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Visitor Q:
Gotta have a pinball machine!

What, no BEER!!!!???  :hissy:
javeryh:

--- Quote from: pinballwizard79 on January 18, 2009, 10:57:33 pm ---I agree with Cheffo.

When I say Theater I mean an HDTV, game console & speakers....not a front projector theater setup.

This allows Madden or Forza to be played with the lights on, because it would suck to play darts in the dark just as much as it would to play COD in a bright room washing out 80% of your picture on a front projector theater.

 :dizzy:



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I plan on having a separate "theater" room for the projector and movie watching.  The HDTV with the consoles will be in another space not in the theater room.  Right now it's all a pipe dream though - I'm planning to move soon but I don't know how much bigger of a house I can afford.
Flake:
Gotta have a big bar fully stocked.  A full sized refridgerator is the way to go.  A mini-fridge is....well....too mini. 

My basement/gameroom is pretty much all open and really just one big room.  If you were sitting by the bar you can see/hear just about everything - all while playing the Itouch5.  You can watch the 32" TV by the bar or the 65" TV in the "living room" area of the basement.  You could also see someone playing the mame cabinet and throwing darts.  I personally love this setup.  I think if I had a dedicated theater room I would obvioulsy only have the theater in that room. 

My basement was really designed originally for watching NFL games/entertaining.  Personally I like the mame cabinet being out in the open.  Its just a really big room with lots to do.....

I have pics posted in Pinballwizard's game room pics thread.  I highly recommend checking out that thread its pretty cool.  I'll have to repost some pics at some point as there have been some changes to what you see in my pics.

My top 5(6) would be mame cabinet, big TV with surround sound, big bar, touchscreen game (Itouch/megatouch), pinball, jukebox.  Sorry I cant do just 5 as I deem all these necessary.  Now I just need to get that pinball........
Loafmeister:
I'm kinda cheatin' ;)

5 - hidef Home theatre in one end of the room with X360/PS3 and of course favourite movies
4 - Pool table with a ping pong top at the other end
3 - Real pinball machine (Firepower) near the middle
2 - Mame cab that also plays several roles: play cool cab friendly PC games, other emulators, pinball, jukebox and hopefully soon some slots (gotta figure that one out!)

and most importantly...

1 - ME with friends/family, whether playing with my man-cave toys, watching movies or relaxing sitting at the computer desk reading/posting messages on arcadecontrols.com, while watching HDTV or listening to the jukebox in the background.

I have other toys, Air Hockey, Dart board, etc; but they don't get the attention those are the top 5 for sure.

:)
urbecrisch:
Flake, I'm doing the same thing as you with my basement.  It's an open space due to the large amount of parties and get togethers my wife and I have.  I don't want a dedicated theater room cause I often have people over for sporting events and there's nothing like watching football on a 106" hdtv screen. 
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