DO WANT: Zelda treasure chest with real sound effects

One of my favorite sounds in all of videogaming? The magical ‘duh-duh-duh-DUUUH!‘ that accompanies the opening of a treasure chest in any Zelda game. It’s as synonymous with Zelda as as the ‘Ding!‘ of a coinbox is with Mario.

A do-it-yourself hero has now captured that chest-opening sound and put it in his very own treasure chest – using MAGIC! Or, you know, a cheap MP3 player. Full instructions on how to make this charming home-made chest can be found on Instructables, and only the following hundreds of items are required to build it:

? Two 5.5? x 10.5? pieces
? One 8? x 10.5? base piece
? Two 8.5 x 5.5? pieces
? Five 2 7/16? x 11? slats
? Two 6 sided half a decagon pieces
? Wood glue
? Black poster board
? A cheap MP3 player
? Treasure chest opening MP3
? Soldering iron
? Solder and flux
? Some small gauge wire (20 or 22 gauge will work)
? SPDT lever switch from radio shack
? Small audio amp. I used a cheap ipod speaker amp from the pharmacy.
? Enough Black felt to line the inside of the chest, about eight 8 1/2? x 11? sheets.
? 150 black furniture nails
? Ruler
? Long straight edge
? A couple black sharpie markers
? Hot glue gun
? Super glue
? Minwax Red Oak woodstain
? Brush to apply stain with
? Pliers or wire cutters
? A couple of hinges
? Furniture clamps
? A means to cut your wood

Aaaaaand thank god there’s a video:

See also:Other videogame crafts!

[Instructables, via Geekologie]