Pics of our new game room

[Master of 7s]

@Master of 7s: I do it because I love games. I could take that money and save like one of my friends does. But what does he have to show for it? He'll have a juicy downpayment on a house, for sure, but what does he put in the house? We rent for the time being, and we will buy, just some things which will remain nameless on a public board have to happen first, not to mention I don't trust the housing market right now, especially in overbloating northern NJ... but the point is, I have something to show for it, that I love, can share with my GF, and so on. Not to say what my friend is doing is even remotely stupid, but how I feel is that I want my money spent to show something. In the end, both me and my friend will have mortgage payments for a long time, so ... yeah.

I know I can't take it with me, but I can enjoy it while I have it. In some ways, it's also an investment (take the Nintendo Championship cart, and check completed auctions on eBay for 'nes', and you'll see it just doubled in value). And it's an investment and a collection I can enjoy. I mean, I know I won't get much enjoyment out of some games that just flat out suck, but collecting in itself is a hobby. There is a lot to know, a lot to look for. That was fun too!

I understand this way of thinking, it's just that when I see stuff like this it reminds me of how much I had to move around as a kid and I think "Damn, packing all that shit up is going to be a nightmare!"

[Bacon McShig]

Using one of those door-hanging shoe racks to store controllers is a great idea... I may have to copy that.

[ssbomberman]

To be honest, a 24 inch toshiba is probably the best bet for most of that collection if he can't go RGB. New generation TVs butcher old games and the Sony non-HDTV at 24 inches is a POS, it has a built it tube warp problem, I went through 3 of them and ended up with one that is still no good...

Nice collection, I for one prefer more open design styles for my game room, but it's all preference and it's cool to see you building something you love

That is a good idea on controllers, another good idea is one of the 3 shelf rubbermaid cases. I use that and it works great.

ssb

[Josh]

I've had to move too many times in the last 2 years to ever consider being a collector again. I can respect this room though... Looks good. Get a bigger CRT TV... the tech isn't there for flat screen yet.

I don't post all the shit I pick up (and I buy way too much shit) but I WILL post neat pics of my setup when I organize it in an interesting way.

Please do. You have a cool room w/ potential. And you have the bling bling .

[Dyne]

She'll make point five past lightspeed. She may not look like much, but she's got it where it counts, kid.

the correct quote is "what a piece of junk".

[Dolemite]

the correct quote is "what a piece of junk".

I know. Nerd.

[Josh]

In some ways, it's also an investment (take the Nintendo Championship cart, and check completed auctions on eBay for 'nes', and you'll see it just doubled in value).

The gaming resale market is much like the stock market. And much like the stock market, unless you're carefully keeping track of your games and selling and buying at the right time you'll never make money doing it.

P.S. I have a lot of cool stuff you can add to that game room. If you want to come to MD and dig through it all let me know.

[Melf]

She'll make point five past lightspeed. She may not look like much, but she's got it where it counts, kid.

Lol.

Massive Genesis collection + Tom Brady bobblehead = my new hero.

Awesome collection man.

EDIT: Ok, I nearly jizzed my pants when I saw that Sonic banner!

[Josh]

P.P.S. I think you're crazy for doing that somewhere that you're renting.

[K3V]

P.P.S. I think you're crazy for doing that somewhere that you're renting.

Truth. I had an arcade cab back when I was renting an apartment and it SUCKED hauling it every time I moved. Now that we own a house I've gotten some bigger items but still don't have any cabs.