Triple Drain Pinball Podcast Ep 40 – Going deep on VENOM!
Triple Drain Pinball Podcast Episode 40 – Going deep on VENOM! Hosts: Joel Engelberth, Tom Graf, and Travis Murie Tonight we stayed focused. We talked VENOM almost the entire episode. We gave our thoughts of the game before it was streamed and shared how how perception changed after it was streamed. We discussed everything from its art, animations, code, layout, overall sales, its marketing, its XP… EVERYTHING we could think of Venom related. We hope you all enjoy! Facebook: Instagram: Youtube: Email: tripledrain@gmail.com Shoutout to Jackson Gee and his incredible artwork. jacksongee.com Shoutout to Brad Johanson and his company Alter Creative Media for his intro video. Altercreativemedia.com
Kineticist’s take
Venom deflated on reveal but redeemed post-stream with fast-lock mechanics offsetting theme fatigue and market oversaturation.
Synopsis
Triple Drain Podcast hosts discuss Stern's Venom pinball machine in detail, analyzing its reveal, pre-stream reception (negative due to theme oversaturation and plain layout imagery), and post-stream gameplay impressions (significantly more positive after witnessing fast locks and ball speed mechanics). The hosts explore market dynamics showing unusual slow sales despite 1,000 LE units, attributing decline to comic book fatigue, competitor availability, and high pricing without dynamic pricing model.
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- Carnage· character
- Eddie Brock· character
- Flippin' Out Pinball· company
- Stern Pinball· company
- Walt Disney Company· company
- Pinside· company/community
- Avengers· game
- Deadpool· game
- Foo Fighters· game
- Godzilla· game
- Iron Maiden· game
- James Bond· game
- Jurassic Park· game
- Rick and Morty· game
- Stranger Things· game
- Turtles· game
- Venom· game
- Doppelgänger· game_mechanic
- Brian Eddy· person
- Dwight Sullivan· person
- Joel· person
- Tom· person
- Travis· person
- Zombie Eddie/Zombie Yeti· person