Portable N64?

[ReaXan]

I have to give props to this guy,despite it being more bulky than the Nomad you guys need to check out this link

http://saoghal.cywh.com/N64m_Pictures/n64m.html

[classicb]

its interesting but I'm not that impressed I've seen better efforts on portables for the 2600, DC, NES, SNES, PlayStation. Somebody has tried to make a portable out of almost every system and most of them look alot better than this one. Although I can imagine the N64 hardware was hard to condense into a smaller package.

[ReaXan]

That Ben Hack guy could probably school this guy on the design but not everyone is the evil genius Ben Hack is LOL

[Gemini-Phoenix]

Not the best console to handheld job I have seen... The PSone guy's efforts are a lot better!

[a href=http://www.benheck.com/]PlayStation Handhelds[/a href]


And the guy who did the DreamCast Portable made a better effort!

It just looks like he just replaced the shell and added some buttons to it - Which is in fact exactly what he has done!

I reckon Nintendo could quite easially make a Game Gear sized portable N64 these days...

[Cauterize]

wow! that is impressive! im really tempted to make one!
although, he used a fish tackle box? he needs style!

[petewhitley]

This just makes me want to see Ben Heckendorn make a proper N64 portable. Oh, the possibilities ...

[Brian_Provinciano]

For the case of a portable N64, everyone should look into Nintendo iQues and start reverse engineering them. I don't think they emulate N64 games. I'm qute sure they contain an actual N64 compatible core.

[DigitalSpace]

This just makes me want to see Ben Heckendorn make a proper N64 portable. Oh, the possibilities ...

Agreed.

While this is pretty nice, I know someone can do a better job.

[SMB]

For the case of a portable N64, everyone should look into Nintendo iQues and start reverse engineering them. I don't think they emulate N64 games. I'm qute sure they contain an actual N64 compatible core.

The games are on flash carts that you download for a fee on the internet.

[J2games]

Interesting idea, very interesting and a valiant effort! Although I agree with a few of the others that the unit itself isn't super pretty, I think what you did was give those that thought a project like this to be toooo technical, some motivation to try it.

I love seeing inginuity at work! if you manage to shrink this puppy contact me, there could be a nice little market for portable "classics!"

[fishsandwich]

It's a shame Nintendo didn't downsize the N64 like they did the SNES and NES. It would probably have made this thing smaller and less hot.

That being said, I have to give mad props to the guy who did this!


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[The Manimal]

It's a shame Nintendo didn't downsize the N64 like they did the SNES and NES. It would probably have made this thing smaller and less hot.

That being said, I have to give mad props to the guy who did this!


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I am glad they didn't....given I'd then have to decide which one I would want to hook up and which one would stay in storage :)

I pulled out my SNES 2 and it is the same size as the original SNES MINUS that back section after the 'raised' cartridge port area. I decided I can allow 2 1/2 inches or whatever of additional depth...it is not that much, and worth it for S-Video.


Now the NES thing, it's a matter of whether or not...granted I modded my NES 2 for A/V outputs, whether I find vertical lines OR getting games to work after a million tries more annoying.

[MegaDrive20XX]

wow! that is impressive! im really tempted to make one!
although, he used a fish tackle box? he needs style!

Then I'll make one using a piece of gum, an egg carton and a paper towel roll! God that McGuyver was something else!

[suppafly]

nice piece of hardware...i'd buy one!

[RockyRaccoon]

While it may not be IMPRESSIVE physical wise...it works. AND..the average guy without access to a machine shop and a CNC machine can make it. :P.

[Flack]

While case mods are always cool, that one pushes the word "portable" ... it's portable like the old 25lb laptops were portable. Cool project, but I doubt yer gonna head out with that in your back pocket anytime soon.

[suppafly]

While case mods are always cool, that one pushes the word "portable" ... it's portable like the old 25lb laptops were portable. Cool project, but I doubt yer gonna head out with that in your back pocket anytime soon.

Your @my sales@ link has an extra http, Flak

[NintendoMan]

That is pretty darn cool though.