NES & Atari Hacks

NES Controller Mouse

NES Controller Mouse

Tired of your lame, average looking mouse? Worry no longer! Turn your old NES controller into a mouse...
DIY NES Controller Cell Phone Mod

DIY NES Controller Cell Phone Mod

Want a phone that will be unique looking? Forget about going to the mall and buying a new faceplate. Make a phone out of an old Nintendo Controller. Now that is truly kicking it old school! Relive the glory days with this NES Controller that has...
Use an Atari Joystick as a TV Remote Control

Use an Atari Joystick as a TV Remote Control

I wanted a simple remote that could be used to easily control the volume and channels. I have replaced all of my remotes with a single Harmony 880 control which works great, but I wanted something a bit more cool to compliment it. Building the...
Play Tetris on your Wall

Play Tetris on your Wall

That's a whole lotta tetris. We string together 15 buttons pads, a bunch of ATmega8s, program in some rules to Tetris, and out comes wall-sized fun. Â A well documented step by step guide tells you exactly how it was...
Human Pong

Human Pong

What if I'm feeling all nostalgic and I don't have an Atari you ask. Why, you get together with six friends and make your own game of Pong of...
Hack your Hat with Pong

Hack your Hat with Pong

This project is inspired by drunken chats during summer music festivals. A personal light-show to wear after dark. Overall more than 6 months from start to finish. No comment on whether this was time well...
Pong Watch keeps you Punctual

Pong Watch keeps you Punctual

I succeeded in compressing all the electronics for this watch in to a 10mm-thick case. The 96x64 OLED display runs continuously - unlike older LED watches, there is no need to press a button to see the time. Battery life is 25 hours, so recharging...
LED Pong  – Dot Matrix Style

LED Pong - Dot Matrix Style

Old school pong using LED lights positioned in a 5x7 matrix configuration. A small ciruit board and a few simple scripts and you're feeling...
Nes Controller Wallet – BABE MAGNET

Nes Controller Wallet - BABE MAGNET

Another reinvention of this gaming classic. Turn the classic NES controller into your very own wallet. About 10 minutes with ZERO sewing and you've made one sweet lookin wallet. (plus the ladies love...
The NES AdPAD

The NES AdPAD

I really like my NES, and i really like the features of the NES Advantage pad Unfortunatly the advantage pad is not good to play with. It requires enormous movement of your hand to use the joystick, and the A & B buttons tend to get stuck. Also...