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Posted on November 17th, 2008 at 8:33 pm by Jeff

My Dremel Has a Purpose – Nameless NES Portable

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Figure 1 - Progress, but weeks from portable nostalgia.

Figure 1 - Progress, but weeks from portable nostalgia. (Click to enlarge)

I’ve decided to update the site with a couple of things that have been occupying my time, leading to less frequent posts. I became interested awhile back in homemade portable video game systems thanks to the very talented Ben Heckendorn. For my birthday back in August, I received quite possibly one of the greatest gifts ever: a Dremel.

So I broke out the soldering iron and began working on a portable, handheld, Nintendo Entertainment System that would accept NES cartridges. For the portable community, yes, this is a NOAC (NES-On-A-Chip) build. I haven’t yet named my portable, but work is coming along nicely. When completed, I will post a full build log with pictures and descriptions, and most likely a demo video. For now, here is a picture of the front of the portable (paint finished) with the controls and screen loosely set in for mock-up purposes. Pay no attention to the fact that the controls aren’t seated properly as there’s nothing holding them in.  They’re just set in there for the picture.  Enjoy!

The case is a frankencase combination of Polycase’s AG-85 enclosure, the plastic from an NES controller, and the screen bezel from a PSOne screen.  It took about 7,283 coats of Bondo and sanding, plus some precision painting to get what you see here, but this is indeed handmade.  Check back for more updates as I provide them!

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2 Responses to “My Dremel Has a Purpose – Nameless NES Portable”

  1. Matt Says:
    November 18th, 2008 at 7:55 pm

    Dude. That is possibly the most bad-ass thing that I have ever seen in my entire life. I want to see it when it is all done! Funny story, just last night my roommates and I were talking about old games we loved to play on the NES and stuff. My roommate said, “Yeah, I have my NES just lying around. I never use it.” My quadmate said, “I will pay you ten dollars for it.”
    “If you want, I can just give it to you.”
    “You serious? You could like sell it on ebay for some big cash money.”
    “Why are you telling me this?”
    “I’m an honest man. But seriously, the next time you go home, bring your NES.”
    Ah, nostalgia.

  2. technabob Says:
    November 19th, 2008 at 10:00 am

    Looks awesome. Drop me a note when it’s done, and I’ll give you a writeup on my blog.

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