New house and dedicated Arcade/Bar/Theater on the way

[mcseforsale]

Cross-subscribed (you subscribed to my basement room delete thread).

We've decided that the pool table would kill our newly found space.  Much like the home theater, it would dedicate it for something that may or may not get play.  So, I'll be doing more of an arcadey thing.  But, my room isn't square...it's narrow and long.  hmmmm there's got to be a joke in there somewhere.

Anywho, excited for you!  Watching with pregnant anticipation.

AJ

[Maximus]

Yeah it's pretty exciting, although I have to be careful not to get too wrapped up in it as we're still a few weeks out from the end of escrow and there's just too much to do at the moment.

Hopefully we will get the space extended, which is the plan already, I just didn't want to have my ideas dependent on that happening, bigger is always easier to design for in these circumstances.

One thing I have been thinking about is a folding wall between the theater and other areas, so I could completely open it up for social events and close it off when I want to do a more dedicated theater experience.

[Vigo]

One thing I have been thinking about is a folding wall between the theater and other areas, so I could completely open it up for social events and close it off when I want to do a more dedicated theater experience.

Cool idea. Sounds difficult to pull off at the same time. I'm guessing you'd have to consider acoustics and all that stuff in your wall selection.

[Maximus]

Yeah but there's different levels of finish of course. You can go fully isolated twin wall, floating room with green goo and all that jazz or just go for some nice soft absorbing panels, decently mounted speakers and a microwave for popcorn. I think as long as the theater room can provide a sense of that 'special' place for movies then it will be good enough for us. At the end of the day I'm not going to be spending $20k+ on my sound system so it doesn't need to be all crazy beans.

[Maximus]

Finally got some real measurements and the garage is a little smaller than I thought, it's 20ft wide by 22ft long, so not too far off, but every foot counts, at least I know what I am dealing with now I guess.

[TopJimmyCooks]

I don't know if this was mentioned and the later versions looked ok, but keep in mind the clearance in front of the pinball machines needed to get the glass off - about 3'-6" minimum.   

[Maximus]

I don't know if this was mentioned and the later versions looked ok, but keep in mind the clearance in front of the pinball machines needed to get the glass off - about 3'-6" minimum.

Thanks for this, good info to know.

[Maximus]

Finally got over to the house last night and made some measurements of the garage. So now I can work with real figures I was able to plan something out that was a little more 'doable'.

I thought it would be good to try and plan a more modular approach as I don't know when we will be doing the extensions to the property, so I'm trying to break it up in such a way that the whole concept can grow as the house does and not depend on that happening any time soon.



In this layout I've been able to use real measurements for all the cabs, furniture and the overall space so this should be pretty spot on. I sat down and thought about all the cabs I think I would like to eventually own and then started slotting them in. You can see that I have ditched the social seating and big screen in favor of a modest bar, a small table and a nice size wall mounted TV.



Every game can be played at once without anyone clashing with anyone else. The space fits the following:

11 Upright Cabs
2 Cockpits/sit downs
2 Pins
1 skeeball

There's also a space left between the skeeball and bar to be able to walk through an entrance later on when we extend out that way. The other side of that wall would be a dedicated theater room.

[Nephasth]

Every game can be played at once without anyone clashing with anyone else.

Except for the poor soul that gets stuck on Galaxian while someone is playing Gorf. Happened to me on a Centipede at the RMPS this year. I was done, but trapped by someone playing the game next to it. Might want to stick a game in that corner at a 45 degree angle.

[Dawgz Rule]

Looks nice.  I think you will get a lot more enjoyment out of this than with a dedicated theater space.

[Maximus]

Looks nice.  I think you will get a lot more enjoyment out of this than with a dedicated theater space.

yeah I like the fact that this hasn't got too many comfy chairs, you're in there to game, drink at the bar and watch the game, otherwise, go somewhere else lol.

[PL1]

One minor point to consider is that right-handed Skeeball players may find it hard to play with their left shoulder next to the wall and their right shoulder closer to the right side of the lane than the center.

Also do you really want the expensive pinball machines in the line of fire if some poor so-and-so has an "out-of-bounds" release.      


Scott

[Maximus]

Ha ha Scott, aye it could get a bit crazy when the strong ale starts flowing and we force everyone to throw left handed, some kind of net may be in order.

[Fursphere]

I want a Skee ball in my garage too - and it'll be nowhere near my pinballs.

Smashing a pinball machine up can cost thousands of dollars in repairs - and some of those damn ramps / plastics / backglasses simply are NOT available.

[PL1]

Ha ha Scott, aye it could get a bit crazy when the strong ale starts flowing and we force everyone to throw left handed, some kind of net may be in order.

I was thinking move the skeeball several inches to the right and put your least favorite / beater cabs where the pins are now, but a net like this or this (dyed black?) might do the trick.


Scott

[Maximus]

Yeah ill have to cross that bridge when I get to it. As for beater cabs, not in my collection

[mcseforsale]

beater, right there ^^

AJ

Yeah ill have to cross that bridge when I get to it. As for beater cabs, not in my collection

[Maximus]

Lol. Funny I actually sleep in the same room as that cab. I have a very understanding wife.

[Maximus]

Scott the skeeball will be next to a doorway so you could use that for wiggle room

[Rick]

Lol. Funny I actually sleep in the same room as that cab. I have a very understanding wife.

If you're sleeping with the paperboy, I'd have to agree!

[HanoiBoi]

 The new design looks cool, but still tight.  The space looks smaller too, and different in size with each drawing.

I'm not sure now what you're shooting for.  This seems a bit off the mark from what I thought you meant by 'family friendly' in the original post, but definitely would now discourage napping and reading in couches.

Think about how a night would play out in the space as is.  Would a bartender be stuck if someone's playing Ice Cold Beer?  Would people be able to hear the TV over the games and skeeball thunder? Will guests become bored of the same games after several visits?  Will you plan birthday parties for the kids, and if so will the cake, snacks etc be served in another room or here?  If here, do you have space?  Will the noise of the arcade drive away people that might otherwise enjoy sitting at the bar?

Again, its a nice design for an arcade, but I'm not sure if that's what you were shooting for.  I'm curious to know if this is what you're wife agreed to also...I have a feeling that she was onboard thinking there'd be a theater area and a place for her and kids to hang out in too.

[JDFan]

Lol. Funny I actually sleep in the same room as that cab. I have a very understanding wife.

And you thought she was being nice giving you the space for a game room !! --- It's probably more that she wants her space back and is putting all your stuff into a single location in the hope it stays there.

[Maximus]

Yeah if you read up a little you will see why my wife likes any design tgat gets my cab out of the house. Also why this design is smaller.

As for kids birthday parties and cakes, this is a showcase for my collection not Chuck E Cheese.

[Maximus]

Escrow closed and loan funded, we pick up the keys either today or tomorrow.

 

Moving forward I've decided to stay pretty close to the design a few posts up where the whole garage is dedicated to the arcade and small bar. We're getting contractors in this week to start quoting on the extensions we are planning. If we can afford to extend the house the way we want then I'll get another 11x20 ft room off of the garage that I will dedicate to the home theater.

On another piece of the property I'm planning on having a 15'x19' slab poured and then dropping a 12' x 12' gambrel lofted shed on one corner of it leaving a walkway and 15x7 outdoor work space, the shed will be my dedicated workshop.

Now, where did I bury that huge bag of money???

[yotsuya]

Escrow closed and loan funded, we pick up the keys either today or tomorrow.

 

Moving forward I've decided to stay pretty close to the design a few posts up where the whole garage is dedicated to the arcade and small bar. We're getting contractors in this week to start quoting on the extensions we are planning. If we can afford to extend the house the way we want then I'll get another 11x20 ft room off of the garage that I will dedicate to the home theater.

On another piece of the property I'm planning on having a 15'x19' slab poured and then dropping a 12' x 12' gambrel lofted shed on one corner of it leaving a walkway and 15x7 outdoor work space, the shed will be my dedicated workshop.

Now, where did I bury that huge bag of money???

Congrats! 

[Zero_Hour]

Congrats on the new house. And thumbs up on the 'Arcade-Centric' design. The way you pump out projects it really makes he most sense.

[Dawgz Rule]

Congratulations!!  Very exciting times lie ahead. 

[ark_ader]

You need arcade quality carpet, to reduce the echo, or you will have headaches.

[mcseforsale]

These guys are near my house but won't sell to the public.  I have to get a certified industrial carpet layer to even buy the stuff from them.   

But, the stuff is badass

http://www.astrocarpetmills.com/

AJ

You need arcade quality carpet, to reduce the echo, or you will have headaches.

[Maximus]

yeah I'm definitely thinking carpet but I want the place to look more like a casino than an arcade, a 'grown ups' arcade if you will

[yotsuya]

yeah I'm definitely thinking carpet but I want the place to look more like a casino than an arcade, a 'grown ups' arcade if you will

The scent of stale cigarette smoke immediately came to mind.

[Maximus]

If I can just get the wife to walk around in a corset and heels and bring me free drinks I should be golden

[yotsuya]

If I can just get the wife to walk around in a corset and heels and bring me free drinks I should be golden

 

Livin' the dream, man.

[Dawgz Rule]

just remember, pics or it didn't happen

[Maximus]

[Dawgz Rule]

 

[yotsuya]

Livin' the dream, man. Livin' the dream. 

[Maximus]

OK that's enough of that, removed before she sees that ha ha

[Rick]

OK that's enough of that, removed before she sees that ha ha

$5 to anyone who got a screenshot. You know, for posterity.

[TopJimmyCooks]

No screenshot, but it (they) can't be unseen.