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Main => Main Forum => Topic started by: compute on September 07, 2011, 04:52:54 pm
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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?
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Do you mean something like Tighe's Virtual Boy Arcade Machine?
http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=112320.0 (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=112320.0)
(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-2_GDbYkLItA/Te2tULktgSI/AAAAAAAADus/UUeWSCONgbg/s640/2011-06-07-time-00-20-51-day-2.jpg)
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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)
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It would be SWEET if someone made a BYO soda machine...
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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.
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You may have seen this one
(http://s3.amazonaws.com/data.tumblr.com/lzHBTRNzqnh9f2y7q2IM8HSOo1_1280.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=AKIAJ6IHWSU3BX3X7X3Q&Expires=1315538271&Signature=was%2FXQ4HPkhvWJOnebSrhJ03JgA%3D)
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You may have seen this one
(http://s3.amazonaws.com/data.tumblr.com/lzHBTRNzqnh9f2y7q2IM8HSOo1_1280.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=AKIAJ6IHWSU3BX3X7X3Q&Expires=1315538271&Signature=was%2FXQ4HPkhvWJOnebSrhJ03JgA%3D)
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.
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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 (http://www.willyliliana.com/NES%20Cabinet/NES%20Cabinet.htm)
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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: (http://www.gcwoodworks.com/video_1.jpg) (Plans available at: http://www.gcwoodworks.com/video_game_cabinet_woodworking_p.htm (http://www.gcwoodworks.com/video_game_cabinet_woodworking_p.htm)).
This would make a great April Fools' joke in the imaginary byoac magazine.
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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.
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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!
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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.
:laugh2:
Man ain't that the truth!
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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.
Super Mario Galaxy Cake Animated (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CaMHPJHIglE#)