The "Super Genintari" (Atari 2600/NES/Genesis/SNES

vomitsaw · Post by **vomitsaw** » Mon Apr 14, 2008 12:23 am

I wasn't really sure where I should post this, being that it could technically fall under several different sections of the forums, so it's going here. Ahem. Anyhow...

Sometime back in early 2002, I thought it'd be cool to mash together a bunch of my favorite classic gaming consoles into one box. Long story short, a little over SIX YEARS LATER I have this thing here called the "Super Genintari".

It's a 4-in-1 Atari 2600/NES/Genesis/SNES combo system packed in a case hand-built with transparent bronze acrylic. It measures a whopping 14"x10"x5" and weighs... I have no idea. Heavier than a Gameboy and lighter than a 1986 Honda Accord.

My roommate has access to a laser cutter at school so I took advantage of that for the logo. Other that that, the entire thing is cut, shaped, sanded, bent, wired, glued, cleaned and polished entirely by hand.

Unfortunately, most of my progress shots were lost over the years due to the fact that they were taken with 5+ different cameras and moved from hard drive to hard drive until they were either misplaced or accidentally erased. Anyhow, I hope you fellas enjoy this.

Oh! And there's also a video on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uFGQnU4TaYU

Rekarp · Post by **Rekarp** » Mon Apr 14, 2008 1:46 am

Badass!

Gets my stamp of Awesomeness

Electric Rain · Post by **Electric Rain** » Mon Apr 14, 2008 3:38 am

VERY nice!

But where are the gut pictures?

lifeisbetterwithketchup · Post by **lifeisbetterwithketchup** » Mon Apr 14, 2008 4:44 am

Awesome!

Kyo · Post by **Kyo** » Mon Apr 14, 2008 11:04 am

That thing is AMAZING. I'm hoping to see more from you

WhatULive4 · Post by **WhatULive4** » Mon Apr 14, 2008 11:43 am

Thank-you for the awesomeness!!

khaag · Post by **khaag** » Mon Apr 14, 2008 11:50 am

Nice job! But how did you bend the plexi like that?

Tibia · Post by **Tibia** » Mon Apr 14, 2008 12:05 pm

Dang, that is incredible! Wonderful work with the plexi! It looks so professional!

lovablechevy · Post by **lovablechevy** » Mon Apr 14, 2008 12:20 pm

congrats! that's sweet!

do you happen to have any pics at all of the internals...?

Kyo · Post by **Kyo** » Mon Apr 14, 2008 1:56 pm

khaag wrote:Nice job! But how did you bend the plexi like that?

it's not plexiglas.

Post by **CronoTriggerfan** » Mon Apr 14, 2008 1:57 pm

I just crapped myself in awesomeness. My life is now complete, that thing is incredible!

Sharp Sapphire · Post by **Sharp Sapphire** » Mon Apr 14, 2008 2:03 pm

you got digg'd.

lifeisbetterwithketchup · Post by **lifeisbetterwithketchup** » Mon Apr 14, 2008 3:26 pm

And Engadget'd.

jones · Post by **jones** » Mon Apr 14, 2008 3:58 pm

Very cool project!

"Nobody hates Contra... Except maybe communists."

That cracked me up.

vomitsaw · Post by **vomitsaw** » Mon Apr 14, 2008 8:18 pm

Electric Rain wrote:VERY nice! But where are the gut pictures?

I'll have to dig some of those up. I accidentally scattered them all over the place and deleted half of them the other night when trying to upload.

khaag wrote:Nice job! But how did you bend the plexi like that?

Thanks! I used a strip-heater. You can buy them at Tap Plastics. Having to assemble it yourself kinda sucks, but it's really no big deal. Lay the sheet over the strip where you want to make a bend, let it heat up until you see it starting to sag, then bend that sucka by hand.

[ drunken rambling omitted ]