| | Fantastic Retro Gaming Wallpapers
DesktopGaming has an incredible collection of all your old school gaming favorites in the form of desktop wallpapers. They simply grab screenshots from emulated consoles and stitch them together for common widescreen monitor sizes. A... |
![]() | How to: Cheap Accelerometer with the Wii Nunchuck
As you're probably well aware, the wiimote and nunchuck have a vast array of sensors built into them. Instead of buying pre-assembled breakout board for $35, or attempting to solder a tiny surface mount accelerometer, learn to exploit the features... |
| | How to: Graphically Visualize Data in Real Time
Although the title of this post may sound a bit advanced or intimidating, fear not grasshopper, data visualization is actually quite simple. Using an outstanding program called Processing, we can read data through our computer's serial port and... |
![]() | DIY Arcade Style Joystick Controller
We've seen some giant NES controllers in the past and even an Xbox 360 arcade controller. Now we have a coffee table style controller custom made for arcade games like Street Fighter 4. The first controler is basically a wireless Xbox 360... |
![]() | Make your own Portable Nintendo 64
We've seen plenty of DIY portable consoles in the past (Atari, PS3, NES, Xbox 360, you name it) through standard text and picture tutorials. This time, however, we have a snazzy video tutorial. "Building a smaller, more portable... |
![]() | New Inventory in our DIY Projects Store
Along with our already outstanding selection and low prices, we've added even more gadgets to our DIY projects store. From LEDs, to case cooling, PSP cases, sling shots, camera tripods, servo motors, batteries, magnets...We carry it... |
![]() | How to Emulate any Nintendo Console Whether it's the old school NES (Nintendo Entertainment System) all the way to the Wii, any Nintendo console can be emulated in Windows. To find games for these emulators, search "console name roms" on Google. If you're looking for... |
| | Easily Connect a Wiimote to your PC Use a bluetooth adapter and some free software to read data from your wiimote's accelerometer and sensors. There are fantastic connectivity tutorials here and here using software is avaliable for Mac, PC, and Linux. Why would you want... |
![]() | 3 Ways to Install a Game Console in your Car
Portable game systems are great on the go, but what if you want more? If you want to take your gaming on the road, don't stop at a PSP or DS, take it all the way and install your console in your car. Learn everything you need to know from... |
![]() | Star Wars Nintendo Wii Case Mod
We've seen some pretty impressive Super Mario and Zelda Wii mods in the past and now you can learn to make a custom Star Wars Wii case too. It includes plenty of LEDs and fiber optics to achieve it's glowing effects. The tutorial guides you step by... |






































