Dream NESp

gamer2 · Post by **gamer2** » Tue Feb 01, 2005 4:45 pm

what are peoples dream design for a NES portable
mine
a 2.5 inch screen
runnes on a GBA SP style battery
literally paper thin (minus cart size)
looks like a Mini NES with the door that swings up to open
has a Player 2 port
Has printed buttons like a red dreamcast A button and a red xbox B button
Runes on AC also
wire to be attached to run on TV
Wireless multi-player(i wish)

JackFrost22 · Post by **JackFrost22** » Tue Feb 01, 2005 5:28 pm

i guess that would be mibne too

Post by **Sparkfist** » Tue Feb 01, 2005 5:59 pm

I'd say the NOAC NESp Ben built. That was small, and very stylish.

G-force · Post by **G-force** » Tue Feb 01, 2005 6:17 pm

I think it would be cool if you could plug a cartridge in and the NESp would read it to a flash card so you wouldnt have to put it in again. You could have every game ever made and just select it from a menu. How cool would that be?!

Post by **gannon** » Tue Feb 01, 2005 6:41 pm

well... I know of a way to do something like that, but I'm not telling

like a cf card, a pic microcontroller, 2 ram chips and a fpga

Post by **SpongeBuell** » Tue Feb 01, 2005 6:43 pm

I always thought a stand of some kind would be cool for when used as a console.

HK-47 · Post by **HK-47** » Wed Feb 02, 2005 12:20 pm

gannon wrote:well... I know of a way to do something like that, but I'm not telling
like a cf card, a pic microcontroller, 2 ram chips and a fpga

Oohh, you better tell!

scherzo · Post by **scherzo** » Wed Feb 02, 2005 1:45 pm

I'm working on my dream NESp. First of all, it won't be hand-held per se. It will be designed around a Advantage controller. What I plan on doing is designing a vacuum-formed case based on the Advantage, with a PSOne screen in the back at about a 45 degree angle. The cart will insert in the front, under the controls, kind of in the same relation as a regular NES. I'll wire up the Advantage's 1-2 player switch for the hell of it, but also provide a controller port for the second player too.

So it'll be more like a mini table-top/laptop configuration. It'll have a nice arcade feel with the Advantage controls. I should draw up some concept art. Whatcha guys think?

HK-47 · Post by **HK-47** » Wed Feb 02, 2005 1:48 pm

Sounds cool, but make it so you can tilt the psone screen.

scherzo · Post by **scherzo** » Wed Feb 02, 2005 2:04 pm

HK-47 wrote:Sounds cool, but make it so you can tilt the psone screen.

Yeah, actually I'm trying to think of a way for the screen to retract. Then it would be more portable. Thing is that I don't want to much thicker than the Advantage and the cart together. Maybe I'll just make it fold down and lock. But any movings parts will make it less sturdy. I dunno.

Unidentified Assilant · Wed Feb 02, 2005 2:20 pm

My Dream NesP would play SNES games too

MM007 · Post by **MM007** » Wed Feb 02, 2005 3:37 pm

Mine:

5" screen
Turbo buttons
shoulder start and select buttons
overclock switch
Universal
NES and Famicom connector
Hardwired Game Genie(internal)
FDS compatible
external controller capability(both Players 1 and 2)
IDE interface(laptop HDD maybe)
OS and games on HDD

Â·Â·Â·Agent EQzEÂ·Â·Â· · Wed Feb 02, 2005 10:59 pm

Already drew up a concept, anyway: http://www.doomportables.org/images/nesmock3.png

5" Sony PSOne Screen (the official one)
Turbo Buttons
Accepts real NES cartridges
Stereo Sound (probably not possible with the NOAC)
S-Video Output
Accepts Famicom carts
NES Max Directional Pad (more for looks than function)
Runs off of 4 AA's
Low Battery Light (not in the concept, still thinking where to add that one)
AC Jack
Two controller ports

I'd rather have a portable that runs real cartridges than a flash card full of ROMs. I just don't feel that's authentic... and I'd likely be using the NESeqze hooked up as a console when not in use. Stereo sound would be nice, but I'd likely be using a NOAC and you can only get stereo off a real board. The S-Video can't be gotten from a regular NES, but there are composite->S-Video adapters available, and while it's not an increase in screen quality, it's at least standardized with my other possibly future portables. I could use the RGB video chip, but once again it uses the NOAC, not the real board, and besides, I've heard of incompatibilities...

What I would go for is one of Kevin Horton's new NES-on-an-FPGAs. That would solve the stereo/RGB question easily, be easier to fit in, and make me feel better about the consistency with a real NES.

I toyed with the idea of a built-in Game Genie, but then I realized I would never use it, it would look out of place, and I'd much rather have just a spiffy NESeqze logo on startup. Possibly with an encoded "Nintendo!" voice sample-- but then again, building a working device might be the first priority.

(by the way, i know this sounds stupid, but it's really been bugging me... i can't think of a good place on the concept to put two led lights, one for power and one for battery life (multi-color to indicate charge). if anybody has any suggestions where to put them, i'm all ears.)

NeoGoldenBoy · Post by **NeoGoldenBoy** » Wed Feb 09, 2005 2:09 am

My Dream NESp will accept original Nes carts, have a PSOnce Screen, stereo sound and can still be used like a console using all of its features (4 players with the adapter, gun, globes, etc.).

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Wed Mar 09, 2005 7:56 pm

NeoGoldenBoy wrote:My Dream NESp will accept original Nes carts, have a PSOnce Screen, stereo sound and can still be used like a console using all of its features (4 players with the adapter, gun, globes, etc.).

i'm pretty sure that the nes does not have stereo sound, only mono
you can still use 2 speakers, though