Trying to get homebrew running on your PSP? Want to add a screen light to your Game Boy? Trying to figure out how to work your GP2X? By popular demand, discuss it in here! (This forum is for pre-built handhelds, NOT custom made portables!)
I know I sound insane for wanting to do such a project, but after seeing an Angry Video Game Nerd episode featuring it. (While doing a complete screening of all of his videos) it makes me want to attempt this.
I was wondering if anyone has ever attempted this, and if I would need to put two screens.
And all suggestions are welcomed.
I do realise that it is already portable, although you'd have to be brave to play it in public. Also, I was thinking more along the lines of a GameBoy (for the shape of the unit).
Also, I might attempt this eventually, it was merely a thought.
Thanks for all the replies, and please pardon any spelling errors, I'm typing this on my (to be modded, waiting for parts) DSi.
Last edited by Vort on Tue Jul 28, 2009 3:33 am, edited 1 time in total.
I know I sound insane for wanting to do such a project, but after seeing an Angry Video Game Nerd episode featuring it. (While doing a complete screening of all of his videos) it makes me want to attempt this.
I was wondering if anyone has ever attempted this, and if I would need to put two screens.
And all suggestions are welcomed.
-Vort
The virtual boy doesn't have any screens, it uses LED emitters.
I know I sound insane for wanting to do such a project, but after seeing an Angry Video Game Nerd episode featuring it. (While doing a complete screening of all of his videos) it makes me want to attempt this.
I was wondering if anyone has ever attempted this, and if I would need to put two screens.
And all suggestions are welcomed.
-Vort
The virtual boy doesn't have any screens, it uses LED emitters.
You'd have have to have an FPGA or a processor store each line of display in memory, then write out to a raster display each full frame. If the mirrors' speeds are constant, this would not be too hard, if you don't mind it being 2D, and if no games would be rendered unplayable by having only one display.
You'd have have to have an FPGA or a processor store each line of display in memory, then write out to a raster display each full frame. If the mirrors' speeds are constant, this would not be too hard, if you don't mind it being 2D, and if no games would be rendered unplayable by having only one display.
Yeah, I posted that a while back, it was a dumb idea. I've just finished painting a DMG and a GBC, and I'm frontlighting a GBC soon. Might attempt a NES portable. ^^
Cheers.
Another thought for anyone that feels like doing a handheld VirtualBoy: have the FPGA/microprocessor buffer both displays, render one in red, and the other offset in green, so you can get some of the 3D effect by wearing the red/green glasses.
tom61 wrote:Another thought for anyone that feels like doing a handheld VirtualBoy: have the FPGA/microprocessor buffer both displays, render one in red, and the other offset in green, so you can get some of the 3D effect by wearing the red/green glasses.
Aren't they red and cyan(blue)?
Mario wrote:Yes, I've gone to my local Wal-Mart and was amazed at their selection of resistors, inductors, and FPGA chips.
