Portable arcade I made from a 1960's clarinet case.

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Portable arcade I made from a 1960's clarinet case.

Post by thedudester80 » Tue Jul 11, 2017 12:58 pm

I made this for my brothers 21st birthday awhile back. Thought I would share it. Let me know what you guys think or if you have questions just ask :D . For some reason I cannot upload the photo of the parts underneath the controller board so sorry. :? Also, the Joystick is detachable so I can shut it and go.
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Re: Portable arcade I made from a 1960's clarinet case.

Post by muniosi » Tue Jul 11, 2017 1:29 pm

Cool! Is it battery powered? I'm guessing it runs on a Pi, Zero or 3?
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Re: Portable arcade I made from a 1960's clarinet case.

Post by tronicgr » Tue Jul 11, 2017 2:44 pm

Nice! I had a clarinet but with bigger case when i was young, playing in the Municipal Philharmonic institute of my hometown.

Looks great! Just don't bring it aboard an airplane , not even if its checked luggage... :)

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Post by thedudester80 » Tue Jul 11, 2017 3:04 pm

muniosi wrote:
Tue Jul 11, 2017 1:29 pm
Cool! Is it battery powered? I'm guessing it runs on a Pi, Zero or 3?
Yes it is powered but a portable cell phone charger. I get like 6 hours of gaming out of it.

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Post by thedudester80 » Tue Jul 11, 2017 3:07 pm

tronicgr wrote:
Tue Jul 11, 2017 2:44 pm
Nice! I had a clarinet but with bigger case when i was young, playing in the Municipal Philharmonic institute of my hometown.

Looks great! Just don't bring it aboard an airplane , not even if its checked luggage... :)
First thought I had when I got this done........... No way is this getting on a plane for personal enjoyment. :lol:

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Re: Portable arcade I made from a 1960's clarinet case.

Post by RogerX » Fri Jul 14, 2017 11:48 am

This is AWESOME. I love building in old cases. I especially love that it looks stock from the outside.

Here's a gaming PC built in a 1940s suitcase that I did... https://www.facebook.com/RogerATetzlaff ... 070&type=3
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Re: Portable arcade I made from a 1960's clarinet case.

Post by thedudester80 » Sat Jul 15, 2017 9:14 am

RogerX wrote:
Fri Jul 14, 2017 11:48 am
This is AWESOME. I love building in old cases. I especially love that it looks stock from the outside.

Here's a gaming PC built in a 1940s suitcase that I did... https://www.facebook.com/RogerATetzlaff ... 070&type=3
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Very Impressive. :shock:

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