Un-portablize some handhelds.
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Here's a stupid one that you probably haven't heard before, make an unportable handheld. You're always jamming things into small things, so why not make a small thing into a big thing.
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Re: Un-portablize some handhelds.
Because where's the challenge in that? (besides decoding LCDs)
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Re: Un-portablize some handhelds.
The only things I can think of doing would be a Sega Nomad back into a regular console (what kind of video output is there to its screen?) or a Game Boy Advance with a video-out cartridge. The GBA would be something I'd be interested in doing if I had the resources or the time, sadly I have neither.
Re: Un-portablize some handhelds.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Game_boy_playerBiased wrote:The GBA would be something I'd be interested in doing if I had the resources or the time, sadly I have neither.
Re: Un-portablize some handhelds.
Hahaha yes, I had this in consideration when I made that post, I suppose I was talking about doing the mod for the sake of moddingvskid wrote:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Game_boy_playerBiased wrote:The GBA would be something I'd be interested in doing if I had the resources or the time, sadly I have neither.
edit: @vskid I still don't have the time or resources to do that!
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Re: Un-portablize some handhelds.
I've thought of this too, and would attempt it if I had time and resources. Why has no one done it?
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Un-portablize some handhelds.
The biggest reason probably has to do with the LCD. To un-portablize a handheld (assuming that you want to have a bigger screen, like a TV), you would need to figure out the control signals that the handheld sends to the LCD, then convert that to composite video/s-video/RGB. Which is not to say that it couldn't be done, just that it's notably harder than wiring up a console's composite out to the composite in of a small screen.Mr. Bastey wrote:I've thought of this too, and would attempt it if I had time and resources. Why has no one done it?
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Re: Un-portablize some handhelds.
Ah, forgot about that haha that does sound tedious, still kinda surprises me no one's done it though.
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Re: Un-portablize some handhelds.
i wuz thinking of doing that to my 2 SP's but wasn't sure how or why
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