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YouTuber turns 1985 NES console into working retro personal computer

A content creator has modified an original Nintendo Entertainment System into a functional desktop computer capable of running Doom, browsing the internet, and playing DVDs.

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Content creator Throaty Mumbo has modified an original 1985 Nintendo Entertainment System console into a functional retro personal computer. Dexerto and TweakTown both reported that the custom machine can run the classic first-person shooter game Doom, browse the web, and play DVDs. The project was revealed in a 55-minute video uploaded to YouTube. [1][2]

The custom build connects a keyboard and mouse directly to the hardware. Dexerto reported that the creator built the device after deciding to turn the iconic console into something resembling a computer from the 1990s. The Nintendo Entertainment System originally launched in North America in 1985 and was not designed for desktop computing operations. [1]

The modification highlights the long history of creators adapting classic Nintendo hardware and software, as FTMQ Gaming reported earlier. The original console software ecosystem includes major franchises spanning several generations, while individual video creators work within a platform host network that contained over 114 million channels by 2025. [4][5]

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In short

  • A YouTuber converted a 1985 NES into a functional retro PC.
  • The modified console can run Doom, browse the internet, and play DVDs.
  • The hardware mod supports input from a mouse and a keyboard.
  • The project was documented in a 55-minute YouTube video.

Sources

Every paragraph above points to the numbered items it rests on. Read the originals here.

  1. [1]YouTuber mods NES into a retro PC that can run Doom and play movies… sortaDexerto, 7d ago (the report this story comes from)
  2. [2]YouTuber turns an original 1985 NES into a working PC that can run Doom and browse the webTweakTown, 7d ago

Background

  1. [3]Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas on Wikipedia
  2. [4]YouTuber on Grokipedia
  3. [5]YouTuber solves thirty year old Super Mario 64 mystery FTMQ Gaming, 14d ago

Our newsroom writes these reports with the help of software, from the 5 sources listed and nothing else, and checks them against those sources. Facts can still be wrong or move on; the originals are the record. Spotted a mistake? Write to daniel@monsterkong.com.

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