DO WANT: Zelda treasure chest with real sound effects
From the archive: published Apr 5, 2011, 15 years ago. Details may have changed since.
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 ]