GameCube ate my N64
Posted: Fri Jun 01, 2012 12:45 pm
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Background:
So.. I came across a poor N64 with a cracked case in amongst a larger lot of consoles I'd bought, the case was missing plastic in various spots and looked like it had been dragged on cement down the street. Not to mention the controller ports had been totally destroyed too. To my suprise, the N64 still worked fine when I put a copy of Super Mario 64 in, but was in horrible shape. So I decided to scrap the case from the N64 and use one of my many door stop GC cases.
Parts:
The only thing I'm keeping from the N64 is the mainboard. I will use a GameCube regulator, and GameCube controller ports with adapters from here (http://www.raphnet.net/electronique/gc_ ... dex_en.php) that'll let me seamlessly attch GC controllers to the N64. The plan is to make this thing look and feel like a GameCube as much as possible.
Status:
I have trimmed the mainboard, and the next step is to hook up basic power and video to see that it's all OK still. After that is the much dreaded expansion pak soldering, followed by wiring up the cart slot and controller ports.
Pictures:
Looks like a bit of N64 mainboard trimming is in order
I think it'll be fine though
After a bit of trimming
Wait a second, that's not a GameCube mainboard in there!
Background:
So.. I came across a poor N64 with a cracked case in amongst a larger lot of consoles I'd bought, the case was missing plastic in various spots and looked like it had been dragged on cement down the street. Not to mention the controller ports had been totally destroyed too. To my suprise, the N64 still worked fine when I put a copy of Super Mario 64 in, but was in horrible shape. So I decided to scrap the case from the N64 and use one of my many door stop GC cases.
Parts:
The only thing I'm keeping from the N64 is the mainboard. I will use a GameCube regulator, and GameCube controller ports with adapters from here (http://www.raphnet.net/electronique/gc_ ... dex_en.php) that'll let me seamlessly attch GC controllers to the N64. The plan is to make this thing look and feel like a GameCube as much as possible.
Status:
I have trimmed the mainboard, and the next step is to hook up basic power and video to see that it's all OK still. After that is the much dreaded expansion pak soldering, followed by wiring up the cart slot and controller ports.
Pictures:
Looks like a bit of N64 mainboard trimming is in order
I think it'll be fine though
After a bit of trimming
Wait a second, that's not a GameCube mainboard in there!
