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Yeah, that should have been obvious, maybe I will, I have a lot to think about on this project.

You make an account on ti.com and request one.

Yeah, do what eurddrue says (with the bending and the soldering). 2 years ago I dubbed this "de-locating" the cart slot.

Tin the contacts on the n64 mobo first.

SS

Alright, de-located the cart slot using the Eurdrue-ShockSlayer method. I was expecting it to kill my N64 but it amazingly survived. It is now both thinner and stronger than before. Pictures of the old one (in progress):

And the new one, before I put electrical tape over it:


This is actually an earlier picture, but the game still looks exactly the same. The game I use is 1080 Snowboarding (sadly not 1080 high-def, not like my TV supports high-def anyway). Why? Because I don't really like it that much (I mean, I don't hate it, but I like it a lot less than Goldeneye or SM64), it's one of my most reliable carts (SM64 is one of my least reliable carts), and it didn't cost me that much (something like $5 or $10).


This is a blurricam shot of the controller port. It's hard to tell, but I cut the middle lead (data) in half and soldered wire to each end. This will later connect to a switch to switch between integrated controller and external controller. I need to buy some switches, because I want a bank of IDENTICAL switches on the portable somewhere.

And that's about all I can do, because I need a new desoldering pump. I also need to get some free samples from TI. I hope everyone enjoyed my first worklog entry WITH PICTURES.

The Eurddrue-ShockSlayer method? How about the ShockSlayer (eurddrue is just a noob) method? I think I told him that a while ago, or I'm under-estimating his skillz.

SS

I had many ruined n64s and a plethora of cartslots to practice with, I figured it out myself

Still gotta buy the desoldering pump. Was going to order some samples from TI but got the jitters at the last minute and backed out.

I need to get some switches too. The reason? I'm going to have a bank of switches along the side and I want the same kind of switch, not random junk switches that I found in my parts bin. I'm not sure how many I need. So far I've thought of: screen power, console power, FPS mode (don't ask), and int/ext P1. I haven't figured out how many switches it would take to switch video sources (I want a video in), would one N64 power switch do the trick? It doesn't have to be identical because this switch would probably be in a different place.

But I have a dilema on how to obtain my parts. Should I got to The Source (like RadioShack, but even worse) and pay the exhorbitant pricing, or order from RP Electronics and pay the shipping and insult fee (handling fee) to get vastly superior pricing? I have no idea, need some help here.

But enough of that, let me show off my screen:

Playing SMB3 on my Intec Wii screen, not VC either, this is the real McCoy. Some of you may know I A/V modded it earlier. I have to make some comments on my screen obviously. First, the picture quality is pretty good, although the colors are a bit off, though not by that much. Second, the audio... I'm not sure. It seemed crappy in SMB3 but when I played Halo it seemed fine. Maybe that fake Game Genie damaged my NES, I have to check. Last thing, this screen is only 16:9 but I don't really notice or care that much.

G'night everyone!

I know you said not to ask, but would that FPS mode happen to be the idea I brought up for a Perfect Dark N64p?

Well, as you know most games require you to have your LEFT hand on the analog stick. That's fine and dandy, but for the shooters I need the analog stick in my right. I've tried the default controls and they are strange and horrible. So I use 1.2 (Solitaire in 007 GoldenEye), but I use the analog stick in my RIGHT hand. And yes I've tried it the other way, it just doesn't work for me. So basically this will be a switch to switch from a stick on the left side to one on the right.

so its a similar idea, but mine takes it a step farther. Perfect Dark and Goldeneye have options for a dual-analog style by using two controllers at a time. my idea was to integrate two controllers into the portable so you could use both joysticks. Big problem is that Goldeneye doesn't have the ideal dual-analog setup like Perfect Dark has where you can have move/strafe on one stick and look/turn on the other, so you'd need to mix-and-match joysticks for goldeneye. If you're interested, there's more on that idea in this thread: viewtopic.php?f=9&t=489

now, for what you're trying to do, there is always this controller to hack up which has two joysticks so you can swap which one you wish to use.


Its called the Nyko Alpha Pro 64.