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Title: Fruits of my labor
Post by: tbombaci on March 27, 2005, 11:15:17 pm

Hello all. I have been pretty busy making cabinets for friends and getting my basement ready for all of the games I seem to be hoarding. Just wanted to share my progress so far. I am pretty happy with the results. Is this a project announcement??  :)

This is my basement so far. I am working on another MAME machine for the downstairs. Still have my first one in the "office" next to the DomPAC

(http://www.bombaci.org/tom/arcade/arcade_700px.jpg)

The rest of the pics are here:
http://www.bombaci.org/tom/arcade/

-Tom

Title: Re: Fruits of my labor
Post by: cholin on March 27, 2005, 11:24:21 pm

Jesus dude thats your basement!?  Im sure that picture will make most of us jealous.  Nice work though!  Damn man, some people must be a *little* too obsessed :P

EDIT: I can just imagine your power bill.

Title: Re: Fruits of my labor
Post by: mahuti on March 27, 2005, 11:31:55 pm

Dude. cool. dude.

Title: Re: Fruits of my labor
Post by: tbombaci on March 27, 2005, 11:43:55 pm

Quote from: cholin on March 27, 2005, 11:24:21 pm

Jesus dude thats your basement!?  Im sure that picture will make most of us jealous.  Nice work though!  Damn man, some people must be a *little* too obsessed :P

EDIT: I can just imagine your power bill.

Nah, not obsessed. Just my hobby. As for power, it's not like they are all on all of the time. Just for parties, etc... I just ran two new 20a circuits to the south wall for four more games that are in my workshop.

Okay, I am obsessed.

:)


-Tom

Title: Re: Fruits of my labor
Post by: Nannuu on March 28, 2005, 12:06:23 am

Ah, you've been holding out on us Tom!  Nice!  I so need a basement....

Title: Re: Fruits of my labor
Post by: SaiNRuB on March 28, 2005, 12:35:43 am

Sweet arcade man, looks awesome.

Title: Re: Fruits of my labor
Post by: Nailz on March 28, 2005, 01:11:49 am

I salute you!

Title: Re: Fruits of my labor
Post by: DreamWeb on March 28, 2005, 01:32:40 am

That's one heck of a way to 'finish' a basement!!

May you never experience a flood.

d.

Title: Re: Fruits of my labor
Post by: bowza on March 28, 2005, 06:49:13 am

Very nice man,

Please say u have an Asteroids in the workshop to be installed some time in the future.

That would finish it off to a T.

Bowza

Title: Re: Fruits of my labor
Post by: Santoro on March 28, 2005, 08:58:55 am

We really need a drooling smiley for this place. 

*drool*

Title: Re: Fruits of my labor
Post by: nostrebor on March 28, 2005, 10:06:50 am

:o :o  I can't really think of anything else to say so...  :o :o

PS: I would like to thank you for being more obsessed of a hobbyist than me. Here's to hoping that your picture will give my wife some comfort about my current level of obsession ;) ;D

Title: Re: Fruits of my labor
Post by: Santoro on March 28, 2005, 10:22:50 am

Hey, where do you get the posters?  I have been looking for months, and eBay hasn't been much help.

Title: Re: Fruits of my labor
Post by: Dave_K. on March 28, 2005, 12:13:02 pm

So when are these "parties"?  ;D

Title: Re: Fruits of my labor
Post by: tbombaci on March 28, 2005, 12:45:04 pm

Quote from: bowza on March 28, 2005, 06:49:13 am

Very nice man,

Please say u have an Asteroids in the workshop to be installed some time in the future.

That would finish it off to a T.

Bowza

I am working on a Star Wars, Smash T.V. and a Super Puzzle Fighter. I am in negotiations for a Defender and a Marvel Super Heroes. The Marvel SH will be sold off right away. I really haven't any interest in it.

-Tom

Title: Re: Fruits of my labor
Post by: Stingray on March 28, 2005, 12:47:36 pm

That is so very sweet.

-S

Title: Re: Fruits of my labor
Post by: Crazy Cooter on March 28, 2005, 12:50:36 pm

Quote from: tbombaci on March 28, 2005, 12:45:04 pm

I am in negotiations for a Defender and a Marvel Super Heroes...

lol.  Spoken like a true enthusiast. ;)

Title: Re: Fruits of my labor
Post by: tbombaci on March 28, 2005, 01:06:06 pm

Quote from: Santoro on March 28, 2005, 10:22:50 am

Hey, where do you get the posters?  I have been looking for months, and eBay hasn't been much help.

They are from the Arcade Flyer database. Decent resolution for an 18x24. I printed them at work.

-tom

Title: Re: Fruits of my labor
Post by: dirt on March 28, 2005, 02:48:21 pm

very very nice. i sometimes wish i didn't have my custom car so i could convert my garage into a full arcade. but like i told the wife "you and the games will go before my car does!".


dirt

Title: Re: Fruits of my labor
Post by: Santoro on March 28, 2005, 03:07:50 pm

Hey, tbombaci

How long have you had the Rush tagline?  I hope I didn't inadvertantly rip you off.  I put mine in there a few months ago.

Title: Re: Fruits of my labor
Post by: missioncontrol on March 28, 2005, 03:10:32 pm

That is one awsome game room...........  :o

I need a basement or garage............  :-\

Title: Re: Fruits of my labor
Post by: tbombaci on March 28, 2005, 03:25:59 pm

Quote from: Santoro on March 28, 2005, 03:07:50 pm

Hey, tbombaci

How long have you had the Rush tagline?

Title: Re: Fruits of my labor
Post by: geomartin on March 28, 2005, 08:44:05 pm

Tom,

You were much too modest in describing your basement collection when we met.  It's totally tubular as we said in the 80's.

The point of the journey is not to arrive...