Phosphor Dot Fossils
10-05-2004, 09:57 PM
Le Geek reminded me, in AdamG's rooma dooma thread, that I haven't updated everyone on the status of the game room at my new pad (I'm pretty sure I've shown some folks the photos, just not everyone), so I thought I'd post this. For those interested in the old game room, crammed into the tiniest bedroom (barely even 11 x 11 feet) of my old rental house), check that out here (http://www.thelogbook.com/phosphor/about/room/). But now, here are some before-and-after comparisons of the old and the new. Unless otherwise noted, old is on the left, new is on the right.
http://www.thelogbook.com/phosphor/about/room/aerial2.jpg http://www.thelogbook.com/earl/hizzouse/thumb-1/gamerm1.jpg
With the lights on. Admittedly, the "after" shot was taken not long after I first started moving into the new place, but it gives you an idea of how much more room there is.
http://www.thelogbook.com/phosphor/about/room/lights.jpg http://www.thelogbook.com/earl/hizzouse/thumb-3/mvc-020s.jpg
With the lights off.
http://www.thelogbook.com/phosphor/about/room/others2.jpg http://www.thelogbook.com/earl/hizzouse/thumb-6/rack3.jpg
Where the systems are. In the Escape Pod, some systems had to go into the bottom compartment of the entertainment center because there simply wasn't room for all of them to be on display. In the new game room, with the addition of the second steel shelf unit, there's room for almost every unique system in my collection - and it's all hooked up and ready to go.
http://www.thelogbook.com/phosphor/about/room/video.jpg http://www.thelogbook.com/earl/hizzouse/thumb-3/qbert.jpg http://www.thelogbook.com/earl/hizzouse/thumb-7/riterakk.jpg
Where the equipment is. Everything in the Escape Pod had to be shoehorned into a single shelf unit because that was all that would fit into the room. The second shelf unit allows me to spread things out better, for a more logical arrangement and better ventilation for all of the equipment. (And I can't even get it all into the same photo now. That's how much more room there is.)
http://www.thelogbook.com/phosphor/about/room/odysseys.jpg http://www.thelogbook.com/earl/hizzouse/thumb-5/closet.jpg
Where stuff is stored. In the old game room, these Odyssey pong systems wound up stacked on top of the equipment rack, out in the open - it didn't really look too great. In the new room, there's a closet with enough space to accomodate boxed and spare hardware.
http://www.thelogbook.com/phosphor/about/room/bed-view.jpg http://www.thelogbook.com/earl/hizzouse/thumb-8/kickfull.jpg
The rest of the room. The Escape Pod was, let's face it, a spare bedroom with a game room squeezed in between the cracks. The new game room is nothing but the game room. There's room for at least one arcade game (and I'm hoping to get a second one in there soon). There's room to bring in extra chairs. There's room for people to come in and play.
http://www.thelogbook.com/earl/hizzouse/thumb-1/deckview.jpg http://www.thelogbook.com/earl/hizzouse/thumb-1/deckvew2.jpg
The difference between the old place and the new: this is the view from my deck at the new place, looking northwest (left) and north-northeast (right). The view at the old place: the brick wall of the house right next to us.
We were strongly discouraged from driving nails or hanging stuff on the walls at the rental house. Not that we didn't do it anyway, mind you, but it was frowned upon. Here we can put up whatever the heck we want - the game room features Hubble Telescope pictures, the history of Doctor Who from 1963-96, room for more posters, and even this dandy sign on the door that my wife picked up from a gift store for a wacky price (lower than $10). It's our house. We can do whatever the heck we want with it.
http://www.thelogbook.com/earl/hizzouse/thumb-8/closed.jpg http://www.thelogbook.com/earl/hizzouse/thumb-8/hubble.jpg
http://www.thelogbook.com/earl/hizzouse/thumb-8/alcove.jpg http://www.thelogbook.com/earl/hizzouse/thumb-8/trekpost.jpg
http://www.thelogbook.com/earl/hizzouse/thumb-8/enter.jpg
The new place is also out in the country - very little noise, the better part of a mile between our place and the nearest neighbors, and yet not so far out that we don't have cable internet, running water, mail, and all of that good stuff.
http://www.thelogbook.com/earl/hizzouse/thumb-9/zdogrope.jpg
One of my favorite things about the new place.
http://www.thelogbook.com/cat/iago2.jpg
The one thing I miss the most about the old place.
http://www.thelogbook.com/phosphor/about/room/aerial2.jpg http://www.thelogbook.com/earl/hizzouse/thumb-1/gamerm1.jpg
With the lights on. Admittedly, the "after" shot was taken not long after I first started moving into the new place, but it gives you an idea of how much more room there is.
http://www.thelogbook.com/phosphor/about/room/lights.jpg http://www.thelogbook.com/earl/hizzouse/thumb-3/mvc-020s.jpg
With the lights off.
http://www.thelogbook.com/phosphor/about/room/others2.jpg http://www.thelogbook.com/earl/hizzouse/thumb-6/rack3.jpg
Where the systems are. In the Escape Pod, some systems had to go into the bottom compartment of the entertainment center because there simply wasn't room for all of them to be on display. In the new game room, with the addition of the second steel shelf unit, there's room for almost every unique system in my collection - and it's all hooked up and ready to go.
http://www.thelogbook.com/phosphor/about/room/video.jpg http://www.thelogbook.com/earl/hizzouse/thumb-3/qbert.jpg http://www.thelogbook.com/earl/hizzouse/thumb-7/riterakk.jpg
Where the equipment is. Everything in the Escape Pod had to be shoehorned into a single shelf unit because that was all that would fit into the room. The second shelf unit allows me to spread things out better, for a more logical arrangement and better ventilation for all of the equipment. (And I can't even get it all into the same photo now. That's how much more room there is.)
http://www.thelogbook.com/phosphor/about/room/odysseys.jpg http://www.thelogbook.com/earl/hizzouse/thumb-5/closet.jpg
Where stuff is stored. In the old game room, these Odyssey pong systems wound up stacked on top of the equipment rack, out in the open - it didn't really look too great. In the new room, there's a closet with enough space to accomodate boxed and spare hardware.
http://www.thelogbook.com/phosphor/about/room/bed-view.jpg http://www.thelogbook.com/earl/hizzouse/thumb-8/kickfull.jpg
The rest of the room. The Escape Pod was, let's face it, a spare bedroom with a game room squeezed in between the cracks. The new game room is nothing but the game room. There's room for at least one arcade game (and I'm hoping to get a second one in there soon). There's room to bring in extra chairs. There's room for people to come in and play.
http://www.thelogbook.com/earl/hizzouse/thumb-1/deckview.jpg http://www.thelogbook.com/earl/hizzouse/thumb-1/deckvew2.jpg
The difference between the old place and the new: this is the view from my deck at the new place, looking northwest (left) and north-northeast (right). The view at the old place: the brick wall of the house right next to us.
We were strongly discouraged from driving nails or hanging stuff on the walls at the rental house. Not that we didn't do it anyway, mind you, but it was frowned upon. Here we can put up whatever the heck we want - the game room features Hubble Telescope pictures, the history of Doctor Who from 1963-96, room for more posters, and even this dandy sign on the door that my wife picked up from a gift store for a wacky price (lower than $10). It's our house. We can do whatever the heck we want with it.
http://www.thelogbook.com/earl/hizzouse/thumb-8/closed.jpg http://www.thelogbook.com/earl/hizzouse/thumb-8/hubble.jpg
http://www.thelogbook.com/earl/hizzouse/thumb-8/alcove.jpg http://www.thelogbook.com/earl/hizzouse/thumb-8/trekpost.jpg
http://www.thelogbook.com/earl/hizzouse/thumb-8/enter.jpg
The new place is also out in the country - very little noise, the better part of a mile between our place and the nearest neighbors, and yet not so far out that we don't have cable internet, running water, mail, and all of that good stuff.
http://www.thelogbook.com/earl/hizzouse/thumb-9/zdogrope.jpg
One of my favorite things about the new place.
http://www.thelogbook.com/cat/iago2.jpg
The one thing I miss the most about the old place.