My main reason for breaking out the old systems is my girlfriend isn't a big fan of the newest games (except for some Wii stuff), she still just wants to play all the old NES and SNES games and I figured I should slow down on all the VC purchases if I have an extra bedroom to hook it all up in.

Main TV: Xbox 360, Xbox, PS2, and GC
Portable: DS
Bedroom: PS1, and DC

I probably pick up a Wii in the near future. I replace the GC in the Main room and put the GC in the bedroom. I don't see a PS3 anytime soon.

Xbox,Gamecube and PSP.

Have a PS in my closet but it dont work too well.

Why wouldn't it be? The question is whether your tolerance for stretch modes will be sufficient for those old games. For example, the original Nintendo just looks like absolute poop on my 57" Sony Widescreen, so I don't hook that up. BUT The Dreamcast and PS1 and N64 were tolerable, IMO, with the DC looking the best. In fact, I'm even looking for an S-Video cable for the DC...

The other thing is this - the fun factor. My friends and I busted out a Genesis with an EA 4-way Play adapter and NHL94 a few weeks back, and it was CRAZY fun. It looked a bit odd on a 55" TV, but some beers and some 18-16 games and no one cared. Much fun was had by all.

This thread just reminded me that I wanted to setup the Jaguar again for some Tempest 2000 action.

Plugged in: 360, PS3, Wii, GC
Boxed up: Practically every system released since the NES

Wii
PS3
Xbox 360

Wii
PS2
DS

plugged in xbox 360 and xbox. on a separate tv, the wii is plugged in.

portables - DS, PSP, gp2x (for quake and doom).

I'm looking at a 32' HDTV. Would I need to buy something extra to hook those systems up to it? I don't have a clue about these types of things. Thanks for any help someone might have for me.

Whoa there Silver!

You are reading far too much into what I typed. "Crap" was just a word I chose that has nothing to do with the quality of the product. I could just have easily typed "stuff," "junk," "things," or "trappings."

Precisely. On one hand you have a box of "stuff" worth, say, $300 a few months prior to a new console's release. In the other hand you have the same box of stuff 5 years later worth maybe $75. I'm just saying I'd rather take the money now to further fund my hobby instead of constantly draining money out of my pocket than chance never touching the console(s) again.

Make no mistake, NES, SNES and N64 have some of the greatest games ever, and definitely comprised 95% of my favorite titles of the last 20 years. That doesn't mean I want to play them over and over again. That's what the virtual console is for. On the off chance I want to replay one, I drop $5-$10 which is much easier on the wallet than losing $200 in value each generation.

Thinking about it, this is probably close to what I made by moving on: NES($500, maybe more), SNES($400), N64($400), Gamecube($200) & Xbox($300). Close to $2000 I would have missed out on by keeping a box of that "stuff" in the garage.

Makes smart sense to me.

That's all I meant.

Den: PS3, XB, XB360, Wii, N64, Saturn

Game room: PS2. DS, PSP, Dreamcast, GCN, NGPC

Boxed: NES, SNES, Genesis, SMS, TG16

Family Room: PS3, Wii
Mobile: DS, GBA SP, PSP
Game Room (Basement): 360, PS2, XBox
Boxed: N64, Dreamcast, PS1, Genesis, SNES, NES, ColecoVision, Odyssey2

Living Room : 360, Wii

laying around the house : 2 DS lites, PSP

The living room is for the current gen systems: Wii, 360, and PS3.

We recently fixed up our guest bedroom, which doubles as the retro gaming room. That room has: NES, Super NES, N64, Master System, Genesis/Sega CD, Saturn, Dreamcast, and PS2. There's a daisy chain of RF adapters on the back of that TV.

PS3, Wii, and 360 hooked up and 2 DS lites around the apt...

On the big screen: 360 and Wii
On the 20": Xbox, PS2, Dreamcast, N64, GC (all connected using a pelican pro system selector)

I get this, but it really depends on the person. I have learned the hard way that I would rather keep the hardware and some of my favorite software and leave the money on the table. The few consoles I did sell off I ended up hating myself for later. I won't keep every game, but I will have enough I want to replay that keeping the hardware is worth it.

I really regret selling my Saturn and most of my 3DO imports. Biggest mistake I made even though I made a huge profit at the time.

I have:
- 360 and XBOX (with XBMC installed) on my 55" Mits
- PS3 on my 26" LCD
- PSP in my hands
- Genesis boxed....will put up on TRADE BOARD soon. Just have to list all the games.

Hooked up/using:

Wii, PS2, Gamecube, DS X 2, 1 DS Lite

Boxed:

Atari 2600, Sega Genesis, PsOne, 2 Game Boy Advanced

Hopefully adding a Xbox 360 to the hooked up category in the near future. My wife just can't understand why we need another video game system.

In my office/play-room I have a 32" 4:3 TV that has the following hooked up to it:
SNES
Dreamcast
PS2

In my living room, on my 47" 16:9 TV, I have these hooked up:
Wii
Xbox 360

And if I had a component input to spare, I would've gotten a PS3 by now...

Oh, and boxed up, I have the following:
N64
Saturn
Xbox
Gamecube

Understood, I was just making sure. No offense intended or taken.

Sometimes I wish I could do it the way you did, as it does make more financial sense.

But the "collector" in me needs the actual hardware. There is a much better nostalgic feel to actually play the old games on the actual systems. I'll play virtual console and emulator games also, but that ocd/collector gene in me can't part with the past.

And $2000 spread over 20 years doesn't matter to me that much, although I'll give that everyone can't "waste" as much money as I.

As Darkside mentioned, some of my biggest regrets are the few times I have sold my "old stuff" to get the new generation. I once sold an atari 2600 with almost 100 carts (some very rare now) to fund a computer purchase. I once sold a bunch of old comics to make funds for a new hobby. With those two sales, I maybe made $75 each time, and it would cost me over $1000 to get the old stuff back now.

So yeah, I understand your thinking, and almost wish my brain worked that way; but I'd rather lose the couple hundred bucks every few years and not risk making another mistake I regret.

Connected to DLP projector (nighttime) and 37" LCD (daytime):

NES, SNES, PS2, Xbox360, Wii, modded Saturn

Connected to computer/24" FW900 CRT monitor via Gamebridge USB tuner: Dreamcast...gamecube to be sold since the Wii BC is so good.

The xbox 1 is on the floor in the computer room since the 360 purchase a few months ago. Debating between softmodding it for media center use or selling it.

I would also mention that all things like the Virtual Console and PC emulators do is make me want to play the game more on the original hardware. I'm bothered by every little flaw that comes along with emulation and really have found it a very disapointing experience.

I would much rather play NES, SNES and N64 games on the original hardware. Especially the N64 titles.

I don't have the collector's mentality and seldom ever want to fire up a game again once the credits role so I've never been compelled to hold on to hardware. I'd generally rather play something new.

I also don't mind the flaws in the VC or emulators when I have an itch to revist an old game.

Hooked Up: Xbox 360, Nintendo Wii, Playstation 3

Boxed Up: Sony Playstation 1 (2x), Sony Playstation 2, Super Nintendo (x2), Nintendo 64, Turbo Graphx 16, Sega Dreamcast, Sega Saturn, Sega Genesis, Sega CD, Atari Jaguar, Nintendo Gameboy DX, Nintendo DS, Xbox, Sega Master System, 3DO, Nintendo Gamecube.....and the true jewels....

Nintendo Virtual Boy (Complete), N64 DD