Albert Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 Instructables member seamster has built a Giant Atari Joystick Lamp from scratch as his entry into a $20,000 contest being held on the site. The lamp base is modeled after a classic Atari 2600 CX-40 joystick and the lampshade is adorned with box artwork from a variety of 2600 games. The joystick fire button is used to turn the lamp on and off and the power cord exits the joystick where you'd expect. After looking at the pictures, you'll see that the attention to detail is remarkable and that the lamp very much resembles an original CX-40 stick scaled up in size. You can view the complete step-by-step process of how the lamp was created here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IHATETHEBEARS Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 It's a major award! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danwinslow Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 Holy crap, thats cool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Helmet Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 It's a major award! Thats exactly what i thought! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony J Case Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 Want! I want this in a way I have never ever wanted anything else in my whole life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iwan-iwanowitsch-goratschin Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 Cool idea! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mirage Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 Ho. Ly. Mother. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xZanU Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 That is really cool. Maybe as an additional, add the pacman dying sound on power off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorgle Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 That would go nice set alongside a giant VCS-shaped sofa and cartridge-shaped coffee table. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted January 13, 2009 Author Share Posted January 13, 2009 That would go nice set alongside a giant VCS-shaped sofa I like that idea, it's about the right shape! ..Al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Nathan Strum Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 Want! I want this in a way I have never ever wanted anything else in my whole life. I want two of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Godzilla Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 I want two of them that also work as joysticks great way to play head to head entombed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted January 13, 2009 Author Share Posted January 13, 2009 I want two of them that also work as joysticks great way to play head to head entombed I was wondering if someone was going to ask if the joysticks are functional. ..Al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vic George 2K3 Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 Looks like something that could appear in a 1980s-based sequel to A Christmas Story. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marco Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 Quite cool indeed, though I do think that the shade is too small for the base (or the other way around). Cheers, Marco Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deathtrappomegranate Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 Nice Human ingenuity is a beautiful thing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Godzilla Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 how neat would it be if that was lightly smoked acetate and the light emitted from within, sans shade... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
potatohead Posted January 14, 2009 Share Posted January 14, 2009 I want a set too. Excellent project. Took him a long time though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcprs1 Posted January 14, 2009 Share Posted January 14, 2009 WOW!!!! That just screams out awesome and nerdy all at once and I love it. Hope you win. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shannon Posted January 14, 2009 Share Posted January 14, 2009 Looks like something that could appear in a 1980s-based sequel to A Christmas Story.Drat, beat me too it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racer raul Posted January 14, 2009 Share Posted January 14, 2009 If he doesn't win the 20k, I wonder if he could sell it for that much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moycon Posted January 14, 2009 Share Posted January 14, 2009 Very cool! Thanks for posting the link. The best part is, looking through that guys pictures and the tools he used, I have the exact same hammer in my garage so maybe I could make one too!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rolligames Posted January 14, 2009 Share Posted January 14, 2009 I wish I was handy enough to build one. If there only was a way to mass produce them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emehr Posted January 14, 2009 Share Posted January 14, 2009 That is really ingenious. I love it! (LOL at the Christmas Story references) How about a paddle for a dimmer switch? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VideoFever1982 Posted January 14, 2009 Share Posted January 14, 2009 I have to have one of these. I have all the instructions and a complete workshop downstairs so it looks like i'll be busy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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