Custom NES consoles painted by Thretris. Personalizing an NES like this seems easy, but you’d be surprised by how often these paintjobs turn out awful, usually doomed from the start due to modders applying the wrong kind of paint or the artist’s incompetence. Thretris is a total pro, though, as you’ve seen from his Billtendo Killboy mod.

I have an old system that I’m hoping to one day customize like this — though I managed to keep its exterior a handsome gray for over a decade, I made the mistake of packing the NES in the trunk of my car when moving to a new apartment years ago, and when I pulled the console out a half hour later, its jaundiced plastic was unsightly. I’d love to see it return to tip-top condition.

See also: Mooninites invade a Nintendo DSi

[Via Thretris]

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