You worked with Zidware on the iOS app Pinball Wizard? There have been some pretty shoddy pinball video games but lately there seems to have been something of a revival, do you think it’s just better games, nostalgia or a combination of that or other things?
At last count we had over 125k players on Pinball Wizard! worldwide. The concept was to make the game fit the screen size and not be in 3d or perspective. Pinball Wizard was the first IOS app to do that. It is very retro, bouncy and fun. Not meant to be a new Zen wonder or Farsight sim. Just good-ol pinball wizardry, high scores and tilt. The leaderboard is the hook in the games, as players can compete. And yes it was a lot of work to do over the 5 months in development. Yes, retro is back and pinball is back in new ways. Hard to explain other than the games are cool.
To hear more from John A. Popadiuk, Jr. on pinball design and Ben Heck’s Zombie Adventureland, head to the Midwest Gaming Classic this Saturday, March 24th, 2012 for their noon presentation.
Ben Heckendorn and John Popadiuk: Ben Heck’s Zombie Adventureland
After Ben Heck has spent the last couple MGCs revealing new pinball projects, he’s now taking it to a different level! Ben is teaming up with pinball design legend John Popadiuk, and you’ll hear more about just what they are up to at this great presentation!
To learn more about John A. Popadiuk, Jr. check out Pinball Inventor and the Ben Heck’s Zombie Adventureland page.
