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by Gamelver Fri Sep 22, 2006 11:54 am
yes, it's true
. Here's a GBA SP inside an HP calculator (my brother cracked the LCD screen on it
...) that I use to play in class when we're not doing anything or at lunch and stuff. I built it in three days in my freetime, and really just wanted to see how fast I could do it. Enjoy (the crappy quick guesstimate dremeling...):
front:
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game playing:
Without games my life would have no meaning.
Well, I guess it would, but it would be a lot less fun!!!!!!!
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by Lucretius Fri Sep 22, 2006 11:56 am
Slick...
...Pretty tight job, though. Well done!
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by Klefmung Fri Sep 22, 2006 11:56 am
Gamey is back. >_> Now build something vacuum formed.
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by Metroid fan Fri Sep 22, 2006 11:57 am
It looks like teachers may notice it
Still cool for such a fast build.
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by gannon Fri Sep 22, 2006 12:03 pm
I would've made it more discrete by using the existing buttons and just having a right-hand d-pad, but still, nice
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by Turbo Tax 1.0 Fri Sep 22, 2006 12:09 pm
pretty sweet, its cool to see someone actually do it for once instead of just suggesting it like a ton of others
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by lifeisbetterwithketchup Fri Sep 22, 2006 12:13 pm
I'm in the "gathering stuff i need" phase of making one of these in a TI-83+.
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by Gamelver Fri Sep 22, 2006 12:23 pm
thanks for the compliments
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and yeah, I would've used the existing buttons and the right hand d-pad....but that's more work and I hate right hand d-pads
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Without games my life would have no meaning.
Well, I guess it would, but it would be a lot less fun!!!!!!!
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by vskid Fri Sep 22, 2006 12:45 pm
Nice job, 'bout time someone finally did this.
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by gannon Fri Sep 22, 2006 12:51 pm
Looks like you just remove the calculator's battery cover.
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by Gamelver Fri Sep 22, 2006 1:00 pm
unfortunately, the battery cover is on the top. I actually have it cover the tact switch with the backlight on/off switch. There's just a big hole in the back for the games
. Usually I have a GB game in there, though, and carry the GBA game.
Without games my life would have no meaning.
Well, I guess it would, but it would be a lot less fun!!!!!!!
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by gannon Fri Sep 22, 2006 1:14 pm
Not that you're nearly the first to have that idea, infact, I think it's been the idea of kids with graphing calculators ever since the gameboy pocket
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by sgtpepper Fri Sep 22, 2006 1:20 pm
gannon wrote: Not that you're nearly the first to have that idea
But of course, and I must say, he actually
finished his project, unlike me who still hasn't wired in tact switches...
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by G-force Fri Sep 22, 2006 4:43 pm
Gameliver! Youz back!
Is this a temp thing, or are you going to be making more appearances at this thriving forum?
Sweet job on the GameBoy-calc. Looks a little odd with the D-pad, but if it works, who cares! I didn't think anybody was ever going to actually do this cool idea, leave it to Gamelobster.
. Here's a GBA SP inside an HP calculator (my brother cracked the LCD screen on it 
...) that I use to play in class when we're not doing anything or at lunch and stuff. I built it in three days in my freetime, and really just wanted to see how fast I could do it. Enjoy (the crappy quick guesstimate dremeling...):
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