"Throwback" cabinets

[compute]

When I was small, I dreamt of making an arcade-style cabinet for my Atari 2600.  Since my medium of choice for the day was cardboard, I pictured that.  I did once make a cardboard mockup of a soda machine, that was pretty cool.  Anyway, with the resources we have today, has anybody thought of making a cab out of an old system/computer specifically to capture the feel they would have had?  I'm not talking about emulators, I'm suggesting something like that NES cab that surfaced recently.  Besides using an Xbox/PS3/etc, has anything like this come about recently?

[Vigo]

Do you mean something like Tighe's Virtual Boy Arcade Machine?

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=112320.0

[mgb]

I have been comtemplating something along those lines.
I'd like to do a simple Nintendo cabinet using an NES with the cart slot somewhere accessable for swapping games. I have also been thinking of a similar setup for an Atari 2600 machine with a 2 player layout, both with joystick, button and paddle. I think it would look cool in the wood grain with the cart slot in between the player controls.
I just wish I had the room for these machines (and I wish I would finish my current project)

[Donkbaca]

It would be SWEET if someone made a BYO soda machine...

[Generic Eric]

That is a neat cab.  I never played a virtual boy, but that looks like a well executed concept.  To answer you question in the original post, there have been several cabs based on those jakks pacific games that plug into the tv.

[mgb]

You may have seen this one

[SavannahLion]

You may have seen this one

That damn picture keeps coming up and its never properly credited or referenced. That's a WIP photo, the actual cab does appear different with custom artwork and good ol' lead last-you-until-the-second-coming paint.

I think the dude makes cakes now.

[mgb]

Yeah sorry, that wasn't the best pic of it.
I know this cab has come up alot but it really fits what the op is asking so I thought it was fitting.
here is a link to more info on it.
http://www.willyliliana.com/NES%20Cabinet/NES%20Cabinet.htm

[compute]

I read the NES cabinet site a few months ago and it reminded me of my boyhood Atari concept.  A few months back when I was looking for plans I stumbled onto this one:    (Plans available at: http://www.gcwoodworks.com/video_game_cabinet_woodworking_p.htm). 
This would make a great April Fools' joke in the imaginary byoac magazine.

[Well Fed Games]

I would like to make an Atari 5200 based cabinet, but to actually capture the feel of the system I would need to write a script or something to make the joysticks only work some of the time. Ah, the things you don't notice as a kid.

[Rick]

I would like to make an Atari 5200 based cabinet, but to actually capture the feel of the system I would need to write a script or something to make the joysticks only work some of the time. Ah, the things you don't notice as a kid.

The awesomeness of a full-size arcade cabinet comprised of laminated woodgrain paper and dust-filled black slots cannot be denied!

[wp34]

I would like to make an Atari 5200 based cabinet, but to actually capture the feel of the system I would need to write a script or something to make the joysticks only work some of the time. Ah, the things you don't notice as a kid.

 

Man ain't that the truth!

[CheffoJeffo]

That damn picture keeps coming up and its never properly credited or referenced. That's a WIP photo, the actual cab does appear different with custom artwork and good ol' lead last-you-until-the-second-coming paint.

I think the dude makes cakes now.

Yeah, that's Nannuu and he makes awesome cakes.