Meet our NES-icom

LAMRN15LAMRN15
in The Brewery
Has anyone here ever done one of these or even seen them? Aside from ours, my husband has only ever seen one, which gave him the idea to do ours. It has since been RGB modded. He's actually considering making another one, if we were to ever get a really good trade for it. It's hard to place a value on it, but he figures it's at least $400-500. RGB modded NES consoles for for $300 normally.







And the video of it in action:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uWyzav0W198



And here's a quick rundown of the pics that show what he did for the initial mod(before he added RGB):

http://imgur.com/a/bvSgi#ZflED8e



And a quick display of the RGB mod:

http://imgur.com/a/GgxdF

Comments

  • BenihanaBenihana
    Damn, it is cheaper to get an HDMI toploader than an RGB toaster?
  • LAMRN15LAMRN15
    I can't say I've ever seen an HDMI toploader. All of our retro consoles are RGB modded at best(or already output RGB) for our HDTV. I don't see much reason to go to HDMI, honestly.



    We've never bought a modded console, though. All of our mods, he does himself. He's done RGB mods on our A/V Famicom, NES toploader, NES toaster, PC Engine Duo-R, N64 and restored S-video and RGB to our two Model 2 SNES consoles. And he's done S-video mods on the Genesis, TG16, MSX, Master System. And region mods to 1 of our model 1 SNES, 1 of the model 2 SNES, PC Engine Duo-R, and PS1.



    I think that covers most of his mods. Too many to remember and I'm not as knowledgeable on it all, haha. It's been his new hobby over the last 3 years or so. Can't wait til we get out of this apartment and buy a house so he can have plenty of space for his own little work area!
  • BenihanaBenihana
    I didn't see a need for a HDMI system either, until I saw one in action.

    Then when I got one in my house...OMG...sooo worth it.

    Enjoy

    http://www.nintendoage.com/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=7&threadid=92557
  • clarky_n64clarky_n64
    I did the same to mine a while back:



    image



    It has been finished and all put back together since this pic. It's nice having the ability to play famicom games on the NES.
  • GradualGamesGradualGames
    I'm not usually interested in console mods, but damn, that black one with the mario icon looks sharp!
  • NewUser123456789NewUser123456789

    Originally posted by: LAMRN15



    I can't say I've ever seen an HDMI toploader.






  • VGS_Br81zadVGS_Br81zad

    Originally posted by: clarky_n64



    I did the same to mine a while back:



    image



    It has been finished and all put back together since this pic. It's nice having the ability to play famicom games on the NES.



    That looks fantastic.



    How much did that cost you? (If you don't mind my asking)






  • clarky_n64clarky_n64
    Thanks



    It actually cost me nothing, just my own time.
  • VGS_Br81zadVGS_Br81zad

    Originally posted by: clarky_n64



    Thanks



    It actually cost me nothing, just my own time.



    lol, so a better question then. How much would your time cost me, after shipping?


  • LAMRN15LAMRN15

    Originally posted by: clarky_n64



    I did the same to mine a while back:



    image



    It has been finished and all put back together since this pic. It's nice having the ability to play famicom games on the NES.



    I've never been interested in aesthetic mods, but I'll admit that looks nice. I've always preferred keeping the console as close to original looking as possible.


  • LAMRN15LAMRN15

    Originally posted by: Paul




    Originally posted by: LAMRN15



    I can't say I've ever seen an HDMI toploader.





     



    Yeah, I scanned that thread. Still can't say it's worth it over RGB and even after all the RGB mods, we still play on CRT more than anything. But I could see my husband trying this for the hell of it, eventually.


  • standigzstandigz
    That's pretty slick.
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