Man, here’s a wild story I stumbled onto about some tech wizard – Lorentio Brodesco. This guy, I swear, pulled off what nobody’s done in 30 freakin’ years. He whipped up a custom motherboard for the old-school PlayStation 1. Yeah, you heard me right. Not some big Sony brainiac with fancy tools, but just him, his scanner, some sandpaper (what?), and, I guess, a sprinkle of magic, right?
So, Brodesco’s project—the nsOne—is basically where tech nostalgia and ingenuity collide. It sounds too cool, and apparently, it’s not an emulator or one of those confusing FPGA things (can’t keep up with them). Nope, it’s a straight-up motherboard you plop into your classic PS1, like some time-traveler who missed modern gaming but had an itch to scratch. You still need all those original Sony bits, though. Sound like a blast from the past? Totally.
Plus, there’s this Kickstarter thing happening for it—launched with all the hype. Backers can nab some pretty rad rewards. You drop like €35, which I think is about $40-something, and you get the motherboard, but it’s a bring-your-own-components bash. If you’re feeling flush, €80 gets you the whole shebang, chips included (thank the heavens for that). Brodesco mentions shiny new SMD components too. Supposedly makes them last longer? Sounds promising!
Oh, and the nsOne fits right into that retro console shell you’ve been hoarding in your attic. What’s cooler, they threw in a parallel port. Bam! A Franken-console that mixes old and new. Imagine that.
Brodesco even plans to share all the secret sauce with the world – blueprints, design docs, all that jazz. Generous soul or just loves the spotlight? Who knows.
Now, there’re always risks, you know? Crowdfunding’s a gamble; one minute it’s gold, the next you’re scratching your head wondering why you’re left empty-handed. But it seems Brodesco’s got the cash flowing, over €5K already! Let’s hope it keeps rolling till January 2026 when stuff’s supposed to ship.
Just remember, clicking that back button’s more like shaking the inventor’s hand and saying, “Go get ‘em, tiger!” so don’t expect Best Buy-level certainty. Anyway, follow Tom’s Hardware to keep the updates coming. Or don’t. Totally up to you.
