64 Boy might be the smallest N64 mod yet (if not, it's pretty close) (video)

Sure, we've seen more polished N64 handhelds (literally), but we're hard to pressed to find one that's more... well, portable. And its small size doesn't mean that Mod Retro forum member Bentomo's creation is anything less than featured-packed: 3.5-inch display, external docking station (for up to four controllers, stereo audio outs, and both composite and s-video outs), external memory / transfer / rumble pack slot, a charger, up to four hours of battery life, and a full compliment of controls. Not bad for a 65m x 110mm x 53mm package, eh? Interested? Our man is letting this go, and he's taking bids -- though if you offer him $1,000 it's yours. Hit the source link for the details... but not before you check out the epic video after the break.

[SolidSnake Posted Apr 19th 2010 7:22PM]

Pretty damn cool.
At least its shipping, unlike the Pandora...

[RandomK Posted Apr 19th 2010 7:24PM]

@SolidSnake

I haven't seen the video either.

I like iControlPad & Pandora though.

[scots79 Posted Apr 19th 2010 8:36PM]

@Eli Haj
65 meters sounds perfectly logical to me

[Elric Posted Apr 20th 2010 1:16PM]

This is a great example of why software emulation is better than hacked original hardware. Leave those vintage consoles in pristine condition for future generations of hardware historians. Get a software emulator for portable retro game action.

[j4g3rb0mb3d Posted Apr 19th 2010 7:25PM]

That's pretty nice.

Portable Perfect Dark

[A25i Posted Apr 19th 2010 8:46PM]

@j4g3rb0mb3d
Best game ever.
Wish I had a grand laying around.

[matknny Posted Apr 19th 2010 9:41PM]

@A25i
Ive seen the n64 mods and I tell you. These are what I dream of.

[Chibi Chaingun Posted Apr 19th 2010 9:46PM]

@A25i

It's only $10 on XBLA.

[j4g3rb0mb3d Posted Apr 19th 2010 11:53PM]

@Chibi Chaingun I bought it on XBLA, very good "remake" and still true to the original

[zeroinfinity2 Posted Apr 19th 2010 7:28PM]

I wonder how hot it runs.

[TareG Posted Apr 19th 2010 7:39PM]

Oh how fast the Incredible's review was removed from top stories.... That said, kewl N64 mod.

[Salath911 Posted Apr 19th 2010 7:40PM]

I love it.

[foxh8er2 Posted Apr 19th 2010 7:43PM]

Weird how that "Sony" battery sorta looks like a stylized version of "Anus" from the side.

Ugh. How I loathe my juvenile mind.

[Indyaner Posted Apr 19th 2010 8:47PM]

@foxh8er2
Its even more juvenile that you posted this exact same post in the youtube-comment-section below the Video.

[Joseph9307 Posted Apr 19th 2010 7:47PM]

This is quite an impressive feat.


Okay, someone seriously needs to make an Xbox 360 portable....

[Adeptus Posted Apr 19th 2010 8:02PM]

@Joseph9307 There's a Xbox360 "laptop" at http://www.benheck.com

[kingofwale Posted Apr 19th 2010 7:50PM]

this is a clear case where emulation would help A LOT.

what's next? Portable turn-table walkman???

[tylersmyler Posted Apr 19th 2010 10:29PM]

@kingofwale
that would clearly deplete the purpose.

[tylersmyler Posted Apr 19th 2010 10:29PM]

@tylersmyler

it would also defeat it

[eta Posted Apr 19th 2010 7:52PM]

I'm a moderator on ModRetro, I can most likely answer any questions you guys might have about this. Eh? Eh?

[SolidSnake Posted Apr 19th 2010 8:02PM]

@eta
Is this an actual N64 or an emulator? And how long did it take him to build?

[4nth0ny Posted Apr 19th 2010 8:17PM]

@SolidSnake Its obviously not an emulator

[eta Posted Apr 19th 2010 8:23PM]

@SolidSnake It's actual N64 hardware.
It took him 80 hours over the course of 3 months.

[Adeptus Posted Apr 19th 2010 8:28PM]

@SolidSnake If you watch the video you'd know...

[SolidSnake Posted Apr 19th 2010 8:48PM]

@SolidSnake
Sorry for the dumb question...
*places foot in mouth*

[IndeedJimmy Posted Apr 19th 2010 8:14PM]

For 900 bucks less I can stick my 64 into a blender and then take it with me.

[iroq d mullet Posted Apr 19th 2010 8:17PM]

Nice socks. Hanes?

[HansImGlueck Posted Apr 19th 2010 8:37PM]

"hard to pressed" - I'm an alien, but that still strikes me as a tad odd...

[A25i Posted Apr 19th 2010 8:48PM]

I hate when I hear two screens.

[eta Posted Apr 19th 2010 8:57PM]

@A25i

IT'S THE WORST.

[Franks Beef Posted Apr 19th 2010 9:04PM]

"Just hoping endadget will post it so I can get some serious advertisement."

Haha. Nice.

[kenny goo Posted Apr 19th 2010 9:35PM]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emulator

Get one.

[eta Posted Apr 19th 2010 9:42PM]

Good luck running that on anything this size.

[Stengo Posted Apr 20th 2010 2:53AM]

@eta
Actually, some games run very nicely on my PSP that I bought a few week off of ebay for around 40€. Can't complain about size there.

[Stengo Posted Apr 20th 2010 2:54AM]

@Stengo
"weeks ago"

stupid non existent edit button

[peepeeland Posted Apr 19th 2010 9:53PM]

I want to mod my original GameBoy into a case the size of my refrigerator and have it run off a steam engine.

Forget portability-- I want my gadgets so large that nobody can even move them. And then when I move out of apartments, there'll just be massive 5 to 10 ton gadgets on the premises, which can only be removed by tearing down whole walls.

In fact, if I just live in a tank in my apartment, who the fuck can evict me???

Okay-- I need to mod my GameBoy into a tank. BRB.

[iLikePickles Posted Apr 19th 2010 10:00PM]

God, please dont tell me this was an accident.....

[Firehazel Posted Apr 19th 2010 10:03PM]

@Eli Haj I would buy a portable gamecube in a hot minute...

[ZaxCG2 Posted Apr 19th 2010 10:11PM]

Well one things for sure... I know that Ben Heck did NOT do this.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h71JlOxqgtw#t=0m55s

[Plazmic Flame Posted Apr 19th 2010 10:11PM]

A tip of my hat to the guy who created this thing.

[Cheetoh Posted Apr 19th 2010 10:22PM]

Paper Mario is the perfect game to play on this mod, because it's the best game ever made. At least in the Nintendo realm, but there's always Super Mario Galaxy...

I can finally carry my N64 around!

[Wiggy Fuzz Posted Apr 20th 2010 1:00AM]

they can only get so small until the cartridge ends up bigger than the console.

maybe the next wave will require a cartridge mod

[Pocket Alien Posted Apr 20th 2010 2:54AM]

Oooh, I dont know… its no Pippin.