# Venom Reaction! Stern Pinball release trailer

**Source:** Don's Pinball Podcast Live Streams (YouTube)  
**Type:** video  
**Published:** 2023-07-18  
**Duration:** 8m 21s  
**Beat:** Pinball

**URL:** https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZvVoTGO2Qrk

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## Analysis

Don reacts to the official Stern Venom pinball reveal trailer, providing detailed breakdown of playfield features, mechs, and artwork across Pro Vault and Premium editions. He identifies character art (Agent Venom, Carnage, Doppelgänger, Spider-Gwen), discusses mechanical elements like the bell tower and inverted ramp, and notes edition-specific features including a doppelgänger swing arm toy and tilting tower mechanism on Premium.

### Key Claims

- [HIGH] Venom features a small bell on the Pro Vault Edition playfield — _Don observes 'tiny little bell' during trailer and confirms 'The tiny bell is on the Pro Vault Edition'_
- [HIGH] Premium Edition includes a doppelgänger swing arm toy/mechanism — _Don states 'I have to have a doppelganger toy' and later identifies 'doppelganger swing arm' as a Premium feature_
- [HIGH] Premium Edition has a tilting tower mechanism with no graphics on it — _Don observes 'big silver tilting mechanism thing with no graphics on it' and asks 'What the heck? How does this thing work?'_
- [HIGH] Pro Vault Edition includes an inverted ramp shot behind the bell tower — _Don describes 'inverted uh great coasters international or uh rocky mountain coasters freaking inverted airtime ramp' as being 'all on the Pro Vault Edition'_
- [MEDIUM] Venom's head is positioned between the flippers rather than as a giant genie toy — _Don references 'a rumor that venom's head was going to be between the flipper' and credits Stern for not doing this_

### Notable Quotes

> "I have not watched this reveal trailer yet it's a minute long what I'll do is I'll play it and then I'll make some comments as we go through let's go."
> — **Don**, ~0:30
> _Establishes this as a first-reaction video to the official Venom reveal trailer_

> "I have to have a doppelganger toy. That worth."
> — **Don**, ~5:30
> _Expresses enthusiasm for the doppelgänger swing arm feature on Premium edition_

> "It's like somebody took the crypt from Elvira's House of Horrors and didn't put the crypt around it."
> — **Don**, ~6:00
> _Humorously describes the appearance of the tilting tower mechanism on Premium edition_

> "I love wireform. That's so weird. What? It locks under there?"
> — **Don**, ~6:15
> _Reacts to the wireform construction and locking mechanism of the doppelgänger toy_

> "I'm digging it i wish it was more purple but you know what are you gonna do"
> — **Don**, ~4:30
> _Expresses overall approval of the game's aesthetic while noting preference for more purple coloring_

### Entities

| Name | Type | Context |
|------|------|---------|
| Venom | game | Stern Pinball Marvel-themed machine being revealed and discussed; features purple aesthetic, multiple playfield mechs, and edition-specific features |
| Stern Pinball | company | Manufacturer of Venom pinball machine; released official reveal trailer |
| Don | person | Host of Don's Pinball Podcast, conducting first reaction and breakdown of Venom reveal trailer on YouTube live stream |
| Pro Vault Edition | product | Base tier of Venom featuring small bell, inverted ramp behind bell tower, and purple/black color scheme |
| Premium Edition | product | Mid-tier variant of Venom featuring doppelgänger swing arm toy and tilting tower mechanism |
| Carnage | game | Marvel character featured in Venom pinball; appears as ramp target and antagonist in game art |
| Doppelgänger | game | Six-armed Marvel character featured prominently in Venom; swing arm toy on Premium edition |
| Agent Venom | game | Variant character featured in Venom pinball backglass art |
| Spider-Gwen | game | Marvel character featured on Venom pinball side art, appears in Carnage vs Spider-Gwen imagery |
| Diddy's Pinball Mods | person | Aftermarket modder Don references for potential bell tower customizations |
| Fire! | game | Older pinball game with bell tower feature that Don references as comparison point for Venom's small bell |
| Elvira's House of Horrors | game | Pinball game referenced for comparison to Venom's Premium edition tilting tower mechanism (crypt comparison) |
| The Mandalorian | game | Pinball game Don references when describing the doppelgänger 'truck nuts' hanging targets as similar to The Mandalorian game's hanging targets |

### Topics

- **Primary:** Venom reveal trailer analysis and breakdown, Edition-specific features (Pro Vault vs Premium), Playfield mechanics and layout
- **Secondary:** Character art and Marvel IP representation, Aesthetic and color palette (purple emphasis)
- **Mentioned:** Comparative game design references

### Sentiment

**Positive** (0.78) — Don expresses genuine enthusiasm for Venom's reveal, appreciating the purple aesthetic, unique mechanics (inverted ramp, bell tower, doppelgänger toy), and overall design philosophy. Minor reservation about wanting more purple coloring overall. No significant criticism of core design or manufacturability. Tone is excited, energetic, and fan-focused throughout.

### Signals

- **[community_signal]** Don's Pinball Podcast conducting public reveal reaction on new YouTube channel as content series (confidence: high) — Don hosts live stream reaction to trailer, mentions building YouTube channel and Facebook page following, plans deeper podcast discussion later
- **[design_philosophy]** Stern deliberately avoided placing Venom's head between flippers (giant genie toy approach), instead choosing alternative design (confidence: medium) — Don references 'a rumor that venom's head was going to be between the flipper' and credits Stern: 'give them credit for not just making a giant genie'
- **[announcement]** Official Stern Venom pinball reveal trailer released showing Pro Vault and Premium editions with distinct mechanical and cosmetic features (confidence: high) — Don reacts to official reveal trailer; discusses playfield mechs, character art, and edition differences across both Pro Vault and Premium variants
- **[product_strategy]** Edition-specific mechanical features confirmed: Pro Vault includes small bell and inverted ramp; Premium includes doppelgänger swing arm toy and tilting tower mechanism (confidence: high) — Don identifies 'tiny little bell is on the Pro Vault Edition' and 'Premium Edition you get the tilting tower with no graphics. You get the doppelganger swing arm'

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## Transcript

 What's up everybody it is time for another Don's Pinball Podcast live react episode it is Venom Day what is it Tuesday the 18th it's time it's time to go to Venom so I'll get to it now let's not let's not let's not fuss around I've got this stuff all ready to go here I'm fired up for Venom I have not watched this reveal trailer yet it's a minute long what I'll do is I'll play it and then I'll make some comments as we go through let's go It's purple. It's purple and there's Venom stringiness. I believe they call it biomass. Okay, we'll see those four characters. Gross. What? All right, vertical wall, snorch chamber. Ah, tiny little bell! The tiny bell is on the pro. Oh, there she is. What is that? What? All right, vertical ball storage. Go back to the carousel. I want to ride the carousel. The heck? Oh, some doppelganger action. Yes, that is fantastic. change the game all right anything anything anything any no any no no no all right let's go back all right first impressions here guys um there's like a whole city in the back of the game um I don't know if I even picked up on everything it's different with the premium was that a tilting building back there was that a carousel what the heck was I'm gonna go through again I'm gonna go That was my first time I watched that. Hence the reaction. Man, look at this, though. Let me go bigger All right Hang on Hold up hold up hold up Let go to that backbox give me that backbox goodness yo is that agent venom up in the corner um all right so so correct me if i wrong but i think i'm seeing a venomized version of hulk down here is he in the game can we play as hulk do we fight hulk do i get a little hulk to wear around and dance around my game room um stop it you guys there's a Wolverine down here and who's this guy is that Rorschach from now oh he's holding it is that a vibranium shield is that a Captain America there any other Marvel guys oh I guess they're all Marvel guys I know that's carnage I think scream is in here I'll have to learn these other people I saw a doppelganger a six-armed doppelganger let's go through to the cabinet so there's your pro edition so this is kind of like the color sequence that I was thinking of like a purple and a black I thought this thing would be like all jet black which is venom on the side but yeah very very comic book II here I like the purples the purple school all right there's okay there's the drone guys is Is that Insane Clown Posse version Zombie Captain America? Fantastic. He's better connected, of course. Captive. So, what's going on here? Is he slowly advancing and you get to knock Carnage back? Was that powered or did he take the momentum from the ball to push him up there? I wanna go back here for a second. Then we're gonna do a trailer. This will be a trailer breakdown, not just a reaction. Stuff happens so quick in here though. All right, so shots, what do we got? What's over there to the left? That looks like a sling. I don't think you can access the left there. Left orbit ramp carnage slide ramp big bend bell tower So would you hit that stand up target and ring the little bell man y have y played fire fire is a old game Themed around it a burning town or something but there a little bell up on top and it like the cutest dang thing Is this thing gonna ding ding or is it gonna come through the sub? How does carnage come out of there he's got to be powered I don't think there's enough momentum to just hit a captive ball and knock them all the way up there all right shot for shot orbit ramp carnage ramp steep ramp bell can you go behind the tower um another vuck shot there and then is that the other side of the uh the other side of the orbit i'm not going through this again and just break it down but there's venom there down at the bottom and i heard a rumor that venom's head was going to between the flipper can i just give them credit for not just making a giant gene simmons kiss head of venom with the tongue hanging out um what else am i seeing down here not much else that's revolutionary different uh no in-lane targets like we've seen with fighters dong look at that man all right diddy get to work on a new bell tower bell tower says bell tower on it all right whoa did something just what the fuck whoa stop it all right oh does that go to like a subway and then launch up behind there and do like this inverted uh great coasters international or uh rocky mountain coasters freaking inverted airtime ramp love it that's sweet that's all on pro bro look back all right here we go carnage versus spider gwen on the side there all right i'm digging it i wish it was more purple but you know what are you gonna do is that the same that's a different back glass too take me in on there how's that different i'll have to go back again later and look at how it's different from the pro Okay all right okay okay all right So on the pro it looks like there was a shot that goes behind the bell tower This there like some kind of rocking mechanism And is that oh that an extra wire form There an extra wire Oh there doppelganger Well all right I in on premium now Forget it I have to have a doppelganger toy That worth What is this big silver tilting mechanism thing with no graphics on it? Does that look weird to anybody else? It looks like there's an opto inside it. What in the heck? How does this thing work? It's like somebody took the crypt from Elvira House of Horrors and didn't put the crypt around it. All right. What the heck? Okay, so premium. You get the tilting tower with no graphics. You get the doppelganger swing arm. What does that do? Those are like the little hangy targets from Mandalorian. The truck nuts that were underneath the Razorcrest. It's three sets of doppelganger truck nuts. Okay. Alright. I mean, I love wireform. That's so weird. What? It locks under there? Get out of here. We'll do a whole podcast on this game. I don't even need more time to go look at the art. so your hopes change the game bruh that's venom all right don't start playing don't start auto playing something else all right all right that's the venom reaction there's a video everybody you know no doubt you've seen it now you've got my breakdown i'm gonna go through that again a little bit more now but shout out to everybody don spinball podcast gmail.com head to the facebook page give me a follow i'm trying to build up to 1000 and this is the new youtube channel so be to subscribe to this if I get another 95,000 subscribers plus another few thousand more I'm gonna give me a silver freaking YouTube button and we'll put that play button as a belt buckle all right thank you everybody for watching this and I love the comments keep them coming stay safe or not it's up to you you're adult probably

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