Most number of playable systems

**Dirty Tiger** · 07-23-2003, 10:28 PM

I have beeb gawking at the Game Roooom Pics, there are some very impressive collections. I did notice one thing many of the consoles pictured were not hooked up. I realize that a collector must keep some stuff out of use:This is my question.

What is the most number of systems you guys have hooked up at one time, ready to go, so that you can switch from system to system as the urge strikes?

**SoulBlazer** · 07-23-2003, 10:30 PM

For me, it's five (six if you count the 32X as being seperate then my Sega CD), but I KNOW others can blow that out of the water.

**FABombjoy** · 07-23-2003, 10:33 PM

I have 23 distinct systems hooked up across 3 TVs, and 2 additional redundant systems (2 extra Genesis varients).

**Ikari Warrior** · 07-23-2003, 10:33 PM

I'm at 17, hooked up and readily playable.

**ApolloBoy** · 07-23-2003, 10:41 PM

All of my systems are hooked up to 2 TVs except for the 800XL, the C64, and the VIC-20.

**Dirty Tiger** · 07-23-2003, 10:45 PM

23 systems to 2 tv's. How does one do that?

**Six Switch** · 07-23-2003, 11:15 PM

I have at least ten hooked up to two tvs,but more are in the basement so I can't give an exact number.

**AB Positive** · 07-23-2003, 11:18 PM

I had 14 up and running on my TV at one time but sales and easibility of -un- hooking the systems shaved me back down to about 7

-AG

**Viper_3000** · 07-24-2003, 12:22 AM

15 to my 1 bedroom tv. Now if only I had a refridgerator and a microwave I wouldn't have to leave my room.....

**atomicthumbs** · 07-24-2003, 01:29 AM

I have 24 systems (plus 2 vcrs and a beta) hooked up to the same 32" TV with a series of AV and RF switchboxes. Around 14 of those are also split to a 17" TV right next to it so it can be viewed on both at the same time, or one system playing on one TV and another on the other TV. Very cool with absolutely fantastic picture and sound quality (with no cords in sight!)!!!

BOO-YAH!!!

**RetroYoungen** · 07-24-2003, 01:48 AM

Let's see, NES, Genesis, Sega CD, Dreamcast, Playstation, Jaguar. 6. Hey, it's an older TV and I don't have a lot of cables or AV-switchers. Oh, and then there's space... (I live with my parents, space is a premium

)

**NEOFREAK9189** · 07-24-2003, 04:00 AM

I'm at 18, video games hooked up and readily playable.
1 pc for emulator
2 VCR-
1 dvd
1 cable box digital
1 apple 2 pc
all in 1 tv :P

**cheesystick** · 07-24-2003, 07:45 AM

I have 8 hooked up. One is hooked directly into the tv, 3 are hooked into the cable through a train of RF switches, and 4 are hooked into a madcatz multi-switch box. Total sweetness.
-crispy

**fcw3** · 07-24-2003, 08:00 AM

Twelve on my home office TV and nine on my living room PC (10 if you count the PC hooked to the TV).

Aren't switch boxes and backwards-compatable cables wonderful ?

FRED

**Keir** · 07-24-2003, 08:05 AM

I have 6 systems hooked up right now (7 if you include Virtual Boy), with room for one more on my second TV. However, through my Super 8, Laseractive modules and Genesis/SMS adapter, I have the ability to play 13 different systems.

**den68** · 07-24-2003, 09:06 AM

at the moment I've got 13 systems hooked up to 2 TV's. the TV in the living room has 4, Dreamcast, PS2, XBOX, Game Cube. the TV in the basement has 9, Saturn, PS1, Dreamcast, N64, NES, Genesis (w/Sega CD), SNES and SMS.

the basement is a HUGE mess of cables.

**chadtower** · 07-24-2003, 09:17 AM

Originally Posted by atomicthumbs

I have 24 systems (plus 2 vcrs and a beta) hooked up to the same 32" TV with a series of AV and RF switchboxes. Around 14 of those are also split to a 17" TV right next to it so it can be viewed on both at the same time, or one system playing on one TV and another on the other TV. Very cool with absolutely fantastic picture and sound quality (with no cords in sight!)!!!

BOO-YAH!!!

Could you show us some pics of this? I'm working on a very similar setup right now and am interested in how you hide your cords.

**omnedon** · 07-24-2003, 10:40 AM

22 to one TV. It's in my basement, and the cords are not hidden. A 27" TV in the centre, topped and surrounded with IKEA 51" STEN shelving. Nothing but systems, VCR and speakers on the 4 spans of shelving, each with 4 levels of shelving. Only the Atari Video Pinball, 2600, Inty, CV,5200 and 7800 use RF to connect. All else connect through a composite switchbox. I occasionally have to pull composite cables for one system to play another, but all the composite cables are labelled and tethered by the switchbox.

All the AC adapters are in a row and labelled. I plug in what I'm going to play with an extension cord. I just run it to the system I want to play.

It's all very organized, and reasonably easy to use. My nine year old can switch it from the directly connected Xbox to the temporarily unconnected N64 in 10 seconds.

I do system repairs, and it' very convenient for testing to just pop out my console from it's spot, and test the repair candidate with known working cables.

**chadtower** · 07-24-2003, 10:47 AM

Power is definitely a real concern. What I'm starting to wonder, about all of you folks with 20+ systems all hooked up and ready to go... how many of you are using some sort of electrical protection on them, be it a surge protector or even better a couple of UPS units? In the next few weeks I'm going to have an electrician come in and add about 4 outlets to my corner of doom so I can stick a few UPS in there, and keep all consoles plugged in and not worry about it...

**bargora** · 07-24-2003, 11:06 AM

11 systems on one TV. Four are RF (5200, 7800, NES, Genesis), while the rest are S-Video

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