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Laminar · Apr 29, 2011, 01:57 PM

Basement room, 11'x21':

The picture was taken from the room that will become the home theater.

My original thought was to do a wet bar+pool table, which Wife liked. Now I'm thinking wet bar+arcade. I'd build a couple of MAME cabinets and as the Pièce de Résistance build a side-by-side racing cabinet with a pair of original Xboxes system linked running Forza or Need For Speed. Wife doesn't like this idea as much, she thinks a pool table is more social and would be more fun.

Minimum recommended room width for a 7' pool table is 13' (I'd rather have an 8' table), making the 11' room a tad narrow, but it's doable.

Budget is a wash, since either one could be done for roughly the same amount, considering CraigsList purchases for used equipment.

What say you?

Dork. · Apr 29, 2011, 02:01 PM

You should do what your wife wants you to do. End of thread.

(I'm totally posting this at work, and nobody cares!)

The Final Dakar · Apr 29, 2011, 02:05 PM

Public poll!

olePigeon · Apr 29, 2011, 02:12 PM

How about a concession stand for the home theater? Hot dog roller, popcorn machine, and soda fountain.

imitchellg5 · Apr 29, 2011, 02:15 PM

Should have been private

andi*pandi · Apr 29, 2011, 02:17 PM

A pool table in a tiny room, how many people would also be able to be in the room? No fun playing pool with the cues whacking the wall or people's heads.

The Final Dakar · Apr 29, 2011, 02:23 PM

Originally Posted by imitchellg5

Should have been private

Contrarian

sek929 · Apr 29, 2011, 02:36 PM

That room is way to small for a pool table, but bumper pool is super fun as well.

I second Olepigeon's suggestion. A bar/concession stand area with some couches and a TV would be mint for that room. You could even put up some of your favorite movie posters as decoration.

Edit: Foosball table?

olePigeon · Apr 29, 2011, 02:46 PM

Ping pong table! Conveniently located near the bar, it's great for beer pong, too.

Laminar · Apr 29, 2011, 03:54 PM

Originally Posted by sek929

That room is way to small for a pool table, but bumper pool is super fun as well.

I second Olepigeon's suggestion. A bar/concession stand area with some couches and a TV would be mint for that room. You could even put up some of your favorite movie posters as decoration.

Edit: Foosball table?

I hate foosball. There will never be a foosball table in my house. The wet bar would serve as the "concession" area with a dorm fridge for soda and beer, along with shelves for snacks.

andi*pandi · Apr 29, 2011, 04:05 PM

air hockey, with a nice cover that turns it to a card/game table?

OAW · Apr 29, 2011, 04:06 PM

Originally Posted by olePigeon

How about a concession stand for the home theater? Hot dog roller, popcorn machine, and soda fountain.

Indeed. Unless, of course, you can talk your wife into going with some leather couches and a stripper pole.

OAW

olePigeon · Apr 29, 2011, 04:40 PM

How about a mechanical bull?

subego · Apr 29, 2011, 04:56 PM

Originally Posted by Laminar

Wife doesn't like this idea as much, she thinks a pool table is more social and would be more fun.

Get her a Wii.

The Final Dakar · Apr 29, 2011, 04:58 PM

Get a kids pool table.

imitchellg5 · Apr 29, 2011, 05:19 PM

Originally Posted by The Final Dakar

Get a kids pool table.

Only if it's a manual. Automatics are for sheeple.

olePigeon · Apr 29, 2011, 05:20 PM

Fill the room with plastic balls and turn it into a ball pit.

Laminar · Apr 29, 2011, 05:22 PM

Hm...this might work.

Stogieman · Apr 29, 2011, 07:12 PM

Originally Posted by andi*pandi

A pool table in a tiny room, how many people would also be able to be in the room? No fun playing pool with the cues whacking the wall or people's heads.

No way. It will be hilarious.

YouTube - Frank and Kramer playing pool [Seinfeld - The Doll]

Andy8 · Apr 29, 2011, 07:42 PM

residentEvil · Apr 29, 2011, 08:24 PM

Originally Posted by Andy8

And the girl from 4E!

macforray · Apr 29, 2011, 09:44 PM

Every neighborhood needs a brothel.

Laminar · Apr 29, 2011, 11:39 PM

Originally Posted by Andy8

There's a patio right outside the sliding door that would be perfect for a hot tub, but Wife prunes quickly and hates sitting in water, so a hot tub is out.

Originally Posted by residentEvil

And the girl from 4E!

And the dude that wished for the sandwich is feeling pretty stupid right now.

ajprice · Apr 30, 2011, 04:29 PM

If its going to be a pool table, get a good and different one for a ludicrous amount of money.

Pool tables, Billiard tables, Glass Top Pool Table | Nottage Design
$43,900 Australian

Otherwise, that room looks great for a HTPC and projector cinema room, maybe with an xbox in there too

.

Laminar · Apr 30, 2011, 05:07 PM

Originally Posted by ajprice

Otherwise, that room looks great for a HTPC and projector cinema room, maybe with an xbox in there too

.

???

The picture was taken from the room that will become the home theater.

Already have a room for HTPC, projector, and gaming.

ajprice · Apr 30, 2011, 05:12 PM

Ohhhhhh, ok!

ShortcutToMoncton · Apr 30, 2011, 05:41 PM

Too small for pool, and probably ping-pong too. Do like the Need for Speed arcade set-up but your wife is right - that includes two possible people and probably no women. The bar is, of course, essential.

We need moar brainstorming.

Laminar · Apr 30, 2011, 06:21 PM

Originally Posted by ShortcutToMoncton

Too small for pool, and probably ping-pong too. Do like the Need for Speed arcade set-up but your wife is right - that includes two possible people and probably no women. The bar is, of course, essential.

It's easily expandable to four (well, as easily as building two more cabinets and getting a couple more XBoxes would be...). And two MAME stations would mean four more people playing. We've also discussed a wall-mounted TV with a Wii for four more people to play (and that way the Wii doesn't get hooked up to any real TV).

brassplayersrock² · May 1, 2011, 03:08 AM

They sell non-real tvs now?

mattyb · May 3, 2011, 05:07 AM

You could even get a third crib in there, when the time comes.

olePigeon · May 3, 2011, 11:16 AM

How about some vintage arcade machines like Galaga, Centipede, or Marble Madness. Maybe a few really good pinballs like Funhouse and The Addams Family.

imitchellg5 · May 3, 2011, 11:17 AM

How many rooms full of entertainment stuff do you need?

olePigeon · May 3, 2011, 11:31 AM

Originally Posted by imitchellg5

How many rooms full of entertainment stuff do you need?

Is there a maximum?

The Final Dakar · May 3, 2011, 11:32 AM

Originally Posted by imitchellg5

How many rooms full of entertainment stuff do you need?

Communist.

Laminar · May 3, 2011, 03:53 PM

Originally Posted by imitchellg5

How many rooms full of entertainment stuff do you need?

Seeing as how you drive an automatic Honda Accord, it makes sense that you don't understand the concept of "fun."

Laminar · May 3, 2011, 03:54 PM

Originally Posted by olePigeon

How about some vintage arcade machines like Galaga, Centipede, or Marble Madness.

MAME | Multiple Arcade Machine Emulator

The Final Dakar · May 3, 2011, 03:56 PM

Originally Posted by Laminar

Seeing as how you drive an automatic Honda Accord, it makes sense that you don't understand the concept of "fun."

olePigeon · May 3, 2011, 04:12 PM

Originally Posted by Laminar

MAME | Multiple Arcade Machine Emulator

Meh. Just not the same.

Eug · May 3, 2011, 10:13 PM

I'm considering an iCade at some point. I want to see the reviews first though.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S7PHe85YjaE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NNiCd...eature=related

imitchellg5 · May 3, 2011, 10:31 PM

Originally Posted by Laminar

Seeing as how you drive an automatic Honda Accord, it makes sense that you don't understand the concept of "fun."

Says the man with a Mercury Sable.

Railroader · May 3, 2011, 11:03 PM

Gaming room with large poker table and a wet bar?

I still drive a 2003 Chevy mini-van, what level of ineptitude have I obtained?

Laminar · May 3, 2011, 11:22 PM

Well, as I define myself by my vehicle, I now look down on you.

brassplayersrock² · May 3, 2011, 11:41 PM

Wouldn't railroader be looking down at you since he probably drives a higher vehicle?

imitchellg5 · May 4, 2011, 12:15 AM

Well played, well played.

The Final Dakar · May 4, 2011, 09:20 AM

Originally Posted by Railroader

Gaming room with large poker table and a wet bar?

I still drive a 2003 Chevy mini-van, what level of ineptitude have I obtained?

No, no, you don't get to stroll in here every couple months and pretend you're still one of us.

SpaceMonkey · May 4, 2011, 11:35 AM

Dance floor. The room looks like the perfect size for white-people dancing in Iowa.

olePigeon · May 4, 2011, 12:05 PM

Originally Posted by Laminar

Well, as I define myself by my vehicle, I now look down on you.

Does your Mercury Sable have a lift kit?

Laminar · May 4, 2011, 05:07 PM

Someone already made the vehicle height joke.

Railroader · May 6, 2011, 12:18 AM

Originally Posted by The Final Dakar

No, no, you don't get to stroll in here every couple months and pretend you're still one of us.

I'll admit I do miss the banter.