Easiest Console to make portable.

[AustinD]

Hi, I'm Austin.

I'm new here, I have little to no hardware experience (I've changed fans in my computer, but thats about it.)

To continue, I want to learn hardware, and I thought tinkering with some old console might help, and to see if I can make it portable along the way.

So, I want to know if a person with little to no hardware experience can make a portable console and what is the easiest console to make portable.

Oh, I would not like people to ream me out, for not knowing anything, like I said, I'm new here.

Thanks.

-Austin

[eagle5953]

Hi, welcome to the forums!

The consoles generally considered the easiest to do are NOAC (Nintendo on a chip) systems. Typically, they are controllers (often N64-shaped) that hook directly into the TV. With built in games and already wired for power, they only need a screen with speakers and a new case.

You may want to do some easier hacks first, though, to get a feel for soldering and other skills you will learn.

[AustinD]

Thank you for your reply, what sort of easier hacks do you suggest?

[eagle5953]

Anything that requires a little soldering. Perhaps wiring up an LED to batteries, or something of that nature.

Anybody have some other suggestions?

[Bush]

Generally, cartridge based systems are much easier to portabilize. There are an assortment of A/V, modchip, and LED mods for pretty much any system.

[AustinD]

once I learn how, I was thinking about portablizing a SNES, would that be easy to do?

[Bush]

Pretty easy.

[gamax92]

Yep. Some of the pros here who done one could give you a few tips.

[AustinD]

here's another question, and remember I'm a newbie.

What is a NOAC, I've never heard of it. does it have to do with the NES?

[gamax92]

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