Stranger Things vs Venom vs Jaws | Stern Pinball Battle in Gonzo’s Top 50 Pinball Machines
Stranger Things vs Venom vs Jaws | Stern Pinball Battle in Gonzo’s Top 50 Pinball Machines
In this episode of Gonzo’s Pinball Flipperama Top 50, Gonzo once again revisits his favourite pinball machines of all time and updates the leaderboard. This week the spotlight falls on three modern games from Stern Pinball: Stranger Things Venom Jaws, Keith Elwin’s incredible design based on the classic Steven Spielberg movie Each machine brings something different to the table, from theme integration and layout to rules, shots and overall gameplay experience. Gonzo takes a detailed look at what works, what doesn’t, and what sits somewhere in between for each of these Stern titles. Then it’s time for the big moment — ranking them on the Top 50 leaderboard to see which game comes out on top. Expect honest opinions, pinball nerd chat, and a closer look at some of the most talked-about modern machines in the hobby. Donate to help the channel here: 👇👇👇
Kineticist’s take
Gonzo ranks Jaws, Stranger Things, and Venom on his top 50 list; Jaws ranks exceptionally high.
Synopsis
Gonzo from Gonzo's Pinball Flipperama adds three Stern games: Venom, Stranger Things, and Jaws: to his personal top 50 pinball machines list. He ranks Venom low (dislikes it personally, though his son loves it), places Stranger Things mid-tier (praising its innovative projector and UV effects but finding it challenging), and ranks Jaws very high as Keith Elwin best work with exceptional theme integration and playfield design. The video also reflects on improving UK pricing for Stern machines and his enthusiasm for the current quality of new releases across manufacturers.
Entities
- Hot Mods· company
- Pinball Heaven· company
- Stern Pinball· company
- PinFest· event
- Attack from Mars· game
- Jaws· game
- Jurassic Park Home Edition· game
- Stranger Things· game
- Venom· game
- Collie Wobbles· organization
- Dave Stumbl's boy mods· organization
- Gonzo's Pinball Flipperama· organization
- Pinside Top 100· organization
- Brian Eddie· person
- Enzo· person
- Gonzo· person
- John· person
- Keith Elwin· person
- Neil McCraver· person
- Phil· person
- Jaws (film)· product
- Stranger Things (TV series)· product