The NESp built with the NOAC had the potential to be very small - my goal was to make it only slightly taller than a cartridge and the same size wide. The NES controller is the same width as a cartridge as well, so I figured using that would be the perfect width for the unit: 4.25" 

  Lofty, yes, but possible. The only thing holding me back was where to put the 4 AA batteries... I knew they'd have to go to the sides of the screen, but how to hold them there and be able to remove them? Rechargeables, like my electric shaver?

  Months and months passed, and I came back to looking at the dusty Super Joy NES parts laying in their box. "It is time" I said, in my best Arnold voice. I took the parts and redesigned a case for them in a matter of hours. As another milestone, this is the first portable game unit that I have designed using Adobe Illustrator. The batteries? They'll insert on the sides of the unit and have little doors! Ha! Nobody would see THAT coming!

  I also had a hankering to cut the case for this thing using a laser engraver - which is like a CNC router except, well, it uses a laser. But... where would I find one of these things?

The Adventure Continues!