Technabob » hailrazer 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 Nintendo 64 + Lazer Doodle + Psone = Darth64 http://technabob.com/blog/2009/08/31/nintendo-64-lazer-doodle-psone-darth64/ http://technabob.com/blog/2009/08/31/nintendo-64-lazer-doodle-psone-darth64/#comments Mon, 31 Aug 2009 23:38:38 +0000 Lambert Varias http://technabob.com/blog/?p=19175 We already featured Jon Jandran aka Hailrazer’s awesome Dreamcast portable mod, the dreamtrooper. He originally wanted to paint the dreamtrooper’s case black and call it the DarthCast, but he decided to stick with the original console’s white color. But he also ended up stuffing a Nintendo 64 into a Lazer Doodle – a gadget that I have never heard of until now btw – and this time painting the case black made much more sense. 60 hours, One Lazer Doodle case, a Horii Nintendo 64 controller, a PSOne controller, a PSOne LCD screen and of course one whole Nintendo 64 later, Hailrazer finally had his Vader-themed portable console: the Darth64.

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It really does look like an upside down Vader helmet. I think Hailrazer should have called it NintenDarth64, but what the hell, it’s an awesome and highly polished mod. He can call it whatever he wants. The system also packs a couple of 5000 mAh rechargeable batteries good for about 3 hours.

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The Evil Emperor Hailrazer sure sounds a lot like Jack McBrayer. “Everybody knows plumbers can swim. Especially fat little plumbers.” I don’t know why, but that cracked me up.

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]]> http://technabob.com/blog/2009/08/31/nintendo-64-lazer-doodle-psone-darth64/feed/ 1 Sega Dreamcast Stormtrooper Portable: the Dreamtrooper http://technabob.com/blog/2008/10/15/sega-dreamcast-portable-dreamtrooper/ http://technabob.com/blog/2008/10/15/sega-dreamcast-portable-dreamtrooper/#comments Wed, 15 Oct 2008 08:30:47 +0000 Technabob http://technabob.com/blog/?p=4810 Sure, it’s past its time, but the SEGA Dreamcast is still one of the greatest video game systems of all time. So when I found out that someone out there had turned this classic console into an all-in-one portable, I was stoked.

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It took modder Jon Jandran (aka “Hailrazer”) about 90 hours of blood, sweat and tears to transform a kids toy called a “Lazer Doodle” and into an elegant case for his Dreamcast portable that looks as good as anything that could have come off of the SEGA assembly line.

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The portable integrates a Sony PSOne 5″ LCD screen, an InterAct Quantum Fighterpad controller, stereo speakers and a battery pack which lets him play for about 2.5 hours on a single charge. Check out the video clip below to see the Dreamtrooper in action.

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Originally, Hailrazer planned on painting the case black and calling it the DarthCast Portable, but I think Stormtrooper helmet is more appropriate, since the original Dreamcast was white anyway.

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