The original DS received several refreshes and special editions, and when the next generation 3DS came along, it spawned a whole new collection of spin-offs.
#NINTENDO DS LITE CASE PORTABLE#
The Nintendo DS family encompasses a dizzying array of portable game systems released over a span of 17 years. Continue reading “Game Boy Macro Build Retains DS Compatibility” → Posted in Nintendo DS Hacks Tagged game boy advance, Game Boy Macro, Nintendo DS
Unfortunately, it seems like the modification is much harder to pull off on the DS Lite, so it wouldn’t be compatible with the slick Game & Watch styled Game Boy Macro we covered recently.
This hack is only possible because the two displays on the DS are identical beyond the touch overlay, which as we learned during a previous deep-dive into the technology behind this revolutionary handheld, was a trick Nintendo used to squeeze as much performance as they could out of its relatively meager 3D hardware. In the video below, demonstrates the concept with New Super Mario Bros, which would otherwise be unplayable as the action usually is shown on the top screen. Interestingly, the touch panel still works the same regardless of which video feed is being pipped in so if you memorize which areas need to be touched to perform different actions, you don’t even need to flip the images. With the ability to switch between them at will, a large number of DS games are perfectly playable with just one screen. Now, this won’t do you any good on games that make constant use of both the top and bottom DS displays, but for many titles, the bottom screen was used for little more than a map or inventory display that you only need to glance at occasionally. With just three wires and a simple switch, you can select which signal gets fed into the bottom screen in real-time with no image degradation. It turns out that there are two test points on the original DS motherboard where you can pick up the signal for the top and bottom screens respectively. But as shows, it’s actually possible to play DS games on a Game Boy Macro if you do a little extra soldering. Naturally, DS games that were designed to use both screens would no longer be playable. Video after the break.Ĭontinue reading “Cramming A DS Inside A Gameboy” → Posted in Games, handhelds hacks, Nintendo DS Hacks, Nintendo Game Boy Hacks, Nintendo Hacks Tagged Case mod, gameboy, nintendo, Nintendo DSīuilding a so-called “Game Boy Macro” is a great way to salvage a Nintendo DS that has a broken hinge or top screen, as the system only needs the lower display to play Game Boy Advance games.
#NINTENDO DS LITE CASE PSP#
But you might be asking, why? Why shove one handheld inside another handheld? Sometimes it’s to gain new functionality like this Raspberry Pi inside a PSP body. Overall, it’s pretty impressive to see Mario Kart DS running on both screens on the tiny handheld. Finally, after reseating a display connection and some careful soldering, it booted and started playing games. The fix ended up being a few wires that came loose during shipping. Testing various points and swapping components got closer to the root problems. So for to get inside to start troubleshooting involved a razor blade and patience. The original screw mounts had to be removed and the case glued back together to fit the DS motherboard. received the custom handheld from, which was somewhat damaged in shipping.
#NINTENDO DS LITE CASE MOD#
Unfortunately, this mod lost touch screen functionality, limiting some of the games you can play.
The chassis for this mod is a humble Gameboy color with a Gameboy SP screen tackled on the top to serve as the secondary display. Whether it’s turducken or a Nintendo DS inside a Gameboy, the result is always unexpected. Many holiday recipes and console hacks share a common theme: cramming a thing inside another thing.