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dont no if this should be in build logs or console gaming i guess both or ether or hey this is my build log of hooking up consoles to a tv and the things to do and dont along the way. thing will be update and thing have happen that i didn't take a pic of. but when things are done ill get pics. consoles: nes famicom top loader: (with custom svideo/rca cable) svideo not working so its running composite why a famicom top loader? it has a multi out port. i have 2 dog bone controllers for it one im tying to make wireless with 8bitdo mod kit (battery cable too short...) aslo got a oem nes controller wireless 8bitdo kit with transparent orange buttons. will have 1 wired oem nes controller and dogbone. has everdrive n8 Snes: (with custom svideo/rca cable) svideo out cable my snes has a transparent smoke case. has a wireless 8bitdo snes controller with 8bitdo mod kit as well as wired snes controller with transparent orange buttons has super everdrive x5 N64: (with custom svideo/rca cable) svideo out cable has a has a transparent smoke case. but im looking for the fire orange... atm i have a 8bitdo wireless mod kit in a fire orange n64 controller with steel stick start button and 8bitdo joystick also have an orange n64 controller with steel stick mod joystick has everdrive 64 x5 gamecube: (with custom svideo/rca cable) svideo out cable but might switch it to hdmi dont no yet i have a orange gamecube swapped for English as well as an icedcube transparent orange gamecube that i think it can do component? it came with a scart cable but i dont no... i want to do mods to it like i got a 50mm fan for it. have a transparent orange wired controller and a orange shell swapped waive bird witch i need to cut slots in to still and swap the reserve shell over. i do have a media cd so sd card reading for a few emulators but meh. Sega genesis model 1 non hi def : with 75 Ohm Gold Plated AV Cable 4 Sega Genesis Model 2 + Model 1 Adapter, Retro Frog running composite might be an svideo out there i dont no got a wireless 8bitdo controller and a few wired controllers want to get the smoke shell for it but its costly... has mega ever drive Ps micro: with oem svideo cable have a brook wingman ps2 convertor to use my transparent orange ps3 controller i think not tested yet. i no there is a orange shell for the og ps but also cost alot atm Ps2: fat with hd component cable i have a transparent orange case but that system was broken and i gambled for a working one but got the wrong model... so ill have to buy another one... i got the better quality one thow so... i also have a ps2 slim also with a transparent orange shell but that too is broken and wrong model... also have a transparent orange wired controller og xbox the first xbox: a cheap component for now looks like there 2 good cable to buy but cost a bit but they all cost a bit so... has transparent orange shell no other mods done to it got a brook wingman xb2 with usb adapter to use a wireless controller with it what atm dont no. ya i no there a transparent orange controller dont no if ill find one... Wii: got a oem component cable for it it has a clear shell one it as well as a mod chip the wood thing w/e it was called... also have a black one i might play around with mods on it. i have a clear wii mote and an orange wii mote also have a oem orange rubber bumper for it... wiiu: hdmi i have a clear wii mote and an orange wii mote also have a oem orange rubber bumper for it... yellow metal cover for the pad xbox 360: hdmi have a orange shell controller i do have a water block for it... switch: hdmi have 2 transparent orange controllers and was putting in rgb...witch is a pita... dont recommend it. joy sticks are broken also have a transparent orange back cover got a HomeSpot TV Dock with Ethernet dock but its wired how it works so might change it out. i was looking at this one but dont no switch light gray: got a charging dock for it also got a transparent orange shell for it but its alot of work to swap it over so some day i might do it... involves removing the screen with a heat gun (witch i have) tv: curtis svideo,2 component, 2 composite, vga, hdmi would like to find a crt tv. i was going to hook everything thow a ossc but it added alot of distortion to the sviseo making it look like composite so that was a wast of moeny. i want a retro tink 5x or 4k but ya there vary costly but im in this deep right... you can buy retro tink 2x with muilty out and it will work with the nes,snes,n64 and gamecube with no lag but that $200 each and there like imposable to fine now... but that would have been the best way if you want to use the original console. there are hdmi nes and snes and i think genisies but there vary costly but so its buying cable so buying/moding a console so... imo a mini nes,snes,genices,ps is the way to go thow they cost a bit these days too and the fakes... eon made an adapter to hdmi for the og xboxs but it made it too dark so might be a new gen? but they too cost like $200 most consoles can be modded for rgb or hdmi but they too cost a bit. and its a waiting game on ebay looking for a deal. original plan was to put all the consoles in 2 server racks and use hdmi cable to an auto switcher but the cable are junk and add way too much input lag so a wast for $200. building in the server rack also became a pita as ow there alot of cables so i just got shelves. today i got a Kramer 8x8 S-Video Audio Matrix Switcher VS-808YC seems to work except for the nes... still need a way of hooking all the audio up. for the component its hooked up to 2 extron sw4 aw witch im looking to get a 8 or 16 crosspoint that can also do audio but it works for now. for composite its hooked to an sima svs 4d my nes and sega genesis for now also has 4 svideo but dose not look vary good i think its dying... i have a legend le316r (with box) witch works with svideo and 2 component but only has 4 svideo myTouchSmart Wireless Programmable Outdoor/Indoor Digital Timer with Remote for power on and off only works with one per house any more would get you more remotes and base but will be on the same timer... for power atm i just have a big TROND Surge Protector Power Bar but i want to have on/off power for each console so im looking at something like this. some pics are old and need updating. dreamcast is sold... 8bitdo Sn30 2.4g smoke 8bitdo Pro 2 Bluetooth smoke orange spice gamecube controller with transparent black buttons gray switch lite wii classic pro monster hunter wii classic (would like a black one) nes shooter gray and orange transparent orange gamecube controller with transparent black buttons snes with transparent orange buttons ps3 duel shock 3 with transparent orange shell swap transparent orange dreamcast sega genesis turbo orange n64 with steel stick oem joystic black top orange shell 360 controller orange rubber wiiu game pad also have a yellow hard shell for it braws transparent orange n64 controller transparent orange pelican gamecube switch pro witch orange shell swap nes with transparent orange buttons (one wireless with 8bitdo mod kit) transparent orange ps2 transparent orange n64 with steel stick star button v3 joystick (atm has 8bitdo mod kit with joysick) joycon switch orange shell broken joysticks black wii numchuck orange shell orange gc c stick poofesure orange wii controller (youtuber rager...) orange shell swap wavebird with transparent black buttons orange ps3 dule shock 3 no pic yet: orange nyxi wizard nes dogbone tv setup witch server rack gray switch lite transparent orange dreamcast vmu transparent orange wii shell orange gc wavebired receiver transparent orange icedcube gamecube orange dsi orange wii rubber wiiu pad with orange rubber orange dsi case cheap wii orange rubber switch with orange joycons smoke gamecube memory card clear wii shell with mod chip wood ps2 slim orange shell (wrong model) transparent orange switch lite shell

Hello. I am a long-time watcher and member but don’t post much. I wanted to share my little project that was a long time in the making. Since it is a lengthy process, I would probably make a few posts. Basically, I wanted to build a HTPC that was in the form a console. I settled on the NES since it fits a mini-ITX motherboard and was my first gaming console. I saw many people taking a real NES, ripping the inside and cutting holes to assemble a small computer inside. However, I didn’t want to waste a real NES and wanted something that was made to contain a computer. So, I decided to 3D print one… with no prior experience to 3D printing and CAD design. No problems right! I Just needed to find a design on Thingiverse and print it. However, I could only find cases for Raspberry pies and not a full-size NES for a mini-ITX build. I would then need to design it. I thought it couldn’t be that hard since it is basically a rectangle with a cutout for the IO shield and 4 mounting holes for the motherboard. I was so wrong… Step 1 – Design the NES case in Fusion 360 I decided on using Fusion 360 since it is free for personal use and a parametric modeling software. I could then go step by step and go easily go back if I made a mistake. The plan was simple: Take the dimensions of a NES and recreate the shape Have 2 main parts: top and bottom Add the mounting holes for the motherboard Replace the controller ports by USB ports Add some additional ventilation on the sides After a few tutorial videos on Fusion 360, I was ready to dive in. And after many hours, days, weeks of work, the final result looks like nothing I have initially planned. Everyone’s favorite part: the bottom: To say that it was harder that I thought is an understatement. Did anyone notice that the front facia of the NES is at a very slight angle??? Yep, I had to reproduce that and you can see it in the picture above. The dimensions are the same as the NES, but I made a few changes to improve (hopefully) airflow and integrate with the parts that I found. Here are some of the design decisions: The front controller ports are replaced with USB ports. I modeled the front USB port holder after this cable that I found on Amazon: USB 3 cable The power and reset buttons will be 3D printed: The holder is modeled after these switches found at a local electronic store: Power/Reset button switches: At the back, there are a big cutout for the IO Shield and a small one for the DC input connector (5.5mm/2.5 mm). Ventilations holes have been added on the sides. At the bottom, rubbed feet can be installed in the recessed sections. The sides have been made thicker at some locations to reduce flex. Added 4 cable management holes that can be used to pass zip ties. Like the original NES, the screws will come from the bottom to attach to the top piece. The bottom piece took the most time to design. Now on to the top piece! From bottom to top? While easier to design, I had to make some compromises here. No, you cannot open the cartridge loader. I would have love to, but the project already was taking too much time. Designing and printing a hinge would take more time and I wanted to get it done. Here, I also took the liberty to make some additions: Added some ventilation holes and mounts to install additional fans Added an SSD mount Small cutout at the back to accommodate the IO shield Everything together: 2 become 1? I had to go through many iterations to come to this result. The design had to be 3d printable and there were many trials and errors. The challenges to 3d printing this will come in the next post. Stay tuned!

Hi. I need some help with the video on NES. When I run games on my European NES I constantly get the teeth/stairs effect where lines are shifted to the right one after another and then after several shifts get back to the original position. I connect it through NES-RGB and OSSC. I tried to connect another NES through OSSC and it worked OK there, so the issue is not with OSSC but with NES. Any idea what the problem could be? I tried several cartridges and get the same result. I am attaching a screenshot that I took with the phone. In addition to that, when I was trying to run Blaster Master cartridge, I got flashing background in the game. I am not sure if this is related or not. Where do I start with troubleshooting the problem? Thanks!

What's up everyone! I have finally got around to starting my nes mod I've been wanting to do this for years now ever since I say the nes 3.0. I finally have enough cash to get everything I need. My dad had an old nes in his she'd that was in pretty decent shape so I saved some cash there but here's the parts I went with Part List: Cpu: intel i3 10100 $80 offerup Gpu: Nvidia evga gt 1030 $100 Mobo: asrock h470m itx AC $120 Psu: HDplex 200w $65 Cooler: cryorig c7 already had Ram: 16gb not yet purchased Storage: 256gb nvme not yet purchased I'm slowly beginning to prep the NES I started by dremeling out the piece of plastic that looks like a T and a bunch of the screw posts. All it needs is some sanding now. I'm waiting on a 3d printed motherboard tray that subparmixtape on here designed ( thanks to you sir!) This will make the build a lot easier and cleaner. I'll post up my progress

Hi all, I made the move to PC last summer and now, my XBox has been getting increasingly obsolete. In order to replace it, I decided to build a HTPC around an R5 3400G I bought for 140$ on Kijiji. It would have to be small, as it replaces a console, and the ability to read Blu-Rays as I still own a lot and will continue to buy physical discs. While I fell in love with the In Win Chopin, which seems to be a favorite for this type of build, I went with its little brother the BQ656. I uses the same chassis, but trades the brushed aluminium sheet for disc drive support. I managed to grab one used on eBay for $86 CAN. Came in pretty badly scratched, so I decided it needed a paintjob. And if I was going to paint it, I wanted to do something cool: (Artist's rendering) Iproceded to take apart the 120W PSU as I will paint the inside of the case and the PSU case, the current gray looks quite... ordinary. Here is the USB/audio module. I will be modifying this as well, because those thick beige cables are ungodly looking as they are unwieldly to route around the case. Probably will get rid of the audio as well for the sake of neatness.

I build this in 2016, now i found the time to share it I've dumped the whole story over at IMGUR: NES HTPC from 2016 (finished build, Mini ITX) i looked online and found lots and lots of inspiration, but most of them looked aweful and butchered the case - so i gave it a try by myself Main goal - keep the case in from and function as original as possible from the outside, without revealing the modification - cables/connectors in the same spot as original - front USB where the controllers are - working optical drive where the cartridge goes - working, orginal power/reset button - no extra visible ventilation during the build it decided that the case is too discolored and a bit damaged at at few locations that i should repaint it - then i decided: nah, just go for a different color scheme and that is the only thing i'm not satisfied with is the paintjob - i really suck at painting :( next step, since the system is already a few years old now: a) build another one and sell this one to get the painjob done better this time or b) replace the inner workings with a bit faster hardware (a new Ryzen 4000 APU?) A few ppl i took inspiration: https://theultralinx.com/2019/10/this-nes-turned-gaming-pc-is-awesome/ (color scheme) https://circuit-board.de/forum/index.php/Thread/11036-NES-HTPC/ (flipped mainboard and extension cables for back I/O) https://sociable.co/meme/check-out-this-nes-htpc-how-it-was-built/ (optical drive and front usb)

Hello, I bought an NES Family computer to fix up, but I'm all confused about these cords. My model is supposedly HVC-001 and I've been doing quite a bit of research about these cords, and I just don't want to buy the wrong ones. If you know, could you point me in the right direction? Maybe drop a link or two? I want the cheaper end; as long as they still work, they can be as off-brand as necessary. Just to clarify, I need an rf cable that will work with my TV, which has AV, Hdmi, and probably a television hook up and a power adapter. Also, please don't be rude to me, I do not regret buying this and I won't even if we don't figure out this situation.

So i have a original nes, nes zapper, and duck hunt/Mario cartage im trying to play it on a LCD TV (yes i know the gun has a filter that makes it to where the gun cant see a flat-screen and the frame buffer on tvs stop the screen from sending frames one line at a time) but is there anything i can do without modding the vintage hardware and spend as little money as i can PLZ HELP

Hi everyone, hope you are well. I am very confused on how to stream my Famicom on Twitch. I am an affiliate fishing for a bigger community, and my love for retro gaming should help to boost it. Anyhow, I don't want to just record my Famicom on a phone, or other video camera. This seems like a simple task, but it hasn't been easy to figure out tbh. I will include two links to items that might work, but I have no idea. * https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00XF7Z5DM?tag=aboutcom02lifewire-20&linkCode=ogi&th=1&psc=1 Problem with this one is that it might be a different TV connection, and it might not actually be a RF connector * https://www.amazon.com/Universal-Tuner-Capture-Express-Desktop/dp/B07QMGK9VH/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=pci-e+rf+capture&qid=1588136281&sr=8-1 this one also looks like it might work, and it is more what I am looking for, but with one review, it seems more sketch. My price range is preferably under 70 dollars. Please help, but don't answer if you're going to be mean.

My head spins on this build for a while now... i kindly ask for suggestions on this. i've seen and searched some builds on youtube, in other forums, and the very nice (but almost 2 years old) build on linustechtips. although i'm a pc->console->mac->linux-guy, i was never really into pc-hardware-builds. but i repair everything on my car and can use a Dremel... I'm not shy to ask a workmate (pc guy) to help me wiring everything, but he's not the one who can calculate my amount of power, since he's got no clue when it comes to emus... I'm sticking to the given advice in the sticky: Location: Germany Budget: reasonably priced, but not limited. (i think we're more space- and watts-limited here) Aim: 1. I'm looking for a machine, that can emulate at least every or most console(s) featured in Emulationstation (up to Wii right now, but i could live without that one in particular) in a very natural and pleasing way! At least i want it to run MKs and MetalSlugs flawlessly. Since I would like to have a video preview on every game, maybe some of you would rather recommend hyperspin. 2. It should also be capable of Kodi without a hassle. That is the HTPC-part, or let's say BTPC, since that thing might be used for gaming in the bedroom. 3. It should also be used as a PC/Linux Elementary/or virtual machine via a seperate SSD or USB or boot partition to maybe flash a phone or every task that needs to be taken (which is the case once or twice a year). But it's daily use is to play games and videos. 4. maybe (but not a must) Steam for non-high-end-games... Monitors: Just a 42" or a 60" TV for now. Space: my greatest concern is to fit everything into the standard 1985 NES-case. I'd like to build it on a platform and just slide the case over or around it. I have a case, that is a bit roughworn, so i'm looking to paint it either in original grey, or in high gloss black, just to match it to other hardware. i think the case is the critical part, when it comes to power consumption restrictions of cpu and gpu. i don't have a problem with an external power unit. Peripherals: i'm considering fancy retro-looking, but wireless, Controllers (NES form or maybe SNES form if available) for switching through the menues. or at least a PS4-controller. i also saw a little gadget that makes it possible to use the original NES-controller which is converted to usb on the inside of the case (but that might be useless when having a wireless controller) Hardware-Presets: I might want a Mini-ITX-board with full M2-compatibility, since i want the preview-videos of every game available to load fast while browsing through the menu, i plan on putting them on a M2. The roms itself will be on an extra HDD or SSD. It's more about quality than about quantity. Also latest Intel-CPU, a Geforce-Graphics-Card, and a good pile of RAM. So: can this be done? what does it cost me? what parts do you recommend?

Hi, I'm looking for an emulator that has many within one e.g. nes, gba, nds, ps1(if you can). Does something like this exist? Please link below. Thanks

I was considering not making this post, as after a quick search I can see that people have already made posts showing their NES PC's. But I'm hoping that my NES PC is different enough to warrant a new thread. Just a bit of background first. I've built many PC's over the years, but never modded anything. I cant solder or make custom wires or parts, so my challenge is seeing what I can achieve with my limited skill set, and using only manufacturer parts. Prior to the NES build I made a GameCube PC (bought a broken GameCube from ebay). But this was basically a AMD Gigabyte Gaming Brix stuffed inside a GameCube, though i did get the controller ports working thanks to a 4 port usb to GCN controller adapter. Anyway, I wanted to try something a little more ambitious (for me anyway), specs below: Motherboard: Gigabyte Z97N-Gaming 5 CPU: Intel Core i5 4690K Memory: 8GB Mystery RAM (just some I had around) GPU: Gigabyte GTX 1050ti (low profile) PSU: HDPLEX 250W SSD: Samsung 120GB HDD: WD 1TB Picture time! My original plan for the motherboard was to have it facing down, but when I tested this with the top of the case on the CPU temp just kept going up and up while not under any load. Saw it go up to around 95oC before I gave up on this idea and had the motherboard facing up. Motherboard now facing up and also showing my excellent cable management. You cant see on this image, but the two hard drives are half under the mobo and half under the PSU, the SATA cables can be seen at the far right of the above image. I had to use right angle SATA cables for both hard drives. Aslo you might see a PCIe riser cable to the left of the image. This is going under the motherboard to the outside of the case: I like to think as this as an add-on port for the NES. This is where the 1050ti now lives. Just a shot of the back of the NES. I didnt want to damage or mod the outside of the case, but I had to make an exception for the power connector, where i had to drill two small holes to hold it in place. The USB port on the back is such a tight fit that I've not had to do anything to ensure it stays in place. Now I'm hoping this is where my build differs from others. First off the two fans. These are glued in place, as intake and outtake. I wasn't expecting this fan setup to work, but somehow it keeps the CPU at arounf 50oC. It reached 80oC while i was downloading GTA5 via steam while installing other programs and watching stuff on youtube. But after installation of software finished it quickly went down to around 55-60oC. The board which is glued and taped to the underside of the cartridge slot is an NFC reader. I want to be able to use this PC like a console, where I insert games and they load. Is this a pointless feature and would it be easier to double click on an exe file to load games? Sure, but I think this is a much cooler way to load them! Let me reassure any retro gamers out there that no NES games were destroyed to make these cartridges. I bought 10 new NES cartridge cases from a website. This actually cost me more than it would have done then if I bought 10 poor or damaged NES games from ebay. The inside of the cartridges isn't anything spectacular, but here it is, NFC tag and all, in all of its glory. Cart inserted into the NES PC. I don't know why I find this as neat as I do, but the NFC reader app starts up on boot and if I leave the game in when its booting, it then auto loads the game. Also, as this is the only photo of the front I have, the only thing I'm dissapointed with is that I had to remove the original NES ports. I would have liked to keep them and for them to work over USB, but there just wasnt any space inside the case for me to do this. So there is a piece of black card covering where the ports used to be. Found this NES themed bluetooth speaker and controller which I needed to buy to complete the theme. The controller is good for retro games, but I have a XB1 bluetooth controller for games like Rocket League and Nier. I'm not quite finished with the build yet. I need to make myself some NES styled labels for the cartridges and I need to make a bracket or stand for the GPU, as when it gets hot it melts the glue and sort of drops off the side of the case. I'm happy with the build though and am still a bit shocked at how cool the CPU runs as there really isnt a lot of space inside the case especially when you consider that the cartridge slot is about 10mm above the CPU fan.

I just bought a game system called the retron 3, as the name suggests it plays games from the Sega Genesis, SNES, and NES, I currently have super Mario Bros and Tetris for the NES and Mrs pacman for the Sega. I'm asking your opinion as to what games you would recommend to a beginner collector and also if you could link me to a cartridge of the 1981 galaxian game, if it even exists outside of an arcade machine

Recently I have been trying to figure out a way where a newer generation of people could experience what it was like to live with purely video games from the 1980's and 1990's. However, I am not limiting this to only new collectors or people who would be interested in doing this, it would also be helpful to this community if we had some older collectors put in their own two cents and helpful tips for everyone. So overall new, and old collectors like myself, could go back like it was the 1980's and play video games from that era. To give an example to start this group/community off we would start with the NES with the original Super Mario Bros. and Duck Hunt game. From there we could work out a system of 'releasing' games, so there would be a post when a 'new' game was going to be introduced. Obviously there won't be nearly as big of a time span between games as there actually was in the 1980's, but let's say we start the first week off with Mario and Duck Hunt, and then in two weeks we release a game like Kung Fu, since it was a black box game. None of this is set in stone, this is completely open for discussion and changes but I thought it would be an interesting concept to try out. Also if this would some how take off large enough we could create our rendition of Nintendo Magazine except call it something different with our own branding/name. Small side note, is there will eventually be 'new' 'releases' of consoles, but we would have to get far enough, so for example SNES and Sega Genesis. If you would like to contact me or discuss this somewhere other than on this forum post you can reach me on Discord @MrOldMC #3947

So I am thinking of building a gaming and video editing PC. The only catch is that now, I have an idea of potentially building one in a nintendo entertainment system. I know that people have done it before, but I don't know if it can be done. I have been thinking of things to consider, but I don't know if I'm forgetting anything or if I should just scrap this idea for good. I am getting hardware that I know will be good for video editing and gaming, but I do know some limitations 1: Power: My estimated peak power use is about 330 watts given my components and work load use cases (namely a intel Xeon Haswell and GTX 1060 mini). No pico PSU can handle that power that I know of. I would need at least a 500W power supply (I'm giving myself extra headroom for paranoia reasons). This leads to my second limitation... 2: Size: I am aware that a full size PSU and a mini ITX motherboard can't fit in an NES together. I would need to do something also about all the heat generated, going into... 3: Airflow: There is next to no ventilation in an NES, so modding the case would be needed to be able to put a fan anywhere. I know if by some act of God I were able to do this, I would have a fan on the bottom of the system blowing into the NES to cool it with a smaller fan on one of the sides to get the heat out. Again, I know it most likely isn't possible, so I just wanted to get a second opinion from the LTT community. Maybe this can give @LinusTech or @Slick an idea for a video if they think it could be possible.

Hey guys, first post, great to have the privilege. I've been reading The below and I'm wondering if anyone knows of a micro ITX motherboard that would have a M.2 slot on the bottom for an SSD? I'm trying to think of a way you could put a GPU inside of a NES - This build doesn't seem to have one. If anyone has any ideas I'd be grateful. This ios my first attempt at a sleeper. I've only made a couple custom builds before. Thanks again.

I just got a power glove so I wanted to test it. But every time time I have the power glove plugged in it goes to a gray screen when i power it on. So I tried getting into the game and then plugging in the power glove. This just freezes the game. Any ideas how I can fix this.

As anyone used one of these to power game consoles? Old NES, SNES, SEGA. https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/1SpotProCS12--truetone-1-spot-pro-cs12-with-12-isolated-outputs Seems like a great option (provided you know the voltages so don't warn me) Audio equipment is well isolated and power surge protected. No more wall warts! The Sega Trio cost $65 dollars and I really should upgrade my current power supplies for my other systems. This seems like a great option.

I was inspired like many others to create a NES pc build. This actually took me a lot longer than I had anticipated where I went through a couple NES consoles (they were all broken don't worry) but this build I started back in 2017 which is why alot of the components are rather old. I was inspired by ungreedy and other people that had created nes builds however I wanted to make this look clean and mostly unaltered if you were to take a quick glance. I 3D printed most of the parts such as the motherboard tray and rear io ports. (I do have the stl files if anyone wants them). I also used the front controller ports and wired them up to the usb headers on the motherboard so that I could still plug usb devices into it but sadly i could only wire it to be usb 2.0 as there were not enough pins for usb 3.0. Anyways here it is! Specs CPU: i5 3550 GPU: GTX 1050 RAM: 16gb 1600mhz STORAGE: 250gb SSD

Had a Retro Duo Portable V2 in a closet for a while, took it out, but realized I didn’t have a charger. Bought a replacement charger, but device won’t turn on or give any indication light. Can’t buy a replacement battery anywhere. Any ideas for how to fix it?

I was going to play nes games on mesen emulator but the netplay feature requires my internet port. Where can i find it?

I've been bored lately with no PC's to build so I'm trying to solve some mysteries of why original Nintendo's have so many problems getting games to run correctly. Basically, it's either that the pins get corrosion on them or that the pins get bent down over time, or both. You can remove the 72 pin connector by taking the screws out and pushing it towards the back of the machine with the motherboard unscrewed and lifted up. You can actually buy replacement 72 pin connectors so if you're looking to fix your Nintendo, that's what to do... but this is for science! So, I inspected it and yes there is a bunch of corrosion on the pins.. probably from blowing in the machine to get it working over the years. I'm first doing what I can to remove the rust from the pins. Each pin kind of forks off into two prongs and doesn't seem like a very robust system. It's both easy for it to rust and easy for them to just get weaker. Though, I don't see any reason why the pins wouldn't connect with this one. They're all the same height and they all still grip the cartridge very well so I did an acid bath overnight with just vinegar, scrubbed the pins with baking soda, and left it for about 6 hours in a rubbing alcohol solution as my first attempt to remove the rust and crud on there.. If that doesn't work, I'm taking it up a big notch and setting up an electrolysis bucket for extreme rust removal. I may even break out the hydrochloric acid, but that's a last resort because that stuff stinks like crazy and I hate using it even outside. If it starts to work flawlessly, the big problem is mainly the corrosion not the pins being bent. I'll post my results when the experiment is finished. Anyways, if you want your nintendo to work like brand new, get yourself one of these replacement 72 pins connectors and follow this guide to repair it: It's super easy and it's ifixit so it's probably higher quality than the other ones you can buy. A fun, little, rewarding project anyone can do

Buy 8bitdo controller on Amazon: http://geni.us/z9UDG6 Buy Retro Receiver on Amazon: http://geni.us/Jo9c5 Controllers are truly a dime a dozen nowadays... But do these retro-inspired controllers, and their wireless adapters, stand out from the pack?

Hi everyone! We're a bunch of year 12 students at a school in Sweden doing an examination project consisting of building a small pc into an old Nintendo Entertainment System at a minimal cost. We're doing this to show that reusing parts isn't really that hard and that it can actually be quite fun. Some of the work we're doing is really quite overkill, like making CAD models of every single part in SolidWorks, but still with a ghettomod felling to make it more accessible to people wanting to build interesting projects with old hardware. As a part of it actually being a school project, we can work with the project in school and with school utilities (like a ballin' 3d printer) and old laptops and other computer hardware not in use at the school. So, as to the actual questions, we're wondering if anyone has had any experience building in an NES chassi or the like? We would also like to know if anyone has any tips at all regarding the form factor and putting laptop harware in another chassi. Lastly this is what we would like to achieve with this project: fully functional computer in an NES chassi fully functional gamepad connectors via arduino blueprints and plans for the project minimal modding to the outside of the NES more to come as we find interesting stuff to add to the project Best regards A group of swedish technology students

Nintendo has reportedly been going around youtube claiming videos that feature gameplay from the games that they own today. Now it's important to note that claiming the videos is different then taking them down, the videos remain live on the original channel they were published on but any advertising money made off the videos now goes to Nintendo instead of the original uploader. Is Nintendo really hurting for cash this much? As there are only 5 posts in the corresponding reddit thread which is the source of this (Found Here) this doesn't seem to be too widespread yet, and at this point I would say it's not entirely verified. So Linus don't be shocked if the last two weeks of after parties gets claimed :(