Those of us
old enough to remember crap games like E.T. and Sssnake have every right to be thrilled by the relative quality of modern gems like Guitar Hero. We're guessing modder Conner Flynn over at SlipperyBrick feels that way too, melding the old with the new by inserting an Atari 2600 console into the body of a faux-Gibson from Guitar Hero. This meant adding two controllers to the body (an eight-way joystick plus a paddle-style controller for Breakout), wiring up the green button on the neck, and adding a small screen where the strum bar would normally reside. It's a layout that makes this axe best suited for play Jeff Healey-style, and with a pocketful of AA batteries you can game your Angel Eyes out wherever you like. No, it's not the
most ergonomic portable 2600 we've ever seen, or most
practical, but is certainly is the most badass.
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posted Sep 29th 2008 9:17AM
what people will do to be on engadget...
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exactly
Atari 2600 is remembered only by ET?
It's like PC would only get remembered by Barbie Pony Adventures in the future...
totally! ET for Atari is probably the worst game in history.
I think the fact that they buried all the leftover cartridges in N.M., coupled with just how awful this game was, elevates it's status in Atari gaming history.
That - and this guy probably was looking at his atari game collection while building the guitar and said, "Which one of these will I never play..."
Slow news day?
It doesn't take much to get on Engadget these days, eh?
Rojas and Block would have never posted this story.
I dont get it. What is that doing? Was it necessary to use the GH guitar for what is happening there?
I suggest that you RTFA.
Very cool. Much more fun than many of the goofy Wii mods I've seen, and especially better than turning your 360 into an alarm clock/tissue dispenser.
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Wow Jeff Healey, man you guys are old. LOL J/K atleast it it was half right but you won't SEE me playing that.
next can we try to mod a gizmondo into something that doesn't suck so much?
Damn, I originally thought this guitar played the noises from the games. Like you could remix the midi sounds using the fret buttons.