/vr/ - Retro Games

[Anonymous No.1834575]

Sup guys what do you think of my modification job.

[Anonymous No.1834578]

[Anonymous No.1834580]

You could have given it a cool, white paint job.
All in all, 8/10.

[Anonymous No.1834581]

Drakon is that you?

[Anonymous No.1834583]

>>1834578

[Anonymous No.1834586]

[Anonymous No.1834589]

[Anonymous No.1834590]

[Anonymous No.1834591]

[Anonymous No.1834595]

Drakons latest creation.

[Anonymous No.1834605]

>>1834595

[Anonymous No.1834614]

I can just hear these poor things screaming out in pain and agony to end their lives.

[Anonymous No.1834635]

>>1834595
I don't think he'll manage to top the Geneboy Advance.

[Anonymous No.1834657]

Why are there so many horrible portable N64s?

[Anonymous No.1834667]

>>1834635
The Gene Boy doesn't look too horrible to me, at least he sort of knows how vacuum-formed cases work.

[Anonymous No.1834669]

>>1834657
Because money.

[Anonymous No.1834673]

>>1834667
>megadrive
>with that d-pad
Jesus Christ he couldn't even get that right.

[Anonymous No.1834674]

>>1834575
It's fuck ugly

I'm jealous that I do not yet have the skills nor the steady hands to tackle such a project but if I could I would at least make it clean looking but none the less its breddy good

[Anonymous No.1834684]

>>1834674
I honestly don't understand why people do this kind of thing without making it at least LOOK good.
It's like they want to take the last amount of effort to get from point A to point B. These kinds of people need phone emulators, not portable consoles.

Meanwhile the Gamecube portable scene has some quality looking shit.

[Anonymous No.1834686]

>>1834667
I feel like making that would cost more than a Nomad. And buying it sure as hell will.
Custom portable consoles often sell for at least $1.5k.

[Anonymous No.1834724]

>>1834667
That.. that actually does look nice. Are you sure that's Drakon?
I was talking about this monstrosity. The Geneboy Advance.

[Anonymous No.1834739]

>>1834724
A Game Boy Advance with VGA out is a really cool idea. Unfortunately, Drakon is an idiot and he destroyed two consoles to make a barely functional one.

What's so hard about modding a Game Boy Advance with a detachable VGA/RGB extension?

[Anonymous No.1834794]

>>1834684
Here's the thing when it comes to art and craft projects. A large amount of people cannot tell that they're bad. They can readily identify if something else looks great, or if something else looks like absolute shit. But they see their stuff through a rose tinted glass.

It's the mark of someone truly inexperienced who has a little bit of knowledge and know-how, but thinks they know way more than they actually do. The scary thing is, this isn't an uncommon phenomenon. I've seen it many times in many different hobbies and situations.

[Anonymous No.1834824]

>>1834581
I lol'ed

[Anonymous No.1834835]

>>1834575
Pathetic.

[Anonymous No.1834837]

>>1834614

[Anonymous No.1834843]

>All this hotglue
What the fuck? Lemme guess some retard "Pro-modder" on Neogaf started advising this over soldering or cementing+sanding, What the assfuck?

[Anonymous No.1834847]

>>1834835
But that's an actual product.

[Anonymous No.1834873]

>>1834575
I'm currently trying not to laugh while imagining you playing that at a bus stop.

[Anonymous No.1834881]

>>1834595
>>1834605
>that Bukkake hot glue skill.

man i love Drakon's threads.

[Anonymous No.1834905]

>>1834794
Dunning-Kruger effect

[Anonymous No.1834913]

>>1834847
Yeah, quite the same thing as OP.
But i hacked/reverse engineered the shit out of it, and customized after my needs.

Come on, all OP did was combining multiple devices into one with minimal effort.
I programmed the firmware for the PIC16F1826 in assembly which controls the LCD (unknown QVGA 3.5"), video ADC (TVP5150AM1), powerdown for the audio amp (HT4863MTE) and the LED.
I made a shitload of changes in this device, relocating the connectors from the sides to the bottom, added a custom video connector with extra features and built the video adapter which i made of coaxial cables for best video quality (RGB looks like the 1chip SNES).
I spent most of my free time in the last 4 months to make it perfect.

[Anonymous No.1834919]

>>1834913
That's not the same thing.
You're taking a portable device and making it... what did you even do to it? Make it less portable?

The OP's image shows a console that was made portable, albeit whoever did it did a shit job.

[Anonymous No.1834953]

>>1834919
>what did you even do to it? Make it less portable?
I know you didn't fully read my post or you didn't understood it (which doesn't surprise me).
But that is just a cable.

>The OP's image shows a console that was made portable
Yeah, the stock RDP2 is only portable if have nothing connected to the sides because it's uncomfortable. But that was just a small problem compared to my efforts of improving everything i didn't liked.
But still is modifying the hardware of an mass produced device, in OP's case it was combining multiple devices into one and the way how the device is used.

[Anonymous No.1834959]

>>1834953
I don't think you understand what this thread is (which doesn't surprise me) ;)

[Anonymous No.1834962]

>>1834959
A thread about modding.

Because OP says:
>>1834575
>Sup guys what do you think of my modification job.

[Anonymous No.1834971]

>>1834962
It's really not though.

[Anonymous No.1834976]

>>1834971
Sure?

This is just the LCD-Board (that's how i named it).

[Anonymous No.1834982]

>>1834976
Holy shit, it's actually Drakon.

[Anonymous No.1834986]

>>1834976
Do you pronounce it "Dray-Kahn" or "Drah-Kahn"?
This is something that's bothered me.

[Anonymous No.1834996]

>>1834982
>>1834986
No i'm not that terrible amateur, this isn't that much hot glue. And it doesn't stick that well to the PCB (i just pull with a little force and it comes off).
I also don't have a another alternative to it, and not securing my modifications would be fatal as the wires move and the stuff could break off during use.
It also helped at assembling, as the wires would come in the way.

Here's the back side with the custom video connector and some extra caps.

[Anonymous No.1834997]

>>1834976
So, how do you sleep at night? You do know you're a monster, right?

[Anonymous No.1835024]

>>1834976
>someone paid for this

[Anonymous No.1835025]

>>1834905
Holy shit, there's actually a formal name for this kind of thing? Well, I learned something today.

[Anonymous No.1835026]

>>1834997
What is your problem when skilled people are improving their stuff.
Are you just jealous or retarded?

Just think about it. The possibility if some wire breaks off and makes a shortcut with the battery, if the protection circuits of the battery fails then it could catch fire or even explode. And all that because it didn't secured it because hotglue doesn't look pretty.


Here's the SNES board (also includes power,charging circuits).
The purpose of the 'round' hotglue drips is to reduce the bending of the upper shell which causes the waves you see on LCD screen when you push it, this would happen just by pushing the buttons but the hotglue makes the device more sturdy and solid. So when i press the button with some force then i will not see these waves on the screen.

[Anonymous No.1835034]

>>1835026
git gud with a soldering iron and you don't need glue anymore

[Anonymous No.1835042]

>>1834581
can't be drakon there's not enough hot glue

[Anonymous No.1835048]

>>1834595
>>1834605
What

What am I looking at

[Anonymous No.1835058]

>>1835024
Yeah. But i have a well paid job, and i just was curious how good this portable Sufamiclone is and i was surprised that it passed almost (only one failed) tests roms i could find.
Smartphones just aren't interesting for me despite of repairing them in my job.


Here's the backside.
Resetbuttons, 50/60 switch, charging port and video standard switches are glued to the lower shell and i used connectors for removing the circuit board completely.
I also didn't had tiny screws which i could used to mount the switches.
There's a additional modern low ESR 820µF 6.3V cap for the main power (on the right) and the PAL subcarrier oscillator circuit along the trap filter for composite (on the left).

>>1835034
I soldered a shitload of SMD components (replacing or adding them) and the external controller connector is 12 pins with 0.5mm pitch soldered at a fricking flexible ribbon cable.
Good thing that i had some flux.

>>1835042
Finally someone ITT with a brain.

[Anonymous No.1835065]

>>1835026
I think I'm gonna vomit

[Anonymous No.1835069]

8/2/2014
The day Drakon visited /vr/ and provided us with a play-by-play of one of his terribad mod jobs.

This day will go down in history.

[Anonymous No.1835080]

>>1835065
Thanks for your compliment. I really appreciate it.


Here's the lower shell.
Tell me guys, how i'm supposed to secure that stuff without hotglue.
Superglue would be messy to deal with and it might could flowed inside the tact switches (Reset buttons) destroying them.

[Anonymous No.1835082]

>>1835080
THERE'S EVEN HOT GLUE ON THE SHELL!

JESUS WHY

[Anonymous No.1835091]

>>1834686
>Custom portable consoles often sell for at least $1.5k.

Which fucking internet are you on?

[Anonymous No.1835096]

>>1835082
Damnit, is this summer /g/?
Because i think so. So many little kiddies that can only look at pictures and write simple words, no one here seems to understand my (mild technical) descriptions.

However, here's why.
Reset switches are connected in series.
In normalfag/idiot language: Press both at the same time to reset.

[Anonymous No.1835105]

>>1835096
It's horrifying.

[Anonymous No.1835132]

>>1835058
>well paid job.
>repairing phones.

you are killing me.

[Anonymous No.1835162]

>>1835048
Toploader NES; the mod doesn't matter. it needs to be put down... look away...

*CLIK-CLIK*

*BLAM!!!*

[Anonymous No.1835163]

I thought that /vr/ is a (semi)decent imageboard, but looks like it only applies to a few threads.
And i was thinking to show off my most recent /vr/ related project in the next modding thread.

You know, i'm going to join NesDev and discuss with them the precise differences between this Sufamiclone and the real SNES hardware, also the shitty ass NOAC which failed more test roms than Nestopia.
It runs all my SNES games without any problems.

However 10 minutes in fucking Mario Paint. This is for you guys, only for these anons in this thread.

>>1835132
I used to repair entertainment electronics like TVs, radio, amps. That kind of stuff. But thanks to cheapass china and the stupid trend to throw away slightly defective electronics and buy a replacement instead of paying a technician to repair it.
That's the best job i could get and do without going totally insane, as i'm not good at other jobs (especially the ones unrelated to electronics). I couldn't do them for a long time

[Anonymous No.1835172]

Find a portable emulator were you can connect the mouse or the super scope (tested, with a CRT).

[Anonymous No.1835174]

>>1835163
You're not very good at electronics either, Drakon.

[Anonymous No.1835182]

>>1835163
Later Drakon.

[Anonymous No.1835186]

>>1835172
Retroarch lets you do that pretty easily.
Most phones support USB natively too.

Buh-bye Drakon.

[Anonymous No.1835237]

>>1835172
I get that you've changed something about it. Everyone here understands that you've changed it.

The mystifying thing is why, considering how ugly it is now.

[Anonymous No.1835254]

>>1835172
>retarded faggot autist bargages into a thread uninvited
>proceeds to sperg out about his butchered hack job of a mod
>people tell him it looks like shit and to fuck off/ignore him
>YOU'RE ALL A BUNCH OF DUMB KIDDIES SUMMER SUMMER /G/ LOL IM SO BADASS LOOK AT MY MOD IM SO SMART

lol you sure are. i bet you pull all sorts of pussy :)

[Anonymous No.1835302]

>>1835254
Dude, he has a well paying job REPAIRING PHONES!
Everyone knows the ladies get wet when you install ringtones.
When he's around, panties are dropping like his customers' calls.

[Anonymous No.1835305]

>>1835302
lol what a fuckin loser

Sys Admin master race

[Anonymous No.1835318]

>>1835302
Frankly, I wouldn't think for a second that he repairs anything professionally; he's the electronics equivalent of a script kiddie. Even if he understands how the modification he is performing works, he doesn't have the formal training (or practice) to perform the craft. HS electronics students perform better work.

[Anonymous No.1835332]

I feel really bad now. I feel like this kid came in here to show off something he did and thought we'd approve of.

I feel like we're a shitty big brother, /vr/.

[Anonymous No.1835352]

>>1835332
But a good brother would tell the younger one why something is bad so he can improve himself or just give up the thing. And that is what we did. We are no shitty brother. If anything, we would be the good brother.

[Anonymous No.1835354]

>>1835332
if we don't slap him around every once in a while he'll grow up to be a faggot

[Anonymous No.1835357]

>>1835332
>this kid came in here to show off
He picked the wrong thread to do it in.
A Drakon thread? Really?

He should stick to r/retrogaming if he wants to show off.

[Anonymous No.1835382]

>>1835332
This is from the Ben Heck forums.

http://www.neo-geo.com/forums/showthread.php?246222-Messy-Mod-Work-Thread&p=3745890&viewfull=1#post3745890

[Anonymous No.1835385]

>>1834575
>>1834578
>>1834583
>>1834586
>>1834589
>>1834590
>>1834591
>>1834595
>>1834605
>jesuschristhowhorrifying,pdf

[Anonymous No.1835440]

What would possess somebody to ruin a perfectly good old console (that are limited in supply now) to make some stupid shit like this?

[Anonymous No.1835453]

>>1835440

Everything is in limited supply. None of this stuff is rare, it's just not sold in high street stores anymore.

[Anonymous No.1835484]

>All this shitposting

[Anonymous No.1835497]

>>1834724
>vga on controller port

[Gor No.1835623]

This all looks disgusting.
A lot of that hot glue stuff just seems rushed or low skill.

[Anonymous No.1835664]

>>1835497
I don't get this either, especially because it looks like there's S-video on the back, and he's cut out parts on the back anyway.
It just doesn't make sense.

[Anonymous No.1835736]

>>1835497

It's probably for some abomination of a controller.

[Anonymous No.1835787]

>>1835497
It uses vga outpur. The console is played backwards

[Anonymous No.1835835]

i very rarely come onto /vr/ can someone show me where to find more drakon, this is hilarious and horrifying at the same time.

[Anonymous No.1835997]

>>1835835
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-QMH-xp-WtI

this vid is cool

[Anonymous No.1836293]

>>1835835

drakon is kind of a scumbag. He's made romhacks where he'll add things like sram saving to games like Castlevania III. That's pretty nice. Or so you'd think. He then turns around and asks for money compensation to release his romhack. Real shitty.

He also did SFX chip overclocking. Which is pretty good. But he claimed that this couldn't be done via emulation.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZLcw3O7aTgo

Now it's been implimented in several emulators thus proving him wrong.

He's another scumbag out there trying to make a quick buck off of retro games.

[Anonymous No.1836302]

>>1834575
0 to 100, nigga. real quick

[Anonymous No.1836307]

>>1836293
Man, that 57 mhz Star Fox looks baller as fuck. I played the hell out of it but even as a kid I knew it was a bit sluggish.

[Anonymous No.1836312]

>>1834575
It's beautiful!

[Anonymous No.1836449]

>>1834595
Does this guy even fucking solder? I hope that voltage regulator doesn't need half of its heatsink either. What a monster.

>>1834686
You don't know a fucking thing.

[Anonymous No.1836467]

>>1835997
>that reaction at 6:20

[Anonymous No.1836472]

>>1834575
it sucks ass. I don't even know what you're aiming to do.

[Anonymous No.1836663]

>>1836467
>therideneverends.mp4

[Anonymous No.1837189]

>>1835497
He uses an Atari jaguar controller.

[Anonymous No.1837357]

>>1836293
To be fair, adding SRAM compatibility to games isn't a trivial effort. I wonder if his CV3 hack can work on the battery backed MMC5 boards. That said, I think the VRC6 version of the game should use the SRAM hack also, and then someone needs to hack the title screen to the American one (I'm not a fan of playing a game whose title is Japanese words written in English, and I hate those gaudy, acid induced colors Konami chose), and that will be indisputably best version of the game.

[Anonymous No.1837396]

>>1834724
oh jesus fuck, why.

I don't think that Drakon is responsible for the original Gene Boy. It's too well-made, even if it has flaws.

[Anonymous No.1837705]

>>1834590
Are those... BATTERIES? Hot glued in a row on the back??

[Anonymous No.1837727]

>>1834996

>I'm not Drakkon

You are now, faggot.

[Anonymous No.1840023]

>>1837705
Of course.