Megaginormous NES replica dwarfs competition

30 Comments by Kevin Kelly Oct 2nd 2006 10:45PM
Filed under: Culture, Retro

One serious Nintendo fan attempts to prove that size does matter by building a large-scale Nintendo Entertainment System. The massive wooden replica is eight feet wide, three feet high, three feet deep, and weighs over 400 pounds ... and that's without a game cart or controller. With those specs, it clocks in only slightly larger than the original Xbox, or the 360's power brick.

A mysterious crafstman, who posts on NESforums.net as Nationalgamedepot, originally built the NES as a bed but now plans on using it as an entertainment center. Hopefully he'll take orders, because this looks spiffy. Plus, if you get yourself a giant NES controller, you've got a complete set. Miniaturization be damned.

[Thanks, Dignan17]

Tags: DIY, giant, NES, Nintendo, replica

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Hazywood: Oct 2nd 2006; 10:55PM

And they call the PS3 huge. =)

POOLS CLOSED: Oct 2nd 2006; 10:57PM

You're wrong- NOTHING is more hueg than xbox.

Amos: Oct 2nd 2006; 11:00PM

The creepiest dracula coffin EVER. Woo Halloween!

Enigma: Oct 2nd 2006; 11:15PM

Did he have to blow in in with a leaf blower to get it to work?

Blizz419: Oct 2nd 2006; 11:24PM

@ 2. You're wrong- NOTHING is more hueg than xbox.

i think the PS3 is bigger than the xbox as hard as that is to imagin.

Back_Lit: Oct 2nd 2006; 11:25PM

Wow, its about the size of an x-box!

mountain_rage: Oct 2nd 2006; 11:26PM

I see no mention of it being a functional nes, this makes me much less impressed. It should be possible to modify a cart and set up a system using one of those nintendo chips to run games on it. Of course it may not be within this guys abilities, building a large piece of furniture is actually not that hard just time consuming.

murc: Oct 2nd 2006; 11:37PM

Whoa!

You could fit like 2 PS3's in that thing!

darryl: Oct 2nd 2006; 11:40PM

Megaginormously stupid.

Enzo: Oct 2nd 2006; 11:47PM

Hey number 7, shut the fuck up.
Nay saying twats.

mountain_rage: Oct 2nd 2006; 11:56PM

Enzo it just so happens that ive built my fair share of furniture.This project is neat in a nostalgic way but unimpressive technically.

HoodOrnament: Oct 2nd 2006; 11:58PM

"With those specs, it clocks in only slightly larger than the original Xbox, or the 360's power brick."

zOMG, JoyStiQ is SoOoOO Biased!!!!one!!!11

Heh, I would deffinately use that as a bed, especially if you could pull the front down and get the good ol light blocking going on, although it isnt a functional NES I would still love to have one just for aesthetics.

Quaddw: Oct 3rd 2006; 12:03AM

I would so buy that form him for my ocffin, and they would put my in the catridge slot then burry it :o

Tan: Oct 3rd 2006; 12:05AM

now when i see a Sega Master System, then i'll be impressed :P

carg0: Oct 3rd 2006; 12:24AM

Don't we have enough problems with professional atheletes taking steroids?

1up_clock: Oct 3rd 2006; 12:29AM

"Megaginormously stupid."

I tell ya, no respect for the elders from this Darryl kid.

I wouldn't mind having this as a bed. Nice bit of isolation from the rest of the world when I need it.

sarah: Oct 3rd 2006; 1:09AM

i'd totally sleep in it.

Angelo: Oct 3rd 2006; 2:17AM

I'm sorry, when the hell did 4chan decide to invade Joystiq?

? X ? O: Oct 3rd 2006; 4:09AM

I think it would make a good toy chest...you know, for kids.

Nithron: Oct 3rd 2006; 6:14AM

"Megaginormous NES replica dwarfs competition"

Surely i'm not the only one that thought this was a competition for "megaginormous NES replica dwarves"?

OTAM: Oct 3rd 2006; 7:23AM

What he should have done was make the inside bottom of the NES paded to sit on and have put in a TV against the side of it for games. It could have been his own NES shelter/cave to play videogames in. That would be pimptacular!

Martin: Oct 3rd 2006; 8:36AM

" I think it would make a good toy chest...you know, for kids."

Most kids wouldn't have any idea what it was. Now show them a PS2 and they would recognize it in a heartbeat. (and no I am not saying PS2 is kiddy, though then again, all videogames are kiddy so I guess I am saying that!)

missioncontrol: Oct 3rd 2006; 8:43AM

NGD has plans on building a super sized NES controller to use as a coffee table. Now that will be one cool living room.

Hounder: Oct 3rd 2006; 8:53AM

This thing is very impressive. And just to let people know it IS functional in that the power button does work and the light turns on and off. He had plans of making it an actual NES system but was afraid that the long wires wouldn't send the correct signal throughout the system. Also, this guy is not even a carpenter. This is his first project he's ever done and completed it in about 30 hours worth of work time which to me is very impressive. Like missioncontrol said, he has other plans as well and I hope he can fulfill those to add on ;-)

mad gerald: Oct 3rd 2006; 10:07AM

I heard Mick Dundee had one. He was often found down the malls stating to bemused shop assistants in the video game aisle "Call that a NES.. THIS is a NES"
While simultaneously showing them photos of large NES.

Steve: Oct 3rd 2006; 10:07AM

It's the perfect bed for bringing home all the fine women...

"You mean your bed is a huge Nintendo?"

Mike: Oct 3rd 2006; 11:06AM

"With those specs, it clocks in only slightly larger than the original Xbox, or the 360's power brick."

How can something "clock in" at a size? Don't you have to "clock in" at a time? Wouldn't you "weigh in" at a size?

Gozan: Oct 3rd 2006; 12:58PM

>26. It's the perfect bed for bringing home all the fine women...

"You mean your bed is a huge Nintendo?""

And once you get them into the bed:
"Honey, you got to blow it to make it work!"

LK: Oct 3rd 2006; 4:50PM

It's great that it is bigger than the Xbox, but I'm disappointed that it is smaller than a PS3 though.

OmegaX123: Oct 3rd 2006; 9:51PM

So why's it so fashionable to make fun of the XBox's size? Can't find anything else wrong with it (laughable idea), so you pick on that?

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