Hacking Video Game Consoles

ebook Turn your old video game systems into awesome new portables · ExtremeTech

By Benjamin Heckendorn

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Space Invaders and Asteroids are back!



Loved that Atari(r) when you were a kid? So did Ben Heckendorn - so much, in fact, that he successfully resurrected it as a slim, go-anywhere portable. When Playstation(r) and Nintendo(r) aficionados got jealous, he created miniaturized, fully functioning, battery-powered versions of those too. Now it's your turn. Every secret is here - complete instructions, materials lists, tool tips, even advice on finding parts. Just wait 'til they see this at the high school reunion.



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Plans and instructions for building eight handheld, classic video games

* Choosing a game system - Atari(r), Nintendo(r), Super Nintendo(r), or Playstation(r)1

* What you'll spend

* Electronics and soldering 101

* Hacking portable TVs for their screens

* Building the case - CNC or freehand?

* Yank the cord, install the batteries
Hacking Video Game Consoles