If you’ve turned your media centre into a video game console but the new school controllers just don’t invoke the same feeling of nostalgia, you can easily turn an old NES controller into a USB gamepad with an Arduino. More »
How-to web site Instructables has a step-by-step guide detailing how to repurpose your classic (but broken) NES as a lunchbox. All you’ve got to do is gut your Nintendo’s innards and add hinges (though a handle would be nice). You’ll also need a Sasquatch action figure if the guide is to be believed, but I’m guessing you can get away without it.
Nintendo Lunchbox [Instructables]Feeling sentimental for your classic NES? In Google Reader, hit the Konami Code key sequence: up, up, down, down, left, right, left, right, B, A to get a shrugging ninja in your sidebar. For more squee-worthy easter eggs in applications you love, check out our top 10 software easter eggs. [via Google Blogoscoped]
Firefox only (Windows/Mac/Linux): The FireNes Firefox extension integrates over 2000 old-school NES games with your favourite browser. Once you install FireNes and fire it up (either through the Tools menu or the optional toolbar button), you can browse the enormous library of games in your Firefox sidebar and play any one of your 8-bit favourites at the click of your mouse.
