Hack Like Heck - Tony Marino - Portable Yobo

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Watch as I turn a cheap, compact NES system in to a sleek looking portable! You'll soon see how easy this system is to hack and hopefully newcomers to the hobby will be inspired to try their own projects!

Parts used:

Yobo game console
HitLights 12V DC / 5V DC (USB) Rechargeable Lithium-Ion Battery Pack
4.3" car backup monitor (seemingly brandless)
USB powered speaker (for amplifier)
one original GameBoy 8 Ohm speaker
25k ohm potentiometer
Bondo body filler
Epoxy

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rocits over 7 years ago

Congrats Tony! =D
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airbornesurfer over 7 years ago

Congratulations, Tony! Great build and an hilarious video! Well done!
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rocits over 7 years ago in reply to keitaro

Absolutely 100% lol =D, like a really basic synth, the 'flaws' are even perfect, the satisfaction of creation at such a low level from nothing to something with minimal resources, the purity of achievement feels like it truly resonates ;P with your soul, and probably the universe then..! lol =D GYO has the same effect for me, unearthing/gathering food you have planted hits an essential core of fulfillment! I think AR will be the perfect bridge between gaming, electronics, GYO and many other advanced technologies, fading the gadgety part of tech into the background and back to core principles to be improved upon for the exponential benefits of society!
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tariq.ahmad over 7 years ago

This was very entertaining video.

Original, quirky, and featuring a talking cat.. Feels perfectly home on YouTube!

Sound is something that is often overlooked with portable gaming so I love that you took steps to explain and improve the quality as that adds a lot to the immersive experience!
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airbornesurfer over 7 years ago

Great narrative with the cat stealing your credit card! Love it!
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jw0752 over 7 years ago

Excellent build and I enjoyed your sound effects.
John
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keitaro over 7 years ago in reply to makerkaren

definitely plan to follow up on this, doubly so since I had so much fun doing this project! Yogurt the Cat also thanks you, although I'm not so sure she'll continue to be a staple of all future videos
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keitaro over 7 years ago in reply to andywest

Thanks! My day job is actually in game sound, so I tend to take particular notice of details like that
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keitaro over 7 years ago in reply to balearicdynamics

I appreciate your honest feedback! My own verbose-ness is definitely something I need to work on--I can't say I have a whole lot of familiarity with being in front of a camera, so I'll be keeping this in mind for the future and try and make things paced a bit better!
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keitaro over 7 years ago in reply to nobble

thanks, glad you like it! I was pleased with how easy the hardware was to work with, and lucked out finding a battery pack that was able to provide both 5v and 12v without any additional circuitry! I definitely plan to do an update video sometime in the future
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