Summary
A talentedPokemonfan and Nintendo handheld modder recently crafted an impressive custom DS themed after the mysterious and ancient Mew. ThePokemonuniverse is filled with plenty of legendary creatures of myth, and Mew was one of the first to be discovered by players in the originalPokemon Red and Blue. Mew is an incredibly rare and powerful Psychic-type whose DNA was used to create the equally powerful Mewtwo, and it is capable of learning almost every attack in the Gen 1 games.
Adding to Mew’s mystique was the fact that for the longest time players couldn’t capture it without using glitches orattending specialPokemonevents, and its rarity would be reflected in a specialPokemoncard. As part of a promotion forPokemon the Movie 2000, an “Ancient Mew” card was given out to theatergoers, modeled after the one the film’s antagonist Lawrence III used to start his “collection” of rare and exotic Pokemon. This Ancient Mew card would later be re-printed in 2019 as part of a special promotion for the CGI animated filmMewtwo Strikes Back - Evolutionin Japan.
Reddit user and Nintendo handheld modder MaSaKee recently used therare Ancient MewPokemoncardas the inspiration for an amazing modded Nintendo DS. This beautiful custom “DMG104” handheld combines elements from the DS, Game Boy Advance SP, and even the original Game Boy, with a holographic SP shell decorated with the hieroglyphic image of Mew from the card’s artwork. The DS touchscreen underneath the SP cover is also holographic, and the back of the system features glowing runic stones that can be turned on and off with a small switch on the side.
Custom Ancient Mew DS Pays Homage To Old-School Pokemon Lore
MaSaKee considers the inner workings of their latestPokemonNintendo DS modto be some of their “cleanest work,” and other Reddit users have praised its design, with some even wishing that Nintendo would release these kinds of handhelds in an official capacity. MaSaKee has made plenty of other inspired custom Nintendo portables from old hardware, including a modified original Game Boy decorated with characters fromPokemon Red and Blueand a modded Nintendo DS Lite themed after Mew’s more modern appearances.
Other talented modders have made impressivePokemonhandhelds inspired byfan favorites like the legendary Rayquazaalongside more common creatures like Totodile and Venusaur, and MaSaKee’s latest Ancient Mew creation stands among the best of them thanks to its imaginative and elegant design. The fact that they used several old Nintendo systems to build it is especially fitting, making it a relic from thePokemonfranchise’s storied past in more ways than one.
Pokemon
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