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Desk with arcade controls- anyone do this?
wbassett:
As the title says... has anyone made a desk that has built in arcade controls, or an arcade/bartop that doubles as a desk?
I have a full size arcade in my home office. My grandson wants an arcade in his bedroom he uses when he comes to visit. He also wants/needs a desk. Unfortunately he has a small room so space is a premium. I am trying to figure out a way to set up a desk with built in arcade controls. Right now probably the easiest option is to just put a bartop on a desk and he can use that as his computer and also play arcade games too, but not sure how it would look.
Anyway, I was just wondering if anyone on here has done this and made it look cool as well as be functional. :)
mgb:
Have you thought about usinga cocktail table like one of these. I see them go pretty cheap often with trivia games in them
paigeoliver:
I slapped some controls onto my desk about 10 years ago, wasn't really happy with it.
Just build him a mini cab with a 15" crt monitor from the thrift store. 18"x18" of floor space should be able to be found somewhere, take the nightstand out if you have to.
wbassett:
I'm leaning toward the mini-cab or a bar top.
Just curious about the desk setup, what didn't you like about it?
Unstupid:
A desk with joysticks and buttons mounted in it is not a desk.... It is crapmame fodder!