Handmade wooden coffee-table resembles giant NES controller, functions as same

Etsy seller TheBohemianWorkbench combines fine joinery with fine nerdery and comes up with a beautiful, handmade wooden coffee table that resembles a giant NES controller, and which functions as a NES controller as well. It's available for $3,500 from his Venice, CA studio (pickup preferred).

Nintendo NES controller coffee table. Made from maple, mahogany and walnut with dovetail joinery and mid century modern legs.
This table fully functions as a Nintendo NES controller and can be used to play games with the glass removed. The cord is retractable from underneath. The demonstration video is currently being produced and will be posted soon.

Nintendo Controller Coffee Table - FUNCTIONAL (via Neatorama)

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IronEdithKidd

I bet button mashing is much more fun as a group activity.
http://twitter.com/WpgCameraMan Rock Hardwood

Two other tables from boing boings past.

http://www.boingboing.net/2010/07/21/coffee-table-made-fr.html
http://boingboing.net/2009/01/15/table-made-out-of-le.html
bbonyx

Ummm. Completely stolen concept/function? (unless the artist here is the same guy)
Funcitoning NES Controller Coffee Table
- travtastic
  
  It might not be terribly original, but it’s hard to steal something when the creator put full plans and instructions up for free.
Donald Petersen

I wouldn’t get it for myself (as far as consoles go, I went straight from 2600 to Xbox without stopping in the 80s and 90s at all), but it’s beautiful, and I know a couple people who would absolutely love it. Gonna forward.
http://www.ikaink.net Itsumishi

As I was scrolling I saw the PacMan mosiac table and was like “that’s the best table I’ve seen in ages”. Then I scrolled down.

Sorry Kiran, your table is amazing but this… well…