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What would consoles look like gone Steampunk? photo

I am a complete sucker for certain eras, no doubt more than half of the reason I was completely obsessed with BioShock for months on end. Apparently I'm not alone, as Something Awful did up a recent Photoshop Phriday with elegant images of consoles reimagined as a part of their "A Better World" theme.

It hurts me that that the wooden DS does not exist. I would whip out a gold stylus and be snobby in public with all the pride my little heart could muster. I would also happily don three-piece suits and rock watch chains, but that's another story altogether.

[Via The Weekly Geek]

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Clockwork's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/26/2007 16:46
Clockwork
Do want all of the above.
blehman's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/26/2007 16:48
blehman
That DS is something wet dreams are made of.
MechaMonkey's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/26/2007 16:56
MechaMonkey
Steam is the wave of the future.
MrSadistic's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/26/2007 16:57
MrSadistic
Steampunk is overrated.
Neonie's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/26/2007 16:58
Neonie
That is the most beautiful DS I have ever seen.
BluDesign's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/26/2007 16:59
BluDesign
STOP NO!!!! TOO MUCH WIN!

arghhh!!!!

/dies
king3vbo's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/26/2007 17:01
king3vbo
SOOO MUCH WIIIIIIIIIIIIN!!!!!!!
DanielMachine's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/26/2007 17:03
DanielMachine
Aw. I thought that DS was real until I read the article. Now I'm sad.
vishusdelishus's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/26/2007 17:06
vishusdelishus
I'm an artist, and as such love seeing things like this. However....

Steampunk is played!
braulio09's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/26/2007 17:30
braulio09
the iPod wins
Cheeburga's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/26/2007 17:47
Cheeburga
Colettes on a roll.
:]<3
DaedHead8's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/26/2007 18:01
DaedHead8
I'd buy a DS for the third time if I could get one that looked like that.
Mista Smegheneghan's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/26/2007 18:14
Mista Smegheneghan
my god. that's freaking awesome! all we need now is a DS made entirely made out of metal (except for the screens) and we'd have the DS of the Past, Present and Future!
Maurice Tan's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/26/2007 18:44
Maurice Tan
What would Colette look like gone steampunk?



OH SHI-
Technophile's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/26/2007 19:06
Technophile
I <3 Steampunk...so sayeth the tiny bronze gears in my heart.
Fadakar's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/26/2007 20:13
Fadakar
@MrSadistic:
I hope you're being serious, because I agree.
Colette Bennett's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/26/2007 20:28
Colette Bennett
@Pew - Dude, that excited me. Just the thought :)
Tubatic's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/26/2007 20:46
Tubatic
I'd love The Wii set. An console to match your TV cabinet!
iliketuna's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/26/2007 21:25
iliketuna
my nintendog can't roll over without a mic on that steampunk ds!
MatCD's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/26/2007 21:33
MatCD
that's pretty badass
Thornnn's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/26/2007 21:51
Thornnn
Me Likey likey Ipod.
GENACON's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/27/2007 01:48
GENACON
The 1950s is one of my favourite eras.

So this touches me in all the right places.
Bob Muir's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/27/2007 02:02
Bob Muir
I dunno, half the appeal of the DS is the iPod-white finish, at least for me. However, I do have a retro-styled mono radio, complete with wooden finish.
ikiryou's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/27/2007 04:04
ikiryou
I prefer the coldness of stainless steel to brass. Brass just strikes me as being very suburban.
Zelnor's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/27/2007 04:53
Zelnor
I bet these people use a stolen prototype of a brain-computer interface.

How the hell do they do that ?
Lavallee017's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/27/2007 12:56
Lavallee017
the iPod is so not a console...waste of effort, someone should have done the PSP steamed out
Fading Star's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/28/2007 17:20
Fading Star
We need a wooden DS...now!
steampunk10's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/30/2009 01:40
steampunk10
Actual Steampunked DS - www.steampunk10.net. might be a bit late (like 2 years) but i did it.
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