Gameroom musthaves

[wooowman93]

What would you say is the top 5 things you should have in a gameroom

mine would be
1.BIG tv with consoles
2.Table Tennis
3.Arcade Cabinet
4.Real Dart(no magnetic/electronic crap)
5.Big sofa

[CheffoJeffo]

No pinball ? 

[wooowman93]

PinBall's  pretty $$$

[Burn4Evr]

1. Big TVs (yes plural) each with a video game system or two (xbox or xbox360)
2. Mame Cab (showcase cab if possible)
3. Jukebox (or PC with Juke software... and touch screen)
4. Pinball Machine
5. The most elusive and expensive ... women .... which if you have Rock Band makes having women in your game room alot easier

[javeryh]

No shuffleboard?
No mini-bar?
No old-time popcorn machine?
No comfy leather recliner?
No super chexx bubble hockey?

I'd also swap out the big TV for a projector and the table tennis for a pool table.   I have my exact dream gameroom/basement all laid out - I just need to get a big enough house!!  

[Burn4Evr]

A minibar would be sweet
Projectors are more of a pain then a big TV
popcorn machine ..... id skip that ... and as much as I want a cotton candy machine still its not on my top 5.

Pool table is another good one, if I had the room, I'd def go for one, even though I'm horrible at it.
I just wish they had a quality pool table/air hocky table

[Ginsu Victim]

A cabinet and a comfy stool. All I need.

[urbecrisch]

I'm in the process of remodeling my basement.  Already have:

Mame Cabinet
Pinball Machine
Pool Table
Skill Stop Slot Machine
Electronic Dart Board
Table Tennis
Foosball
Touchscreen Jukebox
14' Bar

I will be adding a 1080P projector with 106" screen once the basement is complete.  I have the projector in hand, just waiting to set it up once the dust settles.  Am planning on upgrading my foosball table and replacing electronic dart board with a Valley Cougar machine at the next auction.  Can't wait till it's done!  I'll post pics.

[dreamakuma]

Three Tv's,One with a dreamcast, other with a ps2 last would have cable
Four beanbag chairs
X-men:COTA cabinet
Dreamarcade(dreamcast cab)
house of the dead 2 cab
tekken 3 showcase cab
Rastan cab
Indiana jones pinball
Family guy pinball
Airhockey table
Sofa
Minifridge
Microwave
Jukebox with nothing but the rolling stones...

[Mauzy]

I guess a few of you guys missed the "5 things" part. 

1. HDTV - for 360/Dreamcast/PS2
2. Regular (non wide) TV - cable/NES/SNES
3. My arcade Cabs
4. Gaming knick-knacks/posters
5. Horribly comfy/dusty couch

I'm easy to please. What can I say?

[pinballwizard79]

1. MAME arcade
2. Theater/big screen & sound (thats a given/must)
3. Foosball
4. Billiards
5. Pinball

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=81323.0

[CheffoJeffo]

Interesting -- there is no way that I would want my theatre room and game room to be the same -- in my house it would limit use of the both too much.

I want to be able to play a rollicking game of Robotron or some pinball without disturbing Mrs Cheffo or the kids watching a movie.

Conversely, I don't want to hear Mrs Cheffo pinging away on Bust A Move while I'm watching Blade Runner.

[abzman2000]

1. 4 player mame cab (sticks, buttons, 1trackball)
2. vertical mame cab
3. swapable pannel mame cab
4. showcase rail shooter mame cab
5. star wars trilogy
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6. tron
7. edot
8. star wars 25" cockpit
9. driving mame cab
10. pinball (star trek maybe)
11. 42+" hdtv connected to the mother of all a/v switches connected to just about every game console ever made
12. bookshelf of games for all the consoles
13. huge couch
14. sound system playing rush (tom sawyer)

[wooowman93]

That is a bit OD on the cabs don't you think

[abzman2000]

after my quest for the ultimate cab/control panel I have decided that you can only cram so many different control schemes into one cab, so don't even try

[wooowman93]

for me its fighters all the nobody gets in the way of spidey

[Mauzy]

14. sound system playing rush (tom sawyer)

Dammit. Im cheating and putting 6 as a RUSH themed juke. I need YYZ and Working Man to game...

[pinballwizard79]

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.

 

[DeLuSioNal29]

A minibar would be sweet
Projectors are more of a pain then a big TV
popcorn machine ..... id skip that ... and as much as I want a cotton candy machine still its not on my top 5.

Pool table is another good one, if I had the room, I'd def go for one, even though I'm horrible at it.
I just wish they had a quality pool table/air hocky table

Ever considered and air hockey table?  It takes up less room than a pool table since you can have it up against a wall.

[Blanka]

A Woman that loves Mappy

[Visitor Q]

Gotta have a pinball machine!

What, no BEER!!!!??? 

[javeryh]

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.

 

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. 

[Namco]

• Mame cab with a horizontal monitor, Street fighter 2 layout with room in the middle for a big trackball
• Mame cab with a vertical monitor with a 4-way stick, trackball, and spinner
• Classic Williams pinball machine like Pinbot, Cyclone, or High Speed
• 90's Williams pinball machine Funhouse, Whrilwind, Twilight Zone, or Adam's Family
• One of those newfangled Stern Pinballs like LotR or Indiana Jones
• A bunch of friends, neon signs, carpeting, and classic 80's music.

[Hoopz]

Stripper pole!    

I'd also say a poker table AND a table for classic board games like Monopoly, Risk, Stratego etc.  I enjoy playing those types of games as much as video games.

[CheffoJeffo]

Here you go, troublemaker -- I even threw in a billiards table for you!



 

[Hoopz]

Of course, you had that picture at your fingertips eh?   


 

[CheffoJeffo]

Blame it on GameRoom!

[Flake]

Stripper pole!  Man I knew I was missing something.  Now just have to get the wife to take striptease dance classes......

[RayB]

I say ixnay on the table tennis. Takes too much room and won't get much play. Same for billiards. It's a luxury if you have the space.

You need at least 1 modern Pachinko machine, a jukebox (not necessarily a large one... it can just be your IPOD connected to a stereo  ), and arcade posters and a couple neon signs.

[pinballwizard79]

2 chicks at the same time man

[Flake]

2 chicks at the same time man

Is that a must have or an afforded luxury? 

I'm afraid if its a must have then I will striving for the perfect gameroom the rest of my life............or I could just kick the wife to the curb....

Eh, even then I'd probably have to pay for the experience anyway......not that I'd be averse to doing that.

[shardian]

Eh, even then I'd probably have to pay for the experience anyway......not that I'd be averse to doing that.

If you lower your standards enough, anything is possible. Me personally, my standards mean much more than a few missed sexual opportunities. 

[Flake]

Eh, even then I'd probably have to pay for the experience anyway......not that I'd be averse to doing that.

If you lower your standards enough, anything is possible. Me personally, my standards mean much more than a few missed sexual opportunities. 

Wow.....OK who unleashed the moral police?  I mean cant we keep the discussion light and fun? 

Next thing you know someone is going to tell me I cant play Mortal Kombat because of the blood.

Just for the record, I have never hired a hooker, nor do I intend to.......well,  at least I dont plan on it........OK maybe when I'm old and my wife is dead and I'm on viagra.........or maybe if I ever get divorced.  Hmmm, OK if I could talk the wife into getting one for both of us then maybe I would.  OK the point I have never hired a hooker....there.

[shardian]

Apparently that didn't come across as I intended it (as a joke). I intended it to say:

You can either pay for a hooker, or lower your standards to the point of 'doing an ugly chick a favor' and get it for free. Here's a few  just to make sure it comes across as a joke.

[Flake]

Ahhh...OK got it.  But doesnt doing two ugly fat chicks kind of ruin the whole "two chicks at once" thing?

[Namco]

How many posts are going to go by before someone acknowledges pinballwizard79's Office Space quote?

[Flake]

Haha!  Good catch.  Sorry missed that one.  Problem is it wasn't in the same context.  If the premise had been..."what would do with $1,000,000?"  then I might have caught it.

But good catch man.