Geek Crafts

The phrase “It all started with Linux” and a picture of Charles Bronson occur with in the first few paragraphs of Simon Jansen‘s thorough, rambling, and completely freaking awesome how-to post about his TARDIS MAME Console.  It’s one thing to build your own TARDIS, it’s a wholly different thing to build your own TARDIS, then construct a custom made MAME console to fit inside (the picture on the left is the TARDIS, closed. On the right, we see it open, with the console on). This might be the geekiest thing I’ve ever posted, a real trifecta of geekgasm worthy art.

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I saved the best for last. IKEA hacker posted this bjursta table hack by Eric. The table leaves pull out, revealing a Pac-Man sit-down MAME cabinet. Who wouldn’t want to play Pac-Man every night after dinner?

And thus ends Pac-Man week. Let’s hit the arcade!

• MAME dining table [via ikeahacker]

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