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Title: Some gaming pics
Post by: Wade on April 18, 2005, 10:59:31 am
Apparently something strange is in the springtime air because we had 3 unannounced gatherings in the past 2 weekends.  It finally occurred to me to snap some pics for posterity. :)
Title: Re: Some gaming pics
Post by: Stingray on April 18, 2005, 11:01:09 am
What is that little Simpsons game?

-S
Title: Re: Some gaming pics
Post by: Wade on April 18, 2005, 11:08:12 am
This was after an "unlucky" (read: expensive) night at the dog track and gaming center.
Title: Re: Some gaming pics
Post by: Wade on April 18, 2005, 11:14:33 am
First picture below: The Who Dunnit broke before anyone got to play it!  As a result there were several 4 player games on the WCS'94.  I had to sit out this round, in order to give the others a chance to play. (Ha - truthfully, I didn't win ANY of the 4 player games!)

Second picture below: Even some of the ladies were intrigued by the T&F.  We later determined it is mostly a testosterone-driven game. :)

Title: Re: Some gaming pics
Post by: SaiNRuB on April 18, 2005, 11:26:20 am
Man you got a real nice set-up for your gameroom.
Looks like alot of fun, thats what its all about buddy!
Title: Re: Some gaming pics
Post by: Daniel270 on April 18, 2005, 03:27:59 pm
Might want to consider coasters (at the least) for those playing on your cocktail.....  ;D
Title: Re: Some gaming pics
Post by: Wade on April 18, 2005, 04:02:21 pm
Stingray: The Mini Simpsons was a project I recently posted in the Project Announcements sub-board:
http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,34580.0.html

SaiNRub: Thanks! Yes, these gatherings when the games get some serious play are the best...

Daniel270: Ha!  Na, they don't really need coasters.  But, my gameroom IS terribly low on places to rest drinks though, so on my "list" is building a bunch of shelves and tiny tall tables to stick between the games (similar to Dave and Busters and other large gamerooms).  Some of the games have NO good place to rest a drink, so they end up sitting on the floor or on the tilted glass of a pinball machine!

Wade
Title: Re: Some gaming pics
Post by: heffe2001 on April 18, 2005, 04:19:01 pm
Seeing that Space Shuttle pinball machine makes me wish I had never sold mine :(.  I still have the little sign that goes on top of it though :).
Title: Re: Some gaming pics
Post by: GGKoul on April 18, 2005, 04:25:06 pm
Looks like a fun party.

Suggestion for the next addition:

Another crowd pleaser is Stepmania.  I added it to my Mame cab and whenever people gather at my house, all the want to do is play Stepmania and sing Karoke on my Xbox. 


Title: Re: Some gaming pics
Post by: Felix T Cat on April 18, 2005, 07:43:11 pm
I'm drooling over the Track and Field Cocktail.......

And GGKoul what step pad did you get for your Stepmaina ?
Title: Re: Some gaming pics
Post by: cholin on April 18, 2005, 07:50:54 pm
I want to build a pad for StepMania too ;D  GG, I wanna know which pad too.  NICE PARTIES!
Title: Re: Some gaming pics
Post by: killbill on April 18, 2005, 08:07:18 pm
Nice set up.

I also own Space Shuttle Pinball.  I love that thing.

I bit off the subject, but check out this guy's game room:

http://www.peterhirschberg.com/arcade/gameroom.htm

This is a set up only dreamed about in the innocence of youth.
I have not seen heaven, but this is close.
If this was Michael Jackson's house, I may have let him touch me circa '84.  ;)
Hell, for the right price I'd probably let him touch me now. . .during the trial. . .in the courtroom. . .in front of the court's sketch artist.  :)
Title: Re: Some gaming pics
Post by: IG-88 on April 18, 2005, 09:31:15 pm
Man, that just hurts too look at..... :P
Title: Re: Some gaming pics
Post by: Wade on April 19, 2005, 09:56:10 am
Stepmania, hmmmm... I may have to look into that.  I've never actually played any of those types of games before.

I still have a big list of games to add.  I'd kinda like to get a bigscreen shooter, and I'd love a skeeball.  I also have some more classics in the garage which I haven't integrated yet.

The Space Shuttle isn't actually mine, I'm just "storing" it for a buddy! :) He has a lot more games than he can fit in his current gameroom.

I hadn't seen Peter's gameroom in a while, but I remember it.  Yeah, that gameroom is sweet!  I love the carpet and 80's feel.  Among our local pinball/gameroom club, which we have meetings each month, my gameroom is definitely one of the more modest ones.  A few of them are just INSANE!!

Wade
Title: Re: Some gaming pics
Post by: Stingray on April 19, 2005, 10:02:01 am
Stingray: The Mini Simpsons was a project I recently posted in the Project Announcements sub-board:
http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,34580.0.html



Oh yeah, I remember your post a while back that you had bought a couple of empty mini cabs but didn't know what to do with them. Glad you found a good use for one, that's a really neat little machine you made there!

-S
Title: Re: Some gaming pics
Post by: monkeybomb on April 19, 2005, 11:22:02 am

http://www.peterhirschberg.com/arcade/gameroom.htm



WOW.  Carpet, checkered tile - TWO change machines - TWO rooms

That's the sickest game room I've seen yet.  Does anyone have a link that might beat it?
Title: Re: Some gaming pics
Post by: Wade on April 19, 2005, 12:01:02 pm
http://www.wvpinball.com/

A few of these are pretty sweet.  Two of the guys have moved and enlarged / remodeled their gamerooms since the pictures on the site above. :)  I have some pics of another (dedicated, second building) gameroom that isn't on the website yet.

Needless to say, I look forward to our meetings each month. ;)

Wade
Title: Re: Some gaming pics
Post by: javeryh on April 19, 2005, 12:46:43 pm
Awesome room.  Someday when I move to a bigger house I'm definitely doing someting similar...
Title: Re: Some gaming pics
Post by: rchadd on April 20, 2005, 01:12:07 pm
whenever people gather at my house, all the want to do is play Stepmania and sing Karoke on my Xbox.
Title: Re: Some gaming pics
Post by: GGKoul on April 20, 2005, 02:20:19 pm
whenever people gather at my house, all the want to do is play Stepmania and sing Karoke on my Xbox.
Title: Re: Some gaming pics
Post by: GGKoul on April 20, 2005, 02:23:14 pm
Hey Wade

I just noticed you have a World Cup 98 pinball as well.
Title: Re: Some gaming pics
Post by: Wade on April 20, 2005, 02:51:48 pm
Sure, I'll let you know, and you can just fly on down! ;)

Maybe we should just meet up some time, so I can sell you all of my games. ;)  I put a lot of work into the WCS'94, and it is a fun game and plays great, but I tend to think I will sell or trade it eventually.  There are other games that just "grab" me more.  Inevitably, I will get tired of any pin, and I can only afford so many of them. :)

Wade
Title: Re: Some gaming pics
Post by: GGKoul on April 20, 2005, 02:59:00 pm
Ok, so I'll fly down and take the VR twin and WCup94 pin home with me.  Heck, while I'm there, I'll take the track and field cocktail off your hands too.   :D