Darth 64 shows the appeal of the dark side

by David Hinkle { Sep 16th 2008 at 7:15PM }

While not as crazy as sticking a Nintendo Entertainment System into a toaster, the above mod (dubbed "Darth 64") from hailrazer at the Ben heck forums is kind of similar. It's comprised of a PSone screen with original backlight, the N64 guts that make it all happen and a Lazer Doodle children's toy. After gutting the thing, hailrazer crammed in a GameCube controller and N64 controller, all while moving some triggers from a PlayStation controller to the back. Nice mod, hailrazer!

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Tags: ben-heck, darth-64, darth64, hailrazer, n64, n64-hack, n64-mod, portable-n64

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

scissors125 @ Sep 16th 2008 7:37PM

Must...

HAVE!!!

I would kill for a portable Nintendo 64. Especially if I have Goldeneye 007, Mario Kart 64, or Paper Mario with me.

ChromeAlchemist @ Sep 16th 2008 9:21PM

forget that, PERFECT DARK!!!! and CONKERS BFD!!!

scissors125 @ Sep 16th 2008 10:52PM

Whoa, I feel pretty stupid for not mentioning Conker...

*facepalm*

zchry @ Sep 17th 2008 6:41PM

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. :P

FantomRedux @ Sep 17th 2008 8:39AM

Gimmeh!

I'm actually surpired theres no handheld wii yet. I know theres the whole wii mote thing, but itd be great for games like Smash and WiiWare which doesnt require the wii mote

zchry @ Sep 17th 2008 6:42PM

Actually, Ben Heck himself made one. It's in laptop form, so I don't know if you're counting it.

But anything else seems terribly awkward with a Wiimote (as opposed to just plain awkward).

FantomRedux @ Sep 21st 2008 1:59PM

i heard about that, but i meant like the portable GC he (?) made.

Manny @ Sep 17th 2008 10:21AM

scissors125, you might just get your wish really soon about getting a portable N64 handheld. It's called "Pandora" and it's coming out November 08. The Pandora is an emulator beast and someone is already working on porting N64 onto it. It won't be long now!