My Retro Gaming Setup 2023

[@salmakesthings]

**UPDATE** I completely forgot to show one of the coolest parts. All of the lights in my living room are synced to the screen so they match whatever colors are happening on the screen. I'll include it if I ever do an update video. Also I just ordered a Wii U... but the Neo Geo might elude me forever :(

[@MaherTheWhiteHand]

cooool. by the way the Ethernet Cables do they really work? can you play online or VS other console or its a Local setup! that netgear was neaaaat

[@salmakesthings]

@MaherTheWhiteHand I can only play online with some of the newer internet enabled conoles. Og xbox and later

[@RetroCak]

I’m old enough to remember 14 minutes ago, when I thought I had a good setup. This is so awesome. Your attention to neatness and clean lines is rare and often seemingly out of reach. Thanks for sharing your innovative setup.

[@salmakesthings]

Such a great compliment. Means a lot. Thank you!

[@Steve.Cutler]

I find it interesting that, being older than most video games myself, the people playing these "retro" games, weren't even born when most of these systems came out. Shows the power of this hobby. I hope video games last forever.

[@salmakesthings]

Same

[@nickwall3291]

Very cool setup, Just wish it was hooked up to a CRT to showcase what it actually looked like back in 80's and 90's, nothing beats nostalgia

[@soundsonline796]

Dude that setup has been in my head for 3 years. Cant believe someone has put it into fruition. A bit saddened to see how expensive its going to be to make a shelving unit like that but great to see finally see what it would look like. My plan is to have crt on the left and modern display on the right.

[@salmakesthings]

Yeah feels like I waited forever for this but so worth it. I also eventually want a small crt on the left but haven't found the right one yet

[@robertbarker5802]

I'm most impressed with the custom shelf. I'm still doing the wire rack shelving trying to make it work.

[@HotSauceX05]

Dude, the Rastan intro was on point. Still one of my top 10 arcade games of all time.

[@sunderark]

FINALLY, A setup I don't hate. Looks amazing and well thought out, very elegant. I am so glad that you showed how it could look without the goddamned wire rack being used everywhere. I hope this sets a precedence.

[@salmakesthings]

Thanks so much for that! Yeah it was my hope that it would be different enough to warrant a video and maybe influence others.

[@RetroCrisis]

This is fantastic! Thank you so much for taking the time to share the tech and methods used. I especially love that you worked the setup into your family room. Very classy bro

[@salmakesthings]

That means a lot. Thank you truly.

[@olddadagamer]

what a great setup my man. great job on everything! thanks for creating the video and showing us the break down of thought and finish. you did a great job, it's simply beautiful

[@salmakesthings]

:) thank you!!

[@bnr32jason]

If you ever decide to with a second TV, CRT, video capture card, etc, you should consider getting an Extron Crosspoint matrix switcher. The gcompsw/gscartsw are great devices, but the matrix switching brings everything to the next level for sure. It would allow you to send any video or audio signal to any display device you have however you want. If you get one with network functionality like the Crosspoint 450 (which I have) you can even use a web based UI for switching much like you are doing now. Great setup!

[@salmakesthings]

That sounds amazing. I might make that move someday as my obsession to improve things continues to fester.

[@kvlaci1358]

Well, with all my respect, this is how its done🔥🔥🔥

[@fuzzbear677]

I love the music you got on your man from raston one of my favorite arcade games all time Conan the Barbarian🎮🕹😀👍🏾

[@nintariplays5654]

Always interesting to see how other collectors have everything setup, great to pickup little ideas! I really need to quit being lazy and show what I ended up designing! I just picked up a Logitech hub at a thift store too to integrate, and later integrate in to Home assistant / google home.

[@salmakesthings]

Let me know I'd love to see it!

[@renzorosciano7617]

The Rastan soundtrack in the background is classic

[@salmakesthings]

It's my fave.

[@limited.timestruggle]

This is legit FANTASTIC stuff! Great walkthrough! You have one damn amazing setup

[@salmakesthings]

Thanks so much.

[@slaineNZ]

Love the intro music dude! Rastan Saga was my favourite arcade game as a skid. Well done bro 🤘🏽

[@epicyes3096]

Your setup is absolutely amazing. You helped me out with planning mine, so I can't thank you enough!!!

[@TwistedLogicGaming]

Great work Sal congrats on achieving your goal !

[@IxoranX]

Perfect setup for the Tink-4K when it arrives! I have a very similar but very analog setup that's far far messier

[@WarCryGames]

This was awesome! Great job planning and glad you have everything setup the way you want WHILE making your partner happy

[@salmakesthings]

She still wants to hate but she knows she can't :)

[@murrij]

This is timely for me. Thank you.

[@salmakesthings]

Glad it could help someone! :)

[@hammaheadgaming]

That was really intuitive. Your display turned out super nice and clean looking.

[@timeforgamesYT]

Hey, I "know" you! I really enjoy your videos! :)

[@hammaheadgaming]

@@timeforgamesYT Thanks! Gotta love game setup videos.

[@demonprincess5634]

i love the 70's look on your walls

[@poppinhoff4339]

And the dream becomes reality. Great video and amazing setup! Happy gaming

[@RetroMoments]

Great setup! Clean look for the win! You should sell stuff you don't play or use to fund a Neo Geo AES! Let me tell you, I did that and did not look back.

[@salmakesthings]

Thanks!! Yeah the NeoGeo is the last retro system I want. It will take a while but I'll get one eventually.

[@choco_easty]

Your setup is amazing dude! Thanks for sharing this with us! I kept your video on bookmark as I plan to do a setup like this in my future home!

[@sleeplessmax]

okay my childhood heart has exploded. you're awesome for this

[@DadLadsGaming]

Amazing set up mate. A man after my heart, I love neat set ups like this👍🏻👍🏻

[@SuperNicktendo]

That's amazing. I'm personally a fan of only plugging in when needed but if I had the space I would probably go this route!

[@MaherTheWhiteHand]

Bless U Brother.. Go for this cool passion.. I think you can base a channel and a successful one and ever growing. 👍🏻👍🏻

[@salmakesthings]

www.tiktok.com/@consolecrapshoot

[@Hsterrn1]

I like the set up, it looks really clean. I like the wiring, the only thing I would change is the wire rack. Really great

[@dantares3377]

Looks awesome. Great job planning this out.

[@Metaman-xd9mm]

Nice work Sal. I have a similar setup. I moved it to my office. Then I setup all my collection on launchbox with retroarch as emulation. Still play on original hardware and Sony pvm sometimes or via Framemeister. Thanks

[@salmakesthings]

Would love to see!

[@83hd15]

Great video! I'm also a planner, but also obsessed upcycling. My beer crate console storage is probably going to get an upgrade at some stage

[@buzzedword-irl]

Good for you, man! this is amazing.

[@strongandnerdy]

oh man, i used to have a similar setup. I highly recommend getting a Mister FPGA to remove every console up to N64 and PS1. Plays just like the real consoles and removes a ton of cables. Great setup!

[@salmakesthings]

@@strongandnerdy MiSTer is great! Maybe one day

[@VirtualRobotsRevolt]

Love the setup and pin stripes.

[@polygongsoftware]

i like the background music from rastan.

[@RetroPlus]

Oh wow that is a dream setup right there, i am so jealous!

[@codysaranto399]

This is epic! Great job brother.

[@adamyelle4901]

A route that I went instead of CRT is a led projector. I have that screen mounted on the ceiling and I pull it down in front of my TV. I find that the projector feels like a middle ground between modern flat screens and old CRT's. One thing to watch out for though is that some cause a lot of input lag. The nexigo pj20 I bought has low lag and I've been happy with it.

[@NinjaFaceGames]

Absolute best console setup I've ever seen. Can you come to New Zealand and make me one lmao.

[@salmakesthings]

Thanks! Sure on my way.

[@Ichabod_Jericho]

People like to point to complexity as a sign of design, when truly well engineered design is as simple as possible and works every time. This is a landmark for gaming😂😂 incredible work dude, thanks for giving us all the tips & tricks Also, you don’t need a ps5 yet. Me and my buddies fantasized about it for 2 years, got them 4 months ago and there are literally 0 PS5 exclusive titles that we feel like playing. Best to wait until there’s lots of ps5 games to play..

[@salmakesthings]

Such a great compliment, thank you so much. Yeah the PS5 is basically a God of War/Spiderman machine for me. It can wait till the hardware revision.

[@LanceHayabusa]

you can make an improvement to your power management. since you're probably only going to be able to play 1 system at a time. you can use a ps2 slim psu and get some splitters, center polarity reverse, and some guitar pedal barrel connector chains and just run the single barrel chains per each shelf and branch accordingly. i would put all your retro consoles with center neg polarity on a shelf (nes, snes, gen1, tg16, etc.) and center pos on another (ps1, ps2, gen2, gen3, etc.) split immediately from ps2 slim psu to a center pos line (no reverse polarity since ps2 slim psu is already center pos) and the other reverse to center neg. then you'll adapt accordingly from these primary branches to each console. typically need to skip plugs in order to provide enough spacing between consoles. inspiration comes from guitar pedal powering, daisy chains my friend.

[@adamwilson1691]

It’s cool how you modded all your systems. Personally I like to play all my console through their best native outputs on a Sony trinitron crt. I’m fortunate I have the space for one.

[@pimpinken8901]

Like the retro wall art

[@TwistedLogicGaming]

Love the Caldor colors hahahaha

[@abnerrodriguez7954]

Lot's of work brother congrats looks great....

[@RetroBros1]

Amazing bro :) Well done

[@youngdannyaye]

This hard af ngl

[@muttbone01]

@ 5:22-ish.... I love how two of the worst pieces of licensed Nintendo pieces of sh$t are in their own display case....the PowerGlove an VirtualBoy. LMAO

[@omgitsmario7]

Love this set up, this is what U want to do

[@supersmallchibiwolf872]

Amazing game room and setup thank you for sharing. I enjoy seeing the unique collections and setups of other gamers I find it interesting and fun. The jab to the PS5 will always be a thing and I am convinced this will go down as one of the classic jabs in gaming like how people jab at the Nintendo Wii U name the Sony PlayStation 5 will get jabs due to It's design. I love the Sony PlayStation 5 and the memes / jabs that gamers have come up with. thanks for sharing. Cool video. ^_^

[@omegamog]

Nice setup! I'm not as far along, but I've been hesitant to invest as much into my setup. I'm surprised you don't have a Wii u or a crt You seem so ready for them. I'd recommend getting both sooner than later. The prices will only be going up.

[@salmakesthings]

I have since gotten a Wii U :)

[@alonzor557]

Awesome setup bro congrats 💯🎉

[@w0rdsandstuff]

nice setup !

[@Boswd]

DAMN!!!!! Nice job

[@zoeycasa6497]

WOW Fancy! thanks Bruh!

[@lily_borb]

The Seaman fan in me screamed at 10:22

[@drknstodstny4141]

It's a nice clean setup but it's missing a couple of primo CRTs. I know they're chunky and take up extra space but most of your systems were optimally designed to be played on them. Thanks for sharing.

[@salmakesthings]

I am holding out for one very specific CRT model for my setup. I search for it at least once a week but I can be patient till then :)

[@PROShineKITO]

REspect for you about the idea to no tinclud a PS5 Fat model in that beauty shelve!

[@germanmancilla5133]

Excelent setup... congratulationd

[@bricethompson1922]

Just an idea but have you thought about rack mount power supplies? Since I got them 5 months ago I believe it knocked 13.50 off my electrick bills throughout those 5 months which I know doesn't sound like alot but over time it pays for it self and ultimately save you money it's about 30-40 for a 10 port version

[@salmakesthings]

Yes I did consider that. I discuss it in the video at about 3:44. It would be better in a lot of way$ but ultimately I wanted to only have to push one button for each action so I didn't end up doing it.

[@jensenovesian2861]

Sick video

[@ranchdressing1037]

Wild setup, looks great in the vid. Mine's pretty good, evolution has condensed much. Got loaded nes and snes minis, a loaded ouya (wonderful for PSP fun), N64 w/ed64, GC with a player, wii, wii u, switch, and a lil "arcade box" for mames.

[@salmakesthings]

Thanks!! That sounds like a fun setup! Would love to have an Ouya.

[@ranchdressing1037]

@@salmakesthings thanks! I don't need to tell ya.. your craft deserves entry fee to see lol. I think you'd dig an Ouya.. there's fans out there that have brought/patched it back to life after Razer killed it. I recommend the brown copper one. Recently got a 50" Vizio to run it all and it works great.. but lately I've been using a Vankyo Burger projector for jumbo size wooooo.

[@the.geremy]

WAW! 😲

[@noahboat580]

I really should setup a controller rack one day, i got so many playstation/ps2 controller variants its a shame its all in totes

[@salmakesthings]

Do it! Pegboard is a good way to go but even a door hung shoe organizer isn't bad. Anything to get em out of boxes.

[@Schmitty23457]

Amazing! Still question on the wired controllers...is the rack of consoles just close enough for you to sit on the couch and play? Do you need/have extenders?

[@salmakesthings]

There's 2 baskets mounted on the bottom of my controller wall which are full of extensions for every type.

[@wretchedsavedbygrace4499]

What you used for power supplies for the older consoles. Cause they were big like blocks to plug in lol

[@RealziesCuts]

Sal I subbed ✊🎮 Could you PLEASE let all of the retro gaming community online know that I live in Raleigh North Carolina and I work in Cary North Carolina which was recently announced the richest city in the United States 🤦‍♂️ BUT I sure can’t tell because we don’t have a single retro gaming store in Raleigh or Cary North Carolina. Not even one it’s really sad and depressing it feels like sacrilege man for the love of God will you please tell someone to open a mom and pop retro gaming store in this area. The 919 deserves BETTER 🙌

[@salmakesthings]

I feel the same way. I moved here from NYC and had access to amazing top tier retro shops. There is nothing in the triangle area that comes close to the kind of places like VideoGamesNY or Pink Gorilla in Seattle. I haven't even been able to find a good local reddit or facebook group either.

[@SolSeal]

I was wishing for a crt but… I understand the absence of it because of the wife approval.

[@whiskeyvengeance]

dude this is amazing! about how wide are the shelving units?

[@salmakesthings]

57" wide total

[@supernoobcafe2680]

Vídeo games e pão com ovo é tudo de bom.

[@BobSure_AKA_PotatoSmasher]

GeeZus

[@dd_zzero6827]

Great set up. Thank you for sharing. BUT, it is way too complicated. I am not a kid but my brain did short circuit watching this. lol!

[@jaymzgaetz2006]

Holy crap dude...I wanted to do this to make my life easier. Not one company has made a stand-alone audio video power multi input universal switching grid? It ain't rocket surgery. ...or is it? 😎

[@ogre706]

Really appreciate your focus on gaming and enjoying the experiences the different consoles provide, instead of hoarding. Err, sorry, collecting.

[@Drewkhat]

pathetic

[@ogre706]

@@Drewkhat Hoarding does tend to be.

[@MrLazenby007]

Very impressive. Just wondering, do you normally play games distorted/stretched 33% along the horizontal plane?

[@salmakesthings]

I do not. There's one part where I am playing a video of zelda stretched off KZbin just to have something in the background or show the screen size. And the other parts of the video when I'm actually playing it is not stretched.

[@LovingTechLife]

Hey Sal great setup. I’m in the middle of converting a space in my garage and was looking for ideas. The tall shelving with the consoles crossed my mind but happy to see it implemented and that it’s feasible. Is it possible to share the shelving design? Not sure of I’d get around to using it but would like to make enquires locally to get pricing.

[@salmakesthings]

I could share the Adobe Dimension file with you with a few caveats. For one the height isn't accurate because the shelves in my design have no thickness. It ended up being MUCH taller.

[@LovingTechLife]

@@salmakesthings Thanks Sal yeah I’d appreciate it. Even if I don’t get someone to make the same thing the measurements and console heights will be useful for sure. Do yo have the details for the PDUs you used? How did you work out the distance for the cables to the PDU and SCART switch etc?

[@salmakesthings]

I'll email you a link for the PDUs. The answer to the 2nd question is just patience, trial & error haha.

[@LovingTechLife]

@@salmakesthings 😂 Thanks! Got your email.

[@sasheendowlath5245]

Awesome setup! What are the cable management hooks that you use? I'm having trouble finding something similar in Australia

[@salmakesthings]

I used these: Cablox 2x8 Cord Organizer (12... www.amazon.com/dp/B0872K8LMR?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share

[@salmakesthings]

Let me know if link didn't show up I can dm you.

[@themonsterunderyourbed9408]

RIP dithering.

[@DrSoda.]

Yo Sal, awesome content, thanks. God bless. Jesus loves you!

[@jdchainsaw1335]

Rastan soundtrack = sub'd.

[@salmakesthings]

It's the best of the era.

[@fovp1981]

Just subscribed since you gave me the link to your KZbin page.

[@salmakesthings]

Thanks man! I rarely upload anything on this page but I upload weekly to my other page Console Crapshoot. Mostly Tiktok but I upload them to KZbin as well.

[@guitaristtom]

Where did you find the 3d models of all the different systems??

[@salmakesthings]

*Another update* I made a little gaming TikTok where I play a random game per episode called Console Crapshoot www.tiktok.com/@consolecrapshoot

[@stephenmartin8331]

I may have to move my wife to the porch so I can put this in my living room.

[@olevet75]

🤗

[@rphntw1n]

Could have used more footage of the setup. Like, a lot more. Almost barely saw it.

[@SadManHappyFace]

Damn, really amazing setup! But why 16:9?😂

[@salmakesthings]

The 16:9 shots are only when I was playing KZbin clips in the background shooting in my dining room. Not my actual game play:)

[@TurtleSauceGaming]

Gotta ask, in your old setup, why a genesis model 3 and a tower of power?

[@salmakesthings]

No reason in particular, just simply because I had it.

[@TurtleSauceGaming]

@@salmakesthings fair enough

[@salmakesthings]

@@TurtleSauceGaming Good eye by the way LOL

[@olevet75]

any particular reason to have ps 1/ ps2 separately while your ps3 fully bc compatible? just for pure expirience I'd asume

[@salmakesthings]

Yeah. I like to play on original hardware whenever possible. Plus not everything is 100% compatible. Games, peripherals and general feel isn't the same.

[@olevet75]

@@salmakesthings your dedication to project is just mesmerizing how you were able to pull this off. Wii U has HDMI out and automatically take an edge over regular Wii not needing modify and to deal with peaky dongles and separate sound wires + 1 gaming gen more in same closure.

[@chromysilver]

i have a question for you that i think you might havea good answer for. do you leave all youre consoles plugged in to the wall or do you unplug them? I always unplug them becuase ive heard its bad for youre consoles overtime, but its a hassle everytime. How do you do this?

[@salmakesthings]

It is generally good to not have them plugged in. I feel it is best to have them all on a large surge protector and have the surge on a nice battery backup UPS. Then you can just flip the surge protectors off. However I kinda keep everything on most of the time unless I go away on vacation or something. I like everything to be one button automated. I've also soldered new capacitors into every system for this reason so they don't really take damage and I'll recap them again every 12-15 years or so.

[@chromysilver]

@@salmakesthings exactly i think ill buy one of those surge protectors with a switch. and about soldering all new capacitors, im a guy who likes to keep all of his consoles all original and dont like opening them. but thanks for the advice!

[@ChristopherWrasse]

I believe everyone wants to know the answer to this question... How much do you have invested in this setup? And expanding to another question, total cost for your entire retro collection?

[@salmakesthings]

Ha I have no idea. This has been slowly building for 40 years. But according to GamEye I'd say roughly 40k-ish

[@ducksoda7]

Where did you get the component switcher??

[@salmakesthings]

It's called the GComp. You can get it many places. Stone Age Gamer for one.

[@korori]

Do you still have the 3d models for the consoles?

[@salmakesthings]

Probably somewhere

[@jarrettriley5967]

First like

[@jarrettriley5967]

My Samsung qled doesn’t take the 1440p image from my retrotink 5x. Which model do you own?

[@salmakesthings]

Did you update the firmware? The new firmware has an option to enable different resolutions in the menus. Then theres a secondary 1440p config that should work.

[@salmakesthings]

I'm pretty sure you can enable extra resolutions in the OSD menu if memory serves. Then you will have the 2nd 1440p option which works on Samsung QLED.

[@salmakesthings]

Or maybe it's in the HDMI menu. One of those, check it out but it WILL work

[@jarrettriley5967]

Maybe it’s because my model is the 2019 model?

[@salmakesthings]

@@jarrettriley5967 did you upgrade the firmware and turn on the experimental resolutions yet?

[@LanceHayabusa]

1. can't self proclaim being a nerd. 2. not a nerd if not retro gaming on a crt.

[@Richbroth]

Updated video?

[@salmakesthings]

Ha! No update but I do a weekly TikTok show called Console Crapshoot. It's also on KZbin but I don't have any followers on that one.