Venture Line

Venture Line is a niche American pinball manufacturer best known for late-1970s titles such as Joker's Wild, a 1978 cocktail-style, solid-state pinball with a card-game theme that reflects the era's move to electronic scoring and compact bar-friendly designs. Joker's Wild features a tight playfield layout with two flippers, two pop bumpers, a slingshot and multiple standup targets, emphasizing quick, skill-based play typical of Venture Line's machines. The company released a small run of titles under the Venture Line name beginning around 1976, positioning it among the independent manufacturers supplying operators and collectors during the transition to solid-state electronics. Today Venture Line machines like Joker's Wild are sought-after vintage and collectible pinball machines, with restoration advice, parts and community support available through pinball enthusiast sites and forums for collectors of classic arcade and cocktail pinball machines.