i.gizmodo.com - 4/16/2009
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When one gamer's Xbox 360 went RRoD, he didn't just give up. Instead, he gutted the system and transformed his dead Xbox 360 into a functioning arcade stick. Keep fighting the good fight, Seppun. [ TechEBlog ]
news.cnet.com - 4/23/2009
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news.cnet.com —
It's not all that often that gaming publications
get excited over a fishing game, but at least...
one is saying that "The Strike" is "shaping up to be the best fishing video game ever created." In fact, after playing a preview of the game, which is ...
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Fishing gets real on the XBox 360
unscripted360.com - 4/22/2009
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unscripted360.com —
No this is not a late April Fool’s
joke. Color me surprised and yet intrigued at the...
same time to witness this but it’s true. Griffin International, XS Games and Bass Pro Shops are bringing what they claim to be “the most ...
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Fishing Pole Accessory for Xbox 360
techeblog.com - 4/15/2009
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techeblog.com —
File this under: creative arcade joysticks made from
everyday things . Modder Seppun apparently couldn't save an...
Xbox 360 that suffered the Red Ring of Death, but he did however, gut it and transform the machine into a functional arcade stick. ...
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One Gamer's Xbox 360 RROD is Another Gamer's Arcade Stick
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RRoD Xbox Arcade Stick
Gadgets @ GadgetHeat —
... any case what we have here is an ingenious use of the xbox 360 chassis which has been gutted to remove the original 360 internal workings and replaced with arcade stick functions. The only way we would have given it extra cool points if the RRoD Xbox Arcade Stick had been modded to play itself, i.e., you could play games on it and also use it as an arcade stick to play those games. Now that would have made the RRoD Xbox Arcade Stick outstanding.
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Dead Xbox 360 turns into very much alive arcade stick
DVICE Atom Feed —
... Very annoying! But hey, when life hands your lemons, make lemonade. Or, in this case, when life hands you a bricked Xbox 360, make an arcade stick.
That's exactly what one spurned gamer did, using his useless console as an opportunity to make one unique and definitely awesome arcade stick. Now, when he goes out and buys a new Xbox, he'll be able to play Street Fighter IV on it on another Xbox. That's called looking on the bright side, friends.
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