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One thing that you can find aplenty on youtube is video game music performed on a dizzying array of instruments. In this case we have the classic Mario Bros. theme beatboxed on a flute.
Via: Youtube , hardestlevel
For $4.99 you can download the official John Carmack port of the classic Wolfenstein 3D for your iphone or ipod touch. Looks to be the tightest FPS controls so far on the iphone.
Wolfenstein 3D iPhone Website
Alien Brigade Ad Scan
This was the "retro scan of the week" over on vintagecomputing.com. The ad is from the Atari 7800 game Alien Brigade that came out in 1990 at the end of the 7800's run. The alien infested solider in the ad looks very much like a baboon wearing a helmet. From the bottom of the ad: "An Alien is a wonderful thing to Waste".
Via: vintagecomputing
Customnesguy sells custom painted classic game systems on ebay and this is one of his newer auctions. This recent auction was a US SNES console repainted in Famicom colors with a matching snes controller. Ruby Red on the bottom half, Cadillac pearl white 3 stage paint for the top half, and Gold metallic accents. Sold for $112.50 at Ebay auction. Check out his past auctions for other neat retro customs.
Via: Ebay
Each of the 8 Contra stages from the NES game are recreated using the tools available in the LittleBigPlanet level editor. Little Big Planet is a puzzle platformer for the PS3 that has user-generated content.
Tenegn AC Adaptor for the NES
Tengen, the makers of Tetris, also had a line of Tengen Video Game Accessories. This listing on ebay features a factory sealed Tegen NES AC Adaptor. You rarely see these pop up on ebay opened and it's even more uncommon to find a factory sealed copy. Buy it now is set at $125 US with free shipping.
Via: Ebay , gameSniped
Tengen NES AC Back of Box
NES Handdbag
A Nintendo Controller purse made by inhope on Esty.com. 14-inches wide by 8-inches high this NES Controller inspired handbag has plenty of room to tote around all your necessities. The scale of the A & B buttons to the D pad is a little off looking but just think of it as a artistic reinterpretation of the classic grey and black controller. Sells for 39.95.
Via: technabob , Inhope's Esty Shop
Uncharted Waters - New Horizions
New for April on the Wii Virtual Console is Koei's SNES seafaring RPG/Simulator Uncharted Waters 2 - New Horizons. Control one of six different captains as you take your own path towards success on the high seas. Trading, sailing, combat and exploring give you plenty of replay value.
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C64 Laptop
A fully functional Commodore 64 laptop using mostly original hardware and inserted into a custom made case that's only 2.35″ thick. Storage is from a SD card connected to a 1541-III DTV device which lets the card emulate a floppy drive. Some of the non original parts include a Gamecube power supply and a Nokia LCD screen. The design maintains a nice 80's vibe and you can't beat the feeling of typing on a old c64 keyboard.
Read more at benheck.com
SNES Game Cart USB Hub
If you have dead snes cartridge laying around and need a couple extra usb ports for your computer then this might be your solution. Kristopher.hammar over on instructables.com writes a quick step by step guide to turn a empty snes game cart ( in this case a PAL Mario Kart ) into a mini usb hub.
Read more at instructables.com
SNES Cart USB Hub Inside
