If you follow the hardware modding community then the name Vadu Amka will be instantly familiar to you. A seasoned pro when it comes to taking existing systems and making them even more attractive, Amka has recently released another new creation: a Game Boy Advance SP which is based on the model used in promotional materials for the portable conversion of Donkey Kong Country 2 a decade ago.
Constructed from resin, sculpting clay and other materials, this case mod is pretty impractical — we're not entirely sure that D-pad would be very comfortable for an day-long 2D platforming session — but it looks amazing, and you'd even think it was the exact same unit which was used in the 2004 advertisement (which you can view at the bottom of the page). The console was recently displayed at Namur Expo’s Retro Made in Asia exhibit in Belgium, where it even came with exclusive packaging. We want one.
Here's the original advert, for comparison's sake:
[source tinycartridge.com, via vaduamka.com]
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Wow, now that's how you mod an SP!
I wonder if it still closes...
drool
While amazing. It looks uncomfortable to play
so cool, 1 of the coolest mods I think ive seen!
Nintendo ought to do stuff like this man! That SP LOOKS AMAZING!
@NauticalCrimes It doesn't from what I can see, but then the one shown in the promotional flyer doesn't close either
I want.
@NauticalCrimes If that phases you, don't buy customs
Also, I don't want. Good job and all, but I've never seen the point in these, unless you make them yourself, I'll stick to my GBA I found (after my SP broke ) on freecycle thanks.
@Damo, @PvtOttobot it's a beautiful thing and a cool mod.
If a practical version of something like this (can be closed, has better D-Pad) would ever get an official release it'd be hard to resist.
Bet people go bananas for this......
While it is an amazing looking Sp that is all it will ever be, something you look at as the D-pad would be very uncomfortable to use.
Oh my god that is beautiful.
Wow that's amazing.
It looks official.
Whoa, so detailed!
@ULTRA-64
Yeah, he aped the original design perfectly...
Looks good but can't play with it. Reminds me of my ex-wife...
That's just way too well done! My oh my, what a thing of beauty.
Kudos to the creator!
Wow! I'm sure people would get Nintendo thumb from that!
The REAL King of Kong.
Yo that's bad@ss!
AWESOME!!!
That is some fine work there!
@burninmylight good call you cheeky monkey!!
I love mods but I prefer the ones that are still comfortable and playable
I just noticed the GBA SP in the ad needs to be charged.
It looks awesome! Hopefully they also offer that Donkey Kong game on the Wii u vc someday, since I never played it.
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