NES Mini ITX
Yes, we know it has been done many times before . . .
. . . but ours is better.
This is our donor body. As far as we know, she still works at this point. Of course, we didn't have any controllers, or games, or patience, so we didn't bother to check. It doesn't matter, because all we need from it is cosmetic.
This is the inside of the top of the case. Not a whole lot needs to be done here, although the spring mechanism that holds the door open needs to be repaired. Nothing major. And this is where the CD-ROM will ultimately be mounted, one way or another.
There were numerous little plastic pegs and mounts all over the bottom of the case. Most of them were for the original motherboard, and were not needed. We will be installing our own mounts. So, Out comes the dremel. . .
. . . to fling molten plastic all over the place.
We thought we needed this little box of input and output connectors for the truly stock look. As a result, we went ahead and pulled it out.
This is the result of removing the metal connector box. Looking back, I wish we had kept the Nintendo intact, especially since we ultimately won't be using that connector box. We could easily have put the motherboard in a different case and enjoyed countless hours of classic gaming.
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