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The Grasley Garage! Super Mario Bros Mushroom World! Only 519 Made!

Pinball Shenanigans·video·30m 7s·analyzed·Jun 27, 2026
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TL;DR

Grazley Garage overflows with projects; Super Mario Bros.. Mushroom World arrives, heavily-played Stern machines coming to Forked River.

Summary

Mike Dimas visits Grazley Garage to document the ongoing restoration and storage challenges. The workshop is overflowing with customer projects and recently acquired machines, including heavily-played Metallica and Game of Thrones machines destined for Forked River tournaments, a newly arrived Super Mario Bros... Super Mario Bros.. Mushroom World machine from Jeff Evans of Mana Pinball, and multiple restoration projects. Kevin is actively selling several machines to manage space constraints.

Key Claims

  • Super Mario Bros... Mushroom World was only made in very limited quantities (hundreds or less)

    medium confidence · Mike Dimas, discussing rarity of the game near end of video: 'Just a matter of hundreds. No wonder they're so expensive. It's the license and the rarity.'

  • Mana Pinball 2.0 is opening in downtown London in a few months

    medium confidence · Mike Dimas reporting on Jeff Evans' plans: 'Mana Pinball 2.0 is going to be opening up in London, I believe downtown. And that is exciting news for the pinball community.'

  • Metallica and Game of Thrones machines at Forked River have approximately 60,000 plays each

    high confidence · Mike Dimas reporting on machines from AOK Arcade: 'They had like close to 60,000 plays each.'

  • Kevin acquired a six-pack of machines recently that took up significant garage space

    high confidence · Mike Dimas: 'He just bought a six pack of machines and crammed that into the space, including my storage.'

  • Greg Benzie purchased the Vampire machine for restoration at Grazley Garage

    high confidence · Mike Dimas: 'Greg Benzie ended up buying that [Vampire]. He going to get you to shop that up too.'

  • Mariner is a Ted Zale design game

    medium confidence · Mike Dimas: 'I believe, another Ted Zale game who did the 4 Four Million B.C..'

  • Super Mario Bros... Mushroom World has an unusually short cabinet height that extends when the head is pulled up

    high confidence · Mike Dimas observing the machine: 'The head actually sticks longer when pulled up... if the head's folded down, it sticks out further than the cabinet.'

  • Jeff Evans delivered both Super Mario Bros.. Mushroom World and a Street Fighter machine to Grazley Garage

    high confidence · Mike Dimas: 'Jeff dropped off the Mushroom World and a Street Fighter.'

  • Grazley Garage now houses two Matahari machines, two Kiss machines, two Rocky and Bullwinkle machines, and three World Cup Soccer machines

Notable Quotes

  • “He needs the space. So there's the flip-flop and Rocky and Bullwinkle stuff going on there.”

    Mike Dimas@ 5:23 — Indicates Kevin's desperate need to sell machines to manage overcrowding at Grazley Garage

  • “Just a matter of hundreds. No wonder they're so expensive. It's the license and the rarity.”

    Mike Dimas@ 29:03 — Confirms Super Mario Bros. Mushroom World's extremely limited production run justifies high secondary market pricing

  • “If the head's folded down, it sticks out further than the cabinet.”

    Mike Dimas@ 14:10 — Documents unique physical design quirk of Super Mario Bros. Mushroom World cabinet

  • “Mana Pinball 2.0 is going to be opening up in London, I believe downtown. And that is exciting news for the pinball community.”

    Mike Dimas@ 2:20 — Signals reopening of Jeff Evans' Mana Pinball venue after previous closure

  • “Maybe a full restoration on that. But these things are looking incredible, man.”

    Mike Dimas@ 7:39 — Positive assessment of Greg Benzie's Vampire purchase and Kevin's restoration quality

Entities

Mike DimaspersonKevinpersonJeff EvanspersonGreg BenziepersonCorey Cookperson[name withheld pending review]organizationMana PinballorganizationForked RivervenueAOK Arcadevenue

Signals

  • ?

    venue_signal: Grazley Garage experiencing severe space constraints due to customer project influx and recent six-machine acquisition; Kevin actively liquidating inventory to manage space and cash flow

    high · Mike Dimas: 'He is overflowing with projects... He needs to build another arcade... He needs the space.' Multiple machines listed for immediate sale including Rocky and Bullwinkles, Mariner, 4 Million BC, Flintstones, Barracuda.

  • ?

    operational_signal: Kevin managing significant restoration queue with multiple customer projects arriving simultaneously; including high-mileage location machines requiring deep shop work

    high · Metallica and Game of Thrones with 60,000 plays each arriving for restoration; Knight Rider in final assembly stages; Vampire incoming for full restoration; Super Mario Mushroom World arrived yesterday

  • ?

    collector_signal: Super Mario Bros. Mushroom Kingdom has extremely limited production run (hundreds or fewer units), driving high secondary market value and collector demand

    medium · Mike Dimas: 'Just a matter of hundreds. No wonder they're so expensive. It's the license and the rarity.' Described as difficult to come by.

  • ?

    venue_signal: AOK Arcade in Kitchener operating heavily-used machines with 60,000+ plays each, indicating strong location traffic but deferred maintenance on aging stock

    medium · Metallica and Game of Thrones machines from AOK Arcade described as 'pretty black, pretty worn' with 60,000 plays each; being routed there until recently

  • ?

    venue_signal: Forked River tournament venue acquiring newly restored high-tier machines (Metallica, Game of Thrones) to refresh competitive play environment

Transcript

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0:00
Things are happening over at the Grazely Garage as usual and I am headed over there to check out the action. I was there, I don't know, about a week ago maybe, maybe less. But in the meanwhile, well, if you've seen the last episode, you'll know that the arcade is completely stuffed right now. He is overflowing with projects for himself and for customers in the arcade and in the garage. It didn't help that he just bought a six pack of machines and crammed that into the space, including my storage, because he is basically, he needs to build another arcade. What I do know, though, is that since I have been there, at least three more machines have showed up at the garage, all for customers. We've got a Metallica and a Game of Thrones that Corey Cook bought and they were routed heavily at AOK Arcade. Where is that? Kitchener? I think the K in AOK might stand for Kitchener.
1:11
So they are pretty black, pretty worn, and in need of a shop job. And I think they had like close to 60,000 plays each. So yeah, Dutch is going to have fun shopping those up. And those are destined for Forked River. So they will be in our, you know, bi-weekly tournaments, which is pretty sweet because Metallica and Game of Thrones are both awesome games. So they've showed up. I don't think they're set up, so we might not get to see just how black they are, but I am definitely curious and somewhat excited to see just how bad they are. And also, I think just maybe yesterday or the day before, Super Mario Mushroom World showed up at the arcade. Now, I believe that is Jeff Evans from Mana Pinball.
2:11
He had a space in London, and then that space is basically gone, so he's been kind of off the pinball radar for a bit. But apparently in a few months, Mana Pinball 2.0 is going to be opening up in London, I believe downtown.

high confidence · Mike Dimas cataloging inventory: 'All your other, you know, two Mataharis, two Kisses, two Rocky and Bullwinkles and three World Cup Soccer.'

  • AOK Arcade is located in Kitchener (the K in AOK)

    low confidence · Mike Dimas speculating: 'Where is that? Kitchener? I think the K in AOK might stand for Kitchener.'

    • Super Mario Bros. Mushroom World
    game
    Metallicagame
    Game of Thronesgame
    Marinergame
    Rocky and Bullwinklegame
    Vampiregame
    Flintstonesgame
    Four Million B.C.game
    Night Ridergame
    Ted Zaleperson
    Dan Shattuckperson

    high · Mike Dimas: 'Metallica and Game of Thrones are both awesome games. So they've showed up... they will be in our, you know, bi-weekly tournaments.'

  • ?

    business_signal: Mana Pinball reopening as Mana Pinball 2.0 in downtown London location within coming months; acquiring machines (Super Mario Mushroom World, Street Fighter) to populate new space

    medium · Mike Dimas: 'Mana Pinball 2.0 is going to be opening up in London... in a few months... He's been kind of off the pinball radar for a bit.' Jeff Evans delivered multiple machines to Grazley for preparation.

  • ?

    design_innovation: Super Mario Bros. Mushroom Kingdom features unconventional compact cabinet design with retractable head assembly that extends beyond cabinet footprint when deployed

    high · Mike Dimas: 'It's like so short. The head actually sticks longer when pulled up... if the head's folded down, it sticks out further than the cabinet.'

  • ?

    gameplay_signal: Super Mario Bros. Mushroom Kingdom features multiple character variants (Super Mario, Fire Mario, Frog Mario, Raccoon Mario, Tanooki Mario) with distinct mechanical behaviors and rule sets; relatively difficult learning curve

    high · Mike Dimas exploring game: 'There's a bunch of different Mario's you can be too... Super Mario, Fire Mario, Frog Mario, and Raccoon Mario... Tail Attack. That's Raccoon Mario.' Described as 'incredibly hard to come by' with complex rulesets.

  • ?

    product_concern: High-mileage location machines (Metallica, Game of Thrones at 60,000+ plays each) arriving at restoration workshop with significant wear requiring comprehensive shop work

    high · Mike Dimas: 'They are pretty black, pretty worn, and in need of a shop job... there's definitely some significant wear and tear.' Machines described as being heavily routed at AOK Arcade.

  • ?

    restoration_signal: Knight Rider restoration encountering compatibility issues requiring custom trim kits due to CPR back glass thickness variance from original specifications

    high · Kevin and Mike discussing: 'The CPR back glasses are just a little bit thicker than the originals so you needed to order a new lift channel... waiting for the trim shows up.'

    • 2:27
    And that is exciting news for the pinball community. And I think this Super Mario Mushroom world is sort of tied into that whole thing. I don't know if he's buying machines to populate the new space or what he's doing, but it has arrived and it's going to get some grazily treatment. So we'll see what else is going on over there. Who knows? There's stuff coming and going all the time. I think Al's Garage Band left. I don't know if 4 Million BC has left or not. Oh, also Mariner was just set up, so we'll have to have a game on that as well. We'll see you over there.
    3:09
    I'm Mike Dimas, and this is Pinball Shenanigans. Hi, doggies. Dan Shattuck just texted. Something about an IC chip.
    3:29
    Shattuck, buy this Galaxy. Right up your alley. Alright, I made it to the Grazy Garage. Mabel and Maynard are here to greet me as usual. Hi doggies.
    3:41
    Kevin is trying to organize the chaos. He's got the two Mataharis out here. I brought him some tea molding and a Bally coin door. I just bought a whole bunch of crap off of Mitch Ayers, so I'm slowly processing that stuff. Thank you for watching. Gatlinburg, Snell, Tate, and Senn. So if you're interested in buying it, you can see what you're buying.
    5:03
    I think most machines also act as workbenches around here, especially now. So yeah, it's not bad. And it is semi-functional. I mean, it needs work, but it is definitely a project machine. Somebody take this from me. Yeah, get it out of here. He needs the space. So there's the flip-flop and Rocky and Bullwinkle stuff going on there. So this is the Mariner, part of the six pack as well.
    5:34
    And I'm going to give this a quick little play in a moment here. But it looks like new pop bumper caps. This has got the pretty funky Christian Marsh artwork.
    5:47
    Sea Ray is the two player version of this game. And yeah, it's pretty cool. I like all the fish. This one looks a little sad.
    6:01
    Pointy people scuba divers. And what else we got going on here? We got the flip-flop playfield. We've got Rocky and Bullwinkle playfield in progress here. And then check this out. One of the two. We got the black and blue edition Rocky and Bullwinkles side by side right now. Oh, they got the art blades installed now.
    6:28
    I didn't see the black powder coating last time either on the black edition, but we did see some of this yellow. I don't think the head was installed on either. These are looking good. They will also be for sale. Both of them. Kevin needs space and needs money. He's run out of both. So come over here and do some shopping. You got anything from project machines to high-end restored beautiful Rocky and Bullwinkles.
    7:04
    And even your Flintstones is still up for sale, right? Flintstones, 4 million BC, Gallop, Rocky and Bullwinkle shortly, Mariner. Yeah, Mariner's up for sale or will be shortly and 4 million BC.
    7:22
    And the Barracora. Barracora's coming soon. Thank you for watching Vampire is already spoken for Greg Benzie ended up buying that He going to get you to shop that up too So that another game in your queue
    7:39
    Oh yeah? Maybe a full restoration on that. But these things are looking incredible, man. There's the topper for this guy.
    7:51
    Oh yeah? Thank you for watching. I'm going to play a ball or two on this. I'm on ball three because that's when the button popped out on me. I watched a tutorial on this last night to get an idea because I don't know that I've ever played this game.
    9:26
    And this is, I believe, another Ted Sale game who did the 4 Million BC. And he's got some really cool and unique layouts and designs. Oh, it's only set for three balls. Okay, that was my warm-up ball.
    9:45
    Oh, you got a pause? Yeah, look, I want to come pick it up tomorrow. Is it done or what the fuck? Of course. I think you should bring it to the next, the other pinball restore guy.
    9:57
    Awesome! He's quicker than Kevin. How did I get you? Kevin's too slow. Jeez. I could bring it to Left International, but I'll probably get the paint job will be done by crayons. Now you wouldn't get let through the front door.
    10:19
    Okay, we're done with Rob Vieira. Let's play a game of Mariner here. And hopefully I don't break it this time.
    10:30
    Okay, so this game, you do not collect your bonus in the out hole. If you drain, you get nothing. So you want to collect your bonus up here. And you build it throughout the play field. You can also collect your bonus here. This target here will award you 3,000 points. It changes randomly. It can be up to 5,000 points. And it also raises your up post. You got a call? I got a dog. Oh, okay. Mabel's here checking out the action.
    11:03
    Oh, no! Oh, and Mabel. So I had the post up and I still managed to trade. Thank you for watching. All of this is a special edition of the Satellite. Gattlieb gone. I'm going to go off the pop into the waterfall. That was the award there was on blue bumpers, which I already have. So my up post up the middle is only worth a thousand, not worth the risk. So let's go up top. If we can. Thank you for watching. Let's see what it looks like today. All right, we've got Knight Rider.
    13:50
    Yeah, I'll have to pan back around there. 4 million BC. Cory's World Cup Soccer. Oh, there's the Super Mario Mushroom World.
    14:02
    That is just crazy. It's like so short. The head actually sticks longer when pulled up. Oh, that's hilarious. So if the head's folded down, it sticks out further than the cabinet.
    14:17
    And then we've got, oh yeah, so this is actually a second Street Fighter. So Jeff dropped off the Mushroom World and a Street Fighter. So now you have two Street Fighters to add to all your other, you know, two Mataharis, two Kisses, two Rocky and Bullwinkles and three World Cup Sockers.
    14:35
    Here's the Game of Thrones. This is exciting. I can't wait for this to end up at Forked River. And then we've got Abracadabra, John Highfield.
    14:48
    He got into the lineup there. And then here's the Metallica. It is a pro. And let get a little bit of a sneak peek here so you can get an idea of what it looks like
    15:08
    This doesn't look too bad. Yeah, let's check out Game of Thrones. Well, my eyes are about the same as your eyes. We share the same reading glasses from time to time. Let's see. It's really hard to tell with the glare, but 60,000 plays. You can imagine. I mean, I don't know when they were cleaned last, but there's definitely some significant wear and tear. So, Metallica, our old Monopoly, and the World Cup Soccer that is going to turn into a Congo. Let's have a look at Knight Rider. It's getting real close.
    16:02
    I see that the displays are installed. Got the apron cards. Out of the back glass, which is here. Oh, yeah. We're just waiting for the trim kit. Oh, right. because the CPR back glasses are just a little bit thicker than the originals so you needed to order a new lift channel right and yeah and the whole everything okay so that is here ready to go in once the trim shows up all right look at this thing freshly powder coated apron with new decals Gatwick, Tate, and Gattie. Oh yeah, right. Oh, that's funny. This playfield, the old playfield was missing both these, or one was kind of just missing the flap, right? One was missing the flap, one was completely gone. So I gave you a couple of rusty guys and they cleaned up nicely. More powder coated parts here. This new spinner decals. Ooh, spin like butter. And those are powder coated as well. All of the spinners themselves are powder coated with the decals. And then JC's got the custom drop target decals that he had printed.
    17:44
    This thing is a beauty. Oh, let's turn it on and see what it looks like all lit up. So do you think it plays or should we give it a bash of ball around and see what happens? I think we ran into a couple of issues. It was playing, but now it's...
    18:30
    Thank you for watching. The Thank you for watching. This is a ticket dispenser.
    21:30
    What do we got? Just a knob? We're gonna figure this out on the fly here. Let's turn on the light and see what we got. Thank you for watching. I don't know that the bottom speaker is working.
    22:14
    Maybe. Tell me if it's working. Maybe. All right, here we go. Now we're rolling. Okay I zoom out a bit here so we can get the don have to zoom too far out to get all this play field You can get a good angle of everything here You have to go over my shoulder if you have to I think it better with the flash on or off
    22:41
    It doesn't really matter, does it? All right, here we go. It's the same call-out from Super Mario Bros. 3. Where's it going to go?
    22:52
    Whoa, that was deadly. All right, going in the princess coil. Okay, that's epic. Can you just like backhand the little holes all day long? 50,000 points. Okay, so this might go to number two? No? Oh, Jeff's going to need color DMV on this. That would just bring this even more to life.
    23:30
    Thank you for watching, and I'll see you next time. Thanks for watching. Huh. There is some sort of skill shot, maybe, maybe not.
    24:40
    Now entering Desert Land. Now what? Boom, boom. Do I need to drop targets? Maybe I need to drop targets.
    24:53
    Oops. I didn't get an extra ball, it just teased me. There we go. Get the mushroom. Get the wonderful. Can you post pass? Nope.
    25:09
    Register. Oh. Oh, man. I'm not trying to do that. Okay, here we go. Oh, a million secrets. Get the mushroom, man. Get the mushroom. Okay.
    25:30
    This is cool. I like that animation. So it seems like maybe the magic whistle target lights the magic whistle, which is the mushroom ramp.
    25:44
    Frog Mario game used flippers. I didn't see... it's got to go up and down, I guess. Did you know about this? This is awesome. Yeah, we got there yesterday. I've never seen this.
    25:55
    But then again, like I said, I've played this like twice in my life. Can you just stay up the whole time? I mean, oh no you can't.
    26:07
    Uh, you gotta hit that bar. Yeah, nice. That was cool. How do I advance this to two? Well, I got one more drop target left.
    26:24
    They're all registered. Okay, let's go. Maybe there's an auto up there that's not registering or something. I mean, why can't I advance the tooth?
    26:49
    But I do want to go back up the mushroom ramp. Oh, going to a new world. So there's a bunch of different Mario's you can be too, eh? There's Super Mario, Fire Mario, Frog Mario, and Raccoon Mario.
    27:23
    Here we go, let's do better this time. That was the run button. Terrible. I want to change to different types of Mario's.
    27:43
    Tail attack. That's Raccoon Mario. Tanooki Mario. What? Tanooki Mario. Oh, is it? Alright. Thanks for watching. So, I'm not going to do that.
    28:29
    Super cool novelty game, and once it's all said and done, we'll maybe have a full game on it. Ooh, Giant Land. Oh, somehow this turned into a split flipper game, but that's okay.
    28:42
    We'll see if we can get anything else cool to happen before we wrap up this video here. Tail Attack.
    28:52
    It's very nostalgic. I do love this. These games are incredibly hard to come by. I'll have to pull up how many they made because... Is that it, eh? Oh, shit. Just a matter of hundreds. No wonder they're so expensive. It's the license and the rarity. Thank you for watching. Thank You for watching Drone Round, Please subscribe, Thanks for have a nice day.