Curiously Strong, or Just Plain Curious?
I should have jumped on this news the moment I heard about it, but better late than never, right? Anyway, a modder named Shank decided that the world needed a Nintendo Wii squeezed into an Altoids tin. Polygon reported on this in detail a couple of days ago, but the Cliff Notes is that Shank pared the system down to its barest essentials to fit it into a palm-sized form factor. It runs hot and chews through a rechargeable battery in ten minutes, but it sure is a thing that exists. Here's how it looks on the inside, again courtesy of Polygon...
And here it is in action, presumably playing the GameCube version of Super Smash Bros., since people just won't let it go fifteen years and three sequels later. For those curious, this image came from GameTyrant.
Good luck wave dashing with those tiny little buttons.
That is too awesome! I mean it's weird, impractical, and just insane; but I can't help wanting it. If he could solve the battery issue, it would be almost decent. Comments on his feed are great though.
ReplyDeleteMaybe I just want a good Wii/GC portable some day (something better). Not sure what custom work runs these days. Seems like a great use for a system with a dead drive.
I'm not an engineer, but I would guess that a Wii smashed into a Game Gear would be feasible. More space inside the case for fans, more space outside for extra buttons. I'm pretty sure someone did this with a Wii U game pad already, and it would make sense there as it's got all the necessary inputs available already.
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