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themadhacker
Crazy Train
Re: GeniMini my portable Genesis
I like it. It's clean, in a comfortable case, and best of all, it's a sega system.
I like it. It's clean, in a comfortable case, and best of all, it's a sega system.
snowpenguin
Frequent Poster
Re: GeniMini my portable Genesis
LOB made his SNES in an AG-85, not the AG-54.
LOB made his SNES in an AG-85, not the AG-54.
snowpenguin
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Re: GeniMini my portable Genesis
Oh. Ooops. I should have noticed via the psone screen, lol.
Oh. Ooops. I should have noticed via the psone screen, lol.
Basement_Modder
He who mods in thy basement.
Re: GeniMini my portable Genesis
50 for $10 isn't a bad deal.EVIL NOD said:
Basement_Modder
He who mods in thy basement.
Re: GeniMini my portable Genesis
If they had red, green, blue, and yellow, you could make SNES style buttons with no paint! (Pal style, but if I ever make a SNESp, I wanna use pal buttons.)
hailrazer said:I guess you can ask the seller for different colors, cause greeen is fugly.EVIL NOD said:
If they had red, green, blue, and yellow, you could make SNES style buttons with no paint! (Pal style, but if I ever make a SNESp, I wanna use pal buttons.)
XCVG
ModRetro Legend
Re: GeniMini my portable Genesis
I personally hate tacts, but I would buy those just for the buttons. In my opinion tacts are no good for gaming. Great for a lot of other devices, even preferable to squishy buttons on some, but no good for gaming. Well, they are okay for start/select, but I would not use them as action buttons. Also, I would use SFC buttons, because they are the same as PAL buttons but easier to find.
Basement_Modder said:hailrazer said:I guess you can ask the seller for different colors, cause greeen is fugly.EVIL NOD said:
If they had red, green, blue, and yellow, you could make SNES style buttons with no paint! (Pal style, but if I ever make a SNESp, I wanna use pal buttons.)
I personally hate tacts, but I would buy those just for the buttons. In my opinion tacts are no good for gaming. Great for a lot of other devices, even preferable to squishy buttons on some, but no good for gaming. Well, they are okay for start/select, but I would not use them as action buttons. Also, I would use SFC buttons, because they are the same as PAL buttons but easier to find.
Basement_Modder
He who mods in thy basement.
Re: GeniMini my portable Genesis
I actually prefer tacts for gaming, but only on portables. Home consoles are squishy all the way!
I actually prefer tacts for gaming, but only on portables. Home consoles are squishy all the way!
zeturi
DEMON PIE!
Re: GeniMini my portable Genesis
Looking at your pics, you used the IC of the Genesis controller and just soldered tacts onto it. I'm doing the same right now, and I think that's the hardest part. I couldn't break my controller into pieces, cause it just kind of crumbed when I tried to cut it.
Looking at your pics, you used the IC of the Genesis controller and just soldered tacts onto it. I'm doing the same right now, and I think that's the hardest part. I couldn't break my controller into pieces, cause it just kind of crumbed when I tried to cut it.
hailrazer
Frequent Poster
Re: GeniMini my portable Genesis
Yea that's what I did. I just used a cutting wheel on my Dremel and cut it as close to the IC and resistors as I could. I had to rewire a few spots but it wasn't very hard.
zeturi said:Looking at your pics, you used the IC of the Genesis controller and just soldered tacts onto it. I'm doing the same right now, and I think that's the hardest part. I couldn't break my controller into pieces, cause it just kind of crumbed when I tried to cut it.
Yea that's what I did. I just used a cutting wheel on my Dremel and cut it as close to the IC and resistors as I could. I had to rewire a few spots but it wasn't very hard.
Tibia
Well-Known Member
Re: GeniMini my portable Genesis
My preferred method as well. I'll usually wrap masking tape around the board to define the edge. That also prevents some of the rough edges from the Dremel, and gives me a straight line as reference.
A lot of the newer, cheaper electronics have a very thin, flexible PCB that can be trimmed with good kitchen scissors. I discovered that last night.
hailrazer said:
My preferred method as well. I'll usually wrap masking tape around the board to define the edge. That also prevents some of the rough edges from the Dremel, and gives me a straight line as reference.
A lot of the newer, cheaper electronics have a very thin, flexible PCB that can be trimmed with good kitchen scissors. I discovered that last night.
lady_fingers
Member
Re: GeniMini my portable Genesis
Wow. That is really a very good job! And you made it so fast. Those buttons are funny but I don't know if I can really complain.
Wow. That is really a very good job! And you made it so fast. Those buttons are funny but I don't know if I can really complain.
