Guy somehow manages to turn novelty Hot Wheels computer into cutting-edge gaming PC
1999's Patriot Hot Wheels Computer is, thanks to some modding, now capable of running modern games
Hot Wheels released a personal computer in 1999. When last the flame-wrapped blue chunk of plastic and circuitry graced our website, Joe Blevins described it as “a kid’s idea of what a personal computer should look like” that was, ultimately, “a badly, cheaply made hunk of junk.”
Despite this, the Patriot Hot Wheels Computer has maintained a grip on the minds of many computer aficionados who understand that, while the device itself may have been a failure at launch, there is still undeniable appeal to using a computer created out of bright blue and yellow plastic to play video games and file your taxes.
The latest example of this, following up on the 2016 restoration attempt that prompted our last write-up, comes from Shank Mods, a YouTube channel devoted to modifying video game consoles and PCs.
