ssbilliards.com> wrote:
> I don't know if they plan a test program, and also they are in New Jersey,
> so I'd think they'll have a test location nearer to them so they can send
> their people over to check on things.  LTG :)
>

> "mnpinball" <mnpinb...@yahoo.com> wrote in message

Lostlumberjacks

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Jan 1, 2011, 3:33:57 PM1/1/11
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I for one am pretty excited. This is long overdue. A fresh look into making
pins is needed, because what's on locations now, is not working. Kids just
don't care about these things. I fear it will need to be fairly radical to
change the direction we're heading in. I just hope it's enough. And I also
hope the price point is something within reason for the general home
collector. Good luck to Jack and his investors. Todd Scott


Lloyd Olson

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