HTPC Inside Nintendo NES Case For Sale

[Guest]

Play Super Mario Bros. on Your HDTV

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[ksa-_-jed]

only for $475!!!!!!!

 

[vulmer]

Thats just too cool. I can never get enough of mods like this.

 

[Pyroflea]

That's pretty cool, but I could make a similar rig, with an internal power supply, for less than that. Very cool, but too pricey for my books.

*Note: I realize he's trying to profit for his labor, I'm just sayin'

 

[scifi9000]

Why can't I see the power supply? Is it external perhaps? I like the idea of a simple flash drive but would have gone with something bigger (sticking with silent flash) but for the price, it's pretty good I say. The netbook I am currently typing on has an atom and a Geforce 9300M and it struggles for 1080p playback through the HDMI, I don't know how the ion (with 9400m)in this device will perform.

 

[scifi9000]

I forgot to mention that I am using Win7 32 though. Performance will probably be better again on linux.

 

[RogerDeath]

I was looking forward to using different HDs like I would my old NES carts. Still pretty awesome though. Maybe I should take the lead and do the same for the SNES?

 

[scifi9000]

Oh, and on 2nd read I saw the word external so please don't spank me too hard

 

[rmmil978]

Pretty cool idea, but just an Intel Atom? Come on, I'd use a i3 and then overclock the crap out of it! Then again, I'm inclined to overclock the crap out of anything I build...

 

[dupaman]

I`ve been meaning to build something like this too, but I`d stuff the atom into my Sega Genesis rev2, which still looks pretty modern next to dvd/blu-ray players,etc. Seeing as how he only uses around $250 in parts in addition to the NES shell, the price is way too steep.

 

[erikstarcher]

Just bought one of these:
http/www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16856119016&cm_re=foxconn_ion-_-56-119-016-_-Product
Add a hard drive and memory and cost is right around $300.00.
There is room for 3 of these inside of a NES. Or one system, matching dvdrw, and you could even fit the power brick inside, so this is nothing special.

 

[rebb]

Do I have to blow out my bootlegged movies before I can watch them?

 

[thejerk]

That's some pretty slick case modding in the rear...

At least it's not on eBay: "This auction is for schematics to build your own NES HTPC Shitbox."

/end sarcasm

 

[littlec]

Sure you could build it yourself and save a little but people sell these things because they know there are nerds out there that are lazy and have that extra dough.

 

[maestintaolius]

This just begs to have an emulator and a rom collection installed on it.

 

[bv90andy]

That's cool! add a nice emulator to play the originals with a wireless gamepad 😵 and it's awesome

 

[nukemaster]

I come to 360 CAD with the same board 4 gigs of memory and a 32GIG flash drive. So once you add modding up the nes case it may be worth it for some, but not for me. I would go with a laptop drive for some space. and YES, i DO have a spare nes sitting here(one is still connected to the TV, the other is awaiting something similar to that, but i will need some kind of USB -> NES controller adapter for a realistic feel).

Board/CPU
http/ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=38918&promoid=1069
Memory, may need some with smaller heatsinks.
http/ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=45196&promoid=1069
Flash drive
http/ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=42756&promoid=1069

 

[Guest]

you can hack a wiimote to connect to bluetooth in win7, which you could use as a nes controller.

hotness.

 

[branson]

Can I use my Game Genie in this? I really like super jumping in Super Mario Brothers!!!!

 

[spks19]

Very cool mod. I think the options to leave the hdd and power supply external were good choices. IIRC those old machines overheated with their massive 8 bit graphic potential. They ran at 1.78 mhz with an 8 bit (count them, 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8) PPU (picture processing unit). With dualing 16 Kbit (2kb) ram units, one for RAM and one for VRAM. This combo put out a whopping 256 x 240 resolution in the greatest year ever, 1986.