Here are two DIY consoles that I had found to be really awesome:

http://rossumblog.com/2010/06/10/...console-for-the-price-of-a-latte/

http://belogic.com/uzebox/index.asp

I know this is not directly relevant to the coding episodes. But, since Handmade Hero is all about doing everything from scratch, I figured some of you might find the old school "racing the beam" way of rendering to be interesting.