Thankfully, the modding community already had 3D-printable jigs ready for our host. He used them to drill out the slot, sand it to ensure it doesn't look too DIY, and finally close the Game & Watch back up. At this point, both the hardware and software should be ready (if you prepped the SD card already), and you only need the games.
It's easy enough to dump ROMs on the card, so Macho Nacho spent the rest of the video showcasing what this modded Game & Watch can do. It runs Retro-Go, a popular firmware that has lots of support in the community and features a slick, modern UI. The biggest benefit of Retro-Go is its ability to emulate a bunch of consoles — everything from the Sega Genesis to the Turbo Grafx 16.
The games look beautiful on the sharp display with vivid colors, and the ability to save on the go (save states), thanks to Retro-Go, really adds to the portable nature of the device. Think of it as a DIY Miyoo Mini that you can just put in your pocket and forget. Speaking of which, this Game & Watch is even smaller than a Game Boy Pocket, which it can emulate.
The software side of things can be handled fairly well by tutorials, but microsoldering isn't for everyone. Thankfully, there are people out there who can do this for you, and some who even sell pre-modded Game & Watch consoles. If you don't want the novelty of the form factor, though, you're likely better off buying an Anbernic, which will be more powerful and come ready out of the box.
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usertests I watched some of the video. Was it mentioned what SoC is in there? Like a single-core Cortex-A7 or something? At about 16 minutes in, it's said to support Game Boy Color, NES, and Sega Genesis. Reply
Darkhands Somewhere, a Nintendo lawyer woke up screaming and covered in sweat and has no idea why yet. Reply
wakuwaku Considering you are a writer at Tom's the least you could do is some provide some additional info like specs as mentioned above. Not just a direct narration of the video? Do we have to pay a premium to Tom to unlock such features of our "enthusiast"? Reply
cyrusfox usertests said: I watched some of the video. Was it mentioned what SoC is in there? Like a single-core Cortex-A7 or something? At about 16 minutes in, it's said to support Game Boy Color, NES, and Sega Genesis. I watched the full video, wasn't in there but you are right. Runs on a STM32H7B0VBT6 single-core A7 MCU at 280 MHz, "superscalar" processor, meaning it can execute up to two instructions per clock cycle. Reply
Findecanor invented the D-pad. Incorrect. The oldest known device with a D-pad was a game from Tiger Electronics. The patent was filed by William F. Palisek in 1979, and it was released in 1980. The patent for Intellivision's tilting disc controller was filed in the same year. The first Game&Watch was released in 1982. Gunpei Yokoi is often credited for the Nintendo's D-pad. However, Nintendo did not file for a patent for a D-pad until 1983 in Germany and 1985 in the US with the inventor listed as Ichiro Shirai — and that patent cites the two earlier I mentioned above. Reply
usertests wakuwaku said: Do we have to pay a premium to Tom to unlock such features of our "enthusiast"? Literally yes. Some of the premium articles are unlocked, and they are long and seem well researched. You get the reheated Sysco slop, and the real draw, the comments section to fight in. Reply
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