BitBuilt Welcome Thread!

[Stitches]

Hey all! Despite my username I won't post spam.

I have the greatest of faith in you

 

[newbie2213]

Yo wassup new to here came here because I want to make a Wii portable.

 

[PanPeople]

I just want to say hi, so: "Hi!"

 

[Josh428]

If you're new to the forum or the scene, come say hi here!

Hello!

 

[cj3]

Hey guys new to the modding scene and wanted to reach out as a noob to say hi and get some tips on building my first wii portable.

 

[Matthew]

Hey guys new to the modding scene and wanted to reach out as a noob to say hi and get some tips on building my first wii portable.

Welcome! I think the greatest tip we can give you is this: read everything. Read through the forums and the guides and then do it again. If you do that, then you will likely be very successful in building a portable.

 

[Macceroni]

If you're new to the forum or the scene, come say hi here!

Ello world!

 

[Cralex]

Hey, guys. I’m Cralex. I go by Cralex and have this avatar everywhere I go. I’ve always been fascinated with portable consoles, though I can’t see myself ever investing the time and money to ever own one... So that makes me one of those strange ones that installed PortablizeMii on a very non-portable Wii. My Wii was hacked before, so now I’m working on getting my channels and saves transferred over.

 

[LaytonTidus]

Hi there! I'm LaytonTidus, you can call me Layton, I've always liked video games, and I discovered this forum thanks to YouTube.

I am delighted with all the projects here and I would like to join this fantastic community by making my first portable console. Among my ideas I would like to make some PS2 or a portable Wii. I am no stranger to electronics. I have welding skills, and I've done the odd thing with a Raspberry Pi 3, but i've never enter this whole console modding theme.

I expect great things from this site ;D

 

[timestopMachinist]

joined because topics here are really interesting and i'd like to get into it

 

[BounceBen]

Hey!
New-ish to wiring and the whole modding world. Want to try and delve some more.

 

[miikai]

Howdy MadLads,

I primarily build PCs and PC components but I've come into a treasure trove of old Nintendo gear and came to have some fun with the tallest memers in town.

Let's build something, I just got a 3D printer

 

[Colby]

I’m new here! I’ve watched people create portables for years and it’s always interested me so much. After watching GingerOfMods create the Louii, I decided I wanted to make my own. I’m debating if I should start with an N64 or go straight to Wii/GC. I don’t know anything about electronic components or soldering or wiring, but that’s why I’m here, to learn!

 

[KaitoTV]

Hello everybody, im a noob in this World of soldering, mods and more.
Im from Spain, and I hope to do nice mates here

 

[Noah]

I’m new here! I’ve watched people create portables for years and it’s always interested me so much. After watching GingerOfMods create the Louii, I decided I wanted to make my own. I’m debating if I should start with an N64 or go straight to Wii/GC. I don’t know anything about electronic components or soldering or wiring, but that’s why I’m here, to learn!

Welcome! I'd say you should start with the Wii. I've built portables of both and the Wii is miles easier than anything before it. Plus, it's by far the most documented console the modding scene has ever had, so there's plenty of helpful tips/guides available on the forums!

 

[Whaste]

Hello! I am super stoked to join this community! I think portabilizing consoles is super cool and tinkering with console and computer hardware is an amazing thing to be able to do in general, and I wanted to be a part of that so I joined here!

 

[Colby]

Welcome! I'd say you should start with the Wii. I've built portables of both and the Wii is miles easier than anything before it. Plus, it's by far the most documented console the modding scene has ever had, so there's plenty of helpful tips/guides available on the forums!

That’s what I’ll start with then! Thank you

 

[ShockSlayer]

stop quoting me in this thread you pieces of shit I come back and have 63 alerts and they're all from here

 

[SlightlySalty]

Hi all been creeping for a while now here for my first sad attempt at a project

 

[Wesk]

Hello. I'm just someone that was looking to make a portable Wii. I have and intend to continue to look through guides and worklogs in order to gain a better understanding. Though there is an extensive amount of resources available, it definitely takes some looking into. For example, information on rewiring motherboard components after trimming is especially scarce. The Wii trimming guide offers some advice, but there is still a lot left for interpretation. Usually when a question about how to wire certain parts is asked, higher members of the forums just bark at people telling them to look at worklogs. What worklogs, exactly? Who cares, I guess. I'm all for doing research and committing fully to something, but I do think that this community is generally overhyped as a loving, welcoming group of enthusiasts. Additionally, there is no reason why a start to finish guide on how to portablize a console has not been made, especially when higher-ups makes it seem so easy and assumes that everyone has the knowledge that they have.

It's understandable that you feel that this community can seem a bit ....elitist... at times, I've seen and felt it too in the past few years of lurking here. What you need to understand though is that there is a metric-ton of information in this forum, whether it's in the guides, worklogs or videos that members post, you just need to look. The long time members can come across as arrogant because they get asked a LOT of the same questions over and over, questions that can be answered with just a little bit of research and patience.

Secondly, you say that there should be a start-to-end guide (and maybe there should be) but what you need to remember is this is not a job for a lot of the members here, it's a hobby. Be thankful for the information that is available and not disappointed for the information that's not. Maybe someone will make a full guide at some point but for now people will just need to research, learn, fail and then maybe get good.