My Secret Pinball Machine Stash Revealed! You Won’t Believe This!

Pinball Shenanigans·video·9m 1s·analyzed·Mar 3, 2026

Analysis

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TL;DR

Mike Dimas showcases his hidden personal pinball collection of rare machines and restoration projects.

Summary

Mike Dimas reveals his personal collection of rare and classic pinball machines stored at an undisclosed location, including Data East titles (Jurassic Park, RoboCop), rare wedgeheads (Interflip Alaska), multiple Allied Leisure Getaways, and iconic games like Twilight Zone, Theatre of Magic, and Tommy. He discusses his restoration plans and the history of acquiring each machine, with projects planned over the next decade.

Key Claims

Mike Dimas has a collection of approximately 20+ machines stored at an undisclosed location for security purposes
high confidence · Mike Dimas explicitly states he kept the stash hidden for security and now reveals it on camera
The Interflip Alaska wedgehead is one of very few that exists on the planet
medium confidence · Mike Dimas describes the Interflip Alaska as 'one of very few that exists on the planet' and in poor condition
Mike Dimas has three Allied Leisure Getaway machines and plans to consolidate them into one quality machine and sell the other two
high confidence · Direct statement about owning three Getaways and consolidation plan
The Twilight Zone in the collection is receiving a high alternate decal set from Kevin, potentially a one-of-one
high confidence · Mike Dimas states Kevin is doing a 'high alternate decal set' that 'might be a one of one'
Mike Dimas lent a part from his No Good Gofer to Oscar H. Ray for restoration, which Kevin manufactured a replacement for
high confidence · Direct statement about lending part to Ray and Kevin manufacturing replacement
The Waterworld machine has been pre-overhauled with all playfield parts removed and stored in a bucket
high confidence · Explicit description of Waterworld's condition and parts storage
Mike Dimas previously sold a Last Action Hero to Shawnee Boy, which was Shawnee Boy's first machine
high confidence · Mike states Last Action Hero 'was the first machine that Shawnee Boy ever owned once I sold mine to him'
The Jurassic Park, Last Action Hero, and other machines came from a single acquisition at 'the Kwanzaa Hut'
high confidence · Mike describes the 'Kwanzaa Hut' pickup that included six machines total

Notable Quotes

“I have enough projects here to last me, who knows, probably 10 years.”
Mike Dimas @ ~0:30 — Establishes the scope and retirement nature of his collection
“This is poor man's Addams Family.”
Mike Dimas @ ~1:00 — Industry shorthand for Monopoly's similarity to Addams Family in gameplay and appeal
“I do have the back glass stored in my bedroom and unfortunately these Data East 30 inch heads I'm pretty sure need to be removed to get through my basement door.”
Mike Dimas @ ~2:30 — Reveals practical constraint facing collectors with large cabinet heads
“It's such a good game. I want to get that into the basement.”
Mike Dimas @ ~3:15 — Reflects collector motivation to own and play preferred machines
“There's one of one looking forward to getting this in the basement.”
Mike Dimas@ 7:15 — References custom decal work creating potentially unique variant

Entities

Mike DimaspersonKevinpersonShawnee BoypersonOscar H. Rayperson MarkpersonMonopolygameData East Jurassic ParkgameRoboCopgameGilligan's Island

Signals

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collector_signal: Mike Dimas reveals a substantial hidden collection of 20+ machines representing 10+ years of restoration projects, emphasizing the FOMO and exclusivity typical of serious collectors
high · Direct statement of collection scope: 'I have enough projects here to last me, probably 10 years' with multiple rare machines discussed
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restoration_signal: Kevin is performing custom restoration work including manufacturing replacement parts and creating high alternate decal sets for machines like Twilight Zone
high · Mike states Kevin 'actually made a brand new one' of a No Good Gofer part and is creating 'high alternate decal set' for Twilight Zone 'that might be a one of one'
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collector_signal: Multiple rare machines in collection (Interflip Alaska wedgehead, Allied Leisure Getaways) with strategic consolidation plans suggesting collector sophistication
high · Interflip Alaska described as 'one of very few that exists on the planet'; three Getaways with plan to 'make one real good one and then probably sell off the other two'
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community_signal: Strong interconnected community of collectors and restorers (Kevin, Shawnee Boy, Oscar H. Ray, Mark) with machine trades and part sharing
high · Lent part to Oscar H. Ray, sold Last Action Hero to Shawnee Boy, traded machines with Mark; Kevin performs work for multiple community members
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operational_signal: Practical challenges of large collections including physical constraints (30-inch heads won't fit through basement doors) and environmental storage concerns

Topics

Personal collection and restoration projectsprimaryRare and vintage pinball machines (wedgeheads, Data East titles)primaryMachine sourcing and acquisition historyprimaryCustom restoration and decal workprimaryCollector community relationships and tradingsecondaryStorage and logistics challenges for large collectionssecondaryLong-term restoration planningsecondary

Sentiment

positive(0.85)— Mike expresses enthusiasm and nostalgia about his collection, personal connections to machines, and restoration plans. Positive framing of his 'secret stash' reveal and excitement about future projects. Some practical frustrations mentioned (cabinet size constraints, storage conditions) but overall celebratory tone.

Transcript

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Okay, I've kept my stash hidden from everybody for all these years until now. I'm Mike Dimas and this is Pinball Shenanigans. I did it mainly just for security purposes, but you know what? F it. You only live once and I'm I'm only going to have a stash like this once in my lifetime probably. And I thought that I would take you for a little tour of what I got hidden away, squirreled away in my little hiding spot that is at this undisclosed location. This is basically my retirement fun. I got enough projects here to last me, who knows, probably 10 years. And I'm going to take you for a littleurgicalzwischenúblic Okay, so I've got a Monopoly. Great game. This is poor man's Addams Family. You know, I bought and sold a lot of machines over the years and the ones that are left over are the ones that I want to cycle through my collection at some point. These are ones that I, for the most part, haven't owned. I did own a Monopoly many years ago. Actually, I sold it to Kevin. And I was a little bit sad about it. So I was happy to get another Monopoly. And I got a data East Jurassic Park here There is a pinball pickup video of this machine It was the Kwanzaa Hut the old operator bought like six machines out of that unit including like Terminator 2 Lethal Weapon 3 WWF Royal Rumble Twilight Zone and I think there was one other but that where this came from and I never owned one except for this one so looking forward to bringing this into the I'm going to the basement one day. Okay, there's a few heads here that I will explain once we get to the next row. Robocop. I actually did own a Robocop before, but it was many years ago and I'm very excited to have this in storage and bring this into the basement when the time comes. I do have the back glass stored in my bedroom and unfortunately these Data East, 30 inch heads I'm pretty sure need to be removed to get through my basement door. Anyways, I am excited to have a RoboCop and bring that home one day. Then I've got a Gilligan's Island. I know it doesn't get a whole lot of love, but I've never had one in the basement. I'm looking forward to having that down there one day. I did own a Last Action Hero. That's the other game that came in the Kwanzaa Hut. This was with the Jurassic Park. I actually did own a Last Action Hero many years ago. It's the first machine that Shawnee Boy Russell ever owned once I sold mine to him. And that was kind of sort of partly how we met. And it's such a good game. I want to get that into the basement. And here, it's got a bit of another special machine. Tomi very excited to get this you know fixed up and get the full Tommy experience Okay so here we have Interflip Alaska wedgehead One of very few that exists on the planet There the head for that It kind of a special game A little worse for wear Looks like it only been in the storage Unit for a couple months but definitely losing some paint Okay, now I've got a allied leisure getaway and an allied leisure getaway and an allied leisure getaway and that's what these heads are for. Again, a pretty rare game. I'm basically going to take all three and make one real good one and then probably sell off the other two. So, I'm excited about that. And then this is yet another Gilligan Kevin's Island, don't really need to. So in theory, I'll probably just kind of sell the one, but I do want to get one into the basement. Maybe I'll flip it. I'm not really sure. But we think this is watermelon flavor from 1996. And this is mint. This is Kevin's mouse and around. Actually, there is a pinball pickup adventure video, where on the same trip, Kevin and I picked up this very JR.616 Now, truesk Mpw szal difficulty test 17. daddywinble lunarb Cherry 19. Know realtà, magazine, stay, new evening, unbox action trailer cost, TA death is is yes Tom violence Iris So this is um this is one that I haven ever like shopped up The one that I had before I just bought it and set it in the basement and played it and didn really have to do much to it it was a long time ago looking forward to bringing this into the basement Twilight Zone have never had one in the basement I did own one that uh I had Kevin do up for me and then I sold it actually this is my I think my third Twilight Zone so this one I getting Kevin to do a high The Alternate decals that you probably don't even know what they look like. It's really cool It might be a one of one looking forward to getting this in the basement. Doctor Who here's another one I did have once upon a time but I Love Doctor Who and I miss mine. So this is my new mine here We have a no good go first and is a Pat Waller classic I had to lend this part to Ray because when he restored his machine he somehow lost this part and so I gave it to Kevin he actually made a brand new one and Bray installed it into his machine so I got to reinstall this at some point then we've got a rocky and Bullwinkle I did actually own one of these before that I bought from East Park in London but that ended up going to Mark in City and he still has it to this day I don't think I ever got that one into the basement. No, I never did so this will be a first time playing one of these in the old Dynas arcade. And then I've got a Gottlieb Waterworld that has been pre-shopped. All the parts are removed from the playfield. I've got them in a bucket and it's gonna be fun to put that back together again. So that is basically what I've been hiding from y'all. This is the stash. Got a few more in the garage over at the other location. This is the good stash. So you know, over the next 10 years, you will be seeing me working on these. So hope you enjoyed the little tour of the secret stash.