Episode 198 - The Venom of Blizzard
Pinball: We discuss Stern Pinball's new Venom game. Video Games: We address the latest on the Microsoft effort to acquire Activision, the end of Gundam Evolution, Overwatch 2 joining Steam, and Xbox Gold changing to Game Pass Core. This Week in Pinball's deep dive on Venom: Website: EGP T-shirts: iTunes: SoundCloud: Stitcher: Facebook: Twitch: YouTube: Watches with Dennis YouTube: Email: eclecticgamerspodcast@gmail.com
Kineticist’s take
Stern's new Venom machine balances dense 'fan layout' with RPG-style rules and dynamic Premium/LE mechanics.
Synopsis
Eclectic Gamers Podcast Episode 198 discusses the newly revealed Stern Pinball Venom machine, focusing on layout design by Brian Eddy, art by Zombie Yeti, and innovative rules incorporating XP progression, character selection mechanics, and dynamic playfield adjustments via the three-position 180-degree ramp on Premium/LE models. Dennis and Tony debate the layout's density (nine shots on Pro model), compare Zombie Yeti art package to his prior work, and praise the roguelike-inspired ruleset that addresses home player progression and replayability challenges.
Entities
- Stern Pinball· company
- Attack From Mars· game
- Foo Fighters· game
- Ghostbusters· game
- Iron Maiden Premium· game
- Mandalorian· game
- Medieval Madness· game
- Star Trek· game
- Turtles· game
- Venom· game
- Deadflip· media
- This Week in Pinball· media
- Brian Eddy· person
- Corey Stupp· person
- Dennis· person
- Dwight Sullivan· person
- Jeremy Packer· person
- Jerry Thompson· person
- Raymond Davidson· person
- Tony· person
- Tony Todd· person
- Insider Connected· product