# Behind-The-Scenes Look at the New Games From Stern, American & Jersey Jack Pinball

**Source:** Knapp Arcade  
**Type:** article  
**Published:** 2023-04-18  
**Beat:** Pinball

**URL:** https://www.knapparcade.org/behind-the-scenes-look-at-the-new-games-from-stern-american-jersey-jack-pinball

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## Analysis

Behind-the-scenes content roundup covering art development for Stern's Foo Fighters (with Zombie Yeti discussing hidden Easter eggs), live-action filming for American Pinball's Galactic Tank Force, and manufacturing photos of Jersey Jack Pinball's The Godfather. Focuses on production transparency across three major manufacturers.

### Key Claims

- [HIGH] Zombie Yeti created art for Stern's Foo Fighters pinball machine — _Stern Pinball official social media post quoted by author_
- [HIGH] Foo Fighters includes hidden Easter eggs: band on flying giant robot fist, Overlord disguised as Gary Stern under upper flipper, overdrive foot pedal insert hidden under left flipper — _Direct quote from Zombie Yeti in Stern's official post_
- [HIGH] American Pinball's Galactic Tank Force features live-action scenes with actors Jeff Hoover (Professor Plotnik) and Kerri Ann Hoskins (Empress Annoya) — _American Pinball official social media shared production photos_
- [HIGH] Jersey Jack Pinball shared production pictures of The Godfather over past several weeks — _Author's observation of JJP social media activity_

### Notable Quotes

> "I'm proud of it all. I loved that we were able to put the band rocking on a flying giant robot fist, getting the Overlord disguised as Gary Stern hidden under the upper flipper, having the overdrive foot peddle insert slightly hidden under the left flipper… just lots of little things that all add up… I also loved making the toy cabinet idea. The idea of mixing all these things together just made for a lot of positive momentum throughout. One good idea snowballs if you do it right ;)"
> — **Zombie Yeti**
> _Artist discusses design philosophy on hidden Easter eggs and iterative creative process for Foo Fighters art_

### Entities

| Name | Type | Context |
|------|------|---------|
| Zombie Yeti | person | Artist/designer who created art for Stern Foo Fighters pinball; head of Stern art department |
| Stern Pinball | company | Major pinball manufacturer; released Foo Fighters |
| American Pinball | company | Pinball manufacturer; developing/releasing Galactic Tank Force |
| Jersey Jack Pinball | company | Premium pinball manufacturer; manufacturing The Godfather |
| Foo Fighters | game | Stern pinball machine themed around rock band Foo Fighters; features Zombie Yeti art with hidden Easter eggs |
| Galactic Tank Force | game | American Pinball game featuring live-action scenes with actors |
| The Godfather | game | Jersey Jack Pinball game in manufacturing phase |
| Gary Stern | person | Stern Pinball leadership; referenced as hidden Easter egg (Overlord character) in Foo Fighters |
| Jeff Hoover | person | Actor playing Professor Plotnik in Galactic Tank Force live-action scenes |
| Kerri Ann Hoskins | person | Actor playing Empress Annoya in Galactic Tank Force live-action scenes |

### Topics

- **Primary:** Game art and design process, Easter eggs and hidden design elements, Live-action game content production, Manufacturing transparency and behind-the-scenes content
- **Secondary:** Manufacturer social media strategy

### Sentiment

**Positive** (0.85) — Author expresses enthusiasm for behind-the-scenes manufacturing content and praises Zombie Yeti's art work ('incredible art'). Tone is celebratory about production transparency across all three manufacturers.

### Signals

- **[community_signal]** Manufacturers (Stern, American Pinball, JJP) actively sharing behind-the-scenes content on social media to engage community (confidence: high) — Author explicitly notes accessing content from manufacturers' social media pages; multiple manufacturers sharing production/development photos and quotes
- **[design_philosophy]** Zombie Yeti discusses intentional Easter egg and hidden element strategy in Foo Fighters art, emphasizing cumulative impact of small design choices (confidence: high) — Direct quote from Zombie Yeti on hidden Overlord/Gary Stern character, foot pedal insert, and iterative creative approach
- **[product_strategy]** American Pinball incorporating live-action video content as differentiator (similar to historical approach with Galactic Tank Force) (confidence: medium) — Live-action filming with professional actors (Jeff Hoover, Kerri Ann Hoskins) captured and promoted as production milestone

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## Transcript

As a connoisseur of all things pinball, I always keep tabs on manufacturers' social media pages. I've come across a couple of cool behind-the-scenes looks at the newest games on the market over the past couple of days to share with everyone.

A little while ago, Stern Pinball posted a really cool look at the making of Zombie Yeti's incredible art on its new Foo Fighters pinball machine. They even included a brief quote from the man himself discussing a few of the hidden Easter eggs in the art:

"I’m proud of it all. I loved that we were able to put the band rocking on a flying giant robot fist, getting the Overlord disguised as Gary Stern hidden under the upper flipper, having the overdrive foot peddle insert slightly hidden under the left flipper… just lots of little things that all add up… I also loved making the toy cabinet idea. The idea of mixing all these things together just made for a lot of positive momentum throughout. One good idea snowballs if you do it right ;)"

Below are some of the early sketches for Foo Fighters and the hidden objects.

Next up we have American Pinball. this morning AP shared two pictures from the making of the live action scenes in its newest game, Galactic Tank Force. The pics show Professor Plotnik, played by Jeff Hoover, and Empress Annoya, played by Kerri Ann Hoskins, filming a scene in front of a green screen.

Last but not least we have Jersey Jack Pinball. You know how I love a good look at games on the line at pinball factories. JJP has shared a bunch of production pictures of its newest game The Godfather over the past several weeks.

Early Stern Pinball Foo Fighters sketches and Easter eggs:

Pictures of American Pinball filming live action scenes for Galactic Tank Force:

A look at Jersey Jack Pinball manufacturing The Godfather:

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