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Want to play all your favorite classic retro console games? Sure you could cheat and buy yourself a Dingoo, but what fun would that be? This custom-built portable uses hardware from a couple of other devices to create a system that plays games from the Nintendo NES, SNES and Sega Genesis.
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November 8th, 2009
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author: technabob
filed under: hacks + mods mobile tech retro technology video games
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Nope, this portable gaming system is most definitely not a PSP Go. What you’re looking at here is a cheap Chinese handheld known as the PXP-2000.
While the PXP-2000 won’t play any of your PSP games, it will play classic games from the NES, Famicom, Game Boy, Game Boy Color, Super Famicom/SNES, and SEGA Megadrive/Genesis…
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October 6th, 2009
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author: technabob
filed under: gadgets media players mobile tech retro technology video games
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This odd little handheld gaming system may look a heckuva lot like a Nintendo Game Boy Advance, but it’s actually one of those multi-system emulators that can play games from a variety of retro consoles.
The mysteriously named SP2 handheld can play games from the original NES, Super Nintendo, Game Boy Color, Neo Geo and…
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September 17th, 2009
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author: technabob
filed under: media players mobile tech retro technology video games
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There are plenty of cheap plug-and-play SEGA retro gaming systems out there, but this is the first one I’ve seen that lets you load up your own ROMs and play them on your TV.
The E-Time Game Play Controller ($22 USD) may look like a standalone game controller, but it’s actually a self-contained SEGA Mega…
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September 6th, 2009
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author: technabob
filed under: retro technology video games
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TecToy’s upcoming revamped edition of the classic SEGA Mega Drive/Genesis system is getting a modern-day upgrade with the addition of a Guitar Hero-inspired controller and accompanying game.
The Mega Drive 4 Guitar Idol edition will include not only a Mega Drive/Genesis gaming system, and a pair of old-school controllers, but bundles a guitar that would…
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September 1st, 2009
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author: technabob
filed under: retro technology video games
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This portable gaming system looks a whole lot like Sonic The Hedgehog. So it’s a good thing that it actually plays a variety of classic SEGA Genesis/Mega Drive games.
Freetron’s FunPlay 20-in-1 not only can be connected to your television, but since it runs on 3-AAA batteries can be played on the road with portable…
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August 23rd, 2009
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author: technabob
filed under: mobile tech retro technology video games
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I’ve seen some interesting Super Nintendo casemods in my time, but never one quite this whacked out. The Game Over casemod looks like a console that’s been possessed by Satan or something.
The console looks like it’s been bludgeoned with an axe, bled all over, burned and then possessed by some demonic power. Amazingly, even…
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July 14th, 2009
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author: technabob
filed under: geek art + craft hacks + mods retro strange + wonderful video games
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Does this handheld gaming system look familiar at all? When I first saw it, I had to do a double-take too.
While the PXP-900 steals more thant a few of it’s design cues from the Sony PSP, don’t expect it to play the latest PSP games – it only plays retro game ROMs. The system…
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April 29th, 2009
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author: technabob
filed under: media players mobile tech retro video games
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I’ve seen plenty of portable retro video game systems in my travels, but never one that attempts to cover as many bases as this one.
This Chinese import plays 8-bit, 16-bit and 32-bit titles from 7 different game platforms in one compact system. While it sports a less than thrilling name, the CVFH-N03-4G (aka the…
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April 23rd, 2009
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author: technabob
filed under: audio media players mobile tech retro technology video video games
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We’ve seen people put old Nintendo systems into all kinds of things, but I’m pretty sure this is the first time I’ve seen a Super Nintendo inside a toaster. I guess you just can’t deny that cartridges and slices of bread aren’t completely dissimilar.
Yep, it’s a working SNES in a stark white toaster enlivened with…
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March 21st, 2009
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author: alisha k.
filed under: hacks + mods retro video games
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If you’re just too cheap to buy a Nintendo DSi or Sony PSP, here’s a handheld console that’s perfect for cheapskates.
The Conny PDC100 (Pocket Dream Console) is a portable 16-bit video game system that comes pre-loaded with 100 games.
Now you won’t find any blockbuster gaming titles loaded onto the Conny, but you will…
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March 6th, 2009
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author: technabob
filed under: gadgets mobile tech technology video games
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Sure, you could be playing ping pong on your Nintendo Wii, but why would you play on a system with a boring rectangular sensor bar you can have a video game console comes with a receiver that looks like a penguin?
Thankfully, placing this penguin on top of your television will not cause it to…
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January 19th, 2009
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author: technabob
filed under: strange + wonderful video games
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