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DIY’ers never cease to amaze us here at ausretrogamer HQ. Take this latest DIY 3D printed Raspberry Pi case by Charles Mangin as a perfect example!
Being a fan of Apple’s classic computers, Charles has designed a Raspberry Pi case based on the Apple /// computer. Charles’ labour of love shines through on this DIY project – it is simply a work of brilliant art!
[via Hackaday]
source: Charles Mangin
There’s no better IKEA hack than a retrogaming IKEA hack, and these fantastic ‘PIK3A’ Raspberry Pi 3 IKEA cocktail arcade tables are the best! Even better, you can make your own by following spannerspencer’s detailed instructions on the element14 website (PIK3A mark I and PIK3A mark II).
The PIK3A mark I
The PIK3A mark II
Sources: element14 via @mattgillard, and element 14
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You want an arcade cabinet, but you’re short on space. Don’t fret, IKEA hacker ‘Johnny’ has you covered. Just grab an Allen key and follow his DIY instructions, and you too can have your very own IKEAKÄDE.
He’s even added a LED marquee, awesome!
Video source: mrhwangify on YouTube
Source: IKEA Hackers via Mental_Floss
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The ingenuity of the Germans is second to none! Deviant artist, Thomas Boisse is no exception to this rule! Thomas (aka: Ernie76) has created a number of beautiful and very cool Commodore 64 case paintings, which you can check out below for your viewing pleasure.
With all of these awesome cases, it is difficult to pick a favourite. If we were pressed to choose one, it would be the Ghosbusters case – oh those keys! Which case would you pick as your favourite?
The Great Giana Sisters
The Last Ninja
Airwolf
Bubble Bobble
Back to the 80s
P.P. Hammer
Ghostbusters
Maniac Mansion
Donkey Kong
Source: Ernie76 on Deviantart
NYC-based Adafruit Industries, founded in 2005 by MIT engineer Limor ‘Ladyada’ Fried, is ‘one of the largest collections of open source hardware, educational electronics and tools for the hobbyist and engineer‘. While the Adafruit Learning System is an awesome free online resource with heaps of tutorials for learning about electronics.
Feast your eyes on the best of the Adafruit retrogaming-themed DIY kits and projects.
MONOCHRON Open Source Retro Clock Kit
Video source: Adafruit Industries on Vimeo
The Raspberry Pi-Powered Cupcade Kit
Video source: Adafruit Industries on YouTube
The Uzebox: A Fully Open Source, DIY 8-bit Game Console
PiGRRL – Raspberry Pi Game Boy
Video source: Adafruit Industries on YouTube
LedGames – A Two-Player ‘Cocktail’ Style Game, With A 64×64 LED Display
DIY Pocket LED Gamer – Tiny Tetris!
Retro Gaming With Raspberry Pi
Video source: Adafruit Industries on YouTube
Source: Adafruit Industries
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This amazing Pong watch is truly homemade. The creator, John Maushammer, even made the casing and fabricated the board – watch the video to see the project in progress.
Maushammer says: ‘I succeeded in compressing all the electronics for this watch in to a 10mm-thick case. The 96×64 OLED display runs continuously – unlike older LED watches, there is no need to press a button to see the time. Battery life is 25 hours, so recharging is done every night.‘
Video source: maushammer on YouTube
And to top it off – Maushammer has made a second version which plays Asteroids controlled with a tilt sensor: ‘Usually, the computer plays automatically & it keeps time. But, it also has a tilt-sensor so you can aim the ship by moving your wrist around.’
Video source: maushammer on YouTube
Before you ask, sadly it doesn’t look like either of these watches are available to buy – but we can hope. It’s lucky there are plenty of other retrogaming watches to keep us occupied in the meantime!
Image source: Pinterest
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Source: maushammer on YouTube via Geekologie and Gizmodo
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Winter is fast approaching in the Southern Hemisphere and we are on the lookout for cool ways to keep warm. With just a few weeks to go, you had better get knitting (or crocheting) if you want to be able to rug up with one of these 8-knit retro beauties.
Looking Hot In Contra & Super Mario Sweaters By Sweaterrarium
Don’t Let The Cold Invade Your Feet Or Head (Space Invaders Socks & Woolly Hat)
Wow! A Multi-Panel, Queen-Size Super Mario Bros. Blanket
A Beautiful Mario Tunisian Crochet Blanket (With Pattern)
If I Made This, I Would Be Thinking ‘Waka’ Every Time I Made A Stitch!
(Pac-Man Blanket By PiNiKoLi On DeviantArt)
This Super-Cute Pikachu Blanket Contains 1,680 Crocheted Squares & Measures 2.5 x 2 Metres! (Pikachu Blanket By PiNiKoLi On DeviantArt)
Awesome Donkey Kong, Pac-Man & Space Invaders Crocheted Gamer Blankets
(Via Nerd Approved)
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Mama Mia! The clever engineers of Waterloo Labs have created an incredible real-life Mario Kart track with a functional item system.
They explain: ‘The goal of this project is to recreate Nintendo’s Mario Kart game in real life. This involves building a system to control the movements of a full sized go-kart as well as a wireless communication system. The end result is a go-kart system where each player can race around a track and pick up items that alter the behaviors of the go-karts’.
Video source: Waterloo Labs on YouTube
I know you are probably itching to rush out to find this amazing track, but sadly it was only a temporary set up. However, all is not lost – the guys provide detailed information on how to build your own (please be sure to let us know if you do!).
And don’t forget to check out their other projects such as the Kinect-a-Sketch and the Eye controlled Mario.
Source: Waterloo Labs via Mashable
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What does one do with an unused Atari 2600 4-switch plastic case? Well, to keep it in the Atari family, the plastic case gets transformed into secure storage for the Atari Lynx II and all of its peripherals and games! If you have this case and would like to do some DIY, read on…
What you need:
* Atari 2600 4-Switch plastic case
* Packing foam (from Clark Rubber)
* Chalk
* Bread knife
Here we go:
Clean that case! Use a wet sponge on this baby
Open her up and measure the bottom of the case
Slot the packing foam into the bottom of the case
Lay the Lynx wares how you like
This is the layout I like!
Carefully trace around the items with chalk. Remove items and get carving with the bread knife!
Ta da, finished! Yep, it was that easy
Case (about to be) closed!
1Up Living makes and sells furniture and homewares for geeks – pixel art chopping boards, coffee tables, pixel wall art and Tetris shelves! But if you prefer to DIY – they also provide step by step guides, see here and here.
Source: 1Up Living via @thinkgeek
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Editor and Researcher at ausretrogamer – The Australian Retro Gamer E-Zine. Lover of science fiction, fashion, books, movies and TV. Player of games, old and new.
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