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Title: Build your own portable system (Plug 'n Play cartridge system)
Post by: Singapura on September 03, 2008, 05:06:40 am

Nice to bring on the train!

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M9sF6-hYuX8[/youtube]

Title: Re: Build your own portable system (Plug 'n Play cartridge system)
Post by: Neilyboy on September 03, 2008, 09:10:09 am

wow.. pretty sweet.. he is no ben heck but its a good start! glad to see that its possible though!!

Neil

Title: Re: Build your own portable system (Plug 'n Play cartridge system)
Post by: Ummon on September 03, 2008, 05:26:22 pm

Cute. A little clunky - that second cartridge is HUGE - as well, I'd move the D-pad and probably the buttons up a little - but given the aim of the project, pretty sharp.

Title: Re: Build your own portable system (Plug 'n Play cartridge system)
Post by: RandyT on September 03, 2008, 06:13:26 pm

 :P

There are Chinese NES based handhelds out there with a ton of games on an actual cartridge-sized cartridge and an overall physical footprint of a Gameboy Micro.  Looks like he built a housing for controls, a Battery, a small LCD TV and a port to bring all the connections out, and then mated a couple of full systems to matching connectors and called them "cartridges".

These type of hacks are very cool when they accomplish something that couldn't be done before.  This one sort of smacks of someone who is only marginally skilled and simply had too much time on their hands.  :dunno

RandyT

Title: Re: Build your own portable system (Plug 'n Play cartridge system)
Post by: retrometro on September 03, 2008, 07:00:40 pm

You could always get a GP2X.  Its better than an arcade cab!  :-)


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