Hey all, long time lurker here. I've been on this site long enough to see a bunch of work logs, read almost every guide, and even post a few memes.
After all of this, I now think I'm ready to start making my Wii portable and have a work log of the wild ride that is going to be my build process. Hopefully, I'll be able to finish and have that under my name without having to update after 5+ years.
Now, on to the name, what does it mean? It doesn't mean much, I just really like Smash that's all, and essentially, this would be the box that I use mainly for Smash. I will play other Wii games of course, but I'm going to make this one smash themed. The word, "Odyssey" was just supposed to mean this as the second portable that I make, (no relation to the switch game coming out, and actually, I thought of this name before it was revealed,) back when I wanted to build a Gamecube Portable. However, thanks to Shank, I found out that the Wii was the way to go because it's much better, and so I scrapped my GcP plans (RIP Sb Illiad) and started solely on my Wii Smash-box under the same name. This way I can have all the (pre-Wiiu) smashes on the go while also having the ultimate retro machine!
Ok, nice background. So, what have I done so far? Well, I've been practicing how to solder, planning what I want from my portable and how I'm going to do it, and taking notes from the various work logs and guides that I've seen. I've practiced in Inventor so that I can 3d print my case, once everything's all connected and working properly that is. I've also bought all of the tools and parts that I need for my Wiip. So right now I'm waiting for those to come in which shouldn't be too long.
Here's a list of what I bought as of now:
What have I done pertaining to my Wii? Well, as of now I have done almost nothing. I tried to do the Bluetooth relocation, but I ended up ruining the test pads so that was fun. Because I still had solid contact on pins 10 and 11 on my module, while I waited for my new module to come in I decided to do the hardest part of the relocating process and solder to the two data traces, and holy hell, it was hard! I spent nearly two hours trying to do that, eventually, I got it done, and now I wait for my new one to come in.
Oh, I almost forgot. Features!
In my portable, I want to make a Wii portable. Now before you say "well duh you noob", I mean is that I want to have as many Wii functions and game compatibility as possible so that I can truly call this a Wii. That means doing relocations such as the MX (for Animal Crossing), maybe wifi (if I can pull it off), and the SD card. I also want to steal some ideas from some other work logs as long as they don't mind that is. I also have a general Idea of what I want my portable to look like but it's not set in stone just yet.
That's it for now, the next update probably won't come soon but wish me luck
Edit: no wifi, it's too unnecessary, and there's no real reason to have it now that I think about it.
After all of this, I now think I'm ready to start making my Wii portable and have a work log of the wild ride that is going to be my build process. Hopefully, I'll be able to finish and have that under my name without having to update after 5+ years. Now, on to the name, what does it mean? It doesn't mean much, I just really like Smash that's all, and essentially, this would be the box that I use mainly for Smash. I will play other Wii games of course, but I'm going to make this one smash themed. The word, "Odyssey" was just supposed to mean this as the second portable that I make, (no relation to the switch game coming out, and actually, I thought of this name before it was revealed,) back when I wanted to build a Gamecube Portable. However, thanks to Shank, I found out that the Wii was the way to go because it's much better, and so I scrapped my GcP plans (RIP Sb Illiad) and started solely on my Wii Smash-box under the same name. This way I can have all the (pre-Wiiu) smashes on the go while also having the ultimate retro machine!
Ok, nice background. So, what have I done so far? Well, I've been practicing how to solder, planning what I want from my portable and how I'm going to do it, and taking notes from the various work logs and guides that I've seen. I've practiced in Inventor so that I can 3d print my case, once everything's all connected and working properly that is. I've also bought all of the tools and parts that I need for my Wiip. So right now I'm waiting for those to come in which shouldn't be too long.
Here's a list of what I bought as of now:
- Wii- ofc
- Gc+- thanks for the Piizza
- These 18650s- they were from the same seller as the ones from the BOM so I figured I'd give it a shot
- 5'' screen from the BOM
- This audio amp to be used in tandem with these speakers ( the BOM ones were out of stock)
- Some Ir led's, tact switches, sliding switches, perf-board, and a bunch of other general stuff
What have I done pertaining to my Wii? Well, as of now I have done almost nothing. I tried to do the Bluetooth relocation, but I ended up ruining the test pads so that was fun. Because I still had solid contact on pins 10 and 11 on my module, while I waited for my new module to come in I decided to do the hardest part of the relocating process and solder to the two data traces, and holy hell, it was hard! I spent nearly two hours trying to do that, eventually, I got it done, and now I wait for my new one to come in.
Oh, I almost forgot. Features!
In my portable, I want to make a Wii portable. Now before you say "well duh you noob", I mean is that I want to have as many Wii functions and game compatibility as possible so that I can truly call this a Wii. That means doing relocations such as the MX (for Animal Crossing), maybe wifi (if I can pull it off), and the SD card. I also want to steal some ideas from some other work logs as long as they don't mind that is. I also have a general Idea of what I want my portable to look like but it's not set in stone just yet.
That's it for now, the next update probably won't come soon but wish me luck
Edit: no wifi, it's too unnecessary, and there's no real reason to have it now that I think about it.
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