Arcade Machine From Old Tablet
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Arcade Machine From Old Tablet
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Today we're gonna do... a arcade machine.
Supplies
- Tablet
- Micro SD card (min. 8 GB)
- Cardboard
- Two-sided tape
- Wallpaper cutter
- Ruler
- Pencil
- Bluetooth gamepad
Frame
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Set a 2 cm margin, hen draw a tablet outline and margin like on the photo. Measure the tablet screen frame and draw it, cut it.
Back
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Redraw the frame like on photo and cut it.
Fill
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Redraw frame and cut like on the photo. Do it about five or seven times. Glue it togheter.
Ending Dock
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Glue the back and front. Cut a piece Cut the piece into 5 cm as in the picture.of cardboard with station length and 10 cm. Glue it to back of dock. Cut a piece of cardboard with a length of station and 5 cm, bend 1 cm on both long sides. Glue double-sided tape on the bent elements. Glue as on the picture. Slide the tablet into the dock, it should look like a picture.
Setuping
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Download the games and emulators from the links below :
NES - Download Emulator - Download
SNES - Download Emulator - Download
GameBoy - Download Emulator - Download
GameBoy Color - Download Emulator - Download
Game Gear - Download Emulator - Download
GameBoy Advance - Download Emulator - Download
Unpack games and copy to SD card, instert the card to the tablet.
Connect the gamepad.
Enjoy
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Congratulations! You just made an arcade machine. If you want more games or other systems, you can find them on the internet. Enjoy!