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playable nes console built into an nes cartridge [casemod]

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The first time I saw an NES gaming system built into an NES cartridge, I thought it was pretty sweet. Until I saw this one, which totally outdoes the original.

Inspired by an earlier NESp (Ninendo Entertainment System portable) mod by darkeru, modder airz managed to put a completely playable game system, including a 2.8-inch…

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October 11th, 2009 comments (1) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: hacks + mods media players mobile tech retro technology video games

atari 2600 cart clocks, because you hate games

atari cartridge clock

Ah, game cartridges. They can bring so much joy… and take up so much space. And sure, you could save ‘em forever, clearing space to keep all those boxes and carts… or you could brutally gut them and turn them into something else. A clock, say.

Can’tAffordEmCrafts, an Etsy storefront, has several of those former-Atari-cartridges…

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September 16th, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: alisha k.

filed under: geek art + craft hacks + mods video games

nes cartridge hard drives could store every 8-bit game ever made

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Here’s a great external hard drive for fans of the original Nintendo Entertainment System. These NES cartridges have had their guts ripped out and replaced with high-capacity modern hard drives.

The guys over at 8-Bit Memory take retro NES carts and retrofit them with USB hard drives that you can use with any modern PC…

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August 28th, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: computing hacks + mods retro technology video games

blaze 3-in-1 selector lets you switch nintendo ds lite games on the go

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Want to quickly flip between your favorite games on your Nintendo DS Lite? Check out this handy accessory that lets you choose from 3 different games with just the flick of a switch.

The BLAZE 3-in-1 game selector has triple cartridge bays, and a single ribbon connector that plugs into your DS’ cartridge slot. Sure,…

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July 11th, 2009 comments (3) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

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nes cartridge wine charms make drinking classy

nintendo wine charms nes

Most people inclined to hang things off their wine glasses, they go in for beads or flowers or some frou-frou garbage. But you’re a (wo)man. You need something that speaks to your maturity and general awesomeness. The answer is clear. If you have to hang something off your wine glasses, go with NES cartridge wine…

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May 22nd, 2009 comments (1) stumble it! digg it! author: alisha k.

filed under: geek art + craft just plain fun retro video games

fc mobile 2 the best portable nes gets a 1up

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It wasn’t all that long ago that the guys from Hyperkin released the FC Mobile, a portable gaming system that could play original cartridges from your old NES console. Now, they’re getting set to release an update to the system that makes it just that much more compelling.

The FC Mobile II improves upon the…

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April 24th, 2009 comments (5) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: mobile tech retro video games

modder squeezes famicom into famicom cart (sort of)

famicom cart mod yinlips

Here’s what this looks like: a workable, playable Famicom cartridge modded to contain an entire Famicom. But oh how deceiving looks can be. Really, this is a Yinlips media player with a Famicom emulator stuffed into a business card holder shaped like a Famicom cart.

But the result looks great and it gets the job done–the…

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March 7th, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: alisha k.

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technabob quickpix: when a picture is worth 1000 words

some really, really rare atari 2600 games

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Flickr member Redbeard Math Pirate came across this collection of extremely hard to find Atari 2600 games. See if you can recognize any of them:

For some reason I can’t any find these in my closet between my copies of Pitfall and Adventure. I swear I nearly wore out my paddle controllers playing Zardoz. There’s nothing…

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February 28th, 2009 comments (3) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: geek art + craft just plain fun quickpix retro video games

ditch your psps: complete famicom collection for sale

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I’m starting to think that the only reason the PSP exists is because some Sony executive’s kid nagged him for a portable version of Monster Hunter. Where the games at Sony? Even Famicom owners have it better than us! There are a busload of games for their console still for sale! Akihabara-based Mandarake are selling…

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January 16th, 2009 comments (3) stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

filed under: just plain fun retro video games

famicom cart + camera = famicam

famicom camera mod cartridge final fantasy iii

Famicom cartridges, and their NES counterparts, have been turned into a great many things by the DIY community–including the consoles themselves–but this particular mod wins major cool points simply for design. Turns out a Sony point-and-shoot camera is just the right size to fit inside a hollowed out cartridge.

I’m not sure I could bring…

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January 2nd, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: alisha k.

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famicard nes on a cartridge gets zelda-fied

Zelda NES in a Cartridge

Remember the awesome Fami-Card – the casemod which managed to cram a fully-functional 8-bit Nintendo console into an old NES cartridge? Well the Fami-Card is back, and this time the circuit has made its way into a classic Zelda cartridge.

While the original NES on a cartridge began life as an old Super Mario Bros.…

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September 24th, 2008 comments (1) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

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nes system built into game cartridge [casemod]

Fami-Cart NES System on a Cartridge

This awesome NES casemod manages to squeeze a fully-functional Nintendo 8-bit console into the body of one of the system’s own game cartridges.

The Fami-Card started out its life as an original Super Mario Brothers cartridge. French modder Kotomi carefully ripped out its guts and transplanted them with the innards of one of those NOAC (NES…

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April 21st, 2008 comments (33) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: hacks + mods retro video games

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