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Game Room Name
« on: February 26, 2008, 11:13:12 am »
I am toying with a name for the game room...


My wife used to call it the "Man Cave".  But as someone pointed out,  that sounds pretty gay...no...real gay,  not that I really give two shits as I am married,  but I imagine to new guests it would look a little strange.

I was thinking something along the lines of:

Ho-Land Arcade or InDaHo Arcade

Any ideas?  Thoughts?
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Re: Game Room Name
« Reply #1 on: February 26, 2008, 11:19:03 am »

The "man cave" is such a cliche now anyway.  Here in Boston the main morning radio program pushes the "Mantown" concept really hard... and it always comes across just slightly too homoerotic.  Of course they say over and over that they invented the concept, too.   ::)

Why does it need a name?  Are you going to make a sign or something?

Why Ho?  Is that going anti-man cave or something?

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Re: Game Room Name
« Reply #2 on: February 26, 2008, 11:31:59 am »
Frizzle Shizzle Arcade 

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Re: Game Room Name
« Reply #3 on: February 26, 2008, 11:40:00 am »
Mine is going to be called Skydive Games or Skydive Arcade.  I have the matching phone number to go with it.

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Re: Game Room Name
« Reply #4 on: February 26, 2008, 01:03:18 pm »
So far from another thread I like:

Spudland Arcade
Udaho Arcade
Indaho Arcade (mine)
Funbags n' Franks Arcade (gets both my wife and I in it! hehehe)...

...and possibly my favorite...

The Tokin' Token

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Re: Game Room Name
« Reply #5 on: February 26, 2008, 01:10:42 pm »

Short One Galaga

Sorry, had to do it.   ;D


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Re: Game Room Name
« Reply #6 on: February 26, 2008, 11:01:31 pm »
The tokin' Token is so bad ass. That's gotta be it for sure! Maybe put a different name on the backside of the sign...you know, in case the cops come? :dunno
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Re: Game Room Name
« Reply #7 on: February 27, 2008, 07:51:36 am »

Only if he doesn't shower for a week and then tries to sell bad weed in $10 bags to 11 year olds.  That's how pot usually was in the arcades.

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Re: Game Room Name
« Reply #8 on: February 27, 2008, 09:09:34 am »
"Please pretend to be interested for at least 5 minutes if you walk in here"?

I like that one. ;D

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Re: Game Room Name
« Reply #9 on: February 27, 2008, 09:12:46 am »

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Re: Game Room Name
« Reply #10 on: February 28, 2008, 01:46:36 pm »
The Neon Cave

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Re: Game Room Name
« Reply #11 on: February 28, 2008, 08:09:40 pm »
How about: Frizzle's Arcizzle

OR, The Room that Time Forgot  :dunno

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Re: Game Room Name
« Reply #12 on: February 29, 2008, 07:11:58 am »
...and possibly my favorite...

The Tokin' Token

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Re: Game Room Name
« Reply #13 on: March 03, 2008, 11:52:17 pm »
"THIS IS WHY I DON'T HAVE A LEXUS"

"WHO NEEDS SEX!"

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Re: Game Room Name
« Reply #14 on: March 04, 2008, 08:44:58 am »
I Was the ---steaming pile of meadow muffin--- Back in '82

That's probably the one.

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Re: Game Room Name
« Reply #15 on: March 04, 2008, 10:57:38 am »
I think when coming up with names our first instinct is to be clever and mash up words (I did the same). After some time, I just ended up calling it "The Arcade" unofficially, but I'm still on the lookout for that perfect name. There are/were some arcades around here named The Tilt, The Gold Mine, Block Party, 49th St. Galleria, Time Out, Boondocks, Nickelcade, among others, and I've come to find that I like the names rather than the mashups.

I love the Astro City arcades, even if just for the name.  ;D

Maybe something like Free Play, Press Start, or High Score would sound arcadey enough without sounding forced.
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Re: Game Room Name
« Reply #16 on: March 04, 2008, 11:01:42 am »

You don't have to have a flashy name.  Hell just call it the <your last name> Arcade and make a spiffy backlit frosted glass sign.  The sign will make it look so good the name will be irrelevant.

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Re: Game Room Name
« Reply #17 on: March 04, 2008, 11:28:10 am »
Time Warp
Starcade (Caution: Compound word!)
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Re: Game Room Name
« Reply #18 on: March 04, 2008, 03:02:57 pm »
Asshat Arcade

...which would describe the occupants.

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Re: Game Room Name
« Reply #19 on: March 04, 2008, 04:10:51 pm »

With this in an etched sign like I described above.


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Re: Game Room Name
« Reply #20 on: March 04, 2008, 06:35:41 pm »
Here's the real name for your arcade room: "Shut Up and Play!"  >:D :cheers:

The name kind of motivates you to play!

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Re: Game Room Name
« Reply #21 on: March 05, 2008, 03:07:00 pm »
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Re: Game Room Name
« Reply #22 on: March 05, 2008, 03:16:32 pm »

Definitely needs color tweaking but that's not a bad layout.

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Re: Game Room Name
« Reply #23 on: March 05, 2008, 03:21:19 pm »
Modified it slightly before you posted Chad...

...any color suggestions?

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Re: Game Room Name
« Reply #24 on: March 05, 2008, 03:23:45 pm »

Hrm.  That background color has to go.  Swap it to something that complements the grey circle.  Once that is set you can reevaluate the lettering colors if necessary.

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Re: Game Room Name
« Reply #25 on: March 05, 2008, 04:37:21 pm »
Damn i'm bored today...

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