My Game Room! (with pics!) [Archive] - Retrogaming Roundtable

SamuraiSmurfette

03-11-2011, 06:31 PM

Well, I snapped a few new pics today, and figured it was about time to share.
Most shelves are deep, and have 2 rows of games, so you can't really see everything.
I don't have any of my current gen stuff in here, as I play that in the living room on the big screen.
My arcade machines/kiosks had their own room in the basement (arcade room), but the kiosks got moved into the garage for the time being, as the fiancee wanted a workout room.
So you don't get to see that stuff today.
But without further ado:

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Games: N64, 3DO, SNES, PSP, Dreamcast, GB/GBA, DS.
Toys: various plushies, M.U.S.C.L.E, Smurfs, Pokemon

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Games: master system, Sega CD, Saturn, 32X, TG16, Genesis, INTV, NES, GC (2600 games in a box on the floor....)
Toys: Gundam model kits, Battle beasts, Thundercats, Ninja Turtles, Digimon, Bucky O'Hare, Moo Mesa

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Closet of doom. Drawers for controllers and cords.

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games: PS1, PS2, XBox
Toys: Warcraft, Gargoyles, Biker Mice, Talespin, Beast Wars (transformers)

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The playing station! All hooked up and ready to play! (except for the Virtualboy) Random assortment of toys and an autographed VG Cats poster

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Have a seat!

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Strategy Guide shelf. (not pictured on shelves above: mario kart figures, and bobblehead collection)

Swamperon

03-11-2011, 06:42 PM

Nice! Too many toys on the shelves for me, but then I'm very OCD when it comes to my shelves :) Is that a complete Xbox collection?

Gameguy

03-11-2011, 07:10 PM

Nice Baloo plush, I haven't been able to find much Talespin stuff besides a jigsaw puzzle(and the video games).

Blitzwing256

03-11-2011, 07:11 PM

I definatly approve of the choice of shelving decoration, i do almost the exact same thing with transformers and other 80s (and some 90s) toys, makes the shelves more fun than the usual row after row of the same old games, nicely done.

SamuraiSmurfette

03-11-2011, 07:22 PM

Nice! Too many toys on the shelves for me, but then I'm very OCD when it comes to my shelves :) Is that a complete Xbox collection?

Not complete...yet. I'm at 498 titles sofar.

Nice Baloo plush, I haven't been able to find much Talespin stuff besides a jigsaw puzzle(and the video games).

Thanks! Talespin is like my favorite thing ever. I have the entire action figure series (except Mad Dog) including the planes, various books/comics, a card game, PVC figures and a few other things. I found that plush in Goodwill last year and I flipped. Now, if I only had a Don Karnage plush, my life would be complete :)

savageone

03-11-2011, 07:23 PM

AcePuppy

03-11-2011, 07:26 PM

I think the toys deserve there own little shelves. It would kill me (OCD thing) to have to move them out of the way just to get to a game. :) But that's just me.

theichibun

03-11-2011, 07:30 PM

I mean this in the best way possible, but I really hate you right now.

SamuraiSmurfette

03-11-2011, 07:40 PM

Great collection and setup. Getting a game off the shelf with all those toys looks like it could be suspenseful, but that is probably half the fun right there.

Also, that has got to be the strangest TV I have ever seen. It looks like one of those monstrosities people used to strap on Game Boy systems.

Thanks! As for the toys, well, they're TOYS. I just lob em on the floor if they get in the way. Nothing aside from the WOW and GUNDAM stuff is fragile, so I don't feel bad tossing it about.

The TV is the Samsung GXTV which was made and marketed for video game playing. Lots of inputs, and a built in speaker system (with sub). I got it for free, because it had no sound (common issue with these), but that was a quick and easy re-wire/re-solder fix.

The 1 2 P

03-11-2011, 08:12 PM

I've never seen an organized collection look so....messy. Again, it's all those toys(which I love btw) that are seemingly cluttering the shelves. But atleast you are showing them off where as I still have the majority of my toys still in their packages. But I like the strategy guide organization and the boxed systems on the top shelf(I have something similiar in my game room). All in all it's a nice game room that most of us would love to be able to play in, especially with all those games.

calistarwind

03-11-2011, 09:43 PM

armonigann

03-11-2011, 09:53 PM

I love the M.U.S.C.L.E.S!! I use to collect those back in the day. To bad the NES game sucks real bad. I had high hopes for it back then.

Very nice gameroom by the way!

Edit: im pretty sure she don't keep the toys on the shelves at all times, Im sure that was just for the pic.......right?

Richter Belmount

03-11-2011, 10:08 PM

ur place iz awesome

Collector_Gaming

03-11-2011, 10:11 PM

you got a fianc�e?
damn :puppydogeyes:
women like you are a rare breed!
Thats one cool collection! :D

Emperor Megas

03-11-2011, 10:17 PM

The TV is the Samsung GXTV which was made and marketed for video game playing. Lots of inputs, and a built in speaker system (with sub). I got it for free, because it had no sound (common issue with these), but that was a quick and easy re-wire/re-solder fix.Free? Great score. I really wanted one of those when I worked offshore back in the day. I didn't realize that they had any common issues, but I'm certainly glad that you got it working properly.

I'm also in the 'OCD clutter-free' camp or some of the others here. The consoles stacked on top one another for example would drive me a little batty, as would having media stacked in front of other media on the shelves. That's just a me thing, though.

You've got a treasure trove of goodies in there, there's no denying that. As someone mentioned, the VG Cats posters is really nice. It would be even cooler with a large coloured piece of paper or poster board (cut to size) behind it to serve as an inexpensive matte. It would also help keep it straight in the frame (which I assume is one of those floppy standard poster frames).

Thanks for sharing. You definitely take your hobby seriously. :)

Edit: im pretty sure she don't keep the toys on the shelves at all times, Im sure that was just for the pic.......right?I'd wager she does keep them there all the time. People who display figures like that usually do, from what I've observed.

speedgtr

03-11-2011, 11:22 PM

yeah definetly thanks for the pics ,serious stuff here!
is there any chance we'll see the rest of the stuff?

Rev. Link

03-12-2011, 12:41 AM

I very much hope I can have a set up like this one day. Some of my games are on small shelves, but stacked way deep and high, not good for display. The rest are in various boxes here and there. :(

swlovinist

03-12-2011, 01:06 AM

Nice Collection, I espically like the M.U.S.C.L.E. figures you have "protecting" the games :)

Damaramu

03-12-2011, 02:05 AM

Love the collection, but I too hate the clutter that the toys bring to it. Give them their own display area (if you can find a free one) and you're golden. As it is, it's a bit of an eye sore!

tom

03-12-2011, 02:51 AM

Wow, amazing, love you already

Nirvana

03-12-2011, 04:36 AM

Looks pretty awesome to me. I like how the toys are set up on the shelf below the VG Cats poster, and the plushies on top of the huge case in the first picture is a nice touch. I personally wouldn't have the toys in any other place than them, but it's your game room! ^_^

SpaceHarrier

03-12-2011, 04:45 AM

Beautiful collection. I like how you displayed the toys, but like alot of others here, I couldn't imagine my (meager in comparison) collection with alot of stuff in front of the games. My collectibles are all stacked on top of the shelving units :D.

One thing I always wonder with collections that involve toys or figures and open storage of games: how often do you dust all this? I hate dusting, but my stuff seems to get coated in a blanket of snow every month or so..

tubeway

03-12-2011, 04:48 AM

you got a fianc�e?
damn :puppydogeyes:
women like you are a rare breed!
Thats one cool collection! :D

It's okay. One day you'll realize that your significant other sharing the same hobby is probably one of the least important qualities in a relationship and stops mattering once you've actually dated for a while. ;)

SamuraiSmurfette

03-12-2011, 07:44 AM

Really nice game room and it is also nice to see another female gamers game room from time to time. I like the VG cats pic and you seem to be running out of room for strategy guides..I too have that problem.
Yeah, I have a growing stack of guides that's not in the picture. Gonna have to move the figures on the top shelves soon...

Edit: im pretty sure she don't keep the toys on the shelves at all times, Im sure that was just for the pic.......right?
Nope, I keep em there.

I'm also in the 'OCD clutter-free' camp or some of the others here. The consoles stacked on top one another for example would drive me a little batty, as would having media stacked in front of other media on the shelves. That's just a me thing, though.
I don't like it either. If I had my way, I'd have a much larger room, with lots more shelves so I wouldn't have to do that. Alas, that cannot be so right now.

yeah definetly thanks for the pics ,serious stuff here!
is there any chance we'll see the rest of the stuff?
What stuff? Lemme know what you want to see, and I can snap some more pics.

Love the collection, but I too hate the clutter that the toys bring to it. Give them their own display area (if you can find a free one) and you're golden. As it is, it's a bit of an eye sore!
Wish I could...I only get one "junk" room ;) Sadly, that's only my favorite of toys. I have lots more actually. TMNT ALONE has a trunk full of stuff.

One thing I always wonder with collections that involve toys or figures and open storage of games: how often do you dust all this? I hate dusting, but my stuff seems to get coated in a blanket of snow every month or so..
Every time I'm in there re-arranging/organizing, I take stuff off the shelves and swiffer. It's usually the second thing people notice. "Wow..you have so much cool stuff...and it's so CLEAN!"

snes_collector

03-12-2011, 05:28 PM

Really nice collection, do you know how many games you actually own?

SamuraiSmurfette

03-12-2011, 06:36 PM

I do keep a list, but I had some problems with MS Office not saving my revisions a little while back, so it's not completely up to date. My list says over 3600, but I know I've got at least 100-200 that weren't updated properly. So probably closer to 4000.
Theres a bunch of systems that aren't in the pictures:
360/PS3/Wii
NGPC, SFC, CD32, Atari (all), Game gear, lynx, etc.
Some are in the room, just tucked away in corners, others packed away in boxes.

Xexyz

03-12-2011, 07:15 PM

I absolutely hate the toys, but love everything else. They just clutter everything up. I don't get the fascination a lot of gamers/collectors have over plushies and action figures littering their game shelves.

Gotta say, that's an interesting orientation you have your TG-16 set up there.

kupomogli

03-12-2011, 07:29 PM

I also don't like the toys much either. I'm a Gundam fan but actually don't own any Gundam toys because I don't see the point, but everyone has their differences.

Other than that though, the collection looks nice. Very well organized.

Flack

03-12-2011, 07:44 PM

I'm a toy guy so I love the toys, although it does look like it would be a pain in the ass to be constantly moving them each time you want to pull a game off a shelf.

SamuraiSmurfette

03-12-2011, 08:23 PM

Gotta say, that's an interesting orientation you have your TG-16 set up there.

Ahahaha. Was wondering if anyone would notice that ;)

Emperor Megas

03-13-2011, 03:18 AM

Ahahaha. Was wondering if anyone would notice that ;)Oh, I'm sure most of us noticed it; I know I did. I just didn't want to come across as knit-picky. I like to keep the positive:critical ratio balanced, or in favor of the favorable. :)

But since it was mentioned, yeah, that's a pretty funky console set up there. :|

Aussie2B

03-13-2011, 01:40 PM

Boy, people sure don't like figures. I wonder what you guys would say about mine. I have figures on many of my shelves, but they're strictly game-related and I'm really anal about about the spacing and balance of them. Generally only 5 per shelf, and I actually pull out a measuring tape to make sure they're evenly spaced for the most part.

Anyway, looks really good. :) The only criticisms I would make would be the games stacked on each other, which can damage the boxes or manuals (although I have to admit that I've done this a little myself when I can't avoid it, but I arrange so the heaviest are at the bottom and the stacks are short). That and, while the TV is cool as a collectible for being game-related, I wouldn't use it as my primary TV for classic gaming. I'll never understand why so many collectors will have thousands of games and pieces of merchandise, yet they'll have a puny little TV. Seems like such a waste. Maybe I'm just more of a gamer than a collector compared to others, but I got to have a nice big CRT for my classic systems. If I were you, I'd fill every inch of that TV slot of the entertainment center, especially now that people will practically pay you to take away their large, heavy CRT TVs.

VACRMH

03-13-2011, 03:00 PM

Boy, people sure don't like figures. I wonder what you guys would say about mine. I have figures on many of my shelves, but they're strictly game-related and I'm really anal about about the spacing and balance of them. Generally only 5 per shelf, and I actually pull out a measuring tape to make sure they're evenly spaced for the most part.

I think that's the part that was irking me. I have various figures on alot of my shelves, but it's easy enough to slide one to the side and get to a game. It looks like you'd have to dismantle everything on the shelf to get to a single game in this situation.

That said, one thing that works for me is shelves that are rarely touched (Like game boxes or strategy guides) are the ones I can really pile up the stuff in front of them. I think it would look nicer if maybe you moved the strategy guides to the main shelves, and put figures in front of those.

Love the GXTV, I miss mine :( I actually got rid of it because of the sound problem too.

Kitsune Sniper

03-13-2011, 03:05 PM

I'm not going to be negative about your room.

I'm just going to sit here and be jealous of all your stuff. Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrr. :p

Gamingking

03-13-2011, 03:21 PM

Awesome collection, Although it would get very annoying to me to have to keep moving the figures just to get out a certain game.

Emperor Megas

03-13-2011, 06:10 PM

Boy, people sure don't like figures. I wonder what you guys would say about mine.I'm not sure it's that, really, I think it's that a lot of us don't like (perceived) clutter. That's usually the impression I get from mixed media, especially when it's things stacked in front of one another. It makes it seem more like a 'hoard' than an organized collection, IMO. But then I realize taste is subjective. One person's trash is another person's treasure, after all. I'm sure there are people who wouldn't think twice about torching a lot of the things in my collection.

Whether we appreciate the layout or not though, it's impressive and admirable when someone dedicates so much effort in pursuit of something they're passionate about.

That and, while the TV is cool as a collectible for being game-related, I wouldn't use it as my primary TV for classic gaming. I'll never understand why so many collectors will have thousands of games and pieces of merchandise, yet they'll have a puny little TV. Seems like such a waste. Maybe I'm just more of a gamer than a collector compared to others, but I got to have a nice big CRT for my classic systems. If I were you, I'd fill every inch of that TV slot of the entertainment center, especially now that people will practically pay you to take away their large, heavy CRT TVs.Man, I couldn't agree more. I'm ALWAYS having that conversation with my wife when we look at other dedicated game rooms. Granted, I don't have a large CRT (I don't have one at all anymore), but I plan to when I complete the second area of my game room which will be dedicated to vintage games. I do have a large wall mounted LCD, though.

The whole tiny television thing in massive, sprawling game hordes throws me, every time.

SamuraiSmurfette

03-13-2011, 09:50 PM

That and, while the TV is cool as a collectible for being game-related, I wouldn't use it as my primary TV for classic gaming. I'll never understand why so many collectors will have thousands of games and pieces of merchandise, yet they'll have a puny little TV. Seems like such a waste. Maybe I'm just more of a gamer than a collector compared to others, but I got to have a nice big CRT for my classic systems. If I were you, I'd fill every inch of that TV slot of the entertainment center, especially now that people will practically pay you to take away their large, heavy CRT TVs.

Never said it was my "Main" TV. I have a 42" Sony LCD for that. I like the samsung because it has gaming connections...and it's weird.

StealthLurker

03-13-2011, 10:56 PM

To the OP, quite an amazing and varied collection. Also, a very nice toy collection. Like others have said, not exactly my style in terms of display... but hey, if it makes you happy... more power to you.

Man, I couldn't agree more. I'm ALWAYS having that conversation with my wife when we look at other dedicated game rooms. Granted, I don't have a large CRT (I don't have one at all anymore), but I plan to when I complete the second area of my game room which will be dedicated to vintage games. I do have a large wall mounted LCD, though.

While I agree it's always struck me as ironic in regards to people with massive game "investments" and only having a very basic audio/video setup....

I'm actually opposite in thinking bigger generally equates to better in terms of video. For modern games, I tend to go for bigger screens. However, on older games (16bit and older) I actually prefer a smaller screen. The over pixelation bothers me a bit. Also playing on a smaller screen for me brings back a little nostalgia. Kids tended to not have the fanciest TV in their rooms.

Around the house, I've got 2 50 inchers, a 46" and a 37" (dedicated shmup setup) all hooked up with "modern" consoles to varying degrees. But when it comes to 16bit/8bit (and heck 2d "32bit" as well), I've got a small 25" & 20" Sony PVM CRT in RGB. Sometimes those feel a bit too big for me as well so I've got a little 13" WEGA (for non-RGB stuff) and a 13" Sony with a built-in japanese 21pin RGB socket.

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SpaceHarrier

03-14-2011, 12:00 AM

Emuaust

03-14-2011, 02:55 AM

Looks like a nice little collection, without a doubt on the road to a worthy collection!.
Although IMO I really, really dislike the clutter the toys brings and is a big turn off, but each to there own

Aussie2B

03-14-2011, 03:21 AM

Looks like a nice little collection, without a doubt on the road to a worthy collection!

Only on Digital Press is a collection of 3000-4000 games a "little" collection, haha.

VACRMH

03-14-2011, 09:22 AM

Not entirely on point but.. I knew a guy from work who had an estimated 5,000 cds (all of them heavy metal LOL) and the only thing he had to play them on was an Xbox (with a 19' tv). No surround sound system, no stereo, no PC.

I'm stuck with a CRT right now myself :( but at least it's hooked up to component for my current gen systems.

I have a friend who reminds me of the Metal CD guy, who uses a really small old CRT for everything. His idea is that he could get X number of games for the cost of a TV.

Coptur

03-14-2011, 03:37 PM

I like all the retro action figures too

Emperor Megas

03-14-2011, 04:02 PM

Looks like a nice little collection, without a doubt on the road to a worthy collection!I'm going to go out on a limb and assume that's friendly sarcasm.

Emperor Megas

03-14-2011, 05:02 PM

While I agree it's always struck me as ironic in regards to people with massive game "investments" and only having a very basic audio/video setup....

I'm actually opposite in thinking bigger generally equates to better in terms of video. For modern games, I tend to go for bigger screens. However, on older games (16bit and older) I actually prefer a smaller screen. The over pixelation bothers me a bit. Also playing on a smaller screen for me brings back a little nostalgia. Kids tended to not have the fanciest TV in their rooms.

Around the house, I've got 2 50 inchers, a 46" and a 37" (dedicated shmup setup) all hooked up with "modern" consoles to varying degrees. But when it comes to 16bit/8bit (and heck 2d "32bit" as well), I've got a small 25" & 20" Sony PVM CRT in RGB. Sometimes those feel a bit too big for me as well so I've got a little 13" WEGA (for non-RGB stuff) and a 13" Sony with a built-in japanese 21pin RGB socket.One of the things that gets me is the way that the small CRT's usually occupy a space in an entertain center made to accommodate a (usually MUCH) larger television.

I loved my old Commodore CRT monitors for gaming. I had several (I'd always buy them when I'd see them at thrift stores) and vintage games look great on them, but I wouldn't put one in the middle of my gaming set up, as the focal point in an entertainment cabinet made for a larger monitor. Or buried deep under a mountain of stuff. It just looks sorta weak and weird to me, like it's just another second or third hand acquisition from which adds to the clutter factor.