build your old PSX INTO your PC

Gambler · 01-02-2002 8:04am #1

Dismantle your old Playstation and build it INTO your computer...

I had a fair old look around this site and it is fairly funky.. the REALLY cheap mods section is just funny

Gamb

BioHazRd · 01-02-2002 8:38am

I love the psx/pc hybrid....But seriously..
This guy needs to get out more often

Guy Incognito · 01-02-2002 9:50am

http://www.afrotechmods.com/hdoc.htm

"Wow it's a good thing I didn't remove this sticker otherwise I could have voided my warranty! "
LOL.

po0k · 01-02-2002 9:59am

I was thinking of doing something like taht, ceptjust piling a Sega MD1, PSX (late rev) and an Amiga600 all intothe one shoe box, possibly linking all the power boxes or something.

Gambler · 01-02-2002 11:21am

HeHe, yeah. I liked this site a lot

When you first open it up you aren't sure if it is the site of a Genius or a madman.. come to think of it I still ain't sure...

I liked the Simulate being outside Mod

Saruman · 01-02-2002 11:41am

I remember many moons ago you could get a PC/Megadrive hybrid.. did not take off for some reason...

po0k · 01-02-2002 12:07pm

Was it called the PC Engine by any chance?

I 've absolutely no knowledge of what it did or if it's any good, but I know it had either an 8bit processor and a 16-bit graphics bliter or a 16-bit processor and a 32-bit gfx chip.

Was a shared proprietory thing I think. Like the 3DO, it was manufactured by a few differnet companies..I think.
I ahvce a cool little book about the history of computer games at home. The PC Engine is mentioned in it somewhere.

unless of course you refer to the 32X MEGACD SEGA abomination.... £200 of extra hardware for no reason (ie no good games)

EvilGeorge · 01-02-2002 12:07pm

Freaky, hmmmmm........ what will the mad scientist think of next!

Saruman · 01-02-2002 12:10pm

no no it was a PC with a megadrive built into it.. manufactured in the UK it was advertised in the likes of PC format way back when.. anyway i think on the left hand side of the DESKTOP case there was a panel that opened and you had your megadrive cartidge connector and place for the joypads..

Samson · 01-02-2002 12:14pm

Originally posted by Saruman
no no it was a PC with a megadrive built into it.. manufactured in the UK it was advertised in the likes of PC format way back when.. anyway i think on the left hand side of the DESKTOP case there was a panel that opened and you had your megadrive cartidge connector and place for the joypads..

It was made by Amstrad as far as I remember.
May have been called the Amstrad MegaPC.

po0k · 01-02-2002 3:25pm

Cool.

You could still do it, just need ribbon cables with the same number of cores as the cartridge port and the game ports.
The TV caputre card is something I hadn't considered before...cool though

Saruman · 01-02-2002 3:39pm

Yeah that was it Samson... I remember being very impressed in them good ole days when Sonic was ll the rage and i had the good ole Commodore 64 still!

Celt · 01-02-2002 4:05pm

SO all you need do is connect the graphics to video in and sound to line in, and you can play ps on your monitor or....?

Gambler · 01-02-2002 4:20pm

Yeah, but the fun part is physically sticking it inside your PC... Otherwise I'll just play it on my TV

po0k · 01-02-2002 4:54pm

Yeah, but you should get better quality picture through the S-Video in on your card compared with even a Scart connection on the TV. Definately kicks the arse off RF-input and Composite video

The Monitor is nicer to look at too, high refresh (though dependent on the card)

Celt · 01-02-2002 5:15pm

Originally posted by SyxPak
Yeah, but you should get better quality picture through the S-Video in on your card compared with even a Scart connection on the TV. Definately kicks the arse off RF-input and Composite video The Monitor is nicer to look at too, high refresh (though dependent on the card)

True - have to try this out

GoneShootin · 02-02-2002 12:17am

madness !!

but the site is justified alone by the use of Dr.Frink

ThrAx · 04-02-2002 1:30am

Look at this masterpeice, its a pc... in a NES!

(attached file)

po0k · 04-02-2002 8:34am

That is pretty damn cool

It'll be tuesday evening earliest before I can have that card fixed Thrax. Won't be down in the labs today at all.

ThrAx · 10-02-2002 3:54pm

Sound I'll be getting it off JP today I think.

I'd like to see you try and get a PC into a NES John, go on, its a challenge

Gambler · 11-02-2002 11:50am

Hmmmmmmmmm I have an old 486 Board and an old NES I could have fun playing with... do I really want to risk ruining my NES.....

[CALIBUR] · 11-02-2002 9:33pm

thrax do u rember when u stick ur old laptop on the wall and we turn it on and it worked.that was funny

build your old PSX INTO your PC

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