Have you ever ever dreamed of enjoying Halo on an original Xbox, however you didn’t need to use an enormous TV? And also you additionally wished to threat damaging your sport disc and/or fingers within the course of whereas holding a big technological monstrosity in your palms? Properly, that’s a wierd dream you’ve gotten, buddy, however I bought simply the video for you.
On September 16, as noticed by GamesRadar, YouTuber, retro console fanatic, and modder James Channel posted a new video to his wonderful channel all about his wild and wacky expertise turning an OG Xbox into a conveyable handheld console in probably the most janky approach doable. It’s a unbelievable video that entails Channel getting shocked, ripping aside a number of digital units, and protecting the whole beast in a bunch of duct tape. Right here’s the video, which is admittedly 33 minutes lengthy, however completely value watching.
One thing I actually respect about this video is how dedicated the modder is to creating positive this handheld Xbox appears to be like and feels hacked collectively. It’s like a Frankenstein’s monster of a console, with items and components from an previous iPod dock crammed on high of an Xbox’s motherboard. And whereas it takes him a couple of makes an attempt and a variety of tinkering, he does ultimately pull it off and is ready to play Halo in one of many wildest methods doable. It additionally appears very harmful, as there’s a DVD spinning extremely quick just some inches away from his fingers and face always.
This monster of a factor even sports activities a comparatively spectacular 9 minutes and 40 seconds of battery life. That may not sound like quite a bit, however be mindful this slapdash gadget depends on almost 20-year-old batteries from an iPod dock. The truth that it might even run in any respect on simply these historic chemical husks is unbelievable. And when you have been then questioning, “Can this thing play Steel Battalion?” nicely, sure. Yes, it can.
