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Forget touchscreen, solar powered or even self-destructing coffee tables… Kyle Downes has modded the coffee table into its best version ever: a retro-tastic NES controller. Just look at the ...
8BitDo is best known for its throwback-style Bluetooth gamepads, but a few months ago, it released DIY modding kits for original NES, SNES and Sega Mega Drive controllers. As the name suggests ...
Electronics guru Taylor Burley built a gaming console out of an NES controller, and it can play titles like Pac-Man and Space Invaders.
Now you can transform your Nokia 3200 from a mere cellphone into a mighty, identify-you-as-a-nerd cellphone. Merged with the venerable NES controller, the result is a cellphone that puts to shame ...
We extend our congratulations to [airz] over at the ben heck forums. He put together a mod that fits an emulator into an original NES cartridge and utilizes a butchered original NES controller ...
The 8BitDo mod kit retails for $19.99, and original NES controllers frequently go for less than $10 on eBay, which means you can build a Switch-compatible NES controller for around $30.
Remember the NES Max? It was a weird boomerang-shaped controller from 1988 that was, like so many things, ahead of its time. Decades later, a retro modder has given the peripheral a more modern ...
I still remember wanting the NES Power Glove when it first debuted in the 90s, but the controller disappeared about as quick as it launched -- far ahead of its time. It's 2020 now, so let's re ...
Of course, not every game is compatible with an NES controller, but some have such limited controls that you can make due with only two buttons, a D-Pad, and a little mapping. So, whether you’re ...
The NES controller’s cross-shaped D-pad and minimal button layout defined how players interacted with their favorite games, setting a standard that persisted for decades.