People have covered themselves and their possessions in animal skins since the dawn of time, but one gamer has taken things to another level by crafting an alligator-themed Xbox 360.
Alligator_Xbox Alligator Xbox 360: swamp thing?
Gamer dfw monkie - somehow we’re guessing that’s not his real name - has published pictures of …
That is probably the goal in the first place. It will make it look realistic. In fact it will be a proper work of art (just try to imagine the eye-button shining with a nice red ring).
If you look at the pictures, the ventilation holes in the console are not obstructed so the machine will still vent the heat the same as any unmodded machine.
Mines the one with the hood, facemask and 'House of Kolor' logo
Less Capable? PS3 is vastly more capable than the ex-box360...
You only have to look at GTA IV to see that. Whilst the PS3 version is better, it's still crippled by the 360's limitations... Ever wondered about the startup on the PS3 version with the semi-static pictures, where no HDD access lights are flashing. Yep, you can thank the 360 version for that, and the common codebase, and fear of upsetting Microsoft for that one...
I have to agree, I was expecting a tale of how a alligator came in someones trailer and ate the X-Box, was even invisioning the slang and accent.
It would not be the first, worked with Comcast and a lady could not get online. Asked what lights were on on the modem and she could not answer. Asked her to follow the ethernet cable to the box and tell me what the light configuration was. She then stated that her sons snake had eaten the modem. Nuff said.
DO Xbox owners actually have any education AT ALL?
First we have an AC using "Queue" instead of "Cue", and now we have "Hear Hear" instead of "Here Here".
Now I always figured Xbox owners must be slightly wrong in the head, for buying such a horribly overpriced console with such last-gen unreliable tech, but it seems we now have proof of this..
Oh you are quite the boffin aren't you! Unfortunately Wikipedia seems to disagree with you:
Hear hear is an expression that originated as hear ye, or hear him, usually repeated. This imperative was used to call attention to a speaker's words, and naturally developed the sense of a broad expression of favour. This is how it is still used today, although one can always vary one's tone to express different sentiments; the Oxford English Dictionary noted around the turn of the century that the phrase is now the regular form of cheering in the House of Commons, and expresses, according to intonation, admiration, acquiescence, indignation, derision, etc. It is often incorrectly spelled "here here".
It seems the tables turned upon you there! Nice find MrM!
Mark, do you not realise that you yourself are the one who bought such a horribly overpriced console, with mostly unnecessary technology and the worst lineup of games in the history of videogaming?
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Xbox 360 'eaten' by alligator
People have covered themselves and their possessions in animal skins since the dawn of time, but one gamer has taken things to another level by crafting an alligator-themed Xbox 360. Alligator_Xbox Alligator Xbox 360: swamp thing? Gamer dfw monkie - somehow we’re guessing that’s not his real name - has published pictures of …
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Posted Friday 16th May 2008 14:32 GMT
Lupus
A title is required? #
I'm actually somewhat inspired to mod mine into a Necronomicon... if I didn't think it'd overheat and RROD.
Posted Friday 16th May 2008 14:32 GMT
Anonymous Coward
Soft and bulbous #
So you press an eye to turn it on? An alligator's eye? Yuck.
Posted Friday 16th May 2008 14:32 GMT
Mark
Very fitting... #
the tech inside is as old as the dinosaurs..
Posted Friday 16th May 2008 14:52 GMT
Scott
I'd give it about an hour... #
...before the RROD (or in this case, the REOD) popped up due to overheating.
Posted Friday 16th May 2008 14:52 GMT
thefutureboy
Good grief... #
"Hopefully game and film discs won’t be eaten by razor sharp teeth when you open the tray though… "
That's really funny. I think I may never stop laughing. Did you steal that line from Newsround or something?
Posted Friday 16th May 2008 15:14 GMT
Daniel Bennett
RROD #
Yes, Because THATS going to fix overheating issues....
Posted Friday 16th May 2008 15:14 GMT
Anton Ivanov
Re: I'd give it about an hour #
That is probably the goal in the first place. It will make it look realistic. In fact it will be a proper work of art (just try to imagine the eye-button shining with a nice red ring).
Posted Friday 16th May 2008 15:14 GMT
punks unite
This story fails to deliver #
I was expecting Aligators+someones house+ American Redneck = Friday hilarity type thing
Shame on you reg, shame on you
*walks away muttering and shaking head*
Posted Friday 16th May 2008 15:56 GMT
Neil
Why? #
Why is this news? I painted my daughter's bedroom the other week. Surely that's just as much of a newsworthy story.
Posted Friday 16th May 2008 15:56 GMT
Nik Hill
To all those who think it would overheat ... #
... try to remember that alligators are cold-blooded animals, so it's probably a very effective cooling measure.
Posted Friday 16th May 2008 18:34 GMT
PunkTiger
I've only one thing to say... #
What a croc.
(I'm surprised no one else had said it.)
Posted Saturday 17th May 2008 17:47 GMT
Ian
@ Mark #
"the tech inside is as old as the dinosaurs.."
Too right, and just like an alligator it still eats more modern, less capable things alive, like say, the PS3.
Posted Saturday 17th May 2008 17:47 GMT
Anonymous Coward
Hooray! #
Mark's made his insecure PS3 owner comment of the day!
Posted Saturday 17th May 2008 17:47 GMT
Geoff Mackenzie
That's nothing #
I modded my alligator to look like an Xbox 360.
Posted Saturday 17th May 2008 17:53 GMT
Robert Heffernan
If you look... #
If you look at the pictures, the ventilation holes in the console are not obstructed so the machine will still vent the heat the same as any unmodded machine.
Mines the one with the hood, facemask and 'House of Kolor' logo
Posted Sunday 18th May 2008 09:49 GMT
Anonymous Coward
@Geoff #
Pretty impressive! Make log:
Blow smoke in its eyes for the "red ring" effect, sand it down, paint it white.
Install small piezoelectric speakers in /near its ears.
Set up control electroniccy stuff so that the left and right speakers would fire in response to the right and left motion of the analogue stick.
Possibly two sets of piezeos- so one set would be in front of and the other behind the ear- to give some sort of forwards/backwards control too.
Anyone got a pet they'd want to try this out on?
Posted Monday 19th May 2008 10:00 GMT
Mark
@Ian #
Less Capable? PS3 is vastly more capable than the ex-box360...
You only have to look at GTA IV to see that. Whilst the PS3 version is better, it's still crippled by the 360's limitations... Ever wondered about the startup on the PS3 version with the semi-static pictures, where no HDD access lights are flashing. Yep, you can thank the 360 version for that, and the common codebase, and fear of upsetting Microsoft for that one...
Posted Monday 19th May 2008 11:26 GMT
Jamie
@ Punks unite #
I have to agree, I was expecting a tale of how a alligator came in someones trailer and ate the X-Box, was even invisioning the slang and accent.
It would not be the first, worked with Comcast and a lady could not get online. Asked what lights were on on the modem and she could not answer. Asked her to follow the ethernet cable to the box and tell me what the light configuration was. She then stated that her sons snake had eaten the modem. Nuff said.
Posted Monday 19th May 2008 13:25 GMT
MrM
@Mark #
You are a complete and total Tool!
Can i have a "Hear Hear"?
Posted Monday 19th May 2008 15:53 GMT
Anonymous Coward
@Mark #
YAWN YAWN AND DOUBLE YAWN!!!
You don't give up do you?
@MrM
HEAR HEARRRRRRR!!!!
Mark, prove your comments, stop throwing out Sony fanboy crap.
Posted Tuesday 20th May 2008 11:34 GMT
Mark
I have to ask.. #
DO Xbox owners actually have any education AT ALL?
First we have an AC using "Queue" instead of "Cue", and now we have "Hear Hear" instead of "Here Here".
Now I always figured Xbox owners must be slightly wrong in the head, for buying such a horribly overpriced console with such last-gen unreliable tech, but it seems we now have proof of this..
Posted Tuesday 20th May 2008 13:06 GMT
MrM
@Mark - Again #
Oh you are quite the boffin aren't you! Unfortunately Wikipedia seems to disagree with you:
Hear hear is an expression that originated as hear ye, or hear him, usually repeated. This imperative was used to call attention to a speaker's words, and naturally developed the sense of a broad expression of favour. This is how it is still used today, although one can always vary one's tone to express different sentiments; the Oxford English Dictionary noted around the turn of the century that the phrase is now the regular form of cheering in the House of Commons, and expresses, according to intonation, admiration, acquiescence, indignation, derision, etc. It is often incorrectly spelled "here here".
Not that I am being pedantic!
Posted Tuesday 20th May 2008 14:42 GMT
Anonymous Coward
@Mark #
It seems the tables turned upon you there! Nice find MrM!
Mark, do you not realise that you yourself are the one who bought such a horribly overpriced console, with mostly unnecessary technology and the worst lineup of games in the history of videogaming?
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