NES-playin' Taiwanese smartphone comes gamepad-equipped

[wraggster]

via engadget (http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/08/nes-playin-taiwanese-smartphone-comes-gamepad-equipped/)

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Oh my -- we're fallin' in love. Our always-inventive pals in Taiwan have developed a "PDA Phone" called the Century Sutra 1688 that comes complete with a gamepad controller (not Bluetooth, darn) and an NES emulation system. If you're fond of "Super Mario Brothers" and "The Legend of Zelda" from the NES craziness of the 80s, you'd probably hand over a month's paycheck for one of these beauties just to take a trip down memory lane. We know we would. The gamepad for Windows Mobile isn't exactly a new concept, but add in NES emulation -- even though there are a ton of portable NES emulators out there -- and we're sold.

[VampDude]

I want this, although it doesn't look much more than a cheap handheld with the gamepad addon...

...I'm gonna watch ebay for these! :p

[VampDude]

Via: Übergizmo™ (http://www.ubergizmo.com/15/archives/2007/05/century_sutra_1688_loves_snes_games.html)

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Talk about a really sensational name for a cellphone. The Century Sutra 1688 handset from China is a regular cellphone with the added caveat of an SNES emulator programmed inside. Regular phone features include a 1.3 megapixel camera behind and a VGA camera in front, a microSD memory card slot, and dual SIM carriages. While two cameras normally mean a 3G-capable handset, the Sutra 1688 is not one. Each $125 purchase comes with a game pad attachment and a CD containing more than 1,500 ROMs which are illegal unless you already own the original. SNES emulated games on a cellphone is definitely a step up from 8-bit games, but the legality of such a product is highly suspect. Better stick to your DS for portable gaming goodness.