Over the past few months, people have been finding infinite uses for the Apple iPad, giving me a unique and golden opportunity to write about Apple products... every 5 freakin' minutes. But because people love spending more money to emulate things that will actually cost less simply for the thrill of the hack, Lifehacker has provided a simple 4-step tutorial of how to transform your iPad and Wiimote into a fully functioning portable SNES. Oh, and you're welcome!

First off, I feel it necessary that I insert a standard disclaimer right about now, waiving all responsibility and influence of all damages done to iPad including jailbreaking mishaps and rage blackout fits (some of those games are a whole lot more frustrating than you remember). Phew. Now I'll be sleeping better at night, let's carry on.

As I've alluded to you already, you're going to have to jailbreak your iPad for this retro treasure. Make sure that's something you really want to do before making any rash (and arguably awesome) decisions. What can I say? I'm kind of a goody two-shoes. But to all you sexy rebels that threw your rules, contracts and fears out the window and have already jailbreaked, or know you want to, let's carry on.

The video tutorial above breaks the whole shebang down into 4 easy steps including: jailbreaking, downloading snes4iPhone, installing ROMs and syncing the Wiimote controller. So, all you're even going to need is your computers, iPad, iPad sync chord and Wiimote. Super easy peasy.

When all is said and done, you can enjoy the benefit of tugging around your favorite SNES jams, supported by iPad's impressive battery life. And while there is an obvious joke here about spending a lot of money on what may be a gimmick, there's still something impressive and tempting about the portability of the iPad, especially with the only needed outside supported accessory being a Wiimote, one of the more compact controllers you may already have in your possession other than maybe an iPod. Hell, when I still listened to my discman religiously, I lugged around a heavy and entirely unnecessary 70 count CD case, giant headphones and enough batteries to power a small village, whether it was on the bus to school or on a flight cross country. I think I can handle the weight of an extra Wiimote in my bag.

Can't watch the video right now? No problem. Check out the verbal break down here.

[Lifehacker via Joystiq]