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Let the GARAGE GAMEROOM conversion begin!

By dangermouse007

12 years ago

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#1 12 years ago

SAM

dangermouse007

Inactive member

Auckland

15y 47,900 483 3 58

Finally convinced the wife the garage is not the place to park a car and would be far better off regaining lost space in the house by relocating the pins out there!

Thought i would share any pic's along the way as i know i really enjoy seeing what others have done with gamerooms.

Hoping the final fit out will contain 7 pinball machines,big screen,couch,jukebox and a stand up 60 in 1 arcade machine

First up ive removed windows and the garage door and started gutting the inside..

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#2 12 years ago

SMK

TheLaw

Pinside+ Addict

Ann Arbor, MI

12y 162K 48,139 19 30 1

Nice one! Good luck out there. Although drop that 60-1 machine for a real MAME with a lot more. Although...sometimes too many game can be a hassle.

#3 12 years ago

CAL

mojozone

Pinside member

Fort Dodge, IA

12y 51,400 2,557 4 32

that is quite the undertaking.. take lots of pics along the way. im sure it will be awesome. nice of the wifey to let u do this!

#4 12 years ago

FYA

Pin_Crazed

Inactive member

Unknown City, MN

12y 56,650 2,080 10 71

You got for it, you will be very satisfied with the results. I agree with the law, spend the extra few bucks and get a modern multicade rig, 100-1000 games depending on which board. Well worth it Love me the garage game room!!

#5 12 years ago

TOM

Rascal_H

Pinside member

Cumberland, RI

12y 138K 6,567 2 36

Looks good. What's going in place of the door?

French doors or something with easy in and out access would be nice for rotating the collection.

#6 12 years ago

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docscott

Inactive member

Prescott, AZ

12y 28,150 1,479 2 30

awesome. looking forward to seeing it when done. Special spouse!

#7 12 years ago

DEL

SealClubber

Pinside Moderator

14y 127K 11,060 246

Nice. Make sure the door is 30" or wider to make moving pins in and out easier.

#8 12 years ago

SAM

dangermouse007

Inactive member

Auckland

15y 47,900 483 3 58

Looks good. What's going in place of the door?

French doors or something with easy in and out access would be nice for rotating the collection.

Door filled in and then gonna remove the single door at the side and replace with french doors opening out to the lawn/garden area.

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#9 12 years ago

SAM

dangermouse007

Inactive member

Auckland

15y 47,900 483 3 58

Quoted from TheLaw:
Nice one! Good luck out there. Although drop that 60-1 machine for a real MAME with a lot more. Although...sometimes too many game can be a hassle.

Quoted from Pin_Crazed:
I agree with the law, spend the extra few bucks and get a modern multicade rig, 100-1000 games depending on which board. Well worth it []

mmmmmmm..would love one of those arcade legends you guys have over there,drool!

#10 12 years ago

JTB

The_Gorilla

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Pleasant Hill, IA

13y 116K 5,602 2 160

Good for you! I had to do a double take on your thread title...I am in the process of doing a game room in my garage and I wondered when I had started a thread about it!

#11 12 years ago

TDA

The_Dude_Abides

Pinside Moderator

Northern California, CA

14y 137K 9,468 151

Quoted from The_Gorilla:
I am in the process of doing a game room in my garage and I wondered when I had started a thread about it!

I'm also working on a game room. Just doing the basics right now getting it cleaned out and painted. Then will move on to other things like lighting. Anyone have any advice on the best way to light a gameroom with pins in it? Want to have decent light but also don't want to have glare on all of the pins. I guess a dimmer would help with this.

#12 12 years ago

JTB

The_Gorilla

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Pleasant Hill, IA

13y 116K 5,602 2 160

Quoted from The_Dude_Abides:
Anyone have any advice on the best way to light a gameroom with pins in it?

I will see if I can find the link, I was at a home and garden show and bought a 16 foot long strip of LED lights. It comes with a regular cord and dimmer. Really cool! I haven't installed them yet so the review is tentative.

I am using "up and down" wall sconces as other lighting. Hopefully, these will reduce glare. They will also be on dimmers...

Something like this though I don't know exactly which style I will go with...

#13 12 years ago

JTB

The_Gorilla

Pinside+ Frequent

Pleasant Hill, IA

13y 116K 5,602 2 160

ooops. link

#14 12 years ago

JTB

The_Gorilla

Pinside+ Frequent

Pleasant Hill, IA

13y 116K 5,602 2 160

lmao

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#15 12 years ago

SMK

TheLaw

Pinside+ Addict

Ann Arbor, MI

12y 162K 48,139 19 30 1

OP
Quoted from dangermouse007:
mmmmmmm..would love one of those arcade legends you guys have over there,drool!

Depending on how you do it, varying levels of difficulty. If you already have the 60 in 1, then you already have a cabinet and computer inside, which is everything you need basically. Just might have to install new software (front end like Hyperspin = Free) and got more games (Roms).

If you already have it and it has hyperspin, adding more games is drag and drop.

If you don't have anything, doing it yourself isn't that difficult. I mean if you work on pins the physical stuff shouldn't be that hard. Blah blah blah I could go on for a awhile about this but if your interested I've read more than a few people here have set ups.

#16 12 years ago

DEY

absocountry2

Pinside member

Wasilla, AK

13y 82,050 7,424 29 72

Looking good, keep us up to date.

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