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R2-D2 mod crams in eight game consoles and a projector
R2-D2 always seemed to have the right tool for any odd job, whether it be projecting a message of distress or opening up a blast door. Now, thanks to Popular Science reader Brian De Vitis (and PAX attendee, from the look of it), Artoo will also be able to play video games from a long time ago in living rooms far, far away.
From those rows of controllers strewn out on the floor, it looks like Artoo is packing an NES, SNES, Nintendo 64, Genesis, Dreamcast, Playstation, Xbox and — just a guess — PlayStation 2.
The sweetest part? It's also got a built-in projector for playing the games, which shines out of the same spot it did when Leia popped up and told Obi-Wan he was her only hope. There has been no greater legacy console mod than this, to be sure.
It can be seen in a recent copy of Popular Science, as pictured below.
TheForce.net, via Kotaku
By corbyz at 6:00 PM ON 09/22/09
You missed the Atari controllers and paddles. I think those controllers were from the Atari 7800. (And paddles, the knob things for Pong, from the Atari 2600.)
By PTRICKY at 7:41 PM ON 09/22/09
Awe inspiring.
By Anonymous Rockstar3F09 at 8:39 PM ON 09/22/09
That is so awesome. Which places & countries do you get it?
By kith101 at 11:40 PM ON 09/22/09
I'd buy one but my wife would divorce me. Might even be worth it.
By Qaz at 2:53 AM ON 09/23/09
did anyone see the pax08 poster?
By Giggity at 9:49 AM ON 09/23/09
Impressive.
Although this is totally geek-chic, gotta give this guy some creativity points.
By Hank Jekyll at 5:13 PM ON 09/23/09
Whoah, this could have some serious marketabilty, i mean just looking at it gets me semi-excited. This guy had a vision fo sho!!
By Dreamer at 7:07 PM ON 09/23/09
Okayyy... So, this is mighty, MIGHTY epic!
And also, i'm kinda impressed that SU took me to a page about this twice in a row. If i get a third time, i may have to buy me one... :P
By Default at 7:10 PM ON 09/23/09
And how come this isn't one of the major stories on the front page, hmmm?
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