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Come on, you didn’t build up all those calluses playing Punch Out for nothing. – Ms. Fix-It
Favorite Comment: Fixer Random Axis says, “Sorry, the person you’re looking for is in a different castle.”
ALSO: Fixer Frederic Hamel says, “Hey everyone, this is my doorbell. It was built years ago. You can see a video here.
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Konami code opens the garage…
Totally should use a WiiMote for the garage door. Would be so very intuitive
up, up, down, down – doh wait, why did I mount it sideways again?
I want this! I would totally swap out my ordinary door bell ringer for a Nintendo controller. Someone handy could probably come up with a better-looking way to mount it other than L-brackets though.
I think the inventor of this device thought he was being pretty clever when he yanked the doorbell to help make a new NES paddle after he lost the old one. So after he’d additionally gutted a telephone and a remote control and spent four hours soldering, he found the original controller under the couch.
Well, screw it.
Now that’s just cruel for me, as an old school gamer, to look upon.
“Hello, is Mario home?”
No, he went on an errand with Luigi. They were talking about princesses and evil turtles again. I’m a bit worried about what they are up to, with all this “pipes and mushrooms” talk…
badger badger badger badger
badger badger badger badger
badger badger badger badger
mushroom mushroom
Lots and lots of mushrooms.
Ding Dong!!
I’m sorry. Our princess is in another castle
Does this help? http://www.geekologie.com/2008/08/18/geekini-1.jpg
This only gets better if the doorbell is a classic sound… like mario jumping or megaman firing his blaster.
Gotta be the 1up sound.
You walk inside and hear the dungeon jingle until you flip the lights on.
The light switch plays the “puzzle solved” sound.
or the getting a coin sound effect.
actually, this was mounted to one-up the classic playstation controller that opens garage doors down the street.
Dude two blocks over opens his garage door with the Wiimote.
Damn. I just made that comment, then scrolled down and saw you beat me to it by a LONG shot
Eh, no worries. You probably get out more than I do.
Actually this makes a surprising amount of sense, those original controllers wear like iron and survive anything. Structurally and functionally speaking, the doorbell will probably outlast the house.
Sounds good to me too.
Better than paying $9 for a “real” button from Home Depot.
Even better if it lit up.
Yeah, but they probably used really shoddy wiring to connect it to the bell.
Would the Konami Code unlock the entire house?
Something tells me that attempting to use the Konami code will result in the front door quickly being unlocked and opened…followed by a swift punch to the face.
If this is his doorbell I can’t wait to see his backyard.
so THAT’S how I get into Zelda’s castle!
Personally, I would have taken it apart and screwed it on from the inside. The L mounts just seem all wrong!
Agreed.
Even easier: A dab of PL Premium, and that thing is there to stay.
to ring doorbell, simply press: up, up, down, down, left, right, left, right, B, A, START.
Was wondering how many comments it’d be before the Konami code!
Press any button rang the doorbell, but if you press up, up, down, down, left, right, left, right, B, A, start it unlocks the back door.
Sorry, the person you’re looking for is in a different castle!
Almost perfect comment (house would be more subtle than castle). I’m annoyed I didn’t think of it.
But a man’s home IS his castle, is it not?
Well, he does like to sit on his throne.
Bubbie, is it just me, or there something wrong with the Goldmans’ mezuza?
Hey everyone, this is my doorbell. It was built years ago. You can see a video here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aBmS7_C7RMM .
It’s an afternoon hack with stuff I had lying around, ergo: yes, I know the L-brackets look like crap. Yes, is actually does light an LED up. No, it does make the mario jump sound. And yes, you can punch the Konami code in, but all it does is ring the doorbell a bunch. It’s really just a fancy doorbell button.
Thanks for all the feedback!
“Go away! Wii don’t want any!”
Glad I wasn’t the only one thinking that. Everyone knows you’re supposed to mount the mezuza at an angle.
If you hit the right combo the door flies out into your face shouting Hadouken! It’s a good way of keeping the trolls out.
Bonus points if this is for a duplex with and A and B unit.
Why would you equip your home with something that might – just might – allow any caller to move you through the halls of your house, randomly crashing you into the walls and bonking your head along the ceilings, to *make you answer the door*?
NO! It’s not “Up-up-down-left-left-down-right-A” to unlock the door! It’s Up-left-down-right-left-down-right-B! I’m not telling you again!
Of course if that doesn’t work, you can just take the key, blow in it, then reinsert it.
I did this with my old Sega Master System controller, but for turning the light on (1), light off (2) and as a dimmer (Up/down)… A lot more stylish, as it was all black with some maroon stripes :p
If the Konami code doesn’t work, and blowing in the keyhole doesn’t work, you can always take a Q-Tip dipped in rubbing alcohol into the keyhole, then try your key again.
Too bad he didn’t use a Genesis controller.