At first glance, it may look like a regular Millennium Falcon toy, but concealed within the shell is a fully-functional SEGA Dreamcast system. The creator says that “the Dreamcast’s gameport plate easily fit into the side of the ship.” Video after the break.
After “lots of soldering” and the addition of two fans to keep the mod from bursting into flames, the DC-Falcon was born.
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Slated for release on Xbox Live Arcade and the PlayStation Network is SEGA’s Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode 1. Unlike its predecessors, this installment “is rendered in 3D but takes place on a 2D plane, so our guesses at crisp new 2D sprites were clearly off.” Video after the break.
…the “Episode 1” title indicates long-term plans with at least a few downloadable releases already planned.
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Modder Bacteria has unveiled his latest project: IntoDream. This portable SEGA Dreamcast is unlike any other because of its VMU (Virtual Memory Unit) slot off to the side. Other features include an N64 Superpad joystick and 5-inch PSOne LCD display. Continue reading to see it in-action.
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Just when you thought NES games couldn’t get any stranger, Super Mario & Sonic 2 comes along. The pirates couldn’t come up with their own levels, so they just used the ones found in Chip & Dale Rescue Rangers 2. Video after the break.
Sure, you could just pick up a SEGA Nomad, but building your own portable Genesis is definitely more satisfying, and that’s exactly what Hailrazer did. Called the GenMini, this handheld features a 5-inch PSOne display, 4000mAh lithium-poly camcorder battery, and a relocated cartridge slot. Video after the break.
Though not as stylish as the Dreamcast Tablet, this custom-built portable system is most certainly no slouch. Featuring a 7-inch widescreen display, stereo speakers, and a beautifully fabricated case. Video after the break.
Programmer Neon has basically “put together a proof of concept video to show off a custom PSP Go firmware capable of running Sega CD images.” Continue reading to watch the system run Sonic CD.
At this point, there have been so many Sonic games on so many different platforms, that you don’t really need to run an old school Sega Genesis or Sega CD to play with the blue hedgehog.
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Designer and gamer Garnet Hertz plans on “installing wheels, motors, and other equipment to turn an OutRun arcade cabinet into an actual running car that renders on-screen what’s happening in real life using GPS sensors.” Video after the break.
Though the cabinet itself is modeled after a Ferrari Testarossa, it’ll be built on top of an EVT America Electric Trike with electric motors.
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Based on a SEGA SC-3000H Personal Computer from 1983, this case mod now features “a VIA Epia Nano-ITX NX15000G motherboard, with VIA C7 CPU running at 1.5GHz, VIA IGP, 1GB of RAM, and an 80GB Hitachi 2.5″ hard drive.” Video after the break.
He even managed to preserve the original Sega keyboard, with a bit of clever rewiring through using an X-keys matrix board.
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The SEGA Master System made its debut on October 20, 1985 in Japan and was a direct competitor to Nintendo’s NES / Famicom systems. On the inside, you’ll find an 8-bit Zilog Z80 processor, 64 kbit RAM, and 128 kbit video RAM. Continue reading to see a list of 10 must-have games.