Eric Minor is a pinball game designer at Jersey Jack Pinball, best known for designing the Harry Potter pinball machine, which won Designer of the Year and is widely praised for its mechanical design, playfield complexity, and aesthetic quality. He has demonstrated expertise in managing complex design challenges and has also worked on other JJP titles including The Godfather. Minor is recognized within the pinball community as a talented designer capable of handling ambitious, high-profile projects.
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Harry Potter pinball design intent was to capture entire Harry Potter universe in world under glass format
Harry Potter's 90+ mini-modes are organized into fall/spring terms and final exams per film, each requiring 2-4 shots with 30-second timeouts that auto-advance if shots aren't made
Eric Minor has a personal backstory connection to Harry Potter, driving to a midnight release of Order of the Phoenix at age 16 with his girlfriend
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Stem-separated audio from all eight Harry Potter films was obtained and integrated into the game
The first six Harry Potter films are represented via 96 mini-modes structured as Hogwarts school years
Jesper Ables previously created artwork for Godfather playfield and Guns N' Roses Collector's Edition backglass
The rotating staircase mechanism with 13 ball paths is the first of its kind in pinball history
The Whomping Willow mechanism underwent iteration during testing to address fatigue concerns via added stiffening rod
This is the most collaborative team Eric Minor has worked with across his pinball design career
Every character and creature from Harry Potter films is represented in the game's art and rule set
Audio comprises approximately one-third of the gameplay experience
The game contains over 90 original songs created specifically for Harry Potter pinball
Mina Lima (the original Harry Potter book and film illustrators) created the Collector's Edition artwork