Ultimate Modded Consoles: PS3, DS Lite, Game Boy Speedometer, Xbox 360, GBA

Ultimate Modded PlayStation 3

• 💡 The video features a heavily modified original 60GB backwards-compatible PlayStation 3, which was previously experiencing the "yellow light of death."
• 🛠️ The console was professionally repaired and upgraded by swapping the GPU with one from a newer PS3 model, ensuring reliability and cooler operation while retaining backwards compatibility.
• 💰 The modification service cost $300, plus $30 for shipping, bringing the total cost for the PS3 modification to around $332.
• ✅ After jailbreaking, the PS3 can now play PS1, PS2, and PS3 games from any region, and the button layout (X and O) was swapped to a more familiar configuration.

Modified Nintendo DS Lite

• 🚀 A heavily modified Nintendo DS Lite, purchased from Etsy, features a clear black shell, new screens, tactile bumpers, and USB-C charging.
• ✨ The new screens are noted as being brighter than original DS displays, though not top-tier by modern standards.
• ⚠️ A minor complaint is that the speakers are quite quiet, even at maximum volume.
• 💰 The cost for this modded DS Lite was $160, considered reasonable given the extensive work involved.

Game Boy GPS Speedometer

• 🚗 A unique modification involves a Game Boy Color shell housing a GPS unit to function as a car speedometer.
• 🎯 The device is surprisingly accurate, showing a maximum one mile-per-hour difference compared to a truck's digital speedometer.
• 💸 This novelty item cost approximately $68 and is considered a fun, functional accessory for a car.

Modified Xbox 360

• 🔧 An Xbox 360 was sent to Power Up Gaming for extensive modifications, including new thermal paste, an upgraded hard drive, and an RGH3 install (mod chip).
• 🏠 The mod chip allows for homebrew applications and emulation of legally acquired ROMs, with a custom dashboard like Aurora providing system information.
• 💰 The modification cost $110, with the mod chip being a significant portion of the price.

Game Boy Advance Consolizer

• 📺 The Game Boy Advance Consolizer service transforms a GBA into an HDMI mini-console, allowing GBA games to be played on a TV.
• ⚙️ This modification involved taking an old GBA, cleaning its contacts, and integrating it into a new shell with HDMI output, a red LED, and access to GBA, GBC, and GB cartridges.
• 🎮 Options include various display scaling (2x, 2x Blend, 4.5x, 5x zoom) and color modes (GBA, GBC, DS, VBA).
• 💸 The GBA Consolizer modification cost $245, which is noted as being pricey but results in a well-executed, hardware-based solution for playing GBA games on modern displays.