And the gaming room (finally) begins

After post upon post about the gaming room upgrade it's finally started. On a day that was going to be dedicated to gaming (and many for a review of Castlevania:Portrait of Ruin) I spent a fair amount of time looking for desks and shelving solutions for the room. In the end I worked out that there was a currently obsolete desk in another room that would work perfectly to house the Mac/Gaming rig which meant only finding another small desk for the PC. found a pretty suitable desk on sale but with the TV still in the room it hasn't made it out of the flat pack.

I also (at least for the moment) have found the favoured display option. The Samsung 215TW is the pick for the moment as it has DVI for dual screening on the Mac, VGA for docking on the laptop and Component for the Cube/Xbox. With 1680x1050 it will work well for any futher HD gaming upgrades in the future. The adaptec Gamebridge 1400 that I pick up cheap on ebay a year or so ago will link the other Xbox to the PC for any multiplaying needs.... Battlefront 2 anyone?

The new layout works pretty well for gaming, especially with a bean bag in the corner for any serious sessions on the DS... I managed to catch up online with a friend for a few Metroid battles, turns out I'm pretty rusty on the ds shooters only managing 1 draw over all the matches. It's still a great title even though it's been around since the early days of Nintendo WFC. It's a shame there haven't been more FPS titles developed for the DS as Metroid proved it's a solid platform for this genre.

I'm going to call in a bit early tonight after a late one last night with the FA Cup final (as I didn't manage to nap during the match like some other people...)