Meet the Pac-Man Mini

Posted by John Brownlee, August 28, 2008 9:33 AM | permalink

It looks more like a Cold War era device for the remote detonation of nuclear warheads than a game console. but modder Sam Thornley's Portable Pac-Man Mini takes one of those old Namco emulator joysticks you plug and play into any old television and melds it with a tiny 2.5-inch LCD powered by 4 rechargeable AA batteries. That D-Pad isn't very good — perhaps he's trying to duck patent litigation — but the doodad can play Galaxian, Rally-X, Bosconian and Dig Dug. Because it's there!

Pac-Man Mini [Ben Heck Forums via Technabob]

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#1 posted by strider_mt2k

, August 28, 2008 10:19 AM

This looks like a great idea to repurpose all those crappy DVD players that support AV-in but the DVD drive has failed.
Gut 'em and use the display part for something like this!

Makes me wish I still had access to fabrication facilities....

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#2 posted by dronestate , August 28, 2008 10:43 AM

Try bringing that on your next flight.

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#3 posted by airship , August 28, 2008 10:59 AM

I applaud this effort. Making hand held games extremely heavy is the only way I'm likely to ever get any exercise. *sigh*

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#4 posted by webmonkees , August 28, 2008 4:27 PM

That's um.. neat, but as far as mini games go, hard to beat the Pocket Galaga

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#5 posted by Itsumishi , August 28, 2008 11:02 PM

Yeah I think the only way anyone could ever get that thing onto a plane in this lifetime would be by owning that plane. Especially the Fire button. That would just have the all male employees of the TSA (or any other airport security organisation around the world) requiring a change of pants. Imagine the posts on their website.

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#6 posted by OLAF9000 , August 29, 2008 2:34 AM

ladies and gents may i present to you the iZune phone!

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#7 posted by Michael Leung , August 29, 2008 4:26 AM

Don't bring this on the plane.

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#8 posted by brassmule , August 29, 2008 9:53 AM

#2, #5, #7.

It's a shame that today's societal ills have hammered that thought into our heads so strongly that it was the first thought to pop up when we saw this contraption.

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#9 posted by arkizzle , August 29, 2008 10:28 AM

I love this box.

On a separate note: OLAF FTW!

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#10 posted by Itsumishi , August 30, 2008 12:39 AM

It certainly is a shame. It's certainly a shame I can't have nail clippers in my over night bag also. Especially when half the airlines will still provide passengers with glass bottles of wine once on board!