No compromise with working, full-size NES belt buckle

by Randy Nelson { Jul 29th 2008 at 3:00AM }

Your eyes, they do not deceive you. What you're witnessing in the above video is the antithesis of the subtle but very drool-worthy NES-in-a-blank mods we've been reporting on lately. It is, quite simply, a working NES on a belt.

Watch! as it's worn into a home electronics store and ... connected to a TV. Marvel! as its model plays Super Mario Bros. using the connected controller (but where's the power supply, and do we even want to know?). Visit! the site where you can actually buy one of your very own – for the low, low price of $300 – and be the envy of ... no one.

[Via Engadget]

Tags: nes, nintendo, wearable

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Luke @ Jul 29th 2008 3:09AM

They should put it into an NES cart.

EshuElegbara @ Jul 29th 2008 3:14AM

... ZOMG. I think that says it all. Epic win.

Chase @ Jul 29th 2008 3:32AM

Considering the description reads "comes with power adapter", and the person attached to the belt buckle, I think it's safe to say you're going to need an AC socket.

Nutchos @ Jul 29th 2008 3:50AM

Wow super mario really looks good on widescreen HDTV.

Saria the Cat @ Jul 29th 2008 3:52AM

Looks like the NES is supposed to compensate for something. /lame_joke

Kye - Me_DF @ Jul 29th 2008 4:53AM

Talent?

borland502 (SDF Macross) @ Jul 29th 2008 8:27AM

Lack of a Hummer H3?

borland502 (SDF Macross) @ Jul 29th 2008 8:52AM

Honestly, if someone has the balls to wear that thing without any hint of shame...I suppose he isn't compensating for anything but a lack of style.

Jhongerkong @ Jul 29th 2008 12:14PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=axgxSdx2Rgc&feature=related

BPM [MSN: BPMdotEXE @ hotmail.com] @ Jul 29th 2008 4:30AM

Okay, I lol'd.

That's just so damn ridiculous, it's awesome.

L4Flare @ Jul 29th 2008 5:04AM

YES! No more lugging around my Gameboy Advance SP with Super Mario Bro's, taking up precious pocket space!

Rob Accomando @ Jul 29th 2008 6:40AM

That's funny.

I have NES on more electronic devices that I know what to do with though. hahaha

JAH75157 @ Jul 29th 2008 6:57AM

it's going to make for some awkward situations when you got to have someone blow the dust out the console to make the game work.

DeaconGTG @ Jul 29th 2008 8:23AM

Or the best pickup line EVER.

ButtersParker @ Jul 29th 2008 7:23AM

I would assume it'd be difficult to sit down with that thing on.

Maverick Saturn @ Jul 29th 2008 8:48AM

Looks like a right nerd, lol

rDr4g0n @ Jul 29th 2008 8:52AM

He knew about the 1up right? He just chose not to get it... I mean... I dunno what I'd do with myself if he didn't know. I think I'd lose all faith in gaming and humanity.

MikeO. @ Jul 29th 2008 8:19PM

Haha! I was embarassed at myself for thinking the same thing. I was thinking, "Dude, get the 1UP! What are you thinking!? You just passed up the flower!"

pat1202003 @ Jul 29th 2008 9:00AM

IMO I would have used the slim NES instead of the phat one.

Cody Turner @ Jul 29th 2008 9:16AM

Totally cool belt, but who misses the hidden 1UP mushroom after the fourth pipe?

mackid105 @ Jul 29th 2008 10:48AM

this story is like a week and a half old. come on joystiq step it up! I do love how he got thrown out. what a guy can test what his games will look like on a TV before buying these days?

WhatIsThatThing @ Jul 29th 2008 12:22PM

COME ON, STEP IT UP

YOU'RE TOO SLOW

Wiinterfang @ Jul 29th 2008 11:19AM

That's just stupid, nothing more and nothing less.

Kev @ Jul 29th 2008 1:07PM

I'm seeing a NES modded into a NES controller. The controller would then play the games. And *that* would be modded into a belt buckle. Power cord and audio/video cable hidden underneath the belt itself (or artfully woven into the belt somehow). Then you could truly be Captain N.

Bibbly53 @ Jul 29th 2008 2:02PM

RE4 had a formula that worked really well and it should be no surprise that a lot of the dynamics will be recycled.

Levi @ Jul 29th 2008 3:41PM

Seriously, nobody should be bitching about this. RE4 was a step in the right direction for the series, and I'm glad it's carrying on the the sequels.

Bibbly53 @ Jul 29th 2008 4:14PM

The belts are tacky and the site you may purchase them from has a poor selection of merchandise. They need to up their game.

Also, I liked RE4 and I'm looking forward to RE5 and I think people can do and say whatever the hell they feel like. Otherwise people like me wouldn't read statements like yours replying to the mistaken glitch posts of folks like myself.

Bibbly53 @ Jul 29th 2008 4:15PM

Levi @ Jul 29th 2008 8:33PM

WHat glitch?

Levi @ Jul 29th 2008 8:34PM

WHat glitch?

Levi @ Jul 29th 2008 8:34PM

WHat glitch?

anthony @ Jul 29th 2008 2:13PM

Was expecting an NES carved and modded into a slim, belt buckle form factor. Hell, you could emulate it on a mac mini that's a quarter of the size. F for effort.

hoagie @ Jul 29th 2008 2:42PM

I thought it was an actual system tucked into a buckle all nice and neat.... not an NES slapped on a belt.. WTF?

Lotta potential there, something compact first off, there are plenty of solutions in that regard... and maybe something battery powered with retractable audio video cables that loop around inside the belt itself... and a wireless NES controller (they exist) that clips on the side of the belt... complete with a wireless zapper on the other side! See? All you need for a potential good idea is thought... not a useless visit to the nearest Best Buy with an NES hanging above your genitals.

That is pretty hot, it's like a geek parade that you might think the geek is in thiese days. I flaunt my NES buckle on a daily basis when even finding a cheaper version of the real controller buckle http://www.hotbuckles.com/nintendo-belt-buckles-c-62_66_118.html