Formal introduction

GPD1444

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First I would like to formally introduce myself. I've been a member for a couple years and asked a few questions but realized I never introduced myself. Bought my first arcade a couple years ago and finally have my arcade about where I want it (for the limited space I have).

Born in 1976 80's-90's kids but most of my memories from arcades is of 90's games so that's what my collection is. Here is a list/pic of my current games and just for fun a few of my theater room that's attached to the game room by a 5ft hallway

Blitz 99
NBA JAM
Cruisn World
TimeCrisis II
Mortal Kombat II
Mrs. Pac/ Galaga reunion
PS3 Kiosk (next to the reunion machine and can't see in the pic)
Empty machine that I need ideas for a good beat um up

Not in Pics but still in the bar/billiards/arcade room
Space Invaders Deluxe cocktail 60-1 machine
Silent scope 2
Pub Time dart machine
Pool table

The bar, arcade, pool table are all in a large room with most of the games tucked neatly into one section of the room. I'll have to get pics of the other games and attach them soon.
 

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Theater room 10ft screen and I built all the wood work and concession area myself and am pretty proud how it came together.
Sorry I can't figure out how to post multiple pics at once.
 

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Concession stand I built
 

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2td row is on a 8inch platform for theater seating feel.
 

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Absolutely! Well done! The family must really enjoy having that area to hang out it. I know I would.
 
Nicely done! Born in '76, huh? God, do I remember that year. I was 9. EVERYTHING was "Red, White, and Blue". Hell, the city had college students come around and paint all the fire hydrants to look like revolutionary war soldiers. It was cool shit, back then.
 
Thanks for the compliments everyone. I put a lot of work into the basement to get what I wanted cheaply. If I kick my 18yr old out I can take the wall out separating the pool table and his room and get another 15x20ft space for more games!!

Now for the best part total cost for the theater, arcade and pool table is under 10k, my friends can not believe it but doing all the work myself and Craigslist shopping for games and the pool table kept costs down. Plus I Flipped a pin and few games and make about 2k so I'm only in it all for 8k.

It's a Optima HD25LV projector that's true 1080 plus 3D and most people thinks it's a huge LCD when they see the picture quality. Add a 1200 watt Onkya 7-1 3D 12 speaker surround sound and it's truly like my own theater down there.

Sorry to brag but I busted my butt to get it like it is.
 

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And the ticket booth I built as you turn to go into the theater. It was an old door that I trimmed out and made ticket window on. Cost was about $150 but is different.
 

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I'm really not knowledgeable about carpentry at all, but how did you do all that wood work exactly?
 
The only thing I don't see so far is the proper cinema buttery topping.

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It's easy to be a furniture-grade woodworker. Just make long sticks into shorter ones and stick them together. Easy-peasy. :) :)
 
...If I kick my 18yr old out...

Do it. If you don't, he'll/she'll be there until you die. I've got a 22 year old that has separation issues..... yet he wants to live by HIS rules. As they say in that commercial, "That's not how this works. That's not how ANY of this works!"

It's easy to be a furniture-grade woodworker. Just make long sticks into shorter ones and stick them together. Easy-peasy. :) :)

The last time I tried that, my great-uncle went behind me and did it right. I still have no idea how he did it. And no, I can't ask him.... he's been dead since 2000. I did ask him back then, but he spoke a language I didn't understand(carpenter's language).
 
Thanks everyone!

If you look next to the popcorn machine the "proper butter flavor" is in a smaller squeeze bottle. Makes it so much easier to drown or squeeze it directly into your mouth!

I'm far from a furniture grade woodworker I am just to cheap to pay for a custom build. I ALWAYS end up with A LOT of scrap! Lol
 
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