When it comes to the unholy act of squishing a console into a smaller, slightly-more-portable shell, most homemade devices usually offer either style or functionality, but not both. Hailrazer's Kamikaze 64, on the other hand, appears to be sexy and packed with features.
It's all about the little touches, like opting to include parts from a GameCube controller for better comfort, video output, and even slapping an I/O port on the device's backside. Incredible work all around, for sure.
This project brings me back to the days of the Sega Nomad; limited battery life even when you threw handfuls of AA batteries at the black beast. Still, the vile thing was technically portable.
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On the youtube comments, he quoted SEVEN HUNDRED DOLLARS for one of these.
Now, I understand that there's alot of time involved in making one of these, but $700?
Nicely done, and I'm not sure I could pull it off, but I would want one AC adapter for both charging and direct power, as well as one cable for the controller breakout box. The placement of the memory card port is pretty awkward too.
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4:00 AM on 01.26.2010
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gameboy > sega genesis/nomad
Now, I understand that there's alot of time involved in making one of these, but $700?
Either way, it looks pretty good.