/vr/ - Retro Games

>>5792072
>16:9

>>5792072
>what do we call this furniture
tacky
find something that has a natural wood tone and properly sized cells.
>stretch 16:9 from what is most likely a AV source

>>5792072
>cubed cubbyholes
SOULLESS

>no CRT
Good God man.

>>5792074
>>5792078
>>5792095
>>5792131
And that's why I asked, this thankfully isn't mine, but I don't know where to go from

>>5792072
I have something quite like pic related where the consoles are velcroed down and the wires are zip tied to the columns neatly. When I'm not using it I toss a blanket over it and wheel it into the closet. I think what you have in your pic is disgusting, I hate rooms that are set up as a permanent altar of TV worship where the TV dominates the space, even when it's off. fuck that

>>5792072
I hate these exposure cube shelves with that fucking lighting.

I bet some die-hard ultra normie fuck who set that up.

>>5792186
oh man, you knew it was gonna be a good class when one of those dawgs got wheeled in.

One time in high school the teacher was sick that day and they were playing some documentary on one of those things. A fight broke out in the class, and the substitute teacher hid behind the TV.

>>5792072
Get an Ikea Kallax unit and turn it sideways. Attach some led strips to the back.

>>5792206
>>5792186

Forgot to add, where did you get that?

>tfw ikea sold glass door inserts for these cubes but only in europe

>>5792210
Mine doesn't look like the kind they have in school but it's the same idea, search "tv storage cart" or something like that. I got mine from my dad in the 90s, no idea where it's from

>>5792212
Unironically I got the bookshelf from IKEA (the 4 sqaure one) and put the doors on each square and cut holes in the back for the cables to go out. I have a splitter hooked up in one of the cubbies as well as a power bar with each power cord labeled for which system. I have my SNES, NES and N64 in the remaining 3 cubbies. Makes it really easy to play them when I want and I can flick off the power bar (I still unplug the ones I am not using) so they don't draw any current while turned off. It also keeps the dust off of the consoles because before I got the doors I was constantly wiping dust and cat hair off of the consoles.

>>5792072
God I hate these "set-ups". Put ONE system out at a time and PLAY it. Give it its due.

>hurr I want to be able to play any game from any system any time I want
You have videogame ADD.

>>5794056
Yeah but if you're doing this with a proper CRT than it's kind of a hassle. I have a Sony trinitron that's built into it's own cabinet, and while it isn't so hard to move it away from the wall, it's much more convenient to have all my consoles out and plugged into an AV switcher.

>>5794080
All you have to do is have 3' extension cables connected to the back of the tv. No need to have everything out at once.

>>5792095
>nintendo gameCUBE
almost

>>5794191
What relevance does the gamecube have to cheap, shoddy, unimaginative Ikea furniture?

So question, what does everyone else who collects consoles DO for a layout?

>make

Individual shelves aren't a bad idea, just looks like ass that way. Figure out the footprint of each console, and how much space they need above for either cart or disc loading. Leave 1/4" to 1"2 inch on either side and in addition above for the front loading systems. Plot out where you want everything, with an extra shelf or two for games/controllers/whatever. Use plywood for the shelves, 2x4s for the framing. Paint or stain to taste. Mount fans on rear as needed for anything you have that runs hot. Mount controllers on side as needed. Slap on more shelves as you buy more shit.

Frame it out properly and it'll hold even the beefiest Trinitron.

>>5794353
TV on clean glass stand.
Computer behind TV out of sight.
Controllers resting alone on the stand's middle shelf.
Consoles and games neatly stored in cardboard boxes in a distant closet.

>>5794184
I guess I don't get this. Hey, here's my big CRT TV, for my old games?
>where are your old games?
in a cardboard box in a broom closet, of course!

>>5794481
Simplicity is the name. No point having all your shit plugged in when you know damn well you can’t and won’t play all of them.

>>5794184
I get what you hate about seeing more than like four in one setup (there's no way half of them ever get played), but there is nothing wrong with having a few consoles all hooked up at once.

>>5794353

My setup is this. Kind of a mess right now but each console gets play. The Wii U is hacked wide open to emulate everything I don't have the real console for.

>>5794680
Is that a couch, a bed, or both?

>>5794681

It's a heavy futon which you can flip up and lay out like a bed. The weird cushion on top is meant to be stowed away in the closet when not in use but I just plopped it on top of the back of the thing since I'm lazy.

>>5794353
I just have a simple glass stand. I'm kinda scared that the weight of the CRT is going to break it though

>>5794695
Do you really have cunny on your wall?

>>5794681
looks kinda cool

>>5792072
That's one of the ugliest pictures I have ever seen in my two decades of browsing the internet.

>>5794056
I agree, I only keep one console hooked up at a time. It's tidier and looks a lot more presentable.

>>5792072
>not organized by gen

Christ on ice, this triggers me way more than it should.

>>5794056
>implying the consoles do any harm by sitting there while you play another game
>implying people are going to 100% Mario Kart or something before daring to plug their PSX in to play FF8
>"b-but back in my time we didn't have the money for that!"
lol seethe harder boomer

>>5794680
It looks like a mess because the controllers are plugged in and scattered about.
>plush toys
Jesus fucking Christ get rid of that shit anon

>>5794781
>Mad about the toys
Is that worse than the games and the old tv as far as pussy repellent

>>5795006
Plush toys and Star Trek posters are far worse at drying pussy.

>>5792072
>zoomer posting awkward wording thread

>>5794496
Boy it seems a lot simpler to me to just have things available.

>>5792072
Never use square/box storage shelves like in that picture. It always looks childish and bad.

Still have a lot of work to do, but once I got some shelves for the inside of the cubes things started coming together.

Cable management is going to be a bitch however.

>>5795408
Soulless.

>>5795434
Let's see some soul food. Post your setup.

>>5795408
Ew

>>5794389
I apologize in advance for the big picture, phone camera does that. I'm making a very rough paper idea of what you're talking about, and yeah the difficult part will be setting it up right so that everything is laid out right. I can see where the attraction of making a uniform measurement of cubby holes comes in. Maybe I can make a FULLY modular design with pins or sliding shelves?

>>5795408
Just get some wire mount screws and run the cables along the back.

>>5795635
And here was my idea for how I could possibly make modular shelving. The one on the left I feel would work better since it's just dowels/pins which are much easier to move about

>>5795635
If you're comfortable making sure everything is level, there's no reason you can't do that. Just know going into it, that's very much a "measure 47 times and probably fuck up the first few" project. But if you've got wood putty it shouldn't be too enraging.

>>5795680
True that, I have a basic certificate for carpentry so I do realize that this is an undertaking, but that was sort of my reason for making the thread so I could gather ideas for displaying a growing and changing collection. maybe something like pic related but with a massive drawer of series of drawers at the bottom for peripherals and controllers?

This and I forgot to ask if anybody knows anything about switchboards for consoles. I've met some people who apparently made or bought them so they could switch between A/V cables without plugging in or unplugging stuff

>>5795707
If you're gonna do drawers, consider harvesting runners at the least, if not the whole thing, from a curbside throwaway or something. You can modify or replace the face piece to match the whole unit.

And if you're already undertaking this sort of thing, add a spot for a reciever. It's much less hassle to route everything to something inside a unit than to have switches stacked up or in different spots. Plus the advantage of using a remote from your seat when changing inputs.

>>5792072
The fact that the consoles are not in chronological order bothers me more than the widescreen tv.

>>5794680
Since you have no room for controllers I'd put them in a box somewhere. Loose wires look gross and are a 1 way ticket to make your setup look messy. The plushies on the top of the tv look tacky, so I'd put them on a shelf somewhere else or something. Try dusting a little bit at least once a week, and wipe down your tv with a damp cloth to get that dust off. That's pretty much it, but if you want you can move those SNES carts somewhere else and space your consoles out so they have more breathing room

>>5794680
Only one in thread that looks like they've been played in the last 10 years

>>5792072
Get a Tv Armoire/Hutch (Not sure what its called?) Off craigslist or Offerup. Most people are willing to get rid of them for free. Get some friends to move them, or alternatively if you live by the border go to any donut shop and tell the first three Mexicans you see you'll give them $20 to help move furniture. Most of these Armoire/Hutches were designed for CRT's, and they will often have shelves behind glass for console storage. Most even have drawers for video game and controller storage.

Here's an example, even though it says $80 I'm sure the owner wants to get rid of it and would be willing to give it away.

>>5796141
And heres my set up ;^)

>>5795443

>>5795443
>>5796156

>>5796146
Some normal fucking furniture instead of that ikea crap. Good setup anon.

>>5796146

>>5794695
This one's activating my autism bro

>>5792095
>kallax
>soulless
"No!"

>>5795163
Perhaps but it looks like shit.

>>5794353
I have a kallax cupboard, but black and vertical, and keep my consoles in these baskets that fit into the cubes, like pic related but in a different color. One basket for each console with all its gaems, SNES, N64 and GC. I have to make good use of what little space I have in my shoebox apartment, so one cube for just a console isn't viable.
In any case the kallax is the greatest piece of furniture ever invented, inb4 söyboy

>>5795046
This, you can pull off le hipster nostalgic retrogamer, but the other stuff is way too much.

>>5795408
Should of used the standard kallax vitrines with glass door my nigger. Other than that it's breddy gud, having those glass shelves and two consoles per cube makes it not look tryhard like op pic. Don't listen to the haters and losers.

>>5796141
>>5796146
[boomer intensifies]

>>5796156
>>5796163
>faggot with furniture that looks like it belongs in a 6-year-olds room calling other setups soulless
lmao the gall on some people

>>5797203
>implying you're not a boomer

>>5797206
Furniture is old, but the whole setup is at least period correct and with way more soul than the zoomer ikea shit.
It looks like it was never changed and stuff was added to it. Call it ugly, but it isn't soulless.

>>5797324
>Buzzwords: the post.
Your setup is garbage Anon, stop admitting it's ugly, but claiming its "not soulless". I don't think you realize how retarded you sound.

>>5796146
Aha, I spot the dual analogue joystick for Ps1 inside one of the cupboards. A man of culture as well I see..

>>5797596
I like my setup as it is anon. I wouldn't trade for that shitty gallery display ikea crap, but to each his own.

>>5792072
There's alreeady a thread, faggot.
>>>5786796

>>5792078
>what do we call this furniture
IKEA.

>>5792072
>IKEA furniture
>LCD
>stretched image
>colored lighting
These cringe setups give me malaria.

>>5794695
Dont stop now, you could probably stack a few more consoles on that tower if you tried