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Post by I FINALLY REGISTERED. »

the thing is, id want a 100% functional P.C. built into a NES case.
with all the ports hidden in the back.

is it possible?
after years of reading, i finally decided to register.
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yes

do you want it to be a portable?
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Post by NiN^_^NiN »

of course the mini itx comes with a metal back plate for use in the back of the pc cases so all u do is cut a hole in the back then add the plate.

it will make it smooth and clean :)
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Post by Unidentified Assilant »

You could make a PC in a NES that just plays NES games on 3 and half inch floppy disks, or have CD's and fill them with emulated games to play NES, SNES, N64 and Playstation 1 on 1 console or something.

Or a useless project, PC in a PS1 case to play PS1 games with ePSXe! The controllers? Get a USB-to-PS2 and put them in!
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Post by gannon »

hmm... now that I think about it, it's possible to make an isa interface from a pc to a nes cart (and I'm sure the same goes for PCI), so you could probably use actual carts to play on a pc :P
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Post by LToidKing »

I'm pretty sure you can put a PC into an NES case. Just find yourself a small motherboard with built in video and audio. PCI and AGP cards are JUST the right size, but you would have to stick shorter faces on them, or just cut the metal down.

I think this will be my next project. I've got about 6 old comps I can play with. May start with the old 486 66 for the vintage throwback 8) . I'll have to do some measuring.
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is thatt bassically what you want to do
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Post by NiN^_^NiN »

check out www.mini-itx.com

has a lot of cool things the mini itx has been placed in insluding a euro snes ;)

God i love my mini itx :D
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I like the SE/30 Mac that looks completely stock. Not the Wraith SE, I grew up weith the SE line and like how it looks.

That or the portable Commodore 64 one, with the slot-load DVD drive disguised as a 5 1/4" floppy drive, and the internal LCD that takes composite video. 8)

I already said Mini-ITX. :P
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I think my mom had one of those Macs or something.
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Post by NiN^_^NiN »

That portable commodore 64 (c64 SX) is a rare machine im glad he used a dead 1

They go for around $100 or more down here

Id love to get 1 but it be a waste of money still they look very cool :D

you could do a NEW c64 SX with a LCD and a cooler modern case that would look sweet :D

Im to chicken to do my c64 portable i just don't have the heart to cut the board up then jump the tracks to the componets and fold it over.

I know there is a c64 on a chip but i can't buy it :(
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I FINALLY REGISTERED. wrote:it's a mock up of a shuttle P.C.
you can tell it's a photoshop because of the controller ports, but it'd be extremely simple to make.

it would be nice to make a CD-drive based emulation station
that you could plug into a T.V. and play.
but that'd probably be expensive.


but all you'd really need to do is build a barebones shuttle P.C. with RGB outs, and usb controllers "nyko-airflow" or maybe "gravis gamepad pro's"

but it could be done.

ever seen junck machine befiore it was hacked. there was a realy anoying froum about putting minis in a nes.. there where about ahundred of the same dam nes pcs there, so i came here for some thing difrent.
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