GameTavern: Post Pictures of Your Gaming Area!

[Aladuf]

This is 100% ripped off from GAF but I was thinking that I'd like to see where you guys game it up. Post some pix of where you get your game on.

First I just wanted to post my old set up before it changed up a bit recently... this pic was taken for one of the Tavern Wars challenges a while ago:
http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd122/RatedRKO_23/gthunt003.jpg

And here's the newly updated, and much improved set up that I'm currently rocking. It even includes my freshly purchased Gamecube for the Zelda games I want to play along with Wave Race!
http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd122/RatedRKO_23/gthunt005.jpg
http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd122/RatedRKO_23/gthunt006.jpg

Now it's your turn, show us what you do it to ;)

[Dyne]

I'm about due for an update to my setup but my damn battery is dead.

But I took a picture for an end-of-semester project I did a couple of months ago. It's a device that detects when a TV is on, which notifies a server and sends you an email. It also lists it on websites and RSS feeds. Phidgets and sensors, man. Easy shit. I literally threw this device together in seconds and still got an A+ on the project.

But yeah, you can see one of the corners of one of my cabinets. Think of it as a teaser.

[GameMaster]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v449/synthoid/274b1824.jpg

[MrCoffee]

http://www.the-it-department.co.uk/images/image-server-farm.jpg

Computers <3 not as big as mine but heh...

[Bube]

Dyne! You have Viva Pinata! We must play together! :D

Anyway, here's mine.. Bought the tv recently.. And sorry about the quality of the photos - phone pic.

The actual setup

http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk96/bube77/27052008169.jpg

The games

http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk96/bube77/27052008171.jpg

The others

http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk96/bube77/27052008170.jpg

The room

http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk96/bube77/27052008172.jpg

[Renwood]

http://i29.tinypic.com/nowv44.jpg
demure

http://i31.tinypic.com/zupmdh.jpg
spread eagle

http://i26.tinypic.com/2ibgmkp.jpg
shelfshelfshelf

[Aladuf]

Jim, you didn't show off your hidden consoles!

Edit: nm the other pix just didn't load at first.

[Dyne]

Alright, I finally snapped some quick pictures. I am messy as fuck, I know.

1. First picture is the whole setup in all of its glory. Not pictured: Surround speakers.

2. The second is my game cabinet. Believe me when I say a fuckton of shit is hiding behind here. It's all hidden by my current-gen games and blu-rays. Behind it I have all my SNES, N64, Xbox console, and random other consoles and accessories.

3. This is the showcase cabinet that showed off all of my PS1 RPGs, Sega Saturn, Turbo Grafx 16, Famicom, etc. As you can see, my Gamecube collection bled over into it, along with PS2 games. Also my SNES with Chrono trigger as I was playing it recently. Easter egg: You can see my Dreamcast with Gabe's signature on it, barely. :D

4. My DVDs used to be on top of my receiver but I wanted to put them somewhere a little more stable. Here is where I threw them. Also: random boxes.

5. Here's the setup. PS3 (yes, 20-gig model) in the lower left, 360 on the right, and Wii horizontal on the top. I threw GTAIV and my PS3 controller adjacent to the Wii to form symmetry or something. Before, I had the Wii on the left of the 360 standing vertically, but I didn't trust the 360.

Not pictured: I have another Gamecube and a slim PS2 here in my room but it's even more of a mess. Also all of the portable stuff.

EDIT: I just realized 2 of the picures weren't turned. But I am lazy!

[Aladuf]

Damn Dyne, you've got a lotta stuff! Many many many many games.

Come on people! POST MORE!

[Dyne]

Hahah, thanks. It mostly comes from knowing where to buy things super cheap and never trading stuff in. :D

[Aladuf]

and never trading stuff in. :D

Thats where you got me. I always end up trading stuff in... I wish I didn't do it, but sometimes I gotta use the old games to pay for the new ones.

[Typhoid]

I was going to do this today, but I ended up packing all my shit up and moving abruptly, instead.

So once it's set up, I'll send a pic of the sweet 70's retro pad.
Assuming.

[Bond]

Currently working on adding surround sound...

http://img134.imageshack.us/img134/818/img0212ez7.jpg

[Fox 6]

Currently working on adding surround sound...

http://img134.imageshack.us/img134/818/img0212ez7.jpg

ITS BERNIE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Dyne]

Currently working on adding surround sound...

Nice. I definitely recommend a Yamaha Home-theater-in-a-box. You get a receiver and a large center speaker. I couldn't ask for anything more for my money. I got mine for $400 but I think in America they're $300.

[Teuthida]

*sigh*

[Renwood]

Dyne

two ps2s

no turok

hmmmmmm

[Aladuf]

*sigh*

Best. Response. Yet.

Also, we need to rally up BaB... He doesn't want to post his, I say he should!

[Dyne]

Dyne

two ps2s

no turok

hmmmmmm

You know what, Turok's the one that's turned out on the right stack. You can see the Touchstone logo on it.

[Renwood]

Fair enough; Turok shall be my next FREE RENTAL

if it is available. fucking hollywood video

I look forward to murdering dinosaurs.

[jeepnut]

Here is mine.

Picture 1: The setup. Yes. I have two monster trucks on my TV. Yes I'm 25. Shut up. P.S. That's my cd collection to the right of the TV.

Picture 2: The games. GTA IV is missing from this photo.

Picture 3: Real instrument!

[Bube]

Nice, jeepnut. There's another guitar to the left of your tv - looks like an SG? And is your LP a Gibson? Looks very nice :)

[Aladuf]

UPDATED :D
-1 Gamecube, +1 Wii
http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd122/RatedRKO_23/newwiigamingpix001.jpg

A new shot of all of it:
http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd122/RatedRKO_23/newwiigamingpix002.jpg

[Dyne]

UPDATED :D
-1 Gamecube, +1 Wii


Nice. Just make sure your Wii and PS3 don't overheat. :)

I think I mentioned this before, but we had 6 PS3's put in our office at once for Turok, and we all turned them on - we all swear, they raised the temperature of the room by 20 degrees. And the 360s didn't change the temperature at all because we had been using them for 2-3 months at that point.

[Aladuf]

Damn, really?! I would think that the 360 puts out waaaaay more heat than the PS3, but I'll be careful with them, I guess I'll move them farther apart or something. Thanks for the heads up.

[Renwood]

PUT IT BACK ON ITS STAND GOD IT LOOKS LIKE SHIT THAT WAY OH FOR THE LOVE OF GOD FIX IT YOU MONSTER

[Aladuf]

:lolz: I had a biiiiiiiig feeling you would hate that. But I think it looks really good like that in its current position, so, it shall stay :D

[Dyne]

If your TV doesn't distribute much heat, you could move your Wii under it horizontal like I have. :D You could also move your left speaker to where your 360 games are, and your right speaker beside your 360. It might widen your acoustics, too.

[Aladuf]

hmm... I like your ideas Dyne, I think I shall experiment with moving them around tonight after me and Jim play some Boom Blox.

[Renwood]

Jim's going to "accidentally" break your tv if you don't address the vertical issue.

[Jonbo298]

Who signed your Dreamcast, Dyne?!

Also, my gaming area is non-existent :( I had a half assed one a few months back, but sold everything for money and personal reasons like mentioned before. So...yeah. I have a crap computer for very basic gaming needs.

[Dyne]

Who signed your Dreamcast, Dyne?!

Also, my gaming area is non-existent :( I had a half assed one a few months back, but sold everything for money and personal reasons like mentioned before. So...yeah. I have a crap computer for very basic gaming needs.

Gabe from Penny Arcade. :D I also have 3 sign "cels" above my fireplace signed by both Gabe and Tycho. I also have Rogue Squadron, Eternal Darkness and Shenmue signed, just for the hell of it, plus a large-scale sketch up in my room of CTS.

Also, that sucks. :(

[Aladuf]

Thanks for the tip Dyne, I moved the speakers by my tv and put one on the right side of my surround sound receiver and the other one on the left side of my blu rays and it sounds WAAAAAAY better.

[Dyne]

Great to hear. :D Yeah, sound is a curious beast when it comes to setting up home theaters. I'm glad to have taken audio theory courses in my time at school.

[jeepnut]

Nice, jeepnut. There's another guitar to the left of your tv - looks like an SG? And is your LP a Gibson? Looks very nice :)

No, no Gibson sadly. Both guitars are Epiphones. The LP is very nice though.

[Bube]

No, no Gibson sadly. Both guitars are Epiphones. The LP is very nice though.
Not a huge fan of SGs but I absolutely adore LPs - which is why I spent every penny I could find on my ebony Epi LP :) Words can't describe how much I love it!

[Bond]

Nice. I definitely recommend a Yamaha Home-theater-in-a-box. You get a receiver and a large center speaker. I couldn't ask for anything more for my money. I got mine for $400 but I think in America they're $300.
Oh! That's exactly my price-range. Would you happen to have the model number or link? :)

[Dyne]

Oh! That's exactly my price-range. Would you happen to have the model number or link? :)

Hmm, I'm guessing mine is last year's, the YHT280. Amazon has this, supposedly, this years model, for even cheaper,it looks like. :D The YHT380:

http://www.amazon.com/Yamaha-YHT-380BL-Home-Theater-Black/dp/B000O3OER8/ref=pd_bbs_2?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1212084772&sr=8-2

[Bond]

Dyne, one more question on your Yamaha. Was it easy to integrate with your 360?

[flunkie44]

Kinda went a little crazy, but here we go: (the only stuff not pictured here is my black DS Phatty and my silver PSP Slim)

My room

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a345/flunkie44/DSC01588.jpg

Games I'm getting ready to ship off, and a free Katamari PSP case and PSP lanyard I got from the free thread at NeoGAF

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a345/flunkie44/DSC01546.jpg

Games (used to be a whole lot more before I started selling them off)

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a345/flunkie44/DSC01545.jpg

TV

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a345/flunkie44/DSC01564.jpg

Consoles

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a345/flunkie44/DSC01559.jpg

Desk

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a345/flunkie44/DSC01549.jpg
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a345/flunkie44/DSC01554.jpg
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a345/flunkie44/DSC01590.jpg
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a345/flunkie44/DSC01595.jpg

My PC (HP case, 2.4 GHz [overclocked to 3.0 GHz] Intel Core 2 Quad Processor Q6600, 4 GB DDR2 RAM [PC5300, 2 x 1 GB, 2 x 512 MB], eVGA 8800GT), Dell 20.1" 2005FPW

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a345/flunkie44/DSC01555.jpg
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a345/flunkie44/DSC01551.jpg

Junk Closet (Just moved here a couple months ago, still don't have everything organized)

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a345/flunkie44/DSC01587.jpg
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a345/flunkie44/DSC01567.jpg
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a345/flunkie44/DSC01568.jpg
Old consoles that I love to drag out every now and then
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a345/flunkie44/DSC01570.jpg
Sony S-Force Pro Front Surround Sound System that I'd love to hook up, but I'm an audiotard and don't even know where to start (I'd want to use it for PS3, 360, and Dish.. how the heck would I do that?!)
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a345/flunkie44/DSC01569.jpg
Old PC parts and boxes
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a345/flunkie44/DSC01573.jpg

Mini fridge and stuff

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a345/flunkie44/DSC01575.jpg

[Aladuf]

dude, flunkie...dude!

[Jonbo298]

You poor soul, you bought Rock Band for the PS3 :(

[flunkie44]

You poor soul, you bought Rock Band for the PS3 :(

Why do you think it's in the closet? ;)

[Fox 6]

Why do you think it's in the closet? ;)

R Kelly needed something to do?

[Dyne]

Jonbo - what exactly is wrong for Rock Band for PS3? Typhoid and I both have it. What's wrong with having enough USB ports for all your controllers + wireless guitars?

flunkie - niiiiiiiiiiice! Turok! :D

Dyne, one more question on your Yamaha. Was it easy to integrate with your 360?

Totally. All you do is plug an optical cable from the back of your 360 composite/component switcher into the receiver and you're good to go. :D

[birdman]

You poor soul, you bought Rock Band for the PS3 :(

Smartest move.

[Renwood]

do you play it online not leaderboards but really online

[birdman]

Yep. It's fun times, even without voice chat.

[Renwood]

did you photoshop meld your face into your avatar or does she really look like that

[flunkie44]

flunkie - niiiiiiiiiiice! Turok! :D

I loved Turok the first time through. :)

[Renwood]

did you photoshop meld your face into your avatar or does she really look like that

answer me GD

[birdman]

Why so serious? :P

[Aladuf]

No seriously, you looking eerily similar to her. The face is scary-accurate.

[Renwood]

Why so serious? :P

http://i30.tinypic.com/124h384.gif

you've been replaced

[birdman]

It's for me to know, and you to question your sexuality.

[Renwood]

Is there a question when I find neither of you physically desirable?

http://ithinkimdying.files.wordpress.com/2007/11/ryan_reynolds.jpg

Well, I guess there would be for me.

[Aladuf]

http://i30.tinypic.com/124h384.gif

you've been replaced

ohh! I see what you did. Because he's such a "GAF generator" on here.

[Renwood]

no that's not what I'm going for at all you're stupid

[Aladuf]

Whether or not if it's what you were going for, It's still true.

[Renwood]

It's not and you're a horrible person and I hope you get run over by a bus you miserable piece of SHIT SHIT SHIT

<3 Gaming Side

[birdman]

Your Ryan Reynolds love is intriguing.

[Renwood]

yet not surprising

[birdman]

Not in the least bit, and it will not be scrutinized.

[Dyne]

I was taking some pictures today, because I realized that after moving out my setup got a shock change.

This is where it is now (and please ignore crappy iPhone shots, thanks to Earl for linking back to this thread):

http://members.shaw.ca/dynendal/newsetup/new.JPG
http://members.shaw.ca/dynendal/newsetup/3.JPG
http://members.shaw.ca/dynendal/newsetup/2.JPG
http://members.shaw.ca/dynendal/newsetup/1.JPG
http://members.shaw.ca/dynendal/newsetup/4.JPG

Den (synonym for messy):

Picked up an awesome deal on a desktop/23" monitor on boxing day here in Canada:
http://members.shaw.ca/dynendal/newsetup/7.jpg
http://members.shaw.ca/dynendal/newsetup/5.jpg
http://members.shaw.ca/dynendal/newsetup/6.jpg

And here's my old pic from 2005 - holy crap! Poor university student style, but I was happy:

http://members.shaw.ca/commencer3/resized/2.jpg

[Angrist]

I like your hat.

Makes me wonder, do all members here have setups like that? I only have my Wii out, with the games hidden away in a closet. The rest of my Nintendo stuff is at my family's (brother's) place, in some closet.

[magus113]

My gaming setup!

I got the receiver with 5.1 surround off a co-worker that had no use for it. It was a really good deal. The TV I got about a year ago on Black Friday. It's 37" Olevia. The PC I custom built at some point last year. 22" Acer monitor with a Razer Diamondback mouse, and a Dell keyboard that I took from work (they are probably some of the better keyboards I've used in my life, even if they're not for gaming).

Excuse the cable mess.

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b331/scarz0ftime/Photo0077.jpg

My games! The bottom shelf there is all PS2, PS3 in the middle, and Gamecube on the right. The rest of the games are on a small cubby there on the top right as you can see. That's all Wii games, my few 360 games, my PSX classics, the only DC game I currently own (Grandia II), and my DS game cases cause I usually keep them somewhere else. The rest of the shelves are books, but I have my books and movies on the other side of my shelves.

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b331/scarz0ftime/Photo0078.jpg

[Vampyr]

Love the Harry Potter books.

[magus113]

What can I say, I liked reading them. I have the Hogwarts textbooks in there too, Idk if you can tell which ones they are.

[KillerGremlin]

what happened to this guy?:

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b124/bigmax51/sbarro690.jpg

I miss birdman and his jailbait avatars.

[magus113]

I'm kinda surprised no one noticed my papercraft that I made a long time ago. I made the Shagohod and a diorama of Contra. I'll take pictures and put them up later.

[Szymon]

This is where I waste my life.



https://dl.dropbox.com/u/601333/new.JPG

[magus113]

I had that same keyboard, or rather, the blue G15s they used to sell. Damn thing stopped working.

[Vampyr]

This is where I waste my life.


That's a pretty sweet setup.

[TheSlyMoogle]

I like your kitties.

[uber_paddler]

I approve of the use of Jagermeister.

[Vampyr]

I approve of the use of Jagermeister.

I like how it's next to a shot of five hour energy. XD

[BreakABone]

I took other pics but they came out blurry so shall retake em later but here is a brief example of the mess that is my gaming area

http://i40.tinypic.com/2ce22rr.jpg

My 3 little consoles, and my cable box in their tiny little cave.
Next to the Ps3 not sure how well it shows, is a stack of games, that I guess are the back-ups. I'll explain the organization when get more pics. And beside those is my blu-ray collection since had no where else to put em, there are 3 stacks which I'm sure isn't shown.

On the top you can see some games and my sensor bar, those are the games I'm currently cycling through. Mostly on the Wii.

When show next pic, eh might as well, since blurry as hell.

http://i41.tinypic.com/2pynrti.jpg

These are my grabbable games, most people who play Xbox with me know, half the time can't find an older game, and that's because packed away with movies and older games, these are the games we generally cycle through though TF 2, L4D 1/2, Borderlands, Uncharted 2, Halo 3, and beside it is my movies I have watched but haven't had time to put back pile.
And behind those, you can't see are blu-rays I haven't seen yet pile and another set of games need to play pile.

[magus113]

I took other pics but they came out blurry so shall retake em later but here is a brief example of the mess that is my gaming area

My 3 little consoles, and my cable box in their tiny little cave.
Next to the Ps3 not sure how well it shows, is a stack of games, that I guess are the back-ups. I'll explain the organization when get more pics. And beside those is my blu-ray collection since had no where else to put em, there are 3 stacks which I'm sure isn't shown.

On the top you can see some games and my sensor bar, those are the games I'm currently cycling through. Mostly on the Wii.

When show next pic, eh might as well, since blurry as hell.

These are my grabbable games, most people who play Xbox with me know, half the time can't find an older game, and that's because packed away with movies and older games, these are the games we generally cycle through though TF 2, L4D 1/2, Borderlands, Uncharted 2, Halo 3, and beside it is my movies I have watched but haven't had time to put back pile.
And behind those, you can't see are blu-rays I haven't seen yet pile and another set of games need to play pile.

Boy am I glad I got a desk and my parents made me new shelves to put all of my crap. I feel a lot better about how messy my room gets sometimes.

[Vampyr]

My console gaming space:

You can see a blanket my cat sleeps on on the right.
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/5643376/DSC01283.JPG


My PC gaming space. For the last few months though it's just been my programming dojo.

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/5643376/DSC01284.JPG

[Vampyr]

Fixed the broken links.

[uber_paddler]

I'm fairly certain I have the exact same laptop.

[Vampyr]

I'm fairly certain I have the exact same laptop.

It's a Sony Vaio NW-130J.

[BreakABone]

I'm fairly certain I have the exact same laptop.
I am not surprised you own a Sony laptop.

And Vamp I thought you had a bigger collection of games.

[uber_paddler]

It's a Sony Vaio NW-130J.
NW-130D
So yeah, virtually the same. I knew it looked familiar.


I am not surprised you own a Sony laptop.

And Vamp I thought you had a bigger collection of games.

And what? Are you trying to imply that I'm in some way partial to Sony products?

[Vampyr]

I am not surprised you own a Sony laptop.

And Vamp I thought you had a bigger collection of games.

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/5643376/DSC01286.jpg

All of my N64 and Xbox games are back home, as well as the majority of my PS2 and Gamecube games. I only have Wii and 360 games with me.

[magus113]

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/5643376/DSC01286.jpg

All of my N64 and Xbox games are back home, as well as the majority of my PS2 games. I only have Wii and 360 games with me.

Is that the MGS triple pack thing or whatever there on the right?

[Vampyr]

Is that the MGS triple pack thing or whatever there on the right?

Yep, it's the Metal Gear Solid Essential Collection I picked up a while back.

[magus113]

Yep, it's the Metal Gear Solid Essential Collection I picked up a while back.

I wish I still had the copy of the original PSX one but Twin Snakes does well enough for me, and I can get it on PSN if I really wanted the original so badly. I have the Substance edition of MGS2, and Subsistence of MGS3.

[BreakABone]

I really need to find my camera, but think these came out slightly less blurry,

http://i44.tinypic.com/2n6f3g5.jpg
Same general shot, but now you can also see my TV.

http://i39.tinypic.com/28kst21.jpg
Cleaned up the pile over here a bit. Now its down to just two of them. Also to the right, you can see one of the containers that houses my DVDs. There are 3 of them, one for general movies, one for superhero/comic book stuff, and a final one for wrestling/older gamers.

[magus113]

I really need to find my camera, but think these came out slightly less blurry,

Same general shot, but now you can also see my TV.

Cleaned up the pile over here a bit. Now its down to just two of them. Also to the right, you can see one of the containers that houses my DVDs. There are 3 of them, one for general movies, one for superhero/comic book stuff, and a final one for wrestling/older gamers.

I approve!