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Challenge: NES Laptop

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Former Member over 14 years ago

Hey Ben

You already made a lot of laptops, but I've never seen you make a NES laptop. Here are the 5 things the NES laptop must have:

 

1. At least 5 hours of battery life : You've never made a laptop that you can use on the bus or on a long flight. Give this one a battery. I think this is possible, because as seen in the "NES in a cartridge", you can make the NES very small so there is a lot of place for a battery.

 

2. 4:3 Screen: We do it old-school. Use a low resolution screen so that the NES games look the best and not all stretched out.

 

3. Disable the region lockout chip: more games to choose from is always better

 

4. Cartridge slot: Create a cartridge slot that doesn't block the screen. Maybe you could make something like the normal NES where you insert the game and then push it down. Also make the label visible but hide the rest of the cartridge in the design.

 

5. Make it look good: Try to make it light (max 2 kg), thin (max 3 cm) and just awesome. Don't make it look as grey as the normal NES. Use a matt black finish with maybe some LED's or EL wire. Also include a charging cable for EU and US and please don't put the ports in the front. If you're gonna use this on the bus, you don't have too much place and don't make the laptop even longer.

 

This build should be cheaper than most of your 360 Laptops and I hope that you can make this one for me, because I just don't have the tools and budget to make it myself.

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  • Former Member
    Former Member over 14 years ago

    Not a bad idea at all, but I'd stay away from the NES on a chip idea - the slim laptop can be done even with original NES components cuz they're all pretty low profile, they simply stacked them in the original design.

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  • InfiniteNesLives
    InfiniteNesLives over 14 years ago

    WHY????

     

    If you're satisfied without the original circuit board (based on you're comment about NES on a cartridge) Why wouldn't you just be satisfied with a netbook w/ an emulator and a USB controller for a couple hundred bucks?

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  • Former Member
    Former Member over 14 years ago in reply to InfiniteNesLives

    It was just an example, an original circuitboard would be much better!

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  • InfiniteNesLives
    InfiniteNesLives over 14 years ago in reply to Former Member

    I see,

     

    yeah that project actually used a portable media player it's still pretty damn cool though.  I'm working on a NES "master" cartridge right now that will allow me to keep all my favorite roms on one cart/board.  Kinda like retrozone's powerpak but I want to make it my self for the experience.  That way if I ever get a NES portable together the games will be portable too...

     

    That's my major dilema, portables are so awesome but the games to go along with it typically aren't.  And nothing beats the original equipment of the original circuitry.  Except I'm hoping replacing all (or atleast most) of the carts with one will still be satisfing based on the fact I've reverse engineered all the carts and redesigned the master myself...

     

    But yeah a NES laptop would be pretty cool, I'd prefer something to hold in my hands though.  The laptop would have the added conveince when playing with others, but it's more of a personal preference.  Personally if I'm playing with other people it's at home on the big screen.  If I want to be portable I like it to fit in my hands.

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    Former Member over 14 years ago in reply to InfiniteNesLives

    A handheld would be too big if you're going to use the original and the cartridges would pop out like crazy even if you used a smaller circuit board.

    I preffer a laptop, easy for multiplayer, big screen so your eyes won't hurt from looking at a small screen and would just play and look nicer

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  • kidiccurus
    kidiccurus over 11 years ago in reply to Former Member

    http://blog.wiwo.de/look-at-it/2013/03/15/die-nintendo-spielkonsole-nes-als-8-bit-gaming-laptop/

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