Anyone see a VG Pocket?

k_man316 · Post by **k_man316** » Fri Dec 02, 2005 11:43 pm

I searched the forums and could not find anything related to this, so thought I'd share.

I was at my local Gamestop looking around and found this:

http://www.gamestop.com/product.asp?product%5Fid=322255

It's made by Pelican and is called the VG Pocket 50. I must admit for the price, I was intrigued!

Doing some more research, came across this thread on Cheap Ass Gamer:

http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/sho ... ge=1&pp=20

Apparently there are a couple of flavors of the VG Pocket. The one I picked up was from Radio Shack called the VG Pocket Max:

http://www.radioshack.com/product/index ... 2163471&cp

They are on sale now for $40. Unfortunately, I cannot open mine until X-mas to give a report...

For this price, I'm wondering what you creative geniuses could do with this. It's cheap, already portable with a screen. Maybe a NOAC or something like that?

Just wanted to pass this along, I love seening what this community comes up with and what possibilities this could hold.

Thanks!

wallydawg · Post by **wallydawg** » Fri Dec 02, 2005 11:48 pm

You wouldn't be able to use the screen for anything else but thanks for posting this cause i've been wondering what this thing is about, but too lazy to do most of the legwork to find out about it.

k_man316 · Post by **k_man316** » Sat Dec 03, 2005 10:22 am

Oh well, hopefully some of the games will be at least mildly entertaining. We'll see!

Undisclosed · Post by **Undisclosed** » Sat Dec 03, 2005 10:29 am

thank you so much...lol...i went to gamestop and saw it but forgot the name.

electromaster64 · Post by **electromaster64** » Sat Dec 03, 2005 12:12 pm

Why don't you think you could use the screen?

Post by **SpongeBuell** » Sat Dec 03, 2005 12:35 pm

if it's anything like the GBA/GBC/GB screen, it's digital... that seems to be pretty common for things like this.

Reaperman@home · Post by **Reaperman@home** » Thu Dec 08, 2005 2:42 pm

SpongeBuell wrote:if it's anything like the GBA/GBC/GB screen, it's digital... that seems to be pretty common for things like this.

probably is digital, but if it's noac based there's a good chance of standard video right off the chip, correct?

anybody purchased one yet, or seen the screen in action?
I came so close to buying, but I had just laid $200 down on a GP2X...which currently plays about the same games

bioniclebert · Post by **bioniclebert** » Thu Dec 08, 2005 2:47 pm

ahem

with the 2" LCD screen. You can also hook it up your TV for big-screen action!

Im thinking this thing takes composite imput, but who knows?

Post by **Skyone** » Thu Dec 08, 2005 4:58 pm

Ya, If it has composite out, it MIGHT have composite in... Games and screen from 30 bucks? Now that's good!

lokifish · Post by **lokifish** » Mon Dec 19, 2005 2:15 am

Here's what info I have:

LCD- 2" TFT 240X180? no manufacturer/part# on it (did a pixel so may be off a little)

CPU- not sure (%$^! black blob but the manufacturer www.jungletac.com specializes in SOC systems)

Memory- 32Mbit 3v flash memory Micronix MX29LV320BTC-90 (have a pdf datasheet if anyone needs it)

Phillips 74HC4053 Triple 2-channel multiplexer/demultiplexer (have datasheet as well)

Jungletac does custom loading of games on a couple models so the A/V or headphone jack may double a dataport (think early MP3 players). Even if it doesn't the chip is flash memory so if you can get write access then.....! Maybe the guys at camerahacking.com could lend us a hand.

That's all I have so far. Hope it helps. My idea it to put this bad boy in an original NES controller.

tom61 · Post by **tom61** » Mon Dec 19, 2005 6:56 pm

Phillips 74HC4053 Triple 2-channel multiplexer/demultiplexer (have datasheet as well)

If I'm not mistaken, this chip is functionally the same as the chip in a NES/SNES controller, which means most likely that this is NOAC.

Can you post pics of the insides?

Post by **gannon** » Mon Dec 19, 2005 8:12 pm

tom61 wrote: If I'm not mistaken, this chip is functionally the same as the chip in a NES/SNES controller

Very mistaken, the nes/snes controllers use PiSo registers, not multiplexers (digital swtiches basically)
Also, the 74' series is TTL IIRC, not CMOS

Xorealix · Post by **Xorealix** » Mon Dec 19, 2005 9:57 pm

tom61 wrote:Can you post pics of the insides?

VG Pocket Max

lokifish · Post by **lokifish** » Tue Dec 20, 2005 6:12 am

The Pocket 50 is a little different. There's two crystals going to the Phillips chip and the Micronix is standard 48pin and is completely exposed. By the pics of the pocket max, the memory chip (if not on the other side of the board) is smaller than that.
If Jungletac is doing their own SOC design then it is possible that they have their own approach to NOAC's to better suit their production capabilities. It may also be a Sega Master System SOC but without accessing the flash memory directly it's had to say.
As far as pics, I don't have a digicam right now but will try to pull some stills off my CVS camcorder.

BTW- Any suggestions on safe removal of the black blob?

zagalo · Post by **zagalo** » Wed Dec 21, 2005 1:56 pm

does any one knows what games it has.