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Handhend Nintendo 64 (Nicknamed the Retro64!)

Many of you have seen my NES portable Instructable. Hopefully it was helpful to those of you wanting to make your own portables.

Gathering information from www.forums.benheck.com (of which I am a member) I build a Nintendo64 portable. :D N64 is my favorite system, and I figured it'd provide an interesting challenge. I decided to make it the smallest while I'm at it, and this N64 portable is currently the smallest ever made.

You can see the News topic here, (has much more pictures) and the 22-page WIP topic here.

Just so you know in advance, I am not making an Instructable for this one. There is tons of information in the N64 section at the forums, and the N64's board is extremely well-labeled anyway.

Comments? :)

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productsreview101 says: Nov 29, 2011. 8:07 AM
This is so COOL :))
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triforce says: Nov 25, 2011. 4:02 PM
You did an awesome job! I am working on my first portable, what kind of battery are you using and how long does the charge last?
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1up (author) in reply to triforceNov 26, 2011. 10:20 PM
It's a 6000mAh, 7.4v, Li-ion camera battery. It lasts about 4 hours.
JPARC7 says: Nov 26, 2011. 10:00 PM
You really did an amazing job! Cool creation!
The paracord knots
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jedi pen-gui-n says: Mar 5, 2009. 7:17 AM
next up, a portable psp. =D
ashannon1 in reply to jedi pen-gui-nOct 21, 2011. 8:25 AM
lol, i think psp is already portable
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king kolton9 in reply to jedi pen-gui-nOct 9, 2010. 1:23 PM
lol
metalcookie says: Apr 10, 2009. 1:33 PM
sorry, i didn't look at your topic on benheck. that is amazing for a portable with internal batteries. what regulator did you use? pth08000 or 08080?
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1up (author) in reply to metalcookieApr 10, 2009. 2:13 PM
I used the PTH08080.
metalcookie says: Apr 10, 2009. 1:30 PM
that is a great portable, but not the smallest. check this one out!
http://forums.benheck.com/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=27519
the portable you built looks very professional, and it deserves a lot of admiration.
great work!
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1up (author) in reply to metalcookieApr 10, 2009. 2:12 PM
I know that guy. ;) But his isn't an official "portable" by our standards because it doesn't have internal batteries.
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dombeef says: Mar 29, 2009. 2:54 PM
Do you have the game bomberman on it?
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1up (author) in reply to dombeefMar 31, 2009. 8:47 PM
Nope.
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dombeef in reply to 1upApr 1, 2009. 5:46 PM
Man I love that game for the N64!
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dombeef says: Mar 12, 2009. 4:46 PM
(removed by a hobo's request)
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dombeef says: Mar 12, 2009. 4:46 PM
Wow!
dbossnirvana says: Mar 7, 2009. 6:13 PM
Amazing, compact, and overall awesomeness! You sir, deserve my 5 stars.
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Plasmana says: Mar 6, 2009. 4:12 AM
I don't know what to say but, that is amazing! 5 stars
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chiok says: Mar 5, 2009. 4:59 AM
http://xkcd.com/218/

This is pretty amazing, I love how svelte (if that applies) the machine looks and you've managed to cram everything in there. Finally, Goldeneye can be played on the move.
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1up (author) in reply to chiokMar 5, 2009. 8:39 PM
Yeah, that was probably the hardest part of the project, actually. Shutting the case! :P Seriously, there is NO extra room in there. It is packed!
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KillerPanda says: Mar 2, 2009. 3:27 PM
The N64 was definitely the best system because no matter what problem it had, it could always be solved either by hitting it, or blowing in the disk drive. Now that's reliability!
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Sandisk1duo in reply to KillerPandaMar 4, 2009. 4:04 PM
lol, same thing with game boy
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KillerPanda in reply to Sandisk1duoMar 4, 2009. 4:19 PM
yep
cormac3050 in reply to KillerPandaMar 4, 2009. 1:35 PM
Haha, the sega megadrive works exactly the same.
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ReCreate in reply to KillerPandaMar 3, 2009. 1:38 PM
i remember i would have to blow until i get dizzy
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Steamdnt in reply to ReCreateMar 5, 2009. 8:23 PM
Thats what she said I really shouldn't say that.
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killerjackalope in reply to ReCreateMar 4, 2009. 4:09 AM
I got the hoover out...
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ReCreate in reply to killerjackalopeMar 4, 2009. 10:02 AM
oh yeah...that sounds like a good idea
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KillerPanda in reply to ReCreateMar 3, 2009. 5:26 PM
Yeah. good times, good times
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ReCreate in reply to KillerPandaMar 3, 2009. 5:46 PM
um....no i blew so hard that i forgot what happened that day and i kept forgetting things after that...hey what are we talking about?
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KillerPanda in reply to ReCreateMar 4, 2009. 11:47 AM
Oh. then bad times, bad times
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ReCreate in reply to KillerPandaMar 4, 2009. 6:46 PM
umm...what were we talking about*wink*
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KillerPanda in reply to ReCreateMar 4, 2009. 8:19 PM
dunno. something about monkeys
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ReCreate in reply to KillerPandaMar 4, 2009. 9:59 PM
oh yeah that reminds me of a story
you want to hear Erm...read it?
ok

There was an old couple that had Alzheimer's
The doctor told them to write down anything that they should like do or remember
One day the wife said "i want a bowl of ice cream"
her husband told her"i will go get it for you"
then she said"You remember what the doctor said?,he said to write everything down so that you don't forget it"
he said"its ok, I don't need to write it down" then he went to the kitchen
A few minutes later he came back with a plate with bacon and eggs then his wife said"I knew it,you forgot my toast!"

Get it?...EEKK
hey what are we talking about...HEY what is this cool website called?
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Bartboy in reply to KillerPandaMar 2, 2009. 4:49 PM
YEAH!
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Sandisk1duo says: Mar 2, 2009. 6:57 AM
cool! total cost?
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1up (author) in reply to Sandisk1duoMar 2, 2009. 2:03 PM
he total cost was ~$130.
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Sandisk1duo in reply to 1upMar 2, 2009. 4:05 PM
oh, and can i suggest something? protabilize a slim ps2 make some sort of stand with batteries and a screen? but make it detachable, so you can un-hook it, and play it normally
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Yerboogieman in reply to Sandisk1duoMar 4, 2009. 10:04 AM
I think thats already half been done...
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Sandisk1duo in reply to 1upMar 2, 2009. 3:38 PM
could've gotten a psp for that much
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Derin in reply to Sandisk1duoMar 4, 2009. 9:59 AM
Impossible.PSP's cost 300$.
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Yerboogieman in reply to DerinMar 4, 2009. 10:05 AM
$180
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Sandisk1duo in reply to YerboogiemanMar 4, 2009. 2:01 PM
used for ~$100
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Yerboogieman in reply to Sandisk1duoMar 4, 2009. 2:47 PM
$89 at gamestop last time i checked.
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Sandisk1duo in reply to YerboogiemanMar 4, 2009. 4:03 PM
i bought min off a friend for $20
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Yerboogieman in reply to Sandisk1duoMar 4, 2009. 5:09 PM
What firmware? I'm using 4.11
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Sandisk1duo in reply to YerboogiemanMar 4, 2009. 5:20 PM
i don't remember (the screen is crapped out) under 4.0 3.91 m33
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mg0930mg in reply to 1upMar 2, 2009. 2:34 PM
pretty cheap,I'm making one. Could you give some helpful advice or a link to a good tutorial that helped you.
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jianqiang says: Mar 3, 2009. 10:31 PM
I'm guessing the 'Z' button is on the back?
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the_burrito_master says: Mar 3, 2009. 11:07 AM
Wow cool I need it! So dose it play cartridges or do you download ROMs and put them on a SD card? Or did you use a chip?
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DJ Radio says: Mar 3, 2009. 8:18 AM
You should post an ible on this!
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FaqMan says: Mar 2, 2009. 2:00 PM
Beautiful idea and design. You should market this for people taht like to play the old nintendo games taht you can not play on the DS.
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Bartboy in reply to FaqManMar 2, 2009. 4:49 PM
I know, he could sell them for 500 4, and people would still buy em
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=SMART= says: Jun 13, 2011. 2:01 PM
Hahaha ! Best thing ever, They should put these in the backs of airline seats !
Mr.Ownage says: Mar 2, 2009. 12:48 PM
There's a lot of thing that merits a Nobel price...

and that's one of them! =D

GREAT instructable
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Owenmon says: Mar 2, 2009. 9:59 AM
This thing deserves a well earned 5 stars.
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Brennn10 says: Mar 2, 2009. 9:09 AM
Wow! That is very, very cool!
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Labot2001 says: Mar 1, 2009. 6:07 PM
FREAKING EXTREME! I read your NES ible and was waiting for an N64. N64 is definitely my favorite "classic" console. Might have to try my hand at this. How much did this project cost you? Excellent, excellent job btw!
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