10 Best Console Mods

Consoles have also been on the modding scene for years now, with everything ranging from retro to current. Here’s ten of the best.

The Nintoaster

As seen on various episodes of The Angry Video Game Nerd. Designed by , the nintoaster combines all the allure of old school 8bit Nintendo games, with the majesty of toast. Or freshly popped games to be exact. Richard Daluz created this second generation fusion of toasty goodness and old school technology, and it’s even survived several rampages by the Nerd himself.

The Xbox 360 laptop

Ben Heck is no stranger to modding just about everything in the pursuit of gaming, but his latest Xbox 360 laptop takes the cake here. A 15 inch screen, built-in speakers and a sexy stainless steel finish? Shut up and take my money! All $2000 of it!

The Black Ops 2 Playstation 3

Black Ops 2, which won awards for best puzzle, strategy, racing, casual, RPG and shooter game from us last year has just earned itself another one: Best influence on a custom console. Created by Jriquelme Mods, it looks like an item straight out of the game, complete with some snazzy LED lighting to boot. Noob-tastic.

The Steampunk Gameboy

Man, I knew that the original Gameboy was heavy when it had batteries inside of it, but this is ridiculous. Throw in a selection of gears, knobs and various metal cranks, and you’ve got the arm workout from hell. Designer Kyle Robinson must have the biggest arms in the world after handling this for a few hours

The Nintendo Neutrona Wand

Ok, technically not a console, but the controllers were seen as more than just input devices when it came to selling the Nintendo Wii. And seeing as how I’ve forsaken Batman for Ghostbusters lately, this authentic proton pack design from Jack Rossi that incorporates the Wii controller is pure win in my book. So long as you remember not to cross the TV streams.

The portal Nintendo Gamecube

I don’t think that words alone can summarise just how much I loved the Nintendo Gamecube. Despite being late to the party, it was a great gaming console, in mini-me form. And square! SQUARE I SAY! Well keeping the hypotenuse on the oblong (MATHS!), comes this 5 inch screen version of the console, in portable glory from Techknott. The funny thing? That screen is taken from an old Sony Playstation one portable device.

The Super Genintari 4-in-1

Super Genintari is half Sega Genesis, half Super NES, half Atari 2600, half NES and all awesome. Just look at that beautiful case, which was custom “formed and shaped on a homemade stript heater”. All that retro glory, in a package that doesn’t even require more than one cable for all four consoles.

The portable Atari Jaguar

This is by far my fave on this list, I wouldn’t mind owning a portable version of the Jaguar, as designed by Evil Nod.

The PSP fit for a God…of war

God of war is a manly game! A game meant for strong men! Men who keep their emotions bundled up inside until they reach a tipping point that gets them sent to jail for their violent sprees of violent violence! Which is why this macho PSP exists. Because of God of War.

The Playstation 3 George Foreman Grill

Possibly the laziest mod, as the design hardly changes much to incorporate the grill.