A resourceful case modder has managed to install a Vista-equipped PC into a NES case. The mod includes a 1.33 MHz Celeron processor, 1GB of RAM, Sony DVD burner, 160GB Seagate hard drive, WiFi, Bluetooth and a nVidia GeForce 5200 graphics card. Even sweeter? A NES controller has been modded to function as the mouse. The item was posted for sale on Craigslist, and sold for a paltry USD$800.
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A group of musically minded gamers have developed an emulation of the NES classic Super Mario Bros. that uses sound as a means for control. Players can sing, clap or play musical instruments in order to advance Mario through the stage. While it’s currently more of a crazy student project than a releasable game concept, we wouldn’t be surprised to see something like this turn up on the microphone-equipped Nintendo DS eventually.
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With the first “Hello World” source code released just ten days ago, the fact that a lone programmer with no official development tools has already ported the InfoNES NES emulator to the iPhone is nothing short of incredible.
As you might expect, it’s nowhere near perfection just yet - there’s major slowdown, awkward touch-screen controls, and no sound - but given the author, stepwhite, has achieved this much in such a short period, I wouldn’t expect to wait too long for a speedier update.
The guys at DIY Life have compiled a list of things to do with a busted Nintendo, guaranteed to add a touch of nostalgia to your home. I’m not sure you’ll get a great tone out of the NES guitar, but you could rock out pretty hard - provided you’re wearing your NES undies.
This limited run of Sudoku for the NES is the slickest homebrew release we’ve ever seen. Only 90 grey cartridges were produced, and 60 have already been sold. Of course, collectors will drool over the ultra-rare gold cartridges, of which only five were made. Want one? Your last chance will be at the Las Vegas Classic Gaming Expo this weekend, where the last 30 grey cartridges will be on sale, and the only remaining gold cartridge will be auctioned off to the highest bidder.
via Siliconera
This is the first part of what will become an entire video game themed sleeve. I’ve seen a myriad game tattoos in the past few years, but the owner of this one has clearly realized the golden rule of getting inked - when you’re going to be wearing something for the rest of your life, you’d best find yourself a real professional and pay the premium for quality work.
It’s just a shame that this guy having to explain to girls that “yes, I really love Nintendo that much” might ruin his chances of having grand-children to regale with stories about how he had to push buttons to play Mario before all these new-fangled total-immersion VR kergiggers hit the market - and oh, how he loved it!
You won’t find this one on the shelves - this full-flight display of nerd-dom was custom-built to spec. If the plans for a pair of Goomba speakers are not currently being drawn up, I will be sorely disappointed.
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Free NES is a NES Emulator built in Java and distributed as a Facebook application. There’s some superficial social functionality built in using the Facebook API, but with built-in access to over 1,000 real NES games, that’s arguably not the main focus of the exercise. Cease and desist in three, two…
