Portable NES created inside a NES cartridge
Just like the title says, someone has made a PORTABLE NES (Nintendo Entertainment System) within a NES game cartridge! The guy’s name is Ariz and he took a NES cartridge, NES controller, and a noname “made in China” portable media player, and compiled a portable hand-held NES.
The media player acts as the screen and the storage medium for the NES ROMS, and the controller is the… controller. Both of these elements are encased in an old-school NES cartridge.
A list of features:
- 4GB built in flash memory
- SD card slot for memory expansion
- 2.8-inch color LCD screen
- TV Output
- Plays NES, Game Boy, and Game Boy Color games
- MP3 and Video player, FM tuner, and built-in speaker
- Internal rechargeable battery
This little piece of home-made technology is great on many levels. First, you get to revisit your favorite childhood video games from the NES, Game Boy, and Game Boy Color, without having to dig out your fossilized system . Second, its PORTABLE! Third, the games are virtually stored on the media player’s internal memory, meaning no more blowing into the bottom of the game cartridge and praying for the game to start-up. Lastly, it can play music and video, so it’s kind of like an old-school PSP.
However, there are some negative points here. There are pieces of technology that are already out there that have the ability to do exactly what this thing does. For example, the PSP (Playstation Portable) has the ability to play video and MP3, it’s portable, and you can run an emulator to revisit your classic NES and Game Boy games. Also, the new PSP Go that was just released has built in memory.
Bottom line? It would be great for someone who is a collector, but going through all that trouble to make something that is already available, not for me.
Link to original article: geek.com
