wraggster
October 7th, 2013, 20:51
http://hackadaycom.files.wordpress.com/2013/10/gc.jpg?w=620&h=303
The above pic isn’t a new Wii U controller from Nintendo – it’s the product of the 2013 Portable Build-Off Challenge over at the Made By Bacteria forums (http://www.made-by-bacteria.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=3808). Every year the Bacman forums hold a contest to build the best portabalized console, and like every year this year’s entries are top-notch.
One of the more interesting projects this year is a handheld PlayStation 2 (http://www.made-by-bacteria.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=20&t=3823&p=31730#p31730) put together by [Gman]. It uses a PS2 Slim motherboard and a dualshock 2 controller along with a 4-inch screen to stuff an entire PS2 into a convenient handheld gaming device. [Gman] ditched the CD drive and opted to play games off the USB drive, a clever substitution that really reduces the size and power consumption.
In our humble opinion, the best looking console mod is the one shown above (http://www.made-by-bacteria.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=0&t=3808&p=31662#p31662) by [Bungle]. It’s a portable GameCube stuffed inside a handmade case with a WiiKey Fusion (http://www.wiikey.com/features/) that allows games to be played off an SD card. It’s an amazing build, and we can only hope [Bungle] will make a few molds of his case.
The entire contest has an incredible display of console modding expertise, and is well worth a look (http://www.made-by-bacteria.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=0&t=3808).
http://hackaday.com/2013/10/07/handheld-console-build-off/
The above pic isn’t a new Wii U controller from Nintendo – it’s the product of the 2013 Portable Build-Off Challenge over at the Made By Bacteria forums (http://www.made-by-bacteria.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=3808). Every year the Bacman forums hold a contest to build the best portabalized console, and like every year this year’s entries are top-notch.
One of the more interesting projects this year is a handheld PlayStation 2 (http://www.made-by-bacteria.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=20&t=3823&p=31730#p31730) put together by [Gman]. It uses a PS2 Slim motherboard and a dualshock 2 controller along with a 4-inch screen to stuff an entire PS2 into a convenient handheld gaming device. [Gman] ditched the CD drive and opted to play games off the USB drive, a clever substitution that really reduces the size and power consumption.
In our humble opinion, the best looking console mod is the one shown above (http://www.made-by-bacteria.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=0&t=3808&p=31662#p31662) by [Bungle]. It’s a portable GameCube stuffed inside a handmade case with a WiiKey Fusion (http://www.wiikey.com/features/) that allows games to be played off an SD card. It’s an amazing build, and we can only hope [Bungle] will make a few molds of his case.
The entire contest has an incredible display of console modding expertise, and is well worth a look (http://www.made-by-bacteria.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=0&t=3808).
http://hackaday.com/2013/10/07/handheld-console-build-off/