Tempest Posted March 18, 2014 Share Posted March 18, 2014 Pictures of my new game room, now with a ceiling! These pictures supersede all previous versions. You can see the evolution of my game room in these previous threads: Ver 1: http://atariage.com/forums/topic/146921-tempests-game-room/ Ver 2: http://atariage.com/forums/topic/199288-tempests-new-game-room/ Ver 3: http://atariage.com/forums/topic/210908-tempests-new-new-game-room/ Entryway (the Activision sign came from MGC last year. No idea how old or new it is) Another shot of the entryway. That Pac-Man poster is from an Atari memorabilia exhibit in Germany Closeup of my Blade Runner poster and marquees in the entryway Atari 8-bit Stuff on the bookcases by the entryway (note the Coleco mini-arcades on the top) Modern game systems hooked up to my HD TV (Xbox 360, PS3, Wii-U, GC). You can see my new receiver in this shot. Also note the Nintendo posters. Bookcases of modern games, movies, and misc stuff (ADAM, C64, Jaguar, Lynx). This is to the left of the previous pic. Note the VB on the top. My 'classic' gaming area. All these systems are hooked up to my PVM monitor via RGB with the exception of the 3DO. A better picture of the classic gaming area. Pictured (from top to bottom) are: N64, 3DO, Xbox, SMS, PSX, PS2, SNES, Jaguar, DC, Neo Geo MVS, Genesis/Sega CD/32X and Saturn. Not pictured are the Turbo Duo (goes on the empty shelf), and NES (currently out being RGB modded). The bottle on the CD stand is some Billy Mitchel hot sauce from MGC 2008 (it was pretty bad IIRC). Moving onto the back tables. Here we have my Coleco ADAM and IBM PC. Note the Lynx posters on the back wall. Sliding down the table we have my Apple IIgs, C64, and Mac Classic. You can see some more Lynx posters and some game adverts on the wall (mostly for Sirius games) Moving on we have the Amiga 2000, my Mac Classic again, and some IBM PCjr games (PCjr is currently in storage due to lack of room). My computer and the Vectrex. Note the Star Wars posters My Apple IIe and games (sorry for the blurry shot) Rounding the corner we have my Atari 800, Atari 2600 (out being S-Video modded), Atari 5200, Intellivision, and MSX 2+ (on the drawer under the desk). You can also see my DECO Cassette cab and my Dragons Lair poster In this shot you can see the muslin cloth I put over the ceiling to hide all the pipes and wires A shot showing my modern gaming area complete with futon and coffee table Another shot of the modern gaming area. You can see the orange Playboy Club ashtrays and matches (they belonged to my father in-law) and the gaming coasters my wife made Some marquees More marquees Glass Atari marquees along the top of the I-Beam More glass marquees A closeup of my PVM monitor. It's a PVM-1943MD. Note the Atari Advantage posters behind it. Another shot of those Nintendo posters above my modern gaming area A few more shots of it all 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Link Posted March 18, 2014 Share Posted March 18, 2014 *teardrop* That's beautiful man! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+save2600 Posted March 18, 2014 Share Posted March 18, 2014 Man, have you got that joint packed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Link Posted March 18, 2014 Share Posted March 18, 2014 Yeah no kiddin'! How much of that is actively playable and how much is just display? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted March 18, 2014 Author Share Posted March 18, 2014 Yeah no kiddin'! How much of that is actively playable and how much is just display? Everything out is set up and playable. Unfortunately my free time is limited so I don't get to play with them much these days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Link Posted March 18, 2014 Share Posted March 18, 2014 That volume of material in such a space, all hooked up and playable? Gives me hope for my space, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NIAD Posted March 18, 2014 Share Posted March 18, 2014 Truly impressive Matt! That is one helluva Man Cave and it's been fun to follow all your threads detailing your collection. It does sadden me to see that there is no Coleco ADAM system box, but then again, you would have to dedicate one of the walls for that beast of a box. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Link Posted March 18, 2014 Share Posted March 18, 2014 That's still impressive, talk about organization. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassGuitari Posted March 18, 2014 Share Posted March 18, 2014 The new ceiling makes a world of difference! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted March 18, 2014 Author Share Posted March 18, 2014 It does sadden me to see that there is no Coleco ADAM system box, but then again, you would have to dedicate one of the walls for that beast of a box. I really wanted to put it on those shelves, but it's too tall so I have to have it out in the storage area. You can see them in the older shots: The new ceiling makes a world of difference! Yeah I think so too. It looks better in person than in these shots. The bright lights make the pictures look all weird. That's still impressive, talk about organization. This is what happens when a classic gaming collector has an OCD for organization. I added some links to my old game room threads for easy comparisons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Link Posted March 19, 2014 Share Posted March 19, 2014 That's an awesome room, man. I have a friend who wants to be a collector like this, but it's a VERY slow process as he buys everything on ebay, too ashamed to be seen in a thrift store. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted April 2, 2014 Author Share Posted April 2, 2014 Little update. I replaced my Apple IIgs with my TI-99/4a. I was even able to get my PEB out although I probably don't need it with the CF7+. I'll have to update the picture now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fushek Posted April 2, 2014 Share Posted April 2, 2014 Great setup ... makes my puny game area pale in comparison. I need to get my C64 out of storage so that it's playable again! I must admit that I'm in love with that Dragon's Lair poster ... I may be headed to eBay soon to see if there are any more out there! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted April 2, 2014 Author Share Posted April 2, 2014 I must admit that I'm in love with that Dragon's Lair poster ... I may be headed to eBay soon to see if there are any more out there! I got it at the MGC last year, it's an original one, not a repro. There was a guy there selling them for $20, but I'm pretty sure he sold out as he was down to 5 left when I snagged mine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted July 18, 2014 Author Share Posted July 18, 2014 UPDATE: I've made some changes to my game room thanks to some freed up space. I guess this is now Game Room v4.5 My PC and PCjr now have room for all my boxes above them The IIgs, ADAM, and Amiga are next (look at all those ADAM tapes!) And finally the Apple IIe and TI-99 The 1200XL, 2600 (with Atarivox), and 5200 are all now on this cart. You can see the Mac SE is on my desk as well The C64 , MSX, and Intellivision (on the shelf below) are on the desk I put my Coleco Mini Arcades on these DVD shelves I've had in storage for a while. These replaced a bookcase I wasn't using anymore Here's a close up. I have PSX, DC, and Saturn games on one and Lynx games on the other. The shadows make it hard to tell, but you can see some of those Coleco Intellivision sell sheet repros I made on the back wall. And some more above one of my bookcases And some AtariAge covers next to my moder gaming stuff (the PS2 on the bottom was on the other CRT before) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael David Morsette Posted July 18, 2014 Share Posted July 18, 2014 Very nice, I love the Lynx posters Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted July 18, 2014 Author Share Posted July 18, 2014 Very nice, I love the Lynx posters Yeah I have all of them out except for Blockout (I'm missing that one for some reason). There are two dups in my room, but I'm saying where. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael David Morsette Posted July 18, 2014 Share Posted July 18, 2014 Checkered Flag and Xybots 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted July 18, 2014 Author Share Posted July 18, 2014 Checkered Flag and Xybots Wow, I didn't think that all the posters were even visible in those pictures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TaskenLander Posted July 19, 2014 Share Posted July 19, 2014 Easily one of the best, most organized, ascetically pleasing (not to mention incredibly LOADED) game rooms I've seen on the net. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobra Commander Posted July 19, 2014 Share Posted July 19, 2014 Good job on the ceiling. All the posters really make it extra choice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missile-Commander Posted August 13, 2015 Share Posted August 13, 2015 If there is a heaven, it looks exactly like this space. Bravo. Bravo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+sramirez2008 Posted August 14, 2015 Share Posted August 14, 2015 Awe...wait for it...some! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted August 14, 2015 Author Share Posted August 14, 2015 That's not even my current configuration: http://atariage.com/forums/topic/234562-tempests-new-gameroom-v5/page-1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+sramirez2008 Posted August 15, 2015 Share Posted August 15, 2015 Wow...very impressive. Damn near museum quality. Love all the marquees too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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