collinE's N64p W.I.P.

dragonhead · Post by **dragonhead** » Mon Jan 12, 2009 4:35 pm

see!!!!?!?!?! i told you blue would look good!!

also, you should mould in the whole expansion port section of a 64 controller onto the back of the case instead of just the plug so a mem card or rumble pack can lock in like it normally would. you may have already thought of that idea though

mmoshkowich · Post by **mmoshkowich** » Mon Jan 12, 2009 5:51 pm

blue looks awesome!

collinE · Post by **collinE** » Mon Jan 12, 2009 6:39 pm

dragonhead wrote:see!!!!?!?!?! i told you blue would look good!!

you win the contest! I really like it.

I didn't put much thought into taking that whole section of the controller, but the more I think about it, the cooler it sounds. I won't chance it with this portable, but maybe in the future.

bacteria · Post by **bacteria** » Tue Jan 13, 2009 2:43 am

Some of the rumble packs also have a memory card included; using a switch to alternate between them; one pack does both things. This means you could have your rumble pack and memory card. Good idea to change the rumble motor for a normal one for best effect.

Neildo_64 · Post by **Neildo_64** » Tue Jan 13, 2009 9:07 am

I don't think any have a mem card actually included, but they have an extra slot for one and a switch to switch between the two. The Tremor pak plus is one of these (the only one I've ever used) but its pretty big.

collinE · Post by **collinE** » Tue Jan 13, 2009 10:27 am

no, they do exist. bacteria used the one that he's describing in his multi platform system. I looked around for the joytech combo he used but couldn't find one. The relocation was the next best solution.

Neildo_64 · Post by **Neildo_64** » Tue Jan 13, 2009 1:37 pm

Ah, I see. Thats cool - I was not aware of that.

collinE · Post by **collinE** » Sat Jan 17, 2009 12:41 am

Alright, I'm pretty much just assembling everything now.

I thought I could just leave that big hole in the back of the case, for some reason. It was soo many uglies that I had to make a panel like sifuf's to hide the insides from view. I just cut a square of styrene and rounded the edges then spray painted it

I glued in the cartridge slot and I was worried I'd mess it up and the cartridge wouldn't fit right and you'd have to finagle it every time you inserted a game. meh, worked out great.

I didn't realize when I first wired everything that wires wouldn't be the right lengths for use inside a case. I guess it was more just to show myself I could run it off a screen and battery. I've had to almost wire everything from scratch, which isn't a bad thing, because I feel 10x more proficient than before.

Now, let me tell you about a dream I had. I was at work and I was so excited to show everyone my completed portable. I had told so many people about it and they were excited to see it, as well. I pulled it out of my backpack and went to turn it on... but it didn't work. The mother board had fried. I was laughed at and told by everyone that it was all a lie. You see, I haven't powered on my N64 since that picture on the first page and while I abused it quite a bit before, it manged to still work. I've moved since then and handled it a lot. I'm planning on testing it tomorrow, but man, what a nightmare. sorry, I never said it was a good story...

deviouskoopa · Post by **deviouskoopa** » Sat Jan 17, 2009 1:27 am

Whatever, that story isn't that bad! And your case looks so pro, I hope the thing turns on... I got my fingers crossed for ya.

dragonhead · Post by **dragonhead** » Sat Jan 17, 2009 1:52 am

if you want to make the paint a bit more durable go get some rustoleum clear coat spray and apply about 5-7 THIN THIN THIN coats of it over the blue paint

bacteria · Post by **bacteria** » Sat Jan 17, 2009 4:35 am

These are the memory and rumble combined packs; only thing is the memory is only 256mb as I recall, however if you tend to play a few games at a time that is fine. You notice the switch for "M"emory and "R"umble settings?

This is my spare one, when I make my N64 into my new (existing) case, I will salvage the bits from my old Multi project, including the memory/rumble pack, if it gets damaged I will use my spare.

I am sure there are some of these on e-bay:

Kyo · Post by **Kyo** » Sat Jan 17, 2009 6:53 am

that looks very good

collinE · Post by **collinE** » Sat Jan 17, 2009 9:48 pm

It still works. Man, I can't believe it. I'm sorry that everyone else has had so many problems with them.

I cut off a piece of aluminum from one of the N64's metal sheets and folded it up to make a heatsink for the expansion pack. Can I just superglue it to the memory or do I have to buy some heatsink gel stuff? I'm trying to be cheap.

dragonhead · Post by **dragonhead** » Sat Jan 17, 2009 10:14 pm

collinE wrote:It still works. Man, I can't believe it. I'm sorry that everyone else has had so many problems with them.

I cut off a piece of aluminum from one of the N64's metal sheets and folded it up to make a heatsink for the expansion pack. Can I just superglue it to the memory or do I have to buy some heatsink gel stuff? I'm trying to be cheap.

http://www.xoxide.com/thermaltake-bga-c ... olers.html

better off with one of those

collinE · Post by **collinE** » Sat Jan 17, 2009 10:49 pm

I don't have any room to make it thicker on the memory. It unfortunately worked out that way.

I was trying to attach the aluminum to the memory and then fold it around to the other side where it could accordion a bit.