# Basement Dads Pinball Podcast: Episode 4 - Stern Pinball's Venom Deeeeeeep Dive with FriscoPinball

**Source:** Don't Panic Flip  
**Type:** video  
**Published:** 2024-02-06  
**Duration:** 1m 27s  
**Beat:** Pinball

**URL:** https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fw-2z2sXdaE

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## Analysis

Basement Dads Pinball Podcast hosts conduct a deep dive review of Stern Pinball's Venom machine with guest FriscoPinball. The segment includes unboxing of a large shipment box and group rating of the game across multiple reviewers, concluding with an average score of four stars from the three hosts.

### Key Claims

- [HIGH] Venom received an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars from three hosts — _George and hosts provide group rating at end of segment_
- [HIGH] A large box shipment of Venom machines arrived for review/unboxing — _Hosts describe unboxing a large box, with visual reference to 'Skybox 93' format_

### Notable Quotes

> "the big box just came out like there could be a missile launcher in there or this box perhaps like this this looks like it's meant to keep either Spooky Pinball children or uh military grade weapons safe"
> — **Host (unidentified)**
> _Humorous description of large shipment box size and appearance_

> "Overall, We Are Pinball looking an average between the three of us at four... you"
> — **Host (unidentified)**
> _Final group rating of Venom machine_

### Entities

| Name | Type | Context |
|------|------|---------|
| Stern Pinball | company | Manufacturer of Venom pinball machine being reviewed |
| Venom | game | Stern Pinball machine being reviewed in deep dive episode |
| FriscoPinball | person | Guest contributor to Venom review segment |
| Basement Dads Pinball Podcast | organization | Podcast producing this review content |
| We Are Pinball | organization | Referenced as collaborative review framework used for rating |
| Spooky Pinball | company | Mentioned humorously in joke about large box |

### Topics

- **Primary:** Venom machine review and rating, Stern Pinball product quality and appeal
- **Secondary:** Podcast community engagement and collaborative reviews, Large format product packaging and shipping

### Sentiment

**Positive** (0.75) — Hosts demonstrate enthusiasm for Venom with 4/5 star average rating and lighthearted tone throughout segment. No significant criticism evident in provided excerpt.

### Signals

- **[community_signal]** Basement Dads Pinball Podcast conducting collaborative review with guest FriscoPinball using group rating system similar to We Are Pinball format (confidence: high) — Hosts describe giving group ratings and averaging scores across three reviewers
- **[announcement]** Stern Pinball Venom machine receiving dedicated deep dive review coverage from established podcast (confidence: high) — Episode title explicitly states 'Stern Pinball's Venom Deeeeeeep Dive' with guest appearance

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## Transcript

like more and more and then i learned oh there you go is that what is that 90 this is uh skybox 93 yeah yeah here so yeah uh format life just to describe to people listening right now who can't see any of this the big box just came out like there could be a missile launcher in this box perhaps like this this looks like it's meant to keep either small children or uh military grade weapons safe hopefully just waiting for it to be a desperado moment where you open it and it's a guitar until the guitar flips up and there's a whole bunch of grenades and things underneath it yeah george is george is crunching the numbers here and overall rating out of five stairs here as to how Venom ranked up for each of us. Do we have a group total that we want to start with for the three of us? Overall, we are looking an average between the three of us at four... you

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*Exported from Journalist Tool on 2026-04-13 | Item ID: d46b3b5d-3707-469b-8b23-e1e01c7e14d6*