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Geek Culture / Build your own handheld PS2/N64/Atari 2600 etc etc (I kid you not)

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soapyfish
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Posted: 20th Mar 2005 04:36 Edited at: 20th Mar 2005 04:40
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While flicking through this months copy of Gamestm (for anyone that doesn't know, a magazine that's realised you don't have to be spotty adolescent teenager to enjoy games) I found this funky little article.

Basically this bloke takes apart tv's, home consoles and joypads and sticks them all together to make a portable console. Check out the PS2.




Not only is it good for the environment (recyling) but I didn't fancy the idea of shelling out £200 for a PSP and now I don't have to.

I'm seriously considering that handheld N64, I can here Link calling for me now.


Lol, something tells me I'll be needing a lot of batteries.

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Mr Pointless
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Posted: 20th Mar 2005 04:49
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I heard about it in Retro Gamer before GTM mentioned it.

Love to have that N64 one, if only to be able to play GoldenEye 007 again.

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Osiris
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Posted: 20th Mar 2005 05:03
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I would love the n64 one, except for all of those batteries

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TravisP
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Posted: 20th Mar 2005 05:04
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Quote: "but I didn't fancy the idea of shelling out £200 for a PSP"

Its about $250 not $400.

The PS2p is awsome.

Note: The above I didn't say, your just crazy.

Not a ripoff of The Twilight Zone
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Mr Pointless
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Posted: 20th Mar 2005 05:21 Edited at: 20th Mar 2005 05:22
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Quote: " I would love the n64 one, except for all of those batteries"


Perhaps it can still be connected to the mains.

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soapyfish
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Posted: 20th Mar 2005 08:22 Edited at: 20th Mar 2005 08:23
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Lol, so it's decided then, Ninty should re-launce the N64 and forget about trying to impress people with high specs.

Quote: "Its about $250 not $400"


But when it gets to the UK most people expect it to hit the £200 mark, not much of a value pack after all. So much so that I've been thinking about investing in a GBA sp instead, plenty of games and small to boot.

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Foxy
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Posted: 20th Mar 2005 08:29
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GBA? Go the Nintendo DS, those little beuties run mario 64 with multiple characters, and they have a seperate touch screen. Mmmmmmm Features.

Gaming resources.

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Posted: 20th Mar 2005 08:50
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I happen to have the "Nintendo-on-a-chip" he uses to make the NESp. All I need is the portable TV. Hmm, I wonder where I can get one of those...

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Mucky Muck Ninja
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Posted: 20th Mar 2005 10:41
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I would love to get the portable 64, I got a nintendo 64 back when they were new, I got Zelda 64, the game everyone was talking about, and I loved it. I liked the indestructable cartridges of the 64, those were great, even if they couldn't hold as much stuff. Batteries are not a problem, just go to costco lol.

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Mattman
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Posted: 20th Mar 2005 11:23
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I have two n64s



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Posted: 20th Mar 2005 11:25
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Quote: "forget about trying to impress people with high specs."

Didn't Nintendo already do that with the Gamecube?

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Posted: 20th Mar 2005 21:40
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Yeah, and they also did something else good on the checklist, which is making great games.

Unfortunately, they didn't make enough of them.

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soapyfish
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Posted: 20th Mar 2005 22:05
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Quote: "Quote: "forget about trying to impress people with high specs."
Didn't Nintendo already do that with the Gamecube?
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Indeed they did, but it didn't do them to many favours whereas if they employed this uber cool bloke to make handheld N64's they'd be raking it in.




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flibX0r
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Posted: 20th Mar 2005 22:31
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i wanna make one for my commodore 64. All i really need is a portable lcd tv to pull apart. I wanna make up a mini keyboard and include the ports and everything. I'm thinking like the size of one of those portable dvd players.



don't look at me like that!


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Posted: 21st Mar 2005 01:00
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Its ok mr flibble, im not looking at you like that...i want one too !
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