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skateforjondoe
04-20-2010, 05:09 PM
I took apart my Genesis model 1 and ended up wrecking the board. Now all I have is the case. What should I do with it?
alecjahn
04-21-2010, 04:50 AM
Usually when I've had an extra case around for whatever reason, I use it as an excellent opprotunity for a trial paint-job.

(It's too bad they're black, I really want to attempt plastic dying on something other than just old Game Boys)
8bitplus
04-21-2010, 06:08 AM
install a EPIA pc board perhaps.
randyrandall
04-21-2010, 02:08 PM
Yeah get a PC inside it. Thats the obvious answer!
alphagamer
04-21-2010, 02:19 PM
And use the cartridge slot as HDD dock ;-)
8bitplus
04-22-2010, 10:04 AM
USB joypad ports and a custom OS booting to Kaga Fusion or some other Sega emulator would be cool.

This reminds me of an old project of mine:

http://www.8bitplus.co.uk/mainsite/projpage/saturnpc.html
Calpis
04-22-2010, 10:17 AM
Fix the board and put it back in.
alphagamer
04-22-2010, 10:21 AM
Fix the board and put it back in.

Possibly the best option.
skateforjondoe
04-22-2010, 12:07 PM
@8bitplus Sounds like a good idea. But I'm not sure yet.
@Calpis I can't. It's beyond repair. Trust me

Any other ideas?
Thanks :)
Playgeneration
04-22-2010, 12:52 PM
Stick a different console in it, or perhaps one of those TV game plug in units. You could get a megadrive one, and have twenty games (or whatever it is) built in.
Calpis
04-22-2010, 01:07 PM
Beyond repair like an irreplaceable chip's pins were broken off? I still think it would be better to keep the console whole. Maybe sell it to someone damaged, or as parts. Sure you won't recoup much money or anything but someone could probably make use of it by fixing their broken console or upgrading their ugly case. When people try to put stuff inside cases usually it's not a good idea, it looks horrible, it's thrown out and stuff is wasted.
Digital Conservationist
04-22-2010, 11:02 PM
tissue box
GungriffonEX
04-22-2010, 11:29 PM
wasnt there a vid of a rc car genesis a while back?
bacteria
04-23-2010, 03:19 AM
Candy box! Someone did that a while back with a GameCube case. Pointless but novel.
skateforjondoe
04-26-2010, 09:01 PM
@Digital Conservationist I did that for my GameCube a few years back.
Gamemaster14XIV
04-30-2010, 12:30 AM
If you could find a cheap broken model 1 sega cd, I always thought the sega itx was truely epic:

http://www.mini-itx.com/projects/sega-itx/