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from classic console to arcade stick

nes arcade stick

Here’s a creative way to preserve that old NES when it finally, finally breaks down: turn it into an arcade stick. A bulky, thick, incredible arcade stick.

Beyond the forest of wiring, this actually doesn’t look as difficult as some of the crazier custom jobs we’ve seen, and odds are most folks have an old and unused…

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November 10th, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: alisha k.

filed under: hacks + mods retro video games

snes + genesis + nes + portable = snegenes p

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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 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

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

stained glass mario mushroom powers up ordinary windows

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Who here among us doesn’t like super mushrooms? After all, they’re red, delicious and give you plenty of extra strength. This handmade stained glass power-up mushroom is sure too remind give you a jolt of happy whenever you look at the light of day through it each morning.

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November 2nd, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: just plain fun retro video games

nes controller flash drive is like spy tech for geeks

"Retro GamerDrive"

There’s something unique about this unassuming looking NES controller – and no, it’s not that it’s a flash drive. Gaming peripherals turned storage devices are a dime a dozen, but this flash drive requires a secret activation code. Okay, maybe not so secret. I doubt Sydney Bristow would have much trouble cracking this particular code.…

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October 12th, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: chris h.

filed under: hacks + mods video games

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

r2-d2 8 console hack proves casemods don’t have to make sense to be cool

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I’m not sure why this R2-D2 has 8 video game consoles built into its innards, but I still like it. Maybe it’s just the very fact that I’ve never seen an R2 unit with more than 20 game controllers connected to its front, or maybe it’s just the sheer absurdity of the thing that has…

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September 23rd, 2009 comments (1) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: hacks + mods retro strange + wonderful video games

sp2 handheld emulator: looks like a game boy advance, but plays nes, snes, gbc, gba and neo-geo games, videos and music

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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 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: media players mobile tech retro technology video games

technabob quickpix: when a picture is worth 1000 words

life size duck hunt dog hits etsy: giant light gun can’t be far behind

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Retro NES fans, you’ve gotta hand it to artist pixelparty for his fine craftsmanship in the creation of this life-size dog from the classic 8-bit light gun game, Duck Hunt.

The dog measures 18″ wide by 16″ tall and is made from recycled pixels wood and a glossy coat of paint. It’s available over on…

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September 10th, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: geek art + craft quickpix retro video games

circuit bent nes makes a fun video synthesizer

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What happens when you splay open the guts of a classic NES console, and wire up a bunch of knobs, buttons and a patch panel? This, of course.

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September 8th, 2009 comments (1) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: hacks + mods interactive retro technology video

retro-ize that iphone with a game boy case

game boy iphone case

Sure, the iPhone is cool and all, but it’s awfully slick and modern. Oh, if only it were a little more brick-shaped and didn’t have all those pesky colors in the screen. Monochrome, that’s what I want… monochrome, and a good game of Tetris. Clearly, I am not alone: observe the Game Boy iPhone case.

Or,…

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

filed under: geek art + craft mobile tech retro video games

golden nes is perfect for that gold zelda cartridge lying around

gold nintendo nes mod custom

If you had an NES as a budding young gamer, odds are the gold cartridge for The Legend of Zelda had a special place in your heart. Sure, it looked a little cheap if you really studied it, maybe even tacky, but after blowing the dust out of one of those babies, all other cartridges were…

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September 1st, 2009 comments (1) stumble it! digg it! author: alisha k.

filed under: hacks + mods technology 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

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