Categories: Technology

World’s Smallest Atari 2600 Fits Inside An M&M Mini Container

Modders might be some of the most creative technology geeks out there. They continuously try to push the envelope to new heights. If it doesn’t have to do with the way their gadgets look, it’s the way they run or even the size they are. Everyone knows by now that size doesn’t really matter, right? But when it comes to gadgets, that really doesn’t scale in our minds. The smaller something is, the better we believe it is. After all, if someone spent the time to make something as small as possible then by all means it should be good as well. However, nothing could be farther from the truth. Well, almost anyway.

When it comes to retro technology like consoles, the size can always be messed about with. If you were to check out the recently created mod by Dablio, you would quickly notice that what was before housed in a large console shell can now fit snugly inside an M&M Mini container. Yup, that is right, Dablio actually reverse engineered an Atari 2600 and cropped it down to something that could easily fit in your pocket.

Even the VGA connector (or as it is also called, the RF Modulator) is larger than the console itself. When he added a cartridge port to the thing, you really start to notice how small he’s been able to make it. Even though this thing is probably as small as you can make the Atari 2600, it’s now the games that are taking up all the space. Crop those down into a RAM (shouldn’t be too hard, right) and then use a flash stick to incorporate into it, and the build could be even smaller. This is definitely the world’s smallest Atari 2600, for now. As we know, there are always people out there who come up with more mind blowing stuff. I guess we’ll just have to wait and see if someone is up for the challenge of making an even smaller one. Anyone?

Via: [Technabob]

Richard Darell

Richard Darell is the founder and CEO of Bit Rebels, a multifaceted online news outlet that reports daily on the latest developments in technology, social media, design and everything geek. Today this media entity welcomes more than 3.5 million unique visitors per month and is considered the go-to place for people in constant motion. As an Internet entrepreneur, he is dedicated to constantly trying to develop new ways to bring content faster and closer to the end user in a more streamlined way. His excitement for statistics has allowed him to further develop systems that continuously produce accurate and fast-paced analytics to better optimize the approach by which Bit Rebels presents news and content. His graphic design background has proven to be an important tool when designing new systems and features for Bit Rebels since the development of solid and stable code depends entirely on their structure and implemented procedures. Richard currently resides in Stockholm, Sweden and directs the Bit Rebels offices in both Stockholm and Atlanta. You can reach Richard at richard@bitrebels.com

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