Technabob » game gear http://technabob.com/blog Cool Gadgets, Gizmos, Games and Geek Stuff Sun, 27 May 2012 20:00:08 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 N Gear 64: the Unholy Offspring of Nintendo 64 and Sega Game Gear http://technabob.com/blog/2010/07/15/n-gear-64-the-unholy-offspring-of-nintendo-64-and-sega-game-gear/ http://technabob.com/blog/2010/07/15/n-gear-64-the-unholy-offspring-of-nintendo-64-and-sega-game-gear/#comments Thu, 15 Jul 2010 21:37:08 +0000 Technabob http://technabob.com/blog/?p=36327 A picture really does speak a thousand words here. Modder Evil Nod managed to somehow cram a fully-functional Nintendo 64 system inside the body of an old SEGA Game Gear portable. Why? Why the heck not, I say.

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The only thing that doesn’t fit in the handheld mutant is the N64 cartridge itself, which protrudes several inches out of the top of the device. And because of the power needs of the N64 mobo, it normally has to be plugged into an AC adapter – although Evil Nod has a bulky add-on battery pack working with it too. Here’s a quick video showing off the N Gear 64 in action:

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Wanna see how it was done? There’s a complete build log here.

Great mod, Evil Nod!

[via Ben Heck Forums]

]]> http://technabob.com/blog/2010/07/15/n-gear-64-the-unholy-offspring-of-nintendo-64-and-sega-game-gear/feed/ 0 Atari 2600 + Sega Game Gear = Atari Gear 2600 Portable http://technabob.com/blog/2008/11/26/atari-2600-sega-game-gear-atari-gear-2600-portable/ http://technabob.com/blog/2008/11/26/atari-2600-sega-game-gear-atari-gear-2600-portable/#comments Wed, 26 Nov 2008 12:40:28 +0000 Technabob http://technabob.com/blog/?p=5531 Casemodders have implanted the brains of the Atari 2600 into all sorts of strange host bodies over the years, but this is the first time I’ve seen this particular permutation.

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Modder Chris Koopa (with a name like that, I’m shocked he hasn’t done any Nintendo mods) melded the shell of old SEGA Game Gear portable with the guts of an Atari 2600 to create this Frankenstein’s Monster of a gaming system, dubbed the Atari Gear 2600. The handheld has a 2.5″ backlit LCD display, and can run for an impressive 7-8 hours on a set of AA batteries.

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By using the lightweight innards of an Atari Flashback 2, Chris was able to cram in a system loaded with 40 built-in Atari 2600 games. And thanks to a clever 2600 cart slot mod, the system can play original cartridges from the 2600 too.

Pitfall portable, here I come!

[via Ben Heck Forums]

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