The Nintendo PC casemod; NES HTPC
by Christopher Grant 
{ Feb 28th 2006 at 9:30PM }
At ExtremeTech, John F. de Perczel has transformed an old NES console into a home theater PC using VIA's mini-ITX form factor EPIA motherboard and a 1GHz C3 processor. He says, "it streams music, surfs the Web, downloads movies, and runs NESticle like a champ. It won't, however, run iTunes visualizer in full-screen mode."
The page is dated 8/25/04, so we're willing to bet there are plenty of more powerful options available now if one were interested in updating the concept. How about shoving one of those new Mac minis into an NES?
Check out the Nintendo PC slideshow.
See also:
NES alarm clock; hit Reset to sleep in
[Thanks, Draco]
UPDATE: Ask and ye shall receive! Mac mini in an NES.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
James @ Feb 28th 2006 9:38PM
Chris G., why don't you give me $500 or better yet $800 so I can get one of those new Mac Minis to shove into a NES?
The Mini-ITX based systems are far cheaper to put together than a Mac Mini.
Maybe I can get an old Cray and shoehorn it into my car.
Ian Gibson @ Feb 28th 2006 9:48PM
I did exactly the same thing earlier this year except with an xbox - http://www.wootboot.com/xbox_pc.htm
Probot @ Feb 28th 2006 9:57PM
Putting PC parts in an Xbox...
Isn't that kind of redundant?
Jago @ Feb 28th 2006 10:01PM
Damn dude...you need to seriously optimize your thumbnail images. 700+kbs for a 350x280 image?
Nice mod though...
Brent @ Mar 1st 2006 12:16AM
A friend of mine put a mac mini inside a nes case. I posted his project on my blog:
http://www.brentalan.com/blog/2006/02/28/mac-mini-inside-a-nes/
Joe @ Mar 1st 2006 1:16AM
I've been trying to make the nes mod for over 2 years now. I just dont have the money to get the micro itx board.
C. Grant @ Mar 1st 2006 8:27AM
See James, ask and ye shall receive!
Awesome Brent. Gimme.
James @ Mar 1st 2006 6:50PM
Good comeback Chris. My point being, if you don't have money for a Micro-ITX board, what makes you think that you can afford to stuff a Mac Mini into a NES?
C. Grant @ Mar 2nd 2006 8:59AM
Well, I couldn't afford either! That doesn't mean the power of the internet can't be bent to my singular, corrupted will!