It came to my attention last week that Chris and I own more than one SNES system.  I’m not even sure how this happened, but there you have it.  I thought the system was someone else’s, and was just hanging out at our house for awhile because we’re cool.  I was recently informed that we own it.

It was then suggested to me that we use this extra console to make a handheld SNES. This is obviously an awesome idea, whether or not we ever get around to it.  I’ve been tinkering around with the specifics in my head all week, and I think the most difficult part will be the housing.  In any case, contemplating my own fun console mod reminded me of something I saw online a long time ago called “Yoshi’s Box”.  Some astoundingly brave individual cracked open 5 consoles and somehow jammed them all into one case that also happened to contain a kick ass (at the time) PC.  I remember drooling over the idea at the time, and even now I kind of wish I had one.  The problem with mods like this is that the cooler the mod, the more expensive it is, and the more likely you are to break something.  If I bust up an old SNES that just fell out of the sky into my house one day, that’s fine.  If I chopped up 6 consoles and couldn’t put them back together, I’d be pretty upset.

While googling the Yoshi’s Box specifics, I came across a lot of other pretty sweet mods, so I thought I’d share.  Completionist.com readers are busy people, and may not have unlimited time to search through random crap on the internet.  So without further ado, here are 5 that I think are pretty freakin’ cool.

1- Yoshi’s Box

Atari 2600, NES, Gamecube, Xbox, Playstation 2, and a PC made to rip through the best games of 2002. I remember a time you couldn’t turn around without seeing a picture of this thing online somewhere, but apparently not anymore.  If you find a good one, feel free to link to it, otherwise, it doesn’t take a lot of imagination to know that 5 consoles and a PC in one box looks amazing.

2 – Game Man

This basically speaks for itself.  Note the giant 8 lb cartridge.

3 –Zelda Wii

There were quite a few Wii case mods out there, but this one is my favourite.  It almost got beat out by a Mario Galaxy mod, but the stone-like texture on this one is just too awesome.

4 –Portable Dreamcast

Along with case mods, the idea of taking a large console and making it portable is pretty popular.  In my opinion, this is the best one by a long shot.  If someone actually released a portable Dreamcast, I’d have a hard time not buying it.

5 –PSPBoy

Last, but not least, a PSP jammed into an old Gameboy case. I’m not sure how great this is, especially since it’s generally accepted to be a fake, but I have to respect that if it was real, it would be really hard to do, and if it’s fake, it’s still a pretty funny idea.

These are just 5 of the mods that I found while slacking off at work.  There were also some good ones that involved taking a broken console and turning it into something else.  Like an original Gameboy that’s actually an optical mouse.  Or a Sega Genesis made into a guitar.

If you stumble upon any others you think are really neat, link them.  I never get tired of looking at what people smarter than me do with their time and money.