Famicom clone closes the circle with an NES cart for a case

Just when you thought it couldn't get any more meta than a full NES clone hacked into an NES controller, somebody goes and mods up an NES cart to play Famicom cartridges. The all-in-one unit includes a pair of controller plugs, video out and that all-important reset switch in a pretty slick package. That's great and all, but when our grandkids start building PS3 clones out of discarded Blu-ray cases, we're seriously going to start freaking out.

[Via technabob]

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 22nd 2008 9:50AM]

I'm not usually one for case mods, but that IS cool.

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 22nd 2008 10:31AM]

It looks like they put a Yobo board in there. Those things are so small they're already the size of a cart in their original case. Even if you own a NES you need to buy a Yobo because they're so damn cool looking and way smaller in person.

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 22nd 2008 12:00PM]

People, we are talking here about incest!

It's Cart on Cart!

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 22nd 2008 10:11PM]

Incest or interracial?

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 22nd 2008 9:52AM]

At least with a PS3 clone, you wouldn't have to blow the cartridge to get it to work.

[BeingBoston Posted Apr 22nd 2008 11:37AM]

Yeah, the PS3 doesn't need any help "blowing". it does a good job by it's self.

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 22nd 2008 3:55PM]

Yeah, because you won't be playing any games anyways.

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 22nd 2008 12:19PM]

Daaaaammnnnnnnnn...!

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 22nd 2008 12:56PM]

@ TIMMAY

OOOOOH, count it!

[NeoJew Posted Apr 22nd 2008 10:16AM]

That's one of the most beautiful things I've ever seen in my entire life.

[KC Posted Apr 22nd 2008 10:35AM]

It won't be your grand kids, it won't even be your kids. At the rate technology moves you'll see it in about 5 years lol

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 22nd 2008 10:37AM]

What's this about grandkids? You mean you'll start freaking out when we are printing PS3 clones including wireless power and uber high-def screens onto discarded Bluray disks as souveneirs... in ten years time! We can but hope...

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 22nd 2008 10:58AM]

But what kind of controllers does it use? It's not an NES port, looks more like a Genesis port.

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 22nd 2008 11:08AM]

Famicom port.

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 22nd 2008 9:57PM]

Umm, the original Famicom's controllers were attached to the system. What hardware is this using? Yobo?

[Ryan Trevisol Posted Apr 22nd 2008 11:24AM]

Hmm wouldn't that create a causality loop? One that can only be broken by Kelsey Grammer?

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 22nd 2008 11:45AM]

ahhh, irony

[drocpsu Posted Apr 22nd 2008 11:54AM]

if only they modded the NES cartridge to play NES games (using regular NES controllers)...that would be the ultimate.

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 22nd 2008 8:03PM]

did you look at the picture? no need to RTFA, just look.

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 23rd 2008 2:24PM]

Am I the only one dreaming of an SNES version of this?

That I would buy ten of.

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 22nd 2008 10:25PM]

That's a pretty easy mod using the Yobo. I could probably make one in a day. In fact, maybe I will...

Still, it's really cool.