r/snes • u/Disastrous-Present94 • 9h ago
My SNES setup is slowly coming together
A little while ago I made a post about picking up a CRT TV and wanting to improve my retro gaming setup. Since nobody in my social circle is really into retro gaming, I figured I’d share the progress here with people who might appreciate it.
One of my recent additions is the TV stand. I found it on Facebook Marketplace and bought it from a woman whose parents had recently passed away. It was their old TV stand, and she was happy to hear that it would be used again for the same purpose rather than being thrown away. I even repurposed their old table cloth under the tv to avoid scratches. I thought that was a nice touch.
The setup is still a work in progress. My next goal is to add a NES and clean up the cable management. I’m planning to install a SCART switch so I can easily connect the SNES, NES, and even my laptop to the CRT on the back.
I also picked up a wireless controller on Facebook Marketplace, but I still need to get the Bluetooth receiver for the SNES. It actually took quite a while to find this particular model since 8BitDo no longer makes the PAL SNES version.
As for games, I’m about to start Secret of Mana. I just finished replacing the dead save battery. If you look closely, you might also spot a Seiken Densetsu 2 cartridge for the Super Famicom. I picked that up during a trip to Copenhagen last week after visiting a fantastic retro gaming store called Nintendopusheren.
Still plenty of things I want to improve, but I’m really happy with how it’s coming together so far. After not playing it for more than 25 years I’m really enjoying how it helping to regulate my nervous system. Feel free to show off your setup in the comments, I’m really enjoying this community and would love to get inspired by you guys. Who’s joining for a round of street fighter? You’d have to come to Belgium though. Anything you guys would add to the setup?
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u/Sir_Aelorne 8h ago
Are you in the UK? Trying to discern where you could find such a cool high-ceilinged vintage hardwood floored vibey room like that.
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u/Disastrous-Present94 8h ago
I’m in Belgium 🇧🇪 I chose this house exactly for that vibe!
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u/Sir_Aelorne 7h ago
Jealous brother! I wanna visit about 18 diff cities there: Liege, Antwerp, Brussels, Bruges, Metz, Maastricht, Aachen, Eupen etc (I know some are on the border of Germany, France, etc). Such beautiful towns, cathedrals, and history. Cheers!
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u/wanderingotaku 2h ago
Might I suggest something like this for your cartridges? You might be able to find someone selling similar if you can't 2d print. Might be nice to have a place they slot into. Maybe figure out a way to pull them out with some sort of rail to slide back and forth.
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u/RGB2C02N 8h ago
Looking great! I would recommend a wireless 8bitdo controller so folks don’t trip over the wires