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The GameStation is, first and foremost, a do-it-yourself video game system. While the kit comes with a fully assembled console, the complete instructions for building your own version are included and exhaustively described in the accompanying eBook, written by LaMothe himself. Also covered in extensive detail are all layers of the system software, resulting in the world's first fully documented video game system for public development and hacking. From transistors to operating systems to platforms and power-ups, you'll learn first-hand how everything works. Build it, break it, hack it, tweak it, demolish it, or turn it into something completely different. The GameStation is the ultimate hacker playground. And with direct TV output and compatibility with PlayStation II DualShock controllers built right in, it still feels like a traditional game console.