Shallowgamer's family album

[shallowgamer]

Finally got my act together and got some shots of my stuff. I've been hoarding stuff for about 25 years now, so I built a basement to put it all in. Still not enough room to display everything. Owell.

Here's the view of the theater/game room. I wired the walls for 7.1, but currently only have a 5.1 setup. If I ever take the plunge, the cables are ready for me in the ceiling.
52" 1080p LCD, same model as Nikfil's! JBL stadium series surround, got them real cheap when they closed out the line. I was literally on a ladder unscrewing the rear demo speakers from the store display while negotiating.


Closeup of each shelf:
PS3,X360,Wii,GC,PS2,Xbox


Dreamcast,N64,Saturn,PS,SNES


Genny,SegaCD,Turbo Grafx,SMS


NES,7800,2600,Intellivision. Board games on top.


I was going to put a long countertop right here by the stairs. I ultimately decided that I could show more off if I just chained 3 bookshelves together. The PS logo is actually a store window light that my wife picked up for me.

Closeup of portable gaming shelf:


I put a double pocket door in this wall, so that people in the game room wouldn't be secluded from the rest of the crew. Completely open to the theater room.

View from the main room:

The pins. I shopped "Big Hurt": replaced lamps, parts, solenoids, waxed play field. Counterforce is another project altogether. One of the famed "System 80" games. If you don't like headaches, don't bring a System 80 game into your home.

Here's my retro cart. No need to worry CRTGamer, all playable within a few seconds.



Here's the 2nd cart. Hoss machines!


Here's a neat cubby system I told you guys about long ago. I've got two of these for controllers. 20 bucks each at Target.


And of course, the most important room of the house, the bathroom.
I wanted a nice, busy print to hang on the wall.


Here's R.O.B., doing what he does best.

[Gamerforlife]

Very, very impressed. I just love that collection. Great set up too.

[shallowgamer]

I like boxes. I'd like to show them to you.

Console roundup. You may have seen this one before in another thread.


Here are the sticks.



DC Family:


Saturn Family:


Turbo Family. For 400 bucks, you better damn well get a big box.


Genesis Family. You don't want to step in the octagon with me. Primarily because the octagon doesn't work very well.


Segascope 3D. I truly am impressed with this technology. 25 years ahead of its time, I suppose.




And the handhelds.

[Marspants]

I'm not the only one with an Activator! They suck so bad haha. Nice stuff! Love the boxes

[Gamerforlife]

Love the topic title, family album. LOL

Yeah, boxes just make everything look soooo much better. I try to hold to any that I have. Very awesome collection

[shallowgamer]

Closeups of the imports, since most of us can't read the spines:












Ode to Metal Slug:


And of course, Cho Aniki. We can all learn something about Fraternal love from these guys.


And the redheaded stepchildren of the collection, Loose games. Like many of you, I didn't treat my old games with a ton of respect when I was young.

[csvo2000]

Your collection looks very clean and organized. When I get a game room I want it look hopefully as nice.

[CRTGAMER]

Love the "Shoe Shelf" Target rack for all the game controllers, very slick!

[RyaNtheSlayA]

I like your PS2 stuff. It's my 3rd favorite console (PS3, Dreamcast, PS2 in that order)

[Medical Dust]

Highlight for me is seeing your crappy board games. I like to casually collect old video game board games like that.