Saturn portable?

andoba · Post by **andoba** » Sat Jun 30, 2007 12:53 pm

Why no one has made a Saturn portable? It's insides aren't really big

Post by **CronoTriggerfan** » Sat Jun 30, 2007 3:24 pm

This has been asked time and time again, just run a quick search for it and you'll get plenty of results.

To answer your question, it's kinda been done; Segasonicfan made this prototype Saturn portable, but evidently, it's more trouble than it's worth. The motherboards are more volatile than even that of the N64, and it'd cost you a fortune to produce, seeing as they're so expensive. But yeah, that's as close as anyone's ever gotten.

CTFan

andoba · Post by **andoba** » Sat Jun 30, 2007 3:33 pm

It is THAT much volatile? I want to make one, but, I should like touch the motherboard with gloves?

I'm making some vinyls now. I'm planning on a laptop style console. But not a laptop like the Nintendo DS, a laptop that you sit on the table and play with the gamepad.

Post by **CronoTriggerfan** » Sat Jun 30, 2007 3:36 pm

andoba wrote:It is THAT much volatile? I want to make one, but, I should like touch the motherboard with gloves?

I'm making some vinyls now. I'm planning on a laptop style console. But not a laptop like the Nintendo DS, a laptop that you sit on the table and play with the gamepad.

I couldn't tell you from personal experience, I've never actually had the balls to crack one open.

Shoot Segasonicfan a PM, I'm sure he'd be happy to give you the lowdown on it.

And if you really are going to do this, good luck! Hopefully we can get to see the first real Saturn portable.

CTFan

andoba · Post by **andoba** » Sat Jun 30, 2007 3:37 pm

CronoTriggerfan wrote:
andoba wrote:It is THAT much volatile? I want to make one, but, I should like touch the motherboard with gloves?

I'm making some vinyls now. I'm planning on a laptop style console. But not a laptop like the Nintendo DS, a laptop that you sit on the table and play with the gamepad.
I couldn't tell you from personal experience, I've never actually had the balls to crack one open. Shoot Segasonicfan a PM, I'm sure he'd be happy to give you the lowdown on it.

And if you really are going to do this, good luck! Hopefully we can get to see the first real Saturn portable.

CTFan

Uh, they have standard screws. Okay, I will.

Post by **marshallh** » Sat Jun 30, 2007 4:01 pm

I wouldn't describe the Saturn as anywhere near cost-effective, as such, the board is large, power-hungry, and fries easily. But that's just what I've heard.

If it were to be a portable, it'd be more like a luggable.

Gump-in-space · Post by **Gump-in-space** » Mon Jul 02, 2007 10:15 pm

I opened my Saturn the day I got it. And it was huge on the inside, took up about 85% of the case.