1st time homeowner with arcade

girlracer

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I just bought my 1st home, I bought it for the big garage and the huge room for the arcade. I worked on it for about 2 months before I moved in. Otherwise the house is small but it fits my needs.

Yes I do have a mame, when I was living with my parents I didn't have room for many games. I didn't gut a working machine for it, I found a torn down cocktail case on craigslist.

The couch and chairs(@DK) were left by the former owners. They fit the theme so I kept them.

Here is a link to the album: http://s877.photobucket.com/albums/ab334/girlracer99lude/Home Sweet Home/

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Congrats on the new house! Nice game room! I really like what you did with your pachinko machine, I would really like to do something like that with mine. Very nice!
 
Totally jealous.....but I would have that sucker crammed full of stuff. Nice open layout. Takes a lot of restraint (that I don't have!!) to get away with that...
 
Totally jealous.....but I would have that sucker crammed full of stuff. Nice open layout. Takes a lot of restraint (that I don't have!!) to get away with that...

Just wait. Now that she has some breathing room in a new house, they'll slowly start to creep in.
 
Just wait. Now that she has some breathing room in a new house, they'll slowly start to creep in.

Preaching to the choir... I live in like 900 sq ft with me, my wife, two kids....two huge PC desks, Pinbot, Space Shuttle, a Capcom Big Blue, and 45" TV in our living room, lol..

Like I said. No control. :p
 
Very nice! And congrats on the new house!

Lots of expansion room for new games there... :)
 
sadly until my jeep is paid off i don't have anymore money for games. i do have all the parts to build a mini virtual pinball and i plan to do that. i'm also a console game collector which is much easier to find in my area. too many overpriced games and pins around here.
 
Cool Power Glove display! Too bad it was kind of a letdown (compared to the commercials anyway), but it definitely looked awesome.

LeChuck
 
If it were me I would dump the crane or get a smaller one. And get more pins and vids.

How do you get a smaller crane than that? It's deep...but no wider than your standard UR vid by the looks of it. I've never seen one that small myself...

I gotta build some frames for my pachinko's, and try to find a ball lifter or build one. I have a Nishijin A and a B and one of em doesn't have auto recycling of the balls...such a PITA when it runs out of balls.
 
Totally jealous.....but I would have that sucker crammed full of stuff. Nice open layout. Takes a lot of restraint (that I don't have!!) to get away with that...


Yeah, that is a great game room. And a lot of restraint for not over filling it!

Looks great girlracer!
 
How do you get a smaller crane than that?

Here you go, saw this at IAAPA this year.


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That room will be full before too long, you will come across some good deals and it just seems to snowball. :D
 

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When someone comes over and wins a prize in the crane machine, do you let them keep it?

I've always wondered this about people with crane machines in their houses.....
 
Congrats on the new space! You've put a select number of games in all the right places. Really works for that room. I'm a console collector too, so I empathize.

Once that Jeep is paid off, look out! Deals you never anticipated will just fall in your lap. :D
 
When someone comes over and wins a prize in the crane machine, do you let them keep it?

I've always wondered this about people with crane machines in their houses.....

yeah i let them keep them, i stock up at the church thrift and when the local goodwills have a 50% sale at the 1st of the month.
 
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