r/gamerooms

I’ve finally finished the walls and flooring in this attic room and now I’m starting from basically a blank canvas.
I’m planning to turn it into a gaming / hobby / collector room. The desk will go next to the door, but apart from that I’m still pretty open to ideas.

Things I’d like to fit in:
Gaming/PC setup
Storage/display for collectibles, LEGO and One Piece TCG
Low cabinets along the window side
Some ambient Philips Hue lighting
Plenty of storage without making the room feel too cramped

I’m also having extra power outlets installed around the room, basically one in each corner, so I should have quite a bit of flexibility with where lighting, displays and electronics can go.
The sloped ceilings make the layout a little tricky, so I’d love to hear how you guys would use the space.
Any ideas for layout, cabinets, lighting, display areas or things I haven’t thought of yet are welcome!

Took me about 2 years to find these sets, but I couldn’t be happier. Just need a rug, lamp, and comfy chair and I’ll be set lol.

So I love my game room. It's small but it's mine; where I can showcase my things without interrupting the flow of the rest of the house which my wife and I have decorated together. My question / problem is - when do too many collectibles become clutter and an eyesore? Do I have room for more? Should I take away anything? Should I add something? Open to all thoughts and ideas.

Thought I would share my finished passion project, a dedicated D&D game room. Thanks for all the inspiration that I've gathered in this and other groups. Construction photos and videos: https://kfrazack.smugmug.com/Personal/DnD-Room/n-W4MPzn

I’m looking for a display case to display my physical games and movies collection. I’ve been struggling to find the perfect option online, and had AI craft my an ideal image but it could not pull any results that were close enough to it. The image that most resembles what I’m looking for is attached. Ideally, the shelf would be white, tall, including lighting and glass shelves, and have three sides that are all equal. Price is not too much of a concern if I can find the perfect match. Any help is appreciated, and bonus points if you own the shelf and show off an image of it in your space!

Hi, I'm lost friends! I'm sending you what my room looks like right now. But I have the impression that the setting either in colour / object is wrong. What would you advise me to do? I also have two paintings to hang but I don't know where. I have a 3d printer so I can also print a few things. You can advise me what to do to make it good.

Just moved and got my room mostly set up. I’ve still got some more work to do (cable management, organization, displays, etc.) but I’m very happy with how it’s turned out.

I finally decided to buy all Billy bookshelves from IKEA and they look great. The desk and tv stand are from IKEA too.

Please let me know if you have any ideas for improvements. This house was built in 1958 so getting power and internet to everything has been a challenge but I managed.

I also have room now for my other vice being NASCAR diecasts. I have much room to expand both my video game and diecast collection now!

Thanks for letting me share!

Just added the shelf unit yesterday. Feel like I’m done. Anybody got any other recommendations? Thanks!

An updated look of my nostalgia game room/office that I shared 11 months ago. It is a space I created entirely for me surrounded by the things I have collected and loved from my childhood to present day. It is where I work, relax, unwind, and reset.

What makes it even better is the fact that it is at my grandparents house, in my mom’s old room that got stuck in 1996 to 2003.
Sorry for the image quality, im taking this on an old ipad!

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Just got done setting it up still gotta work on the wires

G9 OLED 49 in monitor

G7 monitor

Been collecting since (arguably) the mid 90s but it’s been growing in boxes for the past 15yrs or so. We moved house and one of the things I really wanted was a game room. I’m very fortunate that I’ve got one and been able to do this. I will say that I’m a player-grade collector and don’t want to be a box-custodian (I can’t ruin a box if I don’t have it), although I do have a stack of boxes for consoles in a cupboard. Before looking, know that I love protecting the weird, the unloved and the lower-end experiences. I skew towards racing/flying games and don’t enjoy RPGs, hence why they’re all missing!

I built the unit myself. It’s ~3.1m wide and each location was juggled to be about as narrow as possible and keep low. There’s space behind but I wasn’t too bothered about fully hiding wires, although I did run some horizontal trunking for video. Some of the consoles have pull out shelves but most are ok without. The LED strip is RGBWW with controller on top - I always wanted that style for it.

Technically, I used to do broadcast audio so am handy with wires. The switching units are Extron, ex-broadcast grade kit often used for high-end presentations and stage events. It’s not wanted now so is relatively cheap and obtainable. That said, I can’t find another 12-input composite so if you have one, I’d be interested! I personally love the jumper locations on the front panel for easy G-Con hookup as it just makes it that little easier to get something out and use it.

I’m not a fan of modifying consoles (barring the odd exception) so most is composite, with a bit of component and where it’s scart, converting to component. The idea was to have a TV that suited the era of the consoles, hence the left TV is for PS2/Wii era and the top TV for PS3/Wii-U/onwards. I aimed to have any console visible on any TV but am almost there. I know it’s not to everyone’s taste but I’m happier experiencing video “as it was”, not chasing the dragon on an ever decreasing return of picture quality. The right is a 36’’ late 100hz Toshiba flat-CRT with native component bought from the house clearance of an ex-CRT repairman’s mum, the top is a ~2015 era 4K Samsung and the right was ex-courtroom 28’’(?) Panasonic late 4:3 with low hours on a lazy-Susan so it spins a little.

One of the PS1 is SD-converted, partially for ease of link-cable games and partially to play a few patched-video Japanese games like Jet de Go and Initial D. Both PS2 have HDD adaptors but again, only for iLink/Netplay and a few Japanese games. The VideoPac (Magnavox Odyssey 2 for non PAL region) is SCART modified. The Master System is AV modified. I’m missing a GameCube (with an old guest in that location) but I missed it in-period so am not so bothered yet, an can play Donkey Konga on a Wii anyway. The PS5 is disc only (because I was offered it at an insane deal) but only exists for Gran Turismo and the Switch is my daughter’s. I’m debating modifying the Famicom (already modified to AV out) with socketed controllers as it’s not much use with the controllers at that length. The SNES has a Super MagiCom in it and a Bung64 is on my eventual to-buy list - more for ‘weirdness’ than use.

Shelving isn’t final yet. I’m going to sort a 3D printer so I can rack the SNES/N64 and loose Megadrive carts. My Gameboy/GameGear games are away until this is done, as are my PS1 memory cards. I’d like the cassettes for the C64 to be better located than in a shoebox so will do that at the same time.

Still to do: fit the link cable (ordered) for the PS2s; finish the wiring to split the inputs for the right TV: replace the scart-component converter on the VideoPac; replace the component-scart converter on the right TV; clean some paint off the floor; put up a few more controller bins; route component (duplicate right TV) to top TV; replace the sofa with something less awful; and sort 3D printed holders for stuff.

Can’t wait to get people round to enjoy it. Really can’t wait for link-cable Time Crisis 2!

I created these original designs as metal wall art for dark gaming setups. I am trying to decide which one should become the main design of the collection. Which one would you choose, and why?