Seagate’s FreeAgent Dockstar network storage adapter is a useful peripheral that makes data housed on a FreeAgent Go drive and up to three generic USB storage devices accessible from any computer on your home network or the internet. But there is more to this Ethernet-enabled device than its built-in Pogoplus functionality. We are talking about its 1.2GHz Marvell processor, 128MB of RAM, 256MB of ROM, USB ports and Ethernet connectivity. It’s this hitherto overlooked potential that drove hacker Hunter Davis to this nifty peripheral, available online for as low as $25.

Spurred by his penchant for running games on “unusual systems” and the irresistible lure of the DockStar’s immense untapped potential, Davis decided to turn it into a game console, or, more precisely, an emulation console. While it is true that Davis’ game console is pretty much built around the network storage adapter, it quite obviously requires a few other things to function; namely, Debian Linux, DisplayLink USB-to-VGA adapter and a USB sound adapter.

The video of the console in action is rather lengthy as it features a long list of games, including Contra, Mario World, Monkey Island 3, Quake 3 and Warcraft. His personal website features a detailed walkthrough of the entire process.