File this under: custom gaming consoles. Called the NIMBUS 64, this portable Nintendo N64 by Ben Heck forum user cndowning “uses a custom vacuum formed case, D-pads and control sticks from used Game Cube controllers, a Zenith PS1 display and plenty of nuts and bolts that only the hardcore modders in attendance would understand.” Video after the break. Click here for first picture in gallery.
[via Nowhereelse – Engadget]
Gamer Wade McGilberry of Semmes, Ala. knew there was a $1-million prize for pitching a perfect game in MLB 2K10, but he didn’t know the winner would be him. Until…this past Monday, Continue reading for a video.
2K Sports had a long list of requirements to certify a legitimate perfect game – the tape submitted had to show the console starting, from boot-up screen through loading the game.
[via Kotaku]
The eBoy FixPix iPhone, iPod Touch game could be the greatest 8-bit pixel art game since the golden NES, Master System days. Featuring puzzles “where you can piece the 3D milieus back together by tilting your phone this way and that.” Try out the online demo here. Video after the break.
As we said, the title isn’t available, but there’s an awesome demo site where you can play around with the concept, and it’s likely FixPix could see Apple approval any day now.
[via Engadget]
If you’ve got a jailbroken iPad, all it takes is a few apps (from Cydia) and you’re ready to play Super Mario World using a Wiimote via Bluetooth. Continue reading to see just how well it runs.
After jailbreaking your iPad, you can install SNES4iPhone, which will not only play SNES romz – it will open the Bluetooth stack, allowing you to play Mario with a Wiimote.
[via Gizmodo – Swaglikeme]
Built by SRK member NeoBlood, the Royal Companion is basically an old typewriter that was gutted and then converted into a functional arcade joystick. The modder took the micro switches off arcade-style push buttons, glued them onto the typewriter keys, and custom-fitted an authentic Sanwa (or Seimitsu?) joystick to top things off. Continue reading for more pictures and a video.
The problem with most custom-built portable gaming systems is that they’re just too bulky, this GameCube isn’t. Called the GCp, features “a nice backlit LCD screen, along with a perfectly integrated Gamecube controller, and a pair of speakers.” Video after the break. Click here for first picture in gallery.
Now all we need is for someone to build a proper Wii handheld, and our Nintendo portable collection will be complete. Hiding the disc tray underneath the screen is a really cool touch too.
[via Technabob]
Plenty of department stores and supermarkets carry body soap, but how many are shaped like video game controllers? Very few, if any, or so we think. Continue reading to see six geeky examples. Click here for first picture in gallery.
[via TheChive]
There’s nothing more satisfying than creating a game console with your own hands, and this steam-powered Game Boy is one of them. That’s right, a “1936-38 Jensen steam engine (flywheels from a later models are used in this video) runs a small generator that puts out the 3VDC needed to run a Gameboy color.” Continue reading for the video.
Bungie officially unveils what time the Halo Reach beta starts, and it’s May 3rd (12:00am local time) – May 19th. This beta “will allow players to try out a variety of new play types and features; at the same time, those gamers will be getting an advance look at Bungie’s final Halo project for the foreseeable future.” Video after the break.
…the developer this week announced a 10-year deal with Activision to publish and distribute games using the studio’s as-yet-unannounced new intellectual property.
[via Gamespot]
Amazon has the Creative Labs HS-800 Fatal1ty gaming headset for just $34.99 shipped, originally priced at $49.99. This accessory “features high-quality drivers for dynamic in-game audio and a noise-cancelling microphone for crisp voice communications.” Product page. Video after the break.
The HS-800 features two large 40-millimeter drivers powered by Neodymium magnets that capture every whizzing bullet and clanging sword in realistic detail.
[via Amazon]