[Finished Project] CubePad Advance
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[Finished Project] CubePad Advance
Hello everyone. I wanted to show you all the new portable that I made, appropriately named the CubePad Advance. The reason for the name is because I actually used a broken Wii U Gamepad that I acquired from a friend, I gutted it and used the controls and shell as the base for this portable. I believe I am the first person to use an actual gamepad for a portable mod. I also included the MX chip from a Gamecube component cable paired with a 5" Dalian Good Display for the best picture quality I have ever seen produced by a Gamecube.
Here are some pics;
Video link.
http://www.putthatback.org/the-latest-i ... echnology/
Specifications:
-Gamecube Revision B CPU 30 Motherboard with Medium Cut
-Thinkpad Heat-sink running off of 3.4 volts
-Gamecube Component Cable chip wired in for gorgeous 480p Video
-5" Dalian Good Display with 640x480 native resolution for the best picture possible
-Wasp Fusion Flashed with swiss .3 Rev 275 (Props to Ashen, Megalomaniac and Emukid for this)
-Megadrive v5 (Props to Megalomaniac for this)
-32 GB SD card for storing games
-Internal 64MB Memory card (I already owned it and I didn't feel like buying a 128mb)
-SD Gecko
-7.4 Volt 4000mah Lithium Polymer Rechargeable Battery
-Independent switches for controlling where power comes from ex: from battery or from power adapter and for turning the CubePad on and off.
-Fully functional switching stereo Headphone Jack
-Official Nintendo Wii U Gamepad Shell, Thumb Sticks and Buttons
-Official Gamecube Controller board cut to Ashen's specifications (Props to Ashen for this)
-L and R buttons modded using single tact method (Props to Zenloc for this)
Fun Facts:
-I spent a total of 180 hours making this portable.
-I broke night a couple of times trying to resolve a few issues that came up.
-I went through a total of four motherboards while building it. I fried the first two and one mysteriously died on me. The fourth one was the charm.
-This is actually the second revision. With the first one, I had attempted to frankencase a shell for it from scratch using PVC. It didn't work out as well as I had hoped, so I got a broken Gamepad from a buddy of mine and used that instead.
-I must have burned myself at least 50 times while working on this
Special Thanks:
-First to my lovely and VERY understanding Wife for being patient with me throughout this project.
-To my Mother and Father In-Law for letting me use their basement as a workspace for so long.
-To the gamecube modding community as a whole and GC-Forever. Particularly Ashen, Megalomaniac and Emukid for their contributions that made all of this possible to begin with.
Here are some pics;
Video link.
http://www.putthatback.org/the-latest-i ... echnology/
Specifications:
-Gamecube Revision B CPU 30 Motherboard with Medium Cut
-Thinkpad Heat-sink running off of 3.4 volts
-Gamecube Component Cable chip wired in for gorgeous 480p Video
-5" Dalian Good Display with 640x480 native resolution for the best picture possible
-Wasp Fusion Flashed with swiss .3 Rev 275 (Props to Ashen, Megalomaniac and Emukid for this)
-Megadrive v5 (Props to Megalomaniac for this)
-32 GB SD card for storing games
-Internal 64MB Memory card (I already owned it and I didn't feel like buying a 128mb)
-SD Gecko
-7.4 Volt 4000mah Lithium Polymer Rechargeable Battery
-Independent switches for controlling where power comes from ex: from battery or from power adapter and for turning the CubePad on and off.
-Fully functional switching stereo Headphone Jack
-Official Nintendo Wii U Gamepad Shell, Thumb Sticks and Buttons
-Official Gamecube Controller board cut to Ashen's specifications (Props to Ashen for this)
-L and R buttons modded using single tact method (Props to Zenloc for this)
Fun Facts:
-I spent a total of 180 hours making this portable.
-I broke night a couple of times trying to resolve a few issues that came up.
-I went through a total of four motherboards while building it. I fried the first two and one mysteriously died on me. The fourth one was the charm.
-This is actually the second revision. With the first one, I had attempted to frankencase a shell for it from scratch using PVC. It didn't work out as well as I had hoped, so I got a broken Gamepad from a buddy of mine and used that instead.
-I must have burned myself at least 50 times while working on this
Special Thanks:
-First to my lovely and VERY understanding Wife for being patient with me throughout this project.
-To my Mother and Father In-Law for letting me use their basement as a workspace for so long.
-To the gamecube modding community as a whole and GC-Forever. Particularly Ashen, Megalomaniac and Emukid for their contributions that made all of this possible to begin with.
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Re: [Finished Project] GamePad Advance
Nice work
How is it with the cover off? Looks like you've put a layer of plastic over it?
How is it with the cover off? Looks like you've put a layer of plastic over it?
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Re: [Finished Project] GamePad Advance
with that sweet looking rubberized protector, who cares what it looks like underneath
good job on the portable..
audio penetrates thru all that pretty good?
good job on the portable..
audio penetrates thru all that pretty good?
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It's an official Nintendo Silicone cover and I have it on just because it feels nice to me LOL. I have this picture of it from when I was building it that shows more or less what it looks like without the cover.
Edit: Oh and yes, the audio comes through loudly and clearly. You can hear it in the video below at 2:52.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D8lB_Hu5pfI
Edit: Oh and yes, the audio comes through loudly and clearly. You can hear it in the video below at 2:52.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D8lB_Hu5pfI
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Re: [Finished Project] GamePad Advance
Not bad at all, congrats on it once again
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Thank you man. I couldn't have done it without you guys and your significant contributions.
Re: [Finished Project] GamePad Advance
Love it man. Looks super slick!
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Thank youMarSAttK wrote:That's an awesome portable!!!. Great job
Thank you Ashen, that means a lot coming from you.Ashen wrote:Love it man. Looks super slick!
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Awesome, very nice!
Did you use this display? http://goodlcd.en.alibaba.com/product/1 ... 0TN22.html
Did you use this display? http://goodlcd.en.alibaba.com/product/1 ... 0TN22.html
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That looks awesome. I wondered how long it would be before someone used a gamepad for this.
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Thank youbadsector wrote:Awesome, very nice!
Did you use this display? http://goodlcd.en.alibaba.com/product/1 ... 0TN22.html
Yup, that's the one. However you will have to order it from Aliexpress instead.
Here's a link:
http://www.aliexpress.com/store/product ... 11821.html
Thank you Yea, I got lucky with it. A buddy of mine had a broken one and just gave it to me.jlo138 wrote:That looks awesome. I wondered how long it would be before someone used a gamepad for this.