NES Emulator in a NES Controller

This has been around but it is still a great project! Ed put a USB hub, keyboard controller and 8GB flash drive in a NES controller, plug it in and play your favorite NES games!

• Ed's Howto's: How To: Make your own NES USB controller w/ games

New domain New Look

You may have noticed that I have updated http://nestable.classicgaming.gamespy.com to a new look -- also have a new domain -- http://nesp.tighelory.com. This will allow me to update the site more easily. I will keep the old domain up, but I can't say it will be as up to date.

-Tighe

PSP with a SNES Dpad - Makes fighters playable!

Check this out, I modded my PSP by putting a SNES D-pad in it. I used a razor blade to cut the center piece out of the case. I first tested it on my original faceplate before cutting my "Smooth as Silk" PSP face plate. I also used the razor blade to cut down the D-pad. Good thing it is rubberized plastic, which made it easy. Once it fit I curved the base of the D-pad so that the diagonals work better. I also filled in the cracks in the bottom of the D-pad with polymer clay and scotched taped over the clay. Then I tweaked the pad with layers of scotch tape on the directions to get it fine tuned. My PSP went from having the worst D-pad ever to being the probably the best ever. Maybe as good as those awesome Saturn D-pads.

Anyway check out the pictures -- Shoryuken!

Capcom PSP D-pad Fix

Ever since I got my PSP there have been a few things that I have wanted to fix. First, I updated the face with a liquid platinum face plate I bought from Lik-Sang. Then I ordered Street Fighter Alpha 3 Max from Capcom and got a bonus D-pad fix. Finally, I added an Naki Analog stick replacement.

Capcom's Dpad fix is pretty simple, it is justa piece of plastic that has double stick tap that you use to attach on top of the PSP's junk d-pad. Once installed there is a noticable improvement, and Darkstalkers is playable! Too bad I would have to upgrade to 2.55 frimware to play it! I will be staying with 1.5 for now. Thank you Sony!

the $25 PSone

So the other day I was in Walmart and saw that they had clearanced their last PSone to $25. So I bought it. Sweet deal. Maybe you might find one too!

What ever happened to NESp v2?

Some people may wonder what ever happened to my NESp V2, well what has happened is that I just ran out of time and inspiration for a case.

Well, now I have an idea for a nice and easy case, I just need to find the time to make it. The Guts are all finished, I just need a case.

The loss of motivation can be attributed to my GP32 followed by my Tapwave Zodiac, and now my GP2X. When you can carry every NES game on a tiny portable, why would you go to the trouble to make a portable?

I figure I will get to it some day.

You almost had me Sony

Well, if you read this blog you will recall just the other day I was ranting on Sony on preventing me from being able to play Street Fighter Alpha 3 Max on the PSP with out upgrading the firmware to 2.5.

Thanks to my friend Spoonman if have discovered that UMDloader can run it with a special config.

Of course I fear to share this kind of stuff on this board, but I am sure it is not that hard to find.