The Pop-Culture E-Zine
A dad of a Pokemon fan created an incredible real life Pokemon pinball machine!
Imagine being skilled enough to reskin an old pinball machine into an amazing Pokemon pinball machine?! Luckily for Redditor bosgetti, their father had the requisite skill set to create such a unique, customised and incredible pinball machine.
In case you were wondering, the donor EM pinball machine was a Chicago Coin Hi-Score Pool.
PS: Check out this amazing machine on imgur now!
story source: Reddit
Wish we were as clever as programmer Phil Ashby.
DOOM seems to be able to run on anything electronic with a screen, so Phil didn’t want to miss out. He took his electronic Tidal badge from the 2022 ElectroMagnetic Field Festival (aka EMFCamp) in the UK and got it to run DOOM, yes, DOOM!
source: HonekaiMedia
story source: technabob
This miniature homemade pinball machine is so darn cute!
Don’t be deceived by its tiny looks – this little beast can play one of the greatest pinball games from the 90s, Pinball Fantasies, on its tiny screens! To make it even more like its bigger and heavier brother, it sports a working plunger and haptic feedback for added realism – mind totally blown!
For those of you that want to know the technical aspects of this creation, check out it out here.
source: Sprite_tm
story source: hackaday.com
Every morning we do what most of us probably do when rolling out of bed – we grab our phone and scroll through our Twitter timeline to see what we had missed while asleep!
This morning was no different till we came across a tweet from our Liverpudlian friend, Paul Darbyshire, who showcased a DIY Super Famicom SF-1 Mini that was fully integrated with a 5.5 inch LCD TV in a cute CRT case!
I mean just look at this thing – it’s so adorable! The creator of this amazing DIY is Limone Studio, so you should check out his DIY creation video here.
Oh yeah, now we need to find the ChoFamitsuku DIY kit (~ AU$55.00) to make our very own SF-1 mini!
SF-1 Mini Features:
This time, I made a TV-integrated Super Nintendo SF-1 mini with a DIY kit Super Nintendo. (No TV function)
I haven’t actually seen sf1 in the design, so I referred to the photos on the net.Features
-5.5 inch LCD screen
-usb c-type 5v power supply
-RGB output
-Stereo sound #Retro game #Super Nintendo pic.twitter.com/VWYrqgRvSI— Limone Studio (@limonegongbang) July 6, 2022
Thanks to Ms. Ausretrogamer for sending this through – this Super Mario Bros. RGB LED Clock is a DIY project we reckon we can tackle! We love the DMD look on the RGB LED Matrix!
The instructions for this DIY build by Jonathas Barbosa are nice and easy to follow, so we have no excuse to not being able to get this done (unless there is a shortage on the parts required!). You got to admit, this animated Super Mario clock makes an awesome retro decoration!
So, who is making this?
source: laughingsquid & Instructables
Now this alternative-history 80s iPhone by Redditor, Echonix9, is so darn clever!
But alas, it is only a prop! Don’t despair, we can still enjoy in imagining having such a device in the 80s. Echonix9 also added a light-pen peripheral, with Redditor Danamania going a step further by adding an old school green on black display (see below pic)!
Echonix9 advises that:
This took about 4 weeks to make from modelboard and laser cut acrylic. Apparently it looks like a render which I can only take as a compliment!
The display is vacuum-formed acrylic, though I essentially let the soft plastic droop into the shape of the screen. I then back-sprayed it with grey and a little silver.
I first created a CAD model in Rhino, using the rough overall dimensions of a pocket TV I have. This allowed me to print off scale plans and have the front panel cut from modelboard with a CNC machine.
With the 3D model I could also laser-cut the back and sides from acrylic, with icons and holes for sockets. There was a lot of filling and hand-sanding to get it smooth and the corners just right!
Details like the aerial, db9 socket and power switch on the opposite side were bits from my electronic stash.
I’m simplifying what is quite a unconventional method of making something like this, especially considering I have a model I could just 3D print, but I learnt a huge amount by giving it a go, making mistakes and taking advantage of the equipment I won’t always have access to, outside of education.
source: reddit | imgur | danamania
We have many talented friends around the world. One local multi-talented friend, Sean Tagg (aka: ) is not only an accomplished Donkey Kong player, but he is also an arcade restorer, OutRun expert and an amazing artist (amongst many other talents)!
Out of all of Sean’s accomplishments and creations, it is his meticulous artistic skill and flair that always captures our attention and astounds us with each of his amazing creations. Sean’s artwork (like on his Shinobi runners) and model builds of iconic video games are simply stunning to say the least. If you don’t believe us, check out the video below!
source: Sean Tagg – Arcade Modeller
Want to see more of Sean’s amazing Arcade Model builds? If you said yes (as you should have), then go to his Arcade Modeller site right now!
Here a video collection of my Model building and art of Video Games (with cheesy background music ) #chaseHQ #OutRun #Rtype #Ghoulsnghosts #Alteredbeast #Hangon #sega #arcade pic.twitter.com/G4o68E4b7a
— (@sean_tagg) March 27, 2020
There are some cool DIY projects out there, and then there is DanCreator’s Mario Kart 8 inspired working hovercraft made out of cardboard! Yep, you read that right, a Ryobi blower powered Mario Kart hovercraft made totally out of cardboard – which is totally mind blowing stuff.
But wait, there is more cool cardboard creations – check out DanCreator’s sitdown arcade inspired Mario Kart 8!
Check out Dan’s entire video below, which is totally awesome (or skip to about 12:20 to see the finished Mario Kart cardboard hovercraft)!
source: DanCreator
Check out these amazing tabletop arcade cabinets created by Hidecade!
According to Hidecade, the Xevious tabletop arcade is complete with a vertical screen and a JAMMA harness – which is totally mind-blowing! Oh how we wish these were for sale 😉
source: Arcade Cabinets on ameblo.jp
Creator of mind-blowing portable consoles, Shank Mods, has done it again! This time he has wowed us with an even more amazing creation, the Real Boy – a ‘less awful’ and more awesome Virtual Boy portable system!
According to Shank Mods, this was a year in the making, with every detail painstakingly put together to create the super impressive Real Boy, complete with red backlit buttons!
Our eyes and brain would definitely prefer playing on this Real Boy instead of our real Virtual Boy.
source: Shank Mods