My Custom Built Nintendo Tunnel

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thecommontask
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My Custom Built Nintendo Tunnel

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Hey everyone! A few years ago when I was in grad school I made this art installation inside one of the critique rooms in the art building. It was a long, short, wide room I built in the corner of the main room. I lined it with carpet and installed black lights in it. On the back wall of it there was a NES set up with TV and my NES game collection. There's a fan in the back for ventilation and the front has blinds on it so you can close off completely from the outside. I practically lived inside this space for the 2 weeks we had it before/during/after Spring Break.

It changed my life. I know blacklights can be lame when you associate pot heads and felt posters to them but in this space, it just made it seem as if you were living in a digital world. The games in this atmosphere were intoxicating and there was no sense of time. We drank beer and ate pizza everyday, and also candy for kicks. I gained 5-10 lbs. I have so many fond memories of it. Check it out, let me know what you think.
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That looks awesome. I really like the isolation feeling, without sounding like too much of a shut-in.

edit: just saw you were from Wisconsin (good state!) Did you go to grad school in the state?
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dlmvii wrote:edit: just saw you were from Wisconsin (good state!) Did you go to grad school in the state?
No actually, I went to the University of Delaware! Moved out here for my fiance's job. :)
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Pretty cool, Retro escapism.
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Damn. I would love to live in there for a while.
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That is awesome.

*starts converting bedroom into Nintendo tunnel*
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Man, thats different. Pretty cool though and major bonus points for originality! How big is the TV? A 32" or 36" CRT could make that room pop with even more awesome. Nice job man!
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It's just a small thing, maybe 9" - 11" ? I really love playing classic consoles on small, old TVs. It's nostalgic to me and that's more important than a big picture. Some older TVs have amazing color and contrast still that is perfect for 8/16-bit gaming. Plus I can buy one at a Goodwill for $5.
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No actually, I went to the University of Delaware! Moved out here for my fiance's job. :)
Dude, awesome set up. Very cool looking. You should come to the Too Many Games convention in Reading, PA. There's a few of us Racketboy members going.
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I love that, We use to have old telly in a friends shed which we converted to our 'green room' and we hooked a NES up and it was awesome, but that my friend, is just plain perfect.
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