What do you think about mods ?

[Mindfreak]

What is your opinion on recycling consoles, hacking, and modding ?

Are you for it or against it ?



thanks for your time.

[nintendodork]

FOR IT TOTALLY

My Famicom couldn't be anymore awesome then it is now...great picture quality, great sound, no RF hassling, AND I still get extra sound
Though, I do have some issues with modding newer-in-generation consoles..the Wii kills itself if you try and do anything to it..it's like a ticking time-bomb
But Wiis are really cool for modding their shells..have you seen those Metroid consoles?  I know a guy did a bunch of those for the Wii, and another guy did a bunch for the NES, and most of them look pretty cool.  They both have videos of them on Youtube too.

[Mindfreak]

I've seen those Metroid ones...totally awesome!!


check out this Mario-themed Wii!

[nintendodork]

Wowee!  That's pretty cool too, but they should've made Mario come out of a green pipe instead of a hole in the BG

[133MHz]

My opinions are a mixed bag when it comes to console modding.

AV and other electronics mods: A-OK by me, anything that enhances or solves an annoying issue with a gaming system is good in my books, but care should be taken to avoid ruining the aesthetics of the system. I had a dilemma about that recently: My Famicom came with a badly done AV mod, I promptly removed it and even replaced the CH1-CH2 switch that was removed to make room for the AV cable to poke out, I wanted to have such a precious console as pristine as possible, but the picture quality over RF was beyond abysmal. After a lot of thought, I decided to do a proper AV mod (again using the channel select switch hole for the cable) and I couldn't be more satisfied. Picture quality is crystal clear and the mod is surprisingly inconspicuous (also it's pretty easy to remove without leaving a trace of it). Those FC AV mods which drill holes to install big RCA jacks make me cringe. You have to balance between functionality and aesthetics, and remember that in most cases a mod lowers the value of a system.

Paint jobs, blue LEDs, etc.: Let's be honest, the vast majority of them are utter crap, only a very few gems shine on a slowly flowing river of shit. Also it depends on the expendability of the console: I have no problem with NES/SNES or current-gen system mods, since they're everywhere by now and it's pretty easy to get them, but seeing a rare and valuable system slapped with a horrible paintjob and lots of blue LEDs makes me want to strangle whoever did such a horrible thing . When I see one of those I try to think that the system was damaged beyond repair to ease the pain, but even then... what a crime .

For the great mods out there, kudos! For the person selling spray-painted systems on ebay... *censored*

Mini-ITX PC inside a console: It was a novelty a few years ago, now everybody does it. Not fun anymore, get over it. Same considerations as the previous point.

Modchips: Absolutely fantastic. They expand the functionality of great systems making them even greater! Play imports, run homebrew software, etc make for a great gaming experience and make your life easier. Too bad that modchips are overlooked as piracy devices. Also most of them can be removed without a trace, and will probably save current-gen systems from the future. In 100 years later, you'd still be able to play and repair a Famicom if you were to pick one up, but what about an Xbox 360? If you replace the DVD drive it dies! and M$ won't be around to fix it for you. Will your PS1 games survive a hundred years?

In conclusion, I'm all for enhancing the functionality without disturbing the aesthetics too much .

And that Mario-themed Wii kicks ass . That's a work of art.

[Mindfreak]

And that Mario-themed Wii kicks ass . That's a work of art.

I first saw it in a issue of Nintendo Power...and yeah it's as you said, a work of art.

The article came with a website with instructions for anyone brave enough.

www.instructables.com/id/Super-Mario-Bros-Inspired-Wii_with_USB-base

enjoy!

[manuel]

There are bad mods and good mods. I'm all for the good ones. Don't wanna see lame ones. 

[nintendodork]

Does anyone remember that auction I posted a while ago of a "modded" NES controller?
It had a hole punched through an empty cart...and the only thing that went through it was the cord on the NES controller....

[L___E___T]

I remember that POS!

[manuel]

Belongs into category "bad mods". Me not like. 

[Paul-FC]

i put a mod-chip in my wii so now it can play burnt disks!!
and i put the Homebrew Channel on my wii its really kewl
AND i modded my wii so it can play DVDs!

[nintendodork]

AND you just unbricked it

[nurd]

Blue LEDs are dumb 

[nensondubois]

I'm against it for destroying a system or game but I had to mod my SNES before I got an PAR MK3 and was regretting it for breaking the region tabs.

[Paul-FC]

AND you just unbricked it

yup lol