I forget the model but look into getting a KSGER from aliexpress.
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- I finally ordered a Wonderswan link cable. Now I have link cables for all my portables! (that’s right I have a neogeo link cable!)
- I really like this concept of a Playstation ODE being the same footprint as the disk tray
- Gameboy Camera Photo Save Adapter Cable, No Mods Needed, only $25+shipping? Cool!
- I have devised the ultimate modern no-mods rechargeable battery solution for any and all consoles that utilize AA and AAA. Lithium cells exist but no one uses them. I need to make a big ol’ post about it at some point.
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The upfront cost is relatively high so you might just want to pay someone depending on how far down the rabbit hole you really want to go.
ifixit has a decent kit for $300. You can probably piece something similar together yourself for $200.
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Once you get the right screwdriver bits, I think a soldering kit can easily be assembled for cheap.
When I started, I went to fry’s.
Replacing the battery in a GCN is a little more involved than the ideal starter / practice project: replacing gameboy save batteries. But not by a whole lot, and you’re smart so you’ll get it.
I recommend a TS-100 or similar iron for a starter kit. Here’s a starter kit for $80
https://www.google.com/aclk?sa=l&ai=DChcSEwji2sXYqf6IAxVJDq0GHaxWICIYABAkGgJwdg&ae=2&co=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjwsJO4BhDoARIsADDv4vD89tacvVZBB1_9oytjiwwJT9wQ0kqOCI0vNB7DrsSgNxmPH_qnFu4aAl08EALw_wcB&sph=&sig=AOD64_0pWgUNxWVCXBB0qs1E9FOSKxSOMA&ctype=5&q=&ved=2ahUKEwjnr8DYqf6IAxUxhe4BHQz_MBUQwg8oAHoECAUQDA&adurl=
A similar iron like a PINECIL can be gotten for $40 for the iron alone.
Watch a lot of videos.
For such a simple project, you could go to a radio shack or a fry’s and get an iron for $18 back in the day. Nowadays not much has changed besides those stores closing. Try a hardware store. Just go small.
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Too busy for full tutorial atm but what you see here is the ultimate no-cut rechargeable AA and AAA cell solution for portable games. A single 3.2v battery cell and a complete dummy cell.
Adjust accordingly for AAA. Not as important for DMG or game gear or anything with more than two cells I feel. But two cells it’s just more efficient this way.
It’s what we use for wireless microphones that would otherwise be great if they didn’t run on AA power supply.
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How to repair PlayStation 2 controller flex circuit
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Could you post that thread as images here so I don’t need to use Twitter? Got some never used PS2 controllers that don’t work due to this issue. Thanks!
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I’m on mobile at work right now. Does Twitter require login now? Did I miss the memo? Or if we are boycotting the platform I will make it a thing to only post info in the future that is secular from said platform.
Sorry I do not have the storage to copysave at this time
Just gonna copy and paste the text and images here, not gonna use quotes but this is all Eduart:
I made this short guide to help anyone on how to service your #PlayStation 2 controller that needs a new flex membrane replacement which is in my opinion 90% the cause of failure. Follow thread below
Start by removing the old flex connector.
The only right way to do this is to cut each leg one at a time of the connector. Use a good pair of nippers and hold the connector down while doing th cuts.
Using hot air or iron will damage traces. Never use those in this stepp.
After the connector is removed, you have to remove the leftover legs soldered on the board. The way you do this is by adding lots of flux, low temperature at 300°C, knife tip and do only upwards movements.
The pcb quality is very bad so careful not to pull traces
[He includes a video here, I’ll just post some photos of it]
[back to photos]
Finally time to put the new flex membrane. I reccomend getting 18pin connector and leave the first leg out as it’s unused anyway.
Put the flex on the connector and on to position, then gently solder the pins using drag technique with a preloaded tip.
Hopefully this helped 
[another video]
[back to me]
Lemme know if you need more photos of the videos, I’ve never soldered anything so I have no idea what he’s doing
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The subject of today’s podcast has me wondering: What’s the state of 360 emulation? Does it work yet?
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It’s decent but still not quite there. Mostly a case-by-case situation. I was able to play through Omega Five a few days ago with only minimal visual inconsistencies, but as I understand larger games like Lost Odyssey still have pretty extreme issues (though it’s been a while since I tried). I think if there’s a game you’re interested in it’s at least worth giving a shot even though it almost certainly won’t be perfect
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This is entirely secondhand, but from what I remember Mushihimesama Futari has a specific tweaked emulator you need to use if you want to play that. So yeah somehow PS3 emulation seems like it’s in a better place, but maybe that is a bias from who is making these emulators
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It’s not biased to say RPCS3 (the most developed PS3 emulator) is much further along than Xenia (the most developed Xbox 360 emulator). It’s surprising to me though, since everyone always said the PS3 architecture was the most unique, and that the Xbox360 just used Direct3D like games for Windows do.
You can sort the titles by “state-playable” and there’s 311 of them, but the list is overwhelmingly 2D stuff.
If anyone is interested, there’s a separate application to help people set up Xenia: GitHub - xenia-manager/xenia-manager: Xenia Manager is a tool that tries to make using Xenia Emulator easier. Xenia and Xenia-Manager are Windows-only unless you’re very determined and use Wine and D3D-translation layers to get it running on something like Linux or macOS.
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i’ll tell ya what doesn’t work, Lost Odyssey and Blue Dragon.
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I was messing with xenia yesterday (Import Tuner Challenge) and it mostly worked. I needed to apply a unique patch for the game. Some of the graphics don’t look quite right…
Easy enough to use, so worth trying it out yourself.
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Deadly Premonition and Lost Odyssey are what you’d want it for in the first place imho
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Yeah it stinks! There’s PC ports of basically all the big boy games.
I feel like those games are like the exact use case.
All 3 of my PSP batteries bulged years ago heh… Also one of ds3 battery bulged enough to leave gap between top and bottom shell. My understanding is that it’s fail safe mechanism for preventing batteries from cracking and leaking.
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