DS lite cracked open & compared
Here are a ton of photos of the upcoming Nintendo DS lite cracked open and compared with the DS and Gameboy SP [via] Link.
Gaming
HOW TO – Famicom to NES game conversion
Mister Joshua writes – “Apparently some NES cartridges contain a removable/reusable adapter that enables one to place the guts of a Famicom game inside an NES cartridge and play it on any American NES console. A step-by-step guide is provided, along with useful tips for determining whether flea market cartridges contain a Famicom adapter.” Link.
Review: Animal Crossing and Electroplankton
Zonk on Slashdot has an excellent review of the only two “games” I “play” for the Nintendo DS – “When is a game not a game? Because it’s software designed to run on the Nintendo DS, Electroplankton and Animal Crossing: Wild World are packaged and sold as traditional games. Despite that, they don’t have many […]
HOW TO – Make a PS2 Serial Cable
Marcus made a serial port for a PS2 “This page has instructions for building your own serial cable that connects directly to the PS2’s EE processor. It only needs 5 wires soldered onto the PS2 mainboard, and a simple interface circuit to convert the EE’s voltage levels to the standard RS232 levels.” [via] Link.
Opera Browser coming for the Nintendo DS
More great news for DS owners, we’re getting a web browser! – this is going to be a lot of fun (and the DS has free WiFi in many places) – “The Opera browser for Nintendo DS will be sold as a DS card. Users simply insert the card into the Wi- Fi enabled Nintendo […]
Turn your Nintendo DS into a PDA with DSOrganize
DSOrganize, an organizer suite for the Nintendo DS is really starting to become a full featured PDA replacement, the latest version has handwriting recognition. Thanks Brian! [via] Link. Pictured here, a ton of other things you can do with a Gameboy and/or a Nintendo DS from MAKE volume 02.
HOW TO – Install MythTV on your Xbox
Good project for that old Xbox laying around – “Mythtv is an amazing product for turning your xbox in to a home built PVR system, the downside is the Xbox is not powerful enough for having it do the recording or the streaming of your tv shows. This guide will help you through configuring the […]
