Technabob » nintendo nes 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 Atari 2600 and Nintendo NES Controller Flash Drives Could Probably Store Every 8-Bit Game ROM Ever Made http://technabob.com/blog/2009/07/05/atari-2600-and-nintendo-nes-controller-flash-drives/ http://technabob.com/blog/2009/07/05/atari-2600-and-nintendo-nes-controller-flash-drives/#comments Mon, 06 Jul 2009 02:56:40 +0000 Technabob http://technabob.com/blog/?p=16211 These USB flash drives are made from the hollowed out carcasses of original 8-bit video game cartridges and controllers.

atari 2600 flash drive

Robotic Evil, Inc. is currently selling both an Atari 2600 cartridge and a Nintendo NES controller flash drive over on their Etsy shop for $29.99 (USD) each. Sure, they’re way more bulky than your average flash drives, but I don’t care – I’d much rather plug one of these into my computer than a plain old flash drive.

nintendo nes flash drive

While the included 2GB of storage may seem paltry by today’s standards, I’m thinking that you’d have a tough time filling that if you tried to load one up with every Atari 2600 and NES game ROM you could find. As a matter of fact, you could probably store every 8-bit game ever made in less than 2GB — not that I’d condone that sort of thing icon wink

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