Weaponepsilon's VG Room "in progess"

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mjmjr25 wrote:1) Where at in MN?

2) Where are the cabs? What kind?

3) Constructive feedback - build/buy some more customized shelving for the games - all that extra space in front of the games detracts aesthetically (the console shelving is cool though).

4) :shock: Some quality boxed SNES/N64 stuffs, and granted, cell phone pics - but they appear to be very nice shape. Nice job.

Haha thanks everyone! This is the culmination of 26 years of collecting. I couldn't figure out a way to store systems and over the years, I figured the storage solution on tipping them sideways to store worked best. Even the cheapest Walmart shelves that I used are $20. So....thats $150 in shelving alone.... :oops: When I moved in, those shelves were sitting in the garage so I figured mounting them on the wall next to the TV would be ideal.

1. I live south of the Twin Cities.
2. These kind:

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The game room is on the second floor, even if I were to afford the space, carrying them up the stairs is a deal breaker.

3. I wish I had a better shelving option for my budget and a reaaaallly long shelf is not ideal for the shear amount I have. I don't plan on being done with my collection...ever... so that space will get used.
4. Most of them came from my glory days of managing a used game store. 90% of my paycheck went back into that place. Plus since I was in charge, I got to take the choice selections of mint box, manual, cart. Sometimes, I'd mix and match, other times I'd hold on to one until a better piece came in. That was in 1998-1999 so that was prime N64 market.
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I LOVE yr choice of cabs, man.
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fvgazi wrote:
Nice collection! Vectrex 8)
I really like how the consoles are too. For some reason it reminds me of one of those Japanese stores.

I back noise. Add retro themed toys and collectibles in front of games. This is as long as they're not overwhelming. I feel like the less it looks like game storage, the cooler it is, but then again I'm more a of a minimalist. Ironic in on a collection forum. :lol:

Hah, that Vectrex was a steal on ebay. $25. No joke. They didn't know what they had. I have some more toys and collectables around, but my kid likes to sneak in and rearrange stuff and I end up with a pile of toys in my room. Wouldn't want this guy to get trashed...
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Also did you notice the random toys here and there?

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noiseredux wrote:I LOVE yr choice of cabs, man.

Haha! Thanks man! Something about them in those danky corners in the arcade that seemed to attract them...and they were so cool. I forgot about them in recent years until a local guy was selling them at a sacrifice. The one on the right was a conversion cab that housed who knows how many games. It had Raiden in it with a Raiden Fighters Marquee. Took those out and put in Raiden 2 stuff. Seemed redundant to have two copies of the same game...
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fvgazi wrote:
noiseredux wrote:
mjmjr25 wrote: 3) Constructive feedback - build/buy some more customized shelving for the games - all that extra space in front of the games detracts aesthetically (the console shelving is cool though).
F that. I know yr not dissing the Ikea Billy shelf.
I back noise.
^He was just flirting, that's all.

I just got a Raiden II PCB, that's a solid solid game, nice choice for sure.

I often wonder if the gamestore workers picked the cherry stuff :mrgreen: Not that I blame you at all. Sorta like working at a strip club and knowing which girls are "normal", and which girls will cut you. It's important to know the inventory and act accordingly.

South of the cities - that's a hike then, almost 3 hours - so prob no arcade meetups anytime soon.
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mjmjr25 wrote: I just got a Raiden II PCB, that's a solid solid game, nice choice for sure.

I often wonder if the gamestore workers picked the cherry stuff :mrgreen: Not that I blame you at all. Sorta like working at a strip club and knowing which girls are "normal", and which girls will cut you. It's important to know the inventory and act accordingly.

South of the cities - that's a hike then, almost 3 hours - so prob no arcade meetups anytime soon.
Yeah, its hard not to pick through the stocks when you're a collector. I've worked at quite a few video game stores actually and everyone added a huge chunk to my collection. Two or three times a person would walk in and trade in their collection for some reason or another and 95% would end up being added to the treasure trove. Where do you live? Bemiji? Brainerd?
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RAIDEN CABS!!!!!!!!! :mrgreen:
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I'm in Esko (Just South of Duluth), right off of I-35.
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Aw man. Maybe one day I'll get the band to play out there... I found some old posters and such that I didn't realize I had, but my History of Home Consoles poster I really wish I still had...
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Raiden II is a fan-freaking-tastic game. I spent many quarters on that one at the local pizza parlor when I was growing up. And far as I know, it's never been ported to home-console. I'm very jealous.
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