{"id":26514,"date":"2018-06-18T14:20:00","date_gmt":"2018-06-18T14:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2018\/06\/random_this_12_scale_nintendo_arcade_cabinet_made_from_lego_is_completely_playable"},"modified":"2018-06-18T14:20:00","modified_gmt":"2018-06-18T14:20:00","slug":"random-this-1-2-scale-nintendo-arcade-cabinet-made-from-lego-is-completely-playable","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2018\/06\/18\/random-this-1-2-scale-nintendo-arcade-cabinet-made-from-lego-is-completely-playable\/","title":{"rendered":"Random: This 1\/2 Scale Nintendo Arcade Cabinet Made From LEGO Is Completely Playable"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media_block\"><a href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/news\/2018\/06\/random_this_12_scale_nintendo_arcade_cabinet_made_from_lego_is_completely_playable\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/news\/2018\/06\/random_this_12_scale_nintendo_arcade_cabinet_made_from_lego_is_completely_playable\/small.jpg\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/a><\/div>\n<aside class=\"picture embed centered picture-900x img-900x\">\n<div class=\"img\"><a title=\"lego.png\" href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/news\/2018\/06\/random_this_12_scale_nintendo_arcade_cabinet_made_from_lego_is_completely_playable\/attachment\/0\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/news\/2018\/06\/random_this_12_scale_nintendo_arcade_cabinet_made_from_lego_is_completely_playable\/attachment\/0\/900x.jpg\" alt=\"lego.png\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Sometimes fan-made creations can simply blow you away, and this 1\/2 scale\u00a0<strong>Donkey Kong<\/strong>-inspired arcade cabinet made from LEGO is certainly one of those times.<\/p>\n<p>The creator of the cabinet, Helen Sham, has explained that over 15,000 LEGO bricks were required to build the entire piece. Standing at more than five feet tall, the cabinet weighs over 65 pounds (nearly 30kg).<\/p>\n<aside class=\"gallery\">\n<div class=\"col\"><a href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/news\/2018\/06\/random_this_12_scale_nintendo_arcade_cabinet_made_from_lego_is_completely_playable\/attachment\/1\/original.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/news\/2018\/06\/random_this_12_scale_nintendo_arcade_cabinet_made_from_lego_is_completely_playable\/attachment\/1\/445x245.jpg\" width=\"445\" height=\"245\" alt=\"lego2.jpg\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/news\/2018\/06\/random_this_12_scale_nintendo_arcade_cabinet_made_from_lego_is_completely_playable\/attachment\/2\/original.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/news\/2018\/06\/random_this_12_scale_nintendo_arcade_cabinet_made_from_lego_is_completely_playable\/attachment\/2\/445x245.jpg\" width=\"445\" height=\"245\" alt=\"lego3.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"col\"><a href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/news\/2018\/06\/random_this_12_scale_nintendo_arcade_cabinet_made_from_lego_is_completely_playable\/attachment\/3\/original.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/news\/2018\/06\/random_this_12_scale_nintendo_arcade_cabinet_made_from_lego_is_completely_playable\/attachment\/3\/445x245.jpg\" width=\"445\" height=\"245\" alt=\"lego4.jpg\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/news\/2018\/06\/random_this_12_scale_nintendo_arcade_cabinet_made_from_lego_is_completely_playable\/attachment\/4\/original.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/news\/2018\/06\/random_this_12_scale_nintendo_arcade_cabinet_made_from_lego_is_completely_playable\/attachment\/4\/445x245.jpg\" width=\"445\" height=\"245\" alt=\"lego5.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<div class=\"insert-label centered insert lazyload for-mobile lazyload\">\n<\/div>\n<p>The design of the cabinet only took Helen around six hours, but over 27 hours were needed for the build itself. With a giant Donkey Kong figure on the top, brick-built graphics on the sides, and a mock coin tray for arcade tokens, the cabinet features real arcade internals to run actual games on the screen. You can check out the whole masterpiece in action in this video below.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"object object-youtube\">\n<div class=\"youtube\">[embedded content]<\/p>\n<div>Subscribe to <a rel=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/subscription_center?add_user=nintendolife\">Nintendo Life<\/a> on <span class=\"g-ytsubscribe\"><a rel=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/nintendolife\">YouTube<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p><em>Do you have the brains to come up with something like this? Feel free to share your amazement with us in a comment down below.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sometimes fan-made creations can simply blow you away, and this 1\/2 scale\u00a0Donkey Kong-inspired arcade cabinet made from LEGO is certainly one of those times. The creator of the cabinet, Helen Sham, has explained that over 15,000 LEGO bricks were required to build the entire piece. 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