Has anyone ever done this?

[lesserChance]

I was debating buying one of those mini itx motherboards shelling out an old NES and using it as a case and interfacing the controllers with the computer.  I think it'd be real exciting to have a real NES and real joysticks to play any NES game. 

[SirPoonga]

I don't have the link off hand but this has been done.

[Scott84]

If you search the console forums. You will find a much easier and cheaper alternative. Put a Dreamcast in the NES Shell and you got perfect NES goodness. You can even hook up original controllers to it!

search the console forums for the topic.

[Stingray]

I agree that the Dreamcast option is the better of the two. Easier, cheaper, & cleaner. NES games run like a dream on a DC. I haven't built one yet, but I do have all the parts. he DC guts fit inside the NES toaster like they were made to go in there.

-S

[javeryh]

I think this is what you are looking for... http://www.mini-itx.com/projects/nespc/

It's really cool.  Good luck with yours!

[Hildy_42]

Here is the DC link if you want to go the cheaper route.

[Pik4chu]

I was debating buying one of those mini itx motherboards shelling out an old NES and using it as a case and interfacing the controllers with the computer.