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R2D2 with 8 game-consoles in him
Boing Boing —
I know nothing about this R2D2 cooler-mod, except that it seems to consist of 8 retro game consoles shoehorned in glorious higgeldy-piggeldy into R2, with a projector.
Incredible R2D2 Hack has 8 Consoles + Projector
(Thanks, Dan!)
r2-d2 8 console hack proves casemods don’t have to make sense to be cool
technabob —
... While there aren’t many details about the heritage of this mod, what we can see from the picture is that the little droid is loaded up with a Dreamcast, an Xbox, an N64, an Atari 2600, a SEGA Saturn, an NES, an SNES and a PlayStation. It’s also got a projector and sound system built-in for good measure.
Though R2-D2 may have been designed as a utility droid, I think he’s finally found his real purpose – gaming droid.
[via Hack N Mod]
R2-D2 Console Mod Houses 8 Games Consoles
Geeky Gadgets —
... stuffed inside him and a total of 20 game controllers connected too him.
The mod was made using an R2-D2 cooler, I suppose it is now put to better use housing all the games consoles instead of keeping the owners beer cool.
Inside R2-D2 there is a Dreamcast, a Nintendo 64, an Xbox, an Atari 2600, a Sega Saturn, an NES, an SNES and a PlayStation, on top of that there is also a built in sound system and a projector.
Hack N Mod via Technabob
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R2D2 turned into retro gaming shrine, includes head-mounted projector
Engadget —
... consoles, an integrated sound system and a projector for throwing your Jet Grind Radio sessions onto a wall. The only extras you'll need are the masses of controllers you see above and the steady constitution to not erupt into geek euphoria. Popular Science reader Brian De Vitis is the man you have to thank for this splicing of console goodness, and he's been kind enough to also provide a picture of the R2's mobo-laden innards. It awaits just past the break. [Via Hack N Mod] Continue reading R2D2 turned into retro gaming shrine, includes ...
R2D2 features 8 consoles, projector
CrunchGear —
... on shelves inside, added a sound system, and rearranged the inputs so he could plug in controllers from the outside. To watch all the gaming action, he added a projector in the rig’s dome, just like the real R2’s.”
Judging from the photo, it appears that the consoles used are: NES, Atari, Dreamcast, N64, SNES, Genesis, PS1, and Xbox. That’s a lot of cords to keep untangled, yes, but I think you’ll agree that it’d be totally worth it.
[PopSci via HacknMod]
R2D2 has 8 Game Consoles inside
Hacked Gadgets - DIY Tech Blog —
Console makers are always trying to make their machine sleeker and sexier than the competition. In the end the consoles usually look like a black or white rectangular box. If you are tired of the ordinary why not stuff all of your favorite consoles in something that look cool like a R2D2? That is exactly what Brian De Vitis did!
Via: Popular Science via Hack N Mod
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Un R2-D2 con 8 consolas dentro
Gizmologia —
... Usualmente los mods que vemos suelen ser desagradables y los resultados no son nada interesantes. Pero esta es de las veces que hay que pararse y aplaudir porque Brian De Vitis, el creador de este R2-D2, metió nada menos que 8 consolas dentro del tierno robot. ...
