It's 12AM. Do you know where your systems are?

[Chad Bonin]

Just one of those random questions, but it can probably say a lot about you as a gamer.

What is your current game setup, right now? Like, as you read this.

My Macbook (hey, I play JFK Reloaded, and will probably be playing Everquest soon on here) has a USB cable coming from the DS Lite, which sits in it's cradle of games awaiting me to play it later. In front of that is my XBox 360 wireless controller and remote.

Connected to my TV is my XBox 360, GCN with GBA, Generation NEX, and PStwo. The only system with a game in it there is the PStwo, complete with Megaman X Collection (and appropriate Retrocon attached... I can't see playing Megaman X 1 with the standard pad).

Above the TV are the dust-gathering Sega Master System I, Game Gear, and Atari 2600.

On the bookshelf to the TV's left are various tiny trinkets. Neo Geo Pocket Color sits on a stack of games, while the GBAsp (NES version) rests in it's comfortable metal GBA briefcase I got for one buck at Gamestop. On a book case next to that are my Dreamcastses and NES.

To my immediate right is my tower of gaming. Virtual Boy stands aloft alongside my British SNES. The hole below that has my three Genesis systems. Below that? R-Zone, JVC X'eye, and SNES. Go lower, and you have the N64, Sega Master System II, Nomad, and my two Saturns.

Oh, in my car is an extra GCN (awaiting selling) and my game shame, the PSP. Oh, I can not wait to run into the two people that will convert this GCN and PSP into 50 bucks and a Neo Geo.

... and my friend still has my XBox.

[William C. Maune]

On the left side of the entertainment center and hooked up to the television are the GameCube, Playstation and Super Nintendo, all through S-Video (I'd be using my GC component cable, but my current television doesn't have component inputs. Next to those is the NES, hooked up with the original red and gray cables, with a spliter to plug it into stereo inputs (even though I know the sound on the NES doesn't support it). All of those are hooked up through the receiver for surround sound (or in the case of the NES, the same sound coming through all the speakers). The Sega Genesis and Atari are packed up in boxes due to bad connectors.

Handheld-wise, in the cabinent underneath the television is the Game Boy, clear Game Boy Pocket, a couple GBAsp's and the DS. They share space with the Power Pad, Zapper, NES Advantage and the SNES Mouse. I haven't found a place to stash the DDR Mario Mix pad yet. In the nearby closet are two modded Playstation DDR pads - they are staple gunned to precut wood boards and covered with plastic sheeting to create sturdier hard pads that don't shift while playing.

[Chad Bonin]

On the left side of the entertainment center and hooked up to the television are the GameCube, Playstation and Super Nintendo, all through S-Video (I'd be using my GC component cable, but my current television doesn't have component inputs. Next to those is the NES, hooked up with the original red and gray cables, with a spliter to plug it into stereo inputs (even though I know the sound on the NES doesn't support it). All of those are hooked up through the receiver for surround sound (or in the case of the NES, the same sound coming through all the speakers). The Sega Genesis and Atari are packed up in boxes due to bad connectors.

Handheld-wise, in the cabinent underneath the television is the Game Boy, clear Game Boy Pocket, a couple GBAs and the DS. They share space with the Power Pad, Zapper, NES Advantage and the SNES Mouse. I haven't found a place to stash the DDR Mario Mix pad yet. In the nearby closet are two modded Playstation DDR pads - they are staple gunned to precut wood boards and covered with plastic sheeting to create sturdier hard pads that don't shift while playing.
Well, hell, if we're going into accesories here...

On my door is a shoe rack thing, with about 22 pockets, FILLED with controllers. The Dreamcastses bookcase has tons of accessories as well. The Neo Geo Pocket Color bookcase has Gen, Atari, N64, Master System, SNES, GBA, etc. games. A DVD case next to the TV stand has a ton of NES games on top, including the Power Glove. The TV stand has the Taiko Drum on top, and Beatmania scratchpad and Guitar Hero guitar restiong alongside. The nearby case also has my Nintedo DS mannequin gand and the boxes for those big-arse boxes for music games.

[Storm Eagle]

My Gamecube and PS2 are hooked up to my TV.

My Nintendo DS and GBA SP are on my bookshelf, but the GBA SP is in its packaging.

My NES, Super NES, Nintendo 64, Game Boy, Game Boy Color, and GBA are in my closet. I'm not necessarily done with the first three though.

[Captain Highwind]

PS2 is hooked up to VCR/DVD player, which is hooked up to the RF adapter of Gamecube, which is hooked up to tv. GameBoy Advance SP is sitting in cabinet directly under television with several GameCube games and several PS2 games bought on sale that haven't even been opened yet. :p

N64, SNES, Game Boy, Game Boy Color, Genesis, Game Gear, Sega CD, and DreamCast all rest in the confines of storage closet.

Top three games owned (Ranked by most replay value):

1st) Super Mario RPG, 2nd) Illusion of Gaia, 3rd) Banjo-Kazooie, (Runner-Up): Super Metroid

System with the least amount of games: DreamCast (1): Marvel vs. Capcom

[KuwabaraTheMan]

Cube is hooked up to the TV. XBox is plugged in the outlet.

PS2 isn't plugged in right now because I took it with me on vacation. My sisters are currently borrowing my SNES and N64(SNES will go with me to school, though, along with the three curent gen systems).

DS is sitting nearby.

No clue where my Pocket, Color, and Advance are right now, probably in some cabinet or somewhere near but hidden.

Currently Naruto Gekitou Ninja Taisen 4 is in the Cube, and KOTOR II is in the XBox, with New Super Mario Bros in my DS. PS2 currently has a DVD in there.

[Vermunium]

Oh geez,
Currently hooked to the TV:
NES, SNES, Sega Genesis, Nintendo 64, Gamecube, Xbox, and PS2.
NES has Mega Man 6 in it.
SNES has Mega Man X2 in it.
Sega Genesis has Ranger X in it.
Nintendo 64 has Mega Man 64 in it.
Gamecube has Mega Man X Command Mission in it.
Xbox has Burnout Revenge in it.
PS2 has Front Mission 3 in it.

I have a shelf completly dedicated to Mega Man games, which is about 30 Mega Man games.
I have another Shelf completly dedicated to Games that came in Larges boxes. (Guitar Hero, Beatmania, Taiko Drum Master, Trime Crisis 3, and DDR Mario Mix)
99% of my games/other consoles are kept in shelves in my closet, but my Closet is a walk in closet, so they don't get shut out.

[KuwabaraTheMan]

Going out on a limb here, but I'm guessing you're a Mega Man fan?

[Vermunium]

Going out on a limb here, but I'm guessing you're a Mega Man fan?

I hope I wasn't making it too obvious.

[Andrew T. Hingson]

Well my GCN, SNES and Sega Genesis 3 are all side by side on a table infront of my TV with Sonic 3, Gameboy Player and Mario All-Stars + Mario World respectively. My two NES are not hooked up and haven't been for some time as neither perform to my expectations (well one doesn't work at all actually). My GBC is next to my GCN with Dragon Warrior III in tow. My DS is right next to me on the couch with Game & Watch Gallery 4 and Bomberman DS connected to it's innards and my GBA currently holding Mario Kart Super Circuit is on the table next to the couch. Also my N64 is on the floor next to the table with my other consoles on it and while there seems to be 4 controllers hooked up to it, I don't see a game in it. Guess I should go put one in so things don't get dusty.

As for accesories... very near me I have all my Gameboy games, Gameboy Camera, lights, link cables, etc and their cases. In a box on the floor I have my NES stash with my Zapper gun and extra controllers. In a rolling plastic cabinet next to the TV console I keep most of my extra controllers and nearly all my games besides my NES collection (too numerous for that thing).

And finally I'm sitting with my laptop writing this as we speak on the downstairs couch.

[Vermunium]

Well my GCN, SNES and Sega Genesis 3 are all side by side on a table infront of my TV with Sonic 3, Gameboy Player and Mario All-Stars + Mario World respectively. My two NES are not hooked up and haven't been for some time as neither perform to my expectations (well one doesn't work at all actually). My GBC is next to my GCN with Dragon Warrior III in tow. My DS is right next to me on the couch with Game & Watch Gallery 4 and Bomberman DS connected to it's innards and my GBA currently holding Mario Kart Super Circuit is on the table next to the couch. Also my N64 is on the floor next to the table with my other consoles on it and while there seems to be 4 controllers hooked up to it, I don't see a game in it. Guess I should go put one in so things don't get dusty. And finally I'm sitting with my laptop writing this as we speak on the downstairs couch.

Have you beaten Dragon Warrior III yet?
I'm 30 some-odd hours in and I've just went underground.

[Andrew T. Hingson]

Not even close unfortunately. But now that I'm borrowing my friends Gameboy Player I think I'll get a lot further.

[mookie75]

I have my PC on my desk (as far as gaming goes, it's mostly FFXI on the computer nowadays). Close at hand is my DS Lite (New Super Mario Bros. is in it at the moment, but Tetris DS has been dominant for several weeks now). Out in the living room we have a Gamecube and a PS2 hooked up to the tv. In the closet we have an NES, SNES, and N64 in boxes. By the way, the closet systems are only there because I have a personal rule of only having two systems hooked up in the living room at any given time. I don't know why, but I feel rather pathetic when I look at the tv and there's four or five systems sitting around it...

Oh yeah, and my brother has a PC, a PS1 :p , and a regular DS in his room as well...

[Artimus Gigan]

Gamecube, PS2, Xbox 360 are all in oen big jumbled pile of wires with assorted Gameboy and Gameboy Advance handhelds tangled in there

X-Box is in basement

PSP and DS are on night stand


Dreamcast and Geamegear are beisde my bed

PS1 on Bookshelf, PSOne and N64 are in closet

Genesis/32X and NES are in other closet

Oddessy 2 is in attic

[veemonjosh]

Attached to the TV behind me is my PS2, Gamecube, and N64.

In my sister's room lays my old Playstation.

My Gameboy Pocket, Color, Advanced SP, and DS are laying around random spots in the house.

My SNES is in the bottom drawer of my computer area where I also have all my PS1, NES, N64, and SNES games.

And my NES and Genesis.... god only knows whatever the hell happened to those after I moved about two years ago.

[EscaflownePilot]

In the living room hooked up to the parents' HD-TV is my Xbox 360 (with NFS: MW in it) right between my Xbox (nothing in it - only use it for DivX movie playing now) and my PS2 with Tekken 5 in it. 360's going through out of the box component cables, the Xbox and PS2 going through the front composite inputs (have to switch them manually... I can't be bothered to get to the back of the TV and plug one of them there, and there's only one front port, so...)

Upstairs in the bedroom on my 13" TV is my Gamecube with Wind Waker in it, and right below that shelf is my Genesis model 3 with Sunset Riders in it, and a top-loading NES with TMNT 3: Manhatten Project in it (two Konami games side-by-side... coincidence? I think not... or do I? No, I don't.)

Then, in the closet, in an old dresser, a Dreamcast, Saturn, Neo-Geo Pocket Color (only two games for it - Metal Slug 1st Mission and Sonic the Hedgehog), PSX, N64, and a Super-scope 6 (but no SNES to use it with). In the basement sits a SFII:CE conversion arcade machine with a Neo-Geo 1slot board inside, but only has two games for it so far (World Heroes 2, Mutation Nation).

[Lord Dalek]

Genny is currently hooked up to my tv back at the house via coax. Meanwhile my GG and first version GBA are lying on the floor burried under a ton of junk. No idea where Big Fat Green Screen Grey is. On the other side of America however, I have my DS lite charging its batteries while GBA SP collects dust in its bag.

[Simpler Simon]

Gamecube is hooked up to the tv in my basement. Nintendo 64 is sitting beside it, not hooked up with the wires collected in a bundle. PS1 is being stored in a box not far away.

Upstairs, NES is packed in its original box in my closet. Dreamcast is in the bottom drawer of my dresser. SNES is hooked up to the small tv in my room.

[yoshirider13]

All my stuff is on my awesome desk. My computer is on the right side of the desk. the gamecube is next to the computer in a little opening, my ps2 is to the left of the gamecube in another shelf and my tv is on top of the hamecube and ps2 on its own platform.

[K-S-O]

My Playstation 2 and Super Nintendo are hooked up to the TV in my room as my GBA SP carrier case, containing the GBA games and system, sits on the shelf behind my bed. My PS2 games, PS1 games, SNES games, Gameboy Color case, with the GBC and games, are sitting away in my closet along with my Game Gear that does not work anymore. My Playstation is hooked to the downstairs TV and is only used when we want to play DDR. My NES is hidden somewhere in my garage.

Yep, I know where my systems are.

[Bird Boy]

My GameCube is hooked up to the TV with Metroid Prime: Echoes in it and two WaveBirds plugged into the front.

My DS Lite is sitting above my PC monitor.

My Wii is sitting in a warehouse somewhere. :p

-BB

[RomanMack]

My PS2 is connected to my living room tv. And I believe "One Piece: Grand Battle" is the game inside at the moment.

My Gamecube is connected to my tv in my room. "Smash Bros." is the game inside that one.

My DS is on my computer's printer right now.

My N64 is in my bed room closet somewhere. :p

[Shawn Hopkins]

Arranged around my TV are my X-Box, NES, Dreamcast and PS2. Shenmue 2 is in the X-Box and there's an NES emulator disc in the Dreamcast, but I think the other two may be empty. There's a CDI near my TV too, but since I don't have any games for it it functions mostly as a shelf for my VCR.

Everything else including my Gamecube, 3DO, JVC X-Eye, Atari 2600, Sega Saturn, N64, Sega Master System, Turbografx 16 other NES and Genesis and Sega CD systems are in various closets. My SNES is at my brother's house and my broken Jaguar and my Sega Nomad, other Atari and Gemini Atari clone is at my mom's house. Games are in various boxes in the closets. I have no Gameboys. I've had three GBAs or GBA SPs, but I've given them all away for various reasons.

[Noukon]

The stand on which my TV sits in my living room has two shelves enclosed with a glass door. My Xbox is on the top shelf along with the A/V source switcher that runs my consoles into my TV and receiver, while the GameCube and (slim) PS2 are on the bottom shelf. In front of the TV and stand is the box that my girlfriend's copy of DDR Mario Mix came in; this is a temporary stand for my Xbox 360 (which I'm uncomfortable with leaving on the hardwood floor of my living room).

I have a little cart that holds console accessories; it resides next to the 360. My Dreamcast is sitting on top of that. Also, there's a media rack holding my PS1, Dreamcast, DS, GameCube, PS2, and Xbox games. It's completely full -- I need another one (especially since I can't fit my 360 games onto it).

I have several older consoles hooked up in the bedroom to a small TV: My Genesis, N64, and PS1. There's a set of plastic drawers here that holds cartridge games (lots of NES, SNES, N64, and Genesis games). Everything else is in storage.

[Kevin the Geek]

I know where my consoles are.

My PS2 (Older model, Pocket Fighter is the current game disc that's in the console) and Gamecube with Gameboy Player are on a table with a small tv that's in my bedroom.

My SNES (Newer model, currently has Final Fantasy 3 in it), some NES and SNES games, and the case where I keep my Gameboy games in are on top of a large tv that doen't work anymore in my bedroom.

I believe that my NES (Newer model), N64, and PS1 (Older model, doesn't work anymore) are in my bedroom closet.

My Glacier Gameboy Advance is on a table in my living room.

My Sega Dreamcast and Sega Genesis (Older model, currently has Earthworm Jim in it) are around a tv that's upstairs, my Sega Saturn is currently in its original box upstairs, and my red and green Gameboy Pockets (They don't work anymore) are also somewhere upstairs.

I believe that's everything.

[Chad Bonin]

I know where my consoles are.

My PS2 (Older model, Pocket Fighter is the current game disc that's in the console) and Gamecube with Gameboy Player are on a table with a small tv that's in my bedroom.

My SNES (Newer model, currently has Final Fantasy 3 in it), some NES and SNES games, and the case where I keep my Gameboy games in are on top of a large tv that doen't work anymore in my bedroom.

I believe that my NES (Newer model), N64, and PS1 (Older model, doesn't work anymore) are in my bedroom closet.

My Glacier Gameboy Advance is on a table in my living room.

My Sega Dreamcast and Sega Genesis (Older model, currently has Earthworm Jim in it) are around a tv that's upstairs, my Sega Saturn is currently in its original box upstairs, and my red and green Gameboy Pockets (They don't work anymore) are also somewhere upstairs.

I believe that's everything.
You have both an NES 2 and an SNES 2?

I officially envy you.

[Michael24]

We play our PS2 and N64 the most, so we keep them plugged up and on the bottom shelf of the entertainment unit, on either side of a drawer that holds all the games for every system we have. With a VCR and DVD taking up the top shelf, there's only room for those two systems, so we keep the Genesis and NES in a Rubberware container under the futon, along with extra controllers and cables.

And while they're not consoles, my brother has our Gameboy and its games in their case under his bed, while I have my Lynx and games in its original carrying case in one of my dresser drawers.

[IanC]

GameCube is on what used to be a bedside cabinet, next to the TV in my room. currently unplugged from the TV due to a lack of SCART sockets (why do TVs only come with 1 ill never know - i need two)

Xbox is on another cabinet to the left of the GC, and the Xbox 360 is ontop of the Xbox. 360 is currently plugged in via the Red, White and Yellow Composite sockets on the side (which the Xbox has to use too)

PS2 is sitting gathering dust in the spare room, because i never use it any more.

Sega Saturn is on the floor (temp) and is plugged in via the only SCART socket.

DVD Player is also in my room, next to the Xbox/360 combo. Also uses that flipping SCART Socket so i have to do a lot of fiddiling round the back, :sad:

PSP and DS are downstairs in the living rooom, along with there games.

PS2 games are in a box on top of my wardrobe, while Xbox/GC/360 games are spread around the room, lol.

edit - people leave games in their consoles? I only do that with my DS, since its card/cart based. All disc based consoles have the discs taken out after i play. Last game i played was probably Fable The Lost Chapters on the Xbox (via Xbox 360 backcomp)

[Captain Highwind]

edit - people leave games in their consoles? I only do that with my DS, since its card/cart based. All disc based consoles have the discs taken out after i play. Last game i played was probably Fable The Lost Chapters on the Xbox (via Xbox 360 backcomp)

Does it hurt the console if the disc's left in? I mean, if you move the system around maybe it would get scratched, but my PS2 is right next to the tv on the shelf, so nothing's gonna bump it.

I only put the game back in the case once I'm finished with it or I want to play something else.

[IanC]

Does it hurt the console if the disc's left in?
I dont know, im just a worrier i guess. I know the 360 is liable to scratch discs with the smallest bump, Even if its not moving.

Plus i like having my games neatily lined up in there cases :)

[Noukon]

I dont know, im just a worrier i guess. I know the 360 is liable to scratch discs with the smallest bump, Even if its not moving.


Yeah, you definitely want to take games out of a 360 if you're storing it vertically. The mechanism that holds the disc in place allows it to tilt if the console moves, and it can brush up against other hardware inside the console. If it's lying flat, this isn't so much of a problem.

[Vermunium]

New Setup!
It was looking too cluttered in my room, so I decided to do some reorganizing.

I have sitting right next to my T.V. is my PS2, which I'm currently playing Amplitude Online.
In the bottom space on my entertainment system, I have my Xbox and Gamecube sitting there, with mu variations of Gameboys and games in a small drawer next to them. My DS is sitting right next to my Bed with Mega Man Battle Network 5 DS and Super Robot Tansei Original Generation in it. All of my older consoles (Atari 7800, NES, SNES, Genesis, Old PS1,) are sitting on a shelf in my closet, along with my entire gaming collection.

My Dreamcast is currently hooked up in my Guest Room, because my Sister's boyfriend loves to play Sonic Adventure when he's here.

[James]

My ibook sits in front of me with no games worth mentioning and my gameboy advance (with it's "fixed" cart of Final Fantasy Tactics), sits next to my wacom to the left. In front of me my PS2 sits disconnected below the TV and my PSX sits in my bedroom again disconnected. My old amiga remains under the stairs and my ye olde Spectrum out in the outhouse to go to the charity. Heaven knows where the SNES has gone. I hope it's safe.

[Chad Bonin]

My ibook sits in front of me with no games worth mentioning and my gameboy advance (with it's "fixed" cart of Final Fantasy Tactics), sits next to my wacom to the left. In front of me my PS2 sits disconnected below the TV and my PSX sits in my bedroom again disconnected. My old amiga remains under the stairs and my ye olde Spectrum out in the outhouse to go to the charity. Heaven knows where the SNES has gone. I hope it's safe.
My first response, reading your post, was to say...
"You have a PSX?"

... but, then...

"You have a freakin' Amiga?"

[Obi]

-Magnavox Odyssey 2 is somewhere in a closet
-Super NES, Sega Genesis, N64 are all upstairs with my bedroom TV
-Gamecube is hooked up to my computer room TV, sitting on a tray
-2 GameBoy Pockets and a GameBoy Color are in a box under my bedroom TV
-DS and GBA are sitting on top of boxes containing their games under my Gamecube

[The Guitar Slayer]

My busted-ass HP Pavillion from 2000 is the creature I'm typing on, and it houses Tombstone Faro from the Tombstone DVD and Tomb Raider 1. My faulty heatsink-bearing Dell 5100 sits downstairs in the basement, humming away while on a coffee break from World of Warcraft, Grim Fandango, and Medal of Honor Allied Assault. My PS2 is on a cigarette break from Dirge of Cerberus (which is a good game if you're willing to accept noir novels in video game form) and is also lounging in the basement. My dad's Atari from 1980 is currently hooked up to the same 35" TV that the PS2 is (talk about hooking up a plow horse to a Lambourgini). My DS is on vacation, chilling next to the PS2 while I play everything else, but once I go back to college this year, it will be my main gaming device.

[PaQ]

My N64 is inside my entertainment center, plugged in right next my VCR with The Ocarina of Time sitting in it.
My gameboy color is laying right in front of my N64, with a Pokemon Yellow cartridge.
Recently purchased PS2lite/mini/whatever it's called is on the top of my entertainment center, with a recently played Madden '05 in it.
Broken, old, PS2 is sitting on the floor by the wall, waiting to be dealt with.
Silver gamecube is on my desk, just an A/V cord connection away from being played.
Genesis, SNES, NES and Classic Gameboy are all resting comfortably in one of my cabinets, right next to the cable/controller/old system games drawer.

[laactor101]

My GameCube is hooked up to the TV with Metroid Prime: Echoes in it and two WaveBirds plugged into the front.

My DS Lite is sitting above my PC monitor.

My Wii is sitting in a warehouse somewhere. :p

-BB :lol:

[Dudley]

My Nintendo DS is on my desk in my temporary apartment next to Super Princess Peach and Jump Superstars.
My SNES and games have been sold to my friend in Japan.
My N64 is in in a trash heap in the vicintiy in Japan.
My Gamecube, Xbox, PS, PS2, Gameboy, GBC, GBA, GBA SP, Game Gear and Dreamcast, along with N64 games and controllers, are in a sea freight heading to Virginia.

[cavner]

My PS2 is below my basment entertainment center with a copy of NCAA 07 in it
My PSP is in between the columns in my staircase being charged
My PS3 has yet to exist but has a nice spot in my room when it comes.:D

[Assembler]

Lets see, my 360 is left od the TV on a black stand with a toon of room behind it so it doesn't blow out my PS2 is right below my TV and myhttp://img89.imageshack.us/img89/1368/imag0049vi9.jpghere is a PIC with the most details BTW it's clutty in there isn't it?

http://img237.imageshack.us/img237/4452/imag0051lt2.jpg

[Casity]

Hey! That looks like my house! ;)

[Axion-Pup]

PS2's on the bottom shelf of the entertainment center, hooked up to the TV. Entertainment center's directly in front of the futon.

GBA's in it's carrying case- along with it's adapter, battery pack, the three GBA games I have and four old GB games (I got two words: Yoshi's Cookie)- in the top drawer of the dresser behind the futon.

PSone's in it's carrying case- with it's adapter, GamesScreen, and two controllers- on the floor in my closet.

The computer's in my parent's room. >< I need to get my own...

[straw_hat]

The PS2 is seating right on the tv in my room with the Gamecube and N64 in a compartment at the bottom.

The NES is seating on a plastic chest next to the TV.

SNES and PSOne are unplugged and lying in other spots around the room.

The Dreamcast is inside a small plastic box.

The Game Boy, GBC, GBA, and SP are in various drawers and the Game Gear is in an old carrying case.

The Virtual Boy is in a closet along with the Sega CD which doesn't have a Sega Genesis to go with it anymore.