Ben I love your channel. I just got an Atari "Flashback-1" for $3 at Goodwill; all there but the manual and all works...21 games for $3. My 1st gaming system.
Ben Heck your the best! I thoroughly enjoy your videos and am always waiting for the next video. You have deepened my passion for computer science and electrical engineering and now more than ever to I want to major in the subject in college. One day I hope I can make portable systems just like you!
You should try making one form one of those 2600 tv games. From what I have hear they use most of the same hardware to the original 2600 and you can even add a cartage slot but they are much smaller.
Oh, I also remember that at that point, Ben had two VCSp's, and you could play two player head-to-head. I was amazed, until he pointed out that the 2nd player just acted as a joystick and a 2nd screen. The 2600 hardware wasn't being used. (That also explained how he could do two player Combat with only one cartridge. :) )
Great episode... I was wondering since old game console. I was wondering if you can add hd/converter to hdmi build into a Super Nintendo with out changing the out side look of it???
The cartiridge also acts as a shade for the screen, so you don't have to walk backwards with it because the reflections are blinding you, I guess it wasn't intentional, but still pretty good for a walk afternoon.
"serve drinks to the thirsty patrons and catch the empties" maybe that could be a new project, a machine or robot that will serve you a fresh drink and take away the old glass, ooo, kinda gets you excited, don't it!
I'm wondering on a Nintendo 64 Mini and i seen how you cut the ground around the board and was wondering do you even need that big of ground? and do you need the RF Shield?
Gaming History Source Actually, if you think about it, with it sticking out like that, not only can you read the title of the game you’re playing, but the cartridge acts like a sort of shade so playing in brighter light is easier.
I saw that original at CG Expo :) I think Ben came to show it off to me when he saw me sitting there with two Lynxes, and no one playing with me. ;) Ben came with my wife and I when we went to the Star Trek thing in Las Vegas. Still have the tribble we bought. It's battery sadly exhausted... Good times...
Great video! I figured this would be a good spot to ask for a tool I'm looking for but for the life of me can't remember the name. It looks like a flat head screwdriver but the tip has a "v" cut in the tip and it's curved a little. The hand tool is good for guiding screws into tough to reach place. lol thanks
What type of soldering iron do you use to de-solder a mother board power jack on a Net book, because I'm currently using a 60 watt and it's not doing the job fast enough.
Absolutely cool, if only the cartride input can be turned 45 dagrees sothat it just just goes into the systdm just like on a gameboy, it will not hinder your vision on screen,
You ought to make a version that incorporates one of the multi-cart designs available that allows you to have pretty much every game ever made on one cart, then you don't have to worry about having to plug big cartridges in it.
If Ben Heck worked for the new company Atari sold, he can help the company create portable Atari 2600 and 7800 systems. This is something he should do.
Okay ben, with the NES and Atari VCS, one could remove all the IC chips and re-create the PCB to the custom size that you need. I have done this with other projects with WAY more ICs and other parts then an Atari or NES. This is something I need to try with a console and see how small I can actually make the portable.
+Damian Wezzterman It's not too hard to make a portable nes. Instructables has a instruction for it. and it's not expensive either: a nes and a controller(good deals=about 20$) a screen(price changes with size) and some tools. If you are still a kid you could ask your parents(or other adults like your uncle, adult cousin if you have one or friends of your family) for help with soldering
+Gra130503 I'm still a kid at heart lol, but I'm 35. If I make one I'll just use a top-load NES board. Even have a design with a sliding/locking double sided cartridge slot that would allow it to be able to play both NES and Famicom cartridges. You'd have to see my disigns to understand the workings better.
4:15 lol Ben, you should retry the N64 and stuff with the info available on your site and its children (ModRetro, Made by Bacteria). Lots of stuff has been discovered since your endeavors.
hello i was wandering can you do a video on the basics like what do you mean when you talk about ground and what are all those schematics how can you read them also i was wandering do you know of any other ways to make the cases without one of those machines i could never afford one of those just asking because i have no idea about this stuff and one last thing do you think that you would ever make a custom xbox controller like with your name engraved into it or maybe a new layout of the buttons
I was really hoping you would have but the game slot in the top of the system going up, I mean its cool that it has the original feel but it isn't conducive to be sticking out the front, even with the limited room I'm sure you could have made it fit.
my question may have been asked and answered.... however is a console like this able to play games like Ghostbusters? where more then select and reset buttons are required????
Was is an aesthetic choice to have the cartridge slot on the front, making it look more like a actual VCS, rather than a more streamlined version with the slot on the top like a Gameboy? Or is the process of rewiring too complex? Don't get me wrong I think it's fantastic looking but I think if I had to remake it, I'd choose to have it resemble an actual handheld. Everyone seems to follow this design principle with the slot in the top, it just feels more... user friendly?
I'm putting all of the 2600 on a breadboard, and then trying to skrink it down as much as possible. I will then make a plexi-glass enclosure for it. I like to SEE the circuitry in my electronics, and generally like to do this kind of stuff. This will be my first major electronics project. It's going to be like the Rasberry Pi of an Atari 2600. Respond and tell me what you think. Thanks, Nick
I can't wait to get my Raspberry Pi. My order went through in June, and it said it would ship in 11 weeks... so.. uh... soon? I think the MaKey MaKey and Raspberry Pi were meant for each other.
I wonder if it would b possible to use one of the Jakks Atari 10 in 1 joystick to make a nice, compact portable unit and maybe, add either a cartridge slot, or an sdcard or similar to have all the games on the unit.
People have done this already, look in my favorites, there is a really good one there I like and will be making. Nice and thin and can accept a full sized cart.
You should make the versión 3.0 in 5 years. With even more vintage Atari look. This one has a feeling more close to a Gameboy. For example, it definitely has to have an Atari control button.
would be neat to just see you make one come to think of it a much bigger screen would be cool on a game gear cut out a larger area and put in a bigger screen
Nice Rebuild but no parts list in the description nor are the viewers able to order the custom Atari case... Thanks! Q1. What exact LCD Display model did you use for the composite video signal???
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These videos which demonstrate things which people may actually attempt are waaay better than the previous lot of videos. Bring on more like this!
you should make a portable game boy
???
A portable game boy? But, how? What? Why?
that'd be crazy right
Calvin Scherbarth I hope you're trolling but A game boy is already portable, do you by any chance mean game cube?
Cieran Nolan There is a significant difference between trolling and joking.
I've never seen your videos before today; this is great stuff!
Ben I love your channel. I just got an Atari "Flashback-1" for $3 at Goodwill; all there but the manual and all works...21 games for $3. My 1st gaming system.
Yeah, you also got a linux computer at goodwill, do you like live in that store? xD
Dude, I've been looking for a show like this for a long time. Thank you!!!! xD
Ben Heck your the best! I thoroughly enjoy your videos and am always waiting for the next video. You have deepened my passion for computer science and electrical engineering and now more than ever to I want to major in the subject in college. One day I hope I can make portable systems just like you!
Great on many levels. It was interesting to see how your skills have improved over the years. And equally fun to hear you comment about it.
why does every leave out the paddles
It's amazing how much your videos have improved since 2012.
My god, man. You have talent. Graphics AND electronics! Inspiring. Thanks for the videos.
Oh Snap, Ben! That looks really, really neat. Good work as always
I would love to collaborate with you on a video sometime. Your stuff is amazing Ben!
This needs to happen
Please let this happen! It would be so awesome! :D
Hey jerry nice to c ya man can you do a review on the sony Ericson Expedia play
Mark Heaton sorry I ment xperia play
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amazing job!!!
Never thought I'd see Ben make another portable; brings it all back, yeah.
Love it, Ben even thought of a sun shade by use of the cartridge. lol
You should try making one form one of those 2600 tv games. From what I have hear they use most of the same hardware to the original 2600 and you can even add a cartage slot but they are much smaller.
Nice show, Ben. Your comment in the video about the large AA batteries made me think you could upgrade to a Lipo battery from a cell phone.
Nothing better than a rejuvenated classic. I love it.
I love the opening to this show!
Oh, I also remember that at that point, Ben had two VCSp's, and you could play two player head-to-head. I was amazed, until he pointed out that the 2nd player just acted as a joystick and a 2nd screen. The 2600 hardware wasn't being used. (That also explained how he could do two player Combat with only one cartridge. :) )
Yay. Another gaming-related episode. :)
Great episode... I was wondering since old game console. I was wondering if you can add hd/converter to hdmi build into a Super Nintendo with out changing the out side look of it???
I'm sitting here with a Pi Zero and an original B. they've changed so much!
Ben Heck should see the Invention Development Company video. He should show his great inventions to this company.
Man this is incredible
The cartiridge also acts as a shade for the screen, so you don't have to walk backwards with it because the reflections are blinding you, I guess it wasn't intentional, but still pretty good for a walk afternoon.
You need to show MORE of the finished product! As in each mod you make!
Cartridge slot is great and covers light from outside... Want one for sure!
"serve drinks to the thirsty patrons and catch the empties"
maybe that could be a new project, a machine or robot that will serve you a fresh drink and take away the old glass, ooo, kinda gets you excited, don't it!
How do you identify the RF conceccion on the board and how do you convert it into composite how do you know where to wire?
I'm wondering on a Nintendo 64 Mini and i seen how you cut the ground around the board and was wondering do you even need that big of ground? and do you need the RF Shield?
I wish He would have changed the angle of the cart port so that it would have been on top instead of the front.
Gaming History Source Actually, if you think about it, with it sticking out like that, not only can you read the title of the game you’re playing, but the cartridge acts like a sort of shade so playing in brighter light is easier.
I saw that original at CG Expo :) I think Ben came to show it off to me when he saw me sitting there with two Lynxes, and no one playing with me. ;) Ben came with my wife and I when we went to the Star Trek thing in Las Vegas. Still have the tribble we bought. It's battery sadly exhausted... Good times...
Great work
I´ll wait 2020 version :D
I wish I was that talented. I did make my own DDR dance pad once using press board, plexi glass and tin foil though!
that is awesome i want one!
Great video! I figured this would be a good spot to ask for a tool I'm looking for but for the life of me can't remember the name. It looks like a flat head screwdriver but the tip has a "v" cut in the tip and it's curved a little. The hand tool is good for guiding screws into tough to reach place. lol thanks
One advantage of his version is that its a d-pad inst of joystick and the button is on the right if you prefer that setup.
Space Shuttle reference @ 5m 10s.
Space Shuttle first launch was 4 years after the release of the Atari 2600.
I love watching awesome things that he builds that i will never be able to build
Hey Ben, this is interesting to see you make a second portable Atari 2600 VCS handheld game device.
What type of soldering iron do you use to de-solder a mother board power jack on a Net book, because I'm currently using a 60 watt and it's not doing the job fast enough.
Absolutely cool, if only the cartride input can be turned 45 dagrees sothat it just just goes into the systdm just like on a gameboy, it will not hinder your vision on screen,
If you got the brains and the tools, you can make this. Nice video!
Why dont you change so you load the cartridge from the top? It looks better and feel better in my opinion.
You ought to make a version that incorporates one of the multi-cart designs available that allows you to have pretty much every game ever made on one cart, then you don't have to worry about having to plug big cartridges in it.
I can't believe how underrated this hard working guy is :(
How come you didn't make the game cartridge go I'm from the back like a gameboy instead of make it stick out at the front?
If Ben Heck worked for the new company Atari sold, he can help the company create portable Atari 2600 and 7800 systems. This is something he should do.
this was pretty damn cool
2020 here. This should become some "console portabilizing 101".
Okay ben, with the NES and Atari VCS, one could remove all the IC chips and re-create the PCB to the custom size that you need. I have done this with other projects with WAY more ICs and other parts then an Atari or NES. This is something I need to try with a console and see how small I can actually make the portable.
This is still my favorite handheld game system of Ben's. I want to make a portable NES for myself one day.
+Damian Wezzterman It's not too hard to make a portable nes. Instructables has a instruction for it. and it's not expensive either: a nes and a controller(good deals=about 20$) a screen(price changes with size) and some tools. If you are still a kid you could ask your parents(or other adults like your uncle, adult cousin if you have one or friends of your family) for help with soldering
+Gra130503
I'm still a kid at heart lol, but I'm 35. If I make one I'll just use a top-load NES board. Even have a design with a sliding/locking double sided cartridge slot that would allow it to be able to play both NES and Famicom cartridges. You'd have to see my disigns to understand the workings better.
+Damian Wezzterman Go for it. I'd love to see it.
That is unbelievable! How about a mod for the Atari 8 bit computer? I'd love to play some of the games on a modern PC.
awesome
Ben where do you get the small screens for your projects?
Does anyone know what type of video screen he is using?
4:15 lol
Ben, you should retry the N64 and stuff with the info available on your site and its children (ModRetro, Made by Bacteria). Lots of stuff has been discovered since your endeavors.
Can you make a video about fixing the sound on an AtGames Genesis?
hello i was wandering can you do a video on the basics like what do you mean when you talk about ground and what are all those schematics how can you read them also i was wandering do you know of any other ways to make the cases without one of those machines i could never afford one of those just asking because i have no idea about this stuff and one last thing do you think that you would ever make a custom xbox controller like with your name engraved into it or maybe a new layout of the buttons
So awesome. Ever going to sell on the market? Interested.
oh wow i love it
You should have added a paddle knob.
I would love to purchase one of your portable handheld Atari if possible? Thank you
Awesome
Ever try redesigning the PCB to be smaller, and just re-using the parts that can't be substituted?
Ben you are my Idol
Ever thought about doing a portable version of the 7800 that retains its backward compatibility with the 2600?
I was really hoping you would have but the game slot in the top of the system going up, I mean its cool that it has the original feel but it isn't conducive to be sticking out the front, even with the limited room I'm sure you could have made it fit.
my question may have been asked and answered.... however is a console like this able to play games like Ghostbusters? where more then select and reset buttons are required????
It's actually a clever position if you think about the sunshine when youre at the beach etc. :)
boy would I love to have one of them :)
Did you buy the buttons or did you make them?
Was is an aesthetic choice to have the cartridge slot on the front, making it look more like a actual VCS, rather than a more streamlined version with the slot on the top like a Gameboy? Or is the process of rewiring too complex? Don't get me wrong I think it's fantastic looking but I think if I had to remake it, I'd choose to have it resemble an actual handheld. Everyone seems to follow this design principle with the slot in the top, it just feels more... user friendly?
what was the digital pot that you used
Is there a circuit for this video mod?
The new company is Infogrames/Atari SA, Ben Heck should show his portable Atari 2600 and 7800.
pretty cool i really want one those pis
What is the model of the digital potentiometer?
Totally agree
what soldering gun do you use?
Why were you able to remove that inductor? (I.E. why was it not needed anymore?)
I'm putting all of the 2600 on a breadboard, and then trying to skrink it down as much as possible. I will then make a plexi-glass enclosure for it. I like to SEE the circuitry in my electronics, and generally like to do this kind of stuff. This will be my first major electronics project. It's going to be like the Rasberry Pi of an Atari 2600. Respond and tell me what you think. Thanks, Nick
Ben, could you also make a portable Atari 5200 or 7800?
what's that choon at about 12:54 ?
how do i get one of these ben this atari is awsome help
I wonder if you can use lipoly prismatic batteries with a built in charger
awesome! would be cool if it had an analog joystick poking out though...
I can't wait to get my Raspberry Pi. My order went through in June, and it said it would ship in 11 weeks... so.. uh... soon? I think the MaKey MaKey and Raspberry Pi were meant for each other.
Can you use the 2600 junior for this mod
I wonder if it would b possible to use one of the Jakks Atari 10 in 1 joystick to make a nice, compact portable unit and maybe, add either a cartridge slot, or an sdcard or similar to have all the games on the unit.
People have done this already, look in my favorites, there is a really good one there I like and will be making. Nice and thin and can accept a full sized cart.
You should make the versión 3.0 in 5 years.
With even more vintage Atari look.
This one has a feeling more close to a Gameboy. For example, it definitely has to have an Atari control button.
great job but i think the cartridge input should have been in the back or on the top, looks weird so close to the screen.
Nice Last Crusade reference.
How about modifying the atari 5200 controllers and making them self center with gold overlays???
would be neat to just see you make one come to think of it a much bigger screen would be cool on a game gear cut out a larger area and put in a bigger screen
Thanks to u Ben i have decided to take my creative and become an engineer
Nice Rebuild but no parts list in the description nor are the viewers able to order the custom Atari case... Thanks!
Q1. What exact LCD Display model did you use for the composite video signal???
I LOVE the Atari twuhsunred!