Lasthope106
Member
Holy shit at Galdius. We are not worthy!
Show us your RETRO Gaming Setup
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Laevateinn
Member
That's actually a whopping 21" TV. The amiga 1200 here is running Classic Workbench.
Thanks. I guessNow there's an idea. That might be the style I should be aiming for, given the small space. I need to do some image searching.
~20 inches is perfect for retro gaming in my opinion.
So as humble as it is, here's my classic/retro setup. Feel free to point out everything that'S wrong with it (there's tons of stuff that'S bad, it will be a wip for the next few years)
Amiga 1200 Setup, finding a good deal on that Dell U2410 was difficult, but that's one of the very few (good) 15 khz modern monitor since my 1084 has too many aberations now to be really usefull :
Classic consoles, the shelf is temporary but will satisfy my needs for the coming months :
32" Panasonic Tau CRT :
Less "classic" systems and my Pioneer reciever :
Game shelves. Everything is two rows deep, need to find a solution for that :
Carts I still have to find a spot for. Don't have a heart attack guys at how I treat them
:
Storage (no idea what to do with all that for now) :
My main PC gaming desk with portables (3DS, Vita, Tablets and GPD XD), also under the desk where I store controllers, plastic guns and so on) :
Anyway advices are welcome and sorry for the long post ;-)
Amiga 1200 Setup, finding a good deal on that Dell U2410 was difficult, but that's one of the very few (good) 15 khz modern monitor since my 1084 has too many aberations now to be really usefull :
Classic consoles, the shelf is temporary but will satisfy my needs for the coming months :
32" Panasonic Tau CRT :
Less "classic" systems and my Pioneer reciever :
Game shelves. Everything is two rows deep, need to find a solution for that :
Carts I still have to find a spot for. Don't have a heart attack guys at how I treat them
:
Storage (no idea what to do with all that for now) :
My main PC gaming desk with portables (3DS, Vita, Tablets and GPD XD), also under the desk where I store controllers, plastic guns and so on) :
Anyway advices are welcome and sorry for the long post ;-)
Laevateinn
Member
Nice Wondermega.
Is that a LCD monitor that supports 15 KHz? Do you use some kind of adapter to go from Amiga to VGA?
I can't help with console organization because I'm still working on that myself. My setup is basically whatever was on sale at Ikea. This is my biggest pain-point. I'll probably end up doing something similar to you actually for my spill-over consoles.
Is that a LCD monitor that supports 15 KHz? Do you use some kind of adapter to go from Amiga to VGA?
I can't help with console organization because I'm still working on that myself. My setup is basically whatever was on sale at Ikea. This is my biggest pain-point. I'll probably end up doing something similar to you actually for my spill-over consoles.
Thanks!
I need a way to display debug/previews/reviews copies of games but I have no idea on how to do it.
Laevateinn
Member
This is interesting. Are you in the industry or do you just seek them out?
I paid like 30$ for it back in 2003 best ebay purchase I made ;-) (Came with about 15 SCD games, a japanese MD2 and 30 or so carts)
I did plenty of research before settling on the DELL U2410. It's not the best LCD monitor accepting the 15khz signal sent by the Amiga but it'S the best one available in north america and not sold by Nec at exhorbitant prices.
The best monitor (if you're in Europe) is actually made by BenQ, it's the BenQ BL902A (it's a 5:4 LCD screen with a perfect aspect ratio for the Amiga).
And yes, I just use a DB23 to VGA adapter from Amigakit
You can send them to my place. I have a spare shelf where they will sit prominently.
I can guarantee you that they don't look nice on a shelf.
I just seek them out.
I think it's interesting to have them.
They give a unique feel to the collection.
PumpkinSpice
Banned
Do you have any devkits?
If you have the space and want to go crazy, set up a fake office desk with a CRT monitor, an old Dell, a devkits, and a bunch of debug games.
I have a few consoles (Xbox, PS2, PS3, Wii RVT-H and Wii RVT-R) and games.
But now I don't have space for your idea.
eXistor
Member
I don't know what kind of shapes yours have, but I use these to display individual games, maybe you could use something similar?
Looks a bit like this:
Laevateinn
Member
I don't know what kind of shapes yours have, but I use these to display individual games, maybe you could use something similar?
Looks a bit like this:
They are all CDs/DVDs. There are a few promo items that have different sizes but there isn't a lot of them.
I think this would be the best way but it takes a lot more space than I would want.
I will try to find those supports here in Brazil but I never saw them anywhere here.
Thanks eXistor!
sixteen-bit
Member
Is every cotton game expensive af?
Laevateinn
Member
A lot of them are but of the three I have only the X68000 was when I bought it. I bought them from game stores in Tokyo though so that might be what makes the difference.
Guardian Monkey
Member
How the crap do some of you not have yellow snes consoles.?
Laevateinn
Member
I've dreamed this up a long time ago, and finally had it custom built:
Each drawer is in fact a sliding shelf with a collapsing front.
Depending on what I want to use, I open that drawer and slide it out:
On the side, there are "real" drawers, for storing accessories:
The big door has a slightly transparent glass:
Each drawer is in fact a sliding shelf with a collapsing front.
Depending on what I want to use, I open that drawer and slide it out:
On the side, there are "real" drawers, for storing accessories:
The big door has a slightly transparent glass:
Laevateinn
Member
I've dreamed this up a long time ago, and finally had it custom built:
Each drawer is in fact a sliding shelf with a collapsing front.
Depending on what I want to use, I open that drawer and slide it out:
On the side, there are "real" drawers, for storing accessories:
The big door has a slightly transparent glass:
Oh man, I need that shelving system.
IrishNinja
Member
*i really love that one, honestly!
and that pull out shelf one is brilliant, never seen that before but it's a great idea!
ive got one of those later models that don't turn
and that pull out shelf one is brilliant, never seen that before but it's a great idea!
ive got one of those later models that don't turn
Likewise. In a lighter wood colour given my wife (and I, I guess) are going for a mid-century European look in our house, but functionality-wise that cabinet is perfect.
I love the minimalism of this. Beautiful.^ This one is epic !
Here's mine, I don't have much space but hey
Where'd you get that stand? And how big is your CRT?
I want this type of setup.
^ This one is epic !
Here's mine, I don't have much space but hey
Simple and clean, its all good.
Thrift Shops. Go.
Only search for stuff you'll actually enjoy playing.
Putosaure
Member
Thanks !
It's like a 15 inches wide CRT, and I picked the stand at Ikea (http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/50279617/). It's supposed to be a wall cabinet but I didn't put the back side on it.
biggersmaller
Banned
Me:
"Wife, so I wanna set my old gaming stuff up in the office..."
Wife:
Then we file for divorce.
"Wife, so I wanna set my old gaming stuff up in the office..."
Wife:
Then we file for divorce.
RadarScope1
Member
You can rebuild. It can be costly but not everything is expensive out there. You can get some great stuff affordably.
^ This one is epic !
You're all too kind! I've been thinking long about the neatest and easy-to-use way to set a bunch of consoles simultaneously, and I am pretty happy with how it turned out! )
atomic moth
Member
^ This one is epic !
Here's mine, I don't have much space but hey
When I first moved into my house and didn't have everything shipped over yet, all I had was my SNES and a CRT, just like this. I really enjoyed not having clutter everywhere and was able to just relax and play games sitting on the floor like when I was a kid.
I didn't know this thread existed so here is my game room:
Just saw this and HOLY SHIT. Love that first picture
Just saw this and HOLY SHIT. Love that first picture
Thanks!
I noticed that I forgot to post pictures from the right side of the shelves.
Pilgrimzero
Member
SNES off to the left. NES on top of the TV., which sits on top of an old Nintendo chest. Genesis and Dreamcast and the games and accessories on the Tardis shelf.
I also have a PS1, 2, and original Xbox but those are sitting next to the X1, and PS3 and 4 on the HD tv.
Used to have an N64 and games but sold them cause it aged really really poorly IMO and I never planned to use it.
(Can you spot Simon Belmont in the picture?)
potatohead
Member
Galdius
Wow
Wow
Me:
"Wife, so I wanna set my old gaming stuff up in the office..."
Wife:
Then we file for divorce.
To me, exposed wires and messiness just adds to the charm.
SNES off to the left. NES on top of the TV., which sits on top of an old Nintendo chest. Genesis and Dreamcast and the games and accessories on the Tardis shelf.
I also have a PS1, 2, and original Xbox but those are sitting next to the X1, and PS3 and 4 on the HD tv.
Used to have an N64 and games but sold them cause it aged really really poorly IMO and I never planned to use it.
(Can you spot Simon Belmont in the picture?)
See? That's what I call charming
I've got a pretty small setup. I've consolidated my systems as much as I can.
My Wii doubles as my GC and the PS3 is a 60GB BC model. My Super Famicom is hooked up via HD Retrovision's component cables and my TV is capable of handling 240p over componenet (and they look great, with no lag). I moved my PS1 games into DVD cases so they'll fit better on the shelf.
hugoboss78
Neo Member
How do you like the AVS? I've been very tempted to pick one up and have read/seen great reviews on it. Nice setup btw!
I absolutely love it. Combine it with the wireless NES adapters that 8bitdo made it and it's, IMO, the best (outside of an AnalogNT or HDMI NES mod) and most accessible way to play NES games on an HDTV.
Laevateinn
Member
I'd love to share some photos, but I'm still a "junior member", so if a mod see this message, a little help, please ?
I don't think it matters if you're a junior member. Just upload your images to a service like imgur and enclose the URL in img tags like this without the spaces after [
Code:
[ IMG]
http://i.imgur.com/KZ6LvXv.jpg
[ /IMG]
dragonyeuw
Member
AdamisFox
Member
I tried, but something repleaced some characters in the link with asterisks so the link became unusable.
You're trying to use a banned image host. Use imgur instead.
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AdamisFox
Member
Thank you guys
SO I've added new shelves in my bedroom for my retro games (+ DS/3DS/Vita games)
http://imgur.com/a/uIPVo
Consoles are there, but I might change the furniture soon (it's a little bit too long to fit in that place) so I'll take a picture of them another time.
I'll post some closer pics later.
SO I've added new shelves in my bedroom for my retro games (+ DS/3DS/Vita games)
http://imgur.com/a/uIPVo
Consoles are there, but I might change the furniture soon (it's a little bit too long to fit in that place) so I'll take a picture of them another time.
I'll post some closer pics later.
hugoboss78
Neo Member
Oh damn. I've been looking for wireless controllers and this will fit the bill! Yeah, I think I may get the AVS. Thanks for the feedback!