wraggster
March 3rd, 2011, 01:00
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There have been a fair share of portable video game console conversions over the years, but few tug at our retro-loving heart strings more than this one (http://forums.modretro.com/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=3639). Modretro forum member [Mario] constructed a fantastic looking portable Atari 2600 using a Flashback 2 Atari console clone.
He hacked apart the Flashback board to fit inside a small plastic case, then added a 3.5″ LCD screen, as well as some donated controller bits from other portable game systems. A pair of rechargeable batteries were added along with a small amplifier and speaker for sound.
While the Flashback comes with 40 games built in, he really wanted to add a cartridge port, so with the little bit of space he had left in the case, he did just that. When everything was finished, he sprayed on a few coats of retro orange paint and called it a day. Really the only thing that’s missing is some nice fake wood veneer and maybe some shag carpet.
Continue reading to see his portable creation in action.
http://hackaday.com/2011/02/28/portable-gaming-for-retro-console-lovers/
There have been a fair share of portable video game console conversions over the years, but few tug at our retro-loving heart strings more than this one (http://forums.modretro.com/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=3639). Modretro forum member [Mario] constructed a fantastic looking portable Atari 2600 using a Flashback 2 Atari console clone.
He hacked apart the Flashback board to fit inside a small plastic case, then added a 3.5″ LCD screen, as well as some donated controller bits from other portable game systems. A pair of rechargeable batteries were added along with a small amplifier and speaker for sound.
While the Flashback comes with 40 games built in, he really wanted to add a cartridge port, so with the little bit of space he had left in the case, he did just that. When everything was finished, he sprayed on a few coats of retro orange paint and called it a day. Really the only thing that’s missing is some nice fake wood veneer and maybe some shag carpet.
Continue reading to see his portable creation in action.
http://hackaday.com/2011/02/28/portable-gaming-for-retro-console-lovers/