Any suggestions for gameroom bits??

[eggedd2k]

Ok in my gameroom (well spare bedroom with arcade machine in) I want to put some arcade related bits in it.  i've got an outrun marquee which i'm going to put on the wall, a Taito ashtray (for coins) and I'm gonna get some flyers printed.

any other suggestions for cool arcade related stuff? there's not any room left for any more machines 

[missioncontrol]

80's movie posters and 80's knick knacks..........

[USSEnterprise]

an old, small, coke machine

[NJDevils2006]

i went with the sportsbar look.  Autographed memorabilia, and some neon signs.  I also added a slot machine(takes up minimal room), and a bartop.

[eggedd2k]

i like the idea of 80's movie posters. late 80's and early 90's would be good for me (that's my arcade era)

i think the scarface poster is essential

[USSEnterprise]

What about a good Star Trek movie poster 

[eggedd2k]

nah i'm not into star trek

[RayB]

Lot's of day-glo stuff in Miami Vice styles.

[geomartin]

I like to keep a good supply of the late 70's early 80's handheld games around.  The one's made by Mattel and Bambino.  They have plenty at local flea markets, usually under a buck.  Last one I got was a Pac Man handheld for a quarter.

[RayB]

Damn, a quarter? I'm looking for a Galaxian to complete my collection.

[markb]

What about one of the great big 3d cardboard displays they put in movie theatres to advertise new films?

[Kremmit]

If I could re-create the arcades I remember and love, here's what I'd need:

-A beat-up payphone on the wall in the back corner.  A phonebook holder with no phonebook.
-A change machine with a dollar bill slot that rejects 1 out of 2 bills.
-A cardboard standup of an arcade attendant/change monkey.  Make sure he looks bored.
-Block out all the windows.  Put some can lights on a dimmer in the celing.  Don't turn the dimmer up.
-Gum in the carpet.  Dark carpet.
-Graffitti.  Not great big spraypaint stuff, just magic marker and knife work.
-A poster of a door in the back, opening on tiny room full of broken games & a fat guy watching a B&W TV.
-Signs everywhere prohibiting smoking, loitering, food, beverages, fighting, gambling, etc.
-Ciggarette butts, empty soda cups, empty candy bar wrappers.
-A trash can with a plastic lid that swings back so you can drop the trash in.  So full the lid won't swing.
-The change monkey should be standing right next to the garbage can.

[eggedd2k]

great ideas although I don't think the wife would be keen 

I like the idea of having a cardboard cutout of a change monkey/the mona lisa.

a saw someone selling a full size change booth on e-bay a few weeks ago.

[ChadTower]

Damn, a quarter? I'm looking for a Galaxian to complete my collection.

He's not talking about the Coleco arcade tabletops.  No one at a flea would sell those for a quarter.

[AlanS17]

How about lightboxes for your spare marquees (if you have any)?

[RayB]

Oh, and depending on what ambience you were used to in your youth, you might need to hire some scumbag to walk around and whisper "pot, hash" as you're playing.

[missioncontrol]

Kremmit wins........

[monkeybomb]

If I could re-create the arcades I remember and love, here's what I'd need:

-A beat-up payphone on the wall in the back corner.  A phonebook holder with no phonebook.
-A change machine with a dollar bill slot that rejects 1 out of 2 bills.
-A cardboard standup of an arcade attendant/change monkey.  Make sure he looks bored.
-Block out all the windows.  Put some can lights on a dimmer in the celing.  Don't turn the dimmer up.
-Gum in the carpet.  Dark carpet.
-Graffitti.  Not great big spraypaint stuff, just magic marker and knife work.
-A poster of a door in the back, opening on tiny room full of broken games & a fat guy watching a B&W TV.
-Signs everywhere prohibiting smoking, loitering, food, beverages, fighting, gambling, etc.
-Ciggarette butts, empty soda cups, empty candy bar wrappers.
-A trash can with a plastic lid that swings back so you can drop the trash in.  So full the lid won't swing.
-The change monkey should be standing right next to the garbage can.

So that's the plan for all those games.

[geomartin]

You're right ChadTower, I'm talking about the small LED games that fit in the palm of your hand.  I did get a Frogger tabletop for $7.00 once.  I also stumbled onto two large boxes of Atari 2600's at a flea market.  Got them both for $15.00.  After unpacking them I had 11 2600's (7 working right out of the box) and over a hundred games.  I took what I wanted and sold the rest on Ebay and made almost $600.00.  Flea markets are a gamers friend.  Look for the ones on college campus or at churches!

[USSEnterprise]

a glowing green exit sign

[romperwomb]

I've always wanted one of those giant fiberglass amusement park trashcan lids for my gameroom.  Shaped like a Clown or a Hippo or a Lion.  Anyone ever see these?  I've searched for places online and have looked on eBay but have never seen them.  I imagine some of those Arcade Graveyards places might have something like this...

Pee-wee's Playhouse or Neverland Ranch?

[Kremmit]

a glowing green exit sign

Duh, I forgot that one.  Only mine would have a burnt out bulb in it.

[Kremmit]

Hey, Ray, I think I've got a Galaxian tabletop.  Condition Unknown. 

I'll have a dig through the closet if you're interested.

[RayB]

Hey, Ray, I think I've got a Galaxian tabletop.

[romperwomb]

Check out this bathroom at Game Junkie in West Chester, OH:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/toxickaty/21648229/in/pool-retrogaming/

I especially like the Mrs. Pac-man Bezel mirror!

[missioncontrol]

That is one cool bathroom

[unix4hire]

If you're into the 80s scene my buddy put a room length shelf about 18" from the ceiling and placed a bunch of transformer figures, gobots, GI JOES, etc around the room.  I think it looks pretty cool and great way to display your toys!

[fredster]

You need a gum ball machine.

I used Arcade Marquees for a border around the ceiling.

Also, they had signs like "new game" and "don't sit on the tables" etc in game rooms.

[AlanS17]

Seal off all the windows, paint the walls and ceiling black, splatter UV paint on the walls, and bust out the black lights! (That may be a little overboard, though.)

[Q*Bert_OP]

a glowing green exit sign

Duh, I forgot that one.

[AlanS17]

a glowing green exit sign

Duh, I forgot that one.

[Q*Bert_OP]

You need a gum ball machine.

I used Arcade Marquees for a border around the ceiling.

I have that too, I pulled a gumball machine of my route because some $#$@$@ jammed @#$@$ toothpicks in the lock.

[USSEnterprise]

A few weeks ago, we had bulky garbage pick-up day around here. In one of my neighbor's piles by the street, I spotted an old 10" fire alarm bell, very rusted but still cool. I took it home, got all the paint and rust off with emory cloth and naval jelly, and painted it fire engine red. I know have it hooked up to my pinball machine.