SNES Cartridge USB Hub

Rico Mossesgeld — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 16:57:28 +0000

Instructables’ article on how to make a USB hub from an old SNES cartridge is not only geeky, it’s useful. That’s because if you can get the required items (the most important of is listed on Tradera, the so-called Swedish eBay), you can modify the instructions a bit to make a USB hub from practically any container. You’ll just have to decipher the Swedish on Tradera first if you want to get anywhere.

Perhaps more experimental types should start out with trying to turn cartridges from other consoles. Although games no longer run from relatively bulky containers, so it may be wise to modify these increasingly rare relics so quickly?

If and when you decide to pull this off, why not consider the LEGO USB flash drive?

(image and source: instructables.com)

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Painted SNES Catalog to Induce Retro Geekasms

Rico Mossesgeld — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 14:46:31 +0000

I’m not sure about the legitimacy of eBay Power Seller hellokitty1111111111, despite the 99.8% positive feedback. After all, would you take that kind of name seriously? Plus what does the poor grammar say about the seller? But it’s probably worth finding out, if you’re on the market for custom painted SNES consoles.

hellokitty1111111111 (again, what a name!) is selling three different SNES consoles, one a tribute to Zelda: A Link to the Past, another glorifying Ghouls N Ghosts, and a third featuring Super Mario World. Continue reading to see for yourself.

Click on a picture to see a full-sized version:

Visit the following eBay pages if you’re interested. As always, caveat emptor!

Painted Super Nintendo Entertainment System – Super Mario World

(images from ebay.com)

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