ProtoDojo turns NES controller into flash drive with Konami-level security
By Donald Melanson 
posted October 12th 2009 12:22PM
posted October 12th 2009 12:22PM
The humble NES controller has certainly provided plenty of inspiration for mods over the years, and even a little dreaming, but it doesn't look like the well is showing any signs of drying up just yet. The latest to take a crack at the iconic gadget is one man shop ProtoDojo, which did what many others have done and turned the controller into a flash drive, but went the extra step of adding an ingenious security measure to ensure that only true NES veterans are able to mount the drive. We won't spell it out here, but let's just say this drive stands a better chance at Contra than most -- all possible thanks to the magic of Arduino, as you might have guessed. Head on past the break for a complete overview on video.
All these NES controller/cartridge/whatever thingy never get old.
20 years from now, we'll be using the Nintendo DSi as a GPS Navigator and whatnot =).
Eventually we will run out of NES controllers to destroy.
@Kamokazi, that will be a sad day when they can only be found in museums. :'(
Meh some place in China will start producing them way before then.
Very cool. but only 1GB? Slap a 32+ in this sucker
Proof-of-concept, not a product.
I understand that but if you're gonna mod something. Make it usable for your everyday use. Make things just because you can? How about make things just because you can and can use them/
It is easier to try something new with a super cheap 1GB than with a 32GB drive.
genuinely impressive!
UP UP DOWN DOWN LEFT RIGHT LEFT RIGHT B A START
I bet that's how you unlock it.
Whoops. I'm a jackass. Posted that before I watched the video.
Thanks, you just gave all 3 people that are reading this and didn't already figure it out the way to steal all this guys 1 gb of important data.
You are a jackass
on another note, is this really that secure if everyone that has even heard of an NES knows how to unlock it?
it would be cool to make it an emulator with LCD, wait, that's GBMicro
protodojo.com does not work ! What a shame !
That is quite possibly the neatest breadboard I have ever seen.
recycling at its best.