Just Finished - Guide on How to Make a Portable

Mario · Post by **Mario** » Tue Nov 25, 2008 4:09 pm

I have taken the time to put together an extensive guide on making a portable game system. It is hosted on Instructables here. Here is a PDF if you prefer. (Right-Click > Save Link As)

EDIT: My Instructable was featured! Whoo! ^_^
Check the homepage and it'll be there. For a while, anyway.

EDIT AGAIN: Now it's popular! Double whoo!

ANOTHER EDIT: It's been Hack-a-Day'ed. Oh. My. Gosh.

ShockSlayer · Post by **ShockSlayer** » Tue Nov 25, 2008 4:49 pm

Very nice!

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Neildo_64 · Post by **Neildo_64** » Tue Nov 25, 2008 5:05 pm

I've been wondering when these were gonna start showing up on instructables. Nice.

jjhammerstein · Post by **jjhammerstein** » Tue Nov 25, 2008 7:48 pm

Congrats on getting featured!
That's no simple task.

Can we expect one for any other systems?

Mario · Post by **Mario** » Tue Nov 25, 2008 7:52 pm

jjhammerstein wrote:Congrats on getting featured!
That's no simple task.

Can we expect one for any other systems?

Probably not. This guide was meant to be a general guide for all portables. It tells about batteries, cases, screens, and all the other stuff to make a portable. The only thing you would change is where to attach power and A/V.

I won't make another because this Instructable was a TON of work. I had to take pictures of every step in building my portable, and that slowed me down considerably.
Also, I spent month writing the Instructable. That's a lot of words!

bacteria · Post by **bacteria** » Tue Nov 25, 2008 9:10 pm

Mario wrote:I had to take pictures of every step in building my portable, and that slowed me down considerably.

Very true. I probably work about 1/3 speed on projects as 2/3 of the time is spent taking pics and doing WIP guides. Part of the fun though of a project!

Mario · Post by **Mario** » Tue Nov 25, 2008 9:48 pm

bacteria wrote:Part of the fun though of a project!

I sure don't think so!

Website · Post by **Life of Brian** » Wed Nov 26, 2008 9:20 am

I actually just finished reading your guide on Instructables - found it by random browsing and didn't even check the front page. Excellent job, by the way - that was a lot of very detailed writing. Makes me want to get off my rear and write that SNES guide I've always wanted to put on Instructables.

collinE · Post by **collinE** » Wed Nov 26, 2008 2:00 pm

That is one solid guide. A godsend to the noobs.

Mario · Post by **Mario** » Wed Nov 26, 2008 2:11 pm

collinE wrote:That is one solid guide. A godsend to the noobs.

Thanks. Now when this happens:

Every noob wrote:i need a know how and theres nothing in the web please help me !!!

Than you can direct them to that tutorial.

ShockSlayer · Post by **ShockSlayer** » Wed Nov 26, 2008 4:08 pm

Mario wrote:
collinE wrote:That is one solid guide. A godsend to the noobs.
Thanks. Now when this happens:
Every noob wrote:i need a know how and theres nothing in the web please help me !!!
Than you can direct them to that tutorial.

Totally worth it!

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themadhacker · Post by **themadhacker** » Wed Nov 26, 2008 4:16 pm

Mario wrote:
collinE wrote:That is one solid guide. A godsend to the noobs.
Thanks. Now when this happens:
Every noob wrote:i need a know how and theres nothing in the web please help me !!!
Than you can direct them to that tutorial.

I'm gonna laugh whensome noob comes back and says "I didn't understand. Is there an easier followed giude around?"

ghosstt · Post by **ghosstt** » Fri Nov 28, 2008 1:23 am

ShockSlayer wrote:Very nice!

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lol. Did you read his part about your case?

Here is a poorly-done N64 portable. It is possible to make nicer-looking ones, this person just didn't spend much time on the case. See how important it is to make a nice case?

ShockSlayer · Post by **ShockSlayer** » Fri Nov 28, 2008 2:09 am

ghosstt wrote:
ShockSlayer wrote:Very nice!

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lol. Did you read his part about your case?

Here is a poorly-done N64 portable. It is possible to make nicer-looking ones, this person just didn't spend much time on the case. See how important it is to make a nice case?

WAIT WHAT?!?!?

*goes to bathroom* *goes to instructable* *gets pissed off*

IMMA FIRIN MAH LAZOR AT YOU!

Well, yeah. Of course I didn't need to spend much time on that case. But I have already explained that. I could have covered it all up with boxez and gotten completly different comments.

You should put up my Zn-45(#6) N64p under the polycase section. Just lemme get a good pic.

No hard feelings for the diss!

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Mario · Post by **Mario** » Fri Nov 28, 2008 2:17 pm

ShockSlayer wrote: No hard feelings for the diss!

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Yeah, about that...

I was kinda hoping you wouldn't see that.

I'll add in that you made a better one with the Polycase (It does look nicer, right?)