slipperybrick.com - 9/29/2008
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Atari Hero: Play Atari like a rock god This is not my first console mod, but I think it’s the neatest. As far as I know it hasn’t been done before. I wanted to be able play Atari 2600 games like you play Guitar Hero… With a guitar. With this mod, you just pop in your favorite 2600 cartridge, and ...
technabob.com - 9/29/2008
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technabob.com —
Conner over at SlipperyBrick just tipped me off
to his latest creation, and it’s quite a doozy.
Combining two of my favorite pastimes, Guitar Hero and the Atari 2600, this new casemod is a real beaut. Just plug your old Atari 2600 ...
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atari 2600 + guitar hero = atari hero [casemod]
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atari 2600 + guitar hero = atari hero [casemod]
technabob —
... sure just about any 2600 game out there would be more fun on this thing than E.T., but that’s the only screenshot that I managed to get. Maybe some Pitfall or Kaboom would be better?
It took Conner about 2 months to put together this Frankenstein’s monster of gaming goodness, and it was certainly worth the wait from the look of things. Now all he needs to do is figure out a way get a version of Guitar Hero to run on the Atari 2600.
[via SlipperyBrick] ...
Atari Hero
Gadget Venue —
... a fully working Atari 2600 and has a fire button on the neck of the guitar, a joystick above the screen and a breakout style controller below the screen. You actually do hold this console like a guitar to play the games.
The guitar also has a small LCD screen built in allowing you to play the games. The whole thing runs on 8 AA batteries making it completely portable. It certainly will turn a few heads if you start playing Pitfall on the London underground.
Via: SlipperyBrick
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Atari Hero
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Atari Hero mod lets you rock out with ET
Engadget —
... Those of us old enough to remember crap games like E.T. and Sssnake have every right to be thrilled by the relative quality of modern gems like Guitar Hero. We're guessing modder Conner Flynn over at SlipperyBrick feels that way too, melding the old with the new ...
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