World's Smallest Nintendo 64 portable

[@fatman12345678910100]

Anybody else remember when these types of portables only existed in photoshopped youtube thumbnails? The scene was probably around in the mid 2000s, but I am really fascinated with the optimization of core components needed to run the system on original hardware. Fantastic job on the system.

[@jaystephens3115]

“Does your N64 fit in your pocket?” If you asked me in 1997 while I was wearing some JNCOs....yes, yes it does. 😎

[@Yourmomgoestocolledge]

We looked cool af back then! Now seeing it at almost 40 it looks so stupid 😂😂😂😂😂

[@eliasfalcon721]

hahahahahaha thats hilarious

[@LT.dans_new_legs]

hahahahaha rancid green day 182

[@danocrypto]

JNCOS!!! ❤❤❤❤

[@sonnieandjacob]

I do miss my mammoths

[@axelpit987]

You're the Tony Stark of Handhelds

[@enriquegomez8114]

@Tim Gardner You're the Tony Stark of replies.

[@enriquegomez8114]

@Tim Gardner Like I said, you're the Tony Stark of replies.

[@k3tupat1978]

build that thing in a cave

[@SOUND_FACTORY]

@@k3tupat1978 with a bunch of scrapes

[@Shishizurui]

whats wild is back in 97 I was hopping in my grandma's blazer and we were renting the N64 and it was so wild at the time its sureal to imagine that system handheld like that.

[@jeffreybradford9838]

mannn... I totally forgot about renting systems!

[@Tyler-cf8jl]

I remember making a handheld n64 back in high school using rc car batteries, screen from a portable vhs, and tubberware. Looked awful but it worked

[@FL6K0]

You're an icon for that. A project like this can only go two ways. Very legendary moment or a complete waste of time fused with heartbreak and frustration. I wish I had the patience and mental capacity to pull this off.

[@loganquinn5829]

Miss those BenHeck days

[@privatecabo8400]

Nintendo should buy this man's desing and sell this as "Nintendo 64 Lite" lol, people would actually buy one of these!

[@ncMatthan]

Yesss! I want one so bad!

[@hahachickenduck]

I still have my n64 hooked up and would definitely play cartridge based games in this.

[@Michelmoe2]

Please get in touch with Nintendo and get this on the market screw the game and watch give is this.

[@eihodge]

The cartridges are discontinued by nintendo though

[@privatecabo8400]

@@eihodge oh yeah, right i forgot, i mean it's pretty obvious y'know but sometimes you forget about those little details since even after years and years there's people still playing N64 that i just normalize it

[@WulffDen]

'bout to shove my whole N64 in my pocket out of spite fantastic work tho for real

[@GmanModz]

I was going to do that for comparison. Glad I didn't

[@geotheleo2716]

Yeah

[@Pichugamer-gy4bi]

@@GmanModz Hey man Are you planning on selling more g-boy kits?

[@Pichugamer-gy4bi]

@@GmanModz i am really asking i will buy one

[@jermaineanderson3280]

*Laughs in android emulation* 😎

[@lc7ineo]

Happy holidays and May your joycons never drift my friends

[@liluzivert9934]

Ay men

[@JZM006]

mine already did 😭😭😭

[@ChodyRay]

My sticks have been drifting for a minute 😭

[@SpotechYT]

Just fixed my cousins from that 😂

[@mgtowanonymous3120]

Lol

[@SoCtaker]

This is amazing, but the fact that he was able to build it in a cave with a pile of scraps is what makes it all together more inspiring.

[@quanictheporcupine3210]

That reference doesn't work here

[@SoCtaker]

@@quanictheporcupine3210 You don't work here

[@quanictheporcupine3210]

@@SoCtaker ....ok

[@robertbernard7844]

@@SoCtaker.... m... m... m.... ml

[@dr.harleyquinzellmd1681]

I understood that reference

[@CatGerwig]

This is absolutely gorgeous.

[@cyn0_]

The amount of dedication and time that must have gone into this is incredible. Amazing work Gman!

[@Electo]

Whaaaaat this is sick!

[@stephendowdican7589]

He needs to sell these

[@lemuraction]

BRO I LOVE YOUR CONTENT

[@hahachickenduck]

I would absolutely order one, this is awesome.

[@ripp3rjak934]

It’s not sick, it’s ill

[@adventureoflinkmk2]

Guess the this of which you speak of needs to go see their doctor ;)

[@AJ12Gamer]

I can't wait until gman makes a n64 portable in a everdrive 64 cartridge. 🤞🤞

[@vegetaYT1]

*gmanmods*

[@Pantsthaniel]

gmod

[@dustyk01]

*Garrys mod*

[@PANZERFAUST90]

an*

[@juanparedesticona7119]

Pp0

[@Docosi]

“The battery life sucks, it’s uncomfortable to hold, but hey, it fits in your pocket, does your N64?” Lmao. 💪

[@parrishharris3008]

To be honest, i would definitely buy 2 of these instantly.

[@Fantafaust]

People making their N64's smaller for pockets, when they could just make their pockets bigger for N64's JNCOs!

[@JaredConnell]

You could fit a stock N64 with controller and done games in those pockets lol

[@goodcitizen7064]

That's crazy! I was just looking at jnco's the other day. I had so many pairs as a teen.

[@imanassole9421]

Or use an Android to emulate anything you want pretty much. Logic lvl over 9000

[@garrysucks4190]

This genuinely looks like a marketable console, imagine how much Nintendo could sell with this back in the 90s or something.

[@plasmagaming1886]

Oh hell yeah. A console with 3D graphics ON THE GO!?

[@InfamousJJ420]

It might have evolved the scene much faster.

[@seronymus]

@@InfamousJJ420 wistful... Sihh

[@bern9642]

Well I think the screen he's using wasn't readily available back then.

[@chiarosuburekeni9325]

Just about everything about this build was literally impossible to make in the 90s

[@bibasik7]

Congratulations, you've made an N64 with Joy-Con drift! All jokes aside, this is amazing.

[@wave1916]

boner

[@bepisenjoyer]

wave

[@fr3etrial314]

Radio

[@ColemakDH]

From what I've heard the sticks don't even drift in these projects, like almost ever, so it has something to do with the joycons themselves

[@TheSonOfRyan]

​@@ColemakDH some drift can be cured with a simple IPA flush

[@Gustavo_And_Brick]

Love looking at these types of videos remind me of the gamecube portable

[@Bleachigo66]

This is so cool. I've never seen someone make a portable that can play physical games like this, only roms. Not to mention how flawless and expensive the finish looks!

[@idkanymore3382]

ok zoomer lmao

[@King-ci8sk]

The saddest part...I can't just buy this

[@uv23baby]

Someone can make this mass produced as a third party system

[@CJ9007]

@@uv23baby Nintendo would shut them down

[@camygael]

@@CJ9007 nintendo won't care about it because it is an 20 year old console

[@No_Ones_gay_for_moleman]

@@camygael Uh, They've shut down plenty of ROM sites that have SNES titles.

[@jessesalcido2528]

Guys don't be sad you could download n64 games on android it's really easy all you need is a n64 emulator and a game rom for example Rayman 2 the great escape best n64 game I've played and I'm still playing it right now

[@Apeman_king_of_apes]

Watching this as someone who has been paying close attention to the scene since about 2012 brings warmth to my heart. I haven’t even built my first portable (although that is my goal for this upcoming summer) I know I will not achieve anything near this guy. Congrats, it looks amazing

[@seronymus]

Good pepe

[@JP-dv7rf]

Rare pepe

[@UOAPlays]

Ultra pepe

[@HeyHey-hf6tw]

My favorite part is that the cartrige dosn't stick out on an ugly form.

[@SOUND_FACTORY]

Like an og gameboy game in a gameboy advance sp😂

[@HeyHey-hf6tw]

@@SOUND_FACTORY exactly

[@tracypanavia4634]

It's a work of art

[@gdemerald581]

It kinda fits, with the Nintendo logo etched into the back

[@nelkam5543]

I remember in junior high seeing videos of people making portable consoles which absolutely blew my mind and made me want to get into it. Although unfortunately over time certain events made me focus on other things in life so I forgot about it. But after seeing this video is energized me to get back into it, learn the ins and outs, and hopefully one day create a portable of my own!

[@S7ARBOY]

do it!!

[@reisslane1327]

The n64 was a straight up gaming masterpiece

[@TheCurtRoberts]

It was ok

[@braydenb1581]

This is awesome. If Nintendo made a similar device, I would totally buy. Even if they aren't able to play on the original system, I am still heavily convinced that remaking old systems and selling old games on carts at a reduced rate, would see a large market. Much like records making a come back

[@RetroMoments]

Definitely the most interesting portable N64 I've seen. Great job!

[@quinncrimmins7371]

I hope Peter Knetter finds this

[@RuviaPawz]

That guy is super annoying to be honest

[@quinncrimmins7371]

@@RuviaPawz why do you say so

[@zenunomusic]

@@RuviaPawz love his content, find him super charming

[@sanmarino8605]

I like him but he clickbait's so much

[@BlueToadFan]

Nintendo Employee: its simply impossible Nintendo: Gman Modz made this in quarantine! WITH A BOX OF SCRAPS! Nintendo Employee: Well i am not Gman Modz

[@rossmaxx]

Iron man

[@plasmagaming1886]

@@rossmaxx r/kidsonyoutube

[@rossmaxx]

@@plasmagaming1886 what did u mean

[@plasmagaming1886]

@@rossmaxx okay I’ll give a basic explanation for you of three things, one, r/kidsonyoutube is a subreddit where people post comments of kids on the internet posting random things, I ended up seeing your comment with a very unrelated response (being “iron man”) and assumed it was a kid on KZbin randomly commenting.

[@rossmaxx]

@@plasmagaming1886 i don't use reddit much nowadays (phone is running out of space). Also, my comment is not unrelated to the main comment. In iron man there is a dialog (bw obadiah and his scientists) similar to this. I am not a kid i am 16. I started exploring internet after the lockdown started.

[@MakeEverything]

10/10

[@chickenbuckettt]

wow first reply in 3 years hi

[@jxjunk]

Right before i go to sleep this comes out. sleep can WAIT!!!

[@GmanModz]

I was just about to go to sleep before uploading it too lol

[@ItsEricSmart]

Congratulations Buddy sweet build!

[@Hellcatte27]

after 40 years... I present to you 'World's Smallest Ps5 portable'

[@ChipsA17]

Honestly I just want my switch to have more popular n64 titles. But this is awesome.

[@peyton_uwu]

peter knetter will remember that...

[@Goofsterfella]

The nintendo 64 pantry edition

[@No_True_Scotsman]

This is absolutely incredible. I didn't think this was possible

[@Tacomuch]

You’re a phenomenal electrical engineer. Your work is beyond impressive.

[@Inmate288]

The SP-esque N64 is friggin dope 👍

[@MySqueezingArm]

I love it! This is the coolest scene.

[@T4RHUN]

Wouldn't the hands on the console, move the cartridge around? Still, really awesome.

[@GmanModz]

It has a grippy connector and a small cartridge holder on the back, but you still need to be cautious when you play.

[@goodjihad]

This is a masterpiece - and here I am trying to fit a Pi3 into a Gameboy to make a Gameboy Zero :D

[@FalloutHelper]

Nise

[@ed3n4pf]

Nise

[@JinjoJinjoJinjo]

Make a portable gamecube, and call it the gamesquare. Because it would probably look like a square

[@easter-man]

The fact that you used Switch joysticks is terrifying

[@jdiv69]

Take notes kids. This is a gamer.

[@tifawockhardt]

anyone who plays video games is a gamer

[@jdiv69]

No

[@MrOBarbudo]

WOOWWWW Do you will sell it?

[@haijehiemstra2883]

Even youtubers have spelling mustakes eh?

[@karamelflan]

@@haijehiemstra2883 Yeah, yutobers will maek miskates

[@dangerdoggo-j6c]

@@haijehiemstra2883 yeap a lot of thim do

[@TheEchelon]

@@haijehiemstra2883 Well, he's obviously not a native speaker...

[@MrOBarbudo]

@Sonic Hope Oi Sonic :D

[@VRestoration]

these types of engineers are the ones nintendo should have as employees, not the fools who designed the wiiu 😂

[@maartenlaarhoven160]

They failed forward. The result is the Switch. No Switch without the WiiU experience.

[@williamsanborn9195]

The Wii U was a great console. It was just ahead of its time! 😤

[@tpower1912]

The only real problem with the Wii U is that it was too little of a technical upgrade.

[@BishanMash]

You're a genius! Thanks to people like you the love for retro is still alive, i have a working n64 and would love to own this someday!

[@donaldholden2090]

I remember you from the BenHeck forums. Crazy how KZbin lead me here somehow all these years later. I was a regular there too - ElectricRain. I was the crazy bastard that was desperately trying to finish Destop's Gamecube disc drive emulator but ultimately failed because I lacked the proper skills to bring the project from 95% complete to 100%. That thread ended up being one of the longest in the history of the entire forum, hahah. I was pretty active in the N64 section too. I spent the majority of my teenage years on that forum. While it may be just a memory now, it's nice to see the scene is still somewhat alive! Nice build! Too bad we didn't all have 3D printers back when the scene was kicking, yeah? Everyone always envied Triton's frankencase skills, AKA the Bondo king, and Marshalh was unmatched with his vacuum formed cases. Now there would be no reason to use anything but 3D printers!

[@yuuki9812]

“It fits in my pocket. Does yours?” Me: No. I don’t have one.

[@VGMR]

I sure hope Nintendo considers bringing Virtual Console back. It was a sacrifice they should've never chosen.

[@LyndanTylor]

You should make the Switch into a clamshell-design!

[@Pixiesfairiedust]

Honestly would love something like that!

[@naraydaniels7832]

Yes!

[@Pedakin]

I love nerds who sound incredibly uncomfortable behind a mic / when making content but ya have to because you have to show your amazing creations.

[@VaporYTVideo]

We just gonna overlook the fact that this ACTUALLY uses real cartridges? I'm tired of all these custom console or portable mods that just throw roms in instead of using actual carts

[@ljpresents4264]

Hey Gman, how can I commission you to make one of these for me? I really want one...

[@LuisKings007]

It looks amazing! Granted battery life is on the low end, but how much does it actually last?

[@LuxxVeritas]

Damn this is such a genius idea with how shitty n64 emulation is. I wish I had mad skills like this😂

[@LordJovi]

I know everyone says that it’s been done before, but you gotta hand it to the people for actually achieving something that seems so...delicate.

[@CarsonWolford]

Had the pleasure of seeing this in person recently.

[@Rich-richard-Rich_rich]

All fun and games until the joycon analog sticks get drift

[@tytytec]

I’m honestly curious to know the price now.. if you plan to make these for commissions that is

[@itchiegames]

"i didnt want to use any techniques not available to older record holders to make it fair" also "i used new joycon sticks to make it smaller"

[@abrahamromero.]

Me not knowing what anything means, but still watching cause it was on my recommendation: 👁👄👁

[@wingler-dm4hk]

Why are you gay

[@MidnightWanderer00]

@@wingler-dm4hk who says he's gay?

[@wingler-dm4hk]

He is gay

[@kristengrimes7026]

@@wingler-dm4hk This is KZbin. Not InsultTube. Be nice.

[@leejenkins7184]

Haha same man but I find it interesting.

[@lisafairymeadow2034]

That humble flex though. >No more joycon drift On a home assembled franken handheld.

[@jezusmylord]

I love how this man is just spitin pure facts what he did, no drama that something didnt work or how he overstep some problem, for this man this is just process of making this. He just tells us the final pitch.

[@worldbreaker7987]

Don't see any reason to destroy a perfectly good N64 such a shame to see this now we should be preserving these relics

[@saincx0m9]

i can imagine somebody doing this to the ps2

[@RuviaPawz]

But then the disk drive will be too big

[@michaellanman8427]

I thought it was called the psp...

[@saincx0m9]

@@michaellanman8427 more like the playstation portable 2

[@michaellanman8427]

@@saincx0m9 i meant that psp basically was a portable ps2. And the "Playstation portable 2" you mentioned is basically the Vita.

[@saincx0m9]

@@michaellanman8427 ah alright

[@1313kenmo1313]

これは欲しい! 凄い技術ですね

[@cool-128]

0:55 G-MAN MENTIONED

[@xlneoMAXlx]

HALF-LIFE 3 CONFIRMED.

[@bubberiffic]

I just saw it in person! So cool GMan

[@HP-in8pl]

That is awesome. The N64 had so many great games. I regret getting rid of my N64 back then

[@supgamers6006]

Who misses him 👇

[@LITTLE1994]

I wish people stop destroying original consoles for these things

[@ImOnA_Plain]

Good luck playing your orgiinal console when you have zero controllers to access it due to zero reproduction and speed runner buy out. This could save casual retro N64 gaming

[@Professor_Utonium_]

​@@ImOnA_PlainThere are companies that make 3rd party N64 controllers for cheap.

[@hamabrewer]

Skin theory

[@Xzile40]

Cool concept until you realize that you're literally holding the cartridge in the back. If you grip the wrong spot too hard, youll pull the cartridge out i'm sure. Not to mention that im sure just moving a little bit too much will cause the game to freeze. Negatives aside, i'm sure this could be perfected if more time and money was put into it. Must have been fun to make.

[@CZpersi]

While not practical for long-term use, I can imagine devices like this becoming handy for collectors - for checking functionality of used cartridges in markets and auctions etc.

[@brenton9492]

You’re here because of Unbox Therapy aren’t ya?

[@TheDBZ_KING7_Official]

More like, Skin Theory

[@omeagadeku7180]

Can’t wait til he makes a switch portable

[@wbmaxon]

awesome work. Thanks for sharing. Subscribed.

[@DucktorQuackers]

I remember seeing those super chunky portables back in the day and being super impressed... but this... this is dream a come true.

[@gebakjes1099]

This is a great idea! I really like the design and the fact you can use cartridges!

[@kyleowsen]

Holy cow haven't seen you since the ModRetro days. Can't believe how far things have come since then, congrats on this!

[@MurderDrones_R78]

Mario be like : CAN I HAVE IT

[@Ean-j3x]

The quality looks awesome unlike most others iv seen be done nice work ❤

[@Gameboy-Unboxings]

He got it so much smaller than the other ones before him. AND it looks 1000x cleaner too. Man that's sooo sick.

[@moses4188]

Really nice and clean work! 💠

[@mr.voidout4739]

Imagine decades from now we'll have "mini console" amulets that hardlight-project games in front of us. You take the amulet and run it over the bottom of a disc, and boom. It's saved to the amulet and ready to play anytime, anywhere.

[@droidlycodes]

You know what's a cooler idea, something like the Hyperkin Smartboy but for all console cartridge games! 😊

[@Timebadforme]

I hope you’re doing well and I hope you’re alive

[@jasperofreeds]

I would buy this. Had no idea these freaking geniuses made handheld consoles of my childhood. SO glad I stumbled across this ❤

[@RubenRyb66]

looks awesome, though it would be better if you used a gamecube style c stick with the gates for the c buttons. Using joycons or any regular thumbstick for c buttons in zelda games is legit terrible lol.

[@RosieSapphireMusic]

Then there's me just using my phone to play N64 games.

[@Doom2pro]

The amount of effort put in to learn the circuit you might as well went to a 3rd party PCB manufacturer with a revised design, sold the PCBs as a kit.

[@theinsanelooneytoon8847]

I want one of these I still play my Nintendo 64 to this day

[@kristengrimes7026]

No you don’t. It’s best to just leave the Nintendo 64 the way it is rather than messing it up.

[@mia_2043]

0:18 Hold up is that the same ShockSlayer that develops Pokemon Crystal Clear?

[@manafarzin-mk2gm]

the fact that almost all of the nintendo 64 portables don’t have a cartridge slot and ditch them completely, but the smallest one has.

[@ValentinSerrano-nj4dc]

Dadass bro keep innovating hope to see you creating ps4 5 portable 🤯

[@segads]

Well this is another level, my n64 portable is a dell laptop, one of those with just 32gb non renewable storage, with a 1.6 celeron, and a bluetooth controller, and just for gaming purposes and just old games and emulators, is a beast

[@PrinceRemnant21]

where did you go man?

[@PsychoChuck]

im a firm believer in the vintage hardware, its sturdy an reliable. I havent spent a single penny on new consoles or vehicles in over 5 years, instead ive gone backwards. Nothing satasfies me more than clicking on an old console. Its purely nosthalgic for me as a 90s kid. Great work gman.

[@ridetheapex]

This needs to be commercially available yesterday! Holy crap this is cool!