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Show us your RETRO Gaming Setup
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I have a question. Does anybody still have and use their old TV from their youth when they first played those consoles? I still have mine and I prefer to use it even though it's RF only. It's from '94 and I used to play my NES, Genesis, PlayStation, N64 games on it and ended up getting a newer tube TV in like 2002 which I also still have.
It was the first TV that I had in my room and the nostalgic value of it surpasses my need for a clean signal. I was just wondering if anyone is doing the same.
It was the first TV that I had in my room and the nostalgic value of it surpasses my need for a clean signal. I was just wondering if anyone is doing the same.
I would do this, but when I went off to live abroad for a few years, my parents threw out almost all the perfectly-good CRTs I was using, including an Amiga monitor that was in perfect condition. T_T All those TVs had at least composite video input though...I couldn't imagine playing via R/F in this day and age.
My current retro TV is my old Samsung GXTV. The screen is so tiny, lol.
EVAWINGZERO
Neo Member
Loving these setups! Will post mine soon! Moar CRT please....
EVAWINGZERO
Neo Member
Here's my current setup! 36" Tau with Sima Color enhancer / corrector, all of this outputs to a Stream setup as well. I also use PVMs for RGB stuff and a Panasonic Plasma for Saturn / PSX era stuff.
blast processed
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Nice setup! Never thought I would see Boogerman hanging on someones wall. Where did you get that Earthworm Jim cutout? I want it.
EVAWINGZERO
Neo Member
All Bead Sprites! I just looked them up online and made them!
Thanks for the kind words.
Thanks for the kind words.
SevenDevils, what kind of shelving do you use? I'd love to have some clean white shelves like that.
They look so custom-fitted.
blast processed
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Ikea
http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/00305794/#/50305796
I purchased this and custom built shelves around my CRT
http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/30285153/#/80285155
I used red poster board as backing for now to make the case stand out.
Here is my setup. I've since moved, but the setup remains the same except with more games, a swivel under the TV, and bean bag chairs. It's simple, but I like it. Currently running through Grandia 2.
This picture is such a classic. Idk why, but there's something so pure about it. Maybe it reminds me of my childhood?
Sorry to quote old posts. It's been a while since I've really browsed this thread and I forgot how great it is.
Moved into a new (much larger) place after having everything in boxes for the last decade.
Composite setup:
Component + handhelds, and hdmi of off to the right
Out-of-focus shot of the wall 'o games
Close-up of shelf one (Nintendo, Xbox, 3DO, Jaguar)
Close-up of shelf two (Sony)
Close-up of shelf three (Saturn / Genesis)
Bottom of shelf three (Dreamcast, Sega CD)
And, finally, a fantastic ottoman we found last week
Composite setup:
Component + handhelds, and hdmi of off to the right
Out-of-focus shot of the wall 'o games
Close-up of shelf one (Nintendo, Xbox, 3DO, Jaguar)
Close-up of shelf two (Sony)
Close-up of shelf three (Saturn / Genesis)
Bottom of shelf three (Dreamcast, Sega CD)
And, finally, a fantastic ottoman we found last week
EVAWINGZERO
Neo Member
Really like that Ottoman. I have been on the lookout for something similar.
If you're in the US, here's where I got it (in store but it's the same item) http://www.target.com/p/threshold-tufted-storage-ottoman-brown/-/A-14665011#prodSlot=_1_5
davidwhangchoi
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^ yeah, damn, if any you live in bergen county/NYC feeling generous, please do an open house. i'll bring food for the whole family. hahaha
Havoc2049
Member
Just focus on one brand or one computer. I've thought about adding an Amiga and/or a Commodore 64 to the collection, but then my game room would start to look like a retro computer lab and I don't really have the space to pull it off and make it look clean.
EVAWINGZERO
Neo Member
LOVE that PVM setup! Mine are currently stacked as I have no room for them to be in permanent spots 
One day though!
One day though!Pancakes R Us
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Nice. What are those underneath the SNES, N64 and PS One?
Chittagong
Gold Member
Here's my retro setup. Couldn't be happier with the NES experience.
LOVE that PVM setup! Mine are currently stacked as I have no room for them to be in permanent spots
Cheers! I've owned the 20" for a couple of years and had to store it until I could do this setup. It's worth the wait trust me.
SCART switches
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EVAWINGZERO
Neo Member
@Chittagong: That is a thing of Beauty! I hope to get to play on one at some point!
Herp Derpington
Member
This setup is a bit old but you get the picture (pardon the pun):
Pancakes R Us
Member
Damn. I always thought scary switches are tiny things that you connect to the back of your TV. I once bought a scary adaptor back in the day, was a small item that connected to my TV and provided three scart sockets. I take it the bigger ones that you have do something extra?Cheers! I've owned the 20" for a couple of years and had to store it until I could do this setup. It's worth the wait trust me.
SCART switches
catpurrcat
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Here's my retro setup. Couldn't be happier with the NES experience.
What kind of Nintendo is that ?
This setup is a bit old but you get the picture (pardon the pun):
Love that you have the first Xbox.
Chittagong
Gold Member
I really love it. The path to it was filled with pain, but the end result is glorious.
It's an Analogue NT. Amazing device, non-emulated HDMI out and actual Famicom hardware.
These ones are powered, have 4 inputs each, but also have composite and s video and optical audio on each input. Theoretically you could hook 4 SCART, 4 composite and 4 s-video through each switch, people have also used it for component by using the composite inputs and splitting the s-video sockets for audio, but I just use them for SCART.
Herp Derpington
Member
It's a beast, just won't quit. Their best console by far. If we could have gotten a souped up version in that case I would have been just fine with it.
CrashPrime
Member
So I am kind of considering doing a little addition to a man cave corner. I have a 1080i/720p CRT HDTV with hdmi that I was considering getting out of the garage. Retron 5 and CRT HDTV via hdmi still a leggy mess? I know SD CRTs are dime a dozen at the local thrift shops. Any standout performers other than Sony?
CRT is a 34" inch Panasonic. It's a beast but has fantastic picture from what I remember. Haven't used in maybe 6 years.
CRT is a 34" inch Panasonic. It's a beast but has fantastic picture from what I remember. Haven't used in maybe 6 years.
NOLA_Gaffer
Banned
Those Sony Trinitron TVs are so eponymous with the 90s; I love it.
I don't have the space for one right now, but once I get my own place I'm getting one in the ballpark of 32 inches. I keep running into them at Thrift Stores, but they never seem to stick around for long.
Havoc2049
Member
Here is my setup. I've since moved, but the setup remains the same except with more games, a swivel under the TV, and bean bag chairs. It's simple, but I like it. Currently running through Grandia 2.
You need to get a RCA TV. ;-)
RadarScope1
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My first pic in this thread. This setup is FAR from complete but I'm far enough along that I can see the light at the end of the tunnel. What you're seeing is the short end of a storage shelf. When I had to pack up my retro stuff when my daughter was born three years ago, I put my consumer Trinitron on the shelf in this spot. Later I removed a box from the end of the shelf and realized the screen was perfectly framed and the shelf could hold a couple consoles. So after coming to terms with the fact that there's just no damn room for this shit upstairs where it's more comfortable, I just dove into making a space here.
The larger BVM on the bottom left will eventually become my main screen. I'll be going from a 24 in screen with the Trinitron to a 19 in but ... RGB.
One more thing - I'm using the middle seat from my minivan as a chair. It's actually kind of nice.
The larger BVM on the bottom left will eventually become my main screen. I'll be going from a 24 in screen with the Trinitron to a 19 in but ... RGB.
One more thing - I'm using the middle seat from my minivan as a chair. It's actually kind of nice.
IrishNinja
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finally got some shots together of my setup! living room could use some dusting/wire management, but there it is, haha
Is that a 14" PVM?
P.S. Woah.. the SCART cables. I like that you just display them all naked like that. Intense.
P.P.S. I love the diversity of your collection. Fantastic taste in games dude. Reminds me of my collection but more far more balanced and even more diverse. Looks like a cool place to play.
theSlacker
Member
On a picture spree lately, Irish, get a new camera? Either way, looking good.
IrishNinja
Member
forgot to mention: up to last gen, all systems are modded for region-free, and most disc-based ones for CD/DVD-R backups as well. everything's setup for RGB, except for DC (VGA/RGB) and GC (component), with good XRGB profiles on the ready as well! rounding off my everdrive collection for all the cart-based systems was my last big push, so i'm pretty happy right now.
only hardware i'm looking at in the next year or so (barring nintendo's next) is whenever kevtris does that FPGA thing for Neo-Geo/hopefully some MAME stuff!
it is indeed! donated by a videophile friend, it's calibrated so i dont mess with the settings - still working on getting a slight purple hue out of the top left corner, i imagine proximity to the receiver & cables isn't helping, but it's the best i can do with the current space.
yeah, the SCART corner could be prettier, but i like em accessible. if you can see, i printed out system logos to fix to the top of each one so there's no question about what's what!
and thanks a lot! i'm a sega fan but ive got love for quality on any format, and adore AA/b-tier games too, haha. my roommate's got a ton of OG xbox/PC stuff to compliment the holes i have in those libraries! and yeah man, i put the lights on at night to give it an arcadey feel, need to do a local retro gaming night out here again soon
thanks man! and my girl's a videographer, so i get access to better stuff than just my phone now, haha
only hardware i'm looking at in the next year or so (barring nintendo's next) is whenever kevtris does that FPGA thing for Neo-Geo/hopefully some MAME stuff!
it is indeed! donated by a videophile friend, it's calibrated so i dont mess with the settings - still working on getting a slight purple hue out of the top left corner, i imagine proximity to the receiver & cables isn't helping, but it's the best i can do with the current space.
yeah, the SCART corner could be prettier, but i like em accessible. if you can see, i printed out system logos to fix to the top of each one so there's no question about what's what!
and thanks a lot! i'm a sega fan but ive got love for quality on any format, and adore AA/b-tier games too, haha. my roommate's got a ton of OG xbox/PC stuff to compliment the holes i have in those libraries! and yeah man, i put the lights on at night to give it an arcadey feel, need to do a local retro gaming night out here again soon
thanks man! and my girl's a videographer, so i get access to better stuff than just my phone now, haha
Shin Johnpv
Member
Irish we need to set up a time for when I come over and alphabetize your collection because right now your pictures are giving me a twitch.
Looking great though, I've got a very similar scart set up, just all of them bunched together at a point. Damn those scart selectors being so expensive.
(you have no idea how much Happy Console Gamer's videos drive me crazy with his just insane non-organized non-alphabetized mishmash of a collection on his bookshelves behind him)
Looking great though, I've got a very similar scart set up, just all of them bunched together at a point. Damn those scart selectors being so expensive.
(you have no idea how much Happy Console Gamer's videos drive me crazy with his just insane non-organized non-alphabetized mishmash of a collection on his bookshelves behind him)
Phenomenal Flea
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Wow, Irish, I just poured over your photos! You have an excellent collection (though I'm taking your word for it with some of the unreadable Japanese Saturn/NTSC PS1 cases, heh), and I'm jealous that you have all your consoles set up and surrounding your TV. Great stuff!
IrishNinja
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Irish we need to set up a time for when I come over and alphabetize your collection because right now your pictures are giving me a twitch.
Looking great though, I've got a very similar scart set up, just all of them bunched together at a point. Damn those scart selectors being so expensive.
(you have no idea how much Happy Console Gamer's videos drive me crazy with his just insane non-organized non-alphabetized mishmash of a collection on his bookshelves behind him)
oh yeah, his stuff is just a mess, haha...and yeah, gave up on researching quality SCART switches forever ago.
again, i totally alphabetize my vinyl, i just can't with games! forever now, i put em in order of genre (mostly), and then in order of my preference, so i can have my drunken High Fidelity reranking moments all the time, haha
thanks man! forgot, here's better shots of the jewel cases
IrishNinja inspired me... I finally got off my lazy butt and took some (phone) pics of my setup. Here's the main view:
From left to right:
-On top: Receiver, Framemeister, Cable Box, HD-DVD Player, Sega Genesis Model 1 + 32x (Sega CD is under the weather currently)
-Top row: Analogue NT, SNES, NES (Still on display, but replaced), N64, PSX, PS2, PS3, Saturn.
-Bottom row: Gamecube, Wii, Cupboard with power bars/switch, Cupboard with handhelds, Xbox, Xbox 360, ANOTHER HD-DVD player, Dreamcast
Here's from the other angle:
Note the Mario calendar on the pillar. Also, the TV isn't that washed out... Just blame my iPhone.
In the corner, I have a bar, complete with glasses, bottles of whisky, a beer fridge, wine cooler and rack. GO FLAMES GO! Also, my cat joined the party.
The couch, plus the first stack of games. Metal Gear series gets its own shelf. My copy of MGS is signed by Cam Clarke (Liquid Snake), who I met an an expo last year.
CD collection, plus most of my Nintendo games. The small shelf features PS1, Dreamcast, DS and miscellaneous games. The two tall shelves host every
episode of Doctor Who, going back to 1963.
Not pictured is the other corner of my basement, which includes board games, my turntable and vinyl collection.
From left to right:
-On top: Receiver, Framemeister, Cable Box, HD-DVD Player, Sega Genesis Model 1 + 32x (Sega CD is under the weather currently)
-Top row: Analogue NT, SNES, NES (Still on display, but replaced), N64, PSX, PS2, PS3, Saturn.
-Bottom row: Gamecube, Wii, Cupboard with power bars/switch, Cupboard with handhelds, Xbox, Xbox 360, ANOTHER HD-DVD player, Dreamcast
Here's from the other angle:
Note the Mario calendar on the pillar. Also, the TV isn't that washed out... Just blame my iPhone.
In the corner, I have a bar, complete with glasses, bottles of whisky, a beer fridge, wine cooler and rack. GO FLAMES GO! Also, my cat joined the party.
The couch, plus the first stack of games. Metal Gear series gets its own shelf. My copy of MGS is signed by Cam Clarke (Liquid Snake), who I met an an expo last year.
CD collection, plus most of my Nintendo games. The small shelf features PS1, Dreamcast, DS and miscellaneous games. The two tall shelves host every
existing
Not pictured is the other corner of my basement, which includes board games, my turntable and vinyl collection.
IrishNinja
Member
nice, clean setup man! the MGS shelf is class, that really liquid's autograph? also, the shelves you use for your consoles really works, excellent cable management!
Zen_Arcade
Banned
I do. My TV and all of the systems are the same ones I was playing on in the 90's.
Thanks! My SCART cables are all hidden, but also loose like yours. Need to add some SCART switches, and some more retro art on the wall as well, my Phantasy Star 3 poster is lonely!
And yeah, Cam Clarke was in town last year. Most people in line to get an autograph were Turtles fans, but a few of us in line had Metal Gear stuff to sign. He did the voice for the guy in front of me, so insane. MGS is my favourite game of all time, I would love to get David Hayter to sign the front as well.
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