Have an idea for a project, need some help
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My idea for an upcoming project was to make a portable emulator. One i could upload games onto, it would not need that big of an HDD but essentially, i do not even know where to begin. If I'm not mistaken, you would need an emulator board? This device could (maybe in the future) play more than just one system of ROMs (i.e. SNES, NES, GBA). If this has been made before could someone point me into the right direction on how to start constructing this? I've been looking all over the intertubes and have accumulated nothing.
Thank you in advanced.
EDIT: Also, i'm trying to stay away from purchasing something and/or then hacking/modding something.
Thank you in advanced.
EDIT: Also, i'm trying to stay away from purchasing something and/or then hacking/modding something.
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Re: Have an idea for a project, need some help
You came to the wrong place muchacho.thecriscoking wrote:I'm trying to stay away from purchasing something and/or then hacking/modding something.
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Re: Have an idea for a project, need some help
I simply mean I would like to build something from scratch, and yes, i know it will be more difficult. People are always just saying, "buy a psp and add homebrew" or "mod a ds".argelfraster wrote:You came to the wrong place muchacho.
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Re: Have an idea for a project, need some help
Yeah I've seen those before and that's what i meant by prebuilt. I was hoping i could construct something from scratch. I've seen it done before but no tutorial and not much of a description.
I'll post the article....
http://hackaday.com/2009/10/12/emulator ... tory-made/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
I'll post the article....
http://hackaday.com/2009/10/12/emulator ... tory-made/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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Re: Have an idea for a project, need some help
You obviously have no idea what you're talking about then. Considering thats a prebuilt emulator stuffed in an NES case.
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Re: Have an idea for a project, need some help
How much money do you want to spend and how much do you know about hardware/linux??
I had similiar thoughts using gumstix products. Check them out at http://www.gumstix.com" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;.
However if you don't know where to begin you might have a hard gettin' er done. Start simple.
I had similiar thoughts using gumstix products. Check them out at http://www.gumstix.com" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;.
However if you don't know where to begin you might have a hard gettin' er done. Start simple.
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Re: Have an idea for a project, need some help
I wasn't aware. I must have misread the description...chainfire95 wrote:You obviously have no idea what you're talking about then. Considering thats a prebuilt emulator stuffed in an NES case.
I know quite a bit about linux, but a lot about hardware, but i'm no noob.thewizdawg wrote:How much money do you want to spend and how much do you know about hardware/linux??
I had similiar thoughts using gumstix products. Check them out at http://www.gumstix.com" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;.
However if you don't know where to begin you might have a hard gettin' er done. Start simple.
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Re: Have an idea for a project, need some help
You obviously have no idea what you're talking about then. That's an MP3 player in an NES cartridge case.chainfire95 wrote:You obviously have no idea what you're talking about then. Considering thats a prebuilt emulator stuffed in an NES case.
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Re: Have an idea for a project, need some help
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hELTtsBR ... r_embedded#" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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Re: Have an idea for a project, need some help
now a question i have is, how can i embed an emulator onto one of the products from gumstix.thewizdawg wrote:How much money do you want to spend and how much do you know about hardware/linux??
I had similiar thoughts using gumstix products. Check them out at http://www.gumstix.com" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;.
However if you don't know where to begin you might have a hard gettin' er done. Start simple.
EDIT:
I learned I can cross compile the source code of a SNES emulator onto an embedded system.
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Re: Have an idea for a project, need some help
They're just regular TI ARM Cortex processors.
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Re: Have an idea for a project, need some help
So what does that mean for me? Do I need to find the same type?bicostp wrote:They're just regular TI ARM Cortex processors.