My NESp

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My NESp

Post by RIDMaster » Sat Jul 29, 2006 3:14 pm

I've been lurking on this board for a few weeks now while I've been working on my NESp. It's nothing special - basically straight out of Ben's book.

I only had a couple of problems to overcome in this project:
- Had trouble getting battery power to work
- System kept shorting out during play
- Fried the controller IC (installed it upside down)
- Buttons didn't quite feel right
- Decals were sort of tough to get right - they took me a long time

Everything is working great now and I am thouroughly enjoying my portable NES. I think the only other thing I am going to do is swap out the 2N4401 transistor for a 2N2222 (as I've seen recommended here) and see how the video signal looks. As for my next project, I have a dreamcast sitting in my closet and I am reading up on building a vacuum form box...

Thanks to everyone for making this forum a great source of information.


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Post by CronoTriggerfan » Sat Jul 29, 2006 3:17 pm

Wow, that's a nice NESp. It' adds it's own custom "flare" to an original design. Keep up the good work!

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EDIT: YAY! First comment :D ! You really should post this in the sticky.
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Post by typamc95 » Sat Jul 29, 2006 3:30 pm

That's great!

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Post by Super Cameraman » Sat Jul 29, 2006 3:34 pm

Wow, I really need Ben's book. *Looks at wallet* Crap.

Nice NESp! Love the picture of Mario!

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Post by TitaniumHamster » Sat Jul 29, 2006 3:36 pm

Trust me, doing something streight outa ben's book is a feat in itself. He seems to make things harder than they should be, but your NESp is lookin' awsome!


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Post by zagalo » Sat Jul 29, 2006 4:40 pm

awesome. it is pretty good. one of the best i have seen.

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Post by atari2600a » Sat Jul 29, 2006 4:49 pm

I've been thinking about getting Ben's book too. Does it offer the same awesomeness & funniness of his website? (This will somewhat greatly effect my decision)

Great custom design! (Besides the WinXP speaker...You should be punished by the almighty Mr. Gates for stealing his copyrighted material...)
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Post by RIDMaster » Sat Jul 29, 2006 6:15 pm

Thanks for the great comments.

The volume icon looks similar to the one in Windows, but it's not the same one.

The book is well worth the money (it was $18 from amazon.com IIRC). The forums here are full of veteran portabilizers that have offered some valuable information that augment the book well.
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Post by Turbo Tax 1.0 » Sat Jul 29, 2006 6:48 pm

woah, that is one great looking nesp, i love the decals and great job following berns design
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Post by atari2600a » Sat Jul 29, 2006 6:53 pm

Open up a WinXP Control Panel, it looks exactly the same! Just one difference, yours has the yellow in it...

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Post by Turbo Tax 1.0 » Sat Jul 29, 2006 6:58 pm

atari2600a wrote:I've been thinking about getting Ben's book too. Does it offer the same awesomeness & funniness of his website? (This will somewhat greatly effect my decision)

Great custom design! (Besides the WinXP speaker...You should be punished by the almighty Mr. Gates for stealing his copyrighted material...)
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the book is excellent it is how i got started with portables, i knew absolutely nothing of this stuff before i got the book, and it does have the same personality as his website, definitly would reccomend the buy
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Post by atari2600a » Sat Jul 29, 2006 7:05 pm

yes, but there's one thing a book of Ben's can never have: the Alternate Text attributes on all the photo's...

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Post by marshallh » Sat Jul 29, 2006 8:01 pm

Great job!

Looks like I'll have some competition for the Dreamcast portable. :P oops that was a huge hint
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Post by CronoTriggerfan » Sat Jul 29, 2006 8:04 pm

REAL nonchalant, marshall :lol: !

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Post by Klefmung » Sat Jul 29, 2006 8:08 pm

Subtle, marshall, subtle.


And, topic creator, Did you follow the directions from the book exactly? <_< I woulda, but, you know. I sorta didn't when I tried to build mine. <_<
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