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Worklog Renaissance: a modern GameCube Portable

Redherring32

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RENAISSANCE
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Yeah, you read the title correctly.
In an age where the Wii reigns supreme and unopposed, I want to do something that nobody wants to do anymore.
Like the Italian painters before me, I want to embark upon a mini Renaissance of my own, and create something lost to time.

What is the point? Wii Better?
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If you must ask this, then I'm not sure what you're doing here. Yes of course Wii better.

But if we only made stuff that was practical, or only made portables that got a long battery life, or (INSERT WHY WII IS BETTER THAN OTHER PORTABLE HERE), we would never have things like my Xbox portable, Real Boy, Kill Mii, or an upcoming PS3 and Wii U portables! GameCube portables were abandoned a while ago, and for good reasons too! But we have stuff now we didn't, so I think it would be a crime not to try and figure out what it would look like if we kept at it. We have better battery tech, more case fabrication options, better personal manufacturing, and better mods now!

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FEATURES:
  • HANDLE
  • FlippyDrive (I love CubeBoot)
  • SLS Nylon housing dyed to GameCube Indigo
  • 4" 640x480p IPS laminated panel
  • Direct Drive (If possible)
  • Digital Audio
  • Video out and PD charging via MelonHD
  • 2x VapCell 21700 cells for about 2.5hr estimated battery life
  • WavePhoenix for 4 player multiplayer
  • Real analog triggers (Would be yuck without)
  • Fully integrated main PCB to reduce wiring and assembly complexity
STRETCH GOAL:
  • GameBoy Player for much needed portable GameBoy functionality?


subliminal messaging
Oh uh, thing with writing on it:
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Okay I think that is what I got for now, stay tuned folks.
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Well golly this is the best portable plan I've seen in a while.... nothing does GC like a GC and it will be fun to see how you apply your big toolbox of skills to this unloved console... GC portables can use some Redherring style innovation woohoo!
 

turknatr

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I really hope that this ends up including the GameBoy Player functionality. Would be so cool to be able to play those games on the go!

In all seriousness, I am really excited to see how this turns out.
 
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