Nintendo cab Mk 2

[cafeman]

Hi everyone,

New to the forum, I'm building my first cabinet. I was pretty inspired by the Nintendo cabinet from earlier this year below so I thought I'd try my hand ...

Here's the reference design I started with (not mine)

I changed a few things, namely:

* Re-built it so everything's front-access (combination of velcro for the top speaker panel and concealed hinges for the lower door)
* Added speaker holes in the top panel so they're not behind the perspex
* Built a pull-out drawer with a hinged door for a keyboard / mouse

Going well so far, Hyperspin's all set up. I think I've got about 3-4 weeks left including painting (weekend work only). Since taking the photos I've cut and mounted an acrylic bezel to hide the screen and drilled my control panel.

Most of the edges are pretty good although I still need to do some final sanding. The cabinet will double as a Steambox / Hyperspin unit with Big Picture as the primary front-end and Hyperspin as a custom game (with art) added to Steam.

* Current build

If anyone wants it, here's some images of the CPO I'll be using:

* Small JPG for viewing
* Full PSD file with layers and drill points

I used the last guy's CPO as a starting point but made the following modifications:

* Colour matched against the original NES controller
* Centred the boxes down the middle
* Re-aligned the joystick / button overlays and the trackball to fit with the adjusted background layer
* Re-configured buttons to Japanese fighting style layout
* Changed from a 6 button to an 8 button layout
* Added a hole for a spinner up the top along with holes for left / right mouse buttons
* Added an extra control button in the top left

Edit: Fixed links, also noticed that the CPO is behind by a version. I'll upload the current one once I get home tonight.