Original URL: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/05/12/nes_coffee_table_controller/
Man makes table-sized NES controller, complains about mug-marks
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Posted in Games, 12th May 2008 13:45 GMT
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A Nintendo nerd has built a giant coffee table that doubles up as a working controller for the retro NES console.
The working NES controller coffee table: pointless?
Australian Nintendo/woodwork enthusiast Kyle Downes has described the whole process of making his giant NES coffee table in his blog [1].
From a top-down view, the table looks and functions just like the real life controller – although with the obvious disadvantage of having to use a whole palm to press down each button, rather than just your thumb.
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Downes hasn’t said much about how he hooked up the table to actually control his NES, but a video posted onto YouTube appears to show the giant controller able to replicate everything that the palm-sized model does.
The coffee table’s huge controller pad surface also lifts up to reveal a storage area for, well presumably, NES game cartridges. Whatever next, a Wii Remote sofa?