Wednesday, August 22, 2012

Ikea retro gaming console


Photo: IKEA.com
Materials: Rationell Variera

Description: I was planning to put my retro gaming console in a pleasant enclosure, that was compact and comfortable enough to be used with ease. My console is based on Hackvision, a retro gaming platform based on the super famous Arduino.

I went to the Ikea store and eventually discovered the Rationell Variera box (24x17cm). It is really nice to be handled and beautiful in white gloss.

I've bought a retro gaming joystick and three retro gaming push buttons, too (one of them is lit up by an internal LED - I'll use it as a power-on indicator). Two linear potentiometers (10K) with knob complete the hardware needed to interact with this retro gaming consolle.

More info here.

~ John_J
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  1. Sleek and glossy! Nice idea to use Rationell Variera as a really nice project box ;)

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