Apr 10

The Multari: Atari 2600 gets elegantly shoved in a handheld

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We already knew what Marshall was capable of when we caught wind of his masterfully assembled portable Nintendo 64, but the modder extraordinaire has really outdone himself this time. As the name implies, The Multari is a portable Atari 2600 with 32 games built right in. The chassis itself was crafted from vacuum-formed styrene plastic, and aside from the colorful buttons and iconic D-pad, there’s also a 5-inch display and what appears to be a set of speakers. Mmm, retro never looked so good. Peek the video after the break (right after you grab your drool cup).

 

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Feb 25

The Atari 2600 cake, mascarpone cartridges sold separately

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What can you really say about this? It’s simply the most delicious looking 8-bit console we’ve ever laid eyes on. Now, if someone could just whip up an Xbox 360 hot-fudge sundae or Genesis-brûlée. Hey — maybe for our next birthday?

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Aug 23

Ben Heck’s NEStari is twice the fun

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You just can’t put this guy down. Just when you think he’s had his full share of soldering injuries and heatsink frustration, Benjamin Heckendorn goes and builds the NEStari, a flavorful combination of NES and Atari 2600 in a convenient, portable package. The story is half the fun, but short of it is Ben had a NES-on-a-chip lying around and a spare Atari Flashback 2 chip, but only a single 3.5-inch LCD, so he decided to make a nice, fat portable that can load both NES and Atari cartridges. Sure, the DS lite kids may laugh, but you can always bludgeon them with this monstrosity, while playing gaming classics that far surpass the Pokemons of today. Well, at least Ben can. He’s not going to be making any more of these, since the hack wasn’t exactly easy to pull off. Hit up the read link for the step-by-step and even some video of the NEStari in action — if you can get it to load.

 

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Office Depot Featured Gadget: Xbox 360 Platinum System Packs the power to bring games to life!

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