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Until Nintendo caves in and offers giant NES controller cases to the public, the task is left up to gamers who love to mod in their spare time. Continue reading to see more. Click here for first picture in gallery.

Graphic artist Javier Segovia wanted to give the NES a modern makeover, so he created the reNESED. Yes, it still accepts cartridges, but uses wireless controllers to keep things organized. Click here for one more picture.

Not that Nintendo would ever bother releasing such a thing, but hey, if they did, it could look a lot worse than this simply pretty great design

Breaking away completely from the standard lamp designs, this gamer decided to put an old NES Zapper and custom-built Duck Hunt cartridge to good use. Continue reading for a brief overview. Click here for first picture in gallery.

We've seen our share of SNES portables, but this is the first one to actually use an original SNES controller. Gamers won't be disapointed with the versatility and performance of this custom creation either. Continue reading for the specifications. Click here for first picture in gallery.

Yes, you can buy this beautiful hand painted Super Mario Bros. 3 NES console for just $149.99 on eBay. Auction page. Click here for first picture in gallery.

Thanks to its largely flat surface, the NES doubles up as an ideal canvas for those wishing to spruce up their consoles with a custom paint job. Of course, you also need artistic ability, which is where we fail hideously, and eBay user hellokitty11111111111 (yes) excels

The "Fami-card" caters a bit more to the hardcore Nintendo fan with its streamlined design and Mario adorned casing. From afar, it may look like a normal NES cartridge, but yes, it's actually a functional NES/Famicom system. Continue reading for the specifications. Click here for first picture in gallery.

Most valve covers look drab, this NES controller-inspired creation does not. Hopefully, Nintendo takes note of how awesome this mod is and actually releases a line of auto accessories. Click here for one more picture.

Now here's a car engine that is sure to provide hours of family fun entertainment! Kotakuite Zooie sends us this photo of a Toyota that reflects the owner's driving love of the original NES

That's right, someone has managed to skilfully recreate the Super Mario Bros. theme by driving an R/C car along a perfectly positioned line of glass bottles. Video after the break.

For just 100-yen, you could buy 5-15 minutes of playing time on these coin-operated NES (Famicom) and SNES (Super Famicom) machines. Click here for one more picture.

While a slew of hotels feature sad, generic video game controllers ready to play whatever crappy IP-streaming games the chain may offer, many Japanese hotels were once stocked with these coin-op Famicom (NES) systems

So you've seen the wooden SNES portable, now check out this masterfully crafted NES creation. It features the "guts of a Yobo NES clone and a 3.5-inch LCD." Click here for first picture in gallery.

Sure, we've already got a wooden SNES, but sometimes we want to get a little rustic on some original SMB, and that's where Parker Dillmann's wooden NES comes in handy