Dr.Agons' Really Big Project Thread!

[Dr.Agon]

DONE!

viddy uploading, may add some LOL worthy narration, we shall see...


EDIT:

heres the vid, no narration tho, couldnt get my mic to record sound at anything like a decent volume for some reason *grumble*



clicky the piccy to play!

appologies for the bad quality, recorded using my phone. i did turn off between changing games, dont worry!, was quite surprised jackel played first time!

(thumbs up for a job done!)

[Dr.Agon]

 

but, whats' next?

[Dr.Agon]

woot! salaries are awesome!
so, sheeps hybrid is packed up and nearly ready to go, just need to weigh it, then i can bid it a fond farewell!

[Dr.Agon]

Well - he arrived today, and here he is, installed in his new home with lots of friends:




Unfortunately one of the hinges for the famicom door came off in transit.  Other than that - pretty pleased with it. 

It also needs a new 72 pin connector as the NES slot is very flakey, so when i take it apart to do that, i'll have a go at fixing the hinge.  Anyone got a link to a decent quality 72pin supplier in europe - read lots of things about poor quality ones, so want to make sure when i do it, it's going to last.

edit:  not to worry - found one of my trusted ebay import suppliers stocks them - got one on its way!   

[Dr.Agon]

Unfortunately one of the hinges for the famicom door came off in transit.  Other than that - pretty pleased with it. 

It also needs a new 72 pin connector as the NES slot is very flakey, so when i take it apart to do that, i'll have a go at fixing the hinge.  Anyone got a link to a decent quality 72pin supplier in europe - read lots of things about poor quality ones, so want to make sure when i do it, it's going to last.

edit:  not to worry - found one of my trusted ebay import suppliers stocks them - got one on its way! 

bummer about the hinge, otherwise EXCELLENT!, was starting to worry it wasnt going to arrive!

looks sweet in your entertainment center!

during testing i found the nes 'sweet spot', where games would work every time, im glad you've got a replacement on the way!

[Dr.Agon]

whew!
glad thats out of the way!

this was my favorite project so far...

[komodos]

Damn I want a hybrid now >.> lol

[Dr.Agon]

able to solder? got the time to do it?
it aint hard!

[komodos]

I have amateur soldering skills and quasi time to do it lol. Do you have a guide that you used for this? I am really a beginner to electronics so would probably need a pretty dumbed down guide with pictures XD

[Dr.Agon]

theres a pinout that i used somewhere around here, (check the hybrid posts, or i can PM you it), then you need the famicom connector, i could send you the link to the one i used in sheeps mod, after that its just soldering pin to pin, by far the hardest part is mounting the fami slot!

im sure if you googled around you could find a pretty decent guide...

(if you ever wanted me to guide you through, id be more than happy to!)

[komodos]

Thanks, I'll take a look around and see if I can find anything then I'll get back to you =D

[Dr.Agon]

Thanks, I'll take a look around and see if I can find anything then I'll get back to you =D

cool!,

and Good Luck!

[Dr.Agon]

so, i should probably move my 'mega gear' project over to this thread before showing off anything 'new' right?

[Dr.Agon]

starting the move...

Hey Everyone!

Welcome to my Next Project!

Without further ado lets begin

Sega's Game Gear, (henceforth refered to as GG). it was a pretty cool little system, a master system in your pocket, how cool is that?,
sadly it was crushed by 2 fatal flaws; (probably more but...)

1)  Backlit colour screen
this made the battery life VERY short

2) trying to compete against Nintendo's Gameboy
all other handhelds have fallen before this Behemoth, and Sega's was no different.

but what about all those GG games you have? are they destined to sit unplayed forever, never to feel the soft caress of human hands??

fear not!, there is a solution;

http://members.iinet.net.au/~stinkyfist/reviletim/ggtv/ggtv.htm

using this you can build your very own GG console (GG at home, whatever)
which is what this thread is,

Introducing the Sega MegaGear (name copyright Dr.Agon 2012)...Build thread!

[Dr.Agon]

built one before for a friend,  i suggest you add 2 cart ports, one for gg and one for sms