Portable NES mod integrates entire controller

We've seen a lot of portable NES mods come and go -- we're on pretty friendly terms with Ben Heck, after all -- but this is the first portable NES we've seen that integrates an actual NES controller. Of course, that makes the whole package pretty damn chubby, but hey, now you'll be working out those biceps in addition to improving your eye-hand coordination. We don't have a lot of info apart from this picture -- anyone know where this thing came from? Let us know in comments!

[Via Tech Digest]

[Billy Fiul @ Sep 6th 2007 3:13AM]

I, for one, welcome our new NES-modifying overlords.

[Oracle @ Sep 6th 2007 3:15AM]

uh.. China?

[KKop @ Sep 6th 2007 3:23AM]

Wow, the other guy is wearing a MSX T-shirt. Talk about obscure...

[Pixolut @ Sep 6th 2007 3:42AM]

Where did he hide the car battery?

[eTAN @ Sep 6th 2007 3:55AM]

i hope the engadget moderators read this comment...this isn't exactly the first portable nes mod with a controller built into it...here's one from 2005...as you can see, the actual controller is not only integrated, but actually molded into the casing...i feel that he deserves some credit...maybe even a spot on the blog?

http://forums.benheck.com/viewtopic.php?t=3122&highlight=

[M Ritchie @ Sep 6th 2007 4:12AM]

iPod Touch ... perhaps in your next giveaway!

[M Ritchie @ Sep 6th 2007 5:06AM]

doh, wrong window... therefore thread!

[James Ollier @ Sep 6th 2007 4:28AM]

Or you could use a NES Emulator on a PSP....

[Edward Hyena @ Sep 6th 2007 6:08AM]

The PSP is bigger and using it for NES games makes Sony execs cry.

[L. Cyphre @ Sep 6th 2007 6:10AM]

'Portable', my ass.

[strider_mt2k @ Sep 6th 2007 9:09AM]

The hand truck is probably just out of camera range.

That thing is BIG.

[Nick @ Sep 6th 2007 8:02AM]

Hey, that's Megaman 2 :)

God bless the classics.

[Atanas Boev @ Sep 6th 2007 8:08AM]

Looks like Adventure Island I, or maybe, II :)

[StrangeBum @ Sep 6th 2007 9:24AM]

Damn..this reminds me of my old gray brick called the Gameboy. The casing and having just a standard NES controller on there. The resemblance is uncanny.

I wish I was able to do this sort of stuff; however, not too good with the soldering iron.

[Will B @ Sep 6th 2007 9:31AM]

HEY! I made one of these many years ago :(

I sawed the controller in half and put the buttons on either side of the screen. Check it out at my hella-old website!

http://www.angelfire.com/dbz/bgbop15/Portable1.html

[Bizam! @ Sep 6th 2007 9:47AM]

That's it, shove an NES into a DVD-ROM housing! Nice and ergonomic...

[Jeff @ Sep 6th 2007 9:54AM]

Wow. It's so big and ugly. I can't wait to complain about it... just as soon as I finish building my own.

The rest of you, I can only assume, have finished yours? Right?

[Play_it_Leo @ Sep 6th 2007 11:37AM]

That is awesome.

[Tabajara Labs @ Sep 6th 2007 1:06PM]

This photo was taken on 2005(6?) Canal3's meeting in Sao Paulo, Brazil. This one was made by Saulo San, who lives in Rio de Janeiro. This was made with a CD drive case (!), a foston LCD TV, a one-chip NES and a controller. Maybe I have more photos, I'm going to MSXRIO (a meeting of MSX users in Rio de Janeiro) and I can post more photos on my site as soon as I'm back. If engadget allows, the link is http://www.tabajara-labs.com.br

[ato220 @ Sep 7th 2007 9:38AM]

Definitely Adventure Island 1

[emarrs @ Sep 8th 2007 12:45PM]

i miss jammin on those little red buttons

[brunobelo @ Sep 10th 2007 4:05PM]

Whoa! Saulo's NES on Engadget! Great news! :-D And I've played with this NES, it's huge but awesome!

[SauloSan @ Sep 11th 2007 2:36PM]

Wow!! My "portable" NES gone famous worldwide!! I´ll try to post more photos soon...

This small and cute NES was made by me and my "eletronic wizard" friend V4ndre and presented in the Canal3 meeting with few bugs. Some of them resolved and other pending until this date, and maybe forever... :-P

About the game played in the picture: This is Adventure Island 1, one of my personal top 10 for the NES...

For other pictures of my classic videogames MODs and game reviews, please go to:

recycledvgs.blogspot.com (portuguese only)

[v4ndre @ Sep 11th 2007 5:48PM]

Yeah!!! I Can`t Believe it ...but it`s true, our hack project has no limits....I never thought about international repercution...So I`m Very Proud and very happy with all the comments...
SPECIAL THANKS TO:
everybody who had helped for this nes mod...thanks for Tabajara,Bruno and all friends from CANAL 03
Special thanks for SauloSan, because withot him
this wouldn`t be real...
So, guys wait for the next project,it will be terrific!
V4ndre and SauloSan
Presents
Giga Sega Júpiter Prototype

Comming Soon Next Summer