We moved a couple of times and finally we had much more space. Unfortunately we didn’t have space at the time because we were living in a small condo. We decided then that someday we should buy a pinball machine. We were at Dave and Busters, back when they still HAD pinball, and we spent the entire evening playing Star Wars Episode 1. It wasn’t until the early 2000s when I started seeing my wife that I started getting into pinball. Pinball was there in the background and I would occasionally play but that wasn’t why I was hanging out in the arcade. Mark Seiden (MWS): In the 90s I was more of a Mortal Kombat/Street Fighter kid. Please tell us a bit about yourself and how you got into pinball? Put down Metroid Dread for now and let’s meet Mark Seiden!Īusretrogamer: Thank you for taking the time to chat to us. We sat down and had a chat with Mark about how he got into pinball, what led him to start creating his own pinball machine and all the ups and downs associated with such a monumental project. The Jersey Jack Pinball design team: : Steve Ritchie, Pat Lawlor, Eric Meunier and Mark Seiden The immense number of skills and disciplines required to create a pinball machine is just mind-blowing, so it is quite staggering to think what Mark has been able to achieve on his own – no wonder his talents caught the eye of a major pinball manufacturer. Tackling a monumental project like a homemade Metroid Pinball machine is no easy feat. Based on Nintendo’s iconic Metroid franchise, Mark’s pinball machine has been able to capture Samus Aran’s world all under glass, with a whole lot of bells and whistles to immerse the player in the theme. If his Metroid Pinball is anything to go by, then watch out for Mark’s creations at Jersey Jack Pinball (JJP)!īefore all this JJP news, it was Mark’s homebrew pinball machine that caught our attention. A week later, Mark was announced as Jersey Jack Pinball’s newest pinball designer, rubbing shoulders with industry legends (and now teammates) Steve Ritchie, Pat Lawlor and Eric Meunier! Prior to finding out this news, we had asked Mark if he had aspirations to become a pinball designer, so this was great news indeed and very well deserved. A week is a long time in pinball! When we got in touch with Mark Seiden (aka: TheArrrrrcade) last week to chat about his impressive homemade Metroid Pinball machine, he was just an amazingly humble and talented homebrew pinball designer.

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