IDEAS - Concepts and Gear Turning

Large GBA

  • Still portable so it must not be any larger then lets say a Ti-83 calculator.
  • 3.5" Backlit LCD screen to replace the small dark screen
  • A/V jacks so you can play it on a big screen.
  • Different material then wood so I can prove I can build cases out of another material. But don't expect it to be completely absent of woodgrain :) Possibly woodgrain edges and a brushed aluminum fronts and backs?
  • Flash cart built in
  • Lithium battery for 4+ hours of life
  • External port so a controller can hook up to the unit when you plug it into a TV.

Status: Grey Matter

Flashback 2 Portable

  • Cut down Flashback 2 board
  • 2.5" LCD Screen
  • 3.7V Lithium Battery Pack (internal)
  • Second Player Port
  • Inside an Atari 2600 Cart

Status: Notebook drawings and sketches

Wooden Atari Heavy Sixer

  • Recreate an Atari Heavy Sixer in real wood
    • Oak? Birch? Walnut?
  • Video Modded
  • Laser engraved markings and Atari logo
  • Wooden Joysticks?

Status: Grey Matter

Ti-99A Video Mod

  • Replace the 9918 with a 9928
    • 9928 outputs R-Y, B-Y, and Y signals
  • Use Vidiot schematic here.
    • U17 and U18 are LM359
  • Convert the Vidiot RGB to S-Video using a AD725
  • Atari Age thread here.

Status: Bookmarks

Atari SUPER MOD!

  • Get hold of an Atari 7800 French
  • Reverse engineer the RGB conversion board
    • Find a modern equivalent of the V7021 Decoder Chip
    • Possibly rebuild a whole new circuit if needed
  • Will include RGB, S-Video, and Stereo Audio
    • Stereo Audio only on Atari 7800 and 2600 due to hardware limitations

Status: Couple of bookmarks

Second Player Portable Add-on

  • A second screen for portables
  • Contains the following
    • Separate Screen
    • Second player controls
    • Additional Batteries
  • Cord Sucks into unit like a vacuum

Status: Grey Matter