The Pinball Show Ep 133: The Venom Episode

The Pinball Show hosts conduct an in-depth analysis of Stern Pinball's Venom, covering pricing ($6,999 Pro / $9,699 Premium / $12,999 LE, 1,000 units), the design team (Brian Eddy lead designer, Dwight Sullivan and Raymond Davidson co-lead programmers, Zombie Yeti art), and a systematic evaluation of art, layout, mechanics, and features. The hosts debate art package quality relative to Yeti's previous work, characterize the layout as a quintessential but refined "fan layout," and discuss mechanical innovations including dual-stage ball locks and a four-stage rotating Carnage mechanism, while expressing concerns about over-reliance on 180-degree ramps.