What are the essentials for a game room?
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EverydayBeast
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Love good retro signs
Recommend Pete's game room
Recommend Pete's game room
Orbital2060
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Badlucktroll
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If I had the space I'd have a CRT and it would be perfect for retro gaming but as it is - it's more for the rare time I want to play something older, or something on PC is good enough to keep me in there once work is over lol (like Doom The Dark Ages now)Ah, sweet.
Your game room is mostly purposed for retro gaming? That's something to consider.
StereoVsn
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I have all my retro stuff (PS2-3, Dreamcast, Saturn, Emu PC, PS5, XSX and one of the Switches in the basement hooked up to 65" C4 OLED but I also have vanilla 1080p Sony TV which actually works a bit better with some of the older PS3 titles.
Got a decent Soundbar setup alongside it , some LED lighting you can control (fairly cheap one off Amazon, not $$ Philips). And my foldable racing setup is also there. So yeah, decent TV or two (if you have retro stuff), good lighting setup, nice shelves for consoles and games, and comfy seating, you will be good to go. Cool Video Game posters and a bar setup are a bonus.
That said, it's not a completely separate area, it's right across my little home gym area and some kids stuff there as well.
I just don't have the space to do completely separate room. I was trying to get a place when we were house hunting back in 2021, but with housing prices in DC area absolutely crazy, that didn't happen.
Got a decent Soundbar setup alongside it , some LED lighting you can control (fairly cheap one off Amazon, not $$ Philips). And my foldable racing setup is also there. So yeah, decent TV or two (if you have retro stuff), good lighting setup, nice shelves for consoles and games, and comfy seating, you will be good to go. Cool Video Game posters and a bar setup are a bonus.
That said, it's not a completely separate area, it's right across my little home gym area and some kids stuff there as well.
I just don't have the space to do completely separate room. I was trying to get a place when we were house hunting back in 2021, but with housing prices in DC area absolutely crazy, that didn't happen.
Plies
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This sounds amazing. How long did it take to all come together?
TerribleAtThisGame
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Punching bag with Miyazaki's face on it.
Plies
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I have one with Don Mattrick's face.
TerribleAtThisGame
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I don't know who he is but he already looks like a giga cunt.
StereoVsn
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Couple years probably? It's easier than it sounds honestly. Setting up TV and sound bar is straightforward. Getting some "mood lighting" takes a day basically unless you go crazy.
The main thing is getting the shelves and console setup, but you can get that in IKEA with some modifications. That will probably take the longest, lol. I wouldn't go crazy on the setup initially either.
