Reprogrammable NES cart

As featured before on this site there are some great aftermarket ROM readin' carts out there.  This fearless blogger has bypassed the $100+ price of these carts and started himself. Using two AT49F002 (256K) flash chips and some basic code recompilation he has created his own home brew vision.  I applaud  this project because now he can load any new home brew and any other misc rom straight through his nes.  There, as always, are a few issues with this project as it is currently.  One is the various mappers that Nintendo used throughout the nes's long lifespan. You see the NES sucked, hardware wise.  So too bypass the lack of power in the system they added it on the cart where it mattered.  The same idea was used later withe the Super Nintendo the the carts supporting the FX chip, like starfox and that horrible racing game.  Anywho, the other issues is that you would need to program the eprom chips with a piece of hardware know as a eprom programmer.  These gadgets range anywhere from $40-$500 bucks and unless you know what you are doing they are simply worthless.  This is one of those project I would like to tackle before I die  Or perhaps I may just hop over to retrousd.com and buy one outright. Either way THIS is a nicely detailed and informative site totally worht checking out! kaokensho

Old School Hybrid

Some may say that this mod isn't all that but as a big fan of the Playstation One I think that this mod has merit.  This modder placed a 1st generation PS1 into his son's PC case.   I think hybrid hardware is always cool.  The frightning thing is the very exposed PSX CD drive on the side.  There must be some sort of clam shell cover that could be added to protect it.  You can check out the modders site @ afrotechmods.   -kaokensho

Keep Dreamin'

For many many the Sega Dreamcast holds a special place in our hearts...not so much in our Cadillac. Don't get me wrong I know for a fact that 99% of the auto industry's built in video games are mere shadows of games that were never fun in the first place.   However, I just can't help but wonder about the technical issues here.  For example the Dreamcast uses a disc drive!  I understand that the Cadillac offers a smooth ride but this is the real world we're talking about. It also appears that the side cooling vents are covered, possibly leading to a shorter lifespan. If it needs to be portable than let's go back to the early 80's where the original portable entertainment system was born....the BOOMBOX!  There are many great DIY projects to check out on the Chinese based blog XCKDIY.  Of course there is much more there such as Gamecube and GBA projects as well.  There is more show then tell but Google Chrome will translate into English if you choose to do so. Oh yes and the Caddy mod is American made and not featured with the cool kids on XCKDIY.  Toodles! -kaokensho

Handheld Gamecube

The disc reader sits under the LCD display, which hinges up for access, and there are all the usual controls culled from an original Game Cube controller.  No word on how long it too nor how much it cost to put together, though.

To be fair, it’s apparently not entirely portable, since there’s no battery compartment; instead you have to plug it into an AC adapter.  Techknott made it on commission for someone, so if you like the style and handiwork and you want a classic console twisted into a portable housing, it might be worth giving him a shout.

Originally posted on slashgear-kaokensho