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Mod plays NES in a NES cartridge

nintendowiifanboy.com — Darkeru from the Ben Heck forums came up with the idea for this beauty, and after months of "careful planning," finally finished his creation. It's exactly what you think it is; a mod that plays NES games on a NES game cartridge

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  • greensauce, on 07/06/2008, -1/+168One of these days they will run out of things to mod into a NES
    • atomicpoet, on 07/06/2008, -1/+34We will never run out of things to stick an NES into: tiger claw, single cell organisms, and dirt. Personally speaking, I can't wait till they mod a magic mushroom into an NES. Then I could really live in the mushroom kingdom!
    • jgzman, on 07/07/2008, -0/+30But that day is not today.
    • dioxys, on 07/07/2008, -0/+14Then they'll move on to the SNES!
    • ohmahgawd, on 07/07/2008, -2/+2Next they will mod an NES controller. Last they will mod the start button, and then we'll finally realize how dumb most of these mods are.
  • BrownManUPS, on 07/06/2008, -3/+174What happens if I put the cartridge in an NES...
    • Nitesmoke, on 07/07/2008, -2/+123The universe explodes.
    • mlbwebdesign, on 07/07/2008, -1/+254Nothing, you have to blow into it first.
    • chris86wm, on 07/07/2008, -0/+22Then you get a SNES
    • championchap, on 07/07/2008, -2/+10OH SHI..
    • kpne1home, on 07/07/2008, -0/+18NES^2
    • charoco, on 07/07/2008, -0/+27You're transported to a world where everyone looks like John Malkovich for 15 minutes, then you're dumped out by the Jersey Turnpike.
    • thebigbradwolf, on 07/07/2008, -0/+2memory leak
    • snagamike, on 07/08/2008, -0/+2That's like crossing the streams, man!
    • rhinofinger, on 07/08/2008, -2/+0
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  • gamben0, on 07/06/2008, -7/+12Cool idea, but I'm sure its uncomfortable to play.
    • BoonTobias, on 07/07/2008, -10/+1(see ^ comment)
    • INTERNETMASTER, on 07/07/2008, -0/+23no more uncomfortable than the original NES controller ^.^
    • D14BL0, on 07/07/2008, -0/+3It's about as ergonomic as the original, so I'm sure one would adapt.
  • santa7, on 07/06/2008, -14/+44Where's start and select
    • WhereAmI, on 07/06/2008, -4/+26If you bothered to look at the original post on the Ben Heck forums he explained that. They're on the lower right and left on the sides.
      As seen here:
      http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b396/Darkeru/NES ...
      • mlbwebdesign, on 07/07/2008, -1/+29Read the article? LOL! This is the internets.
      • repmekevets, on 07/07/2008, -0/+6perhaps we should be digging that up and not wiifanboylameness.com
    • sirgolf82, on 07/07/2008, -0/+2If the OP linked to the original post, this thread could have been avoided altogether. I want my minute back.
  • robomixx, on 07/06/2008, -4/+51What has science done!
    • SkippyDoorknob, on 07/07/2008, -1/+9"He tampered in God's domain..."
  • Synova, on 07/07/2008, -3/+103Warning: Infinite loop.
  • Carrot1991, on 07/07/2008, -5/+48I was going to say
    Science: What have they done.

    I noticed the guy above already has so in a desperate attempt of trying to think of a cool, funny alternative, with the edit timer ticking. Those who read this, will know that I failed
  • JlmAWP, on 07/07/2008, -3/+149Do you still have to blow in it?
    • Murdats, on 07/07/2008, -2/+14if you add a little wind generator to it that would be awesome.
      • JlmAWP, on 07/07/2008, -0/+6On/Off switch toggled by air.
      • dignation, on 07/07/2008, -0/+5Except I think I remember that it was actually the moisture in your breath that increased the conductivity of the contacts that actually made it work...

        But hey, why not?
      • Wandel, on 07/08/2008, -0/+1Mythbusters should do an episode about blowing into NES cartridges.
    • Scrappy1850, on 07/07/2008, -0/+10if you don't know... that feels REALLY good
    • josepablos, on 07/07/2008, -2/+1where the wind blow?..

      just keep it clean
    • theOster, on 07/08/2008, -0/+1i think that blowing into the cartridge should be the only way to turn it on.

      EDIT: *****, i see what i did there. anyway, the main point stands - it would be awesome.
  • XenoSNK, on 07/07/2008, -18/+2After the wow-factor, it didn't take long to realize that this isn't practical or useful in any way.
  • crazycracker911, on 07/07/2008, -14/+2You get all the chicks with that; 50% of the time, EVERYTIME!
  • ButchersBoy, on 07/07/2008, -8/+5Pointless, yet cool.
  • rivs, on 07/07/2008, -5/+2I always like this mods. It's a good way to show how much technology has improved over the years. I do have one question, where are the select and start buttons? How am I supposed to enter the Contra code?
    • Nutmegan, on 07/07/2008, -0/+2Could they just install a Contra code button and save time for these people?
    • thebigbradwolf, on 07/07/2008, -0/+2the NES cartridges are mostly empty space, always have been, there's a chip about the size of desktop RAM in there.
    • JudgeMonkey, on 07/08/2008, -0/+1If you follow this mostly non-informative post and go to the forum posting for this, he shows where the start and select buttons are, among many other Qs&As.
  • sandiegodude, on 07/07/2008, -17/+1up, down, up, down, left, right, left, right, b, a, start.
  • ensta2, on 07/07/2008, -0/+23It's amazing technology has advanced so much that we are fitting entire systems into cartridges from the past
  • nads, on 07/07/2008, -2/+19People stop dividing by zero.
  • xdevit, on 07/07/2008, -8/+2Was on the front page yesterday..
    • crweaks23, on 07/07/2008, -0/+5was not on digg yesterday, and therefore don't care
  • xsecretfiles, on 07/07/2008, -13/+3This >>>>> DS
  • musntSurfatWork, on 07/07/2008, -2/+19Can I play DuckHunt on it? NO? PFFF...
    • WELLDOITLIVE, on 07/07/2008, -2/+3That makes me wonder, what if you hooked up the light gun to a very small screen like this? Will the "blast zone" be large enough so that as long as you are pointed at the screen you will score a hit? Or is the blast zone always proportionate to the size of the screen you are using, so playing on a small screen would just be really hard to do?
      • mpn401, on 07/07/2008, -0/+19It wouldn't do anything. The screen is an LCD and the light gun would not see the scanlines and such it can only see on a CRT display.
      • WELLDOITLIVE, on 07/07/2008, -0/+2I understand that, I should have clarified.

        Assume I was talking about a small CRT screen. Then what?
      • alpha88, on 07/08/2008, -0/+1Good question. Submit it to mythbusters to test or something.
  • modsuperstar, on 07/07/2008, -10/+3The next step now is to make a portable, playable NES cartridge out of cake and the internet will have officially eaten itself.
  • buckchoris, on 07/07/2008, -17/+2Take action against college humor bury all its article.

    http://www.collegehumor.com/video:1808306
    • modsuperstar, on 07/07/2008, -4/+3That link is so NSFW, but it is ***** funny
      • mlvassallo, on 07/07/2008, -0/+9Yeah... Not that funny.
      • theOster, on 07/08/2008, -0/+1yeah, kinda like time cube is funny. not really funny, just kinda sad what with the misdirected efforts and whatnot
  • end3rthe3rd, on 07/07/2008, -7/+2Ive been getting EXTREME deja vu on Digg front pages. Haven't you people noticed besides xdevit? I could of sworn I saw an article 3 times in a row on the front page. Please don't tell me the world is so boring that we need to use articles several times over to fill the front page. Idk maybe I'm just crazy. Maybe I'm just a mudkip.
    • stonedthot, on 07/07/2008, -0/+1Its weird the way I flick between berating people for complaining about duplicates, usually saying something like "who gives a *****, I didn't see it that time"... Then I see an article like this for the 5th time and can't help but getting irritated enough to comment on the repeat... Aaah sweet, sweet hypocrisy
    • caramba420, on 07/07/2008, -0/+0Is it just me, or do the same comments keep popping up? It's like deja vu all over again.
  • waldo686, on 07/07/2008, -0/+2I liked that portable snes that was in the article, i need me one of them
  • Stanks, on 07/07/2008, -1/+31I'll be impressed when we can play XBOX 360 games on an XBOX 360 CD....
    • rooneyet, on 07/07/2008, -0/+810 bucks says in the next 50 year we will have the technology to do it
      • bigsteve, on 07/07/2008, -0/+24$100 says your $10 will be worth $1.
    • Zalyster, on 07/07/2008, -3/+12I'll be impressed when they make an actual XBOX 360 CD....
    • RedS0x, on 07/07/2008, -1/+6DVD*
    • Evi1d33d, on 07/07/2008, -0/+2And then put it into an actual 360.
  • scotishstriker, on 07/07/2008, -1/+2I just installed the wii homebrew channel so i am set for playing classic games
    • JudgeMonkey, on 07/08/2008, -1/+1Thank heaven, not only is that relevant to this discussion, and everyone cares, but it's also something that was NEVER possible before homebrew. Not at all.

      Everything I just said is entirely true....
  • daridave, on 07/07/2008, -8/+3Uh, where's the select and start buttons !?
  • leerayIG88, on 07/07/2008, -6/+1Great mod but but I like playing games on my flat screen plasma TV. O.o
    • awtripp, on 07/07/2008, -0/+2What? You're not going to mention how large it is?

      I avoid Plasma screens simply because of burn-in issues.
  • mysedai, on 07/07/2008, -1/+2It will be mine. Oh, yes, it will be mine.
  • nellshini, on 07/07/2008, -0/+17It's almost as wrong as a chicken omelet.
  • Berserk87, on 07/07/2008, -1/+7This has been done several times already....

    .....and there a tutorial on how to do it.

    http://www.ladyada.net/make/gamegrrl/make.html

    • jessenoob, on 07/08/2008, -0/+1It's not as badass as using the cartridge as a console.
  • Electricpigdigg, on 07/07/2008, -2/+1It's still cool to think it's possible to play an NES game IN a cartridge.
  • magneteye, on 07/07/2008, -0/+2I am waiting for the same thing to be done with a GameBoy cartridge; then I will be amazed.
  • 6shot, on 07/07/2008, -0/+2Excite Bike FTW!
  • dcmcderm, on 07/07/2008, -0/+14Where do you plug in the power glove?
  • goosegoosegoose, on 07/07/2008, -3/+1I have an R4 for my DS and while it's not as badass looking as this, it does offer the ability to play any NES game ever. If you have a DS, you're doing yourself a disservice by not getting an R4.
    • screwfanboys1, on 07/07/2008, -0/+3"it does offer the ability to play any NES game ever"

      ...or any DS game ever..
    • hassanchop13, on 07/07/2008, -0/+4is this an ad or something? because you didnt link anythiing, but seriously, i cant think of many devices now a days that dont have nes emulators....
      • goosegoosegoose, on 07/07/2008, -0/+0Um no, I didn't know that it could emulate NES games until recently, I was just using it for DS roms. It can also emulate Genesis and Super NES roms, but usually they look like crap.
      • someone173406, on 07/07/2008, -0/+2Then you're just slow.
      • goosegoosegoose, on 07/08/2008, -2/+0Your name is Perry Lam, you live in Canada, and you're 15...all the makings of a pathetic nerd.
      • someone173406, on 07/08/2008, -0/+1And you're a 32 year old chap who lives in hell in your mom's basement.
    • TheTjalian, on 07/08/2008, -1/+1I'd like to contend this. No NES emulator is perfect, so not every NES game ever can be played.

      Buried.

      Also, R4 is *****. You're doing yourself a disservice by getting that crap.
  • Ledjar, on 07/07/2008, -5/+2instructions or its fake!
  • RobotKing, on 07/07/2008, -0/+3It's not a real NES in a cartridge. It's one of those small 99 in 1 generic NES clones. Still kind of cool though.
  • Sauratos, on 07/07/2008, -5/+1But...Nintendo....cartridge.... *head impodes*
  • iamchampuk, on 07/08/2008, -0/+0Wow. That was the sound of the universe imploding sue to the meta-ness of this hack!
  • Geezus101, on 07/08/2008, -2/+1Do I blow into the cartridge or the system? :O
  • amenic, on 07/08/2008, -3/+1Fake? How can you load up a game without the 'start' button?
    • JudgeMonkey, on 07/08/2008, -0/+1It has a start button, as well as select.
      • amenic, on 07/09/2008, -0/+1I guess I'm blind I do not see them on the cartridge.
  • hansolo007, on 07/08/2008, -0/+1Game Genie compatible?
  • goosegoosegoose, on 07/08/2008, -0/+0Nothing more pathetic than someone who compares and contrasts DS flash carts. Jesus get a life.
  • manictuco7, on 07/10/2008, -0/+0Saaweeet! That's awesome! Who knows what they'll mod next? But where's the start button? :-(
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