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Arcade Collecting => Miscellaneous Arcade Talk => Topic started by: eggedd2k on July 02, 2005, 12:54:08 pm
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Ok in my gameroom (well spare bedroom with arcade machine in) I want to put some arcade related bits in it. i've got an outrun marquee which i'm going to put on the wall, a Taito ashtray (for coins) and I'm gonna get some flyers printed.
any other suggestions for cool arcade related stuff? there's not any room left for any more machines ;)
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80's movie posters and 80's knick knacks..........
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an old, small, coke machine
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i went with the sportsbar look. Autographed memorabilia, and some neon signs. I also added a slot machine(takes up minimal room), and a bartop.
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i like the idea of 80's movie posters. late 80's and early 90's would be good for me (that's my arcade era)
i think the scarface poster is essential
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What about a good Star Trek movie poster ;D
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nah i'm not into star trek
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Lot's of day-glo stuff in Miami Vice styles.
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I like to keep a good supply of the late 70's early 80's handheld games around. The one's made by Mattel and Bambino. They have plenty at local flea markets, usually under a buck. Last one I got was a Pac Man handheld for a quarter.
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Damn, a quarter? I'm looking for a Galaxian to complete my collection.
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What about one of the great big 3d cardboard displays they put in movie theatres to advertise new films?
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If I could re-create the arcades I remember and love, here's what I'd need:
-A beat-up payphone on the wall in the back corner. A phonebook holder with no phonebook.
-A change machine with a dollar bill slot that rejects 1 out of 2 bills.
-A cardboard standup of an arcade attendant/change monkey. Make sure he looks bored.
-Block out all the windows. Put some can lights on a dimmer in the celing. Don't turn the dimmer up.
-Gum in the carpet. Dark carpet.
-Graffitti. Not great big spraypaint stuff, just magic marker and knife work.
-A poster of a door in the back, opening on tiny room full of broken games & a fat guy watching a B&W TV.
-Signs everywhere prohibiting smoking, loitering, food, beverages, fighting, gambling, etc.
-Ciggarette butts, empty soda cups, empty candy bar wrappers.
-A trash can with a plastic lid that swings back so you can drop the trash in. So full the lid won't swing.
-The change monkey should be standing right next to the garbage can.
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great ideas although I don't think the wife would be keen ;D
I like the idea of having a cardboard cutout of a change monkey/the mona lisa.
a saw someone selling a full size change booth on e-bay a few weeks ago.
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Damn, a quarter? I'm looking for a Galaxian to complete my collection.
He's not talking about the Coleco arcade tabletops. No one at a flea would sell those for a quarter.
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How about lightboxes for your spare marquees (if you have any)?
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Oh, and depending on what ambience you were used to in your youth, you might need to hire some scumbag to walk around and whisper "pot, hash" as you're playing.
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Kremmit wins........
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If I could re-create the arcades I remember and love, here's what I'd need:
-A beat-up payphone on the wall in the back corner. A phonebook holder with no phonebook.
-A change machine with a dollar bill slot that rejects 1 out of 2 bills.
-A cardboard standup of an arcade attendant/change monkey. Make sure he looks bored.
-Block out all the windows. Put some can lights on a dimmer in the celing. Don't turn the dimmer up.
-Gum in the carpet. Dark carpet.
-Graffitti. Not great big spraypaint stuff, just magic marker and knife work.
-A poster of a door in the back, opening on tiny room full of broken games & a fat guy watching a B&W TV.
-Signs everywhere prohibiting smoking, loitering, food, beverages, fighting, gambling, etc.
-Ciggarette butts, empty soda cups, empty candy bar wrappers.
-A trash can with a plastic lid that swings back so you can drop the trash in. So full the lid won't swing.
-The change monkey should be standing right next to the garbage can.
So that's the plan for all those games.
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You're right ChadTower, I'm talking about the small LED games that fit in the palm of your hand. I did get a Frogger tabletop for $7.00 once. I also stumbled onto two large boxes of Atari 2600's at a flea market. Got them both for $15.00. After unpacking them I had 11 2600's (7 working right out of the box) and over a hundred games. I took what I wanted and sold the rest on Ebay and made almost $600.00. Flea markets are a gamers friend. Look for the ones on college campus or at churches!
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a glowing green exit sign
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I've always wanted one of those giant fiberglass amusement park trashcan lids for my gameroom. Shaped like a Clown or a Hippo or a Lion. Anyone ever see these? I've searched for places online and have looked on eBay but have never seen them. I imagine some of those Arcade Graveyards places might have something like this...
Pee-wee's Playhouse or Neverland Ranch?
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a glowing green exit sign
Duh, I forgot that one. Only mine would have a burnt out bulb in it.
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Hey, Ray, I think I've got a Galaxian tabletop. Condition Unknown.
I'll have a dig through the closet if you're interested.
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Hey, Ray, I think I've got a Galaxian tabletop.
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Check out this bathroom at Game Junkie in West Chester, OH:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/toxickaty/21648229/in/pool-retrogaming/
I especially like the Mrs. Pac-man Bezel mirror!
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That is one cool bathroom
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If you're into the 80s scene my buddy put a room length shelf about 18" from the ceiling and placed a bunch of transformer figures, gobots, GI JOES, etc around the room. I think it looks pretty cool and great way to display your toys!
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You need a gum ball machine.
I used Arcade Marquees for a border around the ceiling.
Also, they had signs like "new game" and "don't sit on the tables" etc in game rooms.
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Seal off all the windows, paint the walls and ceiling black, splatter UV paint on the walls, and bust out the black lights! (That may be a little overboard, though.)
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a glowing green exit sign
Duh, I forgot that one.
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a glowing green exit sign
Duh, I forgot that one.
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You need a gum ball machine.
I used Arcade Marquees for a border around the ceiling.
I have that too, I pulled a gumball machine of my route because some $#$@$@ jammed @#$@$ toothpicks in the lock.
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A few weeks ago, we had bulky garbage pick-up day around here. In one of my neighbor's piles by the street, I spotted an old 10" fire alarm bell, very rusted but still cool. I took it home, got all the paint and rust off with emory cloth and naval jelly, and painted it fire engine red. I know have it hooked up to my pinball machine. ;D