Archive for: Arcade

Giant Tetris: This Is One Of The Best Video (Arcade) Games I Have Seen In a While

This kind of thing only happens in Japan. Giant Tetris! (via Kotaku Japan)

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Building your Own Arcade Cabinet (shared)

I wanted to share with you a very, very cool set of posts from Scott Hanselman: Building your own arcade cabinet. This I’m sure fulfills almost every man’s dream, that spent a lot of time with these magnificent toys.

Within the articles Scott will guide you to the entire process about how to build this machine. Including all the tips regarding to the materials used, where to buy them, etc:

The Complete Series

  1. Cabinet and Power
  2. Monitor and Mounting
  3. Control Panel
  4. Sound and Lights
  5. Paint and Art
  6. Computer Hardware and Software
  7. Success and Conclusion

Here’s a video that gives you a tour to the entire process:

Here are some of amazing facts about it:

  • Cost = $441. Yep, only 441 dollars. But there are some disclaimers about it, for example, the monitor was recycled from an old one. But still, sounds like a great number to me.
  • The work hours took him around 24 hours total, divided in six weeks. I know what you are thinking, if you start building it right now, by this time tomorrow you’ll have it all set :)

Don’t tell me that you are not considering the idea!