Old School Gamer Magazine chats with fan-favorite video game designer Brian Eddy, who discusses his newest game, The Mandalorian pinball machine from Stern. Detailing the creation process and his goals for the machine, Eddy, who hardcore gamers know for his work on games the likes of Psi-Ops and FunHouse, lets us know how he wants the game to be remembered. With an equally as legendary resume when it comes to pinball games as well, Eddy is a multi-faceted creator with tons of passion and vision.
Old School Gamer Magazine: How was this game born?
Brian Eddy: I had just finished up Stranger Things and George Gomez came to me and asked what I thought about the Mandalorian as a theme. He started to tell me about it and I interrupted and just said YES that would be awesome! Stern has a great relationship with Disney and this was a dream license to work on. I was a big fan of the show already and the action and themes fit perfectly with pinball. The whole team was very passionate and fans of the show. The schedule was a bit shorter than normal, but it was such a great opportunity we all jumped on doing it.
Old School Gamer Magazine: Were you a fan of The Mandalorian before getting involved?
Eddy: Yes big fan! I watched it soon after it came out. I think it’s the best addition to the Star Wars universe since the original trilogy. It has something for everyone, a fresh space western theme, plenty of great action and mystique, The Child, who is adorable and familiar, lots of throwback nostalgia to the Star Wars universe and past movies, great effects and amazing music, etc…. Did I mention I was a fan?!
Patrick Hickey Jr. is a full-time Assistant Professor of Communication & Performing Arts and Director of the Journalism program at Kingsborough Community College and is the chairman of the City University of New York Journalism Council. He is the Founder and Editor-In-Chief of ReviewFix.com. He's also a former News Editor at NBC Local Integrated Media and National Video Games Writer at Examiner.com where his work was mentioned in National Ad campaigns by Disney, Nintendo and EA Sports.
Hickey was also the Editor-In-Chief of two College Newspapers before he received his BA in Journalism from Brooklyn College. Hickey's work has been published in The New York Daily News, The New York Times, Complex, The Hockey Writers, Yahoo!, Broadway World, Examiner, NYSportScene Magazine, ProHockeyNews.com, GothamBaseball.com, The Syracuse Post-Standard, Scout.com and the official sites of the Brooklyn Aces and New York Islanders.
His first book, The Minds Behind the Games: Interviews With Cult And Classic Video Game Developers was released in April 2018 and is chock full of interviews with legendary developers. His second book in the series, The Minds Behind Adventures Games, was released in December 2019. His third book, The Minds Behind Sports Games, was released in September 2020. His fourth book, The Minds Behind Shooter Games, was released in March 2021. The Minds Behind Sega Genesis Games and The Minds Behind PlayStation Games were released in 2022 and The Minds Behind PlayStation 2 was published in January 2023.
Hickey is also a contracted comic book writer, currently penning his original series, "Condrey," as well as "The Job," "Brooklyn Bleeds" "Dem Gulls" and "KROOM" for Legacy Comix, where he serves as founder, owner and Editor-in-Chief.
Hickey Jr. is also a voice actor, having starred in the 2018 indie hit and 2019 Switch, PS4 and Xbox One release, The Padre (also serving as English language Story Editor), from Shotgun With Glitters. The sequel, The Padre: One Shell Straight to Hell was released in February 2021- Hickey also served as a Story Editor and Lead Voiceover performer. He has also done narration and trailers for several other titles including The Kaiju Offensive, Relentless Rex and Roniu’s Tale.
Hickey is also the lead voiceover performer on Mega Cat Studios’ upcoming title WrestleQuest, responsible for nearly 90 characters in the game, as well as Skybound's Renfield: Bring Your Own Blood, where he voices both Dracula and Renfield, as well as several other characters. He also stars in Ziggurat Interactive’s World Championship Boxing Manager 2, where he performs the VO of nearly every male character in the game. He also worked on the Atari VCS’s BPM Boy.
Old School Gamer Magazine: Were you a fan of The Mandalorian before getting involved?
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