Darth 64 shows the appeal of the dark side

Posted Sep 16th 2008 7:15PM by David Hinkle
Filed under: Mods

While not as crazy as sticking a Nintendo Entertainment System into a toaster, the above mod (dubbed "Darth 64") from hailrazer at the Ben heck forums is kind of similar. It's comprised of a PSone screen with original backlight, the N64 guts that make it all happen and a Lazer Doodle children's toy. After gutting the thing, hailrazer crammed in a GameCube controller and N64 controller, all while moving some triggers from a PlayStation controller to the back. Nice mod, hailrazer!

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Tags: ben-heck, darth-64, darth64, hailrazer, n64, n64-hack, n64-mod, portable-n64

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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

9-16-2008 @ 7:37PM

scissors125 said...

Must...

HAVE!!!

I would kill for a portable Nintendo 64. Especially if I have Goldeneye 007, Mario Kart 64, or Paper Mario with me.

9-16-2008 @ 9:21PM

ChromeAlchemist said...

forget that, PERFECT DARK!!!! and CONKERS BFD!!!

9-16-2008 @ 10:52PM

scissors125 said...

Whoa, I feel pretty stupid for not mentioning Conker...

*facepalm*

9-17-2008 @ 6:41PM

zchry said...

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. :P

9-17-2008 @ 8:39AM

FantomRedux said...

Gimmeh!

I'm actually surpired theres no handheld wii yet. I know theres the whole wii mote thing, but itd be great for games like Smash and WiiWare which doesnt require the wii mote

9-17-2008 @ 6:42PM

zchry said...

Actually, Ben Heck himself made one. It's in laptop form, so I don't know if you're counting it.

But anything else seems terribly awkward with a Wiimote (as opposed to just plain awkward).

9-21-2008 @ 1:59PM

FantomRedux said...

i heard about that, but i meant like the portable GC he (?) made.

9-17-2008 @ 10:21AM

Manny said...

scissors125, you might just get your wish really soon about getting a portable N64 handheld. It's called "Pandora" and it's coming out November 08. The Pandora is an emulator beast and someone is already working on porting N64 onto it. It won't be long now!

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