Someone had to do it, right? Oh yeah. I guess no one did, really. But someone did anyway, and here it is: a Dreamcast tablet called the Dream Tablet.
So what is the Dream Tablet? It's a Dreamcast (R.I.P.) in a 15" tablet-style system. It runs on batteries (3+ hours of playtime) and even has an ejecting GD-ROM drive, says Fusionmods. Benheck forum member WERD gets the credit for this mod. You can see all of the construction details on his blog -- he put some serious work into this.
What's the point, you ask? I don't know. But it's pretty cool, right? A portable Dreamcast that's actually bigger than an Xbox 360? I would play this on a bus just to see the reactions. Hydro Thunder, maybe? I would need someone to hold it up for me while I play, though.
Hit the jump to see the actual device in action.
Dale North is Destructoid's Editor-In-Chief, a founding editor, and specialist in Japanese gaming. An accomplished musician, Dale was reporting from Japan during the earthquakes of 2011. Luckily, he got the fuck out alive and is home in America now with his wife and beloved corgi, Einstein. Dale is also a co-founder of Destructoid's sister anime site
Japanator. Likes Corgis, Sega Saturn, PSP, iPhone, Photographic tools.
Meet the rest of the team
| BBcode help |
| [b]Bold text[/b] |
Bold text |
| [i]Italic text[/i] |
Italic text |
| [url]http://www.dtoid.com/[/url] |
http://www.dtoid.com |
| [url=http://www.dtoid.com/]Web link[/url] |
Web link |
|
| [img]http://www.example.com/robot.jpg[/img] |
 |
Post a comment! You can also post a photo below:
Comment with Facebook
Click connect and comment instantly!
|
Comment with Dtoid
New? SIGN UP - it takes 5 seconds
|
17 comments | showing # 1 to 17
|
Comment with Facebook
Click connect and comment instantly!
|
Comment with Dtoid
New? SIGN UP - it takes 5 seconds
|
Comments policy
Destructoid is an open discussion community. You don't need to "audition" to post a comment - just speak your mind. We respect differing opinions on the site, so have at it. Be smart, funny, insightful, clueless, or cute -- but back it up with substance. Keep your cool, keep it fun. We only ask that you act respectfully and above all: don't be a troll and ruin it for everyone else. Don't bring down gamers or we'll, you know, gently shoot you in the face and stuff you into a flaming mailbox. Each comment is your opportuntity to make this community awesomer. Is that even a word?
Avoiding the banhammer only requires common sense: spamming, trolling, racism, NSFW stuff, and other forms of sucking will not be tolerated. If anyone is griefing please report abuse. Be good. Don't suck!
Contest:
5:20 PM on 03.31.2009
| 
It's gotta be just as thin and run for about 3 hours.
That would be Awesome!
Too bad a PS3 uses as much electricity has a fridge. You'd be lucky to get half an hour off a battery that size.
@ Daedhead8
Ben Heckendorn didn't make it. Some guy with the username WERD did it.
I wonder how much it heats up in that plastic box with all the Dreamcast innards and LCD and no vents or cooling to be seen.
Man that is awesome!! Not the best way to play Dreamcast but it is cool nonetheless!
You'd rather have a portable PS3 than a portable Dreamcast?
Right... no offence to the PS3 but Dreamcast > PS3.