Friday, April 12, 2013

Retro console mod combines 15 game systems into a single machine


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Gaming hardware modder Bacteria has created the ultimate retro console mod, combining 15 systems into one machine that can be operated with a single controller. The system houses a host of older consoles including the Atari 7800, as well as multiple Sega and Nintendo generations including the Dreamcast and Gamecube. With emulation and backward compatibility built into some of the systems, the project is capable of playing a total of 18 console's games. Bacteria has aptly titled the bundled console Project Unity.

The project's final hardware is housed in a large wooden box with a label above each of the fifteen disc drives and cartridge slots to indicate which console's media a given drive accepts. The full machine weighs 44 pounds,...

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