prophetik music Posted January 22, 2009 Posted January 22, 2009 my wife and i were recently discussing our eventual (read: not for a long time) house that we want to buy or build, and i mentioned that i wanted a game room - a room for all my consoles, a tv, my main gaming computer, and a couch or two. she thought that'd be a great idea to keep all of my crap out of the main living area. she then asked what i wanted to do to decorate the room. i said that i want to wallpaper my eventual game room with posters of great games and movies that have really made an impact on me, whether it's because i really like them (chrono cross, freelancer, halo series) or because they were revolutionary (chrono trigger, mirror's edge, pkmn series). she wasn't really as excited as i was, but it got me thinking. where do you go to buy game posters and memorabilia? i'd like to get some rarer stuff - for example, i'm guessing that it'll be tough to get a freelancer poster - and possibly get some custom artwork done to fill out my list of games. where do YOU go (besides ebay) to get this stuff? Quote
noTuX Posted January 22, 2009 Posted January 22, 2009 You'll probably have to check out ebay and other similar sites. And, if you have a Spenser's near by, sometimes they have a nice collection of VG and movie posters. I've even came across some cool posters at Wal-Mart, but thats pretty rare. Quote
Meteo Xavier Posted January 22, 2009 Posted January 22, 2009 Gkworld has a bunch of stuff. For game posters, I've gotten mine out of Strategy guides, Game magazines, OSTs. You can get a Chrono Trigger poster out of first edition copies of Chrono Trigger DS. Quote
Cerrax Posted January 22, 2009 Posted January 22, 2009 I usually make my own via Photoshop/Kinkos. Quote
Fishy Posted January 22, 2009 Posted January 22, 2009 Valve sell some cool ones, I've got a few Aperture science propaganda posters, and one of the portal cake. Quote
BardicKnowledge Posted January 22, 2009 Posted January 22, 2009 Some PC games come with sweet posters. Notably, Morrowind comes to mind, and you can get it for $10-15 now. Quote
The Derrit Posted January 22, 2009 Posted January 22, 2009 I was looking for this kind of stuff just the other day. If you go to allposters.com they have a rediculous amount of Street Fighter prints of just about every character, including people from 3rd Strike, some from the alpha series, and darkstalkers. Other than that I wish I knew more EDIT: vgcats.com also has some awesome shirts in their store. i might even get a couple. Quote
RealFolkBlues Posted January 23, 2009 Posted January 23, 2009 If you would like various old/rare systems, I need to sort my stuff out, but I've got a bit of a selection. Can't really help you with posters, though, so I'm not sure if it's at all what you're looking for, but it might fit your decor. Quote
H. Guderian Posted January 23, 2009 Posted January 23, 2009 One thing I suggest, is that if you like any new or upcoming games - ask after the release if anyone has dibs on the dispaly standee. I have a 6ft tall cardboard Metroid Prime 2 display peice, my friend gave it to me after he managed to get an even better one. Such things are hard to purchase, due to the rarity. Its certainly a novelty thats a step above the rest. Quote
SirChadlyOC Posted January 23, 2009 Posted January 23, 2009 I have developed quite a collection of video game posters, mostly by going through old video game magazines and ripping/cutting out the posters in there. I've been a subscriber of Nintendo Power for years, so I went through my old mags I still had and got to about 50 posters of random games. I used them all to "wallpaper" my dorm room freshman year, and the small bathroom (complete with N64) my junior year. It's a pretty neat feeling looking forward to pooping so you can try to find more stars in Mario 64. As for what you can do, find a store like GameStop on a Sunday and ask if you can have any old marketing signs or posters they're throwing out. (They change their marketing every other week on Sundays, usually.) I got a pretty sweet Super Smash Bros Brawl poster this way. It reminds me to reserve my copy today. Quote
H. Guderian Posted January 23, 2009 Posted January 23, 2009 Yes, mine display reminds me a free T-Shirt comes with pre-order. Though it is a sticker over the cardboard, but I dare not attempt a removal. Edit: You cans score tons of swag this way at game stores, my friend also has a PS2 display kiosk and one for the Cube of XBox. Its like..his hobby to track these things down. Quote
The Derrit Posted January 23, 2009 Posted January 23, 2009 got an n64? lol at other thread reference Quote
Ninja-san Posted January 24, 2009 Posted January 24, 2009 I sometimes get poster/displays from Gamestop. Recently went to each one in the Baltimore area looking for the Prince of Persia display that wasnt claimed and succeed You need to claim it earlier like the day its been set out. Quote
H. Guderian Posted January 24, 2009 Posted January 24, 2009 Never give up trying! Sometimes the people who work there already have loads of swag and there's the off chance someone else hasn't claimed it. If you can't get it immediately a week after the product goes on sale they either have to trash the display or give it away. For them its a weekly occurance, its like buying meat on Sunday. They're looking to dump inventory, thats the 2nd sweet spot to ask at. Quote
Maco70 Posted January 24, 2009 Posted January 24, 2009 I make my own stuff. I'll take some pics tomorrow. Memorabilia... I still have the original box my genesis came in. Does that count? Quote
Zombie Posted January 24, 2009 Posted January 24, 2009 My entire wall behind me is covered in posters, some of which are videogame related. I am kind of considering subscribing to some magazines just for the posters, lol. I plan on having my whole room covered at some point. Quote
Strike911 Posted January 24, 2009 Posted January 24, 2009 I acquired a Final Fantasy standup from a buddy of mine who asked for it from GameStop I think. I hunted down an ooollld promo poster for the original StarFox on the SNES from an old April 1993 GamePro magazine. I have it framed. It makes me very happy. All four of the original Starfox team with Corneria behind them and arwings in the air... in all their muppet looking glory. Game Mags and photoshopping them isn't a bad idea. You can take them down to a good printer and get a good large poster of whatever you want as long as you have a good resolution image. You can find those images from promotional packages that companies give websites... for instance, I found a slew of Metal Gear Solid promo images that are absolutely huge and perfect for printing... there are others as well. Personally, I have a crap load of cutouts from old magazines that I saved as a kid, tons of them. My walls in my room was plastered edge to edge with magazine cutouts of my favorite characters. I'm glad I saved them all, I might throw them all together in a giant collage one day, frame it and be tasteful for once. haha. Quote
Brushfire Posted January 24, 2009 Posted January 24, 2009 my wife and i were recently discussing our eventual (read: not for a long time) house that we want to buy or build, and i mentioned that i wanted a game room - a room for all my consoles, a tv, my main gaming computer, and a couch or two. she thought that'd be a great idea to keep all of my crap out of the main living area. she then asked what i wanted to do to decorate the room. i said that i want to wallpaper my eventual game room with posters of great games and movies that have really made an impact on me, whether it's because i really like them (chrono cross, freelancer, halo series) or because they were revolutionary (chrono trigger, mirror's edge, pkmn series). she wasn't really as excited as i was, but it got me thinking.where do you go to buy game posters and memorabilia? i'd like to get some rarer stuff - for example, i'm guessing that it'll be tough to get a freelancer poster - and possibly get some custom artwork done to fill out my list of games. where do YOU go (besides ebay) to get this stuff? I can look around Japan for you and find something kinda like my Mario towels featured Quote
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