Easiest portable to make EVER!

Mr. Cool · Post by **Mr. Cool** » Mon Jun 13, 2005 2:49 pm

I dont get it

soundwave · Post by **soundwave** » Mon Jun 13, 2005 2:53 pm

Portable good breath? (I'd go with Cinnamon)

peppers · Post by **peppers** » Mon Jun 13, 2005 2:58 pm

saying what you got in the case might help an altoids case with a hand pretting a button on the side dose not say much

G-force · Post by **G-force** » Mon Jun 13, 2005 3:06 pm

Hmm...Maybe it would help if I showed the bottom of the case

Sorry, I couldnt resist!

Its one of those Game Pro 200+ things. I put it inside an altoids case

It only took two days to make (would have been one but the paint had to dry). All the parts (except the NES D-pad) to make it can be bought at Radio Shack

Here are the insides:

I would reccomned this project for anybody who has never made a portable before. Its easy, and its cheap so if you mess up its no big deal. If anybodys interested in doing this I have pinouts

Post by **bicostp** » Mon Jun 13, 2005 3:09 pm

What's the RS part # of the 200+ game thing?

he he.. Radioshack- You've got questions, We've got blank stares.

G-force · Post by **G-force** » Mon Jun 13, 2005 3:15 pm

bicostp wrote:What's the RS part # of the 200+ game thing?

he he.. Radioshack- You've got questions, We've got blank stares.

lol, nice...
Okay so the Game Pro 200, and the D-pad, and the Altoids case, can't be found at radio Shack. I should have said all the electrical parts

I don't know where to get those Game Pro things anymore. They used to be ALL over the place, everywhere you looked. Nowadays I don't know where you would get one.

Motoman · Post by **Motoman** » Mon Jun 13, 2005 3:18 pm

cool. Total price was like 5-10 bucks i'm guessing?

Post by **bicostp** » Mon Jun 13, 2005 3:19 pm

I've seen them advertized in those home shopping catalogs recently. (catalogs like Harriet Carter. They sell crap. Crap crap crap. Towel racks made from balsa wood crap.)

soundwave · Post by **soundwave** » Mon Jun 13, 2005 3:31 pm

crap, is that Tetris? If its Tetris (and only if its Tetris) I'm totally interested.

G-force · Post by **G-force** » Mon Jun 13, 2005 3:37 pm

yeah it cost about $10, although I already had all the stuff and I wasnt using it so it cost me $0 new dollars

I think it has tetris somewhere. Its annoying.... you have to sort through and find the games by letter and number

Its got frogger, centipede, a tank game, and all the other classic rip offs.

heres a pic without my fat thumbs covering the entire case

lol

EDIT: I guess they still sell it: www.tv-showroom.com/html/GamePro200.htm

Mr. Cool · Post by **Mr. Cool** » Mon Jun 13, 2005 3:55 pm

Thats actually pretty cool. You could really play it anywhere, cause it easily fits in your pocket, and some people would actually think its just altoids if you got caught playing it in school

Undisclosed · Post by **Undisclosed** » Mon Jun 13, 2005 4:02 pm

how did you make the case look like that, it looks like it forms right to it. you know? well anyway i think that that is awesome. I love altoids case, ive made a pc mouse and a radio into one. this is a great third project.

sam · Post by **sam** » Mon Jun 13, 2005 4:05 pm

That site doesnt work. Does radio shack sell d pads, and buttons?

G-force · Post by **G-force** » Mon Jun 13, 2005 4:43 pm

Undisclosed wrote:how did you make the case look like that, it looks like it forms right to it. you know? well anyway i think that that is awesome. I love altoids case, ive made a pc mouse and a radio into one. this is a great third project.

A radio? Hey that would be fun to make. Do you have any pics?

First I rough cut everything I was going to use (NES D-pad, Game Pro holder), then I just cut out holes in the altoids case for all the stuff to go. After everything fit, I fine cut everything and sanded the edges. As seen here:

I took of the Altoids lid and then superglued all the stuff in place.

another shot

Then I drilled holes for the buttons & switches (volume, power, and start) and the audio jack. After that I spray painted it white. Then I just reassembled it, wired everthing, stuck the battery pack on with adhesive foam, tested it (it worked, YES!), then finally hot glued everything down.
Easy, yes?