Turn Your GBA Into A Game Console

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Turn Your GBA Into A Game Console

Posted by simoniker on Monday September 29, 2003 @05:58AM from the almost-the-size-of-a-nomad-now dept.

Kon writes "Here's a site that has photos and describes some very nice mods for the GameBoy Advance (original model), which make it function more like a video game console, yet still remaining portable. These mods include a Neo Geo joystick attachment, power management mod, and an RGB LCD monitor attachment. If you're not too squeamish you can try them as well, using the instructions which are provided."

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Re:Or you could just use a Game Boy Player... by Worminater · 2003-09-29 06:03 · Score: 5, Funny

You forget that this is /.

Real geaks dont buy there toy enhancesments

They mod their own, break it, but buy anohter one to mod on the principle of it.

how many times have i alone gone through this terrible vicious cycle...
What a fantastic idea! by jt007 · 2003-09-29 06:03 · Score: 5, Funny

Coming next: how to buy a Sony Walkman and nail it to your wall!!

Is it just me ir is this completely missing the point!

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1. Re:What a fantastic idea! by dr_dank · 2003-09-29 06:31 · Score: 3, Funny
  
  how to buy a Sony Walkman and nail it to your wall!!
  
  Would that be before or after the casemod and mandatory installation of NetBSD?
  
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I sure hope... by LordoftheFrings · 2003-09-29 06:06 · Score: 3, Funny

he's didn't make a webserver mod for his GBA, cause with the roughly 3 megs of images, the slashdot effect will be like dropping a 600 tonne boulder on an ant.

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Penny Arcade said it well by zodar · 2003-09-29 06:07 · Score: 3, Funny

PA said it well in their Addendum To The Manual

(Warning : contains a bad word or two)
He is my GOD!!!!!11111111 by Frac · 2003-09-29 06:24 · Score: 4, Funny

I'm serious, that guy is a genius.

I've actually been working on a similar project - turning a notebook into a computer. I don't have any pictures at the moment, but in a nutshell, it pretty much involves tying a ball and chain onto my PowerBook G4. How do you like MY apples?
Reminds me of by Gogl · 2003-09-29 07:05 · Score: 3, Funny

There's a Penny Arcade for every situation. God (or lack thereof) knows I'm not going to try a mod where chances are decent I'm just going to break my GBA. The mod gets point for geekness, but is definitely on the impractical side.