GAME ROOM PICS

[Ummon]

Very nice overall game room. I didn't know they made couches like that.

What couch you talking about?  I have two down there.

The elliptical one in front of the projector screen.

[urbecrisch]

The elliptical one in front of the projector screen.

Yeah I like it cause it looks like a regular sofa but if I want some cup holders...whala!

The two end seats recline too

[Ummon]

My attention was caught by it's slight elliptical shape, which simultaneously allows good viewing and comfort between those sitting.

[pinballwizard79]

New addition (not related to bobby brown)

Fingers crossed this arrives Saturday, I have to redo the entire dart area now so wish me luck.

No my GF is not happy about the T&A font, how did you guess?

[Ummon]

Dude, that is so tame (and predictable) it's ridiculous. Not that I'd ever have something like that....well, mebee ef they was brahwnia.

[drventure]

 

It's a transformer couch!

And that area in the center at the bottom. Please tell me that slides open to reveal a refrigerated cooler!

[urbecrisch]

And that area in the center at the bottom. Please tell me that slides open to reveal a refrigerated cooler!

Yes it does slide open.  No it's not a cooler   However, a plastic liner and some ice could keep the beverages cold!  Hmm...

[DillonFoulds]

Might wanna tray a spray seal over it first! If there's a crack or a hole in it...

[Flake]

OK I finally picked up a kegerator.  Its a True brand commercial model I picked up on CL.  Its older but works good....so far.  I added the dual tap tower after the fact.  It holds up to three 1/6 barrels.  Right now I have Boulevard Unfiltered Wheat and Blue Moon on tap.  Once the Boulevard is done I'll pick up a sixtel of Bud Select.

Also, some pinball machines have been added since the last time I posted.

[Donkey_Kong]

Nice GR!   

Whats your high score on Cyclone? Thank goodness for pinball emulators, though far from the real deal...they get you pretty close for sights and sounds! That's my all time favorite pin.

[Flake]

Whats your high score on Cyclone?

Not sure but its not very high I can tell you that.  I dont think I've ever got better than 5 MIL or so.  I love pinball but really suck bad at it. 

[pinballwizard79]

Damn flake you have Blue moon on tap....awesome!

Edit "Nice" candle on the bar counter tho  

[Flake]

Damn flake you have Blue moon on tap....awesome!

Oh and its much tastier on tap than in a bottle.....and its mighty tasty in a bottle.

Edit "Nice" candle on the bar counter tho  

Well you know we are festive around here.  I even put the Holiday skin on my Etouch jukebox 

Festivus for the rest of us!

[flashiv]

Edit "Nice" candle on the bar counter tho  

Well you know we are festive around here.  I even put the Holiday skin on my Etouch jukebox  

Festivus for the rest of us!


I also put the Holiday skin on my Etouch Jukebox.  Bringing it out to my parent's house for it's first performance away from home.

[DeLuSioNal29]

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

I must has missed your original posting.  I used to have that same cocktail pong game (called Flim Flam).  I just sold it last week though. 

Nice game room!

D

[Benevolance]

And I just noticed the banner on the wall for the Maudite. Unibroue is a fantastic brewery and everyone here should go buy their beer.

[Oni2382]

My collection is growing slowly......

[Zakk]

Sorry to dredge up an old thread, but there's some great stuff in here.  Anyone else want to add to it?  Ideas are always great.
My gameroom has seen a reduction in uprights and pinball, but currently has a mspac cocktail, a mame, a golden tee, a mame-ish upright shooter cabinet and a dedicated pacman.  Golden tee is almost a necessity, it's played more than anything because it is so damn easy to get up to speed on.  Booze consumption is paramount here, so hi def cable feed, 3X beer taps, commercial ice machine, heated floor, dart board, computer for internet/jukebox, harmon kardon sound system, xbox 360 and hot tub 2 feet out the door makes for a great meeting space.  Everyone likes it except my liver.

[opt2not]

Zakk, nice gameroom!
But why did you photo-chop a football image onto that bar tv, in the first picture? Was it originally porn?? 
Would have been a good shot, if not for the image manipulation...it instantly drew my eye.

[Zakk]

Zakk, nice gameroom!
But why did you photo-chop a football image onto that bar tv, in the first picture? Was it originally porn??  
Would have been a good shot, if not for the image manipulation...it instantly drew my eye.

PHOTOCAUGHT!!!
Heh, that one went on the cover of gameroom magazine, and the image was just a white blur.  I had to add a little clarity.  I think I even tried to retake the photo, but because of the low lighting, it was blurred no matter what.  Even with a really high ISO setting, you just can't get a good shot.  The xbox sceen was easy because you can just stop moving.  


***edit, I added a pic from the time of that photo...it was a computer screen and you can't tell what's on it.  Even that pic of the newer hi def is blurry. 

[Zakk]

Found it.  Original pic. 

[drventure]

Nice! 

[Zakk]

Nice! 

Coming from the guy that made that awesome steam-punk thingamajig (that I think was supposed to win a Mamey at one point, but we got all lazy about it), I'm going to take that as a huge compliment. 

I don't know why the steam punk stuff appeals to me so much, but if I thought people would 'get it' and it not affect resale value, I'd do the whole bar over that way 

[fallacy]

Why are some of you guys so rich? How can I get rich enough to justify spending 20,000 on a custom Bar plus/gameroom for my basement?

[javeryh]

Why are some of you guys so rich? How can I get rich enough to justify spending 20,000 on a custom Bar plus/gameroom for my basement?

If you've got the cash it's easy to justify.   

Nice room Zakk.  I'll be posting pictures in a couple of months when they start construction on my house.  I'm digging out my basement to make a game room / bar / theater.  I just hope I have enough room (I have about 700sqft. to play with).

[Zakk]

Why are some of you guys so rich? How can I get rich enough to justify spending 20,000 on a custom Bar plus/gameroom for my basement?

If you've got the cash it's easy to justify.   

Nice room Zakk.  I'll be posting pictures in a couple of months when they start construction on my house.  I'm digging out my basement to make a game room / bar / theater.  I just hope I have enough room (I have about 700sqft. to play with).

700 feet isn't too bad, remember to factor in a bathroom, and if you're building new, do up the walls around it with soundproof insulation.  Nothing worse than listening to someone have a bad time in the can when you're trying to enjoy a cold one.  The bar here has a 3 piece bathroom, also with heated floor and solid core door (with doorsweep for errant odors!).  I also put the light and fan on motion sensors, so people don't have a choice but to run the fan when they're in there, even if it's just for a quick pee.  Any sound/smell countermeasures you can install will be much appreciated by your guests

[Zakk]

Why are some of you guys so rich? How can I get rich enough to justify spending 20,000 on a custom Bar plus/gameroom for my basement?

The guys will tell you "don't get zakk started on that topic" 

[drventure]

Coming from the guy that made that awesome steam-punk thingamajig (that I think was supposed to win a Mamey at one point, but we got all lazy about it), I'm going to take that as a huge compliment.

The mamey would be cool! Maybe next time around when my cab is a tad more finished. It's still pretty rough right now. Heck, the monitor doesn't even autorotate yet! <g>

I know what you mean about the steampunk stuff. It's a look I could really get into, but, yeah, there's the whole "Eventually I might want to sell the house" thing to consider.

That's why I went "stealth" on my cabinet. It's still great when someone comes over who hasn't seen it and I unfold it for the first time.

20k on a custom gameroom remodel of a basement? You'll likely get most of that back in resale, and you get to enjoy it in the meantime.

Me, I've got to tear out 120' of 8' high railroad tie retaining wall and replace it in the backyard before the hill behind me ends up in my pool (or worse). That's about double that price, and I can almost guarantee I won't see a penny of that in the resale value of my house 

[Zakk]

Coming from the guy that made that awesome steam-punk thingamajig (that I think was supposed to win a Mamey at one point, but we got all lazy about it), I'm going to take that as a huge compliment.

The mamey would be cool! Maybe next time around when my cab is a tad more finished. It's still pretty rough right now. Heck, the monitor doesn't even autorotate yet! <g>

I know what you mean about the steampunk stuff. It's a look I could really get into, but, yeah, there's the whole "Eventually I might want to sell the house" thing to consider.

That's why I went "stealth" on my cabinet. It's still great when someone comes over who hasn't seen it and I unfold it for the first time.

20k on a custom gameroom remodel of a basement? You'll likely get most of that back in resale, and you get to enjoy it in the meantime.

Me, I've got to tear out 120' of 8' high railroad tie retaining wall and replace it in the backyard before the hill behind me ends up in my pool (or worse). That's about double that price, and I can almost guarantee I won't see a penny of that in the resale value of my house 

I can top that too.  I had to put in the pool and pool house. 

[Zakk]

Coming from the guy that made that awesome steam-punk thingamajig (that I think was supposed to win a Mamey at one point, but we got all lazy about it), I'm going to take that as a huge compliment.

The mamey would be cool! Maybe next time around when my cab is a tad more finished. It's still pretty rough right now. Heck, the monitor doesn't even autorotate yet! <g>

I know what you mean about the steampunk stuff. It's a look I could really get into, but, yeah, there's the whole "Eventually I might want to sell the house" thing to consider.

That's why I went "stealth" on my cabinet. It's still great when someone comes over who hasn't seen it and I unfold it for the first time.

20k on a custom gameroom remodel of a basement? You'll likely get most of that back in resale, and you get to enjoy it in the meantime.

Me, I've got to tear out 120' of 8' high railroad tie retaining wall and replace it in the backyard before the hill behind me ends up in my pool (or worse). That's about double that price, and I can almost guarantee I won't see a penny of that in the resale value of my house 

You might want to factor in that if you didn't do the repairs, it would negatively affect the resale value, so really you are getting it back in the long run. 

[drventure]

You might want to factor in that if you didn't do the repairs, it would negatively affect the resale value, so really you are getting it back in the long run.

Talk about lemonade out of lemons 

But yeah, true enough. Actually, I had one guy tell me the wall is close enough to the house that if it came down right, I could loose the backside of my house.

Ugh.

[Garza]

Zakks bar is great love the lighting effects! 

[Zakk]

You might want to factor in that if you didn't do the repairs, it would negatively affect the resale value, so really you are getting it back in the long run.

Talk about lemonade out of lemons 

But yeah, true enough. Actually, I had one guy tell me the wall is close enough to the house that if it came down right, I could loose the backside of my house.

Ugh.

I'm pretty sure that would affect resale too. 

[pinballwizard79]

Why are some of you guys so rich? How can I get rich enough to justify spending 20,000 on a custom Bar plus/gameroom for my basement?

Real estate & subprime mortgages

Zakk thats a sweet ass gameroom man, nice!

[Zakk]

Thanks guys.  

I forgot to pic the mame machine around the corner, and I don't know why, but the pac up against the brick wall just feels right, there must have been a pac machine somewhere I played as a kid that was in a place like that.  It just looked right when I put it there.

[Donkey_Kong]

Thanks guys. 

I forgot to pic the mame machine around the corner, and I don't know why, but the pac up against the brick wall just feels right, there must have been a pac machine somewhere I played as a kid that was in a place like that.  It just looked right when I put it there.

I've seen that pic in the past, and have thought the same thing. It fits nice, it's like tucked away in the corner of a pizza place or the local pub.

[Zakk]

Thanks guys. 

I forgot to pic the mame machine around the corner, and I don't know why, but the pac up against the brick wall just feels right, there must have been a pac machine somewhere I played as a kid that was in a place like that.  It just looked right when I put it there.

I've seen that pic in the past, and have thought the same thing. It fits nice, it's like tucked away in the corner of a pizza place or the local pub.

Since I only finished that wall about 2 months ago, I kind of doubt you've seen that pic before. 

[Donkey_Kong]

Thanks guys. 

I forgot to pic the mame machine around the corner, and I don't know why, but the pac up against the brick wall just feels right, there must have been a pac machine somewhere I played as a kid that was in a place like that.  It just looked right when I put it there.

I've seen that pic in the past, and have thought the same thing. It fits nice, it's like tucked away in the corner of a pizza place or the local pub.

Since I only finished that wall about 2 months ago, I kind of doubt you've seen that pic before. 

Must have been your old brick wall. What the hell was wrong with your old brick wall anyway? Pacman looks good next to ANY brick wall, apparently.
 


Did you even have an old brick wall? :cheesy

[FrizzleFried]

...a few of my newest....

[Zakk]

Thanks guys. 

I forgot to pic the mame machine around the corner, and I don't know why, but the pac up against the brick wall just feels right, there must have been a pac machine somewhere I played as a kid that was in a place like that.  It just looked right when I put it there.

I've seen that pic in the past, and have thought the same thing. It fits nice, it's like tucked away in the corner of a pizza place or the local pub.

Since I only finished that wall about 2 months ago, I kind of doubt you've seen that pic before. 

Must have been your old brick wall. What the hell was wrong with your old brick wall anyway? Pacman looks good next to ANY brick wall, apparently.
 


Did you even have an old brick wall? :cheesy

Heh, nope there was no wall, I put that in to separate the bar from the kid's area.  Veneer brick slices of reclaimed brick.  Gives a real homey feeling to the place