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March 23rd, 2011, 01:19
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Our man Ben Heck (http://www.engadget.com/tag/BenHeck/) has done it again -- this time, he's taken modding (http://www.engadget.com/tag/modding/) to a new, retro (http://www.engadget.com/tag/retro/) level. Atari requested that Heck create a modded system as a promo for its new games, so our man teamed up with element14 and did what he does best. The master of mods has gutted an Xbox 360 and shoved it into a one-of-a-kind Atari (http://www.engadget.com/tag/Atari/) 2600-esque case that he calls 'Xbox 360 (http://www.engadget.com/tag/Xbox360/) 1977 Edition.' The system's got switches from old Atari systems had that control disc-ejection and controller synchronization. Just like the classic Ataris, Heck's portable gaming laptop's got wood panels and a black finish -- and it's huge. The best part of this mod? Well, playing Street Fighter on Xbox 360 hidden inside of what would be a modern version of a classic like Atari is pretty cool, in our opinion. As cool a classic like the Virtual Boy (http://www.engadget.com/tag/virtual+boy) though? We'll leave that for you to decide (http://www.engadget.com/2011/03/21/nintendo-virtual-boy-review/). Oh, and be sure to hit the source link to watch the mod get formed in 23 glorious minutes.
http://www.engadget.com/2011/03/22/ben-heck-crafts-atari-styled-xbox-360-takes-us-back-to-the-70s/
Our man Ben Heck (http://www.engadget.com/tag/BenHeck/) has done it again -- this time, he's taken modding (http://www.engadget.com/tag/modding/) to a new, retro (http://www.engadget.com/tag/retro/) level. Atari requested that Heck create a modded system as a promo for its new games, so our man teamed up with element14 and did what he does best. The master of mods has gutted an Xbox 360 and shoved it into a one-of-a-kind Atari (http://www.engadget.com/tag/Atari/) 2600-esque case that he calls 'Xbox 360 (http://www.engadget.com/tag/Xbox360/) 1977 Edition.' The system's got switches from old Atari systems had that control disc-ejection and controller synchronization. Just like the classic Ataris, Heck's portable gaming laptop's got wood panels and a black finish -- and it's huge. The best part of this mod? Well, playing Street Fighter on Xbox 360 hidden inside of what would be a modern version of a classic like Atari is pretty cool, in our opinion. As cool a classic like the Virtual Boy (http://www.engadget.com/tag/virtual+boy) though? We'll leave that for you to decide (http://www.engadget.com/2011/03/21/nintendo-virtual-boy-review/). Oh, and be sure to hit the source link to watch the mod get formed in 23 glorious minutes.
http://www.engadget.com/2011/03/22/ben-heck-crafts-atari-styled-xbox-360-takes-us-back-to-the-70s/