Arcade collectors, show off your machines

These are my current cabinets...

Yeah, my fiancée didn't like the thought of having them both in the lounge so I had to tuck one away in the corner of the bedroom, it's kind of my bedside table now. 

I'm constantly rotating stuff between my game room and garage, but I'll show a few pics of how it's looked recently. 
 
Semi-current pinball lineup. I have another 10 pins or so, but I rotate them to keep the lineup feeling fresh. I'll be moving The Simpsons Pinball Party down to go alongside the Spider-Man later this weekend. 
  
 
 
Close look at my MAME that I built. Has a 27" screen, trackball, spinner, 4-way stick, and two Happs Perfect 360 joysticks. I wired the LEDs myself, but you can but illuminated buttons now. 
 
  
 
Just a few random pics from the arcade room.  I've played with the lighting a bit, that's why it varies in some pics. Lately I've kept it mostly blue inside.
 
 
  
  
   
    
  
 
A couple of restoration pics on my Punch-Out!!. I need to take a final "after" shot now that I've replaced the sideart, installed new glass, rebuilt the base, re-capped the monitors, installed new t-molding, and put the thing all back together.
 
    
   
 
I have literally hundreds of photos of other machines, both pinball and arcade. It's a crazy addictive hobby to buy and restore these things.

I'm incredibly jealous. 
 
Some excellent cabinets on display here.

" I'm constantly rotating stuff between my game room and garage, but I'll show a few pics of how it's looked recently. 
 
Semi-current pinball lineup. I have another 10 pins or so, but I rotate them to keep the lineup feeling fresh. I'll be moving The Simpsons Pinball Party down to go alongside the Spider-Man later this weekend. 
  
 
 
Close look at my MAME that I built. Has a 27" screen, trackball, spinner, 4-way stick, and two Happs Perfect 360 joysticks. I wired the LEDs myself, but you can but illuminated buttons now. 
 
  
 
Just a few random pics from the arcade room.  I've played with the lighting a bit, that's why it varies in some pics. Lately I've kept it mostly blue inside.
 
 
  
  
   
    
  
 
A couple of restoration pics on my Punch-Out!!. I need to take a final "after" shot now that I've replaced the sideart, installed new glass, rebuilt the base, re-capped the monitors, installed new t-molding, and put the thing all back together.
 
    
    I have literally hundreds of photos of other machines, both pinball and arcade. It's a crazy addictive hobby to buy and restore these things. "

wow @StupidGamer, that's some great collection! Out of curiosity, how much did all those machines costs you?

" @GideonAmos: I added it up once and it made me cry a bit inside. I actually posted the rough total in a thread here, I'll find it and post it later.  Also, to the OP, that Atomiswave cab is downright gorgeous. "

Hold on a sec, I have to pick my mouth up from the fucking floor...

" I'm constantly rotating stuff between my game room and garage, but I'll show a few pics of how it's looked recently. 
 
Semi-current pinball lineup. I have another 10 pins or so, but I rotate them to keep the lineup feeling fresh. I'll be moving The Simpsons Pinball Party down to go alongside the Spider-Man later this weekend. 
  
 
 
Close look at my MAME that I built. Has a 27" screen, trackball, spinner, 4-way stick, and two Happs Perfect 360 joysticks. I wired the LEDs myself, but you can but illuminated buttons now. 
 
  
 
Just a few random pics from the arcade room.  I've played with the lighting a bit, that's why it varies in some pics. Lately I've kept it mostly blue inside.
 
 
  
  
   
    
  
 
A couple of restoration pics on my Punch-Out!!. I need to take a final "after" shot now that I've replaced the sideart, installed new glass, rebuilt the base, re-capped the monitors, installed new t-molding, and put the thing all back together.
 
    
    I have literally hundreds of photos of other machines, both pinball and arcade. It's a crazy addictive hobby to buy and restore these things. "

I'd like to see the recently purchased Giant Bomb cabs in here too.

• Bride of Pinbot - $1200
• Twilight Zone - $3600
• The Addams Family - $3100
• Lord of the Rings - $2700 (got a steal on this one!)
• Attack From Mars - $4200
• Spider-Man - $3200
• The Simpsons Pinball Party - $2700
• The Simpsons - $900
• Revenge From Mars - $1800
• World Cup Soccer - $1200
• Fish Tales - $1100
• Super Mario Bros. Mushroom World - $600
• Jurassic Park - $1100
• The Getaway: High Speed II - $1400
• Taxi - $600
• Hurricane - $800
• Jackbot - $1200
• Indiana Jones The Pinball Adventure - $3400
• OXO - $250

• Tron - $500
• Street Fighter II: Champion Edition - $300
• Ms. Pac Man - $600
• Donkey Kong - $300
• Spy Hunter - $400
• Star Wars - $800
• Neo Geo 4-slot in a candy cab w/ about 20 MVS carts ~ $1000
• APB - $350
• Pleaides - $200
• Ikari Warriors - $100
• Punch-Out!! - $400
• Bubble Bobble - $200
• MAME machine (built from scratch) ~ $900    

Best places to buy, in order of preference for me are: 
 

1. Local classifieds. We have a killer one here on KSL.com (right now a Street Fighter: Champion Edition is listed, actually along with some great classics)
2. Craigslist, but always ask for pics before heading out if the drive is longer than a few miles
3. Word of mouth through other collectors    
4. Forums/Newsgroups and post a want to buy thread with your location and budget. Here's an awesome one:  http://forums.arcade-museum.com/
5. eBay

Awesome, I want to get a killer instinct cabinet. However you ppl should of researched MAME32, might be...cheaper. (that's all i'm saying)

" @NekuSakuraba: I know of a few Aussies that collect, but many of them resort to building MAME cabinets if they can't find what they're looking for. Shipping a game down to Australia is really cost prohibitive, but there should be some floating around if you look around a bit, especially for some of the popular titles of the past. "

StupidGamer you're my hero.

God, I need to visit some of your houses.

its like looking at some really awesome porno... this thread needs marked nsfw
 
i really wanna buy/build a cabinet, looking at these threads makes me hella jealous

It's threads like this that make me wish I had more money. That's one awesome arcade collection you got there StupidGamer.

@StupidGamer: Wow, that's a very nice looking game room, those cabinets and pins look awesome! Are those LED's I spot in your LOTR and Spiderman pins? I own a LOTR, Twilight Zone, Star Trek TNG and F14 Tomcat, I was thinking of adding LED's to a few of them.
 
Oh, I've been looking at buying either Simpsons Pinball Party or Spiderman for my next pin, which one would you recommend? I like games with deep rule sets and I heard that Simpsons is the deepest (keep hearing more then LOTR which scares me, haha), yet I also enjoy the speed and flow of Steve Ritchie games, so Spiderman is tempting as well.
 
Thanks!