Thanks to Eric Ruth and his PixelForce NES “de-make” of Left 4 Dead, we now have an idea of what the zombie apocalypse simulator would have been like had it released in the ’80s. Valve is apparently aware of the project and finds the concept “hilarious.” Ruth reveals that he plans to release the full game as a free download in early January 2010 for PC. It features all the campaigns from the original game, including 8-bit incarnations of the special infected, for two players to play through — it is a NES game after all, fancy four-player didn’t exist.

via 8-bit Left 4 Dead leaves modernity behind.

Have you always wished that you could develop games for the Super Nintendo but couldn’t because you were only 4 years old when it was released in 1990? Here’s a second chance.

via Make your own SNES games with developer cartridge – Hack a Day.

We’ve seen NES mods that incorporate a screen and controls into a cartridge in the past, but this example from Airz in BenHeck’s forums is just so clean and well-polished that we had to give it some love. Inside Airz says it’s just a generic Chinese media player that can play NES, Gameboy, and Gameboy Color ROMs, along with the relevant controller bits, a 2.8-inch LCD, 4GB of storage, and a rechargeable battery. Oh, and if you’re feeling particularly retro, you can hook it up over TV-out and play on the big screen. Not bad — and it’s for sale

via Portable NES modded into a cartridge, hearts modded into love.

Sometimes mods go to such lengths that words like ‘homebrewed’ and ‘DIY’ no longer do them justice. Presenting the Nintendo SNES Portable. Not the first, and probably not the last of its kind, this bad boy mobilizes Nintendo’s venerable console with a few buttons from a PSOne controller and a ridiculously detailed skinning job — yes, even the packaging gets a makeover.

via Portable SNES mod is slick enough to hit retail.

Someone has created a severly fucked up SNES, click to see some awesome pics.

via !GAME OVER PROJECT!

Ever wanted to do something to your DMG besides paint it? Me too, so I busted out my sculpting tools today and some Aves Apoxie Sculpt and went to town. My original idea was to just do some red Mario style bricks, but in tradition of the DMG’s nickname “Grey Brick” I decided to do just that.

via Instructables

This guy refers to his Gameboy as DMG and say:

“The original Gameboy is Model number DMG-01. It stands for Dot Matrix Gameboy. In the game community we simply refer to them as DMG’s as apposed to ‘Original Gameboy’ or ‘Classic Gameboy‘”

I’ve never seen it referred to as “DMG” I think this guy is making shit up.

Machine sewn from various colors of felt (yet lined in simple black), this $15 Gameboy iPhone case was just listed back on July 2nd but is already “sold out.”

via Gizmodo

[Spanish] How to make a computer joystick using a SNES joystick and make it usable on a Linux OS

via El blog de Iván..

The latest iPhone dock is great for all the Nintendo fans out there, an iPhone dock made from an NES Controller.

via Geeky Gadgets.

Not your standard NES controller mod, this Nintendo fan decided to turn his into a wireless doorbell. This was accomplished by gutting the controller, hacking a wireless doorbell system, and then mounting the receiver/LED inside. Video after the break.

via TechEBlog.