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Awesome NES DS Mod

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He's a pretty swell guy in my books anyway.
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http://www.4colorrebellion.com/archives/2006/02/19/nes-ds-mod/
I took apart the entire DS, sanded off the paint and rubbed it down with brasso to give it a nice polished finish. Then I got a NES controller, carefully took off the face logo and touched up the odd bits with my girlfriends nail polish on the inside.

I didn’t have to paint it as the DS case is naturally light grey. I cut some black vinyl then using an exacto knife, cut the details out of that.

I went for the style of the original DS with the black middle, but didn’t quite get there.. still it looks pretty good. I cut the button holes in the top of the lid and stuck the NES buttons and Start and Select buttons through, but the Directional Pad I simply glued on with super glue.
I wouldn't mind doing that to my DS if I was buying a DS Lite instead of trading for it. :)
 
Instead of trading in my DS I have now (or eBaying it) when the Lite comes out, I might just try something like this to have for kicks and pay for the Lite in full.
 
I always did want that NES themed GBA SP, but never got around to getting it. Nintendo needs to make a NES themed DS Lite!
 
Yeah I guess the inside isn't too awesome, but I definitely like the outside. And it'd be more for nostalgic reasons beyond anything. BTW awesome != good looking.
 
He stuck a NES controller on top of a DS. At any point did he stop to ask himself..."why"?
 
Terrible!
There's too much black, needs to be more grey. The NES only used black as a small accent.
And why wouldn't he make the inside buttons red, etc?? Very strange...

Still... he tried, that's more than I can say :P.
 
I've made my Nintendo DS Famicom mod (DSlite is coming and I wanted to give me a reason to keep my "old" and sexy JPN Nintendo DS Pure White).

I've ordered from eBay this skin
Nintendo DS skin - Burgundy
from vinylskins:

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and I have used on my sexy Pure White only some parts of this skin!



Now this can be my perfect companion for other two famicom babies sitting in my house:

1)
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2)
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Waiting for DS Lite.... :lol
 
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