Kill Mii: Portable Wii in an Altoids Tin

I made the worst Wii Portable ever. This is a REAL Wii, not an emulator, in an altoids tin. This project took about a year and was miserable to complete.
Kill Mii Worklog: bitbuilt.net/forums/index.php...
Gman's KZbin Channel: / gmanmodz
Aurelio's Patreon: / overview
If you want to see more portables, or learn to make your own: bitbuilt.net/forums/index.php
Twitter: / shankmods
Discord: / discord
20xx Hack Pack: smashboards.com/threads/the-2...
For those asking about recording gear:
This video was recorded in a single continuous take from a Galaxy S8 balanced on a webcam stand with no external microphone. No video or audio editing software was used: it was uploaded straight from the phone.

[@joelkang9550]

The suspense was so real, who will die first? Kirby? You? The Kill Mii?

[@ShankMods]

Best comment so far :D

[@joelkang9550]

Haha thanks!

[@moilh916]

Hahahahaha same here !

[@nobopsnobozos8530]

And my phones on 2%, all of this suspense is killing me

[@fallenafterling4128]

tf is a kill me

[@somequasiparticles]

I've never seen a man spend a year creating something of his own volition, and hate the outcome with such conviction

[@darkionx]

The results are astonishing but so goddamn awfull utility

[@michaelfixedsys7463]

Frankenstein

[@OnlyEpicEmber]

Yeah but this guy is a real-life Frankenstein only with less fear of his creation

[@OnlyEpicEmber]

And less incest (I assume)

[@capdemo4287]

Lol

[@Sleeepy.]

Nintendo: "We don't support emulations of our consoles." Shank: "Ok." *Tears apart Wii and puts it in an Altoids can*

[@datenshiluka]

Chase Anthony Brewer i cried at this this is the best comment ever

[@kurtzman1883]

It’s not technically an emulator. It just uses stores game data.

[@Sleeepy.]

@@kurtzman1883 well yeah, that's what I was saying, that they didn't want emulators so Shank had a little bit of malicious compliance

[@TheSelim]

Yeah cause that's totally the same thing

[@rickybonilla8304]

Hahahaha

[@somedude8714]

The Kill Mii has various problems, however, when compared to a dead pidgeon, it is a high quality product. I’ll give it an 8/10.

[@TitanicGipsy1]

Lmao

[@MEM-brain]

Ger the joke, but it's like saying sonic 4 ep 1 is good cous it isn't as bad as 06, ore in other words, you are admitting that it's shit

[@leonlegend]

@@MEM-brain I'd prefer Sonic 06 because it actually had an identity.

[@hobbitrash7815]

"lasts 10-15 minutes but takes a few hours to charge" funniest thing of today

[@rowanperry8408]

Drones in a nutshell

[@Blu3Jao]

>trim the board Okay >Put in homebrew software Hmmm >Custom pcbs for controllers Uh >putting it in an Altoids tin Uhhhhh >10 minutes battery that takes an hour to charge AAAAA >manually relocating the Nand and resoldering all those surface mount points >AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA >IT TURNS ON AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

[@undefined7206]

you do realize that no matter how horrible you may think it is, it is still amazing to peoplelike me who think that consoles are made using magic

[@ShankMods]

This made me smile. Thank you so much, Im glad you like it! I know I can make portables that are actually cool and practical, this one was made as more of a project to show off the very limits of whats possible if you compromise everything, and laugh about it at the same time.

[@dracibatic2433]

I dont understand motherboards and stuff. Its not handmade cause its so small and intricate it cant be. Its practically nanotech... howdyu do it. Do you just.... like.... make a little machine that you can write code into and it builds itself? I dont understand

[@Touhou2006]

My computer: **cant run melee well** Altoids tin: **runs Melee just fine**

[@icemine2418]

U suck

[@chicharonnes98]

That's not nice

[@Forrrest3]

F

[@Immadeus]

It uses actual Wii hardware, it's not an emulator.

[@JohnPaul348]

@@icemine2418 ur just mean

[@Clavinohou]

"You can see there's a noose on both circuit boards because it's the kill mii" -Shank Mods 2019

[@DarkHit]

damn 101 likes no comments, funny quote. just like to point out though it’s from 2018

[@mide8845]

@@DarkHit ya was going to point that out myself as obnoxious I am

[@fallenafterling4128]

"lasts 10-15 minutes but takes a few hours to charge" starting to have mad respect for the switch.

[@mrgw98]

Don't. Every flagship Android phone of the past 3 years has better specs than the Switch.

[@chip1951]

mrgw982 but the switch has better graphics and a better camera

[@PlusInsta]

@@mrgw98 The Switch has a top-of-the-line NVIDIA Tegra X1, but it's underclocked so it lasts longer on a full charge. The biggest reason the Switch only lasts 3 hours is because the OS is optimized for high-performance gaming, and not general applications, like your phone.

[@amirabudubai2279]

@@mrgw98 If you think that, give me the name of a single phone or tablet with better specs at $300. While the Tegra x1 is only mid tier in terms of CPU, it has the strongest graphics to ever be put in a handheld SoC. In 2016, Google used the x1 in their flagship table(Pixel C) which still sells for $1000(obviously that tablet has better screen, more flash, and other things that drive the cost up). That would be the equivalent to the Xbox One X having a 1080Ti.

[@HaraXSynOfficial]

@@chip1951 The switch doesn't have a camera....i do love the switch though, fantastic system, and it's only gonna get better!

[@ianthecoolthief6226]

Imagine getting beaten in Brawl Online by a Kirby main playing on a mint tin.

[@camygael]

If the servers are still up (Edit) I GET IT WITH THE MINT TIN THING

[@ianthecoolthief6226]

@@camygael ON A F*CKING MINT TIN.

[@ims2129]

Ian The Cool Thief, 1v1 me in smash with a link cable.

[@ianthecoolthief6226]

@@ims2129 A. MINT. TIN.

[@jakers4625]

@Adrian Valenzuela me to but I don't use the left stick to jump

[@yettispaghetti6784]

Friend: Wanna play some meele? Me: Yeah, hold on let me get my mint can.

[@projectalpha22_va]

I can’t wait for “Nintendo Switch in Shoelace”, next time.

[@Chimera_P]

@@thisismycommentingaccounti7123 what about shoe joycons 🤔

[@pr.dr.nachtigaller5154]

Put a Wii U into a Big Mac package please

[@gumbaholic]

How about Playstation 4 Pro in a pencil tip or Xbox One X in an eyelash? Latter one could even be paired with an AR-lens via bluetooth :D Great mobile gaming device. Hope you don't lose it by sneezing accidentially :D

[@woodyboi7776]

Yeah

[@athanfishy]

Yes

[@plasmapro6651]

1968:I bet we will have flying cars in the future 2018: playing smash in a can for holding mint

[@CyberVirtual]

Seems like a better trade off any ways. I mean have you seen Star Wars Ep 2? Flying cars are just gonna kill stupid people who can't drive correctly anyways. A Portable Wii ,PS2, or anything above that which can be converted to one are so much better and useful.

[@MrMoron-qn5rx]

We live in the future... f*ck the flying cars, playing games i mint boxes is the shit

[@ahmir5798]

EVOLUTION

[@oblivion2755]

2025: wiiu in a Altoids tin

[@tuser8]

c a n f o r h o l d i n g m i n t

[@CambriaBold]

I mean, putting melee into a tin of mints sure is one way to make melee players smell better.

[@D1N0_B01]

Definitely will make their breath smell like circuit boards. But hey! At least it will smell better than "1v1 me Final Destination no items Fox only".

[@legowyn24]

How about a deodorant case? :D

[@alexthegreat265yt]

How to sneak Super Smash Bros melee into class

[@spimbles]

Aristen Dante even though FD is an awful stage for Fox? lol

[@LordTerias]

@@spimbles yeah, FD is Marth's domain lol

[@kokochydaios]

It's called the Kill Mii. That is excessively godlike.

[@bigjimslim]

CEO“Make a handheld capable of running full console games” Programmers “I’m sorry sir that’s simply not possible” CEO “SHANK WAS ABLE TO BUILD THIS IN HIS HOUSE! WITH A BUNCH OF SCRAPS!”

[@RageUnchained]

good obediah stane quote

[@bibasik7]

Nintendo Switch: checkmate.

[@the1whoplayz]

Nice, but programmers aren't responsible for hardware.

[@HaydenTheEeeeeeeeevilEukaryote]

I’m sorry, but we’re not Shank

[@stellar058]

its completely possible its called the nintendo switch

[@Moonzari]

So... you spent *an entire year* shoving a Wii into an Altoids tin as a joke and just because you could? Respect.

[@williamsmith6921]

and hated it at the end

[@jpsgames1232]

Unsealed Toast yea same with my freinds. When I try to tell them I’m an idiot they show me Asian smarts memes :/

[@ducktape4981]

I know right What's next, the Nintendo switch in a condom

[@bluephenix1019]

F

[@dabirdie1797]

@Unsealed Toast wierd flex but ok

[@skipeveryday7282]

2018: puts wii in an altoids tin as a joke 2218: cures cancer as a joke

[@truenickspivak]

That would be pretty funny

[@pastaroni8683]

2029: stuffing a Nintendo Switch into an Altoids tin

[@emperornorton6348]

Stuffing a high end gaming pc in an altoid can

[@biscuit_boy8316]

I would love to see this and the joycons could be the smaller altoids tins

[@owensmith7642]

We'll finally have a portable switch

[@ceruleansky6670]

Nah we'll be stuffing it into a drone

[@hylianfelldragon1308]

Why would anyone do that tho? The Switch is already portable!

[@rangoononline]

The casual hatred you display for your creation is hilarious.

[@Blockistium]

a true modern Dr. Frankenstein

[@muskker9959]

My God with proper manufacturing Nintendo could actually make the Wii classic mini just for money's sake

[@Cabalex]

it's more of a Wii Classic Micro (like a GBA micro)

[@solarchaotica]

I'd buy it

[@cosmevasco1831]

"Hey can you pass me a mint?" "Beat me in Smash first"

[@CloudyDaze]

>Am I allowed to John about my controller? You’ve earned the right to forever

[@HalfBlindProductions]

That moment when you realize most of the space of a wii was for the ports and the drive

[@shrek187]

Don't know why you don't like it. It looks like it's in mint condition.

[@ShankMods]

im just ogrereacting

[@vevroniix]

Lol

[@safir2241]

Are you a dad, making those incredibly cheesy jokes?

[@hps362]

These puns are tinspiring

[@indego4257]

You went there.

[@clayrowell3992]

I unironically want this just so I can go to school and be like: "Y'all mind if I play some Mario Galaxy on my Altoids Mint Container?"

[@torriesbootcamp4854]

Mace windu: He's too Dangerous to be kept alive

[@GANONdork123]

A joke that took a year to get to the punchline. Bravo.

[@magmafox16]

*Nintendo wants to:* _know your location_

[@mrericmendez5049]

Allow? Deny? *ALLOW*

[@EastDallasKicks]

Hehe

[@andrewmettler2228]

"This thing sucks, it takes a long time to charge, it only lasts a few minutes, and it gets really hot." Gotta admire a guy who can admit flaws in his work. Lol. Really though, it's cool that you could even do it.

[@jeremyaster7470]

"It is the worst thing ever." 8 yo me: *Are you sure about that?*

[@tommasoschioppo8709]

Nice pic

[@dandykoi]

"It's called the Kill Mii." *Hey, I'll take seventeen.*

[@EastDallasKicks]

LMAO

[@thelaxsoviet5922]

*I ‘ L L T A K E Y O U R E N T I R E S T O C K*

[@dom]

This is the most ridiculous, yet most awesome thing I’ve ever seen. Good work!

[@ShankMods]

Thanks man! If you have any questions, be sure to let me know :D

[@Nick-kh5xs]

Despacito

[@alby1529]

D. Espasito

[@doodleboodle]

D-om-Esposito

[@vladtepes2667]

Imagine this is the last console left in the entire world after a nuclear winter.

[@omegadoesstuff334]

There would just be this and the gameboy shells

[@seratulk397]

This is so absolutely unnecessary, *I want it*

[@akaSM]

This is horrible. I need one.

[@dymond951]

Wouldn't even get passed the first cut scene in sunshine

[@EastDallasKicks]

Hahah when u got to spray the first chocolate dumped on piranha it would go in 4 frames per second

[@davidalvaradoda]

@@EastDallasKicks what?

[@lego_minifig]

I expect skyrim to be ported to the altoid tin this 2019.

[@eenderr3436]

Is it bad that I want to make this so I can show up to school and be like “this is a Wii”

[@perturbthepixel1410]

"Gentlemen... this, is a tin can" "Dear god" "There's more" "No.."

[@danthebunnie_origins1146]

@@perturbthepixel1410 " it holds the dying wish of every man here, "

[@imjustethan213]

You've basically created something as cool as a time machine and you're like "Eh, This thing kinda sucks"

[@cambamslam3510]

>One of man's greatest fantasy inventions >Tin Can Wii. Yeah seems equal.

[@gorlheck5574]

Dude a time machine could potentially funk up everything in the space time continuum and whatever, This is much cooler you swine

[@Anafyral666]

How many Wii's could you fit in a Wii

[@goofygoodpasture8511]

True

[@zorth42]

A time machine is a construct of fiction and can never exist because time doesn't its just another human construct

[@esosa7725]

"You were so preoccupied with wheather or not you could do this, that you didn't stop to think if you should."

[@VictiniVids]

1:23 you almost made me check my discord lol

[@darth4arth]

Yeah same, I had to watch it again to make sure that it was just in the video

[@Lightyboii]

@@darth4arth sameee

[@HombreDufff]

Amazing job... Obviously it doesnt look too comfortable/practical, but the fact you can fit a console in that it deserves recognition

[@Haliflux1111]

It’s consoles like the “Kill Mii” the make me happy to live in this world

[@ganjapanda25]

The Tintendo Wii

[@ganjapanda25]

The creation it is makes me smile. Thinking back to when OG gameboy was my weapon of choice this hits many nostalgia notes without even really meaning to. This is beautiful right here. And it lasts just about as long as an old gameboy, I get this and this gets me.

[@theunpopularcuber9554]

Mintendo Wii.

[@AngieMarioFreak2001]

NinTINdo Wii

[@manuelredgrave8348]

Tintendo Miint

[@albuttt]

AltoWiid

[@Empkemp]

Hey man I’ve video many times over the years. I believe as an who wants to be an EE this blows me away. I haven’t seen your other vids yet, but always show my friends this video to show them what science and technology with a little imagination can do.

[@Redmazdarati]

I’m here from facebook ( literally was on fb saw your game cons vid in a post, watched the whole thing, came here watched it again, then watched all your other vids) and I just want to say I love your work my good sir

[@ShankMods]

Thank you, glad you enjoy it :)

[@Wheelz_]

"Can it fit into an Altoids tin?" Yes. "But should you put it in an Altoids tin?" Absolutely not.

[@DABUNGINATOR]

Wheelz Hotel? Trivago.

[@corlfranco9371]

trivago mean triple-bum in spanish

[@Minty_Mentos_]

What about a Mentos?

[@kirabate]

Corl Franco I think is more like triple punk or something like.

[@ProtoMario]

I promoted this bad boi, really great work here!

[@ShankMods]

Promoted? What does that mean? Im new to youtube and am still learning how it all works.

[@negativezer0591]

I know you

[@MohammadKhan-ne4zm]

My boy ProtoMario commenting everywhere

[@nb9326]

Guessing he talked about it to his audience or on Twitter and told them to check out the video.

[@benk6153]

But Proto

[@toontownveteran]

"not puff" LMAO THE TRUE MELEE EXPERIENCE

[@beatrix-persephone]

"this is a fully functional wii" *plays a gamecube game*

[@ShankMods]

Idk wii is just a better gamecube to me :p

[@GabetheFrog_]

“Took a year to make”also “I hate it” nice

[@GeekyGooForYou]

"It's got a noose here and here... cuz it's called the Kill Mii." *ded*

[@Kojo220]

You guys at BitBuilt never cease to amaze me!

[@GraphicsCow]

2:22 "As you can see its got a little noose on the circuit boards here and here because its the KillMii™" Innovation that excites

[@aortaplatinum]

"Accursed creator! Why did you form a monster so hideous that even you turned from me in disgust?" ~Frankenstein's monster, Frankenstein (Mary Shelly)

[@inediblemoon941]

AortaPlatinum this is gold

[@flabort]

Most intelligent KZbin comment I ever read.

[@InkoStarr]

Legitimately came here to say something similar, only a really bad pun 😂

[@user-zz6mp5jx8b]

@@inediblemoon941 she's platinum 😂😂😂

[@Yoshimaniac]

this certainly impressed mii

[@roccoleader279]

comedy

[@TheRealEncy]

Comment Section But They All Good At Making pun. All Comment Below Me Is Gay.

[@walt3r896]

The comment section above me is gay

[@TheRealEncy]

@@walt3r896 *How Did you Know My Gender?*

[@walt3r896]

@@TheRealEncy u just made yourself double gay by typing

[@averagearchuser]

I first watched this not long after this came out and now seeing the stuff you do is pretty amazing. Someday I would like to make a portable

[@ricky4665]

In the famous words of Jeff Goldblum from Jurassic Park: "You modders were so preoccupied with whether or not you could that you didn't stop to think if you should!"

[@maximillianomartinez]

I don't know whether I should be disappointed or impressed.

[@ShankMods]

Disappointing

[@Ebani]

@@ShankMods 😂

[@obvfw]

Wait, so you took an actual Wii, gutted it, and crammed it all into an Altoids tin? Take my money lol

[@rydoggo]

Only 100+ quid.

[@water_king1]

Me: Mom, can we have a portable Wii? Mom: We have a portable Wii at home. Portable Wii at home:

[@BrandMath-ns5yc]

7 months later and this is still the craziest thing I've seen in my life

[@Tankakuka]

I would've appreciated if the disc was halfway inserted in the tin and spun vigorously.

[@sacripudding4586]

Ʈᴀɴᴋᴀᴋᴜᴋᴀ right in the way of your hands so you can use it unless you go at a weird angle

[@Tankakuka]

@@sacripudding4586 My man just play it like normal. We could have some wicked scars just from playing the Wii.

[@generalbigmac_2353]

That'd be a lot more than halfway

[@Tankakuka]

@@generalbigmac_2353 the more the merrier.

[@jimfancy-pants6221]

And saw teeth stuck out the sides

[@ExperimentIV]

i love how much you hate this

[@ShankMods]

I hate how much you love this

[@kylegusek]

Seriously this thing is like the rat rod of portables. Terribly awesome job. :D Makes me want to look into some threads and take my wii to the next level

[@kylegusek]

Or back a level

[@ok-tr1nw]

-69/10

[@oomi9030]

What's next? the "Oh God Someone Please Help Mii" where it's made out of a tic tacs box?

[@plasmagaming1886]

If it’s cooling actually decent I’d actually love for it to be able to be plugged into a TV and become a GameCube/wii switch thing.

[@kyokuslaps2411]

Me:*sees thumbnail* probably click bait Him:*I hate it* Me: based on how nonchalant he says this, im inclined to beleive him

[@ShankMods]

It is, unfortunately, very real. Although I post dumb stuff that shouldn't exist, clickbait is not one of them

[@dovic2293]

believe*

[@YourTypicalRemixer]

I saw a twitter post about this and I thought I was a joke, there wasn’t a way this could work. Well... I’m amazed

[@ShankMods]

It is a joke. But not the funny kind, more the depressing "I spent a year making this monstrosity" kind of joke.

[@YourTypicalRemixer]

No i meant like, it wasn’t true that this worked

[@Vickah]

@@ShankMods im also into doing stuff like this. Hit me up lmao

[@ShankMods]

@VICKAH IDK how to hit you up. Shoot me a DM on twitter of what you got so far, and Ill do what I can to help :D

[@justicem5919]

2040: Fitting a Ps5 into a water bottle

[@SweaterPuppys]

I sometimes fuck up making bowls of cereal and there’s people making wiis in mint cans

[@protonicnova]

"Do you think God stays in heaven because he, too, lives in fear of what he's created?" Also I just have to see Metroid Prime Trilogy on this monstrosity

[@JohnCena-iw2vk]

that wont run well.

[@bigpurpleflower2185]

@@JohnCena-iw2vk Obviously, it doesn't have legs. That's planned for the next revision, the "Soo-Wii-cide"

[@TheAbsol7448]

@@bigpurpleflower2185 That is such a clever name.

[@reddgmd]

@@JohnCena-iw2vk lol it will actually run fine. this is actual wii hardware

[@chefdunsparce4254]

Isn't that a quote from spy kids 2

[@BLiZIHGUH]

Are altoid tin gamecube controls tournament legal?

[@DayDrinkin]

A hard maybe on that one.

[@mlueck8022]

He said you can connect a wii remote... so....

[@senatorarmstrong1233]

Yeah your work has improved over these years

[@-ferno4333]

Shank: *Haves a portable wii* Also Shank: *PLAYS MELEE*

[@DaveGamesVT]

oh oh no

[@EltonL]

like if u said that out loud and laughed at yourself

[@doobaj]

Take this to a tournament

[@banksy7376]

Here, ill heart this for him

[@0fuxTaken]

Phil March 1 2

[@ShankMods]

Ill bring it to all the tourneys I go to. Im in the north Texas region.

[@doobaj]

Shank Mods Yay good luck

[@SixShots5]

In an alternate universe Tony Stark builds this in that cave and uses it to escape

[@PhoenixWrightAceAttorney]

5:24 Lmao. I love how this was a complete necessity that had to be made no matter the cost. Like it *HAD* to be done, or else the entire world would crumble, haha 😂

[@FreeRangeHuman4083]

this is pathetic and useless i'll buy it

[@phrog.4809]

I would buy it also

[@ElmarJFapp]

is this apple product ?

[@Luke12C]

Pathetic and useless? You can't sell products based on me without my permission!

[@luos3854]

spicy enchilada well its only 399

[@woodyboi7776]

H

[@DennisJDoesVoice]

Speed run Mario 1 before the battery dies

[@ShankMods]

:O

[@CRYOKnox]

Its alive! What a Frankenstein but somehow besides it screams for redemption it still is a very cool thing that you did it.

[@anonblank3673]

Listening to him open it up is like hearing a surgeon meat ball some ones spleen out

[@mitchmanexe243]

Congrats, I guess? With your tone, I'm not very sure.

[@vaultofnoah3903]

Y’all don’t know how bad I wish I was this talented.

[@Mydickfelloffagain]

Statrick Par Man i feel ya

[@vertnation4902]

Same

[@Annile12]

The fact that the tin opens backwards is a very nice touch

[@cornel9472]

Make a sequel, a Wii inside a sardine can. Call it the "Kill Mii Please"

[@syn010110]

this is the dumbest thing I've ever seen I salute you, good sir

[@ShankMods]

Thank you good sir! Im gald you like it!

[@Gamersmood]

@@ShankMods *Glad

[@unclepunch7888]

ill take one in the tangerine tin please

[@11pm_boredom]

SHUT UP AND TAKE MY MONEY -fry, Futurama

[@JackoMoonwalker]

I am still looking for a console which can emulate Wii to play it in my LCD, and you figured out how to play it in a small device. Maybe I'm almost close with my quest. Nice job man!!

[@porygonlover322]

The fact that you have Melee in there makes me really want to watch someone try to do tech with this horrid thing

[@kpania]

Kzinssie (porygonlover322) wavedash to lose your fingers

[@porygonlover322]

you think thats bad, imagine multishining

[@user-wb8iu1hl6i]

This is a war crime

[@jhonlewis5758]

That’s gonna be in a museum someday...and old mii will be there to see it in person.

[@babygorilla4233]

Oh man, I hope I don't end up scraping too many wii's going down this road.

[@jordy_3d]

Looks like we have discovered the perfect device for shovel-ware It dies before you can hate the games you play too much, saving you from the terribleness of the software thanks to the terribleness of the hardware A true beauty

[@shellstorm1]

I can see how much you love your creation by the name

[@kewlnes987]

?

[@flyingfireballmaster1816]

There's something so surreal about seeing my childhood console run in portable form. It's a sign of technological progress and the dedication of modders.

[@OneGrumpyCat]

You were so preoccupied with whether or not you could, you didn’t stop to think if you should.