BitBuilt Welcome Thread!

[bensherwood]

Hey all!

Finally making an account so I can participate instead of just poring through worklogs and other threads trying to absorb as much information as possible. I tried my hand at portablizing an N64 way back in 2015 when I had an essentially non-existent budget and definitely lacked the skills to complete such a project-- you can imagine that one was never finished. That being said, I'm ready to get back into things and have a decent collection of components to get started with a new "modern" attempt! Here's hoping this one goes a bit better this time around.

 

[nutronStar1056]

Hello Everyone,

I'm new here. I was told i should try to join communities that are into cool things like electronics so here i am lol. I hope i can learn some really things about retro gaming and mod'ing.

 

[mikimause9]

Hello,
I am very happy I could join such a great community. I am planning my first portable project and this will be the perfect place to start my journey.

 

[Coolkidasm]

Hi, here to finally do something with that old Wii in my room

 

[oh_its_ryan_apparently]

Well hello there.
I'm currently a computer engineering student with just enough technical knowledge to know that I'm clueless haha.
I love handheld/portable consoles so finding this site was a dream come true. I've modded my gameboy advance and done some homebrew stuff,
and now I'd love to try my hand at building a portable ps2. If anyone knows where I can find info about cutting down a ps2 board, let me know!

 

[Customledmods]

Well hello there.
I'm currently a computer engineering student with just enough technical knowledge to know that I'm clueless haha.
I love handheld/portable consoles so finding this site was a dream come true. I've modded my gameboy advance and done some homebrew stuff,
and now I'd love to try my hand at building a portable ps2. If anyone knows where I can find info about cutting down a ps2 board, let me know!

https://bitbuilt.net/forums/index.php?threads/the-definitive-ps2-trimming-guide.1841/

 

[hz1363]

If you're new to the forum or the scene, come say hi here!

Stop quoting this post I don't need the constant notifications THANKS

hi everyone

 

[drum6789]

Been lurking a while, now that I was able to successfully complete a U10 relocation I consider that sufficient to start a build log.

 

[Dr. Pixelpopper]

Hi. I'm new. Hoping to find a DS Lite shell Scan. Anyone know if Wesk has done one? I didn't see one in the Repository.

 

[PaulBGD]

Hi. I'm new. Hoping to find a DS Lite shell Scan. Anyone know if Wesk has done one? I didn't see one in the Repository.

On Wesk's ko-fi I can see they purchased a ds-lite shell a couple weeks ago, so I assume it's in progress: https://ko-fi.com/weskmods/posts
And it should be in the 3D scans repo when it's ready: https://bitbuilt.net/forums/index.php?forums/3d-scans-repository.183/

 

[Wesk]

Hi. I'm new. Hoping to find a DS Lite shell Scan. Anyone know if Wesk has done one? I didn't see one in the Repository.

I'm working on the DS Lite right now. It should be up within the week.

 

[gizmo]

Hi there. Looking into GB SP mods, specifically being able to get really good quality shell replacements.

 

[chrisino]

Hi. Just joined. Really interested in turning my Wii into a portable. It really is the best for homebrew and not too shabby at emulation. Lots of people confining them to landfill. Sad really as anything that can be utilized and reused in a different way should be encouraged. Thanks for letting me join.

 

[jschlegel]

Hello, new

 

[uSoldering]

Hello BitBuilders!

 

[dfresh567]

Greeetings all. Ive become hooked and determined to be able to mod a variety of handhelds and systems. I'm a total newb. Super excited to learn from others here

 

[damnits]

Hey, new here. Got interest to join after watching Macho Nacho's video on the GC Nano. I don't have too much knowledge about tinkering with electronics but I hope to learn.

Most remotely technical stuff I've done is swapping out RAM or SSDs or HDDs, and installing DVD and FD drives on computers and connecting their wires. No idea how to solder.

 

[san_dingus]

Sup fellas

Finally decided to join the discussions on here. Ginger brought me here with his Ashida building video (and subsequently, the Wii trimming guide). I'm currently in the midst of tackling an Ashida build on my own, but I'm trying to plan out as much stuff as I can before I start ordering parts.

Honestly, I have a question that I'd like to post as a new thread, but if anybody here knows the answer - AFAIK, RVLoader doesn't work from an SD Card, but the PMS PD 3 board only supports a micro SD card. It does mention that the SD card then shows up as a USB drive on your PC if you connect the USB-C cable, so I'm wondering if it's the same with the Wii. I'm assuming that, since it only has two data lines (+ and -) that the data is sent to the Wii as a USB as well, and I just wanted to double check that 1) that's the case, and 2) that RVLoader will work when run that way. Otherwise, it would seem to make more sense just buying the PMS PD 2 instead.

Thank you in advance!

 

[Mr Game & Cube]

hello, as you can probably tell I am a big fan of the GameCube and its games. I came here after watching a bunch of YouTube vids on the subject until the urge to build my own became too much. I am currently working on an Ashida.

 

[chrisj91]

Hi,
I absolutely love breathing new life into retro/older consoles. Hoping to get someone to build two PS360 controllers to add to my growing controller collection, so joined up and will be taking a look around. Thanks for having me.