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kuehnau:
OK so, it's been a long time, but I've always wanted to build an arcade cabinet of some sort, I just was never sure what. The other day I got an idea for a cabinet I wanted to build so I am now thinking up plans.

I want to design a Nintendo arcade cabinet based around the original 8bit NES system. I have an old computer and monitor laying around, but I decided I wanted to actually use a NES system. It won't be hard for me to find a NES and a old TV laying around that are suitable for the project.

Right now I have a question about the controls. I'd like to actually wire in arcade controls so it feels more like an authenticate arcade cabinet. Now I've seen two types of controllers hard wired already, one of them a person takes apart a NES controller and solders the wires to the internals of the NES controller. The other one, a person actually built a  board controller for the controls.

Is there another way? I'd like to actually wire the arcade controls directly to the plug for the controllers that go into the NES, so that I can easily plug and unplug the arcade controls at my discretion, or is soldering them to the inside of the NES pad the most effective way?

Any other tips or hints for this project would be appreciated, this is my first ever project and I am pretty new at EVERYTHING.
YoGaBaR:
I dont really understand what you are trying to do but.. Are you trying to build a NES with a computer inside and have a seperate like control panel that can be plugged in via USB? Or are you building a real arcade cab and wanting to know how to connect the control pannel to the computer?

Anyways i would suggest an encoder like IPAC or GPWIZ they are easy to hook up the controls to a computer.

Hope that helps.
yotsuya:
Just a word of advice- I hated playing NES games with a joystick and arcade buttons. I took them all off my cab. I'm planning on building a console emulator one day, but I'll use gamepads.

Having said that, good luck on your project.
elkameleon:
He's basically wanting to build a playchoice 10 with a real NES inside... I'm sorry, but I think thats a bad idea, I would just go with the computer.
Nephasth:
If you go with an NES, pick up a PowerPak, you'll never have to change cartridges.
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