Fan-made "portable" GameCube is a beast [update 1]
by Blake Snow 
{ Jul 26th 2006 at 1:55PM }
Ben Harklin over at Nintendo Central has constructed a real (big) beauty: a semi-portable GameCube. He writes: "After a month of on-off work, I've finished my handheld Gamecube. Calling it a Portable Gamecube is an [overstatement] because I'm still tethered to the wall and it is still bulky and heavy."
And we thought the GameCube was known for its cute, little size. Hey, whatever it takes to play Smash Brothers on the go.
[update 1: corrected quoter's misuse of understatement to overstatement]
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LunarDuality @ Jul 26th 2006 2:08PM
That has to be one of the worst "portables" I've ever seen. And it's still needs an outlet, too. Sounds like a waste of time...but it got him on Joystiq. **shrug**
Grant @ Jul 26th 2006 2:13PM
He means "overstatement" right?
007craft @ Jul 26th 2006 2:37PM
What a waste of time. All he did was put the gamecube ontop of some custom made controller he built and added a screen in front, terrible.
I opened my gamecube to install a mod chip and I know its very tiny in there. If he actually gutted the GC and used the insides into a custom case, he could of made that thing 20 times smaller.
LongshotX @ Jul 26th 2006 3:11PM
Why post this garbage. If he tried he could have made that thing much smaller; but he didn't he just threw something together to get attention and say hey look what I did. Horrible Mod.
Zorak @ Jul 26th 2006 3:19PM
over at benheck.com's forums there are several far superior portable gamecubes. this one is pretty, but too big and has no battery. one dude over there had actually made significant progress at putting a gamecube inside a thickened game gear. i'd kill for one of those.
Zell @ Jul 26th 2006 3:21PM
I think it's neat. Those who can do better should prove it.
Marc @ Jul 26th 2006 3:32PM
It's not fat.....it's Phat. :P
Jeff @ Jul 26th 2006 4:13PM
Just so you know the man's name is Ben Hartland, not Ben Harklin.
hartleyshc @ Jul 26th 2006 4:20PM
it looks cool, but without a battery, its not very practical. imo, youre better off just spending the money to make the custom shell on just an lcd screen and battery pack. that gc wont even need to be plugged in, and it can just sit in your lap like a very "cube" like laptop.
SonicRift @ Jul 26th 2006 5:53PM
no GBA slot either...
Defferoo @ Jul 26th 2006 6:46PM
no... GBA slot?.... why in the world would you care about a GBA slot on a portable GC? just slip a Micro in your pocket and you're good to go
SonicRift @ Jul 26th 2006 7:49PM
Defferoo, try to appreciate the irony of lugging that thing around to play Super Mario Land 2.
Draco @ Jul 26th 2006 11:24PM
there you go, get yourself an inverter and your good to go play some smash bros on the road :D
? @ Sep 2nd 2006 7:38PM
Why doesn't anybody realize that not only does Nintendo sell a portable screen that fits on top of the GC but they also sell a rechargeable battery and a wireless controller. For the less than 2 hundred dollars it is as portable as it can be.
GeEkPiE @ Jul 28th 2006 12:12PM
I for one think this is an awsomn idea and would pay over £100 for one.
bob franklin @ Oct 8th 2006 9:21PM
Man he tryed... but if you go out and buy any console like gamecube or x-box the system has to be straight up and down for the disc to read right, or it will show up with disc error