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DIY Retro Gaming Portable on a Budget! -- Episode 427

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Everybody loves a 16-bit retro gaming handheld, but that hardly justifies possibly wrecking an old original console for it. Clem encounters a random fake clone console in his storage and has nothing to lose for ripping apart a device that should not exist in the first place. By reverse engineering the pinout, and fabricating a slick case, he builds a slick retro handheld that plays and feels much better than the clone console before the conversion! Thus, possibly saving a lot of old consoles while removing knockoffs from the market!

 

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Product Name Manufacturer Quantity Buy Kit
MULTICOMP 3D Printer Filament, PETG, 1.75 mm, Solid Grey, 250 °C Melting Temp Multicomp 1 Buy Now
PRO SIGNAL RCA (Phono) Audio / Video Connector, 1 Contacts, Jack, Brass Body, Red, 8.3 mm PRO SIGNAL 1 Buy Now
PRO SIGNAL RCA (Phono) Audio / Video Connector, 1 Contacts, Jack, Brass Body, White, 8.3 mm PRO SIGNAL 1 Buy Now
MIKROELEKTRONIKA Rechargeable Battery, 3.7 V, Lithium Polymer, 2 Ah, Wire Leads MIKROELEKTRONIKA 1 Buy Now
OMRON Tactile Switch, B3F Series, Top Actuated, Through Hole, Round Button, 100 gf, 50mA at 24VDC OMRON 13 Buy Now
VISATON Speaker, Mini, Full Range, 1.6 cm, 500 mW, 50 ohm, 71 dB, 700 Hz to 20 kHz VISATON 1 Buy Now
HARTING D Sub Connector, Right Angle, DB9, Standard, Plug, 9 Contacts, DE, Solder HARTING 1 Buy Now
LOCTITE Super Glue, Low Viscosity, 20 g, Cyanoacrylate, Humidity LOCTITE 1 Buy Now

 

Additional Parts:

 

Product Name Quantity

Fake Game Console

1

Wires

1

Hot glue

1

PMMA sheet 3mm

1
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  • beacon_dave
    beacon_dave over 5 years ago +2
    I vaguely recall encountering these wall wart PSU's before when cheaper imported electronic goods started appearing on the market. The power supply unit may have originally been a 2pin Europlug design…
  • mayermakes
    mayermakes over 5 years ago in reply to shabaz +2
    Got a message from someone nearby that lends me some mega drive games to try out with it!
  • kmikemoo
    kmikemoo over 5 years ago +1
    Awesome build. It reminds me of my old Game Gear. I'm still amazed that there is so little to these knockoff systems. Great job!
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    kmikemoo over 5 years ago

    Awesome build.  It reminds me of my old Game Gear.  I'm still amazed that there is so little to these knockoff systems.  Great job!

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    mayermakes over 5 years ago in reply to kmikemoo

    that was where I was going for with the look. I did not particularly like the nomads look, but the game gear is still a beauty..a battery hungry one.

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    mayermakes over 5 years ago in reply to kmikemoo

    that was where I was going for with the look. I did not particularly like the nomads look, but the game gear is still a beauty..a battery hungry one.

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