b'THIISSIISSHHOOMMEETHFull view of the Game Park at the South Orange Video Game Museum, located in the Donnell familys basement.angeone of Chris favorite haunts.third-party manufacturers. So its com- Susan Blodgett, ABR Broker / Sales Associate No promises, of course. plicated to decide what you include and973-214-4636 The central installation of the mu- what you dont include, he says. In ad- Susan.Blodgett@cbmoves.com seum is an impressive collection of 20dition to scrubbing the Internet, ChrisGinny Spiegel neatly laid out gaming consoles dat- regularly haunts Digital Press, a videoSales Associate ing back to the 1970s and spanninggame shop in nearby Springfield. 973-219-8865 up to the most recent releases. For theWhile you could refer to Chris asVirginia.Spiegel@cbmoves.com experts at home, youll find the Atarithe chief founder and curator, the vid- 145 Maplewood AvenueMaplewood, NJ@WeKnowNJRealEstate 2600, a Sega Genesis, a Nintendo 64, aeo game museum is definitely a family973-378-8300PlayStation 2, an Xbox, a GameCube,affair. SERVICE KNOWLEDGE EXPERTISE a Wii U, as well some rarer consoles.Iguessyoucouldcallmethe The hardest one to find was the AtariC.F.O.andthehousekeeperofthe 5200. It wasnt as popular as the oth- museum, says Wendy Donnell, whose ers, he says. The controllers on thewrysenseofhumorcomplements 5200 are a bit notorious for not work- Chrisratherwell.Alltheprocure-ing anymore because they had somement has to be approved through me. thin components inside which tendedAnd then I also vacuum.to deteriorate over time and more orThe couples son, Quinn, is a sec-less need to be replaced.ondgraderatSouthMountainEle-The shelves of consoles bookend amentary School and perhaps surpasses CRT TVas in the cathode-ray tubeChrisinhisenthusiasmforMario televisionsthatpre-datethestandardandLuigi.Inaddition,Quinnisin flat screens of today. With the oldercharge of signage, logos, and all rules game systems, theres a certain fuzzinessand regulations involving the usage of that can look a little more authentic on anolder TV,saysChris.TheAtari 2600 game on a proper TV from now can look really blocky. If you want to have the full museum experience, its good to have a CRT on hand.Fiveminiaturereplicacabinetar-cadegameslinetheoppositewallof the museum, including Space Invaders, Star Wars, Asteroids, Centipede, and of course, Vs. Super Mario Bros. But in this museum, quarters arent necessary. And then theres the massive display of cartridges, a treasure trove of games that give you a sense of Chris comple-tionistpredilections.Weregoingto try to get every Atari 2600 game thatQuinn and Chris Donnell at the wall of was ever published. There were a lot ofupright classic arcade machines.feature story /13'