Hailrazer's N64Boy Advance

[jonjandran]

YouTube Video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dgyzuFMfJ4Q

I finished my latest N64 portable.

I've been wanting to do this for a while. I'm kinda tired of all the epoxying , sanding, bondo-ing, painting, etc. So a while back I bought a GBA carry case.

http://jonjandran.com/pics/jonjandran/n64a1.JPG

But real life got in the way. Anywhoo a few weeks ago while cleaning, I found it and decide to give it a go.

Here's the specs :

Case -- Gba carry case
Screen -- 4.3" Ebay screen with brightness controls
Batteries -- 5600mAh Li-Ions
Buttons -- 6mm X 6mm tacts with colored caps
Joystick -- Gamecube
Expansion Pak included
N64 board cut down to fit
Battery life -- 5-6 hours
Custom laminated screen surround with N64 logo

Well here's the pics :

http://jonjandran.com/pics/jonjandran/n64a41.JPG

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[jonjandran]

Here is a bit of a work log for you.

I wanted to do buttons that were like Bacs. Simple and permanent.
So I used plexiglass. Cut to size. Super glued tact switch to it. Then I super glued spacers between the plexiglass pieces. Then the button assembly was Plexi Welded to the case. The L and R tact switches were put in the thick plastic that makes up the "bumper" around the case.

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The Z buttons were a bit harder. I first mounted them to a piece of plexiglass. Then I used a heat gun and bent the plexiglass into a Z shape. Then I Plexi Welded them to the case.

http://jonjandran.com/pics/jonjandran/n64a21.JPG

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[jonjandran]

Speakers were taken from a speaker for an ipod. Holes were cut using perf board taped to the case and then all 36 holes drilled.

http://jonjandran.com/pics/jonjandran/n64a27.JPG

Here's a pic of the cut down N64 board. I used oversize heatsinks from a Cpu cooler/combo pak off Ebay for the Cpu. Ram heatsinks for the ram :

http://jonjandran.com/pics/jonjandran/n64a28.JPG

And though I usually don't show it, here is a pic of the insides.

I'm quite proud of the fact that the only hot glue that was used was to hold the batteries in and on a few of the wires to hold them to boards/case.

All the rest is either epoxied, super glued, or Platic Welded in.

http://jonjandran.com/pics/jonjandran/n64a42.JPG

[nickerous]

Looks great! Love the GBA style case!

[hellraiser]

I wish that was hellraisers instead of Hailrazer's portable!:puppydogeyes: lol

But seriously nice work man!!!

[DogP]

Heh, the pictures are very deceiving on that... I did a double take thinking WTF? How did he cram an N64 into a GBA shell??? ;) I've never really been into the portableized systems, though that looks very nicely done.

DogP

[RetroGamer1994]

Nice work!
Looks great.