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SNES Portable
Tha_Zanthrax writes "This guy is really good: the same dude that built a portable PSX a while ago and has also made some really old Atari 2600 portable has did it again. This time he 'compressed' a Super Nintendo System. The comicbook-like intro is nice to."
An ability that would be really nice is being able to store ROMS on a memory stick or something. That way you could download obscure games and play them on this thing. It works great for computers with SNES9X and ZSNES; why can't it work for this?
Why would someone want this? I guess if SNES is more addictive for you than heroin, maybe this'd be up your alley.
I don't know about you, but even though I own some newer systems, the ones I play the most are NES, Atari, and SNES. Who cares if they aren't current, they are FUN.
Also, the games on SNES are a hell of a lot more entertaining than the games on Cellphones. If I wanted to play "Snake", I would load up QBasic on my 486.
The fact of the matter is that many gamers love playing older games. New games can be fun, but I often find myself longing for the days of 2D, side-scrollers. Myself and those like me would love to have portable NES & SNES systems.
Besides, a system like this is GREAT for buying old games at Flea Markets, etc. You can test to make sure the games work right then & there! That's enough right there to justify having one of these.
Okay, the comic book intro and story was worth a laugh, but jesus christ, can't he actually show us what the damn final product looks like? I was anticipating at least one high res frontal non clipped shot of what he actually built. Now I read through the article to know what the back of it looks like, what the battery looks like, and what the internals looks like, but I still haven't seen the actual finished product.
The "commercially produced portable PlayStation" is the PSOne, and it's sort of awkward. It's basically a console with an optional screen attached. You still need to hook up the controllers externally, it needs a constant power connection to run, etc. It's only barely portable, whereas his PlayStation Portable is a complete unit that fits in your hand and can run either on batteries or a wall connection.