{"id":116150,"date":"2020-07-31T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-07-31T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2020\/07\/random_heres_a_gamecube_for_each_teenage_mutant_ninja_turtle_because_why_not"},"modified":"2020-07-31T14:00:00","modified_gmt":"2020-07-31T14:00:00","slug":"random-heres-a-gamecube-for-each-teenage-mutant-ninja-turtle-because-why-not","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2020\/07\/31\/random-heres-a-gamecube-for-each-teenage-mutant-ninja-turtle-because-why-not\/","title":{"rendered":"Random: Here&#8217;s A GameCube For Each Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle, Because Why Not?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media_block\"><a href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/512611187beba\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/512611187beba\/small.jpg\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/a><\/div>\n<figure class=\"picture strip\"><\/figure>\n<p>The world&#8217;s a mess right now, so why not end your week right by enjoying the simple things in life &#8211; just like these Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle-themed GameCubes.<\/p>\n<p>They&#8217;re not official, as you might expect, but are in fact the result of a restoration project. Twitter user and retro shop owner <a class=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/2buttonhero\/status\/1288946916936617984\">@2ButtonHero<\/a> is responsible for the cool little collection, who says that they&#8217;re now &#8220;far better to look at&#8221; than how they were in their original condition.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"object object-tweet\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p><span lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">All done!<\/p>\n<p>From battered, scratched up and discoloured GameCubes to the freshest TMNT cubes! <\/p>\n<p>Even with the chips to the cases these are far better to look at now than they were before and even better than ending up in a landfill or stripped down for parts.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/GamersUnite?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#GamersUnite<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/tmnt?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#tmnt<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/AFCHIsbG5u\">pic.twitter.com\/AFCHIsbG5u<\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/span>\u2014 2 Button Hero (@2ButtonHero) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/2ButtonHero\/status\/1288946916936617984?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 30, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/aside>\n<p>As you can see, each &#8216;Cube has adopted the colouring of one of the four turtles.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"picture strip\"><a title=\"Here's how the Turtles appear on the cover of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Arcade Attack on the DS for comparison - you can have five internet points if you still have this in your collection...\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/0928e20f7138d\/heres-how-the-turtles-appear-on-the-cover-of-teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-arcade-attack-on-the-ds-for-comparison-you-can-have-five-internet-points-if-you-still-have-this-in-your-collection.original.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg' viewBox='0 0 500 450'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" width=\"500\" height=\"450\" data-original=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/0928e20f7138d\/heres-how-the-turtles-appear-on-the-cover-of-teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-arcade-attack-on-the-ds-for-comparison-you-can-have-five-internet-points-if-you-still-have-this-in-your-collection.500x.jpg\" alt=\"Here's how the Turtles appear on the cover of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Arcade Attack on the DS for comparison - you can have five internet points if you still have this in your collection...\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption\">Here&#8217;s how the Turtles appear on the cover of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/ds\/teenage_mutant_ninja_turtles_arcade_attack\">Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Arcade Attack<\/a> on the DS for comparison &#8211; you can have five internet points if you still have this in your collection&#8230;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>It&#8217;s never nice to see an old games console finally bite the dust and have to be thrown away, so if you have a broken machine sitting around at home, why not try out your very own customisations?<\/p>\n<p>We recently shared the work of a fan who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2020\/05\/fan_transforms_broken_nes_into_a_fully_functioning_switch_dock\">transformed a broken NES<\/a> &#8211; and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2020\/06\/fan_turns_broken_snes_into_a_working_switch_dock\">then a SNES<\/a> &#8211; into a working Switch dock, or if your DIY skills are as bad as ours, perhaps simply <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2019\/08\/random_you_can_always_rely_on_your_parents_to_find_a_clever_use_for_the_wii_fit_balance_board\">repurposing an old Wii Fit board<\/a> as a way to weigh gas canisters is more your speed?<\/p>\n<p>Have you ever tried to do anything fancy with your consoles at home? 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