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DIY Arcade Machine

DIY SNES Powered Mini Arcade Machine

10/02/2015 By Ms. ausretrogamer

Can’t decide whether to play an arcade machine or console? No room for a full size arcade machine? Don’t worry – djkurtz92’s instructables page shows you how to create a cute little bar-top arcade machine powered by a SNES! And apparently his next project will use an original Xbox running MAME with hundreds (Ed: thousands!) of arcade ROMs, very cool.

If you are at all handy, you won’t be able to resist giving this project a go!

Here are a few pictures (including some of his previous Sega Genesis arcade machine) – and there are plenty more here.

Let’s begin!
In progress 1

Video killed the radio star!
In progress 3

Knock it up in no time – wish I was that skillful!
In progress 2

Perfect use of a North American SNES!
In progress 5

Need control!
SNES_control

Control deck done
In progress 4

Looking good!
final product

Here’s some we prepared earlier
Homemade SNES Arcades 4

Source: Instructables Homemade SNES Arcade Machine

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Filed Under: Retro Gaming Culture Tagged With: DIY Arcade Machine, DIY project, DIY SNES Arcade Machine, Homemade SNES Arcade

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