My portable NES project, the FrizNES *ON HOLD*

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My portable NES project, the FrizNES *ON HOLD*

Post by Frizo » Sun Feb 28, 2010 8:06 pm

This is my first portable system.
As *most* of you know, it will be a portable NES.
I have the following:
Green LED
9v battery connector
Case
I need:
The screen, I have one in mind
A way to hook up the battery to the AV out port, seriously, clueless here Figured it out!
A Case.
A 4 AA Battery holder (total of 6V)
Green LED (its red right now, so common...)
A new clone
Screen

Goin to RadioShack over the weekend, where I can get about half or more of the items I need.

To do:
[] Get Green LED in
[] Solder Battery Pack in
[] Solder screens battery pack in
[✓] Get case
[] Paint Case
[] ???
[] PROFIT!
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Re: My portable NES project, the FrizNES

Post by Frizo » Mon Mar 01, 2010 3:59 pm

Mock up image of what the completed project *MAY* look like.
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Re: My portable NES project, the FrizNES

Post by Frizo » Sat Mar 06, 2010 10:10 pm

Alright, got everything (except the screen), pics tomorrow of it with a green LED and maybe the 9v battery.
New to soldering, don't rush me :lol:
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Re: My portable NES project, the FrizNES

Post by brandonk318 » Sun Mar 07, 2010 10:57 am

Frizo wrote:Alright, got everything (except the screen), pics tomorrow of it with a green LED and maybe the 9v battery.
New to soldering, don't rush me :lol:
No worries, take your time with the soldering. What brand of screen did you have in mind? Also the design looks good.

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Re: My portable NES project, the FrizNES

Post by Frizo » Sun Mar 07, 2010 1:48 pm

brandonk318 wrote:
Frizo wrote:Alright, got everything (except the screen), pics tomorrow of it with a green LED and maybe the 9v battery.
New to soldering, don't rush me :lol:
No worries, take your time with the soldering. What brand of screen did you have in mind? Also the design looks good.
Screen: http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/s ... r.87419775" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Not that expensive, and has a speaker. Size, it's livable. About the size of a GBC screen?
Thanks for the design, around 4-ish Eastern Standerd Time.
See ya then :P
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Re: My portable NES project, the FrizNES

Post by Frizo » Sun Mar 07, 2010 4:05 pm

UPDATE! First one!
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New fancy 5mm GREEN LED!
Not some gimp 3mm RED one that it came with ;P
Im just glad I didn't burn my house down, that would ruin my project! Oh, and ruin my house too, but thats unimportant, I could find a few boxes and make a condo!
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Re: My portable NES project, the FrizNES

Post by brandonk318 » Sun Mar 07, 2010 10:59 pm

Frizo wrote:UPDATE! First one!
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New fancy 5mm GREEN LED!
Not some gimp 3mm RED one that it came with ;P
Im just glad I didn't burn my house down, that would ruin my project! Oh, and ruin my house too, but thats unimportant, I could find a few boxes and make a condo!
You are going all out with the led. It would suck burning down your house and end up living in a Hooverville. Then how will you continue to solder? Nevermind.....extension chord from the neighbors would do just fine to power the iron...

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Re: My portable NES project, the FrizNES

Post by ToastBucket » Mon Mar 08, 2010 11:16 am

What noac did you use and where did you get it?
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Re: My portable NES project, the FrizNES

Post by brandonk318 » Mon Mar 08, 2010 12:33 pm

ToastBucket wrote:What noac did you use and where did you get it?
factor 5
http://cgi.ebay.com/Yobo-Factor-5-Video ... 3efd849f2e" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
I like the bootleg game that comes with it....bomb kid

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Re: My portable NES project, the FrizNES

Post by Frizo » Mon Mar 08, 2010 1:39 pm

brandonk318 wrote:
ToastBucket wrote:What noac did you use and where did you get it?
factor 5
http://cgi.ebay.com/Yobo-Factor-5-Video ... 3efd849f2e" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
I like the bootleg game that comes with it....bomb kid
Bomb kid is kinda fun, actually :P
Soldering the 9V battery today or tomorrow, so expect to see that LED light up green!
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Re: My portable NES project, the FrizNES

Post by ToastBucket » Mon Mar 08, 2010 2:05 pm

Does it accept OEM games or does it need an adapter
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Re: My portable NES project, the FrizNES

Post by Frizo » Mon Mar 08, 2010 2:31 pm

ToastBucket wrote:Does it accept OEM games or does it need an adapter
Yes, it plays regular NES games fine, was just testing it out an hour ago, played MegaMan 2 just fine :P
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Re: My portable NES project, the FrizNES *ON HOLD*

Post by Frizo » Mon Mar 08, 2010 8:07 pm

The FACTOR-5 crapped out on me, so I need to know a good quality NES clone for a decent price.
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Re: My portable NES project, the FrizNES *ON HOLD*

Post by brandonk318 » Mon Mar 08, 2010 9:55 pm

fc game consoles are pretty good. They are like $18. What happened to the factor 5? if you don't mind me asking

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Re: My portable NES project, the FrizNES *ON HOLD*

Post by Frizo » Tue Mar 09, 2010 5:56 am

brandonk318 wrote:fc game consoles are pretty good. They are like $18. What happened to the factor 5? if you don't mind me asking
The Factor-5's ribbons were only superglued...
So BOTH of them ripped.
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