Nintendo Custom Cabinets

[jerryspaghetti]

After the harrowing experience of restoring a Nintendo cab from the ground up with every nut and bolt, I feel like I'm ready for the next level of trauma!

I’ve seen some amazing work in the US where they’ve taken legendary Nintendo games like Castlevania and Zelda and built custom cabinets for these games using the same approach and art direction that Nintendo would have if they had come from the factory in the 80’s.

This has fascinated me and although I would never want to sacrifice an original, I would love to build one or two of them from scratch.

I have the ability to cut and build the cabinets but the biggest hurdle would be the custom artwork. I have a graphic designer who could put the files together but who in the Uk will print high level Perspex and vinyl artwork now that Olly only does stock stuff?

I’d probably go down the route of a stock NES with a multicart.

 

[councilface]

That's very well done

 

[cools]

Try these guys.

Large Format Print & Display | Brighton Sussex | SAS Graphics

Large format printing on the best quality paper, vinyl, glazing films, wall coverings, roll or rigid material & direct to media. Call us on 01273 888515

www.sasgraphics.co.uk

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[Keiran]

If you’re comfortable building the cabinets yourself, the main challenge really is getting the artwork right. From my experience, going for custom vinyl and Perspex prints in the UK can be tricky since most of the smaller shops don’t do high-spec retro-style prints anymore. I ended up reaching out to a few print shops that normally do automotive or signage work they were surprisingly open to doing custom panels once I provided the files in the right format.

One tip: make sure your designer works in vector files at full scale, it makes the print process much smoother and avoids pixelation. Also, test your colors on small sheets before committing to full-size panels, it saves a lot of headaches.For sourcing games or carts, I sometimes check sites like cdkeyprices ,they have a decent range of retro-friendly options without the risk of hunting originals.