SMRTR TechMar 30, 2026TechEBlog

Nintendo’s Classic Console Finds New Life as a Synthesizer, Called the NES-SY2.0

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Swedish designer Love Hultén created the NES-SY2.0, a wooden device that looks like a classic Nintendo Entertainment System but opens to reveal a music synthesizer featuring an Arcano NES Poly module that produces authentic 8-bit gaming sounds. The device includes a built-in MIDI controller, knobs and buttons for sound manipulation, plus delay and reverb effects to create modern music with retro Nintendo-style audio. Users can also insert original game cartridges to play classic Nintendo games.

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