Sprocket64 - Nintendo64 Handheld. Video and LOB64 Test!

Mario · **Posted:** Sun May 23, 2010 1:53 pm

I started this some time ago and finally finished it. It is named the Sprocket64 (because I thought that would be a cool name when I started it.

) and it has a 7" widescreen, 3.5 hours of battery life, and full compatibility with all N64 games. The screen can switch from 4:3 to 16:9, so non-widescreen games aren't stretched.

This one has an LOB64 port in it, as did my previous one, so you know what that means - LOB64 test! :mrgreen:

That video is at the bottom of this post.
It also has daftmike's low-battery indicator. The LED's are in the power button, and it goes from white to red.

You can see the worklog here: http://forums.modretro.com/viewtopic.php?f=33&t=442

And here's a video demo-ing my Sprocket64, followed by some pretty pictures. :wink:

Then, it's my favorite "WIP" pics and the LOB64 video. Enjoy!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uERWHvQ5Ons

WWIIIIIIIIIIIIDDDDDDDEEEEEESSSSCCCCRRRREEEEEEEEEENNNN

W.I.P. Pictures:

The original case idea.

The case is made from pieces of plastic from an old printer/scanner. I cut them out, glued them together, and used bondo to fill in the edge gaps. Then, I sanded the edges round and painted it.

Low-battery and power button board:

Almost everything hooked up and mounted:

And, LOB64 video! The screen on my Retro64 is kind of dark, but the camera exaggerates it. There is quite a noticeable drop in brightness when splitting the video signal two ways, so maybe a video amp should be used for even two portables only. I am going to order a video amp and try some stuff out, and probably make a Klobio Box. :wink:

You can see the LOB64 thread here:
viewtopic.php?f=5&t=28633

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1Wnf5IHWto

catsaiyan · **Posted:** Sun May 23, 2010 2:17 pm

awesome portable :mrgreen:

.

Life of Brian · **Posted:** Sun May 23, 2010 2:28 pm

I read your worklog earlier today. Fantastic stuff!

dragonhead · **Posted:** Sun May 23, 2010 2:49 pm

NICE! quality piece of work there!

Basement_Modder · **Posted:** Sun May 23, 2010 3:41 pm

I love you mario.

*runs off to post on modretro.*

limpport · **Posted:** Sun May 23, 2010 9:07 pm

It's beautiful! What kind of screen did you use? I've found 7" screens, but I could never find anything that could switch aspect ratios.

sonic4freedom · **Posted:** Mon May 24, 2010 11:10 am

I TRULY LOVE this portable! 7" FTW

EVIL NOD · **Posted:** Mon May 24, 2010 2:20 pm

cool that is one nice looking portable and the 2 player port is well good

bentendo64 · **Posted:** Tue May 25, 2010 8:59 am

Epic!

sonic4freedom · **Posted:** Tue May 25, 2010 9:24 am

Dude, what screen did you use?

bassmasta · **Posted:** Tue May 25, 2010 1:53 pm

limpport wrote:

It's beautiful! What kind of screen did you use? I've found 7" screens, but I could never find anything that could switch aspect ratios.

sonic4freedom wrote:

Dude, what screen did you use?

IIRC, he used a screen from a portable DVD player.

Nice job, Mario.

limpport · **Posted:** Tue May 25, 2010 9:42 pm

bassmasta wrote:

limpport wrote:

It's beautiful! What kind of screen did you use? I've found 7" screens, but I could never find anything that could switch aspect ratios.

sonic4freedom wrote:

Dude, what screen did you use?

IIRC, he used a screen from a portable DVD player.

Nice job, Mario.

I'm assuming a second display that doesn't have the all the DVD stuff going on in it.

Didn't realize that the LOB port glowed! Awesome!

Sprocket64 - Nintendo64 Handheld. Video and LOB64 Test!

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