Author Topic: Basement Arcade on HGTV tomorrow (6/15) (Read 4193 times)

tuckerpup · « **on:** June 15, 2003, 12:49:29 am »

Saw in my local paper that HGTV has a special on tomorrow night about "Ultimate Basements". One segment is about a guy in Mass. who has an 80's arcade in has basement. Thought it might be of interest to others (two of these basements are in my home town of Indianapolis).

Here is a link to information about the episode:

http://www.hgtv.com/hgtv/remodeling/article/0,1797,HGTV_3659_2036861,00.html

Hope you enjoy!

Tuckerpup

SirPeale · « **Reply #1 on:** June 15, 2003, 11:27:30 am »

Let's try that URL again:

http://www.hgtv.com/hgtv/remodeling/article/0,1797,HGTV_3659_2036861,00.html

paigeoliver · « **Reply #2 on:** June 15, 2003, 01:47:07 pm »

Picture 2 - Major Havoc for sure, next to it is? (I, Robot, Firefox, or Return of the Jedi?).

Picture 3, those two game rows are a bit too close together for comfort.

Pic 4, what is wrong with that screenshot?

jakejake28 · « **Reply #3 on:** June 15, 2003, 03:40:03 pm »

hey, didn't pac-man have ghosts of some sort?

OSCAR · « **Reply #4 on:** June 15, 2003, 06:07:04 pm »

Doesn't one of the Multi-Pac kits have an invisible ghosts game? Perhaps that is what the screenshot is from?

jakejake28 · « **Reply #5 on:** June 15, 2003, 06:40:48 pm »

hey oscar, what wouldd the point be without the ghosts? seems kinda easy

OSCAR · « **Reply #6 on:** June 15, 2003, 06:54:48 pm »

Quote from: jakejake28 on June 15, 2003, 06:40:48 pm

hey oscar, what wouldd the point be without the ghosts? seems kinda easy

I said invisible ghosts. The game just got a lot harder, didn't it?

I might be wrong about the invisible ghosts being in a Multi-Pac, but I'm sure there is an invisible walls game in one of the Multi-Pac kits.

jakejake28 · « **Reply #7 on:** June 15, 2003, 07:36:03 pm »

Quote from: OSCAR on June 15, 2003, 06:54:48 pm

Quote from: jakejake28 on June 15, 2003, 06:40:48 pm
hey oscar, what wouldd the point be without the ghosts? seems kinda easy
I said invisible ghosts. The game just got a lot harder, didn't it?

yup, stoopid me. but i doubt there was an invisible ghost option.

spidermonkey · « **Reply #8 on:** June 16, 2003, 12:27:15 am »

The version of pac-man that had disappearing walls once a power pellet was eaten was called "Pac-man After Dark" Don't know the name of the version that had disappearing ghosts but I do remember playing it.

rampy · « **Reply #9 on:** June 16, 2003, 11:28:51 am »

So.... did anyone watch it?

That egyptian guy was a little, er.. tapped... he must have inhaled too much plaster/dry wall dust in his day...

I was a little dissapointed in the arcade basement guy... He doesn't even repair/fix his own games... which must be frequently with all those vectors n' stuff. THe dedicated Major Havoc was pretty bad arse...

He's a lucky bastage I guess =P

bah! I think when I get a game room/basement... I'll go 2-3 mame cabinets, 1 pinball, 1-2 must have classics, skee ball for the wife, and an mp3 juke of some sort. *Shrug* (dreams on....)

Rampy

Frostillicus · « **Reply #10 on:** June 16, 2003, 11:52:05 am »

Quote from: rampy on June 16, 2003, 11:28:51 am

bah! I think when I get a game room/basement... I'll go 2-3 mame cabinets, 1 pinball, 1-2 must have classics, skee ball for the wife, and an mp3 juke of some sort. *Shrug* (dreams on....)

Rampy

That's a good idea - I'd be settling on some mame cabs and maybe 2-6 'must-haves'.

The arcade guy I thought would be a name I'd recognize from RGVAC, and have a huge electronic workshop. Instead he pays others to do it. *shrug* I would add the arcade cliche carpeting, neon signs, weird lighting, go all out and make it an "arcade".

The egyption dude was definitely a little weird. But the bar was awesome. I would have like to seen more egytpian layout than just some abstract wall-art.

I think they ran out of basements if they had to do 2 for basketball/sports. Whatever.

Coolest basement - the railroad. I wouldn't want it in mine, but I think it would be cool to watch for an afternoon, especially the sessions they have.

Most dedicated DIY'er - the main street recreation basement. Good grief that's intense.

Course, I don't even have a basement

jakejake28 · « **Reply #11 on:** June 16, 2003, 12:07:04 pm »

you can't forget the change machine that eats every third dollar, and only accepts those that you iron beforehand. well, atleast every arcade i have ever bbeen in has one of them.

rampy · « **Reply #12 on:** June 16, 2003, 12:07:14 pm »

Quote from: Frostillicus on June 16, 2003, 11:52:05 am

The egyption dude was definitely a little weird. But the bar was awesome. I would have like to seen more egytpian layout than just some abstract wall-art.

Agreed on the bar

Quote

Coolest basement - the railroad. I wouldn't want it in mine, but I think it would be cool to watch for an afternoon, especially the sessions they have.

I dunno... I thought that the railroad would be neatest/fun to build/construct... but would be the least interesting once it was running. (and I thought I took my mame cabinet hobby too seriously... this guy installed an intercom to reach different "train stations" in his basement...) *shrug* to each his own...

rampy

HeadRusch · « **Reply #13 on:** June 16, 2003, 09:32:19 pm »

1) Guys who shop videogames, dont keep videogames...they shop them..they fix them..they sell them...to make MONEY...they usually aren't collectors.

2) Guys who can afford to BUY the refurbed video games, dont HAVE to repair them.....they can afford to have someone else repair them.

While I love the idea of having an "arcade", the fact is.....having all those dedicated cabs would get boring real fast. I mean....I love the cab shapes,a nd the artwork, but seriously.....I wouldn't want to own that many 400lb pieces of wood. When I'm done I'll have 2 uprights, a sit down and my coctail...I'll put up something in neon, some tacky artwork, throw down a blacklight-ready throwrug and there you go...instant arcade....

_Iz- · « **Reply #14 on:** June 17, 2003, 02:56:39 pm »

Is there a rip of this episode I can download somewhere? I missed it on TV...

SirPoonga · « **Reply #15 on:** June 18, 2003, 12:21:56 am »

Quote from: _Iz- on June 17, 2003, 02:56:39 pm

Is there a rip of this episode I can download somewhere? I missed it on TV...

It's hgtv, wouldn't there be a rerun sometime soon?

jakejake28 · « **Reply #16 on:** June 18, 2003, 12:44:53 am »

Quote from: SirPoonga on June 18, 2003, 12:21:56 am

Quote from: _Iz- on June 17, 2003, 02:56:39 pm
Is there a rip of this episode I can download somewhere? I missed it on TV...
It's hgtv, wouldn't there be a rerun sometime soon?

chances are, thats what they will play 4 times a day, in between martha stewart and, uh, another martha stewart.

_Iz- · « **Reply #17 on:** June 18, 2003, 11:10:31 am »

didn't air at all on the canadian version of this channel...

IIOIOOIOO · « **Reply #18 on:** June 18, 2003, 04:13:54 pm »

They don't want to torment Canucks with our abundant supply of electricity. But at least you guys have pet Yetis right?

_Iz- · « **Reply #19 on:** June 18, 2003, 06:09:29 pm »

yeah, they just walk right into our igloos and refuse to leave...

Odonadon · « **Reply #20 on:** June 18, 2003, 06:12:25 pm »

Quote from: IIOIOOIOO on June 18, 2003, 04:13:54 pm

They don't want to torment Canucks with our abundant supply of electricity. But at least you guys have pet Yetis right?

Consider the fact that a lot of your electricity comes from us

Only problem with the Yeti is the smell. Mine, anyway.

Odonadon


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