Sam's Sega Megadrive Portable "The Mega-Boy"

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Sam's Sega Megadrive Portable "The Mega-Boy"

Post by sam_thornley » Tue Dec 14, 2010 11:11 am

Hey people, Finally got my Mega-Boy project finished yesterday. All complete and working!

Specs:
  • 5" PSone Screen (unmodded CCFL) with screen cover
    Uses a Sega Genesis 3 PCB, region modded for 50Hz PAL
    Cart Slot at rear of unit (carts stick out but i don't care :P )
    Powered by 6x 1.2v 2600mAh NiMh Cells (7.2v total) Just over 2 hours play time
    Player 2 port (a first on sam_thornley portables!)
    RGB video with mono sound
Dimensions:
165mmx195mmx43mm

Build log/internal pictures:

http://forums.benheck.com/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=38342

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Player 2 port!

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Left plug: 7.5v DC-IN Right plug: Battery charger

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Re: Sam's Sega Megadrive Portable "The Mega-Boy"

Post by Donalbain619 » Tue Dec 14, 2010 2:48 pm

This is great! Your portables are so clean looking. Congrats on another one for the books.
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Re: Sam's Sega Megadrive Portable "The Mega-Boy"

Post by Bush » Mon Dec 20, 2010 2:19 pm

I like this a lot. So basic, yet so awesome.
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Re: Sam's Sega Megadrive Portable "The Mega-Boy"

Post by thewise1 » Tue Dec 21, 2010 12:03 am

It's so clean and pretty!

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