Done(Pictures on last post)

viksmart · Post by **viksmart** » Sun Oct 28, 2007 5:44 pm

Hey, I am new to the n64 forums as you can probably tell... I just wanted to introduce myself .

My technical background is as follows :

1.) successfully/expertly - fried two n64 boards
2.) 3-5 yrs in robotics
3.) I've done a lot of technical stuff for example workshops in universities etc

BTW I'm 16 of course I will be uploading a lot of pictures when I have finished. "Heck"

I can start documenting right now!I have been reading this board periodically over 2yrs , just reading for fun until I got this urge to make a portable .I started a portable n64 way back in 9th grade the first board fried from the suffering of a noobs touch. The second one I fried just the other day because I received it in a condition beyond repair and powered it up and that was all that the board was capable of producing in terms of portable success .

This is my first portable I know it's difficult for a n64 portable to be built as a "newbie project". Well my view is if I can do this I can do anything mwhahahahahhahaaAAAAAA!!!!!

in addition to I love the n64.

Progress: So far have almost all of "parts"

it's going to be a surprise for all of you here my portable is definitely going to be my own idea and hopefully unique . SAt's are approaching YONDER and I might take a break but if I'm steadfast enough I could knock it out before "giftmas"

well thanks, wish me luck on my third try to build a portableeeeheheheheeckssss<- Super paper Mario

Valium · Post by **Valium** » Sun Oct 28, 2007 5:47 pm

benol · Post by **benol** » Sun Oct 28, 2007 6:27 pm

I can understand you are making an N64 portable, but the run-ons and lack of punctuation made the rest total gibberish. This is one grammar correction I made that the mods will agree with!

EDIT: Looked @ it again, it looks like you translated it from Japanese or something. Seriously.

khaag · Post by **khaag** » Mon Oct 29, 2007 1:15 am

Of your 1134 posts, benol, how many do you think are grammar related?

Although I can agree with this one... I had trouble deciphering what was meant to be said in that post...

viksmart · Post by **viksmart** » Mon Oct 29, 2007 4:10 am

errrr..... sorry about the run ons and bad grammar I wrote in a rush I will gladly rewrite .

Thank you for at least giving your honest opinion.

benol · Post by **benol** » Mon Oct 29, 2007 4:57 am

khaag wrote:Of your 1134 posts, benol, how many do you think are grammar related?

About 250

bacteria · Post by **bacteria** » Mon Oct 29, 2007 5:15 am

benol wrote:About 250

When living in a glass house, best not to throw stones!

Anyway, on topic, viksmart, welcome; you have lots of work to do, completing by Xmas is entirely feasible as long as you crack on with it. There are some unique case designs on this forum, mine is one of them. Don't make a case design unique just for the sake of it, make it custom made to serve a purpose. As I have said before, research and preparation are key.

viksmart · Post by **viksmart** » Mon Oct 29, 2007 2:13 pm

Thanks Bacteria, I fixed it up .... but The design was going to made out of LEGO's.

No one thought of that!.... I know maybe because it is pricey but if done right it could allow for beauty and full customization.well I'm busing atm cadding my design. I understand fully that I may lose certain functionality such as the "uber portable aspect" but by god it's no nds. <- sry to bring religion into this..

"MMM..mmm..Poss-i-bili-ties"<- Campbell's slogan but works in my situation.

bacteria · Post by **bacteria** » Mon Oct 29, 2007 2:25 pm

There are several reasons no-one uses Lego. Even if you made it with the thin Lego, it is likely to look ridiculous.

viksmart · Post by **viksmart** » Mon Oct 29, 2007 2:56 pm

......what are some of the technical reasons why I would not want to do this for my case? I'm not saying it will not be ridiculous and look hideous(frankencase) but you never know..

"Beauty lies in the eye of the beholder"

thanks, vik

P.S.: I enjoyed your documentation on your portable I learned a byte.....

get it? a byte = 8 bits as in relation to bit of information.

bacteria · Post by **bacteria** » Mon Oct 29, 2007 3:08 pm

viksmart - the points you mentioned in your last post are good reasons not to use Lego in themselves, there are no technical reasons as such why you can't use Lego, after all, Logo is plastic. I have a vivid imagination and can't see a combination that would look remotely nice. Lego is not pretty. If you want a Lego look, how about making your case out of wood, and sticking thin Lego onto it. I still think it will look really bad though. Have a go though, it will be interesting to see how it progresses!

Valium · Post by **Valium** » Mon Oct 29, 2007 3:33 pm

I think it would only look bad because of those bright Lego colors.

Not exactly comfy either, but that shouldn't matter as its only a model.

viksmart · Post by **viksmart** » Mon Oct 29, 2007 6:17 pm

Pictures galore, Cad design for base structure = not finished but nearing completion. !!!critique wanted!!!!!!. Price= Around $50, I based the measurement on 1 Lego brick that my brother sent me from college as a gift(sound's cheap but it has a story behind it, to tell another day perhaps) .Measurement is by stud count not actual metric length which was quite a trifle but I figured out how to convert it.

I did not feel like posting in in url besides copy and pasting isn't so bad.

1.)http://img266.imageshack.us/img266/1355 ... ot1qc7.png

2.)http://img508.imageshack.us/img508/7195 ... ot2sw2.png

3.)http://img237.imageshack.us/img237/6507 ... ot3lx0.png

4.)http://img237.imageshack.us/img237/7031 ... ot4sd7.png

5.)http://img153.imageshack.us/img153/6670 ... ot5yk9.png

I got the Lego cad program from here(http://factory.lego.com/) it is very neat and fun to play with. Enjoy and good night!

(Edit:
Help: I am thinking about whether or not I should put in Plexiglass or Lexan to substitute for some of the lego parts. If i do change some of them, I will most likely put in LED's or cathode tubes to make it light up on the hit of a switch.)

(Edit: I remade the design for the case. I set it up so I will use lexan or plexi for the top with the Cathodes/L.E.D.'s inside. (It is picture #5, it should be pretty easy to tell where stuff will go .

bacteria · Post by **bacteria** » Tue Oct 30, 2007 2:47 am

Nice pics. You have put some thought into this, good to see.

As Valium mentioned, having bright Lego colours might look bad (cheap and tacky), but if you use white, black or grey you might get away with it, with the red corners. Potentially, it could look nice, but there is a fine line with this type of material between tacky / "toyish" and esthetically pleasing and fun. Could go either way. Nice to see you will be using something like perspex too, for the button areas; that will help to make it look nice.

It will not be comfy on your hands, the bumps in the Lego will make your hands sweatier, leave ridges in your fingers and palms. The Lego (thin type) as I recall, is fairly bendy and in small pieces (at least, it was in my day), which means you need to reinforce it behind with wood or perspex.

Not keen on the idea of LED's, but each to their own. Why would you want it lit up, it will look distracting. You then also need to make sure the insides of the system look presentable, which might not be easy, given the wiring you will need to try to conceal. No issue with using perspex, you could always paint or spray paint the reverse side of it to have a nice plastic front which is shiny, but concealing the underside electronics. If you put LED's in then, you will get a nice warm glow through the material rather than bright lights.

Good luck, it will be very interesting to see how this looks. Could you please post the pics rather than the links to them in your thread, it makes it easier for the reader (use the "Img" button when you are posting). Interesting.

viksmart · Post by **viksmart** » Tue Oct 30, 2007 4:24 am

well, my portable is going to be more of a remade console rather than a hand held for the same reason you just listed.I am not going to go full out and wire the controller into the 64 because I actually prefer the n64 controller, which is the one thing I liked back in the day with gaming. Sorry to say, there is actually no button area's because of the this fact. All I actually have in this design is vents, controller ports, no need to rewire cart slot because I can cut the plexiglass for the top according to suit, and the brick's in the center of the four consecutive openings are transparent for the reason of seeing the cathodes/L.E.D.'s. The color of the console case itself looks navy blue, red and white in the picture but it is actually red,white and black.I had to compromise and make all for sides have at one white brick because there was no red or black of that brick.Total of all the bricks comes out to $42.13, which is less than my projected target goal so it's great to me. The lights are just to make it look cool and impress stupid people. I can also play at night because of the size/brightness and color of the cathodes.

This is analyzing picture 5