sramirez2008

Virtual boy would be nice, but I'd really like to get a Jaguar. Unfortunately, they have become quite pricey. Not as bad as a Vectrex, but getting close.

Ha! Try picking one up today for $250. Nice!

The DC Kiosk I've had since 2004. It originally came out of an EB games (Before they turned in Gamestop), and then was acquired by a small retro game store that was just getting started around 2003 and they setup a booth at my 2004 OVGE event. They had the KIOSK for sale at the event for about $300 I think it was? But there were no takers as again in this timeframe, the DC was just last gen and no one cared about it. They offered it to me for $250 at the end of the event and I did NOT hesitate to purchase. It is mostly all original still although when I got it, the original lock had been removed and two large sections of velcro had been used to remove the front to change games out etc. It also was missing one of the controllers. I remedied all of this shortly after and it has a proper lock/key on it again and replacement controller that I did have to drill holes into to mount to the arm like the originals did. That said, it currently had DC# 3 in it as the original died within a few weeks of owning it and the second one died a few years later. Both due to failed GDRom drives in them. DC #3 has been in there for well over a decade and had more hours on it than the others and at last check, was still working fine. But I will state that if the GDRom should fail in this one, I would most likely put an ODE into it so that way I can have a lot of games at the ready to play.
The galga cocktail I've only had for about 8 years I think? It was serviced fully not long after I bought it but I'm sure the monitor is due for a recap at this point. It has been sometime since I powered it on but it was working great last time it was powered on.
 

Virtual boy would be nice, but I'd really like to get a Jaguar. Unfortunately, they have become quite pricey. Not as bad as a Vectrex, but getting close.

You had me at the Dreamcast Kiosk. The Galaga cocktail cabinet is not too shabby either.

I'm interested to hear about and/or see the coolest items in your collections. My top three are my Vectrex, Atari Video Music and Atari 2800.

Off the top of my head:
Vectrex Virtual Boy (I've got a decent collection here.  Nothing fancy.  But it's a lot better than it gets credit for) TG-16 (again, nothing fancy here.  I essentially have a working console, one controller, and the everdrive.  This system is seriously underrated) One more for posterity:  Jaguar (this one was a splurge, but I've been very happy to explore the games)

Tough one Steve. I don't have a top three but I've quite a few things that I think might qualify?
My two Parker Bros protos for the 2600 I got about 20 years ago.
My proto cart for the Jag that has the 2600 emulator on it with a few games that Bryan Edwaard created in the 90s. I believe this is a repro Bryan allowed to be made for a contest that I won this in.
My Dreamcast KIOSK
My Galaga cocktail cabinet
My little VFD table top games of Lupin and Tron from Tomy, and my Zaxxon from Coleco. Heck most of them I have I think are pretty cool!
My Ti-99 version of Dragon's Lair that I got as part of a deal with @- Ω - here in our forums.
It would go on and on dude...
 

I'm interested to hear about and/or see the coolest items in your collections. My top three are my Vectrex, Atari Video Music and Atari 2800.

I just watched this video that was posted by Retrogamer Gen X with several cool demos for the Vectrex and thought I'd share it.  Enjoy!
 

I'm interested to hear about and/or see the coolest items in your collections. My top three are my Vectrex, Atari Video Music and Atari 2800.

These old wooden shelves are remnants of the days when my grandparents called this place home. This used to be my grandpa’s workshop. There are lots of workbenches, vices, and leftover tools from when he used to live here. For years, these shelves have sat here filled with movies on tape, board games, and other junk. Today I realized that it is in fact quite easy to reposition the shelves and so, with a little reorganization and dusting, our NES, SNES, and Game Boy collections have a new home. I still have N64 and the disc-based games to worry about, but since those systems aren’t down here yet they aren’t a top priority. As you can see, the movies are still here on the top shelf. That may have to change in the future. The board games have been put with their kin on another basement shelf.
I imagine that it would be pretty easy to grab some more boards to add to the shelf. I found some shelf-mounting thingies on the top shelf before I repositioned them, so I should be good if I wanted to add another four shelves in the future, which is somewhat inevitable at this point.

Party's at Harry's Club Floor Zero

OK, I don't want to dig up bad feelings.  Advice:  make the best of it.  Maybe have one console out at a time if you don't have shelves to organize.  Or get some milk crates to make shelves?  You're a creative guy, you'll figure this out.   
Here's pictures of my childhood basement room that was dedicated to us kids.  That spot in the corner under the hidden electrical panel was where we had a TV on a cart with Atari hooked up.  It took a lot of hard work to get it cleaned up like this.  And frankly, it was very sad.  I'm glad I took pictures and video of the whole house, though. 

 

I just released a video on this cool SD flash cart and go into the modes of operation it has.
 

That controller looks fantastic! 

Here are a couple of pics of my 2600 Jr. I keep it in our living and mostly use it during our game nights. I really like the all black variant too. I've never seen one in person, but a couple have popped up on eBay. 

I have one of each as well. I have to admit that ColecoVision has an amazing array of ports and for the most part, their all pretty well done. Both systems have trak-ball controllers, but I prefer the larger 5200 TB over the CV Roller Controller. Both work really well.
Nice video. Thanks for sharing TrekMD.
<Edit>. 5200 Defender is great and it plays extremely well with the stock CX52 controller.
 

You've identified most of my favs. In addition I like Lady Bug, Time Pilot and Slither (Roller Controller). 

Great now I have to get one of those!  Lol I wasn't aware of that though I'll have to look into it!  Thanks for the heads up I want the controller video to be as exhaustive as possible.  Probably not good for views but good for fans who want to know what's out there lol
That one might be a ways away though...

There are some very amazing "wow-factor" games in the CV library.  Dragonfire, Frenzy, Burgertime, Smurf, River Raid, Fathom, Zaxxon, Turbo.  Those are some of my favorites. 

Great video and looking forward to your next one. Btw, when you put together your controller video, don't forget to mention the Starplex controller. 7800 Asteroids is superb when paired with a Starplex. It really provides the arcade experience. I also recommend the RetroGameBoyz 7800 gamepad. If you look closely, you'll see one of mine in the pic below. Happy gaming everyone! 🙂

I have to admit that I have been presently surprised by the overall quality of games. 

Great video and looking forward to your next one. Btw, when you put together your controller video, don't forget to mention the Starplex controller. 7800 Asteroids is superb when paired with a Starplex. It really provides the arcade experience. I also recommend the RetroGameBoyz 7800 gamepad. If you look closely, you'll see one of mine in the pic below. Happy gaming everyone! 🙂

I have to admit that I have been presently surprised by the overall quality of games.