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He got pretty jaded with the state of things, i.e. the modding scene, the fact that certain techniques were moving beyond his expertise (see Wii trimming), so he shut down his site and with it the plethora of modding information stored on it. AFAIK he didn’t care to be part of another modding...

In the right hands it would make a pretty good portable. It’s exactly what the Varia Cube is made out of.

Sounds like you’re looking for something like this: Except this uses the pi’s gpio pins instead of the dedicated display connector. I didn’t link to this one since it’s an eBay listing, but I just searched for “raspberry pi screen”. They’re pretty common.

Time for a major necro-bump. Since I picked up a 3D printer last November, I decided that this (and probably the rest of my projects) most definitely need to be 3D printed. So I've been quietly working on my design for this. Front of the case is nearly finished, but many small tweaks still...

As a big Game Boy nerd, I’m really looking forward to this! I dig the name too!

Yes, the SNES can run off of 7.4v. The voltage line feeds directly into a 7805 step down regulator, so that’s why you heard 5v. One of the board revisions (probably an early one) had a separate audio daughterboard that I think might require another voltage, but I don’t have any information on...

I used to have problems sleeping as a kid. For me it was the digital display on my alarm clock. I would literally lay there watching the numbers change. And then for some reason I decided there were numbers I didn’t like. Like, I didn’t want the last number I saw before attempting sleep to be a...

Rock-solid work! This kind of almost (but probably not) makes me want to get back into frankencasing. As for the decals, if you can't get exactly the look you want to go for, I would advocate for leaving them off entirely. Most people who pick up something with SNES controls are going to know...

Wanted another small project to practice my 3D modelling. Decided to reshell my GBC GameShark since my original had some plastic chipped off of it. This design went through 3 iterations before I was really happy with it. Fits like a glove. I trimmed out some internal space, making the...

My snowblower requires a small plastic key to be in place to run the motor. Pull out the key and the engine dies. As I was removing the white, fluffy bull crap from my driveway yesterday it occurred to me how miserable I would be if that key ever got lost, so I spent an hour or so drafting up a...

It’s ok, I was able to nab a SNES jr for my own collection, so I’m good. :) Looks great, by the way!

I like the layout of your post with the details of each phase. Regarding phase 1, I think you'd avoid some hassle by just getting a wired 6-button controller and skip the ir stuff altogether. I was given one of those atGames consoles as a gift and never bothered with the wireless controls since...

Doom just posted this 7" screen to discord yesterday and said it's pretty good. Might as well share here for posterity. Also, at the moment it happens to be cheaper than your eBay screen...

Believe it or not, yes. There's a small section in this guide for Bluetooth, including a couple nice diagrams.

Looks tons better! Not that your previous wiring job was bad, but thick is thicc. Glad you got the knack of magnet wire!

I "refurbished" this 360 controller that has seen better days. Left analog cap was torn off so I swapped it with the one on the right and printed a new one for the right stick. I'm not terribly happy with the design of the print, but it works well. Also, the left stick was way too loose and in...

Neat post! As we get to the point where portablizers are perfecting their craft and making better and better portables, quick-as-you-can projects like this become all the more interesting. Congrats on placing top 3, by the way!

I have one of those and can confirm the audio/compatibility issues. Its one saving grace is the built in games, so if you wanted you could make a cartridge-free portable. But you're right that the board is very small so it would be a good project for a first portable. Edit: didn't realize I had...

For some reason, the pics make it look a lot bigger than it is. Like the screen almost looks like a 5”, which would make the portable extra bulky. I had to mentally picture a 3x5 device - that’s dang smol. Awesome work!

Looks really sharp - I love it!