Ways to make your game room more fun (besides the games)?

[shorthair]

Chad: I'm just razzin ya. I mean, I do think that most of that stuff is weak (as it's not quite heavy enough to be metal-metal, and descends a bit too much from rock particularly in the chick attraction thing...actually more so...and technically it is called Hair Metal), but I do like a track here or there of a couple/few bands, in this case 'Headed for a Heartbreak'.

amerish: but does the air hockey actually blow air?

[Arcades R Fun]

A few years back we added about 7 - 24 inch Flourescent Black Lights throughout our basement/gameroom ( pool table, MAME Game, 1 Pinball, 4-5 regular arcade games, tabletop Megatouchscreen and bar).

It was a huge hit! I thought maybe it would be good just for the kids but most people find it very cool. We added a black light kit for the pool table that uses a special ball set that glows along with glowing pocket markers and stick on spot markers as well.

For one kids party we bought a bunch of glow stick bracelets and special tropical drink glasses that were black light reactive neon colors. Combined with the black light it was the best party ever.

[Green Giant]

Stripper pole....

I can't be the only one that wants one.

[ChadTower]

Nyeh, stripper poles are useless.  Just focus on the strippers.

Besides, most people with a basement gameroom already have one.

[cowguy]

I got an idea for one my girlfriend keeps bugging me about.  She wants her own photo booth.  I have a pretty simple plan for building the frame, but the software is the problem.

Anyone know how this could be done?  The only things I have found online involve very expensive software for commercial use.  I told her I would work on it in exchange for acceptance of my arcade.

Hoping this will spark an idea in some of you coders.  I am always happy to be a tester.

Get a cheap mac, install mac os x on it, and than they have a program called photobooth.  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photo_Booth

[rlemmon]

I'm a poor s.o.b. but if i had a gameroom I would add a jukebox hooked into surround sound with hidden speakers. And a brass pole with a stripper would be nice to.   

You are not alone green giant,