Hmmmm.... Julie Winters is a pretty cool tattoo idea, but I would worry about how often I'd have to explain it to people who didn't know who she was. Totoro is my choice.

Oh yes, very good point! Dump them graphics ROMs, people!

Luckily, most of these games are comprised entirely of what were (and mostly still are) off-the-shelf parts. As long as the schematics are available, there's hope for the future for these games. If anyone reading this is into electronics, I highly encourage exploring this era!

Well, I never!

Actually yes, this project started out as me trying to find a way to optimize the design of NES controllers to be kinder with 3D printing.

And yeah, I know the paddle knob really sticks out awkwardly, but all I had on hand were l knobs pulled from old radios 😅

My DMs should be open, and you can also email me at [email protected]! I'd be happy to take on the mod.

Oh hell yeah, that thing is a work of art

I suppose I could - I also do these mods as part of my small business I recently started. But because I'm starting a small business and I have two young kids, it isn't guaranteed I'll get around to writing a proper tutorial anytime soon 😅

It anchors to the console through the hole for the TV/GAME switch, and the cable for the mod board runs through the hole for the channel switch. (I also used double sided tape to secure it further) Those switches do need to be removed, but what it means is that the mod is completely reversible.

This helps to rectify an annoying problem with modding a Famicom for composite video, being that there's so little empty space to use. What I did was run the video amp circuit outside of the Famicom and house it in this compact enclosure along with the RCA plugs.

This feels like owning a gun with openings at both ends

Not too bad! It has a rough finish, even after some polishing, but the effect works - no more rust!

Oh cool! Thanks for listening! It was blast to get to do that, @atariarchive.org basically just let me rip

If you're not giving time and attention to terrible games, are you even doing preservation?

So glad it's working out so well!