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bandit
September 20th, 2007, 07:15
For some reason I have put the guts of a wireless Xbox 360 controller inside of an original, huge, 2001-model Xbox 1 controller - commonly referred to as “the Duke”, though what it has in common with John Wayne is beyond me.


http://benheck.com/Games/Xbox360/duke/duke360_3.jpg

Batteries. Much more useful up there than the memory slots or whatever the heck it was for.

Believe it or not this mod is suggested to me every once in a while so I figured I might as well take a crack at it and see what happens. It’s not often you get to work on a controller so large it’s classified by NASA as a low-level Earth-orbit object. For this reason, during the modding, I was careful not to drop it as this would have created an impact crater sufficient to snuff out all life on Earth and the dinosaurs, whichever comes first. Aerosmith and Bruce Willis were standing by to save the day in case of mishaps.

All ripping aside, it ended up being about as difficult as the PS360 controller, nothing I couldn’t handle. Since I did this on my own accord it is unclaimed and up for grabs. Best price gets it, so make an offer! Could ship just in time for Halo 3.

Based off the difficulty of this mod (harder than I would have liked) and the number of other projects I have going on I probably won’t duplicate this anytime soon, so first come, only served. More pics and a video below.


http://benheck.com/Games/Xbox360/duke/duke360_1.jpg

It's more than meets the eye. Especially in weight.

Looks quite normal from the front, except for the added guide button (between/above back and start) and the headset jack at the base. Couldn’t forget that, what’s trash-talking without one?


http://benheck.com/Games/Xbox360/duke/duke360_2.jpg

Back is also fairly normal, except for a small, recessed “sync” button below where the cord used to come out. Remember, if a burglar or elephant is in your house you can throw this controller at them for an easy knockout. (See your local state laws before carrying it in your purse, however)


http://benheck.com/Games/Xbox360/duke/duke360_4.jpg

Click here to download (http://benheck.com/Videos/duke360_controller.mpg) a short, yet thrilling, video of this amazingly backwards controller in action. And no, I don’t have an HDTV set yet, sorry. Think of it, in just minutes a day, by lifting and playing with this controller, you can burn off twice the calories of the regular Xbox 360 alone! Now how much would you pay?

Who would want to go back to a huge piece of accessory that was back in 2001? Thats like going from a 52" Plasma HDTV to an 13" analog tube TV.

Source: BenHeck (http://benheck.com/09-18-2007/xbox-360-duke-controller)

grantlionheart
September 20th, 2007, 07:19
Why would i want to go back to it?
Although it was big it was the most comfortable of the xbox controllers. infact im thinking of bidding 10$ on it xD

Bestwick
September 20th, 2007, 14:30
He's accomplished the Xbox equivalent of what Sony manufactures for the PS3 :P

mnuhaily22
September 22nd, 2007, 08:25
The only reason I didn't buy the original xbox was because of that big controller...

gdf
September 22nd, 2007, 23:37
Lol, nice one! Good job the guy did there, but somehow I think I'll give it a miss ;)

DarthPaul
September 23rd, 2007, 16:12
Who would want this?