Project GenCom [resumed]

Valium · Post by **Valium** » Sun Jan 20, 2008 3:33 pm

Well, the Genesis already has a portable.. called the Nomad..

dragonhead · Post by **dragonhead** » Sun Jan 20, 2008 3:57 pm

Valium wrote:Well, the Genesis already has a portable.. called the Nomad..

but it sucks

theres a lot of NES portables too

Valium · Post by **Valium** » Sun Jan 20, 2008 6:49 pm

dragonhead wrote:
Valium wrote:Well, the Genesis already has a portable.. called the Nomad..
but it sucks

theres a lot of NES portables too

Not officially

dragonhead · Post by **dragonhead** » Sun Jan 20, 2008 9:28 pm

anyway back on track.

just glued in the bit that holds the dpad. still need some buttons for A, B, and C though. (see my thread in the trading post if you have anything to offer)

when the epoxy cures a bit im gonna fill the rest of the gaps in. once that has had time to cure im going to get started on filling holes and smoothing the whole case up. might as well while i wait for my screen to come in.

dragonhead · Post by **dragonhead** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 4:04 pm

ok fairly large update:

got the dpad "frame" mounted in and smoothed... mostly. still needs a bit of filler and sanding.

as you can see i also filled in, smoothed, and contoured the old cart slot area and started filling the old button battery holder. i also filled in the old stylus holder on the front. but im still waiting for it to dry.

aaaaand......im still waiting for my freakin screen. i hate shipping from china

Kyo · Post by **Kyo** » Tue Jan 22, 2008 12:18 pm

you seem to have experience with the Nomad, could you tell me why it sucks?

Also, great work so far. I really like the design too! Good job!

dragonhead · Post by **dragonhead** » Tue Jan 22, 2008 3:40 pm

Kyo wrote:you seem to have experience with the Nomad, could you tell me why it sucks?

Also, great work so far. I really like the design too! Good job!

big. bulky, cart sticks out. battery life is aweful. screen is poor. i do like the hardware and dpad though.

dragonhead · Post by **dragonhead** » Tue Jan 22, 2008 11:08 pm

so i recieved the screen today *YAY!*

but, it was DOA..... *BOOOO!*

gotta return it

kylechu · Post by **kylechu** » Fri Jan 25, 2008 6:39 pm

you're not having very good luck, are you.

dragonhead · Post by **dragonhead** » Fri Jan 25, 2008 10:40 pm

kylechu wrote:you're not having very good luck, are you.

meh. it happens
its forcing me to take my time on the case

Negative_Creep · Post by **Negative_Creep** » Sat Jan 26, 2008 1:29 pm

Sucks about the screen, currently liking the case though, i'm curious as to how your going to fit the 3 buttons from the old controller into that case on the right side. It only looks as if the 6-button controller buttons would fit.

dragonhead · Post by **dragonhead** » Sat Jan 26, 2008 4:25 pm

Negative_Creep wrote:Sucks about the screen, currently liking the case though, i'm curious as to how your going to fit the 3 buttons from the old controller into that case on the right side. It only looks as if the 6-button controller buttons would fit.

im not using those. im using the buttons from a playstation clone controller. (it has 1234 on the buttons instead of x, o, etc) and ill be grafting the button holes over as well and arranging them in the genesis style arc arrangement

dragonhead · Post by **dragonhead** » Sat Jan 26, 2008 10:47 pm

a little progress.

i moulded in the big red power switch. needs to be sanded. (thats the big grey lump in the pics.)

mocked up the cart slot too. it made from the top of a game genie and the top of an old strider cart. it will be moulded into the back of the case.

Negative_Creep · Post by **Negative_Creep** » Sun Jan 27, 2008 4:31 am

It's looking nice now, nice idea with the controller, but I thought you'd go for the old genesis feel.

dragonhead · Post by **dragonhead** » Sun Jan 27, 2008 12:45 pm

Negative_Creep wrote:It's looking nice now, nice idea with the controller, but I thought you'd go for the old genesis feel.

nostalgia is nice but the bizarre curve of the genesis controller is too much to deal with