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Vigo's SNES. Classic console gaming on any TV.
Mikezilla:
Dude. I dont even know where to begin to tell you how cool this is. :applaud: :applaud: :applaud: I wish I could do something like that.
Orrr....
Pay someone else to do it! ;D ;)
BurgerKingDiamond:
--- Quote from: Mikezilla on January 03, 2011, 12:04:05 pm ---Dude. I dont even know where to begin to tell you how cool this is. :applaud: :applaud: :applaud: I wish I could do something like that.
Orrr....
Pay someone else to do it! ;D ;)
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hmm. After I built mine I thought of offering my services to others. But it's pretty time consuming, and didn't think anybody would be willing to spend the money to make it worth it. You should try yourself though. It really isn't that hard. I managed to figure it out and I'd never built a computer before. The biggest thing is planning so that you know your components will fit in your console.
Vigo:
--- Quote from: BurgerKingDiamond on January 03, 2011, 06:51:28 am ---Looks nice man. Hot glue is definitely indispensable. It makes a really strong connection, but you can easily peel it off if you need to.
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Thanks BKDiamond. My hot glue gun has had quite a few years of disuse, I guess I never saw a plethora of uses for it when I have all sorts of epoxies and glues at my disposal. It's really nice to have to be able to remove the stuff for when I screw up. My outlook on the hot glue has changed. 8)
--- Quote from: BurgerKingDiamond on January 03, 2011, 01:14:31 pm ---
--- Quote from: Mikezilla on January 03, 2011, 12:04:05 pm ---Dude. I dont even know where to begin to tell you how cool this is. :applaud: :applaud: :applaud: I wish I could do something like that.
Orrr....
Pay someone else to do it! ;D ;)
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hmm. After I built mine I thought of offering my services to others. But it's pretty time consuming, and didn't think anybody would be willing to spend the money to make it worth it. You should try yourself though. It really isn't that hard. I managed to figure it out and I'd never built a computer before. The biggest thing is planning so that you know your components will fit in your console.
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Thanks Mike, I really appreciate it! I would be happy to build one for you man....but I am afraid the wife would not approve of me redoing this project all over again. She's counting down until I am actually finished with mine.
BurgerKingDiamond is right, it's not too hard of a project. It is time consuming though, and most of the time is in the planning stages. You can feel free to copy my design to the letter if you want. It could cut back on the planning stage. I personally appreciate that it does not take the amount of work area that an arcade cabinet takes. :cheers:
BurgerKingDiamond:
so what are you doing about the I/O's at the back of the motherboard?
Vigo:
Mostly just blocking them right out. I know my system has its limitations with a 16gb HD, so I am just not attempting to make all the ports available. I will just be running cables to the open spots on the existing SNES back panel. My mobo, which uses an external power brick, will just be attached in place of the SNES DC input. I'm gonna be cabling out the HDMI to the old A/V socket as well.
I haven't decided if I want any USB ports mounted, since I am thinking that I can just have the wireless receivers for the player 3 and 4 gamepads connected internally. I already have a wireless mouse receiver inside, and that is working pretty slick.
I am thinking I might also wire the audio input to the back of the SNES in case in case I run into any "video only" HDMI situations, and need to plug the audio in separately (like a to a computer monitor or TV with a unique home theater setup).