My dream machine -- Old school NES arcade built from a PC

Yet again.... another great Gizmodo find! I currently have my old NES with 20 or so games in my room and I think that it would be SO SICK to build something like this!!! Ahhhh.... This was built from a PC emulator and paddles. Maybe after work in my free time I could start building this..... anyone down?

Build Your Own Bartop NES Cabinet [DIY]: "

If you've got a spare PC and 17-inch monitor, why not fashion your own NES bartop cabinet slash arcade machine?

Step-by-step instructions are available over at Instructables, but the end product is a tabletop Nintendo emulator with both USB ports and authentic NES plugs. Plus, since it's PC-based as opposed to NES-based, the whole thing can function as a standard computer as well.

But what would you prefer—a sleekly integrated screen with a tiny emulator PC, or a chunky, nostalgic cabinet like this one? For some reason (probably that I'm old enough to have thrown more than one birthday party in an arcade), I'd take the chunky cabinet. Then I'd kick myself as I remembered that my apartment has no space for the thing. [Instructables via gearfuse]