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Title: my game room
Post by: arcadefever on July 13, 2005, 12:07:31 pm
hi
i`m fred from miami and i'm new in the forum :)
i collect arcade for the last 4 years and this is my game room :
http://www.arcadefever.net/MY-GAMEROOM/MYGAMEROOM.html
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Post by: dema on July 13, 2005, 12:34:32 pm
That is awesome!!!
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Post by: gingerone on July 13, 2005, 01:41:20 pm
I've been to loads of commercial arcades that were nowhere near as good as that.
In fact I think I've only been to one or two that were better.
Hat's off to you man!!
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Post by: flampoo on July 13, 2005, 03:56:51 pm
Where's the "boner" emoticon?
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Post by: MameMaster! on July 13, 2005, 04:27:57 pm
that's really impressive.....me want's a game room like that!!

MameMaster
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Post by: Q*Bert_OP on July 13, 2005, 05:02:01 pm
Nice, When can I visit? J/K :D
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Post by: AmericanDemon on July 13, 2005, 05:07:01 pm
Impressive...but one thing really irked me.....  Why do you have a Golden Axe in a Vigilante cabinet?  ;)  Its like an amalgam.  Other than that....it rocks!
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Post by: arcadefever on July 13, 2005, 05:33:36 pm
american demon
well i`m converting my vigilante into a golden axe i start putting the swords decals and pcb the rest should be there soon  ;)
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Post by: javeryh on July 13, 2005, 05:47:59 pm
Wow.  That's incredible. 
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Post by: Franco on July 13, 2005, 06:20:52 pm
Oh dear lord, someone pass me the kleenex!
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Post by: AlanS17 on July 13, 2005, 07:01:35 pm
I'm jealous of your Space Invaders Deluxe that actually works. I've had mine in the garage for so long now. I'm not the only one in here, either. We've got 3 or 4 people in here with busted SIDs.
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Post by: Mr-Megalo on July 13, 2005, 08:33:42 pm
Freddy ! !  ;D  8)
nice to see a familiar face  :)
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Post by: tommy on July 13, 2005, 08:50:31 pm
Cool game room, PM me your address and i will come over and check it out, not kidding. :o  8)
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Post by: babydickonboard on July 14, 2005, 12:10:54 am
what a fantastic gameroom....  :D you have my envy.....if there were a hall of fame for gamerooms, yours would deserve a place.

I'm jealous of your Space Invaders Deluxe that actually works. I've had mine in the garage for so long now. I'm not the only one in here, either. We've got 3 or 4 people in here with busted SIDs.


i'm part of the broken space invaders club! ;D
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Post by: Taborious on July 14, 2005, 09:15:44 am
Awesome, you have got to be single, I could NEVER get away with that... ;D
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Post by: markrvp on July 14, 2005, 10:38:20 am
Wow, how long did it take you to collect all those?
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Post by: arcadefever on July 14, 2005, 10:52:53 am
Wow, how long did it take you to collect all those?

4 years a lot of work and learning  :)
and hours of restorations
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Post by: Sinner on July 14, 2005, 10:55:48 am
Awesome, you have got to be single, I could NEVER get away with that... ;D
My GF says when we buys a house she wants a nice game room, with a lot of toys...I hope it's still the same after we actually move in...
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Post by: AlanS17 on July 14, 2005, 10:56:34 am
Yeah, I think the secret to having that many machines is knowing how to fix them yourself. Buying them when they're already prettied up makes them twice as expensive.

You gameroom looks like my garage except I haven't even started and you're already finished. Plus I'll be selling all my machines in the garage except for 1 or 2. My brother wants his garage back, and I don't have enough room for them in the house.

I'll have my own gameroom when I get my own place.
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Post by: arcadefever on July 14, 2005, 11:09:00 am
Yeah, I think the secret to having that many machines is knowing how to fix them yourself. Buying them when they're already prettied up makes them twice as expensive.

You gameroom looks like my garage except I haven't even started and you're already finished. Plus I'll be selling all my machines in the garage except for 1 or 2. My brother wants his garage back, and I don't have enough room for them in the house.

I'll have my own gameroom when I get my own place.

why you dont put them in a storage until you get your place  :-\
some storage are not to expensive.depends where you live of course.
if was in the same situation i will do that if not i will kill myself  :'(
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Post by: Baker535 on July 14, 2005, 12:07:04 pm
Awesome.

ROAD TRIP!

-baker
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Post by: AmericanDemon on July 14, 2005, 12:39:43 pm
american demon
well i`m converting my vigilante into a golden axe i start putting the swords decals and pcb the rest should be there soon  ;)

Awesome.  Yeah your room is outstanding.  I could never get away with doing that lol.
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Post by: Clonedsheep on July 14, 2005, 03:57:59 pm
Yeah you are on Mame World. I saw that a while ago and Thought Damn!! Any room for more?
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Post by: SuperGunGuru on July 14, 2005, 04:30:01 pm
Cool! I've seen your site before and always admired the collection.
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Post by: eggedd2k on July 14, 2005, 04:48:12 pm
you'd never get me out of somewhere like that. do you have everything running on free play??

are they arcade flyers on the wall??
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Post by: ChadTower on July 14, 2005, 04:52:36 pm
More importantly, with that many machines in that small a space, how hot is it in there when they're all on like that?
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Post by: eggedd2k on July 14, 2005, 05:08:54 pm
i like the miller time chalk board for high scores.  where'd that come from?
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Post by: arcadefever on July 14, 2005, 05:26:03 pm
you'd never get me out of somewhere like that. do you have everything running on free play??

are they arcade flyers on the wall??

nothing is on free play but as you can see i add next to each cabs a push button conect to the credits i dont like to set up games on free play because some of the games dont run the attract mode and the screen stay frozen, plus i love to here the noise of the credits  ;D

yes it is flyers of games on the wall , basically all the games i own and some of the ones i will love to have.
actually a TEMPEST should join the collection soon.

i saw your icon about double dragon , that my favorite games is it yours too ???

i like the miller time chalk board for high scores. where'd that come from?

well pepole who come over always ask me what my score at this game or what the high score here , so on day i saw this sign on ebay ($30) i got it it came with a special pen , and evrytime i play a game and do a godd score i put it on the board.
when pepole come over the first thing they do is to look at the score and try to beat one so they can have there name on the board :)
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Post by: arcadefever on July 14, 2005, 05:30:12 pm
More importantly, with that many machines in that small a space, how hot is it in there when they're all on like that?

 before i use to have 8 machine in a studio, i move in this nice one bedroom, but i dont know why, but when pepole start to collect this things you cant stop :)
well when they're all on after 3 hours start to get a lil hot but i blow strong ac and evrything is ok .
the marquee are the things who make the arcade hot .
actualy i`m looking with my girl friend for a house so we can have a biger game room , she live in another one apartment 5 minutes from my place .
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Post by: Fig on July 14, 2005, 10:29:12 pm
Awesome! How do you sleep @ night? I would be playing all the time
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Post by: KonkeyKong on July 15, 2005, 01:53:13 pm
it's a beautiful sight to see so many classics together in working order.  well done.
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Post by: Darth Nuno on July 15, 2005, 06:35:43 pm
I'm building a gameroom now.

Have a look here : http://www.dragonslair.be/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=32

Any good advise  ???

Thanks  :angel:
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Post by: GameOver on July 15, 2005, 07:05:37 pm
I'm building a gameroom now.

Have a look here : http://www.dragonslair.be/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=32


Fantastic!  What's that - about 16' x 24'?  I can't wait to see it completed!  What are you going to put in there? 

ArcadeFever - you've got a sweet set-up!  And a well done web site too.  Looks like ya have some fun parties.  Wish I lived in FL!
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Post by: arcadefever on July 15, 2005, 07:41:06 pm
I'm building a gameroom now.

Have a look here : http://www.dragonslair.be/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=32

Any good advise
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Post by: GameOver on July 15, 2005, 07:59:12 pm
Hey arcade fever - mind if I use your BYOAC name as a license plate?  I had a post a month or so ago trying to figure out a good plate that would show my enthusiasm as a classic arcader.  I think your forum name would work well.  I'm thinking either ARCD FVR or RCDE FVR.  Cool?

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=38846.msg350824#msg350824
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Post by: arcadefever on July 15, 2005, 08:21:20 pm
Hey arcade fever - mind if I use your BYOAC name as a license plate?
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Post by: tbombaci on July 16, 2005, 02:27:14 am
Nice.

Here's mine:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/85324950@N00/sets/568989/

-Tom
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Post by: arcadefever on July 16, 2005, 11:10:06 am
Nice.

Here's mine:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/85324950@N00/sets/568989/

-Tom

waaaaaaaaaaaa what a nice game room :) i will post some of your picture on my web site :)
thanks for sharing
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Post by: zorg on July 18, 2005, 05:45:36 pm
Here's mine:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/85324950@N00/sets/568989/

Tom any chance to see the Space Harrier side art traced one day ??  ;D ;D
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Post by: tbombaci on July 18, 2005, 05:51:09 pm
I can scan it for you, if you like.

-tom

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Post by: kiddk1 on July 18, 2005, 08:55:28 pm
Where's the "boner" emoticon?

DITTO!
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Post by: zorg on July 21, 2005, 07:00:40 am
I can scan it for you, if you like.


yes please scan it.
but it will take a really long time before I can trace (2 new born twins to care off  :D :D)
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Post by: HAWKXP on October 11, 2005, 09:00:07 pm
fred 8)


i love your game room my friend,everytime i see it, it makes me want to do a bit more with my room,plus when i look at it its like a trip back in time to when i was a kid :'(  the good old days ;D of real games and game play.
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Post by: starnix17 on October 13, 2005, 12:08:26 pm
How long did it take you to build up that insane collection?
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Post by: menace on October 13, 2005, 01:28:33 pm
Stunning--forget the cheesecake threads (for like 30 secs :D) this is a thing of beauty--nicely done!  Can you light up the pac sign and take a picture?--I'm curious how it looks
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Post by: arcadefever on October 13, 2005, 01:33:21 pm
How long did it take you to build up that insane collection?

4 years  ;D
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Post by: AC. on October 14, 2005, 12:25:48 am
VERY NICE.   Did you have to get and extra-higher gear for the spinner-disc on your electric meter?   Do you have any power problems with all those machines and lights on?
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Post by: arcadefever on October 14, 2005, 07:34:43 am
VERY NICE.
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Post by: Mark70 on October 14, 2005, 12:53:33 pm
I want to know how you guys got stepford wives and bottomless salaries.

I have too many other hobbies to consume my entertainment budget.  Hell, maintaining a current PC alone costs about $2000 every couple of years. 

Even cheap machines on ebay, which are converts with crappy games in them go for 200-300 bucks.  12 machines in 4 years would be 3 per year at 300 per.  900 per year on machines alone, not including parts and repairs to get them into home game room condition.

Man!.  I'm doing something wrong.  As it is I have to finish the basement to be allowed to make one mame cab.
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Post by: Abomination on October 14, 2005, 05:54:05 pm
I want to know how you guys got stepford wives and bottomless salaries.

I have too many other hobbies to consume my entertainment budget.
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Post by: arcadefever on October 14, 2005, 07:13:00 pm
I want to know how you guys got stepford wives and bottomless salaries.

I have too many other hobbies to consume my entertainment budget.
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Post by: nullb0y on October 14, 2005, 09:05:33 pm
will you marry me?  :laugh: ;D
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Post by: arcadefever on October 14, 2005, 11:40:12 pm
will you marry me?
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Post by: meanbean on October 21, 2005, 10:25:28 am
I am so envious of your setup man.
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Post by: SNAAKE on October 21, 2005, 01:52:46 pm
Best...gameroom...ever 8) :) ;D 8) :angel: :)
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Post by: Wetworks on October 24, 2005, 08:22:29 am
Wow.. you did that in four years,,, Big pats on your back! Its guys like you that keep me going! Keep up the Great work! Wish I had that much access to great machines ! Send over a beat up galaxian to Tasmania if you feel the urge lol !Again Well done and keep it up!
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Post by: subcriminal on October 28, 2005, 07:14:12 pm
Man that is amazing! That room must be as big as the ground floor of my house to fit an entire arcade in! I will definitely show 'the missus'! She seems to think there are more important things to be done around the house than building an arcade machine!  ;) ;D