The Retro64 Worklog. NEWS: Finished! Got nice pics!

palmertech · Post by **palmertech** » Wed Jan 07, 2009 11:10 pm

You think THATS bad?

Come see me in a week, and tell me about your table THEN.

My table looks so much more cluttered, it is almost not funny. Almost.

timmeh87 · Post by **timmeh87** » Wed Jan 07, 2009 11:18 pm

HEY

those both look like RGB units (sorry if you mentioned, didnt read text)

Go to that other thread if you havent and tell that guy your serial numbers

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Mario · Post by **Mario** » Thu Jan 08, 2009 5:56 pm

They are RGB units, which is exactly why I got them. I already did give the numbers to him.

deviouskoopa · Post by **deviouskoopa** » Thu Jan 08, 2009 8:12 pm

palmertech wrote:You think THATS bad?

Reminded of South Park's rendition of Family Guy LOL

Mario, are you starting a new portable... on page 11? haha

Mario · Post by **Mario** » Thu Jan 08, 2009 8:41 pm

I've been posting about stuff for the portable since, like, page 4.

I just now got an N64, though.

jjhammerstein · Post by **jjhammerstein** » Thu Jan 08, 2009 9:19 pm

Using the feet as screw trays!
Ingenious!

deviouskoopa · Post by **deviouskoopa** » Thu Jan 08, 2009 10:57 pm

Mario wrote:I've been posting about stuff for the portable since, like, page 4. I just now got an N64, though.

Oh ok haha... shows how much of this topic I've read >_>

You may have said this before, but I forget, are you doing an in-depth guide for the n64-portable, like your NES instructable? That was amazing...

Mario · Post by **Mario** » Mon Jan 12, 2009 3:47 pm

I might make a tutorial for this, too.

But if you want one that's already written up, look at bacteria's N64p/GBA portable, here.

I have the 3rd party controller I plan to use, it is called a Superpad 64. The board inside is quite large, but the cool thing about this controller is that most of it can be removed. The left and right sides can be chopped off leaving about a 2x2 inch board. (5x5cm) Here is what the controller looks like:

Taken apart with the giant joystick assembly:

Attached the new joystick:

Glued a piece of plastic on the bottom:

And the finished mod:

Sorry for so many pictures. They're of small file size, so they should load quickly.

Misc. Notes

timmeh87 wrote:Only 'switching' or 'dc-dc' type regulators will conserve power like vskid was explaining. Im pretty sure that everyone here is using one to get 3.3v anyways. But if you are dealing with something like a 7805 then the same amount of current goes in as comes out - and you lose tons of power.

TI regulators are switching regulators, right? Specifically, the PTH08080WAx?

palmertech wrote:You think THATS bad?

Come see me in a week, and tell me about your table THEN. My table looks so much more cluttered, it is almost not funny. Almost.

I take it I haven't yet posted a picture of my workbench:

:lol::lol:

That last picture is the workspace. You can see soldering and desoldering irons and a hot glue gun. The plastic bottle caps are for the portable. The joystick has to be right above the Z button, so the joystick will sit on top of the cap and the Z button will be behind it. Idea taken from bacteria's N64/GBA portable.

deviouskoopa · Post by **deviouskoopa** » Mon Jan 12, 2009 3:59 pm

No fan for the solder fumes, Mario?

Mario · Post by **Mario** » Mon Jan 12, 2009 4:01 pm

Should I have one?

That can't be hard to rig up.

deviouskoopa · Post by **deviouskoopa** » Mon Jan 12, 2009 4:05 pm

Idk, I just always heard it was a good idea not to breathe the fumes in too much... and yeah it's not hard at all lol

Mario · Post by **Mario** » Mon Jan 12, 2009 6:15 pm

A couple random things I forgot to mention:

I have alternate speakers for the PSOne screen. The speakers that came with it distorted high-pitched audio even at very low volumes. These speakers are 1W. I have some from taking apart a monitor, they are the exact same size and shape as the original ones, but they are 2W. Now you have to turn the volume up all the way before it distorts.

I built an A/V cable for the portable, it has a serial plug on one end and S-Video, Composite, and L and R audio plugs at the other. The same port will also be used for charging. Here is the pinout and a pic:
Pin:
1. Left Audio
2. Right Audio
3. Composite Video
4. Chroma (S-Video)
5. Luma (S-Video)
6. GND
7. +5v
8. Battery Charge +
9. Battery Charge -

The other side of the N64 controller PCB:

jjhammerstein · Post by **jjhammerstein** » Mon Jan 12, 2009 6:20 pm

I have that light too!

It's the best light ever, isn't it?

Mario · Post by **Mario** » Mon Jan 12, 2009 6:28 pm

Yep. It's quite bright.

jjhammerstein · Post by **jjhammerstein** » Mon Jan 12, 2009 6:36 pm

What is your new joystick from?