Concept that I won't ever finish.

undummy · Post by **undummy** » Wed Aug 30, 2006 12:42 am

I was at home, twiddling my thumbs, waiting for my food to finish cooking, when all of a sudden I decided to make a concept model for a Game Boy Color. The idea was a Gameboy that looked like the SP, but where the screen could be pushed into the body of the system.

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I'm probably not even gonna attempt making this, but I think it just looks swell.

Post by **Skyone** » Wed Aug 30, 2006 7:34 am

Wow man, nice first post.

I applaud the design, and hope it works out for whoever tries it. It looks pretty slick actually... Hmm, if I'm bored I may even try the design, doubt I'll go through with it either, but hey, good job, looks great.

Indigno · Post by **Indigno** » Wed Aug 30, 2006 9:01 am

Wow. Looks very, very... Hard to make. But it would be neat. Nice 3d examples, I hope someone here will give it a try.

vskid · Post by **vskid** » Wed Aug 30, 2006 3:18 pm

I think it would be easier to use an SP as the board is already that small. Nice idea.

Krepticor · Post by **Krepticor** » Wed Aug 30, 2006 4:18 pm

sweet concept, why don't you attempt it? it seems very feasible and if you have minor electronic knowhow( you might just need mechanical since this is a case) anyway, this looks good and welcome to the forums!

totokan · Post by **totokan** » Wed Aug 30, 2006 4:27 pm

krepticor, you also have to look at the fact that, in such a design, the wires would be under a lot of stress from going in-out-in-out a lot. After a while, it would wear out. This does not plauge clamshell designs as much since, if connected through the hinge area, the open position requires just as much length as the closed one.

Krepticor · Post by **Krepticor** » Wed Aug 30, 2006 4:58 pm

you just take the wires and have them at the top where the screen comes out, then take enough wire so that it "horse shoes" downward

that way where the wires go up they go and there is a slight amount of movement, the point is this is a sweet concept and would be well worth its effort for the recognitionof the build

Indigno · Post by **Indigno** » Sun Sep 03, 2006 8:22 am

Of course, if you want to be really hardcore you could replace wires with some sort of metal strips that the screen part slides on that act as wires but with less stress. I'm thinking the same concept as cartridges but longer and sturdier.

Kurt_ · Post by **Kurt_** » Sun Sep 03, 2006 1:55 pm

Very cool. I might give it a shot, but not anytime soon.

vskid · Post by **vskid** » Sun Sep 03, 2006 3:25 pm

Kurt_ wrote:Very cool. I might give it a shot, but not anytime soon.

If I had a SP I'd try this. Maybe I could convince my brother to let me use his...

Post by **Triton** » Sun Sep 03, 2006 7:20 pm

i have an sp and i would be tempted to try this but i think im gonna sell it whenver i get all my missing parts replaced (one button!)

vskid · Post by **vskid** » Sun Sep 03, 2006 9:31 pm

Triton wrote:i have an sp and i would be tempted to try this but i think im gonna sell it whenver i get all my missing parts replaced (one button!)

Hm, depending on your price you might already have a buyer. The price would have to be really low, though.

Post by **Triton** » Sun Sep 03, 2006 11:27 pm

well i was gonna sell it to gamestop, i think they give like 30 i would gladly take 25 or so, works perfect, gotta find screws again and its missing the start button, its blue too

ShockSlayer · Post by **ShockSlayer** » Mon Sep 04, 2006 4:56 am

Indigno wrote:Of course, if you want to be really hardcore you could replace wires with some sort of metal strips that the screen part slides on that act as wires but with less stress. I'm thinking the same concept as cartridges but longer and sturdier.

DANGIT! STOP STEALING MY IDEAS! Well, I'm attempting this with a gba.

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Neildo_64 · Post by **Neildo_64** » Sat Oct 07, 2006 6:31 am

I had actually thought of the screen thing before too. My idea was to use parts from a laptop CD/DVD drive (ya know, because you push the button and it pops out, when your done you slide it back in) just becase that sounded like more fun than my original idea of making it motorized. I probably wont try it, but it would be nice to see a portable with a "Slider Screen".(Dibs on 'slider screen" lol)