Here's the front (parts side) of the N64 motherboard, mounted on the match plate with the stuff installed:

  As with most of my portables there's a front and rear half to the unit. Here they are laid side by side:

  It has the usual PSone 5" screen, stereo speakers (not the original PSone screen speaker however) and the tact switch button boards. Folded together there's actually a good deal of empty space in the front of the unit - this was required for the jumper pak and the heat sinks on the chips. Rubber fender washers (this disc-shaped things from the hardware store) were placed above the heatsinks so the back of the PSone screen would press against them and hold them down onto the chips.

Here's where I placed the shoulder buttons. There's an indent for your fingers then a long button (that had to be specially designed to flank the batteries and click a tact switch on the sides) You can also see the charge jack. The L button seems to be AWOL in this design... I can't remember ever actually USING it during a game so I don't miss it. The D-pad has taken a hike as well.

  The portable running Wave Race, which was a pretty fun game if you recall. (Plus it had 100 kmPH dolphins in it!) I actually bought this game when I was storyboarding Port Washington so I could play it and have a "jet ski" reference for the end sequence of the movie.

The final unit measures 9" x 5.5" x 2.5"... making it one of the meatier units I've built. Oh well, at least the cartridge slides down the back.

But enough of this stuff! I know what you're REALLY waiting for... yes, that's right:

Drumroll... N64p -VS- The Nintendo DS!