Article 5C74W A modder has made a Nintendo 64 that’s smaller than the original’s controller

A modder has made a Nintendo 64 that’s smaller than the original’s controller

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Mitchell Clark
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Screen_Shot_2020_12_29_at_5.22.48_PM.0.p Photo: GmanModz

Taking an old console and making it as small as possible is a well-established tradition in the modding community, and there may be a new victor in the race to shrink the Nintendo 64 as far as possible (via Input). GmanModz has cut down an N64 to the point where it's smaller than a GameCube controller - and only slightly bigger than the cartridges it takes.

Photo: GmanModz The mod versus an N64 controller.

Yes, cartridges. This isn't an emulator, this is an actual Nintendo 64 that was cut, soldered, and otherwise modded to fit into a handheld package, complete with screen, battery, and controls (the joysticks are from a Nintendo Switch, chosen for their diminutive size).

At three and a half inches, the screen...

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