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One handy Nintendo fan crafted a Nintendo Entertainment System-themed coffee table designed to look like a classicNEScontroller. TheNEScontroller is a popular inspiration for retro video game apparel and merchandise as it comes from Nintendo’s first home console. Thanks in large part to exclusives that went on to become major franchises, the nostalgic home console has truly stood the test of time.
In the 1980s, the NES introduced millions of gamers to franchises that are still popular today such asSuper Mario Bros.,The Legend of Zelda, and evenFinal Fantasy. For nostalgic factors as well as importance to the overall industry itself, the NES still arguably ranks among thebest video game consoles of all time. Due to its significance in the gaming community as well as its recognizable design, many fans have opted for NES-themed decor for their gaming rooms.
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Rather than purchase a cool piece from their local gaming store, however, Reddit user EmotionalOwl7985 built their own coffee table designed to look like an NES controller. Even without the Nintendo branding, the colors and design of this coffee table immediately identify it as an NES controller. The design is certainly iconic, so much so that one fan evendesigned an NES-style Xbox controller.
The coffee table comes complete with what looks to be a couple of cubbies for storage. The buttons on the controller make it so the table itself isn’t completely flat on its surface, which perhaps limits its usefulness somewhat. That being said, with a design this cool, the loss of functionality is probably not a major concern for retro video game fans. Either way, it would certainly go great with otheramazing finds for a retro game room.
Retro video game collecting and hunting has become quite a popular hobby as gamers reach an age where they are more likely to have disposable income. Some hobbyists have even taken to mass collecting, like one fan whocollected the entire PS1 game library. As this sort of collecting grows in popularity, gamers are looking for cool accessories and decor to showcase their cherished games, consoles, and accessories.
Many used game stores now sell nostalgic merchandise from consoles like theNES, and it’s not hard to see why. It’s the first console that many gamers got their hands on and the design is almost immediately recognizable to anyone even remotely aware of the Nintendo brand or the history of gaming.
