A Portable N64 (56k death)

[marshallh]

Hi everyone, I haven't been around for a long time but in my absence I've been doing lots of cool things like vacuum-forming car bodies and portablzing consoles. Since the N64 is my favorite system I decided to give it the treatment.

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Yes, you really can play Goldeneye on long car trips at last!
If you want to read the whole thing go here http://gamesoft.dyndns.org/64p
Hopefully you will not be bored by it.

Comments welcome!

Mods thank you for moving this to the Gaming section... Geez there are a lot of sub forums here!

[rage-kid]

HOLY COW.....that is freaking awesome man.

[Ionredline0260]

Wholy Crap!! that is AMAZING dude I want one!

[dabid]

Hey, I got an old N64......but I still like it in the TV plug-in mode.

[James the Great]

Hats off to you sir. You truly are a american hero.

[EvadeROAR]

How old are you? Where did you find the knowledge to do such a thing?

[dabid]

I just noticed the L and R buttons on the side of the case! :lol:

[marshallh]

Glad you guys like it. My electronics knowledge is basically what I learn from the internet (gawking at part datasheets and such.)
You basically learn as you go :)

I'm 15 years old. :) (Got my rustler when I was 13)

[stampededude99]

The music sounds "True Men of Genius" Budwiser comercial, but wow that is truly something awesome. I love N64 games and it would be sweet to play it like a handheld.

[Draco]

Can you make my N64 portable for me? Im serious, i would love to play it in the car. Your only 15!? Hats off to you, mr. N64 portabalizer. (budweiser commercial "real american heroes" song plays)

[titan_77_215]

Nice work dude!!! That looks pretty sweet. It would be kinda nice to have my like that. You can never have too much N64

[stampededude99]

Can you make my N64 portable for me? Im serious, i would love to play it in the car. Your only 15!? Hats off to you, mr. N64 portabalizer. (budweiser commercial "real american heroes" song plays)
Hey is there an echo or are you agreeing? :cool: Once again, nice work...but what kind of batteries does it run on?

[dabid]

Maybe the gell cell? You'd get hours and hours of play on it, maybe even a couple days......don't know how much amp draw a N64 has.

[marshallh]

It runs off of 10 AA cells, they're the 2200mAH NiMH type.
The N64 actually draws over 1 amp on the 3.3v line, and just a few hundred milliamperes on the 12v line (it just goes to a 7805 regulator.)

If I used a better switching regulator (to drop the 12v down to 3.3v) then the battery life would be better. But now it stands at around 1 hour.

A portable Super Nintendo is on the way, with a custom vacuum-formed case and better battery life :)

[El Jarretto]

It runs off of 10 AA cells, they're the 2200mAH NiMH type.
The N64 actually draws over 1 amp on the 3.3v line, and just a few hundred milliamperes on the 12v line (it just goes to a 7805 regulator.)

If I used a better switching regulator (to drop the 12v down to 3.3v) then the battery life would be better. But now it stands at around 1 hour.

A portable Super Nintendo is on the way, with a custom vacuum-formed case and better battery life :)Whooooaaaaah, portable SNES? That would rock my socks right off. As for the N64, never cared for that. Mine died on me after a little while. Now go make a tiny PS2 portable!:lol: