Building a countertop machine

Metroid fan · Post by **Metroid fan** » Fri Jun 22, 2007 4:20 pm

Building a countertop arcade machine. It'll run NES and SNES carts and the cab itself will be stained instead of painted. I've got a lot done right now I just need to cut out the wood.

Post by **CronoTriggerfan** » Sun Jun 24, 2007 2:49 am

Sounds pretty neat! What kind of screen are you using, I assume CRT, but I've been proven wrong before. How big will the screen be?

CTFan

Metroid fan · Post by **Metroid fan** » Sun Jun 24, 2007 9:45 am

I'm using a 10 in. CRT that I have lying around my house. I really need a jigsaw though and I still haven't found someones I can borrow (too bad I can't get help on this site about that though

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Nonsense Man · Post by **Nonsense Man** » Sun Jun 24, 2007 11:00 am

So you want to make something like this in that they used an Lcd instead of a crt monitor to keep it thin.

Metroid fan · Post by **Metroid fan** » Sun Jun 24, 2007 2:26 pm

No thats a cocktail cabinet. I want to make something more like this except mine's a lot taller right now.

dudex77 · Post by **dudex77** » Sun Jun 24, 2007 7:28 pm

I drew up a concept for something like that a while ago that would use a famiclone and a 5 inch lcd so it would more be like one of those big ass portable lcd games from the early 80s

HotDog-Cart · Post by **HotDog-Cart** » Sun Jun 24, 2007 8:14 pm

How, can you get a nes/snes to hook up to a monitor. Or are you using.... "Backups"?

Metroid fan · Post by **Metroid fan** » Sun Jun 24, 2007 8:51 pm

I didn't say I was using a moniter... I'm just using a small tv.

arfink · Post by **arfink** » Mon Jun 25, 2007 4:43 pm

Hmmm, this sounds cool, hope it works out well. I would recommend that if you have some money to spend on controllers to check out akihabarashop.com and look into getting some of the Japanese controller parts. They are very high quality and reasonably priced.

Edit: Akihabarashop is remodeling their website, so get your order in soon if you want to get your parts this summer.

Metroid fan · Post by **Metroid fan** » Mon Jun 25, 2007 9:57 pm

Acctually I have an NES advantage and a SNES advantage that I will be using because I can