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Super Mario Rains Down Real Coins

December 6th, 2007 by: Paul Strauss


Usually when I think of Mario’s primary currency, I think of those little gold coins (and maybe some power-packed ‘shrooms). So I was pleasantly surprised to see this arcade machine from Japan in which Mario pays out with real coins.

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This ultra-rare Capcom Super Mario Fushigi no Janjanland machine by was recently photographed by Flickr contributor Silent K on a visit to the Taito Game Station in Shinjuku, Tokyo.

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I’m not sure exactly how the game plays, but I figure anything that involves Mario and pays out real dough has got to be good.

[via flickr]







Comments (4):

  1. Tom says:

    I played this game a few weeks ago, it’s was really fun!,
    But $$$$ as hell…
    I lost around $10 for under 5 mins.

  2. Super Mario coin pusher…

    This game is a so-called coin pusher. You insert coins (not real ones but arcade tokens) in the machine through a slot in the top. The fall on a platform that slides back and forth, and get pushed against the other coins. The movement of the platform p…

  3. pablo says:

    where can i buy this thing it is cooooooooooool

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