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Portable SNES vs. portable SNES

Posted Nov 10th 2008 9:00AM by Alisha Karabinus
Filed under: News, Mods, Tech stuff, Wii Fanboy poll

Earlier this year, we featured one of the above SNES mods (the one on the right), and now, one of our favorite modders has thrown his hat into the portable SNES ring. The SNES on the left, by kotomi, is the latest in a long line of great-looking mods featured on his site.

But unless you're some sort of ambidextrous, giant-handed mutant freak, you probably can't play two of these at once, and that means you have to choose. Which one do you prefer: kotomi's, or, uh, the other guy's? Unfortunately, we don't know his/her name, though we wish we did!

Cheaper, sleeker, just as pointless: the latest portable Wii screen

Posted Aug 14th 2008 3:38PM by Chris Greenhough
Filed under: News, Peripherals, Screens

Portable screens for home consoles, we will never understand you. Playing Wii Sports in the car? Did nobody learn anything about the serious dangers of bowling in confined spaces from the Japanese Wii safety manual? And all on a tinier screen than you'd ever use at home?

Clearly, not everybody is so indifferent. This clip-on LCD 16:9 panel from Thinkgeek isn't the first of its kind, and we're willing to bet it won't be the last. It's an eye-straining seven inches from corner to corner, but at $109.99 is the cheapest option we've seen to date for those who can't bear to leave their console behind when they step outdoors. $109.99? Hey, what else can you buy for almost that amount? Oh, yes. More shots past the break.

Continue reading Cheaper, sleeker, just as pointless: the latest portable Wii screen

Portable GameCube needs more work, shows promise

Posted Jan 15th 2008 6:00PM by David Hinkle
Filed under: Mods

We hate to sound like your mother, Mr. I-Can-Mod-a-GameCube, but your fingernails (well, one nail, on your thumb) look pretty dirty. In fact, the unit itself looks like it could use a good cleaning as well. And, those vents look like they were made with a ballpoint pen in some Styrofoam.

But, we don't want to be too harsh. Because, and we'll be perfectly honest, we wouldn't ever be able to get past the first stage of creating a portable gaming system: unplugging the console and hacking it apart. We'd probably just pop in Twin Snakes, sit down and forget about the mod altogether.

Because playing Shadows of the Empire on the go is a necessity

Posted Jan 7th 2008 2:15PM by David Hinkle
Filed under: Mods

We love mods as much as the next person, but this unit above actually lacks one important feature: being able to use it. We wonder how one could actually go about setting the controller above the display, as we can only picture ourselves trying to play this and seeing nothing but forearm. Unless the game we're playing is Forearm Explosion: The Jupiter Exchange Incident, we're not sure we could get through any game on this console.

[Via MAXCONSOLE]

Wii Warm Up: Portability

Posted Nov 25th 2007 10:30AM by Candace Savino
Filed under: Wii Warm Up

We all know that the DS is easy to lug around, but how about your Wii? Does it ever leave your house? Do you take it on planes, trains, and automobiles? Maybe your Wii has been all over the world, or maybe it's never left your living room. Simply put, do you ever travel with your Wii?

Wii Warm Up: Sometimes you just have to play

Posted Oct 2nd 2007 9:00AM by Alisha Karabinus
Filed under: Wii Warm Up

When we saw this picture over at the Tanooki, we couldn't help but shake our heads. Oh, it's mostly admiration, but there's a touch of bemusement to the reaction, and part of us just thinks "some people's kids, man." But you have to give the guy props. Laundry is boring as hell, and a little quality time with Samus sure spices things up. We've got to ask -- have you maybe invested in one of those portable screens and taken your game on the go? It sounds like it could be fun, but there are some locations we recommend you avoid ... like poolside, or perhaps the bathtub. Wii and water just don't mix, folks.

As an aside... is that a WristStrong bracelet we see? Seems like a good idea with all that waggling!

LCD screen lets you waggle on the go

Posted Jun 20th 2007 10:00AM by JC Fletcher
Filed under: Peripherals

We admired Engadget's custom-made portable Wii, but most gamers don't want to take such drastic steps to achieve Wii mobility. That's where Century steps in.

They've made a portable 7-inch LCD screen that connects to the Wii, and contains its own sensor bar. It's priced at 14,800 yen ($120)? Good thing we're scary recluses and don't go places anyway! That doesn't seem terrible for an LCD screen, but it's more than we'd enjoy paying for the privilege of a smaller screen.

The Wii goes portable with Pega

Posted Jun 1st 2007 6:40PM by Eric Caoili
Filed under: Peripherals

A 7-inch (or 8.5-inch) screen display for the Wii isn't that impressive when compared to some of the other shrunken setups we've seen, but its portability might interest on-the-go gamers. As we've come to expect from accessories manufacturer Pega, the attachable screen provides just enough functionality to be usable, allowing for volume/color control, four-direction visual angle adjustment, and little else. There's something to be said though about being able to play a game of Wii Sports: Golf with the display whenever the mood strikes -- mainly, "Wow, this sure would be a lot more fun if we had a bigger TV. Or if we were playing Mystical Ninja instead."

[Via MaxConsole]

Engadget puts a Wii in your lap

Posted Jan 19th 2007 4:00PM by Alisha Karabinus
Filed under: Fan stuff, Mods

Or should that be on your lap? Either way, one thing's true -- our cooler, better looking Engadget office mates never let us play with their toys, and they get all the best stuff. Sigh. Well, in this case, they make all the best stuff, and soon, they're gonna show you how to create your very own Wii laptop. This bad boy isn't made to just sit around and look pretty, either; it's the real deal tucked into a portable package. Scope the features:

16:9 widescreen LCD, 7-inch diagonal
Stereo sound
Gamecube controller port
Built-in short range sensor bar
Ports for original sensor bar and A/V output jacks (for use on external display)
Built-in power supply and compartment for power cord
Dimensions: 8.5 x 7.7 x 2-inches

Next week, they're going to start putting up a step-by-step tutorial for those of you who suddenly find themselves with a nice, new burning desire for portable Wii action. And if you want to see this one in action, you can head over and check out the video and a huge image gallery showing off the Wii laptop from every angle.

The Wii packs up nicely

Posted Nov 23rd 2006 4:30PM by Alisha Karabinus
Filed under: Fan stuff

A photographer I'm not. The mother unit suggested that the Wii join us for holiday festivities (she just wants to beat her brother at baseball), which led to a dilemma of the deepest, darkest proportions -- how to pack up the Wii and all the accessories? There are more things than the original box can hold! So after casting around a bit, the idea of using the laptop bag occurred. To be fair, the bag in question is extra ginormous, but once emptied of all but a lone pen, it cradles the Wii nicely, with lots of extra space in the event we add more controllers in the future. Once zipped, the front pocket didn't even bulge as it does in this picture. So chalk another one up to the Wii -- bet you can't do this with your 360. Looks like I can even slide the laptop into the middle pocket with the controllers.

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Portable SNES vs. portable SNES

Cheaper, sleeker, just as pointless: the latest portable Wii screen

Portable GameCube needs more work, shows promise

Because playing Shadows of the Empire on the go is a necessity

Wii Warm Up: Portability

Wii Warm Up: Sometimes you just have to play

LCD screen lets you waggle on the go

The Wii goes portable with Pega

Engadget puts a Wii in your lap

The Wii packs up nicely

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