nes/snes portable - finished page 14

phantom92opera · Post by **phantom92opera** » Thu Jul 03, 2008 3:36 pm

by how much is your board larger than the zn case?? im almost certain with the right cuts, you can narrow it down to size.. pm me some pics and dimentions. i'd be happy to help

lovablechevy · Post by **lovablechevy** » Thu Jul 03, 2008 5:31 pm

phantom92opera wrote:by how much is your board larger than the zn case?? im almost certain with the right cuts, you can narrow it down to size.. pm me some pics and dimentions. i'd be happy to help

thanks! but my problem isn't with the board itself. it's the thickness of it all. i want the snes carts to go down inside the case, but i'm having problems getting enough space for it. the screen and snes boards fit fine by themselves with the batteries... it's just the stupid snes cart slot that is making it not fit.

Website · Post by **Life of Brian** » Thu Jul 03, 2008 10:28 pm

I'm having mystery problems with my Retro Duo after I relocated the cartridge slot. I'm thinking about just buying a new one.

One of these days we'll see a finished Retro Duo portable...

phantom92opera · Post by **phantom92opera** » Sun Jul 06, 2008 9:47 pm

relocate it to a mounted position on L brackets? or do what ben does in the book and have it stylishly perpendicular. try to be creative with placement.. maybe make the cartridge seem like part of the case?

lovablechevy · Post by **lovablechevy** » Sun Jul 06, 2008 9:49 pm

phantom92opera wrote:relocate it to a mounted position on l brackets?

there is no place to mount it. the back of the case is for the nes cart slot. it has to go inside. i'm not sure if it'll fit or not. i've not gotten that far. it it doesn't, i'll figure something out. but i'm not even working on it currently. i've moved on to something else.

phantom92opera · Post by **phantom92opera** » Sun Jul 06, 2008 9:50 pm

AHA! just use 1 cart slot! assign the pins to both ends and only the console turned on will read them?
if not possibly have it mounted parallel to the case.. thank god for mspaint

this wont work if your r and l buttons are there though... although if positioned higher or lower... it may work

lovablechevy · Post by **lovablechevy** » Sun Jul 06, 2008 9:54 pm

phantom92opera wrote:AHA! just use 1 cart slot! assign the pins to both ends and only the console turned on will read them?

the nes and snes have completely different cart slots. 72 pins vs. 62 pins.

phantom92opera · Post by **phantom92opera** » Sun Jul 06, 2008 9:56 pm

yes and the snes will fit into the nes.. right? just with 5 pins on each side extra.. merely get decals or draw guidelines where the borders of the snes cart should go to connect to the correct pins

lovablechevy · Post by **lovablechevy** » Sun Jul 06, 2008 10:08 pm

phantom92opera wrote:yes and the snes will fit into the nes.. right? just with 5 pins on each side extra.. merely get decals or draw guidelines where the borders of the snes cart should go to connect to the correct pins

these ideas won't work. putting it on the side won't work for many reasons. one being that my l and r buttons are located there. and two being that that makes it extremely uneven looking.

the only space available is through the top.

the only other option i have is to scrap the back piece and start over and switch the nes and snes cart slots around. after all, and nes cart is thinner than an snes. but, i don't want to have to do that. too much work and hassle.

phantom92opera · Post by **phantom92opera** » Sun Jul 06, 2008 10:10 pm

lovablechevy · Post by **lovablechevy** » Sun Jul 06, 2008 10:32 pm

it will be like this:

no other way will the handyduo be completed. the carts might stick out at different heights, but this is the design. i will accomplish this. trust me. i have a few tricks up my sleeve.

lovablechevy · Post by **lovablechevy** » Tue Jul 08, 2008 11:46 am

Life of Brian wrote:I'm having mystery problems with my Retro Duo after I relocated the cartridge slot. I'm thinking about just buying a new one.

One of these days we'll see a finished Retro Duo portable...

i'm sorry to hear that, brian! what was it doin?

i'm picking this back up. i believe i have solved my issue, but only time will tell. keep your eyes peeled for updates!

that's right, ppl! this project is back in full swing!

schmellyfart · Post by **schmellyfart** » Tue Jul 08, 2008 12:35 pm

That looks great so far! I like how you have the two cart slots placed.

dragonball345 · Post by **dragonball345** » Mon Aug 18, 2008 2:39 pm

get some aluminum and make it like trim that will thicken the case only enough to be able to fit the cart in it will be both stylish and will give you the space you need. Bonus is if you really want you can paint it to be almost completely flush.

lovablechevy · Post by **lovablechevy** » Mon Aug 18, 2008 2:44 pm

dragonball345 wrote:get some aluminum and make it like trim that will thicken the case only enough to be able to fit the cart in it will be both stylish and will give you the space you need. Bonus is if you really want you can paint it to be almost completely flush.

umm, thanks, but i got it figured out. and that would make the case not close properly.