My First N64 Portable

Includes but not limited to: SNES, Genesis, Sega CD, PlayStation 1, Nintendo 64, Dreamcast, Game Gear and I guess the Virtual Boy.

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My First N64 Portable

Post by Doolittle » Sun Feb 20, 2011 5:23 am

Hey guys, I've been watching the n64 modder community for quite a while now with great interest, going to take a shot at my first n64 portable

I'm 17 with little experience in this kind of thing, but my dad used to be somewhat of an electrician, so i can get him to help me with most of the soldering.

Heres what i was thinking of using as my case -
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Only problem is the grooves at the front might get in the way of button placement, ill have a quick look at the nearest store soon for something better

Planning to buy a 5'' psone screen for $75, with $30 shipping ( I love being australian )

Ill get the n64 from ebay aswell

I'm going to use a N64 Nintendo 64 Retro controller, specifically -
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/N64-Nintendo-64- ... 3113wt_905" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Li-ion or Li-po 7.4v as batteries

Ill take a trip to an electrical store tomorrow to get capacitors, resistors, Heatsinks, regulators, composite and video plugs and tactile switches.


Ill update this thread with my progress. Recommendations, advice and links are appreciated, I'm using http://moddedbybacteria.wordpress.com/r ... guide-log/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; as my guide.

Thanks for reading =D

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Re: My First N64 Portable

Post by evilteddy » Sun Feb 20, 2011 5:36 am

Just thought I'd comment and say I'll sell you a ps1 screen for half that price. Interested?

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Re: My First N64 Portable

Post by Doolittle » Sun Feb 20, 2011 5:40 am

Damn sorry, already ordered the one off ebay, it was last in stock and the next one was $225, although if i happen to screw up this one ill definitely give you a pm

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Re: My First N64 Portable

Post by blaze3927 » Sun Feb 20, 2011 7:11 am

thats really unfortunate, i have like 8 screens doing nothing in my room xD
great to see another australian into n64 portables
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Re: My First N64 Portable

Post by Doolittle » Sun Feb 20, 2011 7:43 am

blaze3927 wrote:i have like 8 screens doing nothing in my room xD
blaze3927 wrote:another australian
Ugh, and postage would've been cheap, ebay gave me the idea that these things were scarce.

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