# Tour of B.R.I. Taproom & Pinball Arcade in Tempe, Arizona!

**Source:** Pinball Shenanigans  
**Type:** video  
**Published:** 2026-01-29  
**Duration:** 9m 41s  
**Beat:** Pinball

**URL:** https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_PWzi5Kremc

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## Analysis

Pinball Shenanigans hosts a tour of B.R.I. Taproom & Arcade in Tempe, Arizona, showcasing a diverse collection of pinball machines (modern Sterns, classic titles, custom toppers) alongside arcade cabinets. The group plays various arcade games, tests the boxing machine, and leaves Pinball Shenanigans stickers at the venue. Notable machines include custom DND and Galactic Tank Force toppers, and a wide range of titles from Paragon to Metallica.

### Key Claims

- [HIGH] B.R.I. Taproom & Arcade has insider connected leaderboard action — _Host observing venue features during tour_
- [HIGH] The venue features multiple custom toppers on pinball machines, including DND and Galactic Tank Force — _Direct visual observation during tour; host notes 'all 3D done'_
- [HIGH] The arcade venue uses quarters and dollar bills for play, not tokens — _Host attempts to play boxing machine and clarifies payment method with venue staff_

### Notable Quotes

> "Pinball, man. [laughter] Good answer. Good answer. Arcade is not my thing."
> — **Shane Jackson**, mid-tour
> _Reflects core pinball community preference for pinball over arcade games; defines player priority_

> "This if I own an arcade, this would have to be a safe."
> — **Pinball Shenanigans**, discussing Ice Cold Beer arcade game
> _Comments on the revenue potential of certain arcade machines; expresses surprise at profitability_

> "Beer Research Institute, BRRI, Tap Room and Arcade. Pretty awesome. I had no clue that this was even here."
> — **Pinball Shenanigans**, end of tour
> _Indicates the venue was not previously well-known to the content creator; suggests emerging/lesser-known venue discovery_

### Entities

| Name | Type | Context |
|------|------|---------|
| BRI Taproom & Arcade | venue | Pinball and arcade arcade venue located in Tempe, Arizona, featuring modern Stern machines, classic titles, and custom toppers with leaderboard system |
| Pinball Shenanigans | content_creator | YouTube channel/podcast hosted by the content creator touring venues and playing pinball; leaves stickers at venues visited |
| Shane Jackson | person | Community member accompanying tour; expresses strong preference for pinball over arcade games; plays boxing machine and participates in venue gameplay |
| Tempe, Arizona | location | Geographic location of B.R.I. Taproom & Arcade venue |
| Stern Pinball | company | Manufacturer represented by multiple modern machines in the venue collection |
| Pinball Profile | content_creator | Pinball podcast with sticker visible on venue wall; mentioned alongside Pinball Shenanigans sticker placement |

### Signals

- **[venue_signal]** B.R.I. Taproom & Arcade is a previously under-the-radar pinball and arcade venue in Tempe, Arizona, with significant machine diversity and custom toppers (confidence: high) — Content creator states 'I had no clue that this was even here' despite touring pinball venues; venue features 20+ pinball machines with custom modifications
- **[venue_signal]** Venue demonstrates strong curation with custom toppers (DND, Galactic Tank Force, Attack from Mars) and mix of modern Sterns and classic/licensed titles (confidence: high) — Multiple custom 3D toppers observed; machines range from Paragon, Bride of Pinbot, Atlantis, to modern titles like Metallica, Avengers, Walking Dead
- **[community_signal]** Venue visibility and community engagement growing through pinball content creator tours; stickers from Pinball Shenanigans and Pinball Profile placed on-site (confidence: high) — Tour documented on Pinball Shenanigans YouTube channel; stickers left at venue as community engagement marker
- **[operational_signal]** B.R.I. Taproom & Arcade uses quarters and dollar bills for arcade/pinball play; insider leaderboard system integrated (confidence: high) — Host clarifies machine only takes quarters, not tokens; venue features 'insider connected leaderboard action'
- **[venue_signal]** Venue combines pinball machines with classic arcade cabinets (Donkey Kong, Pac-Man, Moon Patrol, Tapper, Ice Cold Beer, House of the Dead 2) (confidence: high) — Tour shows multiple arcade cabinets interspersed with pinball machines; host notes Ice Cold Beer generates significant revenue

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## Transcript

Okay, we just uh are here at Janos Kiss's world famous fried chicken to pick up a couple stragglers here.
Playing a little uh human frogger. We're going to head to our uh Airbnb shortly, but there is an arcade across the street, so we got to check this out.
I see an Alvir place. Oh, I am in. Oops. There's some divots in the road there. Watch out for those. All right. BR I Tap Room Arcade.
All right, Mikey.
Let's go. Take us for the tour. Here we are. Hey, how's it going? Oh, this is pretty wild. Just coming in for a little quick tour of the action.
All right.
Awesome. Thank you.
How are you?
Yeah. Right on. Okay. They've got insider connected leaderboard action here. [music] A row of modern sterns. Pretty uh neat little custom [music] DND topper. That's like the old school DND topper. [music] I went one way. These guys went the other way. All right. Well, I'll just uh I'll continue on. Some custom looking toppers here are pretty wild, actually. Look at this [music] Galactic Tank Force. Very cool. October Fest, Attack from Mars, Fish Tales, and then whole slew of arcade games. [music] Commando Tubin. I don't know that I've ever seen one of those. I've heard of it. I had it on NES. House of the Dead 2. Pretty wild. Arcade um cocktail machine here. More arcade. Oh, the boxer game. Who wants to put in a looney into the boxer game? Oh yeah, they don't do loonies here. What is it? Takes $1 bills. Tolas,
I can't do it.
Come on.
Shane Jackson for you.
All right. I had a scared note.
I'm not a fighter.
Okay, here you grab the camera.
Second here. There we go. Mike, you start trying to get some bucks.
Let's see. I got a
He doesn't take loonies.
No,
I got a I got a dollar in my pocket if you need it
somewhere. I do for sure.
And and you don't have to reach in like Bob Barker giving away a hundred bucks. I can grab it for you.
Come on now. Know I have
the most exciting part of shenanigans.
Jesus.
Mike's wallet.
Oh. Oh, there it is.
Dollar bill. All right.
All right. Here we go. [music]
I hope it's $1.
Mike Tyson Dus getting ready to
press. Can he press start? Here we go. All right. You can do a run up one. Okay. Think of somebody you hate. Who was Who do you hate?
All right.
Easy there.
Boom.
Boom.
I don't think that was pretty good. Actually, that that didn't feel like a solid hit.
Six 26. Okay. 626.
The score to beat.
All right. And uh I'm going to put in another dollar. Let's see. [music] Uh what else do we got? I got one more dollar left here. Who's going to try and beat the score? [music] I know you want to try Old man Jackson. All right. He wants to I see in his face.
Let's get a look at this bag before it gets blown to bits by Mike Diamond. Let's give you another angle here.
All right.
All right.
Oh, you're doing it.
Okay,
Shane.
Here it is. That felt pretty solid. That looks solid. 626.
Yeah, I thought so. All right.
7 is the victor on this one.
Hey, I
Wait. Oh, okay. Shny boy wants in. He's playing some Miss Pac-Man. Okay, tell me when you're ready. I'll Oh, look. They got Ice Cold Beer. That's a cool game. Tapper, Moon Patrol, Donkey Kong. One Shiny Boy has his uh [music] dollar already. We'll see uh if he can beat Shane.
676. You don't have a dollar bill. [music] There's the other games. Shane, what game do you like the best here arcade wise?
Pinball, man. [laughter]
Good answer. Good answer.
Arcade is not my thing.
This if I own an arcade, this would have to be a safe.
Ice cold beer. Absolutely. Apparently, this was
They just get so much money for these. Oh, I already set up what I do.
Oh. Oh, it's like a track mode, maybe.
Oh, it is a tracked mode. Pretty wild.
These two are pretty cool.
Tapper Moon Patrol.
I have one of these machines at home. Not the tapper, but the main or whatever.
Yeah. Yeah.
And uh I should get uh Billy Mitchell to autograph it. Anyway, um
I playing this all the time.
All right. I haven't uh toured around the other side yet, but what about Shny Boy? Who's got a dollar bill?
Hey, Sluggo. I I got one.
He's got one. Okay,
I'm going to throw one in this little boy here.
Galactic Tank Force. How do you like the topper on this?
They're all 3D done. I actually like that one a lot.
Yeah. Look at the Attack from Mars one. This is pretty cool, too. All custom.
All right. Shiny boys. Uh
oh. Uh I have electric bat uh tokens, but I don't think those will work.
Tokens only. Everything's quarters. Okay. [laughter]
You're fishing in the dark here.
Wait, watch.
Oh, wow.
Camera actually brings it up nice.
The camera makes it look Wow. Blue and green edition. Color DMD. The OG color DMD LCD. That's nice.
Okay, here it is. Here it is. Shane, what did you have again?
Right there. No,
no, it disappeared.
676.
676, I think it might have been.
You know, it's ready. Oh, push the button.
All right. Sean is like multitasking here.
Okay. Don't run into the luggage. Here he goes. Oh, weak.
Oh, he missed it.
Weak. I might even beat you. I had 626. You bastard. Got me by two. Okay, I'm going to loop around to the other side here and uh see what they got.
It's a pretty long row of games here. Yes, I hear Tiola or uh I hear Shane claiming that he is the victor back there. We got Whirlwind, Monster Bash again. Cool custom topper. Elvara's House of Horrors. Jurassic Park. [music] Stern. Roller Coaster. Tycoon. X-Men. Spider-Man. Is this the comic book edition?
I think it is. Yo,
check out the sticker wall.
The sticker wall.
See if he's
All right, let's see the sticker wall. Oh, I know what he is referring to. He's plugging plugging his pinball podcast, pinball profile. Hey. Yeah. Well, check this out. Check this out. Hold on a minute. Hold on a minute. Should I put it right over top of him? That's my uh my YouTube channel that I'm filming on right now. And my buddy sticker is right here. So, I was thinking of sticking it right over top of his.
No.
Yeah. Yeah. Yeah.
[ __ ] block him. All right. We won't do that. All right. Here we go. This the pinball shenanigan sticker. We're going to find a special spot
right here.
Look at that. Awesome. Thanks, man.
Appreciate it. Go back to the front here. We got Paragon,
Bride of Pinbot, Atlantis, Black Knight,
the OG, and the modern. Oh, Super Mario Brothers. I haven't seen this forever. Star Wars um comic edition or whatever that is. [music] and Pulp Fiction, South Park, Turtles, Avengers, Metallica, Walking Dead. It's a pretty awesome space. I had no clue that this was even here. What is this place called again? The Beer Research Institute, BRRI, Tap Room and Arcade. Pretty awesome. I was going to put my sticker right over top of your sticker, but I didn't.
Now you are. [laughter] That's

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