wraggster
March 25th, 2011, 10:26
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[Doug] over at the moddedbybacteria forums has been working hard on a fantastic looking portable NES console (http://moddedbybacteria.freeforums.org/unnamed-nes-portable-finished-pg22-t1170.html) and wrote in to let us know it was complete.
The console started as a simple idea to use a Nintendo on a chip (NOAC) board in order to create a portable console that played original NES cartridges. Once a plastic case and some batteries were sourced, along with the NOAC board, the project was well on its way.
[Doug] eventually decided that he would rather use a real Nintendo motherboard in the project, so the NOAC was scrapped…temporarily. He accidentally fried the Nintendo board, so it was back to the NOAC, but with upgraded wiring to take care of some interference problems he was having earlier in the build. An original NES controller was disassembled for use in the console, which gives the portable an authentic feel. Getting the case to look just right was a long process, but we think he did a great job with it.
If you want to take a look at his entire build log, be aware that it is 23 pages long. If you’re impatient and want to jump straight to the unveiling, that happens on page 22 (http://moddedbybacteria.freeforums.org/unnamed-nes-portable-finished-pg22-t1170-210.html).
Keep reading to see a pair of videos [Doug] put together both during the production and after his build was completed.
If you are interested in seeing some other portable NES consoles we have featured in the past, look no further than here (http://hackaday.com/2010/08/02/handheld-plays-snes-and-nes-carts/), here (http://hackaday.com/2008/11/26/build-a-portable-nes/), and here (http://hackaday.com/2009/10/12/emulator-in-nes-cartridge-so-clean-it-looks-factory-made/).
http://hackaday.com/2011/03/24/portable-nes-console-gets-it-oh-so-right/#more-38419
[Doug] over at the moddedbybacteria forums has been working hard on a fantastic looking portable NES console (http://moddedbybacteria.freeforums.org/unnamed-nes-portable-finished-pg22-t1170.html) and wrote in to let us know it was complete.
The console started as a simple idea to use a Nintendo on a chip (NOAC) board in order to create a portable console that played original NES cartridges. Once a plastic case and some batteries were sourced, along with the NOAC board, the project was well on its way.
[Doug] eventually decided that he would rather use a real Nintendo motherboard in the project, so the NOAC was scrapped…temporarily. He accidentally fried the Nintendo board, so it was back to the NOAC, but with upgraded wiring to take care of some interference problems he was having earlier in the build. An original NES controller was disassembled for use in the console, which gives the portable an authentic feel. Getting the case to look just right was a long process, but we think he did a great job with it.
If you want to take a look at his entire build log, be aware that it is 23 pages long. If you’re impatient and want to jump straight to the unveiling, that happens on page 22 (http://moddedbybacteria.freeforums.org/unnamed-nes-portable-finished-pg22-t1170-210.html).
Keep reading to see a pair of videos [Doug] put together both during the production and after his build was completed.
If you are interested in seeing some other portable NES consoles we have featured in the past, look no further than here (http://hackaday.com/2010/08/02/handheld-plays-snes-and-nes-carts/), here (http://hackaday.com/2008/11/26/build-a-portable-nes/), and here (http://hackaday.com/2009/10/12/emulator-in-nes-cartridge-so-clean-it-looks-factory-made/).
http://hackaday.com/2011/03/24/portable-nes-console-gets-it-oh-so-right/#more-38419