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The Game Guy Mini, Upgrading the Unportable Game Boy! -- Episode 577

element14 Community member Joe Ostrander saw the "Unportable Game Boy" that Andy made in a previous video, and decided to make a new and improved version. In this episode, Andy builds a console from Joe's upgraded design and demonstrates its features, including several enhancements that were requested by viewers.

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Bill of Material:

Product Name Manufacturer Quantity Buy Kit
SMD Level Shifter SN74LVC245ANSR TEXAS INSTRUMENTS 1 Buy Now
Crystal, 4.194304 MHz, SMD, 11.5mm x 4.7mm, 30 ppm, 18 pF, 30 ppm, ABLS Series ABRACON 1 Buy Now
CAP, 27PF, 50V, MLCC, 0201 MURATA 2 Buy Now
Surface Mount Tantalum Capacitor, 1 µF, 50 V, 1411 [3528 Metric], ± 10%, 6 ohm, B KEMET 2 Buy Now
Raspberry Pi Pico, Microcontroller Board, RP2040, 32 bit, 2MB Flash, ARM Cortex-M0+ RASPBERRY-PI 1 Buy Now
RES, 10K, 0.5%, 0.1W, 0603, THIN FILM ROHS COMPLIANT: YES YAGEO 2 Buy Now
RES, 1K, 0.1%, 0.1W, 0603, THIN FILM ROHS COMPLIANT: YES YAGEO 3 Buy Now
RES, 500R, 0.1%, 0.1W, THIN FILM, 0603 ROHS COMPLIANT: YES YAGEO 3 Buy Now
Surface Mount Chip Resistor, Thick Film, RC Series, 47 ohm, 100 mW, 1%, 50 V, 0603 [1608 Metric] RoHS Compliant: Yes YAGEO 2 Buy Now
Surface Mount Thick Film Resistor, RC Series, 180 kohm, 100 mW, - 1%, 50 V, 0603 [1608 Metric] RoHS Compliant: Yes YAGEO 1 Buy Now
SMD Chip Resistor, 510 ohm, ± 5%, 100 mW, 0603 [1608 Metric], Thick Film, General Purpose VISHAY 2 Buy Now
SMD Chip Resistor, 1 Mohm, ± 1%, 100 mW, 0603 [1608 Metric], Thick Film, Precision PANASONIC 1 Buy Now
 

Additional Parts:

1 x Super Gameboy Famicom cartridge
1 x NESPi case
1 x Gana VGA TO HDMI
7-pin NES socket1 x 
1 x 32-pin SMD GB cartridge slot
1 each x Custom Main Board, Power Dist, and NES Socket PCBs (Designs Available on Github)
1 x  4-Pin SMD 3x4x2.5mm Tactile Push Button (optional)

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    Finally finished building mine with the link port included! Really awesome work by Joe and Markeno! Thanks to Joe for all the troubleshooting!

    I recorded a video of me playing Kirby: 

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    Finally finished building mine with the link port included! Really awesome work by Joe and Markeno! Thanks to Joe for all the troubleshooting!

    I recorded a video of me playing Kirby: 

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