Fun Family Game Rooms

A popular trend with homeowners is to turn their family rooms or basements into full blown game rooms not the ones we remember as kids with folding chairs, ping pong sets and pool tables. Today’s families are budgeting more money than ever to create a showplace that features pro-level fun stuff that family members of all ages are sure enjoy all year long and never outgrow. Thanks to the Baby Boomer’s and Gen Xer’s need to relive their youth, full size arcade games are now more popular in homes than the arcades they once inhabited. Here is a sample of the most popular family game room fun stuff.

Arachnid Inter-Active 6000 Electronic Dart Board
Enjoy the laughs with family and friends with the Inter-Active 6000 and its optional interactive Heckler feature that makes fun of a poor effort and congratulates a super Performance. This laugh a minute dartboard delivers a family 27 different dart games, an 8 player score display, 15.5 inch target area, LED display of player game and cricket scores, micro thin segment dividers that dramatically reduce bounce outs, trademarked tournament colors, ranking features, voice prompt for player to throw, Solo play feature and player handicap feature. The board has AC operation and can also be powered by 4 AA batteries. Most importantly, it’s safe because it uses soft tipped darts. (www.dmisports.com - MSRP - $169)

Harvard Victory II 15-in-1 Multigame Table from Sears
The Harvard Victory Gaming table from Sears successfully crams 15 exciting games into 1 for maximum family fun. The games include: soccer, air-powered hockey, pool, table tennis, baseball, football, chess, checkers, shuffleboard, backgammon, bowling, playing cards, horseshoes, ring toss and darts. Two built-in drawers provide convenient accessory storage. A powerful 110V motor provides fast air-powered hockey action. All accessories needed to start playing are included, making this gaming table one of the most cost effective family fun packages available today. (www.sears.com - $249.99)

Authentic Pachinko Game from Hammacher Schlemmer
This Pachinko game hails directly from the world famous Ginza Pachinko Parlor in Tokyo and provides hours of excitement and family fun. As you turn the knob, steel balls are propelled into a maze of spinning wheels, bumper-action pins and bonus pockets. Lights flash, bells ring and music plays when balls trigger the jackpot, earning extra playing balls. Each player begins with 50 balls and the one with the most balls at the end wins. Moving parts constantly change the odds to challenge skill levels. Not a reproduction, each reconditioned machine was originally built for commercial, round-the-clock use in an actual Japanese pachinko parlor. Face designs may vary. Solidly constructed of wood and steel, each comes with 400 balls. Plugs into any standard household (120v) outlet. (www.hammacher.com $299.95)

Bubbler CD Jukebox by Rock-Ola
No game room is complete without music. The ultimate way to deliver tunes to your fun room is with a retro jukebox. Rock-Ola Music Corporation has meticulously reproduced the most popular jukebox of all time with their “Series V Bubbler”. Watch bubbles of air perk to the top of the 8 bubble tubes, while a kaleidoscope of colors flows through 4 color translucent plastic cylinders. It’s the 50’s all over again when the changer flips the 100 CDs right in front of you. All 19 trim pieces are genuine die cast metal, triple plated with copper, nickel, and polished chrome. With quality in mind, only the finest hardwoods adorn this beauty. The handcrafted quality of these classics is a tradition Rock-Ola proudly continues. Incredible sound quality producing 900 Watts peak music power. (www.rock-ola.com and www.nationaljukebox.com - approximately $5700)

Arcade Legends by Chicago Gaming Company
If you miss your favorite classic video arcade games from the 1970’s and 1980’s, then you'll love Arcade Legends manufactured by Chicago Gaming Company . This blast from your coin-op past will make any game room complete. Arcade Legends comes in a full-size cabinet with a Wells-Gardner monitor and real arcade controls, including 2 joysticks, 3" trackball and buttons. Arcade Legends is now available in a cocktail table version too. Arcade Legends comes with all of the 35 classic games listed below and is expandable so you can add more games as they are released! So prepare to build up that callous on your “fire button finger” and let the games begin!

PREINSTALLED GAMES INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING TITLES: 1942, Asteroids Deluxe, Battlezone, Berzerk, Bombjack Twin, Black Widow, Centipede, Crystal Castles, Dark Stalker, Ghosts 'n Goblins, Gunsmoke, Gravitar, Lady Bug, Liberator, Lunar Lander, Major Havoc, Mega Man, Millipede, Missile Command, Mr. Do!, Mr. Do!'s Castle, Mr. Do!'s Wild Ride, Penguin Wars, Pinball Action, Pinbo, Red Baron, Space Duel, Speedball, Street Fighter II, Strider, Super Breakout, Super Dodgeball, Tempest & War Lords
(www.chicago-gaming.com and www.nationaljukebox.com – $2695)

1950’s Retro Style Designer Serenade Diner Booth
Charm your family, friends and customers with a commercial grade diner classic 1950's style Diner Booth Set. These Diner Booths are sure to liven up your kitchen, gameroom, or any retro decor atmosphere. This new retro diner set comes covered in Cascade Zodiac (glittery/metallic-many colors available) Vinyl Fabric and includes two 30” wide seating booths and a 27” x 30” table mounted on a chrome column pedestal (www.vintagevending.com - $1,126.12)

Sign Time Neon Signs
Finish your gameroom off with the intense glow and colors of a themed neon sign. Signtime offers a variety of items including beer, business, custom, nostalgia and sports related neon signs. Neon signs are a fun and safe way to put your personal signature on your home gameroom. They plug into any standard electrical receptacle and are easy to hang or mount. (www.signtimellc.com, www.nationaljukebox.com - $250-$350)

The Sopranos Pinball Game by Stern Pinball
Nothing says game room like a pinball machine. Stern Pinball's brand new pinball machine, THE SOPRANOS , offers would be wise guys a dynamic interactive experience into the world of the critically acclaimed and award-winning HBO hit television series THE SOPRANOS. Featuring Tony Soprano, his immediate family and business "family", THE SOPRANOS pinball machine challenges the player to rise through the ranks to Boss. This action packed pinball also borrows many elements from the show, including the dancing girls of the Bada Bing! and Tony Soprano's boat, The Stugots. This pinball offers a classic multi-ball feature, a safe that cracks open after being whacked by the ball and the talking fish from season two who jokes around with the players. The game even features the real voices of many characters on the show! (www.sternpinball.com and www.nationaljukebox.com – approximately $4200)