User Wyo made a post on the Arcade Museum forums showing off the fruits of his labor through various photographs. The cabinet contains an NES and a 20-inch cathode ray tube. He states that it’s 95 percent finished with only some side art and an instruction card left to complete. Wyo was kind enough to provide some cliff notes on the project:

While some of the technical mumbo jumbo has likely sailed right over a few heads, an understanding of the work that went into it isn’t required to appreciate it. The thing to take away is that Wyo saw this as a labor of passion and it shows.

The artwork was a lot of work. I had ro recreate all the images in illustrator. In my design, My intent with the art was to make it look DK/80’s nintendo ish. I then hand cut and gold chrome embossed the control panel and bezel. I will do the same with the side art and instruction sticker.

Inside, is a decased 20" CRT and an NES wired to the arcade joystick and buttons. I was gonna do a playchoice ten….but now I’m happy I went with the NES. I can play all the NES games with an Everdrive N8."

This couldn’t come at a better time, either. Zelda hype is continuing to climb with more and more information on Link’s latest adventure, Breath of the Wild, releasing regularly. The latest video released on the title shows off some of the various meals that can be prepared. A hero’s gotta eat, after all. There are also rumors circulating of a March, 2017 release date, which would line up with the scheduled release of the new Nintendo NX console.

The Legend of Zelda arcade cabinet is an excellent homage to the classic arcades of yore, with the artwork providing one of the most potent nostalgic throwbacks. Perusing the cabinet, it’s hard not to appreciate every detail. From the golden shimmer of the cabinet, which is a throwback to the original cartridge itself, to the green buttons, to the way the speaker is shaped like a triforce; it’s all absolute perfection.

Wyo makes no mention as to whether or not he intends to sell the cabinet, but it’s a safe bet his inbox is flooded with offers. Let’s hope he continues to make more classic games into incredible arcade cabinets like this one.

Source: Arcade Museum (via Kotaku)