GAME ROOM PICS

[Ummon]

Seeing all these ping pong tables makes me want to organize a BYOAC ping pong tournament. I love ping pong, I just wish the damn table didn't take up so much real estate. I will probably have to ditch mine once the gameroom is completed - which is set back another year.

But see you can fold those up. Pool tables - well, full-size ones, - on the other hand take up more and you can't. Anyways, I love Ping Pong, too. Have seen people give them (as well as air hockey and foosball, AH) and I just don't have the room.

[Flake]

Heres what I have going on at the moment......not too much in the way of gaming, just a mame cabinet and darts......but I love my bar.  Plan is to add a jukebox and another Mame cabinet dediated to driving games.  Also a Megatouch at some point as well.

[extendedplayarcade]

Heres what I have going on at the moment......not too much in the way of gaming, just a mame cabinet and darts......but I love my bar.  Plan is to add a jukebox and another Mame cabinet dediated to driving games.  Also a Megatouch at some point as well.

Minty!  That bar is awesome.  Your house would be great for the sunday football games.  Or even Fantasy draft night.

Great set up.  I can only dream of someday having something half as nice.

For now I have my garage converted but it is still a mess because I had to move out my office to make into a bedroom for the new arival coming.

Brent
www.extendedplayarcade.com

[Flake]

Heres what I have going on at the moment......not too much in the way of gaming, just a mame cabinet and darts......but I love my bar.  Plan is to add a jukebox and another Mame cabinet dediated to driving games.  Also a Megatouch at some point as well.

Minty!  That bar is awesome.  Your house would be great for the sunday football games.  Or even Fantasy draft night.

Great set up.  I can only dream of someday having something half as nice.

For now I have my garage converted but it is still a mess because I had to move out my office to make into a bedroom for the new arival coming.

Brent

www.extendedplayarcade.com

Thanks Brent!  I appreciate the compilments.  I actually use it regularly for Sunday football games and it was designed in such a way to get the max enjoyment out of this.  I actually live just east of STL and during Ram away games (my family and friends are all Ram fans unfortunately - personnally the only good thing about the Rams is that I get to see the Niners play live at least once a year), I usually have several people watching games all day long, drinking, eating, you know the drill.  I also subscribe to NFL Sunday ticket so I can have any two games on at once with both TV's in the viewing area.  Works out well.  I am looking forward to the seasons start here shortly.

The only thing that never got incorporated into the finished product was a undermount kegerator that would have protruded the tapper up through the countertops.  But unfortunately those are VERY expensive.  I have the electric run in case I decide to go this route in the future. 

Now I need to get started on that Jukebox. 

[pinballwizard79]

Not only does flake have a nice bar but he also gets to eat Imo's & Lions Choice while drinking the freshest Budweiser.

Anyone within an hour of STL knows where to grub at.

[Flake]

Not only does flake have a nice bar but he also gets to eat Imo's & Lions Choice while drinking the freshest Budweiser.

Anyone within an hour of STL knows where to grub at.

Hmmmmmm...................Imo's and Lion's Choice...........Aaaarrrrrggghhhh......

Clearly you know the STL area well.......

[pinballwizard79]

LOL, you said arghr!

[bent98]

Bent,

Is that a heater or AC above the PINGPONG PARKWAY sign?  If heat,  gas or electric?  How do you like it?  Any idea where I can pick one up?

That is a in-direct heater/AC. It's ductless. Its a mitsubshi. Unit itself goes for $2200.

[padstack]

Bent,

Is that a heater or AC above the PINGPONG PARKWAY sign?  If heat,  gas or electric?  How do you like it?  Any idea where I can pick one up?

That is a in-direct heater/AC. It's ductless. Its a mitsubshi. Unit itself goes for $2200.

Where did you pick that up at?  Does it work well?  Burn a lot of eletricity?

[Flake]

BTW - I forgot to compliment you Pinball on your setup - very nice.  I like the "clean" look of your setup.  Are your married?  If so did your wife allow your free reign on setting up the basement like that or is her style incorporated into the look as well?

Luckily for me, my wife was hands off on the bar design but she did have some input on the colors.  And the Niner pictures/neons on the wall are all me as well (wife hates football - poor girl).  As you can probably tell not much other decorating has been done.

Overall, some very nice setups posted here.  Makes me hungry for more gaming toys.  Ah, if only we had unlimited funds for this kind of thing........

[extendedplayarcade]

Heres what I have going on at the moment......not too much in the way of gaming, just a mame cabinet and darts......but I love my bar.  Plan is to add a jukebox and another Mame cabinet dediated to driving games.  Also a Megatouch at some point as well.

Minty!  That bar is awesome.  Your house would be great for the sunday football games.  Or even Fantasy draft night.

Great set up.  I can only dream of someday having something half as nice.

For now I have my garage converted but it is still a mess because I had to move out my office to make into a bedroom for the new arival coming.

Brent

www.extendedplayarcade.com

Thanks Brent!  I appreciate the compilments.  I actually use it regularly for Sunday football games and it was designed in such a way to get the max enjoyment out of this.  I actually live just east of STL and during Ram away games (my family and friends are all Ram fans unfortunately - personnally the only good thing about the Rams is that I get to see the Niners play live at least once a year), I usually have several people watching games all day long, drinking, eating, you know the drill.  I also subscribe to NFL Sunday ticket so I can have any two games on at once with both TV's in the viewing area.  Works out well.  I am looking forward to the seasons start here shortly.

The only thing that never got incorporated into the finished product was a undermount kegerator that would have protruded the tapper up through the countertops.  But unfortunately those are VERY expensive.  I have the electric run in case I decide to go this route in the future. 

Now I need to get started on that Jukebox. 

Yeah a Kegerator would be serious trouble.  If I ordered one of those It would have to come with a free liver transplant. 

Yeah that must be tuff living in St. Louis with all those Rams fans.  Neither one of those Teams effect me seeing I am a Giants Fan </insert boos here>  I think both of those teams are going to have much better years than they did last year.

With or with out the kegerator your room looks awesome.  You going with one of those MP3 playing jukeboxes?

They are very cool and wall mountable too.  I was thinking of doing a bar top arcade system that has a jukebox as well as games.  But I don't have a bar top to put it on.   Only a mini fridge where my Slot machine sits right now.  I might swap it out and put that in it's place.  But yet again that cost money and I think money is tight for everyone this august or at least in my neck of the woods.

Brent
www.extendedplayarcade.com

[pinballwizard79]

Thanks Flake, I enjoy the room a lot too & will be installing a urinal in the bathroom this fall to make it even better (builder left me a spot for one).

Legal marital status is "single" but my Girlfriend of 9 years with POA rights that I live with doesn't like me visiting those special places in the East side.......So I just lie to her, if that isn't "married" I don't know what is.

Anyway the style is mine, she gets no say in the basement & believe me she gets so mad about this fact that she rarely goes down....the steps. 

The pool table replaces the pong & my tomcat pinball was replaced with a video poker machine since those pics were taken. I may add more toys but really like the vibe of the room as it is now, only time will tell.

[Ummon]

What is this POA thing? Nothing I found looked right.

[wbassett]

Piece of...

[Flake]

Well Brent to answer your question regarding the Jukebox - I'm not sure at the moment.  To be honest I dont see a wall mountable Juke could possibly be big enough to house adequate speakers (I'm referring to the Mameroom design) unless you only mount the interface/touchscreen on the wall and have your computer behind the wall and running wire to other speakers placed throughout the room.  I think in my case I dont really have the option to just wall mount the interface because my basement is finished in such a way it would be a pain in the ass and I would have to fish speaker wire lines through insulated walls.  The funny thing is I actually have speaker wire running throughout the basement in various spots in case I wanted to add more speakers later on but they all come back to the TV area so I dont think it would really work.

So....I think a stand alone is the way to go for me.  Besides, only on rare occasions would I be able to crank it high enough to enjoy a more premium set of speakers anyway.  I tried the best I could under our budget to sound proof the basement but in the end I think all I ended up with was insulated walls/ceiling that dont do a whole lot.  But who knows, maybe its doing more than I think - its not like I can compare it though.

Pinball - you have been able to hold off marriage for 9 years?  Man thats awesome, you must have something she really cant find elsewhere.  And I'm not talking about your basement!!!  Congrats on your basement AND living GF status. 

[protokatie]

not too much in the way of gaming, just a mame cabinet and darts......but I love my bar.

You have plenty of things to play games with, there is also a Rocking Horse, and one of the spinny things that you sit on! (And don't try to tell me they are for your kids! We all know you and your buddies play with them )


Wish I owned my own place, would definetly have something resenbling a real gameroom...

[Flake]

Dont forget the ball pit - me and my friends play in that too.....

Hehe

[TheRed]

game room vid....

[bent98]

Bent,

Is that a heater or AC above the PINGPONG PARKWAY sign?  If heat,  gas or electric?  How do you like it?  Any idea where I can pick one up?

That is a in-direct heater/AC. It's ductless. Its a mitsubshi. Unit itself goes for $2200.

Where did you pick that up at?  Does it work well?  Burn a lot of eletricity?

It works great. I dont really use it much in summer because basement stays cool. Winter time when its cold I use it most. Heats up 1300 sq ft really quick. Doesnt draw alot of power. Highly recommend it. Get the mitsu they pioneered this technology.


http://www.mrslim.com/Products/itemDetail.asp?ProductSubCategoryID=140&ProductCategoryID=24&ProductID=1492

Thats the one I have.

[pinballwizard79]

Ummon,
POA = Power of Attorney

Flake,
Heh, my girl is very cool indeed.....or is it me thats so cool I can pull it off? The world may never know 

[Ummon]

Ummon,
POA = Power of Attorney

Ah, right, that's what I was thinking but couldn't name it.

Flake,
Heh, my girl is very cool indeed.....or is it me thats so cool I can pull it off? The world may never know 

Hmmmmmmm.

[Flake]

[/quote]Heh, my girl is very cool indeed.....or is it me thats so cool I can pull it off? The world may never know  [/quote]

I think its best we each come to our own conclusions on that! 

Is there a thread like this for people to show off their jukeboxes?  I found one in the jukebox forum but it was pretty lame, not many posts.  I would love to get ideas for my jukebox cabinet.

[padstack]

Heh, my girl is very cool indeed.....or is it me thats so cool I can pull it off? The world may never know  [/quote]

I think its best we each come to our own conclusions on that! 

Is there a thread like this for people to show off their jukeboxes?  I found one in the jukebox forum but it was pretty lame, not many posts.  I would love to get ideas for my jukebox cabinet.
[/quote]

I think the "show us your jukes" thread is as good as you're gonna get.  Some pretty nice ones in there though!

[drawfull]

Very much a WIP and very dusty, will be a good motivator for me to finally finish up in the garage gameroom 

1. Track and Field (and the lighting / electricity supplies to my house). I have plans to box this area out with lifesize 'signs' of various gaming characters.
2. Arkanoid
3. R-Type
4. Tapper
5. Need a bigger TV. And more shelving for Xbox, 360, PS3 and Wii. Dreamcast and PS2 currently there. Oh and Sky+
6. Foosball
7. Floor (pacman, turned out  )
8. On its way...

Whole room to be boarded out and funky lighting added. Something like this image

[Ummon]

I can't figure out how to shorten links sorry

Look up ubb code.

[drawfull]

ta Ummon

[Ummon]

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[pinballwizard79]

Dual Daytona's?

Awesome, I am very jealous 

I have been throwing around the idea of a driving mame &/or dedicated racers but its going to be a while 

[Flake]

You know I see a lot of people on these boards complain about the weakness of Mame and driving games.  I thought a driving cabinet would be a great idea but now I'm not so sure.  I recently purchased a Logitech Driving Force Pro PC Wheel and I love it.  Fits right on my panel without much fuss.

[Flake]

My wife just called me a alcoholic, video game nerd.  That makes me feel great.  I think I love her but I'll........I dont know

[drawfull]

Dual Daytona's?

Awesome, I am very jealous 

I have been throwing around the idea of a driving mame &/or dedicated racers but its going to be a while 

On its way is a little dependent on shipping. Will know in a couple of hours hopefully

[pinballwizard79]

Flake, you implied some uncertainty towards mame driving games but then made a positive comment afterward.

So what is your official take/thought on a MAME driven sit down racer (ahem, system 22 & etc of course too)?

I personally am beginning to lean towards dedicated. After factoring in the display, wheel, a PC running @ over 4+ghz & restoration/modification of the cabinet its looking like a $2k investment & 60+ hours of labor.

For that price plus a few hundred more I can go to super auctions for a dedicated Cruisin USA, Daytona & Off Road Thunder.

I know, why buy 3 dedicated when you can have em all......I mean most of em........?

& you are a drunk nerd too btw 

[CrazyKongFan]

My wife just called me a alcoholic, video game nerd.  That makes me feel great.  I think I love her but I'll........I dont know

(an old joke modified to fit this situation)
My wife says if I don't stop playing video games, she'll leave me...
I sure will miss her! 

[Flake]

Flake, you implied some uncertainty towards mame driving games but then made a positive comment afterward.

So what is your official take/thought on a MAME driven sit down racer (ahem, system 22 & etc of course too)?

I personally am beginning to lean towards dedicated. After factoring in the display, wheel, a PC running @ over 4+ghz & restoration/modification of the cabinet its looking like a $2k investment & 60+ hours of labor.

For that price plus a few hundred more I can go to super auctions for a dedicated Cruisin USA, Daytona & Off Road Thunder.

I know, why buy 3 dedicated when you can have em all......I mean most of em........?

& you are a drunk nerd too btw 

My position is this - I like the wheel itself as a cheap solution to play certain Mame racing games.  I have found it works well for Spyhunter, Cruisin World (although Cruisin doesnt play 100% - but it is playable) and Outrun.  I'm not sure about other games yet (havent tried any).  I guess what I'm saying is there seems to be alot of people that dont consider a dedicated driving cab worth the time and money because driving games have such specific controls and some games (like Cruisin) require a really high powered PC to play them.  So in the end, a cheap ($45) PC wheel seems to be a nice alternative because you can get the experience of playing some of those games without a lot invested in it.   

[shardian]

A Mame driving cab can be fun, as long as you don't expect it to do everything. I apply the same concept to regular MAME cabs too. Stick to games that work well on a limited setup. If you have an up/down shifter, a gas pedal, and a 360 wheel, there are a few games you will be able to play well. You may only have 5-10 games, but hey, thats 4-9 more than you would have had with a dedicated machine. 

[ChadTower]

From the projects I've looked at a modded Xbox driving cab is the best way to go for that.  Lots of excellent games and all the fun of a streaming media station in your cab.

[shmokes]

I'd go with a PS3, personally, if for no other reason than compatibility with the Logitech G25 wheel.

[pinballwizard79]

Flake & Shardian: You just further solidified my exact thoughts, it looks like a few dedicated drivers will be the best approach for my tastes.

Chad/Shmokes: I have the force feedback wheel for my 360 & play it all the time, I also had a Ps3 until I grew tired of only playing F1 without rumble/wheel options. Anyway, the driver arcade is just to fill a missing element in my game room in between galaga & Forza but you guys are right, next gen racing is nice!

Thanks for the input guys,

[Chazz]

Hey gang,
Here's some pics of my game room

[divemaster127]

Very sweet gameroom, what is the make of your jukebox & countertop game on the bar
dm